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.
Air Date: 2002-11-03
The first open audition for You're A Star took place at the Pavillion in Dun Laoghaire. There were those who were woe...
Air Date: 2002-11-10
The second round of audition took place in Belfast. There was those who were tone deaf but the ones that shone and ma...
Air Date: 2002-11-17
Dundalk was the where the next auditions were held. The best were Nicola Cassidy Co. Louth, 19 who sang ""River Deep,...
Air Date: 2002-11-24
Serena Lee from Co. Cork aged 16 sang ""I Turn to You"" by Christina Aguilera. Colin Melsop from Co. Cork aged 20 san...
Air Date: 2002-12-01
In Kilkenny, Natasha Croghan from Co. Roscommon aged 16 sang ""Get Here"" by Oleta Adams. Jason Paul Ryan from Liverp...
Air Date: 2002-11-08
Next came the Galway audition where Lisa Bresnan aged 22 from Limerick sang ""Thank You"" by Dido. Susan McGowan aged...
Air Date: 2002-12-15
Marie-Therese Martin from Derry City, aged 17 sang ""I Hope That I Don't Fall in Love with You"" by Tom Waits. Gavin ...
Air Date: 2002-12-22
Una O'Riordan from Co. Cork aged 21 sang ""Love Me"" by Colin Ray. Rosaleen Herlihy also from Cork aged 25 sang ""...
Air Date: 2002-12-29
Sarah Corcoran from Galway aged 17 sang ""Lazing on A Sunny Afternoon"" by The Kink's. Cara McDowell from Co. Dublin ...
Air Date: 2003-01-05
We are shown the best and the worst of all the five thousand entries to this years You're A Star. The nine finalists ...
Air Date: 2003-01-12
In the first live episode of Phase 2, the first group of the finalists perform for the judges and the crowd. Azi Jebe...
Air Date: 2003-01-19
This is the second live episode with the second group of contestants, Joanne Fahy sang ""Talking In Your Sleep"". Mic...
Air Date: 2003-01-26
The third epsiode of Phase 2 sees two performers exit the show, but who? Azi Jebefume, Michael Leonard, Catherine Yor...
Air Date: 2003-02-02
In episode number 4 of Phase 2 we see another hopeful exit the show. Michal Leonard, Sarah Brophy, Caoimhe & Shauna M...
Air Date: 2003-02-09
Halfway through the live Phase 2 episodes and another person will exit the show. Michal Leonard, Sarah Brophy, Caoimh...
Air Date: 2003-02-16
In the final run of Phase 2 epsiodes, things are definately hottig up for the contestants. Michael Leonard, Sarah Bro...
Air Date: 2003-02-23
Michael Leonard, Caoimhe & Shauna McElhinney, Catriona Mac Ginty, Mickey Harte, Simon Casey and Brian Ormond perform ...
Air Date: 2003-03-02
Its down to the final four: Mickey Harte sang first with his Eurovision song ""We've got the World Tonight"". Simon C...
Air Date: 2003-03-09
In the second last epsiode of this series we are down to the final three Michael Leonard, Mickey Harte and Simon Case...
Air Date: 2003-03-16
After 20 weeks and over 5,000 contestants, we are down to the last two in the Final of You're A Star. Mickey Harte an...