 |
Web Hosting by Netfirms | Free Domain Names by Netfirms |
|
|
|
IRISH NATIONAL FINALS 2000s
Mickey
Harte
Simon
Casey
2000 – held at RTE Studio Dublin and presented by Mary Kennedy on 20th February.
|
00 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
|
1 |
Eamonn Toal |
Millennium Of Love |
66 |
|
2 |
John Hurley |
Crossroads |
64 |
|
3 |
Shimma |
When You Are Near |
55 |
|
4 |
Liz Fletcher |
In A Lifetime |
48 |
|
5 |
Audrey Lynch |
Feel Good Emotion |
47 |
|
6 |
Karl Power |
Why Did You Have To Go? |
30 |
|
7 |
Lisa Stanley |
Shine |
34 |
|
8 |
Gavin McCormack |
Journey To The Centre Of Your Heart |
31 |
2001 – held at RTE Studio Dublin and presented by Mary Kennedy on 20th February.
|
01 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
|
1 |
Gary O’Shaughnessy |
Without Your Love |
74 |
|
2 |
InFocus |
Every Kiss Is A Lie |
70 |
|
3 |
Fe-Mail |
Undertow |
63 |
|
4 |
Emma Reynolds |
The Innocent Days |
51 |
|
5 |
James Peake |
Who Said I Pray |
41 |
|
6 |
Gavin McCormack |
I’ll Be With You |
34 |
|
7 |
David Murphy |
Katey Lovely |
31 |
2002 - With the relegation of Ireland in 2001, there was no national final.
2003 – held at Mahoney Hall Dublin University presented by Ray D’arcy on 14th March.
|
03 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
|
1 |
Mickey Harte |
We’ve Got The World Tonight |
|
|
2 |
Simon Casey |
A Better Plan |
|
|
3 |
Michael Leonard |
I Couldn’t Love You More |
|
|
4 |
Lisa Bresnan |
I’ll Still Be Right Here Waiting |
The Irish selection took the form of a Pop Idol talent show called You’re A Star. The last 4 singers were eliminated over a number of nights. The winning song was re-titled We’ve Got Tonight to lessen its similarity with Fly On The Wings Of Love.
2004 - The second You’re A Star had a similar knock-out style with the men proving to be more popular than the women. Chris Doran one with a song written by Brian McFadden who took the opportunity of his win to leave Westlife.
|
04 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
|
1 |
Chris Doran |
If The World Stopped Turning | |
|
2 |
James Kilbane | Loosing You | |
|
3 |
Jean Elliott | Summer Rain |
2005- You're A Star 2005 still captured the imagination of the people of Ireland and was immensely popular despite the lack of real talent in 2005. Brother and sister act Donna and Joe won with the only decent song in the final.
|
05 |
Singer |
Song |
Pts |
|
1 |
Donna & Joe |
Love? | |
|
2 |
Jade | Pink Champagne | |
|
3 |
The Henry Girls | Dreaming Of You |