The head of the record company that helped to turn Boyzone into a million -dollar pop superstar has backed Louis Walsh in his war war with the band that states in a new bomb documentary that Walsh was cruel and exploded them.
Paul Keogh, 65, spent £ 500,000 and worked stubbornly hard to launch Boyzone in the mid -90s, but now believes that they have been ungrateful to the team that made them celebrities.
The former managing director of Polygram Records in Ireland has said that the members Ronan Keating, 47, Keith Duffy, 50, Shane Lynch, 48, Mikey Graham, 52, plus the late Stephen Gately It could recognize the role that he and others played in their achievements.
And the narrative challenges in the next documentary of the sky called no matter what about his story that Walsh, 72, had taken advantage of Boyzone, noting that they obtained an estimate of £ 50 million thanks to Walsh and himself.
Boyzone, in the photo here in the exclusive invisible images of Keogh, formed his first days before the lists assaulted, were sold in more than 30 million records and became the most popular children’s bands in Ireland and the kingdom United since they took it.
Speaking before the launch of the program, drawing the rise to the fame of the band, from playing in pubs and clubs to sell stadium tours in front of 100,000 people, Paul, who signed the group until his first record contract in 1994, issued his complaints about complaints about complaints about Band’s Fifar.
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Shane Lynch (left) and Mikey Graham (right) with Sharon Dunne (center) of the marketing department that helped in Boyzone

Ronan Keating (left). Paul revealed that his relationship with Ronan became so toxic that the singer asked to be moved when they sat together on a flight to London

Paul Keogh (in the photo) spent £ 500,000 and worked stubbornly hard to launch Boyzone in the mid -90s, but now he believes that they have been ungrateful to the team that made them celebrities
He said: ‘They never really thanked me or the people who helped them turn them into a success.
‘They were very pleasant boys, but when they talk about their success they never mention me, and neither did the others help them.
‘There was a Sharon Dunne girl in our marketing department who dedicated four years of her life to them, and we never obtained the credit she deserved.
“I know I was seen as the bad police, but a thanks would have been good.”
When asked about the suggestions that the film will portray Walsh as a villain, he added: ‘They would talk about the scam, but everything was in their contracts.
“They did it very well and I estimate each of approximately 10 million sales of records and tours.”
Paul revealed that his relationship with Ronan became so toxic that the singer asked to be transferred when they sat together on a flight to London.
He explained: ‘When Ronan wrote his biography, he never mentioned me once.
“That has nothing to do with the ego, but we, as a company, risk and spend more than £ 500,000 promoting them and helping them to become a success and enter the United Kingdom market.”
Louis has told Paul, who remains close, does not appear in the documentary that is broadcast next month.
In the special list of the history of Boyzone, Ronan and his bandmates talk about their rise to the fame of their audition and first disastrous appearance on Irish television, where they were ridiculed by their dance.
In an advance launched before the launch of three parts on February 2, Ronan is excited while talking about Stephen’s death at his home in Mallorca at the age of 33.
And Mikey describes how the atmosphere in the group became so tense that he couldn’t wait to leave.

Stephen Gately (right) with Sharon Dunne (left). In the special list of Boyzone’s story, Ronan and his bandmates talk about their rise to the fame of their audition and first disastrous appearance on Irish television

Louis formed Boyzone in 1993, when the music tycoon sought to create an Irish shot (in the photo in 1999)

Ronan Keating with Sharon Dunne. The band also points to Louis, who described their management as ‘cruel’, while rekindling their long dispute
The band also points to Louis, who described their management as “cruel”, since they revive their long dispute.
When defending Louis, Paul said: ‘Louis was very good to choose the songs for the group and had excellent contacts with the musical press.
‘He had chosen the song working for you and it was on the radio to say that Polygram Ireland had signed Boyzone, who was not strictly true, so that forced us to us.
Louis learned work on the march. It was very different to be a promoter for a manager. He did not turn with them and left it to others.
‘He was very happy to be seen as the bad boy and was the good guy and had a good relationship with them. He had his best interests in his heart.
Paul was managing director of Polydor Records in Ireland when Louis approached him in 1993.
Remembering his first conversations, Paul said: ‘Louis had the idea of creating Ireland’s response to take that.
“There was no pop culture here at that time and I thought it was a good idea, but it was cautious.”
Louis did an open audition in Dublin with 400 adolescents appearing in an attempt to take a first step in a pop race.
Paul recalled: ‘There were originally six or seven in the group, but I told Louis that it was too much and that he got rid of two. I said they had to fit in a taxi.
‘Louis wanted the boys to play pubs and clubs, but I thought that was the wrong market.
‘The children were happy to do that, since they thought they could get all the women when they left the stage.
‘I thought the young teenagers were the key goal. I said I would sign the band if we control the marketing strategy and the contracts were signed. ”

Shane Lynch (right). Paul was managing director of Polydor Records in Ireland when Louis approached him in 1993

Boyzone and Louis Walsh do not stop while dissecting their long dispute in a new explosive documentary about the band of Irish boys

The 72 -year -old manager formed Boyzone in 1993 and did everything possible to maintain (in a schedule from the upper left: Mikey Graham, Ronan Keating, Stephen Gately, Keith Duffy and Shane Lynch) in the public eye
Paul told how Ronan was only 16 years old at that time and his parents had to sign the contract for him.
And he claimed an early problem from the beginning with his name, Boyzone.
He explains: ‘We discovered that there was a band in Germany that had the name, I talked to its manager and we realized that we played in different age groups.
‘An agreement was reached, and we could use the name Boyzone. The boys did not know that and other things that happened in the background.
After his first single in Ireland, a cover of ‘Working My Back To You’ by Four Seasons, made the lists that they never looked back when their success crossed the Ireland Sea and became hot properties in the United Kingdom.
Paul sincerely admits that two of the group could not sing and were restricted to support.
He said: ‘When I first saw the boys, I asked Louis if they could sing, and he told me that it was not important.
‘I realized that I knew what I was doing. It was how they looked and their attractiveness for girls in about ten years.
“That was the market that knew we had to chase.”
He said Ronan was taken under the wing of a better producer who helped him perfect his voice.
Like millions of fans, Paul was surprised when Stephen suddenly died in 2009 for a non -diagnosed heart condition.
By then, the group had separated after being together for seven years.

Stephen Gately (Middle) and Shane Lynch (right). Paul sincerely admits that two of the group could not sing and were restricted to the backup voices

His Irish tour in 1998 sold out in four hours while eclipsed U2 as the most popular Ireland group

Stephen Gately. Like millions of fans, Paul was surprised when Stephen suddenly died in 2009 for a non -diagnosed heart condition
He said: ‘Stephen was such a pleasant boy and it was a shock. He was no longer involved with the group, but he was one of the most pleasant of the five.
The documentary includes Stephen’s ‘excursion’ as gay with band members attacking the media for their participation.
Paul said his sexuality was known by the record company, but a decision was made to keep it private.
He said: “I took the opinion that it was his private life and that he should remain private.”
During his seven years together, Boyzone had a series of successes, which include “no matter what”, “father and son” and “photo of you”.
His Irish tour in 1998 was exhausted in four hours while eclipsed U2 as the most popular Ireland group.
Paul said the band could get along despite its different background, but on one occasion he had to fly to Japan after Walsh telephoned him to say they had separated.
He explains: ‘It was half of a tour and Louis has just said they had a bust.
‘I jumped to a plane to London and turned directly to Tokyo.
‘I told them to meet me in an Irish bar in the city and hit my head together.
‘When I arrived in Japan, they had solved their differences and everything was fine and continued with the tour.
“They were naturally brilliant together and really helped create a pop culture in Ireland.”
Paul, who runs his own management company at Co. Kitare, said he will see the documentary with interest.
He added: “It will bring some memories.”
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