You're a Star
| You're a Star | |
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| Presented by |
Ray D'Arcy (2003–05) Síle Seoige (2003–08) Derek Mooney (2005–06) Keith Duffy (2007) Brian Ormond (2008) (See dates and series) |
| Judges |
Kerry Katona Darren Smith Phil Coulter Linda Martin Louis Walsh Barbara Galvin Dave Fanning Hazel Kaneswaran Thomas Black Brendan O'Connor Michelle Heaton Keith Duffy (see dates and series) |
| Country of origin | Republic of Ireland |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 6 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Larry Bass |
| Running time | Varies |
| Release | |
| Original network | RTÉ One |
| Original release | 3 November 2002 – 16 March 2008 |
| Chronology | |
| Followed by | The All Ireland Talent Show |
| External links | |
| Website | |
You're a Star was a singing contest in Ireland, similar to The X Factor in the United Kingdom and American Idol in the USA. Created by Screentime ShinAwiL and Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ) in 2002, it was shown weekly on RTÉ One over the winter months of each year. The show was broadcast live from The Helix theatre in Dublin City University (DCU).
The first three winners of You're a Star (Mickey Harte, Chris Doran and Donna & Joe respectively), won the rights to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest as a prize for their win, but from September 2005 onwards the winner did not receive that right. The show was cancelled after the 2008 series and replaced a year later with The All Ireland Talent Show.
The inaugural contest took place from 2002–03. Raidió Teilifís Éireann, being the Irish member of the European Broadcasting Union, decided that the winner of You're a Star would be sent 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 for their winner: Mickey Joe Harte, a musician and singer-songwriter from Lifford in County Donegal. He entered Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song "We've Got the World", finishing in eleventh position. At the time this was considered one of the poorest results achieved by Ireland, the Eurovision Song Contest's most successful country with seven wins. "We've Got the World" reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart, where it remained for five weeks and went on to become the best-selling single of 2003. However, Mickey Harte's most recent album only peaked at number 53.
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