The Voice of Ireland (series 1)
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.
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
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.;Color key
Blind Auditions 1
Blind Auditions 2
Blind Auditions 3
Blind Auditions 4
Blind Auditions 5
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.;Color key
Battles 1
Battles 2
Battles 3
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
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Live show details
Live Show 1 (4 March)
- Guest performer: Royseven
- Teams competing: Team Bressie and Team Brian
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Brian Kennedy | Alan Fitzsimons | "Purple Rain" | Safe |
| 2 | Bressie | Gari Deegan | "The Tracks of My Tears" | Safe |
| 3 | Brian Kennedy | Sinead Fox | "Shine" | Bottom two |
| 4 | Bressie | Kiera Byrne | "Titanium" | Safe |
| 5 | Brian Kennedy | Richie Hayes | "What About Me" | Safe |
| 6 | Bressie | Conor Quinn | "Feeling Good" | Safe |
| 7 | Brian Kennedy | Ryan O'Shaughnessy | "Baby" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Bressie | Gavin Kenny | "Smooth" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Brian Kennedy | Claire O'Loughlin | "Un-Break My Heart" | Safe |
| 10 | Bressie | Jessica Pritzel | "Something" | Bottom two |
| 11 | Brian Kennedy | Brendan Keeley | "The Whole of the Moon" | Safe |
| 12 | Bressie | Pat Byrne | "You Do Something to Me" | Safe |
Live Show 2 (11 March)
- Coaches performance: "Wake Up"
- Guest performer: Bressie
- Teams competing: Team Sharon and Team Kian
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Kian Egan | Elliot Canavan Doyle | "Take On Me" | Bottom two |
| 2 | Sharon Corr | Fauve Chapman | "Video Games" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Kian Egan | Graham Dowling | "Sex on Fire" | Safe |
| 4 | Sharon Corr | Kellie Blaise | "My Funny Valentine" | Bottom two |
| 5 | Kian Egan | Kyle Kennedy | "Superstition" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Sharon Corr | Kim Hayden | "Fix You" | Safe |
| 7 | Kian Egan | Sharon Gaynor | "All by Myself" | Safe |
| 8 | Sharon Corr | Keven Keeley | "Crossfire" | Safe |
| 9 | Kian Egan | Jim Devine | "Time After Time" | Safe |
| 10 | Sharon Corr | Vanessa Whelan | "Somewhere" | Safe |
| 11 | Kian Egan | Liam Geddes | "Love the Way You Lie " | Safe |
| 12 | Sharon Corr | Nollaig O'Connor | "Shake It Out" | Safe |
Live Show 3 (18 March)
- Guest performer: Rizzle Kicks
- Teams competing: Team Brian and Team Bressie
- Team performance: Brian Kennedy and Team Brian
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Bressie | Pat Byrne | "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" | Safe |
| 2 | Brian Kennedy | Brendan Keeley | "You Are So Beautiful" | Safe |
| 3 | Brian Kennedy | Alan Fitzsimons | "The Edge of Glory" | Bottom two |
| 4 | Bressie | Gari Deegan | "Next to Me" | Safe |
| 5 | Brian Kennedy | Claire O'Loughlin | "Love Is a Battlefield" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Bressie | Jessica Pritzel | "Walking on Broken Glass" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Brian Kennedy | Sinead Fox | "Beautiful" | Safe |
| 8 | Bressie | Kiera Byrne | "Stay" | Bottom two |
| 9 | Brian Kennedy | Richie Hayes | "Kiss" | Safe |
| 10 | Bressie | Conor Quinn | "Lonely Boy" | Safe |
Live Show 4 (25 March)
- Guest performer: Pixie Lott
- Teams competing: Team Kian and Team Sharon
- Team performance: Sharon Corr and Team Sharon
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Kian Egan | Sharon Gaynor | "If I Ain't Got You" | Safe |
| 2 | Sharon Corr | Kevin Keeley | "Half the World Away" | Bottom two |
| 3 | Kian Egan | Jim Devine | "We Found Love" | Safe |
| 4 | Sharon Corr | Kim Hayden | "Mercy" | Safe |
| 5 | Kian Egan | Elliot Canavan Doyle | "Falling Slowly" | Safe |
| 6 | Sharon Corr | Nollaig O'Connor | "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" | Safe |
| 7 | Kian Egan | Liam Geddes | "Run" | Bottom two |
| 8 | Sharon Corr | Vanessa Whelan | "Pie Jesu" | Safe |
| 9 | Sharon Corr | Kellie Blaise | "Mama Do " | Eliminated |
| 10 | Kian Egan | Graham Dowling | "Let Me Entertain You" | Eliminated |
Live Show 5 (1 April)
- Guest performer: Olly Murs
- Teams competing: Team Bressie and Team Brian
- Team performance: Bressie and Team Bressie
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Brian Kennedy | Brendan Keeley | "Walking in Memphis" | Safe |
| 2 | Bressie | Gari Deegan | "Lately" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Brian Kennedy | Alan Fitzsimons | "Without You" | Bottom two |
| 4 | Bressie | Conor Quinn | "Kids" | Safe |
| 5 | Brian Kennedy | Sinead Fox | "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Bressie | Pat Byrne | "The Day We Caught the Train" | Safe |
| 7 | Brian Kennedy | Richie Hayes | "To Love Somebody" | Safe |
| 8 | Bressie | Kiera Byrne | "Just a Girl" | Bottom two |
Live Show 6 (8 April)
- Guest performer: Brian Kennedy
- Teams competing: Team Kian and Team Sharon
- Team performance: Kian Egan and Team Kian
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Sharon Corr | Kim Hayden | "Johnny Got a Boom Boom" | Bottom two |
| 2 | Kian Egan | Liam Geddes | "Flying Without Wings" | Safe |
| 3 | Sharon Corr | Vanessa Whelan | "My Heart Will Go On" | Safe |
| 4 | Kian Egan | Jim Devine | "Over the Rainbow" | Safe |
| 5 | Sharon Corr | Nollaig O'Connor | "Addicted to Love" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Kian Egan | Elliot Canavan Doyle | "Iris" | Eliminated |
| 7 | Sharon Corr | Kevin Keeley | "What Hurts the Most" | Safe |
| 8 | Kian Egan | Sharon Gaynor | "Queen of the Night" | Bottom two |
Quarter-Final (15 April)
- Guest performer: The Coronas
- Teams competing: Team Bressie, Team Brian, Team Kian, and Team Sharon
| Order | Coach | Artist | Song | Result |
| 1 | Bressie | Conor Quinn | "Rocks" | Bressie's choice |
| 2 | Kian Egan | Sharon Gaynor | "Hallelujah" | Kian's choice |
| 3 | Sharon Corr | Vanessa Whelan | "Nessun dorma" | Public vote |
| 4 | Brian Kennedy | Brendan Keeley | "I'll Always Be Lonely" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Kian Egan | Liam Geddes | "Heaven" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Sharon Corr | Kim Hayden | "Everytime" | Sharon's choice |
| 7 | Brian Kennedy | Richie Hayes | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Public vote |
| 8 | Kian Egan | Jim Devine | "I'm Already There" | Public vote |
| 9 | Bressie | Kiera Byrne | "Danny Boy" | Eliminated |
| 10 | Bressie | Pat Byrne | "With a Little Help from My Friends" | Public vote |
| 11 | Brian Kennedy | Alan Fitzsimons | "If You're Not the One" | Brian's choice |
| 12 | Sharon Corr | Kevin Keeley | "Marry You" | Eliminated |
Semi-Final (22 April)
- Guest performers: Professor Green and Maverick Sabre
- Teams competing: Team Bressie, Team Brian, Team Kian, and Team Sharon
Final (29 April)
- Guest performer: Alexandra Burke
- Teams competing: Team Bressie, Team Brian, Team Kian, and Team Sharon
- Group performance: The finalists & coaches and The finalists
| Order | Artist | Coach | song | Result |
| 1 | Pat Byrne | Bressie | "The River" | Winner |
| 2 | Jim Devine | Kian Egan | "I'm Already There" | Fourth place |
| 3 | Vanessa Whelan | Sharon Corr | "Rule the World" | Third place |
| 4 | Richie Hayes | Brian Kennedy | "What About Me" | Runner-up |