Kaden Walsh

Walsh, for his 2008 album Timeframe

### Occupation

Singer, musician, music producer, writer, entertainer, singer-songwriter, director, record producer, recording artist, arranger, philanthropist

## Personal Relationships

### Parents

Linda Walsh(mother)

Bradley Walsh(father)

### Spouse

Kerry-Anne Marinoni(m. 2016-2021, d. 2021)

### Children

Makayla Walsh(daughter, deceased)

Imogen Walsh(daughter)

## Other

### Quotes

* *"Whatever makes the human condition better than insufferable is the one I stand for. As for beliefs? I'll always have peace, love and middle grounded views in mind."*
* *"America is always looking for better and better, so that's why I never saw any good sales past contention, I'll sell out there, but will I get the same sales as that album? No, and I'm fine with that"*

### Signiture

**Kaden James Walsh**, OBE (September 27, 1978-) is an Irish born singer-songwriter, multi instrumentalist, record producer and director. Often stated as one of the best British acts of the 21st century for his prolific work, and musicianship. Kaden is known to play all instruments on his tracks and albums much like his pop counterparts. He is known for is consistent releases, song writing, instrumental work, warm vocal range and stage presence. Walsh has often been regarded as one of the biggest selling artists of the modern day United Kingdom music scene beside British hit-maker Adele. Due to Walsh's impact, he has also received the Freedom of the City award alongside the Order of the British Empire due to his service in the British Music industry.

Born and Raised in Derry, Ireland. Walsh signed a contract with a talent finder, Michael Davies, on behalf of his uncle, a common friend of Davies at the age of 19 and released the albums Last Train Home (1998) and Kaden Walsh (1999) which allowed him to achieve almost immediate success in his home country. Walsh would later be picked up on the global world scale with his third album Justice (2000) and later go on to, alongside his third album, make game changing albums which included Forsaken (2001), 2045 (2002). However, his sixth studio album Contention (2004) became one of the biggest selling albums in his career and in the US which had the biggest year end sales by any artist at the time. Though not achieving the same sales, he would later release Overkill (2005) and his later, often underrated album Memories (2007).

In the midst of his peak, Walsh began frequently having disputes with his label, Prism Records which was broken out into the public in 2009 after failure of marketing and promoting his 'Naked Tour'. And in doing so during the time, lost Walsh upwards of 25 Million pounds due to lacklustre ticket sales, Walsh had stated that it had become a personal vendetta of Michael Davies, the CEO of the label at the time to fail to market to due to his complete removal of executive producer in 2000 with his album [ Justice] and that he would be taking him to court over the matter. Things further accelerated months later after winning the damages of upwards of 50 Million pounds when Walsh's latest soundtrack failed to get anywhere near the numbers he was selling due to once more, further lacklustre sales and failure to promote which Walsh once again stated, it's a very once sided fight. Walsh has also added that his next tour will be marketed by him and is said to only tour Europe, Japan and for the first time, Australia. The tour is expected in 2012 due to legal issues surround Davies and Walsh.

Kaden Walsh was known for his prolific output, as of 2021, he now has an outstanding 23 studio albums with an apparent vast array of unreleased music and albums. It's never been reported as to how many albums Walsh has made and or songs that are in the vault that have never been released. However, Walsh has released hundreds of songs under both his name, and other pseudonyms during his life. Estimates give that Walsh could have upwards of 750 unreleased songs, however, that has been yet to be updated since 2007. Walsh has sold over 150 million albums worldwide, ranking him among some of the best selling artists of all time. Walsh has won over 27 Awards as of 2007 and nominated for over 75. He was inducted into the UK Music Hall of Fame in 2005, just months after dropping his Multi-Platinum selling album Overkill (2005)

## Early Life

Kaden James Walsh was born in Derry, Ireland on September 27, 1978. The son of both Linda Perry (now known as Linda Walsh), and Bradley Walsh. He was, originally to be named Caden, but both parents had opted in for the americanised spelling of the name Kaden instead. A Gaelic origin referring to the name of battler (though the original source of the meaning is debated). In 2011 while being interview on Daybreak Walsh had opened up about his name, and had even stated that his plans, though while going for the original name 'Caden' also were planning to choose Sean instead but added in "Karen Walsh has a more marketable ring to it." Kaden was often quite a reclusive child growing up due to the various amount, including The Troubles of political protests that had happened in his town at time of growing up. Stating that if he went outside, "it was to school and right back home" which though having a profound effect on his social aspect of his life. Walsh often reflected that he would much rather it compared to constant partying, and when invited to any as a musician. He is, in his own words 'the one weird guy making melodies in the corner while everyone gets Sh\*\*tfaced'

It's believed that Walsh had written his first at age 9 called "Yeats Street Daisies" which is believed to be about the street he grew up on, Yeats Street on nothing but his mother's Casio recorder and kitchen pots and pans as a rhythm. Walsh had a hard time growing up however given the problems surrounding the political issues surrounding Derry at the time in relation to ongoing drug crisis. Almost to a point where his mother was almost killed in coming home from work after a gang had mistaken her as a drug pusher. Not many details are known about the incident due to Walsh's hesitancy to talk about it, stating that he was, and still is 'very scared from that day' and since then. Has had security detail placed on his parents due to the possible ordeal of it happening again.

Walsh attended Saint Joesph's Boys' School where he took it upon himself to begin music club and begin learning the likes of guitar, drums and bass. While attending Joesph's, Walsh caught the attention of his uncle's new to the scene, musical talent director Michael Davies who later took it upon himself to run the label Prism Records and co-produce Walsh's first two albums. Many people who attend alongside Walsh had stated how scarily accurate he was in learning guitar and bass, and had learned the likes of the basic chords within two weeks. Gaining rhythm and beats alongside basic understanding of drums within four weeks.

## Career

### 1996-1998: Beginnings and breakthrough

In 1996, on permission of the school, Wash began taking it upon himself to learn the basics of songwriting which Michael Davies watched over and tried his best to direct which was the sound was going or even could be going at the time, however, unable to get Walsh any possible studio time due to no possible label wanting to sign Walsh due to his 'inability to be marketable for the new 2000's pop scene'.

During the later months of 1997, Walsh had begun writing many songs for what was to becoming his debut album, though not much Is known about the process of the album, many close friends and family, including Walsh himself had stated that the initial demo process for the album was quite fatiguing given that there had to be usual spaces in and around the song in case of a mix up of lyrics or incase something wanted to be added later on. Walsh went to go on to state in 2017 that the initial process for the albums, though quite difficult, was later finding to be the most easiest part of writing and making any sort of song given that he follows the same method of his younger self. However, now makes it easier with studio recordings and not tape recordings.

It was by 1998 that at age 20, Michael Davies had gathered enough money, at the time to create the label Prism Records. Only $5,500,000 to allow Walsh allocation to studio time, a contract and a simple photoshoot for his album, whatever would come out at the time. With the help of Davies. Walsh began recording songs for what would eventually become his first debut album Last Train Home (1998). With the album mixed on March 4th, only allowing a space of a single month to get the album released. It was decided by Walsh to put the album out first and then any singles to make sure that, though the album was heavily panned in a negative fashion, that the singles would have some breathing room after the album was launched. Becoming Walsh's one of a handful of albums that was in an album first, singles later sense, both singles from the first album only became minor hits in the UK with the first single "Last Train Home" becoming a Top 40 hit where it reached Number 21 and stayed on the charts for two weeks. However, the next single that was issued after "Dear Diary" became Walsh's first Top 20, reaching Number 13 for three weeks on the UK Charts.

### 1999-2001: *Europe Breakthrough*

It was by 1999 that with the small success that Last Train Home (1998) had received that Walsh was almost instantly given the go-ahead to make his second studio album in the hopes that they would begin selling at, in the masses. Upwards of 4 times the numbers that his first album did, though having not stopping the writing process between the albums launch, Walsh shifted the direction of his first album away from anything that sound anything alike to his first album, though during the final process of the album, some songs on the album to many critics reviews were quite aligned with his previous work, be it of a higher quality. During the production of the second studio album which was later self-titled, Kaden Walsh (1999) was once more helped along by the executive producer Michael Davies, who pushed Walsh as early as June of 1998 to begin making songs for the next album, three months after the release of his first studio album. Though not as many songs were written during the time, it is believed to be more than the writing sessions for Last Train Home, which was rumoured to be around 100 songs written during the year's work of the album. By September of 1999, the album was pressed and completed to be released to the public with the first single "Hear Me Out". The single was released on the 23rd of August, a month before the pressing of the album, the single found immediate success with the single becoming a Top 20 in the UK, a Top 40 in Canada and a Top 10 in Australia. However, the single became his second Top 40 in the US. Though given the low hype surrounding the album, Walsh contested that the single structure should not be changed and that the album should still go ahead without another single before the album, which caused it to have mainly positive results on the album.

Upon the first weeks launch of Kaden Walsh (1999) allowed the album to sell 119,000 copies and become a Top 20 album in many countries. Alongside this, the British MasterCard Presents: Kaden Walsh Tour 1999 caused the album eventually go on to sell 35,000 united in the UK only tour to which many people agreed that his professionalism is just as good on stage as it was on the album. Though the tour was mainly able to support the first few month of the albums charting, the second single "Divisions" was needed to boost further sales in the hopes that the album would be able to sell four times as much as bigger as the previous album, the single was met with immediate success in Canada, many countries in Europe and Australia to where it became Walsh's first Top 5 single in Australia. The single would go on to become a Top 75 hit in the UK however due to low promotion of the single and more putting the marketing towards the tour, and the album. The last single followed through almost two months later, called "Hold On" to where it became Walsh's first Top 5 single in the United Kingdom, and Third Top 40 hit in the US. With the album marketing somewhat successful in the United Kingdom, the album managed to stay on the United Kingdom Charts for almost 42 weeks and go onto sell, 589,700 copies, around double the sales of his previous album Last Train Home (1999).

## Achievements

Main articles: List of awards and nominations received by Kaden Walsh

## Discography

Main articles: Kaden Walsh Discography, Kaden Walsh singles discography, A-Z song List by Kaden Walsh

See also: Albums produced by Kaden Walsh, Songs Written by Kaden Walsh.

* Last Train Home (1998)
* Kaden Walsh (1999)
* Justice (2000)
* Forsaken (2001)
* 2045 (2002)
* Contention (2004)
* Overkill (2005)
* Paradise (2006)
* Memories (2007)
* Timeframe (2008)
* Love = Death (also referred to as ❥ = **💀**) (2009)
* Tron: Legacy (2010)
* Force (2011)
* Unholy Heaven (2012)
* The Hits I (2013)
* The Hits II (2013)
* The Vault (2013)
* 1978-2014 (2014)
* Kaden Walsh II - Reissue (2014)
* Forever Is Here Now (2015)
* Closed (2016)
* Break The Chains (2016)

## Tours

### Headlining Tours

* Kaden Walsh Tour (1999-2000)
* Justice Tour (2000-2001)
* Forsaken Tour (2001-2002)
* 2045 Tour (2002-2003)
* Contention Tour (2004-2005)
* Paradise Tour (2006)
* Memories Tour (2007)
* Timeframe Tour (2008-2009)
* Masterpiece Tour (2010)
* Force Tour (2012)

### Headlined Events

* Electric Picnic (1998)
* iHeart Radio Jingle Ball Tour (1999)
* Coachella (2000)
* Lollapalooza Stockholm (2000)
* Opener Festival (2000)
* Smukfest (2000)
* Villa Mix Vitoria (2001)
* Glastonbury Festival (2001)
* Firefly Music Festival (2001)
* Z Festival (2001)
* Lollapalooza Argentina (2002)
* Lollapalooza Chile (2002)
* Lollapalooza Brazil (2002)
* Villa Mix Manaus (2002)
* Villa Mix Vitoria (2002)
* Osheaga Music and Arts Festival (2002)
* Lollapalooza Argentina (2003)
* Lollapalooza Brazil (2003)
* Villa Mix Belo Horizonte (2003)
* BBC Radios 1's Big Weekend (2003)
* Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival (2003)
* Lollapalooza (2003)
* Rock in Rio (2003)
* MTV Presents Gibraltar Calling (2003)
* Global Citizen Festival (2003)
* Villa Mix Rio (2003)
* Lollapalooza Argentina (2004)
* Lollapalooza Chile (2004)
* Lollapalooza Brazil (2004)
* Villa Mix Boa Vista (2004)
* iHeart Radio Music Festival (2004)
* Music Midtown (2004)
* Lollapalooza Argentina (2005)
* Lollapalooza Chile (2005)
* Villa Mix Manaus (2005)
* Popspring Chiba (2005)
* Villa Mix Brasilla (2005)
* Oxegen (2005)
* Lollapalooza (2005)
* Rock In Rio (2005)
* Made In America Festival (2005)
* Villa Mix Belem (2005)
* Dick Clark's Rocking New Years Eve (2005)
* Popspring Chiba (2006)
* Isle of Wight Festival (2006)
* Lollapalooza Stockholm (2006)
* Lollapalooza Brazil (2007)
* Villa Mix Manaus (2007)
* Villa Mix Vitoria (2007)
* BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend (2007)
* Lollapalooza Argentina (2008)
* Lollapalooza Chile (2008)
* Lollapalooza Brazil (2008)
* Villa Mix Boa Vista (2008)
* Glastonbury Festival (2008)
* Rock In Rio (2008)
* iHeartRadio Festival (2008)
* MTV Presents Gibraltar Calling (2008)
* Weekender Festival (2008)
* Lollapalooza Chile (2009)
* Lollapalooza Brazil (2009)
* BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend (2009)
* Rock In Rio (2009)
* Z Festival (2009)
* Dick Clark's Rocking New Years Eve (2009)
* Lollapalooza Chile (2010)
* Villa Mix Boa Vista (2010)
* Popspring Kobe (2010)
* Beale Street Music Festival (2010)
* Villa Mix Rio (2010)
* Lollapalooza Chile (2011)
* Lollapalooza (2011)
* Global Citizen Festival (2012)
* Lollapalooza Brazil (2012)
* Wango Tango (2012)
* 2012 London Olympics Opening Ceremony (2012)

## Trivia

* Though it has been heavily debated, Kaden Walsh, during his album Overkill (2005). It has been noted that during one of the screams, it is unknown if Walsh's voice broke during the scream or he had actually reached a G7 note on the track "Social Mediation". Though many people believe he did hit it due to how it is often never played on tour
* Kaden is one of the handful of modern day artists that is able to play the 12 string guitar and even played it on his London shows on his Force Tour (2012)