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Val Doonican
Waterford, Ireland
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 v…
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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. 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.
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2010
The Michael Ball Show
TV show Self
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2006
Legends
TV show Self
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1998
Heroes of Comedy: Arthur Askey
Movie Self
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1986
Christmas Eve with Val Doonican
Movie Self - Presenter
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1983
Live From Her Majesty's
TV show Self
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1982
Wogan
TV show Self
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1979
Blankety Blank
TV show
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1977
The Val Doonican Music Show
TV show Self - Host
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1970
The Val Doonican Show
TV show Self – Host
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1968
Vive Torbay
Movie Self
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1964
Top of the Pops
TV show Self
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