4 days ago · In Boyzone: No Matter What the former X Factor judge came across as a ruthless boy band boss. Plus, a provocative Channel 4 documentary and Amandaland

Feb 3, 2025 · The former X Factor judge, 72, is criticised by Boyzone frontman, Ronan Keating, 47, in the documentary, who accuses Louis of ditching him during his subsequent solo career as well as making...

Feb 1, 2025 · In a candid Sky documentary, Louis Walsh revealed tactics he used to keep Boyzone in the spotlight and bolster their record sales, including concocting a dramatic but false plane crash story that, in reality, was a trivial technical glitch.

6 days ago · Samantha Mumba has defended her former manager, Louis Walsh, amid the backlash following the recent Boyzone documentary. Following the release of Sky’s new Boyzone documentary series, the former X-Factor judge has been hit with criticism for …

Michael Louis Vincent Walsh (born 5 August 1952) is an Irish music manager and television personality. He has managed Johnny Logan, Boyzone, Jedward and Westlife, four of Ireland's most successful pop acts in the 1990s and 2000s.He has also served as a judge on television talent competition shows, including Popstars (2001–2002), You're a Star (2003–2004), The X Factor (2004–2014; 2016 ...

Apr 16, 2020 · Several years after Louis Walsh left The X Factor, he opened up about what went down prior to his departure from the U.K. version of The X Factor. Speaking to the U.K.'s Metro in October...

Feb 5, 2025 · From Boyzone, to Westlife, to The X Factor and beyond, Louis Walsh is undoubtedly one of Ireland’s most successful music moguls of all time. In a career spanning nearly 50 years, the Mayo...

Nov 24, 2024 · Louis Walsh has opened up about his battle with a rare blood cancer as he issued a positive health update. The former X Factor judge revealed he had been diagnosed with Waldenstrom's - a form...

Feb 2, 2025 · Two early members of the band were cut, explains Lynch. “He [Walsh] just decided they didn’t fit. And the two of them were out.” Keating agrees that it bred a climate of fear from then on.

Jan 29, 2025 · Louis Walsh, the X Factor judge who founded Boyzone in 1993, was undergoing chemotherapy when he agreed to participate in a documentary about the boyband. Despite being at odds with them for over ...