The Voice of Ireland

For the most recent series, see The Voice of Ireland (series 5)
The Voice of Ireland
Genre Talent show
Created by John de Mol
Presented by Eoghan McDermott
Kathryn Thomas
Judges
Country of origin Ireland
Original language(s) English
No. of seasons 5
No. of episodes 71 (inc. results shows)
Production
Producer(s) Screentime Shinawil Productions
Location(s) The Helix
Running time 72–104 minutes
Distributor RTÉ Commercial Enterprises Ltd.
Release
Picture format 16:9
Original release 8 January 2012 – 24 April 2016
Chronology
Preceded by The All Ireland Talent Show
Followed by Dancing with the Stars
Related shows The Voice
External links
Website

The Voice of Ireland is the Irish edition of the international TV franchise The Voice, a reality singing competition created by media tycoon John de Mol. The first series began airing from 8 January 2012 on RTÉ One.[1] The coaches originally were Bressie, Sharon Corr, Kian Egan and Brian Kennedy. Kennedy left after the first series and was replaced by Jamelia. After the second series, Corr quit the show owing to other commitments and was replaced by Dolores O'Riordan. Following series 3, Dolores and Jamelia quit. The coaches for series 4 were Bressie, Una Foden, Kian Egan and Rachel Stevens. The show was hosted by Kathryn Thomas[2] and co-hosted by Eoghan McDermott, who also presented backstage show The Voice After Party in Series 3.

The series was part of the The Voice franchise and was based on a similar competition format in the Netherlands entitled The Voice of Holland. The show replaced The All Ireland Talent Show. One of the important premises of the show is the quality of the singing talent. Four coaches, themselves popular performing artists, train the talents in their group and occasionally perform with them. Talents are selected in blind auditions, where the coaches cannot see, but only hear the auditioner.

The TV show "blind" auditions were held at the Helix, and were broadcast for the first five weeks of the series. The Battle Phase was broadcast over three weeks from the second week of February to the last week of February each year. The winner of the show is offered a recording contract with Universal Music Ireland worth €100,000.

The current holder of the crown The Voice of Ireland is the series 5 champion, Michael Lawson.

On 3 August 2016, it was announced that the show was going to be replaced by an Irish version of Strictly Come Dancing.[3]

Production

The show replaced The All Ireland Talent Show. The Voice of Ireland aired on RTÉ One and was produced by Screentime Shinawil Productions.

Auditions

The Blind Auditions for Series 1 took place at The Helix, Dublin, between 26 and 31 October 2011 in front of a live audience. The first series began on 8 January 2012 and finished on 29 April 2012. The Blind auditions for Series 2 took place at The Helix, Dublin, place on 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 October 2012 at The Helix.[4] The later seasons followed a very similar schedule.

Scheduling and filming

The show took place in The Helix, Dublin. The main show aired for 90 minutes. The results show aired for 30 minutes. The show aired on Sunday nights. Filming for the Blind Auditions took place in October each year in Dublin's Helix.

Series overview

Five series were broadcast as summarised below:

  •      Team Bressie
  •      Team Kian
  •      Team Jamelia
  •      Team Dolores

  •      Team Sharon
  •      Team Brian
  •      Team Una
  •      Team Rachel

Season Premiere Finale Winner Runner-up Third Place Fourth Place Winning coach Presenters Coaches (order)
1 2 3 4
1 8 January 2012 29 April 2012 Pat Byrne Richie Hayes Vanessa Whelan Jim Devine Bressie Kathryn Thomas
Eoghan McDermott
Bressie Sharon Kian Brian
2 6 January 2013 28 April 2013 Keith Hanley Kelly Mongan Shane McLaughlin Shannon Murphy Jamelia Jamelia
3 5 January 2014 27 April 2014 Brendan McCahey Kellie Lewis Laura May Lenehan Jamie Stanton Bressie Dolores
4 4 January 2015 26 April 2015 Patrick Donoghue Emma Humber Sarah McTernan Kieran McKillop Una Foden Rachel Una
5 3 January 2016 24 April 2016 Michael Lawson Kelesa Mulcahy Nigel Connell Laura O’Connor Bressie

Format

The series consists of three phases:

Blind audition

Four coaches, all famous musicians, choose teams of artists through a blind audition process. Each coach has the length of the artists performance to decide if he or she wants that artist on his or her team (twelve in the first series, more in the second); if two or more coaches want the same artist then the singer gets to choose which coach they want to work with. An addition to the third season was that RTÉ 2fm selected 5 wildcards to audition.

Battle phase

Each team of singers is mentored and developed by their coach. In the second stage, coaches have two of their team members battle against each other by singing the same song, with the coach choosing which team member will advance to the next stage. For the third series a new feature was added whereby if an act lost their battle, they are not immediately out of the competition. Each coach has one 'Steal' where they get the opportunity to take one losing act and have them join their team for the live shows. They do this by pressing their 'I Want You' button.

Live performance shows

In the final phase, the remaining contestants compete against each other in live broadcasts. The television audience help to decide who moves on. When one team member remains for each coach, the contestants compete against each other in the finale.

Post-The Voice of Ireland

The winner of the show is offered a recording contract with Universal Music Ireland worth €100,000.

Coaches and hosts

Coaches Seasons
1 2 3 4 5
Brian Kennedy
Sharon Corr
Bressie
Kian Egan
Jamelia
Dolores O'Riordan
Rachel Stevens
Una Foden
Hosts Seasons
1 2 3 4 5
Kathryn Thomas
Eoghan McDermott

Coaches' teams and their artists

Color key

  •      Winner
  •      Runner-up

  •      Third place
  •      Fourth place

Winners are in bold, Finalists are italicized in bold font, and eliminated artists are in small font.

Series Brian Kennedy Kian Egan Sharon Corr Niall Breslin
One Richie Hayes
Alan Fitzsimons
Brendan Keeley
Sinead Fox
Claire O'Loughlin
Ryan O'Shaughnessy
Jim Devine
Sharon Gaynor
Liam Geddes
Elliot Canavan Doyle
Graham Dowling
Kyle Kennedy
Vanessa Whelan
Kim Hayden
Kevin Keeley
Nollaig O'Connor
Kellie Blaise
Fauve Chapman
Pat Byrne
Conor Quinn
Kiera Byrne
Gari Deegan
Jessica Pritzel
Gavin Kenny
Two Jamelia Kian Egan Sharon Corr Niall Breslin
Keith Hanley
Wayne Beatty
Dylan Powell
Roisin Carlin
Jennifer Moore
Sophie Rischar
Kelly Mongan
Shane McLaughlin
Ray Scully
Andy Mac Unfraidh
Karl Sheridan
Daryl Phillips
John Gaughan
Aoife McLoughlin
Tammy Browne
Mark Guildea
Stephen Hudson
Dean Anthony
Shannon Murphy
Katy Anna Mohan
Sinead O'Brien
Andrew Mann
Terri O'Reilly
Velvin Lamont
Three Jamelia Kian Egan Dolores O'Riordan Niall Breslin
Laura May Lenehan
Gavin Murray
Aisling Connolly
Remy Naidoo
Martin McInerney
Daisy Valenzuela
Jay Boland
Paddy Molloy
Danica Holland
Laura O'Connor
Craig McMarrow
Pauric McLaughlin
Kellie Lewis
Mariah Butler
Michelle Revins
Emma Walsh
Peter Whitford
John Hogan
Brendan McCahey
Jamie Stanton
Sarah Sylvia
Ciara Donnelly
Pádraig Byrne
Kedar Friis-Lawrence
Four Una Foden Kian Egan Rachel Stevens Niall Breslin
Patrick Donoghue
John Sheehy
Niall O'Halloran
Kelley McArdle
Evan Cotter
Nicola Lynch
John Bonham
Helena Bradley Bates
Fionn Gardner
Caoin Fitz
Ciara Monaghan
Pat Fitz
Sarah McTernan
Kieran McKillop
Patrick Kennedy
Amy Hansard
Gemma Lomar
Cian O'Melia
Emma Humber
Denise Morgan
Kayleigh Cullinan
John O'Grady
Ashley Loftus
Laura Enright
Five Nigel Connell
Emmett Daly
Emmie Reek
Kelesa Mulcahy
Jasmine Kavanagh
Luke Ray Lacey
Laura O'Connor
Matthew Soares
Ciaran O'Driscoll
Michael Lawson
Moylan Brunnock
Georgina Richmond

Reception

Series averages

Series Series premiere Series finale Episodes
(inc. results shows)
Average Irish viewers
(inc. results shows)
1 8 January 2012 29 April 2012 25 597,222 (for 9 episodes)
2 6 January 2013 28 April 2013 17 599,411 (for 9 episodes)
3 5 January 2014 27 April 2014 TBA 575,767 (for 9 episodes)

Ratings

RTÉ described the first ever episode as "a great ratings success" as it pulled in an average of 708,000 viewers and peaked at 1.2 million.[5] It was later reported that the first 5 episodes pulled in an average of 701,000 viewers a week.[6]

Audience ratings for the first series, initially promising, had plunged by 50% by the time the live shows were broadcast and were reported to be unfavourable when compared to ratings held by its predecessor The All Ireland Talent Show.[7]

Music releases by The Voice of Ireland contestants

As of July 2015, the Voice of Ireland has had thirteen singles and four albums chart on the top 100 on the Irish Singles and Albums Charts.

Singles

Artist Series Position in show Song title IRE release date IRE peak chart
position
Ref(s)
Pat Byrne 1 Winner "What a Wonderful World" 23 April 2012 3[8]
Richie Hayes 1 Runner-up "One Voice" 23 April 2012 23 [8]
Vanessa Whelan 1 Third place "Who Wants to Live Forever" 23 April 2012 28 [8]
Jim Devine 1 Fourth Place "The Dance" 23 April 2012 - [9]
Pat Byrne 1 Winner "End of the World" 2 November 2012 61
Ryan O'Shaughnessy 1 Final 24 "No Name" 5 August 2012 3 [10]
Pat Byrne 1 Winner "All or Nothing" 15 March 2013 80
Kim Hayden 1 Final 8 "Warrior" 19 April 2013 - [11]
Keith Hanley 2 Winner "Beggin'" 29 April 2013 37 [12]
Kelly Mongan 2 Runner-Up "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" 29 April 2013 67 [12]
Shannon Murphy 2 Fourth Place "Ho Hey" 29 April 2013 49 [12]
Ryan O'Shaughnessy 1 Final 24 "Who Do You Love?" 2 August 2013 3 [13]
Andrew Mann 2 Final 16 "Middle Of The Dancefloor" 8 November 2013 - [14]
Keith Hanley 2 Winner "Blue" 21 February 2014 29
Brendan McCahey 3 Winner "You Can't Judge A Book By The Cover" 17 April 2014 15
Keith Hanley 2 Winner "Hush" 30 May 2014 -
Brendan McCahey 3 Winner "Sweet Love" 31 October 2014 90
Brendan McCahey 3 Winner "Safe and Well" 10 April 2015 -
Patrick Donoghue 4 Winner "Redemption Days" 17 July 2015 -
Patrick Donoghue 4 Winner "Judge My Love" 8 April 2016 -
Michael Lawson 5 Winner Revival

15 July 2016

Albums

Artist Series Position in show Album title IRE release date IRE peak chart
position
Ref(s)
Pat Byrne 1 Winner "All or Nothing" 16 November 2012 10 [15]
Ryan O'Shaughnessy 1 Final 24 "Ryan O'Shaughnessy" 13 August 2012 1 [16]
Conor Quinn 1 Final 8 "Golden Kids" 20 August 2013 -
Andrew Mann 2 Final 16 "Hidden In Plain Sight" 31 December 2013 (re-release) -
Kim Hayden 1 Final 8 "Better" 14 February 2014 -
Keith Hanley 2 Winner "Hush" 7 March 2014 17
Brendan McCahey 3 Winner "To Where I Begin" 14 November 2014 20

References

  1. "The Voice of Ireland begins Sunday". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 6 January 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2012.
  2. Finn, Melanie (2 September 2011). "How Kathryn won Voice gig by a hair's breadth". Evening Herald. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 2 September 2011.
  3. "RTÉ drops The Voice for Dancing with the Stars". RTÉ. Retrieved 3 August 2016.
  4. "The Voice of Ireland – RTÉ Television". RTÉ News.
  5. "708,000 watch The Voice of Ireland". RTÉ Ten. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 9 January 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2012.
  6. Rogers, Kathryn (7 February 2012). "Kathryn Thomas's The Voice beats Grainne Seoige's All Ireland Talent Show in rating". The Star. Archived from the original on 20 March 2012.
  7. Murphy, Claire (24 March 2012). "The Voice under strain as viewers switch off". Evening Herald. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 24 March 2012.
  8. 1 2 3 "TOP 50 SINGLES, WEEK ENDING 26 April 2012". chart-track.co.uk. 26 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  9. http://irish-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jim+Devine&titel=The+Dance&cat=s
  10. "TOP 50 SINGLES, WEEK ENDING 16 August 2012". chart-track.co.uk. 16 August 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
  11. http://irish-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kim+Hayden&titel=Get+Out+Of+My+Life&cat=s
  12. 1 2 3 "TOP 100 SINGLES, WEEK ENDING 2 May 2013". chart-track.co.uk. 2 May 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  13. c=p%2Fmusicvideo%2Fmusic%2Farchive%2Findex_test.jsp&ct=240001&arch=t&lyr=2013&year=2013&week=32 "TOP 100 SINGLES, WEEK ENDING 8 August 2013" Check |url= value (help). chart-track.co.uk. 8 August 2013. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
  14. http://irish-charts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Andrew+Mann&titel=Middle+Of+The+Dancefloor&cat=s
  15. "TOP 75 ARTIST ALBUM, WEEK ENDING 22 November 2012". chart-track.co.uk. 22 November 2012. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
  16. "TOP 75 ARTIST ALBUM, WEEK ENDING 16 August 2012". chart-track.co.uk. 16 August 2012.
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