The Voice of Ireland is an Irish reality talent show. The second series began airing on 6 January 2013 on RTÉ One. Bressie, Kian Egan and Sharon Corr return as coaches while Jamelia replaces Brian Kennedy, who left the show after the first series. This is the final series to feature Sharon Corr, who is being replaced by Dolores O'Riordan in the next series. Kathryn Thomas returns to present the main show, while Eoghan McDermott returns to co-present and Stephen Byrne covers the backstage V-Reporting. The winner of the second series was Keith Hanley from Team Jamelia.
Auditions for this series took place at the end of 2012. The Blind auditions took place on 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 October at The Helix. A change this season is that of, if a coach has a full team of 12, they are still able to press their button and state their case as to why the artist should pick them. The Battle Rounds took place on 28 and 29 November at The Helix. The live shows began on 17 March 2013 with the final taking place on 28 April.
Keith Hanley, mentored by Jamelia, won the series, while Kelly Mongan coming second, Shane McLaughlin coming third and Shannon Murphy coming fourth.
Teams Color key
Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Eliminated in the Live shows Eliminated in the Battles Withdrew
Coaches Top 49 artists Jamelia Sophie Rischar Jennifer Moore Roisín Carlin Dylan Powell Wayne Beatty Keith Hanley Alexandra Miller Tommy McNulty Erica O'Hara Ben Tighe Barry Beatty Niamh Armstrong Kian Egan Daryl Phillips Karl Sheridan Andy Mac Unfraidh Ray Scully Shane McLaughlin Kelly Mongan Derek Power Niamh O'Neill Joey McAleer Danielle Ward Philip Kennedy Jennifer Healy Sharon Corr Dean Anthony Stephen Hudson Mark Guildea Tammy Browne Aoife McLoughlin John Gaughan Gerard McLoughlin Ciara Cox Gary Tighe Bob McQuaid Fiona McCourt Jennifer Lyons Mark McLaughlin Bressie Velvin Lamont Terri O'Reilly Andrew Mann Sinead O'Brien Katy Anna Mohan Shannon Murphy James Sheridan Mairead Conlon Eoin Dixon Murphy David Merriman Michelle Cunningham Kirilee Dermot
Blind Auditions The Blind auditions took place on 21, 22, 23, 24 and 25 October at The Helix. The coaches choose teams of artists through a blind audition process. Each coach has the length of the artists' performance to decide if they want that artist on their team. Should two or more coaches want the same artist, then the artist gets to choose their coach. Once the coaches have picked their team, they are to pit them against each other in the ultimate sing off; The Battles. A change this season is that of, if a coach has a full team of 12, they are still able to press their button and state their case as to why the artist should pick them. Color key Coach hit his/her "I WANT YOU" button Artist defaulted to this coach's team Artist elected to join this coach's team Artist eliminated with no coach pressing his or her "I WANT YOU" button
Blind Auditions 1 Order Artist Song Coach's and contestant's choices Bressie Sharon Kian Jamelia1 Keith Hanley "Listen" 2 Amy Cooney "Wings" 3 Roisín Carlin "Boyfriend" 4 Gary Tighe "The Wayfaring Stranger" 5 Allison Saul Bracken "Fallin'" 6 Dylan Powell "The House of the Rising Sun" 7 Fiona McCourt "Black and Gold" 8 Joey McAleer "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" 9 Sharon Osigwe "Band of Gold" 10 Eimear Bradley "Black Heart" 11 Mark Guildea "Living for the City" 12 Michelle Cunningham "Read All About It (Part III)" 13 Sinead O'Brien "Rumour Has It"
Blind Auditions 2 Order Artist Song Coach's and contestant's choices Bressie Sharon Kian Jamelia1 Gerard McLoughlin "So Sick" 2 Michael Barayuga "Billionaire"3 Wayne Beatty "Wonderful World" 4 Barry Beatty "Ordinary People" 5 Aaron Deery "When Love Takes Over" 6 Ciara Cox "Cowboy Casanova" 7 Eimear Sheridan "Promise This" 8 Mairead Conlon "In the Ghetto" 9 Jonny Warren "Dancing in the Dark" 10 Terri O'Reilly "Diamonds" 11 Ray Scully "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" 12 Kiera Dignam "Don't Let Go (Love)" 13 Jennifer Healy "I'll Be There"
Blind Auditions 3 Order Artist Song Coach's and contestant's choices Bressie Sharon Kian Jamelia1 Ben Tighe "California Gurls" 2 Niamh Collins "You Oughta Know" 3 Andrew Mann "Payphone" 4 Roger Boyd "Blaze of Glory" 5 Kelly Mongan "I Have Nothing" 6 Jennifer Lyons "Skyscraper" 7 Tina Mulrooney "All I Want Is You" 8 Siobhan McKenna "Firework" 9 Shane McLaughlin "Fake" 10 Eoin Dixon Murphy "Grenade" 11 Darragh McGann "Too Late for Hallelujah" 12 Aoife McLoughlin "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" 13 Karl Sheridan "The Blower's Daughter"
Blind Auditions 4 Order Artist Song Coach's and contestant's choices Bressie Sharon Kian Jamelia1 Andy Mac Unfraidh "Somebody That I Used to Know" 2 Jennifer Fada Musa "How We Do (Party)" 3 Bob McQuaid "You Don't Know Me" 4 Gina McNulty "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" 5 Mark McLaughlin "Free Fallin'" 6 Tommy McNulty "Blue Skies" (original song) 7 Kirilee Dermot "I'd Rather Go Blind" 8 Tolu Olatoye "Halo" 9 Niamh O'Neill "I Wish I Was a Punk Rocker (With Flowers in My Hair)" 10 Thomas Kane-Byrne "Picking Up the Pieces" 11 David Merriman "Wicked Games" 12 Peter Smith "High and Dry" 13 Niamh Armstrong "I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free"
Blind Auditions 5 Order Artist Song Coach's and contestant's choices Bressie Sharon Kian Jamelia1 John Gaughan "Someone like You" 2 Jasmine Kavanagh "Blue Jeans" 3 Alexandra Miller "Skyfall" 4 Caithlin Mogatedi James "I'm Going Down" 5 Philip Kennedy "We Are Young" 6 Beena Day "Man in the Mirror" 7 Velvin Lamont "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" 8 Derek Power "Where the Streets Have No Name" 9 Jack Patrick Healy "Mr. Bojangles" 10 Jennifer Moore "Suitcase" 11 Patrick Lacken "Hero" 12 Dean Anthony "Red" 13 Sophie Rischar "Love on Top"
Blind Auditions 6 Order Artist Song Coach's and contestant's choices Bressie Sharon Kian Jamelia1 James Sheridan "The Cave" 2 Alice Norwood "I Need a Dollar" 3 Danielle Ward "Last Request" 4 Jim Quinn "Jack & Diane" 5 Keith Doherty "Call Me Maybe" 6 Shannon Murphy "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" 7 Dean Forrester "Unforgettable" 8 Erica O'Hara "Skinny Love" 9 Katy Anna Mohan "Spectrum (Say My Name)" 10 Stephen Hudson "Heart of Gold" 11 Tammy Browne "Alone" 12 Daryl Phillips "Drunk"
Battles The Battle Rounds took place on 28 and 29 November at The Helix. Each coach's artists performed at The Helix for The Battle Rounds. Each team of artists were mentored and developed by their coach. In this stage, two artists from the same team, battle against each other by singing the same song, with the coach choosing which artist to send through to the live shows.
Color key Artist won the Battle and advances to the Live shows Artist lost the Battle and was eliminated Artist withdrew from the competition
Coach Adviser Artists Bressie Jerry Fish David Merriman James Sheridan Andrew Mann Kirilee Dermot Katy Anna Mohan Mairead Conlon Sinead O'Brien Velvin Lamont Eoin Dixon Murphy Shannon Murphy Michelle Cunningham Terri O'Reilly Sharon Corr Paul Walsh Bob McQuaid Ciara Cox Dean Anthony Aoife McLoughlin John Gaughan Gary Tighe Tammy Browne Stephen Hudson Gerard McLoughlin Fiona McCourt Jennifer Lyons Mark McLaughlin Mark Guildea Kian Egan Danny Jones Jennifer Healy Andy Mac Unfraidh Karl Sheridan Daryl Phillips Danielle Ward Philip Kennedy Kelly Mongan Joey McAleer Niamh O'Neill Derek Power Ray Scully Shane McLaughlin Jamelia Lemar Erica O'Hara Keith Hanley Ben Tighe Jennifer Moore Alexandra Miller Barry Beatty Roisín Carlin Niamh Armstrong Dylan Powell Tommy McNulty Sophie Rischar Wayne Beatty
Battles 1 Order Coach Winner Song Loser 1 Jamelia Roisín Carlin "Seven Nation Army" Erica O'Hara 2 Sharon Corr Tammy Browne "Summer Wine" Bob McQuaid 3 Kian Egan Kelly Mongan "Breakaway" Jennifer Healy 4 Bressie Sinead O'Brien "Little Talks" David Merriman 5 Kian Egan Andy Mac Unfraidh "Somewhere Only We Know" Joey McAleer 6 Bressie Velvin Lamont "Fortunate Son" James Sheridan
Battles 2 Order Coach Winner Song Loser 1 Bressie Andrew Mann "Push" Eoin Dixon Murphy 2 Sharon Corr Stephen Hudson "Broken Strings" Ciara Cox 3 Kian Egan Karl Sheridan "When You're Gone" Niamh O'Neill 4 Bressie Shannon Murphy "Mandinka" Kirilee Dermot 5 Sharon Corr Dean Anthony "Freedom! '90" Gerard McLoughlin 6 Jamelia Keith Hanley "Beneath Your Beautiful" Niamh Armstrong
Battles 3 Mark McLaughlin from Team Sharon withdrew from the competition due to an injury which left him incapable of singing. He and battle partner John Gaughan's original song choice was Foster the People's "Pumped Up Kicks". This left a vacancy for Sharon's tri-pairing which were Jennifer Lyons, Fiona McCourt and Aoife McLoughlin. It was then revealed that Lyons would replace McLaughlin and battle Gaughan. The song choice was changed to Bruno Mars' "Marry You".
Order Coach Winner Song Loser 1 Jamelia Dylan Powell "Numb" Ben Tighe 2 Sharon Corr Aoife McLoughlin "The Promise" Fiona McCourt 3 Bressie Katy Anna Mohan "Fall at Your Feet" Michelle Cunningham 4 Kian Egan Daryl Phillips "God Put a Smile upon Your Face" Derek Power 5 Sharon Corr John Gaughan "Marry You" Jennifer Lyons Mark McLaughlin 6 Jamelia Jennifer Moore "Can't Fight the Moonlight" Tommy McNulty
Battles 4 Order Coach Winner Song Loser 1 Jamelia Sophie Rischar "Only Girl (In the World)" Alexandra Miller 2 Sharon Corr Mark Guildea "Gimme Some Lovin'" Gary Tighe 3 Kian Egan Ray Scully "Bring Me to Life" Danielle Ward 4 Bressie Terri O'Reilly "Ordinary World" Mairead Conlon 5 Kian Egan Shane McLaughlin "Drive By" Philip Kennedy 6 Jamelia Wayne Beatty "The Boy Is Mine" Barry Beatty
Live shows The live shows began on 17 March 2013. The remaining artists competed against each other in live TV broadcasts at The Helix, with the viewers helping decide who advances and who exits the competition. When the top 10 artists remain, the artists will compete against each other hoping to make it to the finale on 28 April. The winner of the show will become The Voice of Ireland and get offered a contract with Universal Music worth €100,000.
Results summary Color keys Artist's info Artist from Team Bressie Artist from Team Jamelia Artist from Team Sharon Artist from Team Kian
Result details
Winner Runner-up Third place Fourth place Artist advanced to the finals
Artist was saved by the public Artist was saved as a wildcard Artist was in the bottom two Artist received the fewest of the public's vote and was eliminated Artist did not perform on that particular week
Artist Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Top 10 Semi-Final Final Keith Hanley Safe Safe Safe SafeWinner Kelly Mongan Safe Safe Safe SafeRunner-up Shane McLaughlin Safe Wildcard Safe SafeThird place Shannon Murphy Safe Wildcard Safe SafeFourth place John Gaughan Bottom two Safe Safe Eliminated Eliminated (Semi-final) Katy Anna Mohan Bottom two Safe Safe Eliminated Wayne Beatty Bottom two Safe Eliminated Eliminated (Top 10) Ray Scully Bottom two Safe Eliminated Aoife McLoughlin Safe Safe Eliminated Sinead O'Brien Safe Safe Eliminated Dylan Powell Bottom two Eliminated Eliminated (Week 4) Tammy Browne Safe Eliminated Andrew Mann Bressie's choice Eliminated Roisín Carlin Safe Eliminated Eliminated (Week 3) Andy Mac Unfraidh Bottom two Eliminated Mark Guildea Bottom two Eliminated Jennifer Moore Eliminated Eliminated (Week 2) Karl Sheridan Eliminated Stephen Hudson Eliminated Terri O'Reilly Eliminated Sophie Rischar Eliminated Eliminated (Week 1) Daryl Phillips Eliminated Dean Anthony Eliminated Velvin Lamont Eliminated
Live show details Color key Artist was saved by the public's vote Artist was part of the bottom two in his/her team and saved by his/her coach Artist was saved by the public vote as a wildcard Artist was eliminated