Westlife manager Louis Walsh has admitted there will be tears this weekend as Westlife bow out with a farewell show in front of thousands of fans.

The group, who have scored 14 number one singles in the UK and more than two dozen top 10 hits, play their final show today.

Mr Walsh, who has steered their career for 14 years, said the performance at Croke Park in Dublin was going to be emotional.

He told the Daily Mirror: “Will there be tears from me at the weekend? Yeah. I have never known a band like this and we have had an amazing time”.

Mr Walsh, who has worked as a judge on every series of The X Factor, said he expected the latest addition to the panel − Nicole Scherzinger − to be a success.

He said: “She brings some-thing different and she lights up the screen.”

The Irishman said he was impressed by Britney Spears, who is working as a judge on the US version of The X Factor, after he met the star when he was drafted in for the show as a last-minute replacement for Simon Cowell .

He said she was “a nice, genuine girl”, adding: “I was surprised how down-to-earth she was.”

Westlife No. 1 hits

1999: I Have A Dream
1999: Flying Without Wings
1999: If I Let You Go
1999: Swear It Again
2000: My Love
2000: Against All Odds
2000: Fool Again
2001: Queen of My Heart
2001: Uptown Girl
2002: Unbreakable
2002: A World of Our Own
2003: Mandy
2005: You Raise Me Up
2006: The Rose