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Louis Walsh

1952 - Today

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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; 2016–2017), and Ireland's Got Talent (2018–2019). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Walsh has received more than 3,588,872 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Walsh is the 1,777th most popular musician (down from 1,514th in 2019), the 275th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 233rd in 2019) and the 11th most popular Irish Musician.

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  • 3.6M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 42.82

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.13

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.92

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Louis Walsh ranks 1,777 out of 2,662Before him are Mikhail Krug, Charlie Puth, Mark King, Brian Bennett, Brad Wilk, and Andy Fraser. After him are Jack Casady, Angerfist, Albert Ammons, Sam Rivers, Shannon Leto, and Marc Minkowski.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Louis Walsh ranks 454Before him are Mohamed Abu al-Qasim al-Zwai, Oswaldo Payá, Tovah Feldshuh, Johanna Klier, Andy Fraser, and Thomas Munkelt. After him are Jim Ross, Takekazu Asaka, Pier Paolo Bianchi, Stanislav Seman, Stellan Bengtsson, and Soslan Andiyev.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Louis Walsh ranks 275 out of 501Before him are John A. Costello (1891), Eoin O'Duffy (1890), Andrea Corr (1974), Graham Norton (1963), John Lynch (1961), and Peter Sutherland (1946). After him are Cathal Brugha (1874), Colin O'Donoghue (1981), Margaret Mazzantini (1961), Mairead McGuinness (1959), William Paterson (1745), and Tony Dunne (1941).

Among MUSICIANS In Ireland

Among musicians born in Ireland, Louis Walsh ranks 11Before him are Paddy Moloney (1938), Sally Oldfield (1947), Aphex Twin (1971), Ronnie Drew (1934), Moya Brennan (1952), and Larry Mullen Jr. (1961). After him are Sharon Corr (1970), Brian Downey (1951), Jim Corr (1964), Mark Kelly (1961), Caroline Corr (1973), and Noel Hogan (1971).