''Glór Tíre'' (, "voice of the country") is a reality-based talent search for Ireland's newest

country and western A country is a distinct part of the world, such as a state, nation, or other political entity. It may be a sovereign state or make up one part of a larger state. For example, the country of Japan is an independent, sovereign state, while the ...

music star. It has been running for a number of seasons on

TG4 TG4 ( ga, TG Ceathair, ) is an Irish free-to-air public service television network. The channel launched on 31 October 1996 and is available online and through its on demand service TG4 Player in Ireland and beyond. TG4 was formerly known ...

, the Irish public service broadcaster for Irish-language speakers. It is produced by Gaelmedia for TG4. It is one of TG4's top rated programmes often coming first in the channels top 10 programmes, averaging 100,000 viewers.

Format

It is Ireland's only TV talent quest for

talent. It is presented by

Aoife Ní Thuairisg Aoife Ní Thuairisg is an Irish language presenter on TG4, Ireland's Irish language television station. Aoife co-hosted TG4's 2015 Gradam Ceoil traditional Irish music awards show. Aoife Ní Thuairisg was born in Inverin in Conamara and has two ...

. She talks to the contestants after they perform to get their reactions to the comments of studio judges. Each series typically comprises 15 episodes. The opening episode introduces each of the artists to the audience, allowing them to sing a song for the judges and the audience. Over a span of nine concert programmes recorded as live, the contestants take their place beside their mentor over the course of one concert each. Each contestant performs a duet and a solo with their mentor within their concert programme. This is followed by a review edition recapping performances. Three elimination programmes follow with each session resulting in elimination of two contestants per week. The judging panel can save one of the three contestants with the lowest vote but the public vote is hugely important too. The grand final features three contestants and the winner is decided by public vote.

Winners

*Season 1 (2003): *Season 2 (2004): Patrick Connolly *Season 4 (2006): Mark Prouse *Season 5 (2009): Patrick O'Sullivan *Season 6 (2010): Eunice Moran *Season 7 (2011): Nicky Kealey *Season 8 (2012): *Season 9 (2013): Michael Regan *Season 10 (2014): Michael Collins *Season 11 (2015): Liam Kelly *Season 12 (2016): Gavin McAloon *Season 13 (2017): Lauren McCrory *Season 14 (2018): Gary Fitzpatrick *Season 15 (2019): John Rafferty *Season 16 (2020): Paschal McAnenly *Season 17 (2021): Emma Donohue *Season 18 (2022): Aishling Rafferty

References

External links

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