‘He changed my life’ Louis Walsh reflects on solid friendship with loyal pal Simon Cowell

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THE X-Factor show will no longer go on, but judge Louis Walsh said his close bond with creator Simon Cowell will not stop. Last week, it was confirmed that the show that launched global superstars such as Leona Lewis, One Direction and Olly Murs, was to end.

Both highly entertaining and divisive, there is no denying the entire ensemble of The X Factor – from the contestants to judges and all the drama in between – captured the zeitgeist of the naughty noughties.

Reflecting on the essence of the show’s success, Louis Walsh told the Irish Mail on Sunday’s Magazine: ‘I think the singing shows are done.

The X Factor did so well. It was original and then everybody started copying it. You have everybody copying the format and there is only so