Louis Walsh (born Michael Louis Vincent Walsh; 5 August 1952) is an Irish entertainment manager and judge on the British television talent show The X Factor.
Originally from Kiltimagh, County Mayo, Walsh moved to Dublin to get a start in the music industry. He managed Johnny Logan, Boyzone and Westlife, three of Ireland's most successful pop artists in recent decades. In later life, Walsh began an alternative career as a TV talent pundit, on programmes such as You're a Star, The X-Factor and Britain's Got Talent, amongst others.
Louis Walsh got his start in talent an agreement with Johnny Logan, whom Walsh met on a bus when he was 20, and, despite legal difficulties with Logan's previous management, Walsh was convinced that Logan could be a big star if he just got the right breaks. Walsh persuaded Logan to enter the 1979 and 1980 National Song Contests. Logan won 1980 heats with a Shay Healy number called "What's Another Year", representing Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest that year in the Netherlands, which he won.
Ricky Dene Gervais (/dʒərˈveɪz/; born 25 June 1961) is an English comedian, actor, director, producer, musician, writer, and former radio presenter.
Gervais achieved mainstream fame with his television series The Office and the subsequent series Extras, both of which he co-wrote and co-directed with frequent collaborator Stephen Merchant. In addition to writing and directing the shows, Gervais played the lead roles of David Brent in The Office and Andy Millman in Extras. Gervais has also starred in a number of Hollywood films, assuming leading roles in Ghost Town and The Invention of Lying. He has performed on four sell-out stand-up comedy tours, written the best-selling Flanimals book series and starred with Merchant and Karl Pilkington in the most downloaded podcast in the world as of March 2009,The Ricky Gervais Show.
He has won multiple awards and honours, including seven BAFTA Awards, five British Comedy Awards, two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards and the 2006 Rose d'Or, as well as a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. In 2007 he was voted the 11th greatest stand-up comic on Channel 4's 100 Greatest Stand-Ups and again in the updated 2010 list as the 3rd greatest stand-up comic. In 2010 he was named on the TIME 100 list of the world's most influential people.
Richard Paul "Rick" Astley ( /ˈrɪk ˈæstli/; born 6 February 1966) is an English singer-songwriter, musician, and radio personality. He is known for his 1987 song, "Never Gonna Give You Up", which was a #1 hit single in 25 countries. Astley holds the record for being the only male solo artist to have his first 8 singles reach the Top 10 in the UK and by retirement in 1993 had sold approximately 40 million records worldwide.
After retiring from the music industry in 1993, Astley made a comeback in 2007 when he became an Internet phenomenon, as his video for "Never Gonna Give You Up" became part of a popular Internet meme known as "Rickrolling". Astley was voted "Best Act Ever" by Internet users at the MTV Europe Music Awards 2008.
Richard Paul Astley was born on 6 February 1966 in Newton-le-Willows, Lancashire, England, becoming the fourth child of his family. His parents divorced when he was five, and Astley was brought up by his father. His musical career started when he was ten, singing in the local church choir. During his schooldays, Astley formed and played the drums in a number of local bands, where he met guitarist David Morris. After leaving school at sixteen, Astley was employed during the day as a driver in his father's market-gardening business and played drums on the Northern club circuit at night in bands such as “Give Way” - specialising in covering Beatles and Shadows songs - and “FBI”, which won several local talent competitions.
Louis Walsh In X Factor Journey
I'm A Celebrity... Get Out Of Me Ear! With Louis Walsh - Saturday Night Takeaway
X Factor - Louis Walsh turns evil
I love you Louis Walsh - X Factor
Louis Walsh's Dressing Room | The Xtra Factor UK 2014
X Factor Audition - Penelope - Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh Can't Stop Laughing
In my Life: Louis Walsh - Westlife, Ronan keating and more _8dec09_ Part 1 out of 6
X Factor Celebrity Spat! Ricky Gervais Calls Louis Walsh - The Graham Norton Show - BBC Two
Celebrity Juice S12E054 Mel B, Louis Walsh and Rick Astley
The X Factor 2007 - Louis Walsh gets fired and hired
Kelly Rowland Tulisa Contostavlos Gary Barlow Louis Walsh The X-Factor 30
Kelly Rowland Tulisa Contostavlos Gary Barlow Louis Walsh The X-Factor 32
Louis Walsh and his buzzer on Britains got Talent 2010
Louis Walsh Embarrasses Caroline Flack About One Direction on The Xtra Factor
Plot
Frank and Chloe are schizophrenic, Lou is bi-polar, ad Jeremy is battling OCD. All four are residents of Brookwood Asylum in Surrey. When the asylum closes in 1994, under the care in the community legislation, all four are moved out into general society. This series tells the story of what happens next.
Keywords: care-in-the-community, depression, mental-health, ocd, schizophrenia, tv-mini-series
Louis Walsh: I've given this a great deal of thought, and, taken all things into consideration. I've decided, you're going... to hear my decision any minute now. My decision is... I'm taking you through to the final... moment when I tell you whether I'm taking you through to the final as quickly as possible. And I have decided, that you're not going to be someone... I decide to decide not to put through without a great deal of thought. You're going home... is one of the things I had considered saying to you. But, I have made my decision, and my decision is... I'm putting you through... the pain of going home, if I decide not to put you through to the final. Which, is what I'm going to decide any minute now! I'm putting you through... hell I know. But I'm afraid it's not good news... it's great news, and the great news is, you're going through to the live final!
Louis Walsh In X Factor Journey
I'm A Celebrity... Get Out Of Me Ear! With Louis Walsh - Saturday Night Takeaway
X Factor - Louis Walsh turns evil
I love you Louis Walsh - X Factor
Louis Walsh's Dressing Room | The Xtra Factor UK 2014
X Factor Audition - Penelope - Sharon Osbourne and Louis Walsh Can't Stop Laughing
In my Life: Louis Walsh - Westlife, Ronan keating and more _8dec09_ Part 1 out of 6
X Factor Celebrity Spat! Ricky Gervais Calls Louis Walsh - The Graham Norton Show - BBC Two
Celebrity Juice S12E054 Mel B, Louis Walsh and Rick Astley
The X Factor 2007 - Louis Walsh gets fired and hired
Kelly Rowland Tulisa Contostavlos Gary Barlow Louis Walsh The X-Factor 30
Kelly Rowland Tulisa Contostavlos Gary Barlow Louis Walsh The X-Factor 32
Louis Walsh and his buzzer on Britains got Talent 2010
Louis Walsh Embarrasses Caroline Flack About One Direction on The Xtra Factor
Louis Walsh talks Boyzone, Simon Cowell and leaving X Factor!
Louis Walsh joins The Nostalgics! - WEEK 4 PREVIEW - The X Factor UK 2013
Louis Walsh on Mel B and Cheryl | The Late Late Show | RTÉ One
louis walsh Titanic Love, the most funny audition EVER in X factor :) !
Ant & Dec's Live 'Get Out Of Me Ear!' Prank with Louis Walsh - Saturday Night Takeaway
Louis Walsh reveals far too much to Matt - Live Week 7 - The Xtra Factor 2013
Cheryl Cole and Katy Perry Natalie Imbruglia S. Cowell Louis Walsh best of The X-Factor 28 Auditions
Simon Cowell Auditions Then Removes Louis Walsh From The Panel
Nicole Scherzinger Tulisa Gary Barlow Louis Walsh The X-Factor 44
Loose Women Louis Walsh
Louis Walsh interview with Paul Cox
X Factor Judge Louis Walsh Interview in May Fair Hotel
Kimberley Walsh on Louis Walsh and Nadine Coyle | The Late Late Show
Boyzone - Louis Walsh interview on Paul O'Grady part 1
Boyzone - Louis Walsh interview on Paul O'Grady part 2
Louis Walsh Boyband Exclusive
Luke and Nicholas discuss THAT Louis Walsh interview - Live Week 7 - The Xtra Factor 2013
ZAYN MALIK HAS QUIT ONE DIRECTION ( Irish News ) | Louis Walsh Interview March 2015
Louis Walsh - Late Late Show Interview 21.09.12 (Part 1)
JLS talk about bonking and impersonate Louis Walsh
Wonderland - Louis Walsh Interview - Loose Women
Ricky Gervais gets angry at Louis Walsh from X Factor
Boyzone & louis Walsh interview 19-12-2008 part 2
Louis Walsh Interview
Louis Walsh gate crashes Brendan O'Connor's interview with Westlife
The Westlife Show - Simon Cowell and Louis Walsh [HQ]
The Graham Norton Show 2007 - S2x10 Sharon Osborne, Louis Walsh. Part 1.
Wonderland interview: Louis Walsh's biggest girl group in waiting? - Red Room
Why am I crazy for you like that?
Why am I crazy for you like that?
Why am I crazy for you like that?
Crazy for you, crazy for you like that
I gave him half my heart
'Cause I didn't wanna jump in from the start
So I said go on and do your own thing
And I will do my own thing
I suggest we keep it safe
I meant it at the time but things have changed
'Cause now I'm out here screening your calls
Asking who's the girl in your car
See me looking at diamond rings
Staying at your house now every week
I'm trying to be your main squeeze
'Cause I've got what you need
Now I've grown too far from the tree
And I'm not liking this new me
'cause I've been crazy for you, crazy for you, crazy for you lately
Love, love, love, love, love
Look at what you do, do, do, do, do
Man you've got me so uncool
I'm talking so uncool, I'm looking so uncool, I'm acting so uncool
You don't like my attitude
The girl you met was so damn cool
But now when you go do your own thing
I make it feel so damn strange
And I'm always mad about something, something
Always talk about nothing, nothing
I just wanna be the one you need
Never happy when you're far from me
Used to be the girl that brought a smile to your face
and now I'm so selfish I cry just to make you stay
Used to be so cool, love look what you made me do
Now I'm crazy for you, crazy for you, crazy for you lately
Love, love, love, love, love
Look at what you do, do, do, do, do
Man you've got me so uncool
I'm talking so uncool, I'm looking so uncool, I'm acting so uncool
S-o-u-n-c-o-o-l
I've got him mad, mad as hell
S-o-u-n-c-o-o-l
I've got him mad, mad as hell
Every time I think about it I cant help it that he wants to run away from here
I used to be the girl that he needed
Now he's avoiding me it's not a secret
I'm getting on his nerve, on his last nerve
Love, love, love, love, love
Look at what you do, do, do, do, do
Man you've got me so uncool