Ok, I'm a Westlife fan but I have actually agreed with a lot of what has been in this thread. However, I must draw the line at someone saying 'they can't sing live'.
For the record, they didn't lip-sync You Raise Me Up at Record of the Year. It was live. They can definitely sing live and their LIVE concerts are what they do best.
But I agree that they're boring and predictable now and I don't want anymore bloody covers. But they don't care about what their fans want. They care about what will sell.