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CBB's Louis Walsh reveals Hollywood A-lister he rejected from Boyzone because he couldn't sing


Louis Walsh managed Boyzone from 1993 to 2000 and turned them into an overnight success – but he didn't think Oscar nominee, Colin Farrell, had what it took to be in the band

The 71 year old music mogul managed the chart-topping boy band from 1993 to 2000, turning Keith Duffy, Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, Shane Lynch and the late Stephen Gately into overnight sensations. While chatting in the kitchen with Fern Britton and Colson Smith, Louis shared: "I know him very well as he auditioned for Boyzone and he told me he wanted to be an actor, I knew him from Dublin. Louis Walsh has been spilling plenty of gossip in the CBB house (Image: ITV) He continued, dropping more bombshells about 47 year old Ronan: "Everybody thinks he's a lovely guy, do you know what I mean?

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