Title: The Voice Of Ireland
Sharon Corr, Bressie, Kian Egan and Brian Kennedy take centre stage to find the Voice of Ireland, in the ultimate talent show that's rewriting the rule book and taking the world by storm.
The Voice of Ireland is the talent competition that begins where others end, thousands hopefuls submitted an online audition and tonight they find themselves singing in front of four coaches Kian Egan, Sharon Corr, Bressie and Brian Kennedy.except the coaches can't see them, they can only hear them! The blind auditions kick off with hopefuls vying for a place on one of the coaches' teams. The coaches will go head to head for their favourites, there will be attitude, tears, big voices and a few familiar faces to watch out for! And the prize? A recording contract with Universal Music!
Hosted by Kathryn Thomas and Eoghan McDermott, The Voice of Ireland will consist of three phases: five blind audition shows followed by three singing battle rounds before the live performance shows begin on the 4th of March.
In the blind audition rounds Sharon, Bressie, Kian and Brian compete with each other to choose teams of contestants through a blind audition process. During these auditions the mentors are seated with their backs to the singers, and their decisions are based solely on the contestant's voice. If a coach is impressed by the voice, they push the 'I Want You' button and their chair turns to face the singer. If more than one coach pushes the button, the power shifts to the singer and they get to decide which coach they want to work with.
Once each coach has their team in place, the battle is on! Each team of singers will be mentored and developed by their coach. In the singing battle stage, each of the coaches will have two members of their team battle against each other by singing the same song, with the coach deciding which team member will advance to the live shows.
In the final stage the series will go live for nine weeks starting from on the 4th of March and the contestants will compete to hold onto their place in the show. The live shows promise to be an un-missable weekly entertainment event that will feature not only the contestants, but performances from the coaches and special musical guests. The television audience will help to decide who stays until one team member remains for each coach, where the contestants will compete against each other in the final. In the end, only one will be crowned The Voice of Ireland and go on to win a recording contract with Universal Music.
The viewer at home will have an interactive role with the coaches, contestants and hosts through social networking mediums Facebook and Twitter. On top of this, The Voice of Ireland website will feature exclusive videos to give viewers an ongoing look behind the scenes, courtesy of The V Reporter - Claire Solan.
"The Voice Of Ireland" starts on Sunday 08th January on RTÉ ONE at 18.30.
Genre: RTÉ Entertainment
Production Company: Shinawil Productions
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Title: Don't Tell The Bride
Don't Tell the Bride is back for a second series with eight more brides entrusting the biggest day of their lives to their fiancés. Eight more grooms are risking it all to give their fiancées the perfect wedding. There will be tears, tantrums and even a few tiaras thrown along the way but ultimately each couple will say "I do". Hopefully!
The idea seems simple. The groom gets €10,000 to plan the perfect wedding for his bride. The catch is she can know nothing about it. They sign a contract in the presence of a lawyer committing to have no contact with one another for three full weeks, and in that time the groom must organise the entire wedding. It's all up to him - he picks the dress, the venue, the bridesmaids dresses, the lot.
The next time they see one another is when the bride to be is walking up the aisle!
In this series there are eight couples taking the plunge. David and his "rock chic" girlfriend Niamh live and work in Kildare and want anything BUT a traditional wedding. Martin and Debbie are old style couple and she ONLY wants traditional but is going to find it very hard to let go of the reins as she is a massive control freak!Cork man Jason has a boat fetish that his 'bride to be' Onoir doesn't share! Nick is so concerned that his fiancée Gillian learns nothing about his plans for their wedding that the guests are also completely in the dark. Dubliners Derek and Leona, childhood sweethearts, are finally tying the knot after 15 years, if Derek can get his act together.
With a mix of great couples from all over the country this series proves to be a cracker. Just remember, anything goes, but Don't Tell the Bride.
"Don't Tell The Bride" starts on Thursday 26th January on RTÉ Two at 21.30
Genre: RTÉ Entertainment
Production Company: CoCo Television
