Louis Walsh is known for creating music magic, with the likes of Boyzone, Westlife and even Jedward – but the star became caught up in a number of feuds on the path to success.
Whether that’s making cruel jibes to fellow stars of reality shows such as The X Factor to a troubled relationship with one of the successful pop acts he managed, Boyzone, let’s look at Louis Walsh‘s biggest feuds.
Louis Walsh Vs Boyzone
The 72-year-old found fame from managing four of Ireland’s most successful artists and bands in the 1990s and 2000s, namely, Johnny Logan, Westlife, Boyzone and twins Jedward.
He became a recognisable face after appearing on the Irish version of Popstars before becoming a TV judge on ITV’s spin-off The Rivals. He managed Girls Aloud of the show, who went on to have international success. One member of the band, Cheryl Tweedy, would later become a TV judge and found herself a part of a feud with Louis Walsh – but we’ll come to that later.
Louis Walsh’s relationship with one of his successes are at the centre of a Sky documentary, Boyzone: No Matter What, which delves into the group’s golden years. However, through interviews, it’s clear they weren’t exactly on good terms with one another.
Despite their achievements – 21 songs in the Top 40 UK chart and 22 in the Irish – the boyband has criticised the X Factor star’s methods. Now, Ronan Keating, Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham and Shane Lynch are speaking out. They also remember their fellow singer, Stephen Gately, who tragically died suddenly from an undiagnosed heart condition.
Louis sold stories to the press
To keep the band’s momentum going, Louis Walsh admitted he would feed stories to the press to ensure they remained in the headlines. He had a connection to The Sun’s Rav Singh who later outed Stephen Gately on the front page.
Ronan said the constant stories impacted them, explaining: “
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