| The All Ireland Talent Show | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Talent show |
| Created by | Tyrone Productions Simon Cowell |
| Directed by | John FD Northover |
| Presented by | Gráinne Seoige |
| Judges | John Creedon Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh Dana Dáithí Ó Sé Shane Lynch (2009–10) Amanda Brunker (2011) |
| Country of origin | Ireland |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 45 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Noleen Golding[1] |
| Production location | Ardmore Studios |
| Running time | 30–60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Original release | |
| Network | RTÉ One |
| Release | 4 January 2009 – 27 March 2011 |
| Related | |
| Ireland's Got Talent | |
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The All Ireland Talent Show was a Raidió Teilifís Éireann television series which was billed as Ireland's biggest-ever talent contest. It was first announced in November 2008 and the first series commenced broadcasting on 4 January 2009, completing on 15 March 2009. Modelled on Got Talent,[2] it is produced by Tyrone Productions. Airing on RTÉ One, it was hosted by Gráinne Seoige.[3]
Five judges take part and each regional judge, with the assistance of two other personalities who then disappear from the show, select five acts to be put forward to the live studio heats. In the second season this was changed to eight acts. Louis Walsh was approached to act as a judge before series one but refused to commit.[4] On the opening night of series one, The All Ireland Talent Show had over 500,000 viewers, with Ireland only having a population of over 4 million people.[a] The opening is similar to the Got Talent series. The twenty-five finalists in series one competed for a first prize of €50,000,[5] which was eventually won by the Mulkerrin Brothers of the Aran Islands.
A second series was announced in August 2009. It was scheduled to avoid competition with UK talent show The X Factor which airs on competing channels ITV and Virgin Media 1, and BBC One's Strictly Come Dancing. The series was also extended with the addition of eight heats, a wildcard show and two semi-finals. There was also the addition of The All Ireland Talent Show Backstage, a companion show presented by Aidan Power and Dustin the Turkey.[6] Series 2 was won by County Tyrone's Chloe Coyle.
A third series was announced in August 2010. The winner of the third series was Daniel Furlong from Wexford. Furlong was the third child act to win the series.
The series was axed in July 2011 and replaced by The Voice of Ireland, based on the hit Dutch TV series The Voice of Holland.[7]
- ^ "'All Ireland Talent Show' Auditions Commence". IFTN. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 18 January 2010.
- ^ "Show hopes to find Ireland's got talent". Irish Examiner. 7 November 2008. Archived from the original on 10 November 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
- ^ "Gráinne Seoige to present new talent show". RTÉ. 6 November 2008. Archived from the original on 9 November 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
- ^ "Louis Walsh says no to judging Ireland talent show". Evening Herald. 7 November 2008. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
- ^ "ALL IRELAND TALENT SHOW". GCN. 6 November 2008. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2008.
- ^ Susan Daly (24 November 2009). "Jedward may be out of The X Factor but there's hope yet for Sunday night talent-show TV". Evening Herald. Retrieved 28 November 2009.
RTÉ have cleverly scheduled their show to be over by 7.30pm so it's not in direct competition with the 8pm X Factor kick-off.
- ^ "RTÉ announces new show The Voice of Ireland". RTÉ. 13 July 2011. Archived from the original on 15 July 2011. Retrieved 13 July 2011.
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