Charity You're A Star
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Charity You're a Star is a talent contest created by Radio Telefís Éireann
, where various Irish celebrities sing
to raise money for the charity
of their choice. The show is aired live from Dublin City University
's theatre, The Helix
.
The first season was named You're a Star Charity Special which was conceived to be variation of the parent rogramme You're a Star
. However it was much more successful that originally thought, so later seasons were called Charity You're a Star to imply more independence and permanence.
On Tuesday 2 August 2005 (at 21.30 IST) the You're a Star Charity Special made its debut. The special contained 8 Irish celebrity contestants who were coached by Twink
(Irish pantomime star). The judging panel consisted of Louis Walsh
, Linda Martin
and Sunday Independent
columnist Brendan O'Connor
. Derek Mooney
(known from RTÉ's
Winning Streak
) presented the special for the two weeks.
On the night of the final (14 August 2005), David Mitchell defeated Finian McGrath via the Irish public vote and won the contest.
The final was held on 13 August 2006. The remaining two celebrities were Áine Ní Dhroighneáin and John Aldridge
. John defeated Áine. This is the second time in a row that the person representing Temple Street Children's Hospital won the competition.
, Amanda Brunker
and Bryan McFadden.
The final was held on 12 August 2007. The remaining two celebrities acts were Seán Bán Breathnach and The All Stars. The All Stars were the winners, performing "You Can Leave Your Hat On". The programme raised a record total of €384,520 for the ten Irish charities during its run.
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
, where various Irish celebrities sing
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
to raise money for the charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
of their choice. The show is aired live from Dublin City University
Dublin City University
Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland...
's theatre, The Helix
The Helix
The Helix is a building on the Dublin City University campus between Glasnevinand Whitehall on Dublin's Northside, originally planned to be called the Aula Maxima. It was completed in 2002, and it is described as a "performance space" and holds concerts, university conferring ceremonies and...
.
The first season was named You're a Star Charity Special which was conceived to be variation of the parent rogramme You're a Star
You're A Star
You're a Star was a singing contest in Ireland,similar to th X Factor in the United Kingdom and American Idol in the USA created by Screentime ShinAwiL and Radio Telefís Éireann. It was shown weekly on RTÉ One over the winter months of each year...
. However it was much more successful that originally thought, so later seasons were called Charity You're a Star to imply more independence and permanence.
You're a Star Charity Special
Adele King
Adele King is an Irish entertainer better known as Twink from her time as a member of a group called Maxi, Dick and Twink which was a girl band in Ireland in the late 1960s and 1970s. She is Chloë Agnew's mother....
(Irish pantomime star). The judging panel consisted of Louis Walsh
Louis Walsh
Louis Walsh is an Irish music manager and judge on the British television talent show The X Factor.-Band manager:...
, Linda Martin
Linda Martin
Linda Martin is an Irish singer and television presenter. She is best known in Europe as the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest in 1992, with the song "Why Me?", and in Ireland as a member of the 1970s/1980s band, Chips.-Chips:Martin started off her musical career when she joined the band Chips...
and Sunday Independent
Sunday Independent
The Sunday Independent is a broadsheet Sunday newspaper published in Ireland by Independent News and Media plc. The newspaper is edited by Aengus Fanning, and is the biggest selling Irish Sunday newspaper by a large margin ; average circulation of 291,323 between June 2004 and January 2005,...
columnist Brendan O'Connor
Brendan O'Connor (journalist)
Brendan O'Connor is an Irish journalist, comedian, media personality and retired pop star. Since 2010 he has presented The Saturday Night Show on RTÉ One. O'Connor is a columnist for the Sunday Independent, and is editor of the newspaper's Life Magazine.O'Connor's pop career has included a stint...
. Derek Mooney
Derek Mooney
Derek James Mooney is an Irish radio and television presenter, as well as a radio producer. He currently presents a weekday afternoon programme called Mooney on RTÉ Radio 1....
(known from RTÉ's
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
Winning Streak
Winning Streak
Winning Streak is a weekly Irish game show in which five contestants play a number of games to win cars, holidays, and cash prizes up to €500,000. Broadcast on Saturday nights between September and June on RTÉ One, the game show is among the channel's most popular programmes, often ranking among...
) presented the special for the two weeks.
The Contestants
| Name | Known as | Charity |
|---|---|---|
| Amanda Brunker Amanda Brunker Amanda Brunker is a novelist, journalist/columnist with the Irish Sunday World newspaper, and former Miss Ireland.... |
a columnist | Solas, Irish Autism Autism Autism is a disorder of neural development characterized by impaired social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. These signs all begin before a child is three years old. Autism affects information processing in the brain by altering how nerve cells and their... Action |
| David Mitchell David Mitchell (Irish actor) David Mitchell is an Irish actor known for playing Jimmy in the RTÉ Soap Opera Fair City.David was born in Dublin. His parents are Ann Fitzpatrick and Paddy Mitchell. His family home is in Finglas, Dublin. David has recently moved to America. He won RTE's You're A Star Charity Special, a singing... |
RTÉ Raidió Teilifís Éireann Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making... 'Fair City Fair City Fair City is an award-winning Irish television soap opera on RTÉ One. Produced by Radio Telefís Éireann, it was first broadcast on Monday, September 18, 1989... ' actor |
Temple Street Children's Hospital |
| Finian McGrath Finian McGrath Finian McGrath is an Irish independent politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Dublin North Central constituency since 2002.-Early and personal life:... |
Independent TD Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal... |
Downs Syndrome Ireland |
| Natasha Nic Gairbheith Natasha Nic Gairbheith Natasha Nic Gairbheith was crowned Miss Ireland on July 5, 2004, becoming the first ever fluent Irish-speaker to win the competition. She is originally from Gweedore, County Donegal, Ireland. Before winning Miss Ireland, Natasha had completed a degree in Law and Politics at National University of... |
former Miss Ireland Miss Ireland Miss Ireland is a national beauty pageant held in the Republic of Ireland each year, to celebrate the country's most beautiful women. Winners of the contest represent Ireland at the Miss World pageant. Other winners, including Roberta Brown and Siobhan McClaffey have also been delegates at rival... |
The Donegal Donegal Donegal or Donegal Town is a town in County Donegal, Ireland. Its name, which was historically written in English as Dunnagall or Dunagall, translates from Irish as "stronghold of the foreigners" .... Hospice |
| Liam McCormack | A 'S@ttitude presenter | Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children Crumlin Crumlin, Dublin Crumlin is suburb in Southside Dublin, Ireland. It is the site of Ireland's largest hospital for children.-Location:Crumlin covers the area from the River Poddle near the KCR to the Drimnagh Road, to Bunting Road, and is situated not far from the city centre, on the Southside of Dublin city.... |
| Síle Seoige Síle Seoige Síle Seoige is an Irish television presenter and Gaeilgeoir. She is fluent in both Irish and English, and has worked for Raidió Teilifís Éireann and the Irish language station TG4... |
TG4 TG4 TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland.... and RTÉ RTE RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey... presenter |
Cope (homeless organization) |
| Alan Shortt | Bull Island Bull Island (TV show) Bull Island was an Irish television and radio satirical comedy show broadcast on RTÉ One and later on RTÉ Radio 1 from 1999 until 2001.Featuring a cast of seven Irish comedians and impressionists, the show, which aired for half an hour weekly, satirised many aspects of Irish life.Bull Island was... satirist |
The National Council for the Blind Blindness Blindness is the condition of lacking visual perception due to physiological or neurological factors.Various scales have been developed to describe the extent of vision loss and define blindness... of Ireland |
| Geri Maye | Would You Believe Would You Believe (TV series) Would You Believe is an Irish religious television series broadcast on RTÉ One. It currently airs on Sunday nights at 22:40. A new series of 12 films began airing on September 21, 2008.-Archive:- 2009 - 2010 :... presenter |
The Marie Keating Foundation |
On the night of the final (14 August 2005), David Mitchell defeated Finian McGrath via the Irish public vote and won the contest.
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Charity You're a Star, second season
Due to the success of season one RTÉ and the producers (Screentime ShinAwiL) brought the show back for a second season. There's no change in the judges or presenters or Coach. However unlike the first season there are ten acts and ten live episodes. Episodes run from Saturday 29 July to Sunday 13 August 2006. Each night one celebrity is eliminated via receiving the least votes from the public.Celebrity Contestants
| Name | Known as | Charity |
|---|---|---|
| Kathryn Thomas Kathryn Thomas Kathryn Thomas is an Irish television presenter from Carlow. She does be doing the holiday programme on RTÉ. Now she does a Winning Streak every week with Marty Whelan... |
RTÉ RTE RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey... presenter |
Special Olympics Special Olympics Special Olympics is the world's largest sports organization for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, providing year-round training and competitions to more than 3.1 million athletes in 175 countries.... Ireland |
| John Aldridge John Aldridge John William Aldridge is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager... |
Former Liverpool F.C. Liverpool F.C. Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups... and Republic of Ireland Republic of Ireland national football team The Republic of Ireland national football team represents Ireland in association football. It is run by the Football Association of Ireland and currently plays home fixtures at Aviva Stadium in Dublin, which opened in May 2010.... football player |
Temple Street Children's Hospital |
| Louis Copeland and Roddy Collins Roddy Collins Roderick 'Roddy' Collins , is a Irish former professional football player and current manager of Monaghan United. He has also worked as a television pundit, and is the brother of acclaimed former boxer, Steve Collins.... |
Fashion designer and Football manager Coach (sport) In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:... |
The Variety Club |
| Gail Kaneswaren | Model Model (person) A model , sometimes called a mannequin, is a person who is employed to display, advertise and promote commercial products or to serve as a subject of works of art.... |
Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital, Crumlin |
| Daithí Ó Sé Dáithí Ó Sé Dáithí Ó Sé is a television presenter with TG4 in Ireland, where he presents the weather forecast and does continuity announcements. He has also presented various programmes on TG4, including travel programme Dáithí ar Route 66, about the U.S... |
TG4 TG4 TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland.... weather forecaster |
Make A Wish Foundation |
| Una Crawford-O’Brien and Bryan Murray Bryan Murray (actor) Bryan Murray is an Irish actor.As a stage actor he began his career in Dublin at The Abbey Theatre where, as a member of The Abbey Company, he appeared in over 50 productions. He has appeared many times at the Gate Theatre in Dublin most recently in Celebration by Harold Pinter for the 2010 Dublin... |
Fair City Fair City Fair City is an award-winning Irish television soap opera on RTÉ One. Produced by Radio Telefís Éireann, it was first broadcast on Monday, September 18, 1989... actors |
The National Children’s Hospital, Tallaght http://www.thenationalchildrenshospital.ie |
| Shane O'Donoghue | RTÉ RTE RTÉ is the abbreviation for Raidió Teilifís Éireann, the public broadcasting service of the Republic of Ireland.RTE may also refer to:* Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, 25th Prime Minister of Turkey... sports commentator |
The Marie Keating Foundation |
| Áine Ní Dhroighneáin | TG4 TG4 TG4 is a public service broadcaster for Irish language speakers. The channel has been on-air since 31 October 1996 in the Republic of Ireland and since April 2005 in Northern Ireland.... presenter |
Cancer Care West |
| "The Politicians" - Billy Kelleher Billy Kelleher Billy Kelleher is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Cork North Central constituency since 1997.... TD, Senator Frank Feighan Frank Feighan Frank Feighan is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency since 2007. He was elected to the Dáil at the 2007 general election. He was a member of the 22nd Seanad Éireann, elected by the Administrative Panel from 2002–07.Feighan is from... , Dan Boyle Dan Boyle (politician) Dan Boyle is an Irish Green Party politician and party chairperson. He was a Teachta Dála for Cork South Central from 2002–07 and was a member of Seanad Éireann from 2007–11.-Early life and education:... TD, Senator Michael McCarthy |
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The Irish Hospice Foundation |
| Maclean Burke | Fair City Fair City Fair City is an award-winning Irish television soap opera on RTÉ One. Produced by Radio Telefís Éireann, it was first broadcast on Monday, September 18, 1989... actor |
The Bubble Gum Club |
The final was held on 13 August 2006. The remaining two celebrities were Áine Ní Dhroighneáin and John Aldridge
John Aldridge
John William Aldridge is a former Republic of Ireland international footballer and football manager...
. John defeated Áine. This is the second time in a row that the person representing Temple Street Children's Hospital won the competition.
Charity You're a Star, third season
The 2007 season saw a change in personne: Brian Ormond hosted, while the judges were Brendan O'ConnorBrendan O'Connor (journalist)
Brendan O'Connor is an Irish journalist, comedian, media personality and retired pop star. Since 2010 he has presented The Saturday Night Show on RTÉ One. O'Connor is a columnist for the Sunday Independent, and is editor of the newspaper's Life Magazine.O'Connor's pop career has included a stint...
, Amanda Brunker
Amanda Brunker
Amanda Brunker is a novelist, journalist/columnist with the Irish Sunday World newspaper, and former Miss Ireland....
and Bryan McFadden.
| Name | Known as | Charity |
|---|---|---|
| Shane Byrne | Rugby player | GOAL |
| Brent Pope Brent Pope Brent Pope is a retired ice hockey player, and current General Manager of the Cardiff Devils in Cardiff, Wales.-Coaching career:Pope also coaches the Cardiff Devils development programme squad, helped out by current Devils players.... |
Rugby pundit | IRFU Charitable Trust |
| The Presenters: Sinead Kennedy and Simon Deasy | Childrens' TV presenters | Crumlin Hospital" |
| Seán Bán Breathnach Seán Bán Breathnach Seán Bán Breathnach is a radio and television broadcaster and personality in the Ireland. He broadcasts in the medium of the Irish language, but is well known to English speakers in the country.-Broadcasting:... |
RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta , abbreviated RnaG, is the Irish-language radio service of the public-service broadcaster Raidió Teilifís Éireann. The station is available on FM in Ireland and via satellite and on the Internet.- History :... DJ |
Carers Society |
| Brendan Courtney Brendan Courtney Brendan Courtney is an Irish comedian and television presenter, the first openly gay presenter in Ireland. He has hosted Wanderlust on RTÉ Two, The Brendan Courtney Show on TV3, Playdate on ITV2 and Off the Rails on RTÉ One.-Career:Brendan began his career on RTÉ Two's Wanderlust and ITV1's Love... |
TV presenter | The Bubblegum Club |
| The Roses: Orla Tobin, Róisín Egenton Róisín Egenton Róisín Ryan Egenton, a 23-year old woman representing New York, was crowned the Rose of Tralee in the Festival Dome, Tralee, in front of a live audience of over 2,000 on 22 August 2000... , Orla O'Shea Orla O'Shea Orla O'Shea , was the winner of the 2004 Rose of Tralee competition in Tralee, County Kerry. Orla is a native of Kilkenny City, and was the first Rose ever named from Kilkenny... |
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Irish Heart Foundation |
| Joe O'Shea Joe O'Shea Joe O'Shea is an Irish broadcaster and journalist. He lives and works in Dublin and makes regular appearances on Irish TV & Radio.-Career:... |
Seoige and O'Shea presenter | RNLI |
| Nuala Carey Nuala Carey Nuala Carey is a full-time weather presenter on Raidió Teilifís Éireann .Carey was educated at Muckross Park College, Dublin and graduated from University College Dublin with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Sociology. After graduating from UCD she worked on AA Roadwatch, which involved... |
RTÉ weathergirl | Alzheimer's Society of Ireland |
| Vivienne Connolly | Model | Temple Street Children's Hospital |
| The All-Stars: Barney Rock Barney Rock Barney Rock is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Ballymun Kickhams and was a member of the Dublin senior inter-county team from 1980 until 1991. Rock is regarded as one of Dublin's greatest-ever players.Rock was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1991... , Dave Beggy, Jack O'Shea Jack O'Shea Jack O’Shea is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played football at various times with his local clubs St. Mary’s in Kerry and Leixlip in Kildare. He was a member of the Kerry senior inter-county team from 1976 until 1992... |
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Gary Kelly Cancer Support Centre |
The final was held on 12 August 2007. The remaining two celebrities acts were Seán Bán Breathnach and The All Stars. The All Stars were the winners, performing "You Can Leave Your Hat On". The programme raised a record total of €384,520 for the ten Irish charities during its run.