Irish-eligible footballer wins Sweden's Pop Idol

Meet Kevin Walker - the singing midfielder who's just become a household name in Sweden. And his dad's from Carlow.

Mon, 09 Dec, 2013 - 15:21

Conor Hallahan

(Picture: Annika Berglund)

You may not have heard of footballer Kevin Walker - but the 24-year-old midfielder with Swedish second division side GIF Sundsvall has just become Stockholm's answer to Niall Horan.

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