Late call for Louis Walsh on X Factor

Louis Walsh has been drafted in as a last-minute replacement for Simon Cowell on the US version of the X Factor.

The Irishman, who masterminded the careers of Boyzone and Westlife, took over after Cowell went down with bronchitis.

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