Ireland's Got Talent series 1
Season of television series
- Denise van Outen
- Jason Byrne
- Michelle Visage
- Louis Walsh
- FKFT
- Xquisite
24 March 2018 (2018-03-24)
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The first series of the Irish talent competition series Ireland's Got Talent began broadcasting in Ireland during 2018, from 3 February to 24 March 2018 on TV3 and was hosted by Lucy Kennedy.[1][2]
The judges for the first series were Denise van Outen, Jason Byrne, Michelle Visage and Louis Walsh.[3]
The inaugural series was won by the dance troupe RDC.[4]
According to the Irish Times, the debut episode attracted 521,800 viewers.[5]
Series overview
The judges auditions were taped in November 2017 at the TLT Concert Hall & Theatre, Drogheda. The live shows were held at The Helix, Dublin which started on 19 March 2018, continuing at 21 March until the 24th for the final.
- Winner
- Runners-up
- Finalist
- Semi-finalist (lost judges' or public vote)
Golden buzzer
Wildcard (previously eliminated act reinstated to the final)
Name of act | Age(s) | Genre | Act | Semi-final | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Aaron J. Hart | 24 | Singing | Rapper | 3 | Finalist (Won Judge’s Vote) |
Affia Ni Fhaolain | 18 | Singing / Music | Singer & Pianist | 3 | Eliminated |
Atlantic Rhythm | N/A | Dance | Dance Group | 3 | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
Christopher King ![]() | 29 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Eliminated |
Deaftones | 13-22 | Singing | Choir | 2 | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
Double Impact | 9 & 12 | Dance | Dance Duo | 2 | Finalist (Won Judges' Vote) |
Evelyn Williams ![]() | 81 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Eliminated |
FKFT | N/A | Dance | Dance Group | 1 | Runners-up |
Grim Squeaker | 33 | Danger | Sideshow Act | 3 | Eliminated |
Keeva Air Candy | 32 | Acrobatics | Aerialist | 1 | Eliminated |
Linda McLoughlin ![]() | 38 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Finalist (Won Judges' Vote) |
Martin McGuinness ![]() | 51 | Singing | Drag Act | 2 | Eliminated |
Matt Dodd ![]() | 68 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Finalist (Wildcard) |
Mini Puppet Popstars | N/A | Comedy | Puppeteer Group | 1 | Eliminated |
Paul Ryder | 30 | Singing | Drag Act | 1 | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
Philip Murphy | 72 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Eliminated |
RDC | 12-22 | Dance | Dance Group | 2 | Winner |
Ronan Brady | 31 | Acrobatics | Cyr Wheel Acrobat | 3 | Eliminated |
Sean Hegarty | 34 | Comedy | Comedian | 2 | Eliminated |
Shaniah Rollo | 13 | Singing | Singer | 2 | Eliminated |
Steve Barry | 31 | Singing | Opera Singer | 2 | Eliminated |
Tamara Operi | 28 | Music | Rapper | 1 | Eliminated |
Xquisite ![]() | 8-11 | Dance | Dance Group | 3 | Runners-up |
Zacc Milne ![]() | 19 | Dance | Dancer | 2 | Finalist (Wildcard) |
Semi-finals summary
Buzzed out |
Judges' vote | Won the Public's Vote | Won the Judges' Vote
- Lost Judges' Vote | Eliminated
Semi-final 1 (19 March)
- Guest performance: Tokio Myers
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Result | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walsh | Visage | Byrne | Outen | |||
FKFT | 1 | Advanced (Won Public Vote) | ||||
Matt Dodd | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
Tamara Operi | 3 | Eliminated | ||||
Keeva Air Candy | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
Christopher King | 5 | Eliminated | ||||
Mini Puppet Popstars | 6 | Eliminated | ||||
Linda McLoughlin | 7 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) | |
Paul Ryder | 8 | ![]() | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
Semi-final 2 (21 March)
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Result | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walsh | Visage | Byrne | Outen | |||
RDC | 1 | Advanced (Won Public Vote) | ||||
Steve Barry | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
Double Impact | 3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Advanced (Won Judges' Vote) | |
Martin McGuinness | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
Shaniah Rollo | 5 | Eliminated | ||||
Sean Hegarty | 6 | Eliminated | ||||
Deaftones | 7 | ![]() | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) | |||
Zacc Milne | 8 | Eliminated |
Semi-final 3 (22 March)
Semi-Finalist | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Result | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Walsh | Visage | Byrne | Outen | |||
Atlantic Rhythm | 1 | 3rd (Lost Judges' Save) | ||||
Affia Ni Fhaolain | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
Xquisite | 3 | 1st (Won Public Vote) | ||||
Ronan Brady | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
Evelyn Williams | 5 | Eliminated | ||||
Grim Squeaker | 6 | ![]() | Eliminated | |||
Aaron J Hart | 7 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2nd (Won Judges' Vote) |
Philip Murphy | 8 | Eliminated |
Final (24 March)
Order | Finished | |
---|---|---|
Double Impact | 1 | Bottom 5 |
Linda McLoughlin | 2 | Bottom 5 |
RDC | 3 | Winner |
FKFT | 4 | Top 3 |
Aaron J. Hart | 5 | Bottom 5 |
Matt Dodd | 6 | Bottom 5 |
Xquisite | 7 | Top 3 |
Zacc Milne | 8 | Bottom 5 |
References
- ^ "Ireland's Got Talent gets broadcast date and 6 Nations kicks off in TV3's new spring schedule - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "TV3 bets on 'Ireland's Got Talent' in new season of shows". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Ireland's Got Talent Season 1".
- ^ "RDC crowned winners of Ireland's Got Talent after they 'wrecked the gaff'". 24 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
- ^ "Most-watched TV programmes of 2018 revealed". Irish Times. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
External links
- Official website
- Ireland's Got Talent on Facebook