The Voice Of Ireland

pentiuminside · 08-01-2012 9:22pm

Guys and girls its all a fix! I was in the audience and seen some great singers sent home! I have a masters degree in Music and know what Im talking about. I was at the last show and three great singers were sent home and told no good cause the coaches had no votes left!

Its a farce a fix and a con job! I hope the last 5 singers get together and legal proceedings againsts the production company and RTE! Its yet to be seen if they broadcast these people.

JonathanAnon · 08-01-2012 9:25pm

pentiuminside wrote: »

Guys and girls its all a fix! I was in the audience and seen some great singers sent home! I have a masters degree in Music and know what Im talking about.

ah yeah but you're no Kian Egan..

:D

Sesudra · 08-01-2012 9:27pm

Utopia Parkway wrote: »

You have to laugh really when she didn't get picked.

Although I thought she had an English accent but according to that they moved to Ireland when she was 3. She hardly kept the accent since then. Guess she could have picked it up from the parents (presuming they are English originally).

She played at Gay Pride in Dublin two years ago and had an Irish accent, so she must have picked the English accent back up in the last two years. At the gig, she kept shouting "Tara Blaise,playing for the gays!" which was slightly cringy at the time...

amdublin · 08-01-2012 9:29pm

JonathanAnon wrote: »

You'll have seen Tara Blaise most recently on this..

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnZGPTrZA6M

Her young lad is getting big now.. :pac::pac:

1. I hate that ad. The cheek of the husband mocking what the wife chooses to spend her money on
2. Her hair is brown and not blonde anyway

3. She looks a lot older and bedraggled in the ad then see did on the show

pentiuminside · 08-01-2012 9:31pm

JonathanAnon wrote: »

ah yeah but you're no Kian Egan.. :D

No Thank God!!! Cant wait to hear that thing singing! haha

patthebus · 08-01-2012 9:33pm

the voice looked ok but its hard to tell so early on

Shakyfan · 08-01-2012 10:23pm

Wikipedia: "John Hughes offered her an album deal on his own Spokes label, and sent her to Los Angeles to work with Corrs producer Olle Romo, resulting in her debut album Dancing On Tables Barefoot."
That's John Hughes, manager of The Corrs...;)

thefrench · 08-01-2012 10:28pm

pentiuminside wrote: »

Guys and girls its all a fix! I was in the audience and seen some great singers sent home! I have a masters degree in Music and know what Im talking about. I was at the last show and three great singers were sent home and told no good cause the coaches had no votes left!

Its a farce a fix and a con job! I hope the last 5 singers get together and legal proceedings againsts the production company and RTE! Its yet to be seen if they broadcast these people.

is that not part of the jeopardy for the coaches? they have to pick 12, surely they have to run out sometime.

seachto7 · 09-01-2012 12:19am

Not great. Interesting concept though, with the chairs turned around. I am sorry, but Kian Egan is a glorified Karaoke singer, so his opinion isn't worth much. All he knows for the last 10 years or so is the world of bland pop and doing what Louis told him to do.

Bressie??? Who the f**k is Bressie??? He was in a band that tanked. Then what? A solo "career" that has yet to take off?? How come, on these shows, every singer comes on and does stunt vocals? Why oh why can't they come on and just sing the bloody song, instead of doing a Mariah Carey on it all the time.....

Yer wan from Black Daisy - things must be bad. She represented Ireland at the Eurovision, did she not? Now she is reduced to a talent show, with Bressie deciding her future!!!

eiresandra · 09-01-2012 1:47am

Terrible show. Poor talent, and the mentors just don't have the credibility. The UK version starting in March has Tom Jones, Will.I.Am, Jessie J and Danny O'Donoghue. The Tara Blaise thing was just a bit embarrassing.

In relation to the earlier Universal Records conspiracy theory, some details...

Bressie was signed to Universal when with the Blizzards, but has been with Sony for the past two years. Whilst he is the most musically relevant, his solo career has been far from successful - with a Top 5 hit eluding him. I wouldn't expect a second album with Sony.

Kian has been with Sony Records since Westlife began, although Wonderland were signed to Universal, and dropped after two singles.

Sharon has been with Warner Records for her solo career. My recollection of her performance of "Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime" on the Late Late makes me question how she can judge anybody's vocal performance.

Brian hasn't had a serious record deal in quite a while, but I think at the peak of his success, he was signed to Sony. Hope they provide him a bottle of wine for the live shows so he can show his class again by pouring a drink over someone.

bugz · 09-01-2012 1:59am

thefrench wrote: »

is that not part of the jeopardy for the coaches? they have to pick 12, surely they have to run out sometime.

That is true, if they were smart enough they wouldnt have kept telling the audience how many picks they had left. the place was in a bit of disbelief when they realised all the picks were gone and yet the judges made up excuses as to why they didnt pick them.
My problem with it was that they asked professional singers to go to the auditions, specifically those who wouldn't normally go for a talent show like x factor etc.
They then publicly humiliate these people by blatently lying to them in front of an audience who know exactly what was going on.
They at the very least should have been honest to the people auditioning and tell them that the spots were filled.

What is comical about it is that Brian Kennedy told a girl that his spots were filled, the producers came down and had a word with him, then he started making **** up, the rest followed suit so I have 0 respect for any of the judges, they just did what they have done their whole careers......be the bitch.

JP Liz V1 · 09-01-2012 2:18am

Dont the coaches have to sing with their acts at some stage

Blikes · 09-01-2012 4:16am

Just watched this on RTE Player. Probably the first time i've watched a singing competition and been entertained.

That's not to say i wasn't frustrated at times, like when someone was a really good singer and no one turned their chairs because it isn't their style of music and they "Wouldn't know what to do" with them, If that's the case, i could go in and sing a song similiar to the blizzards and have bressie turn or sing a ballad and have brian turn, just my thoughts.

That theme song needs to change though :P

JonathanAnon · 09-01-2012 11:19am

bugz wrote: »

What is comical about it is that Brian Kennedy told a girl that his spots were filled, the producers came down and had a word with him, then he started making **** up, the rest followed suit so I have 0 respect for any of the judges, they just did what they have done their whole careers......be the bitch.

I think there's a disjointed, uncertain, "make it up as we go along" sort of feel to the show.. As well as that, I have serious problems with both the contestants and the judges..

Judges - Aside from Brian Kennedy, none of them has a real singing pedigree, yet they are meant to be mentoring/helping some of the singers

.. The "arguing over contestants" is also cringeworthy... oh, and I'd love to slap Kian Egan across the face with a wet fish

Contestants - It's meant to be open auditions.. but they have already told us that there was a pre-show vetting/interview stage... AND a lot of the contestants have strong connections in the music industry, which makes me question the true objectivity of the selection of the contestants....

Mr E · 09-01-2012 1:46pm

The contestants have to vetted to a certain extent, otherwise the audition phase would take 3 months. Plus it's nice to see a talent show where, you know, talent is displayed. Seeing the untalented twits (à la American Idol/X Factor) just for laughs gets a bit tiresome.

Regarding the mentoring, the mentors pick contestants that are closer to their style (despite being talented, a few weren't chosen last night because they broadly didn't fit with the mentors' styles/genres).

I watched the US version of The Voice last year, and while the mentors in TVI can't really compete with Cee Lo Green, Christina Aguilera, Adam Levine and Blake Shelton in terms of star power, they definitely did a good job (although if some of the contestants had a chance to watch Come Dine With Me before hand, they might be less inclined to have picked BK as a mentor - that show did him no favours). Yes I know it was pre-recorded, but you know what I mean.

I'll be watching next week.

JP Liz V1 · 09-01-2012 1:50pm

JonathanAnon wrote: »

I think there's a disjointed, uncertain, "make it up as we go along" sort of feel to the show.. As well as that, I have serious problems with both the contestants and the judges..

Judges - Aside from Brian Kennedy, none of them has a real singing pedigree, yet they are meant to be mentoring/helping some of the singers .. The "arguing over contestants" is also cringeworthy... oh, and I'd love to slap Kian Egan across the face with a wet fish

Contestants - It's meant to be open auditions.. but they have already told us that there was a pre-show vetting/interview stage... AND a lot of the contestants have strong connections in the music industry, which makes me question the true objectivity of the selection of the contestants....

At least they admitted to this on air compared to Fix Factor

Mrs Shuttleworth · 09-01-2012 3:12pm

pentiuminside wrote: »

Guys and girls its all a fix! I was in the audience and seen some great singers sent home! I have a masters degree in Music and know what Im talking about. I was at the last show and three great singers were sent home and told no good cause the coaches had no votes left!

Its a farce a fix and a con job! I hope the last 5 singers get together and legal proceedings againsts the production company and RTE! Its yet to be seen if they broadcast these people.

Not surprised at this. I was the UK auditions in November. We were in groups of about eight. Everyone was excellent (not bragging but I was really good myself and got big applause, etc.). We couldn't believe it when an overweight 60 year old doing a bathroom version of Rihanna got chosen to go to live shows, and the rest of us sent home.

JP Liz V1 · 09-01-2012 4:01pm

The opening episode of The Voice of Ireland has proven to be a great ratings success on RTÉ One, with 708,000 tuning in to see the first group of hopefuls.
The Voice of Ireland - Coaches have picked the first singers they will mentor on their teams

Sunday's show saw the four coaches - Bressie, Sharon Corr, Kian Egan and Brian Kennedy - pick the first singers they will mentor on their teams.
The coaches were not allowed see the singers, only to hear them, while they sang.
The big shock on the opening show was that singer Tara Blaise, who has released two albums, was not picked by any of the judges from her rendition of Livin' on a Prayer.
There will be four more 'blind audition shows' - where the coaches are not allowed see the singers, only to hear them - which will be followed by three singing battle rounds and then the live performance shows will begin on March 4.

The live shows will run for nine weeks, with the public helping to decide who stays in the competition.

The final four contestants - one for each coach - will compete in the grand final for a recording contract with Universal Music.

seachto7 · 09-01-2012 8:39pm

Oh, by the way kids, you know you don't need to audition on a talent show to get ahead in music?
You know, you can still write your own songs, pay for all the recording, book your own gigs, do your own PR, shop your album for licensing deals or publishing deals.....
Just a thought......

seanybiker · 09-01-2012 8:42pm

I know the lads on it next week. Chap said he can't give details but that he done well.

sh1tstirrer · 09-01-2012 10:10pm

JP Liz V1 wrote: »

The opening episode of The Voice of Ireland has proven to be a great ratings success on RTÉ One, with 708,000 tuning in to see the first group of hopefuls.

Make that 707,999 as I just endured it while visiting relatives as they watched it :mad:

pentiuminside · 09-01-2012 10:54pm

thefrench wrote: »

pentiuminside wrote: »

Guys and girls its all a fix! I was in the audience and seen some great singers sent home! I have a masters degree in Music and know what Im talking about. I was at the last show and three great singers were sent home and told no good cause the coaches had no votes left!

Its a farce a fix and a con job! I hope the last 5 singers get together and legal proceedings againsts the production company and RTE! Its yet to be seen if they broadcast these people.

is that not part of the jeopardy for the coaches? they have to pick 12, surely they have to run out sometime.

I agree they must run out at some stage. But when you run out send the remaining contestants home and not humiliate them with stupid excuses when your out of votes

whalemeat27 · 09-01-2012 11:46pm

Happy new Year.

Another year of looking at ****E on RTE.

mcgu · 10-01-2012 12:31pm

seachto7 wrote: »

Oh, by the way kids, you know you don't need to audition on a talent show to get ahead in music?
You know, you can still write your own songs, pay for all the recording, book your own gigs, do your own PR, shop your album for licensing deals or publishing deals.....
Just a thought......

Well said...

Fruit1985 · 10-01-2012 11:06pm

I thought it was a change for RTE and watchable, albeit not a huge fan of Kian & Brian. Read our full review here - <SNIP>

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musicisthedoor · 11-01-2012 5:18pm

I thought the show wasn't that bad, it actually had some talented people on it! Can't believe Tara was cut, she should have done a better job with her performance. Either way, here's a recap of the first show:

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celtictiger32 · 11-01-2012 5:24pm

didnt get to see it on sun but caught bits and pieces on you tube during the week it actually looks like a good show very surprising for rte. when the first round of the 'blind auditions' are done does it turn into an xfctor type thing then with public votes etc??? i know it will probably be that or similar pity because i think that blind audition thing works well even though i thought on at least one occasion one of the mentors pressed the buzzer at the last minute sympathetically

closifer · 12-01-2012 9:26pm

Cian's silly faces that he pulls to the camera are quite annoying!

el diablo · 12-01-2012 10:15pm

Just watched the repeat there. Awful stuff and very poor choice of judges.

Never even heard of this Brassie chap.

Elmo · 12-01-2012 10:37pm

el diablo wrote: »

Just watched the repeat there. Awful stuff and very poor choice of judges.

Never even heard of this Brassie chap.

I felt they were trying to hard have tension, Kian and Sharon trying to cause friction. Otherwise they could be good judges.

Also it is a musical version of Dragon's Den.

Skid · 15-01-2012 7:33pm

They must have spent seconds writing that rubbish theme tune.

JonathanAnon · 15-01-2012 7:34pm

Again with the "four of the most influential people in the Irish and UK music scene" bullsh1t ...

Skid · 15-01-2012 7:36pm

I thought the Girl from Black Daisy got four 'yeses' last week?

Or maybe Brian said no.

bordsie · 15-01-2012 7:37pm

ah jaysus howaya love

JONJO THE MISER · 15-01-2012 7:37pm

I thought Talifornia was on TV3

bordsie · 15-01-2012 7:39pm

why are the backing tracks always so poor, sounds like a fisher price piano on drum loop

JONJO THE MISER · 15-01-2012 7:39pm

She's no Amy Winehouse thats for sure.

bordsie · 15-01-2012 7:40pm

yeah she prob just deals drugs not do them

JONJO THE MISER · 15-01-2012 7:41pm

The b.f is getting his hole tonight:D

JONJO THE MISER · 15-01-2012 7:42pm

My ears my ears:(

Jayob10 · 15-01-2012 7:43pm

Jaysus they are trying to pass Bressie off as a credible musician

His market is women who couldn't give a ****e about music but fancy the pants off him

bordsie · 15-01-2012 7:43pm

i know they can't see them but can they have some eye candy on plz

JONJO THE MISER · 15-01-2012 7:44pm

Back to the Karaoke pub there love.

Miss_yap_yap · 15-01-2012 7:44pm

She is from my town!

leahyl · 15-01-2012 7:44pm

Jesus Christ both singers so far are god awful!

But now I feel sorry for that girl!

bordsie · 15-01-2012 7:44pm

here come the waterworks :rolleyes:

bordsie · 15-01-2012 7:46pm

JONJO THE MISER wrote: »

Back to the Karaoke pub there love.

do me a favour love

Jayob10 · 15-01-2012 7:47pm

Brian Kennedy is having an orgasm in his chair

leahyl · 15-01-2012 7:48pm

Ok nice voice but didnt blow me away!

Lady Chatterton · 15-01-2012 7:49pm

Which judge should he choose?

The Voice Of Ireland

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