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Template:Infobox reality music competition The Voice of Ireland is an Irish reality talent show. It began airing on 8 January 2012.[1] It replaced The All Ireland Talent Show. Auditions for The Voice of Ireland took place at the end of 2011.

It airs on RTE One. Kathryn Thomas presents the main show, while Eoghan McDermott co-presents. Bressie, Kian Egan, Sharon Corr and Brian Kennedy are the coaches.

Selection process

Auditions

Auditions took place at the end of 2011. The closing date for applications was Monday, 19 September 2011.[2]

Episodes

Blind Auditions

The Blind Auditions took place at The Helix, Dublin, between 26 and 31 October in front of a live audience. The coaches choose teams of artists through a blind audition process. Each coach has the length of the artists' performance to decide if they want that artist on their team. Should two or more coaches want the same artist, then the artist gets to choose their coach. Once the coaches have picked their team, they are to pit them against each other in the ultimate sing off; The Battles.

Episode 1: Blind Auditions 1 (8 January)

Key Coach hit his/her button   Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his/her button   Artist defaulted to this coach's team   Artist elected to join this coach's team
Artist Song Coaches' and Artists' Choices Result
Bressie Sharon Kian Brian
Onya Gray "Running Up that Hill" Elected to join Sharon's team
Darren Bates "Patience" Eliminated
Kate Donohoe "Mustang Sally" Defaulted to Sharon's team
Conor Quinn "9 Crimes" Defaulted to Bressie's team
Kim Burke "Price Tag" Eliminated
Chris Currid "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" Eliminated
Christina Foran "Go Your Own Way" Elected to join Kian's team
Angela Shanny "Listen" Defaulted to Brian's team
Gavin Kenny "Hurt" Defaulted to Bressie's team
Dan Twomey "Nella Fantasia" Defaulted to Sharon's team
Gari Deegan "Forget You" Elected to join Bressie's team
Sinéad Fox "Smile" Elected to join Brian's team
Stephen Griffin "Everything" Defaulted to Kian's team
Tara Blaise "Livin' on a Prayer" Eliminated

Episode 2: Blind Auditions 2 (15 January)

A father and son, called Dick and Richie Hayes, feature.[3]

Key Coach hit his/her button   Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his/her button   Artist defaulted to this coach's team   Artist elected to join this coach's team
Artist Song Coaches' and Artists' Choices Result
Bressie Sharon Kian Brian
Nikita O'Rowe "Never Forget You" Elected to join Bressie's team
Laura Rice "Dynamite Eliminated
Conor Ryan "At Last" Elected to join Brian's team
Liam Geddes "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" Elected to join Kian's team
Leighann Mitchell "Firework" Eliminated
Jessica Pritzel "Billie Jean" Elected to join Bressie's team
Richie Hayes (Son) "I Wish" Defaulted to Brian's team
Dick Hayes (Father) "Wind Beneath My Wings" Eliminated
Ailbhe Hession "I'll Be There" Defaulted to Sharon's team
Dara Molloy "I Will Always Love You" Defaulted to Bressie's team
Neil McGrath "Use Somebody" Defaulted to Brian's team
Brian Doyle "Your Song" Eliminated
Kellie Blaise "Fallin'" Defaulted to Sharon's team
Siobhan McKenna "Listen" Elected to join Kian's team

Episode 3: Blind Auditions 3 (22 January)

The coaches meet some familiar faces from their past.[4] The coaches are booed by the audience for their failure to pick appropriate acts.[5]

Key Coach hit his/her button   Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his/her button   Artist defaulted to this coach's team   Artist elected to join this coach's team
Artist Song Coaches' and Artists' Choices Result
Bressie Sharon Kian Brian
Emma Jane Reilly "Halo" Eliminated
Rory Quinn "Man in the Mirror" Defaulted to Bressie's team
Annie Gribbin "The Island" Eliminated
Nollaig O'Connor "With or Without You" Elected to join Sharon's team
Emma Wigglesworth "You Got the Love" Eliminated
Lucy O' Byrne "Smile" Defaulted to Kian's team
Mike Bartlett "All I Want Is You" Eliminated
Vanessa Whelan "Rule the World" Elected to join Sharon's team
Lindsay Hamilton "Faith" Defaulted to Brian's team
Lorna Jordan "Summer Fly" Elected to join Kian's team
Brendan Keeley "Sometimes When We Touch" Defaulted to Brian's team
Sandra Jane Hyland "Imagine" Elected to join Kian's team
Ellie McMahon "Black and Gold" Eliminated
Lata McCarthy "Nella Fantasia" Defaulted to Brian's team
Kiera Byrne "Ride On" Defaulted to Bressie's team

Episode 4: Blind Auditions 4 (29 January)

Ryan O'Shaughnessy, the actor who used to play little orphaned Mark Halpin in Fair City, performs "The Power of Love".[6]

Episode 5: Blind Auditions 5 (5 February)

The coaches meet another familiar face from the past - Alan Fitzsimons from OTT! Will Kian Egan recognise him?[7] A face from Bressie's past also turns up.[8] This is the final round of Blind Auditions.[9] Colin Hand from Bangor put his heart and soul into his performance of Smile. It was one of the most convincing and flawless performances on the show to date. Colin was singing about his beautiful daughter Charlotte who has a rare genetic disorder known as Rett Syndrome. Brian said that he "hears buckets of potential" in Colin. Colin Hand, Alan Fitzsimons, Carolann Haskins, Dervla Magennis, Elliott Canavan Doyle, Kyle Kennedy, Sharon Gaynor, Kim Hayden and Ingrid Madsen all made it through.[10]

Battles

On Thursday, 24 November and Friday, 25 November, each coach's artists performed at The Helix for The Battle Rounds. Each team of artists were mentored and developed by their coach. In this stage, two artists from the same team, battle against each other by singing the same song, with the coach choosing which artist to send through to the live shows.

Episode 6: Battles 1 (12 February)

Eight were eliminated and eight made it through.[11]

  – Battle Winner
Coach Contestant Contestant Song
Brian Kennedy Alan Fitzsimons Lata McCarthy
Kian Egan Liam Geddes Stephan Griffin
Sharon Corr Kellie Blaise Kate Donohoe
Bressie Pat Byrnes Dara Molloy
Brian Kennedy Sinead Fox Lindsay Hamilton
Kian Egan Graham Dowling Sandra Jane Hyland
Sharon Corr Vanessa Whelan Dan Twomey
Bressie Gavin Kenny Rory Quinn

Live shows

The Live Shows will begin at the start of 2012. The remaining artists will compete against each other in live TV broadcasts at The Helix. The viewers will help decide who advances and who exits the competition. When one artist remains for each coach , the artists will compete against against each other in the finale. The winner of the show will become The Voice of Ireland and get offered a contract with Universal Music worth €100,000.

Finalists

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third Place
  – Fourth Place
  – Eliminated in Semi-Finals
  – Eliminated in Quarter-Finals
  – Eliminated in Battle Rounds
Team Acts
Brian Kennedy Lata McCarthy Lindsay Hamilton Colin Hand Angeala Shanny Ryan O'Shaughnessy Claire O'Loughlin Brendan Keeley Neil McGrath Richie Hayes Conor Ryan Sinead Fox Alan Fitzsimons
Kian Egan Stephan Griffin Sandra Jane Hyland Lucy O'Byrne Kyle Kennedy Elliot Doyle Jim Devine Lorna Jordan Sharon Gaynor Siobhan McKenna Christina Foran Graham Dowling Liam Geddes
Sharon Corr Kate Donohoe Dan Twomey Ingrid Madsen Kim Hayden Kevin Keeley Fauve Chapman Nollaig O'Conner Onya Gray Ailbhne Hession Alan Lowlor Vanessa Whelan Kellie Blaise
Bressie Rory Quinn Dara Molloy Dearvla Magennis Caroleanne Haskins Kate Gilmore Conor Quinn Kiera Byrne Jessica Pritzel Nikita O'Rowe Gari Deegan Gavin Kenny Pat Byrnes

Team Brian

Battle Rounds Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
Alan Fitzsimons Chosen
Sinead Fox Chosen
Conor Ryan
Richie Hayes
Neil McGrath
Brendan Keeley
Claire O'Loughlin
Ryan O'Shaughnessy
Angeala Shanny
Colin Hand
Lindsay Hamilton Not Chosen
Lata McCarthy Not Chosen

Team Kian

Battle Rounds Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
Liam Geddes Chosen
Graham Dowling Chosen
Christina Foran
Siobhan McKenna
Sharon Gaynor
Lorna Jordan
Jim Devine
Elliot Doyle
Kyle Kennedy
Lucy O'Byrne
Stephan Griffin Not Chosen
Sandra Jane Hyland Not Chosen

Team Sharon

Battle Rounds Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
Kellie Blaise Chosen
Vanessa Whelan Chosen
Alan Lowlor
Ailbhne Hession
Onya Gray
Nollaig O'Conner
Fauve Chapman
Kevin Keeley
Kim Hayden
Ingrid Madsen
Dan Twomey Not Chosen
Kate Donohoe Not Chosen

Team Bressie

Battle Rounds Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Finals
Pat Byrnes Chosen
Gavin Kenny Chosen
Gari Deegan
Nikita O'Rowe
Jessica Pritzel
Kiera Byrne
Conor Quinn
Kate Gilmore
Caroleanne Haskins
Dearvla Magennis
Rory Quinn Not Chosen
Dara Molloy Not Chosen

Ratings

RTÉ described the first episode as "a great ratings success".[12]

# Title Airdate Ratings
1 Blind Auditions 1 8 January 2012 708,000[12]
2 Blind Auditions 2 15 January 2012 625,000
3 Blind Auditions 3 22 January 2012 623,000
4 Blind Auditions 4 29 January 2012 635,000

References

  1. ^ "The Voice of Ireland begins Sunday". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  2. ^ "Applications to audition for 'The Voice of Ireland' are now open!". Film Ireland. 2 September 2011. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  3. ^ "Father and son among The Voice hopefuls". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 14 January 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2012.
  4. ^ "Blasts from the past on The Voice". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 21 January 2012. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
  5. ^ "The Voice coaches to rue lost chances?". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 23 January 2012. Retrieved 23 January 2012.
  6. ^ "Ryan O'Shaughnessy". The Voice of Ireland. Raidió Teilifís Éireann.
  7. ^ "OTT singer tries out for The Voice". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 3 February 2012. Retrieved 3 February 2012.
  8. ^ Finn, Melanie. "It's decision time for Bressie as his ex-bandmate tries out on The Voice's blind auditions[date=4 February 2012". Evening Herald. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  9. ^ "The Voice coaches finalising teams". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 4 February 2012. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  10. ^ "The Voice coaches complete line-ups". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2012.
  11. ^ "Eight through to Voice live shows". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 13 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  12. ^ a b "708,000 watch The Voice of Ireland". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
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