Brilio.net - Many people think that birthdays are an important moment to celebrate. Because, it can be a reminder of someone's increasing age. Birthday celebrations are also a moment to strengthen the bonds of family and closest friends.
Maybe that's what this parent did. He threw a birthday party for his 1st child. However, who would have thought that this celebratory moment invited Brian McFadden , one of the former members of the boy band Westlife.
This Irish-born singer then came to Indonesia to fulfill a child's birthday invitation. It is known that the birthday celebration was held at one of the luxury hotels in Jakarta, called Langham. The child's parents, Cynthia Tan, are Indonesian fashion designers.
photo: TikTok/Cynthiatan__
This moment was recorded in a video uploaded by Cynthia herself via her TikTok account @Cynthiatan__. Brian was seen singing in front of invited guests who were of course very happy with his presence. He sang one of Westlife's legendary songs entitled 'If I Let You Go'
It was seen that the invited guests were very enthusiastic to see Brian singing in front of them. In fact, quite a few chose to come to the stage to sing with the former Westlife member.
Of course, many are curious, how is it possible that this once famous boy band could come to Indonesia just to celebrate a baby's birthday. After investigating, it turns out that there are several facts behind Brian's arrival.
As previously written, this birthday event was held by an Indonesian fashion designer, Cynthia Tan. She and her husband deliberately invited Brian McFadden to celebrate the birthday of their 1 year old daughter, Mandy.
photo: TikTok/Cynthiatan__
The thing that made Brian want to come to Indonesia was that Cynthia Tan's husband was a friend of the former Westlife member. Not only Brian, Cynthia said her husband also had good relations with all the Westlife members.
"So there are lots of questions, Crazy Rich Jakarta invited Brian McFadden to his son's birthday party one year ago. So actually it's not Crazy Rich, more like my husband is a friend of all the members of Westlife, including ex-member Brian McFadden," he said, quoted from the account @ Cynthiatan__ on Tuesday (6/8).
He also revealed the process of inviting Brian to attend his son's birthday. Cynthia admitted that at that time, her husband only invited her via WhatsApp. He also emphasized that there was no professional contract regarding Brian's presence at his son's birthday.
In fact, Cynthia and her husband only bought plane tickets and red packets after the event. This was not payment, but rather a sign of gratitude from him to Brian for taking the time to celebrate his son's birthday.
photo: TikTok/Cynthiatan__
"So actually we invited Brian via WhatsApp, just casually, like I invited my best friend. For example, I invited Stella Cornelia, Deasy Priscilla, all via WhatsApp. So it's the same as my husband inviting Brian via WhatsApp. So just invite casually ." he said.
"There's no such thing as a formal contract. We just do WhatsApp, because friends are like that, right. Like, Brian, come on. This is really fitting for Mandy's birthday. Can you come and be our invited guest? "Then after that, Brian sent a photo of his child," continued Cynthia.
With enthusiasm, Brian McFadden then accepted the invitation from Cynthia's husband. After investigating, it turned out that the husband was not just anyone.
The man who is often called David is a music event promoter in the Asian region. Due to his work, he has contacts with several local and international artists, including Westlife. In fact, David is always present when Westlife holds concerts in Indonesia.
photo: TikTok/Cynthiatan__
"They've been on tour like 15 times when Westlife came to Indonesia, always with my husband. So they're like friends just playing alone," added Cynthia.
It is known that David is also a big fan of Westlife. That's why he named his daughter Mandy. It is known that Mandy is one of the songs on the playlist of the Irish boy band.
At the end of the video, Brian then wishes Mandy a happy birthday. He was also happy to be able to attend the event. Brian even hopes to be able to celebrate Mandy's next birthday.