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Louis Walsh (born Kiltimagh County Mayo, Ireland, August 5, 1952) is a manager in the music industry. He has managed Boyzone, Westlife, Ronan Keating, Samantha Mumba and Girls Aloud
Popstars: The Rivals
Louis was a judge on reality television series The Rivals., and was the Girls manager, Alongside Geri Halliwell (independent judge) and Pete Waterman, who managed the Boys. Louis final band was called Girls Aloud, who are still going today and Petes Band One True Voice flopped and have been dropped from their record label. The show co-incided with trying to get the christmas no1. Louis band Girls Aloud got the Number one, Petes band got the Number Two slot, and the Cheeky Girls (who auditioned on the show but were rejected) got the Christmas Number 3. The show was presented by Davina McCall.
As of October 2004 his acts have totalled 27 number one singles.
Among his more successful acts was singer/songwriter Johnny Logan, three times winner of the Eurovision Song Contest.
He has also had bands who enjoyed mild success such as Six and Bellefire.
However, his career as a pop band manager has not been all success. He has had failed acts such as The Carter Twins. His notoriety has even got him his own song - "Louis Walsh" by Irish band The Revs.
The X Factor
Walsh has recently appeared as a judge (along with Simon Cowell and Sharon Osbourne) on the ITV1 talent show, The X Factor. In November 2005 it was reported that Walsh quit the show mid-series out of protest regarding his treatment on the show; the most explicit example being fellow judge Osbourne drenching him with drinking water during a live recording. Many viewers were skeptical however, and regarded this merely as a publicity stunt following X Factor's low ratings compared to the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing competitor, as Walsh returned on the Saturday evening's live show, stating that he could not abandon his remaining competitor, Shayne Ward. Ward went on to win the competition with over ten million viewers voting in the final.
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"Louis Walsh"