The Voice Of Ireland

supernova84 wrote: »

Mr.Crinklewood wrote: »

lee3155 wrote: »

If west life didn't happen Cian said he would be on one of these shows. My arse, if west life didn't happen he would be a bin man!!

..imagining that every time he lifted a bin that it sang "You raise me up" to him.

You raise me up, so I can stand on rubbish
You raise me up, to walk the stinky streets
I am strong, when I have a bin on my shoulders;
You raise me up... To more than I can be.

Post of the day!

Kian Egan needs a slap around the head with a dead fish .Arrogant cocky little git that he is .

storminateapot wrote: »

Brian Kennedy was not very respectful towards that contestant with his hunchback remark.
He threw a glass of wine over someone who used bad language in describing a song that he did not like. I went to a few BK concerts as a fan and I do think he is a very talented vocalist. Why does he pretend to value Eddi Reader's opinion about his 'difficult decision' when it is clear he can make harsh judgments effortlessly.

The blind audition slant was definitely a new way of doing a talent show. What is the point though of choosing all these contestants, building up their hopes and dreams and then discarding them like someone throwing old sweet papers in the bin? The show is not for me. I won't be watching it again.

Time for a mid term review at this point.
Well, it is obvious from the talent on show here that a serious amount of research has been done by the producers. The amount of exband/semi pro singers that have gone into this competition make me wonder whether some of them have been approached to enter the competition before it started. Indeed, I am aware that there is a level of pre audition screening however one would have to ask why a lot of these people never showed up in X factor type auditions.
No doubt the level of talent is a lot higher than most Irish talent shows, the productions is generally far better also but I would echo the post quoted.
The whole blind auditions thing is a bit pointless if in the next round looks are as important as "The Voice". It is only a matter of time (if they havent started doing it already) that the judges will be talking about "the whole package". It would be very difficult to implement a "voice" all the way through however but still, apart from that "unique" selling point, ultimately it isnt much different to any other generic talent show.

As far as the judges go, Cian is trying to hard to be Simon Cowell, although perhaps that's his natural demeanour. He is overly negative towards, even his own contestants.
Brian Kennedy, I believe was either edited or taken up wrong regarding the hunchback comment, overall I think he has been decent in this show and he is by far the most talented and experienced of all the judges.
Sharon is grand, has some strong talent and in general is pretty positive.
Bressie, he's grand. Interesting enough picks but the guy is making himself out to be more than he is.
This, no doubt, will help all of the judges own careers and of course probably launch the career of one or two of the contestants (maybe more, depending on the level of handcuffs contracts that the contestants signed up to) however, as with any of these shows one has to be wary of the level of editing and scripting that is done to make the show more entertaining to a larger audience than it normally should be.

I love Westlife but Kian Egan is a prick, he's well known for it. I went to a signing in HMV and he was on the phone the whole way through, didn't say anything to the fans to thank us for coming etc and actually told the girl in front of me to be quiet because she was crying too loudly. All the other lads were lovely but he is a prick.

Elmo wrote: »

I was being ironic just in case you didn't get that, but you might be reply to my irony. My irony always goes wrong

It just doesn't come across on boards.

storminateapot wrote: »

Certainly not the best singer in the group. Remember the duo who sang Time To Say Goodbye in TVOI.
(Vanessa I think and Dan). Miles and Miles ahead of Kian Egan's singing ability. (imho)

Let's be honest, they're miles ahead of all of the judges really.

The wee dwarf said that he'd sang in venues all around the world?

Who is he?

Is he in a band or what?

Silvio.Dante wrote: »

According to the RTE Guide its Team Bressie and Team Brian tonight with four from each team 'safe'. So does that mean two from each are voted off I wonder...:)

No, the coach will decide who goes from the two with the lowest public vote

Nordys allowed vote...boo!!

leahyl wrote: »

I'm locked out of my house! So annoyed! Who's on first?!

Rte player in phone, sit in your doorstep, connect to wifi and work away.