Broadcaster RTÉ One | Origin Borris, County Carlow | |
Broadcast from 8 January (2012-01-08) – 29 April 2012 (2012-04-29) Coaches Niall Breslin
Kian Egan
Sharon Corr
Brian Kennedy Co-host(s) Kathryn Thomas
Eoghan McDermott (backstage) Song "What a Wonderful World" | ||
The Voice of Ireland is an Irish reality talent show. It began airing on 8 January 2012. It replaced The All Ireland Talent Show. The Voice of Ireland aired on RTÉ One. Kathryn Thomas presented the main show, while Eoghan McDermott co-presented. Bressie, Kian Egan, Sharon Corr and Brian Kennedy were the coaches. Pat Byrne, mentored by Bressie, won the series.
Contents
- Teams
- Blind Auditions
- Battles
- Live shows
- Results summary
- Live show details
- Live Show 1 4 March
- Live Show 2 11 March
- Live Show 3 18 March
- Live Show 4 25 March
- Live Show 5 1 April
- Live Show 6 8 April
- Quarter Final 15 April
- Semi Final 22 April
- Final 29 April
- References
Auditions for this series took place at the end of 2011. The Blind Auditions took place at The Helix, Dublin, between 26 and 31 October in front of a live audience. On Thursday, 24 November and Friday, 25 November, each coach's artists performed at The Helix for The Battle Rounds. The Live Shows began on 4 March. This series included Lucy O'Byrne, who would later appear as runner-up on the British series of The Voice.
Teams
Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Eliminated in the Live shows Eliminated in the BattlesBlind 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.
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.
Live shows
The Live Shows began on 4 March. The remaining artists competed against each other in live TV broadcasts at The Helix, with the viewers helping decide who advances and who exits the competition. When one artist remains for each coach, the artists will compete against each other in the finale on 29 April. The winner of the show will become The Voice of Ireland and get offered a contract with Universal Music worth €100,000.
Results summary
Live show details
Artist was saved by the public's vote Artist was part of the bottom group in his/her team and saved by his/her coach Artist was eliminatedLive Show 1 (4 March)
Live Show 2 (11 March)
Live Show 3 (18 March)
Live Show 4 (25 March)
Live Show 5 (1 April)
Live Show 6 (8 April)
Quarter-Final (15 April)
Semi-Final (22 April)
On 22 April 2012, the final four were announced based on a mix of Public's vote and voting of coaches. Both carried equal weight of 100 points for a total of 200 points. The coaches delivered their points in closed envelopes at the end of the live semi-final round. After counting of the Public's votes and adding the coaches', the Final 4 were: Vanessa Whelan, Richie Hayes, Jim Devine, and Pat Byrne, who moved on to the final. The song they performed this week was then available to download on iTunes and each download counted as a vote for the final.