Val Doonican
Actor
- Born
- February 3, 1927 · Waterford, Ireland
- Died
- July 1, 2015 (age 88)
Michael Valentine 'Val' Doonican (3 February 1927 – 1 July 2015) was an Irish singer of traditional pop, easy listening and novelty songs, who was noted for his warm and relaxed vocal style.
A crooner, he found popular success, especially in the United Kingdom where he had five successive Top 10 albums in the 1960s as well as several hits on the UK Singles Chart, including "Walk Tall", Elusive Butterfly and If the Whole World Stopped Loving.
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The Val Doonican Show, his eponymous variety programme, featured his singing and a selection of guests, and it had a long and successful run on BBC Television from 1965 to 1986. Doonican won the Variety Club of Great Britain's BBC-TV Personality of the Year award three times.
Known for
Acting4
- 1998Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey as Self
- 1986Christmas Eve with Val Doonican as Self - Presenter
- 1968Vive Torbay as Self
- TBAVal Doonican - Thank You For The Music