You're a Star
2002
📺 2 Seasons
🎬 21 Episodes
📅 Ended
🌐 EN
⏱️ 60 min/ep
You're a Star is 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, 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.
You're a Star was originally designed to select the Irish Eurovision Song Contest entrant, but this idea was abandoned in September 2005. The show was cancelled after the 2008 season.
Seasons
Season 1
The first open audition for You're A Star took place at the Pavillion in Dun Laoghaire. There were those who were woefull but the following made a good impression and made it thorugh to the final of round one. Roisin Cooper from Co. Cavan aged 18 sang ""More Than a Woman"" by 911. Rosemarie Farrell from Co. Meath aged 17 who sang ""Angel"" by Sarah MacLoughlan. Azi Jegbefume from Tallaght in Dublin who is 18 and sang ""My Love Is Your Love"" By Whitney Houston. Niall Whelehan ages 17 from Co. Kildare sang ""In My Place"" by Coldplay. Alan Foran, aged 20 from Co. Louth sang ""Escape"" by Enrique. Dee Daly from Donnycarney in Dublin. Aged 21 and sang ""A Woman's Worth"" by Alicia Keyes, Joe Kiernan, 22 from Co.Wexford sang ""True Companion"" by Marc Cohen. Brian Pemberton, 18 from tallaght in Dublin sang ""Wonderful Tonight"" by Eric Clapton.
Azi Jegbefume was voted by the public into the next round.
Season 2
In this special we are shown Mickey Harte's journey from hopeful in his first audition right through to the final. We see him perform his Eurovision song ""We've got the World Tonight"" and we take a look at his preperation for this year's Eurovision.
Cast
Network
RTÉ One