Louis Walsh

Louis Walsh is one of this year’s judges on the talent show The X Factor. Over his successful entertainment career, he has managed Irish boybands Boyzone and Westlife, as well as Ronan Keating’s solo ventures. He was a judge for Popstars: The Rivals, the talent show that created Girls Aloud, kick starting Cheryl Fernandez-Versini’s career.

X Factor 2014: cheating allegations and high praises for acts

Following Blonde Electra and Overload Generation's departure last Sunday, the X Factor 2014 contestants stepped out to perform on Saturday's 80s…
X Factor: Louis Walsh takes hit with double group elimination

Following last night’s live show, The X Factor 2014 returned tonight to reveal which two contestants would be leaving the competition. The show…
Contestants surprise in the first X Factor live show

The X Factor 2014 live shows kicked off on Saturday and saw Cheryl Fernandez-Versini, Louis Walsh, Simon Cowell and Mel B sit down to take their…
X Factor 2014: Meet the finalists

On Sunday night, we finally found out which acts made it to the final 12 in this year’s X Factor 2014 live shows.Simon Cowell decided that the Over…
Louis chooses his final three at judges houses

The X Factor returned to our screens Friday night for a triple bill of judges' houses. Simon Cowell, Louis Walsh, Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Mel B…
Contestants fail to impress at Simon's judges' houses

The X Factor's judges' houses continued on Saturday night with Mel B and Emma Bunton judging the boy's category in Mexico.First to perform was Danny…
X Factor's first ever sing-off at bootcamp

Following Saturday night’s cliffhanger ending, the X Factor's bootcamp auditions continued on Sunday with Simon Cowell deciding who he would swap…
Mel B and Simon shock at bootcamp

The X Factor 2014 bootcamp auditions continued on Saturday night with both Simon Cowell and Mel B choosing their acts for judges’ housing.With…
Cheryl's shock decision upsets angry crowd at bootcamp

The X Factor 2014 continued on Friday with the first round of bootcamp auditions on ITV.We now know that Cheryl Fernandez-Versini will take the girls…
Tulisa set to return to The X Factor for judge's houses

Looks like Cheryl and Simon aren't the only X Factor judges returning for series 11. Tulisa Contostavlos has been confirmed as Louis Walsh's guest…

Tears of joy and sadness in X Factor episode 8

After Saturday night's penultimate episode of the live room auditions on the X Factor, Sunday was the final night for the contestants to impress the…
Girl power takeover on X Factor episode 7

Following last weekend's live room auditions, the X Factor returned this Saturday for another round of auditions at Wembley Arena. The hopefuls faced…
The crowd are on their feet in X Factor Episode 6

After Saturday night's first round of live arena auditions, the X Factor contestants returned for another night of facing the judges and a 5,000…
Arena auditions get the better of the contestants in X Factor episode 5

With the end of the room auditions last week, 187 X Factor hopefuls returned to impress judges and a live audience on Saturday night at the arena…
Famous siblings surprise in X Factor episode 4

Following last night's emotional-filled drama, the judges came together again in Newcastle for the last room auditions in tonight's episode of the X…
Inspirational performances in X Factor episode 3

After last week's explosive comeback, the X Factor returned to our screens tonight for more room auditions in Manchester and Newcastle. From the…
A night of surprises in X Factor Episode 2

Following last night’s emotional episode, the X Factor returned this evening for another night of drama. Call centre singer Steve Ritchie started…
Emotional breakdowns in X Factor 2014 episode one

X Factor 2014 was welcomed back with open arms last night as viewers sat down to watch the eleventh series of one of the UK's most popular singing…
Double date: Cheryl Fernandez-Versini and Simon Cowell's other halves join in for X Factor launch

X Factor 2014 kicked off on Wednesday evening at the Ham Yard hotel on Denman Street, London.And Cheryl-Fernandez-Versini made sure she had the wow…
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini takes centre stage in sizzling new X Factor promo shots

With a whirlwind wedding and a new studio album on the way, it's been quite a summer for Cheryl Fernandez-Versini. Little wonder then that she takes…