Ireland's Got Talent series 1

Ireland's Got Talent
Series 1
Presented byLucy Kennedy
Judges
WinnerRDC
Runners-up
  • FKFT
  • Xquisite
Release
Original networkTV3
Original release3 February (2018-02-03) –
24 March 2018 (2018-03-24)
Series chronology
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Series 2

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
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 Contemporary Dance Duo 2 Finalist
Evelyn Williams 81 Singing Singer 3 Eliminated
FKFT N/A Dance Hip Hop 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
Martin McGuinness 51 Singing Drag Act 2 Eliminated
Matt Dodd 68 Singing Singer 1 Finalist
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 Singing Rapper 1 Eliminated
Xquisite 8-11 Dance Dance Group 3 Runners-up
Zacc Milne 19 Dance Dancer 2 Finalist

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)

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)

Contestant 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

  1. ^ "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.
  2. ^ "TV3 bets on 'Ireland's Got Talent' in new season of shows". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  3. ^ "Ireland's Got Talent Season 1".
  4. ^ "RDC crowned winners of Ireland's Got Talent after they 'wrecked the gaff'". 24 March 2018. Retrieved 1 July 2018.
  5. ^ "Most-watched TV programmes of 2018 revealed". Irish Times. 10 January 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.