MUSICIAN

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 3,679,186 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Louis Walsh is the 2,227th most popular musician (down from 1,772nd in 2019), the 344th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 274th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Irish Musician.

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  • 3.7M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 41.31

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.10

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Louis Walsh ranks 2,227 out of 3,175Before him are John Glascock, Peter Noone, Stanley Jordan, Roope Latvala, Bob Gaudio, and Passenger. After him are Bucky Pizzarelli, Thomas G:son, Lisa Lopes, Muhal Richard Abrams, Robin Schulz, and Maxim Fadeev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1952, Louis Walsh ranks 642Before him are Linda Woolverton, Wendy Turnbull, Hans Abrahamsen, Laraine Newman, Anatoly Baidachny, and Brigitte Ahrenholz. After him are Māra Zālīte, Ulrich Wehling, Maura Tombelli, Antônio Silva, Joseph W. Tobin, and Hughie Thomasson.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Louis Walsh ranks 344 out of 549Before him are Pat O'Callaghan (1906), Frances Power Cobbe (1822), Patricia Collinge (1892), Augustus Saint-Gaudens (1848), Terence MacSwiney (1879), and Seán Brady (1939). After him are Ruaidrí Ua Conchobair (1116), Sheamus (1978), Aidan Turner (1983), William Smith O'Brien (1803), Johnny Carey (1919), and Edward Carson (1854).

Among MUSICIANS In Ireland

Among musicians born in Ireland, Louis Walsh ranks 12Before him are Aphex Twin (1971), Moya Brennan (1952), Ronnie Drew (1934), Larry Mullen Jr. (1961), Paddy Moloney (1938), and Brian Downey (1951). After him are Sharon Corr (1970), Jim Corr (1964), Mark Kelly (1961), Caroline Corr (1973), Noel Hogan (1971), and Liam O'Flynn (1945).