You're A Star
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| You're A Star | |
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| Format | Interactive music talent show |
| Presented by | RTÉ Network Brian Ormond (Series 6–) Keith Duffy (Series 5 Live show) Brian Ormond |
| Country of origin |  Ireland |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Larry Bass |
| Running time | Varies |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | RTÉ ONE |
| Original run | 3 November 2002 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
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You're A Star is a singing contest in Ireland, created by Screentime ShinAwiL and Radio Telefís Éireann. It is shown weekly on RTÉ One over the winter months of each year. The show is broadcast live from The Helix theatre in Dublin City University.
The show was originally designed to select the Irish Eurovision Song Contest entrant, but this idea was abandoned in September of 2005. Title is a pun on "Euro Star".
| Series | Year | Winner | Runner-up | Charity Winner |
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| 1 | 2003 | Mickey Joe Harte | Simon Casey | - |
| 2 | 2004 | Chris Doran | James Kilbane | - |
| 3 | 2005 | Donna and Joseph McCaul | Jade | David Mitchell |
| 4 | 2006 | Lucia Evans | The Sullivan Brothers | John Aldridge |
| 5 | 2007 | David O'Connor | 21 Demands | The All-Stars: David Beggy, Barney Rock, Jack O'Shea |
| 6 | 2008 | Leanne Moore | Robyn Kavanagh |
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[edit] Judges
Current:
- Brendan O'Connor (Series 4 - present)
- Michelle Heaton (Series 6 - present)
- Keith Duffy (Series 6 - present)
Former:
- Linda Martin (Series 1, 2, 4 and 5)
- Thomas Black (Series 4 and 5)
- Barbara Galvin (Series 3)
- Dave Fanning (Series 3)
- Hazel Kaneswaran (Series 3)
- Louis Walsh (Series 2)
- Phil Coulter (Series 1 and 2)
- Kerry Katona (Series 1) - (left mid-way through series 1 - maternity leave)
- Darren Smith (Series 1)
- In series one (2002-2003), Linda Martin stood in for Kerry Katona mid way through the series.
- In series two (2003-2004), Linda Martin replaced Kerry Katona and Louis Walsh (judge on UK The X Factor) replaced Darren Smith.
- In series three (2004-2005), owing to the poor result at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 there was a public outcry and all judges were replaced by Dave Fanning (DJ RTÉ 2fm), Hazel Kaneswaran (famed from UK Popstars: The Rivals in 2002), and Barbara Galvin.
- In series four (2005-2006), owing to the popularity of judges on Charity You're A Star in 2005, Linda Martin was brought back and Brendan O'Connor (Journalist) and Thomas Black (from record label Much Music) were introduced.
- In series five (2006-2007), no changes in judges.
- In series six (2007-2008), Michelle Heaton (Liberty X) replaced Linda Martin, and Keith Duffy (Boyzone) replaced Thomas Black.
[edit] 2007 - 2008 : Series 6
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On 23 November 2007, You're A Star returned for a sixth series. This year the prize is €10,000 worth of music equipment plus €50,000 in cash. The final 15 were annonced on 13 January 2008. They are: Black Daisy, Catherine Harding, Conan Lyndsay, Deirdre Archbold, Fauve Chapman, Leann Constant, Leanne Moore, Mairead O'Dowd, Mike McNamara, Pat Fitzgibbon, Peter Karpenia, Robyn Kavanagh, Rosie Howick, Sacha Murphy and Sharon Condon.
On the 20 January, eight of the finalists played live in a smaller hall in the helix. They were Leanne Constant, Pat Fitzgibbon, Mairead O'Dowd, Robyn Kavanagh, Mike McNamara, Catherine Harding, Rosie Howick and Fauve Chapman. Out of these performers, two would be eliminated from the competition. The one with the lowest votes would be kicked out straight away, while the next lowest two would have to perform in a sing off, with the judges having the deciding vote. The results of which are below.
On the 9 March four contestants were left including - Deirdre Archbold, Sharon Condon, Robyn Kavanagh and Leanne Moore.
- The contestant in the first two shows that had the least votes.
- The contestant that took part in the sing off but eliminated by the judges
- The contestant that took part in the sing off but was saved by the judges
[edit] 2006 - 2007 : Series 5
On the 19 August 2006 RTÉ confirmed that You're a Star was to return for a fifth series. The tour venues were The Hill Grove Hotel, Monaghan, The Helix and the R.D.S, Dublin, The Mill street arena, Cork and The Lodge Hotel conference centre in Galway. Brian Ormond hosted the audition phase and Keith Duffy hosted the live shows. Unlike in earlier series there was no wild card show. Out of seven thousand auditioned only 82 made it through to the workshop round.
Out of these, 40 went through to the knock-out round until the final 12 were chosen. The finalists were David O'Connor, 21 Demands, Maeve O'Donovan, Scuba Dice, Alan Kavanagh, Brian Clarke, Andrew Bennett, Shane Downey, Richie McCoy, Susan O'Neill, Andrew Grafton and Ian White. The prize this year was a recording contact with Universal Music, a publishing contract with Sony ATV Publishing, €10,000 worth of musical equipment from Roland Ireland and a cash price. Linda Martin, Brendan O'Connor and Thomas Black returned as the judges. Every week a guest act would appear on the series. These included Tony Hatch (who tutored the acts on one of the weeks), Sophie Ellis Baxter, The Blzzards, Shane Ward and McFly among others. Brian McFadden appeared one week as a guest judge.
On Sunday 3rd of March David O'Connor, 21 Demands, Maeve O'Donovan and Scuba Dice released there own singles through digital7 downloads on the RTÉ website. They all made it into the top 20 in the Irish charts with 21 Demands coming in at number 1 on the billboards followed by David O'Connor. The songs released were 21 Demands - Give Me a Minute, David O'Connor - The Winner Takes It All, Maeve O'Donovan - Landslide and Scuba Dice - Holiday.
21 Demands became the first act in Irish Chart History to score a number 1 on downloads alone.
The week prior to the finale a huge advertising campaign was lunched with TV ads, a poster campaign on billboards and buses and a radio campaign.
The finale was held over two nights on Saturday the 16th and Sunday the 17th of March. Shane Ward and Louis Walsh were there to announce the winner. Louis Walsh said that 21 demands had a great future with the right management. Brendan O'Connor said it would be a crime if 21 demands did not win. Linda and Thomas agreed, however former jockey David O'Connor was crowned the winner. The finale pulled an average viewer ship rating of over 500,000, down almost 20% on the previous year.
[edit] 2005 - 2006 : Series 4
On 16 September 2005 RTÉ confirmed that the show would return for a fourth series. However, unlike the previous three seasons, the 2005/2006 prize is not to represent Ireland in Eurovision Song Contest 2006. Instead, it is a recording contract with the record labels Universal Music Ireland and Polydor UK (international distribution) and €10,000 worth of musical/audio equipment from Roland Ireland. The live shows began on the first of January when the final contestants were chosen. These included Marilyn Bane who came third, The Sullivan Brothers who came second and Lucia Evans from Galway who won the competition and the recording contract. Her first and last song 'Bruised but not broken' only peaked at No.5 on the Irish Charts, making her the first 'You're a star' winner not to reach the top three. The song lasted three weeks in the top ten before a rapid fall from the top fifty.
[edit] Presenters : Series 4
This year Síle Seoige and Derek Mooney hosted the season. Síle covered the auditions. She chatted with the acts before they perform in front of judges, congratulated those who got through the next round or sometimes offered a shoulder to cry on for those didn't. Derek hosted the live shows. He introduced the acts to the audience and then after the performance he asked the judges for their insight and sometimes played the part of referee when there is a conflict of opinion between the judges.
[edit] Judges : Series 4
Linda Martin and Brendan O'Connor who voiced their professional opinion and advice during the Charity Special returned for this season along with Thomas Black of the record label 'Much Music'.rte.ie/tv/star/judges
On the 26 February the judges announced their favorite contestants. Brendan's is Lucia Evens. Linda's two are Lucia and the Sullivan Brothers. Finally Thomas said that both Marilyn Bane and Lucia Evans were the strongest of the semi-finalists.
[edit] Stages : Series 4
18 acts were picked from the auditions. Nine acts went directly through to the first stage. The other nine went to the Wildcard show where an additional three acts were chosen to go the first stage.
| Episode 2 | Conan | Peter | Black Daisy | Sacha | Deirdre | Leanne Moore | Sharon | ||
| Episode 1 | Pat | Mairead | Robyn | Catherine | Fauve | Leanne Constant | Mike | Rosie | |
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| Tammy Brown | Tammy Brown (eliminated 8 January 2006) |
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| Sinead McGovern | Sinead McGovern (eliminated 15 January 2006) |
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| Ruairi Quinn | Tara Sinnot (eliminated 1 January 2006) |
Ruairi Quinn (eliminated 22 January 2006) |
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| The Ups | The Ups (eliminated 22 January 2006) |
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| Leman | Elain & Alan (eliminated 1 January 2006) |
Leman (eliminated 29 January 2006) |
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| Nickel & Dime | Xerosun (eliminated 1 January 2006) |
Nickel & Dime (eliminated 5 February 2006) |
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| Ciara McGinn | Aibhe Du Vé (eliminated 1 January 2006) |
Ciara McGinn (eliminated 12 February 2006) |
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| Louise Killeen | Aoife Downey (eliminated 1 January 2006) |
Louise Killeen (eliminated 19 February 2006) |
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| Jeannete Cronin | Jeannete Cronin (eliminated 26 February 2006 |
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| Marilyn Bane | Marilyn Bane (eliminated 4 March 2006 |
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| Sullivan Brothers | Sullivan Brothers (eliminated 5 March 2006) |
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| Lucia Evans | (eliminated 1 January 2006) |
Lucia Evans (Winner) |
[edit] 2004 - 2005 : Series 3
The format of the show was changed for the 2005 season, to try to ensure that Ireland chose an act with more appeal across Europe. The show was no longer limited to solo singer-performers; bands under the size of 6 people could now enter. The final was held on 6 March 2005. Donna and Joseph McCaul, a brother-and-sister act from Westmeath won the contest; Jade, a band from Wexford, finished second; the Henry Girls finished third; Ian Barrett, a (then 16 year old) soloist from Wicklow finished 4th, with a version of We Didn't Start the Fire
In the semi-final of Eurovision Song Contest 2005, Donna and Joe sang Love?
(pronounced "love question mark"), written by Karl Broderick. The act failed to qualify for the final.
They also suffered the embarrassment of becoming the first 'You're a star' winner not to reach the No.1 position in Ireland, beaten by Akon's 'Lonely'. Their last song, released in June 2006, peaked at No.10. They also appeared on 'The Podge and Rodge' show, only for the hosts to poke fun at their attempt in the Eurovision. A clip was showed of them performing, when Rodge afterwards asked 'I wonder why they didn't win?!', and subsequently laughed hysterically. Donna McCaul also recently came out as a lesbian.
[edit] 2003 - 2004 : Series 2
You're A Star returned for a 2003/2004 season. The judges of the show differed from season one. Chris Doran from Waterford won the competition. In the final of Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Chris Doran finished in 22nd position with seven points awarded by the United Kingdom. As a result, Ireland did not qualify automatically for the 2005 Eurovision final. The song reached No.1 on the Irish charts, but Chris was, however, unable to sustain a successful music career in Ireland. His most recent song failing to crack the top twenty.
[edit] 2002 - 2003 : Series 1
The 2002/2003 series was the inaugural contest. Radio Telefís Éireann, being the Irish member of the European Broadcasting Union decided that the winner of You're A Star would go on to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest for the foreseeable proceeding years. The show was hosted by Ray D'Arcy. The Talent spotter, Phil Coulter and Kerry Katona served as judges. In the final, the public voted Mickey Joe Harte, a musician from Donegal, winner of the contest. He entered the 2003 contest with the song We've Got the World Tonight where he finished in eleventh position. This was one of the poorest results achieved by Ireland, the most successful country in the song contest having won the contest seven times. The song reaches No.1 on the Irish music charts, where it remained for five weeks and was the best selling song of 2003. However, Mickey Harte's most recent album only peaked at No.53.
[edit] Charity You're A Star
Main Article: Charity You're A Star
In the Summer of 2005 eight Irish celebrities enrolled in a You're A Star Style competition. However their objective was not to become an international singing sensation, but raise money for a charity of their choice.
RTÉ and the producers decided to run a second season in 2006 where 10 celebrities went face-to-face for their noble cause.
[edit] See also
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[edit] External links
- "Petition to get Linda back on Your A Star
- You're a star official website
- You're a star official download site
- Scuba Dice Website
- The Production Co's website
- PJ O'Shea's website
- Lucia's website
- Xerosun's website
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