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Michael Louis Vincent Walsh〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Biography – Louis Walsh )〕 (born 5 August 1952)〔 is an Irish entertainment manager and former judge on 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 television talent pundit and personality. He has been a judge on ''The X Factor'' since the show's inception in 2004, mentoring the "Groups" category five times and the "Overs" category three times. He was the winning judge of the show's second series, mentoring Shayne Ward. He has also appeared on ''You're a Star'', ''Popstars'' and ''Popstars: The Rivals''. Walsh has also guest judged on ''Britain's Got Talent'' a number of times and on ''The X Factor USA'' in 2012. He was confirmed by Simon Cowell in 2015 to front ''Ireland's Got Talent''. ==Band manager== In the 1990s, Walsh decided to create an Irish version of Take That, which the papers picked up on when Walsh advertised the open auditions. The band created was Boyzone, whom Walsh managed to international success achieving 16 top three singles, six of which were number ones, as well as four number one albums, selling more than 20 million copies worldwide. When Ronan Keating announced he wanted to take a break from Boyzone, Walsh continued to manage his career. Keating achieved a number one hit with "Life Is a Rollercoaster" in 2000 while his album sold 4.4 million copies. Keating and Walsh later agreed to part company as Keating's solo career reached an all-time high. Walsh then went back to the boy band formula to create Westlife, which Keating co-managed with Walsh for the first couple of Westlife's number one singles and albums. Despite an earlier bitter feud, Walsh had a public reconciliation with Boyzone, including Ronan Keating, on the ITV2 programme ''Ghosthunting With... Louis Walsh and Boyzone'' in which they explored a network of subterranean streets beneath Edinburgh. On 10 October 2009, Boyzone member Stephen Gately died in his sleep at the age of 33. Walsh commented: "I'm in complete shock. I was only with him on Monday at an awards ceremony. We don't know much about what's happened yet. I only heard after ''The X Factor'' and we will rally around each other this week. He was a great man."〔 〕 In December 2012, he became Union J's manager. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Louis Walsh」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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