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 Louis Walsh
Michael Louis Vincent Walsh (born 5 August 1952) is an Irish music manager and television personality. He has managed Johnny Logan (singer), 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: The Rivals, ''Popstars'' (2001–2002), ''You're a Star'' (2003–2004), ''The X Factor (British TV series), The X Factor'' (2004–2014; 2016–2017), and ''Ireland's Got Talent'' (2018–2019). In 2024, Walsh was a contestant on the Celebrity Big Brother (British series 23), twenty-third series of the reality show ''Celebrity Big Brother (British TV series), Celebrity Big Brother''. Early life Michael Louis Vincent Walsh was born in Kiltimagh on 5 August 1952, the son of Maureen and Frank Walsh. He has one older sibling and six younger siblings. He was raised Roman Catholic. Music manager Having moved to Dublin to start his music industr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiltimagh
Kiltimagh () is a town in County Mayo in Ireland. As of the 2016 census, the town had a population of 1,069 people. Although there in no river going through the town, three rivers flow around the town: the Glore River, Yellow River and Pollagh River. The town centre sits at the crest of a hill surrounding The High Fort (Mooney's Fort/Lios Ard) in Fortlands and built out linearly on the main road from there. History The town's name, in the Irish language, was originally ''Coillte Maghach'' (the woods of Maghach), based on a reputed association with a chieftain of the Fir Bolg named Maghach. Over the years this then became what it is today, Kiltimagh (). Kiltimagh is part of the barony of Gallen. Geography Slieve Carn Slieve Carn(Irish: ''Sliabh Cairn'') is a hill which stands at just outside the town. The hill is mentioned in the Statistical Survey Of Mayo (1802) as having coal, and there is also evidence in places of iron deposits. Bill Berry Cliff A cliff that runs th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
