Ireland's Got Talent series 2
| Ireland's Got Talent | |
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| Series 2 | |
| Hosted by | Lucy Kennedy |
| Judges | |
| Winner | BSD |
| Runners-up |
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| Release | |
| Original network | Virgin Media One |
| Original release | 2 February – 7 April 2019 |
| Series chronology | |
The second and final series of the Irish talent competition series Ireland's Got Talent began broadcasting in Ireland on 2 February 2019 on Virgin Media One and was hosted by Lucy Kennedy.[1]
Denise van Outen, Jason Byrne, Michelle Visage and Louis Walsh returned as judges for the second series.[2]
The series was won by Dublin dance group BSD. They had received the golden buzzer from Jason Byrne. Dance group Fly Youth and gymnastics group Rebel Acro finished in the runner-up position.
Series overview
The judges auditions were taped in November 2018 at The Helix, Dublin.
- 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 |
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| Aidan McCann | 9 | Magic | Close Up Magician | 1 | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| Barry Darcy
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38 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Eliminated |
| BSD
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10-17 | Dance | Dance Group | 2 | Winner |
| Declan Colgan | 20 | Singing / Music | Singer & Pianist | 1 | Eliminated |
| Fionn McMorrow | 10 | Dance | Contemporary Dancer | 3 | Finalist |
| Flair | 31-36 | Acrobatics | Aerial Group | 3 | Eliminated |
| Fly Youth | 13-18 | Dance | Dance Group | 1 | Runners-up |
| Hiphopical | 5-18 | Dance | Dance Group | 2 | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| Iveta Tumasonyte
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14 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Eliminated |
| Jake O'Shea | 25 | Dance | Irish Dancer | 3 | Finalist |
| Johnny Quinn | 60 | Music | Yodeller | 2 | Eliminated |
| Julie McCabe | 30 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Eliminated (Lost Judges' Vote) |
| Liv Gregorio | 8 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Eliminated |
| MC Daycent | 25 | Singing | Rapper | 1 | Eliminated |
| MC Notn | 39 | Music | Beatboxer | 3 | Eliminated |
| One Island Clan | 21-28 | Acrobatics | Parkour Group | 1 | Eliminated |
| Rebel Acro | 10-18 | Acrobatics | Acrobatic Group | 2 | Runners-up |
| Robyn Diamonds | 25 | Singing | Drag Act | 2 | Eliminated |
| Rodelle Borja | 29 | Singing | Singer | 2 | Eliminated |
| Sea Of Change
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34-70 | Singing | Choir | 2 | Finalist |
| Sharon & Brandon
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41 & 19 | Singing | Singing Duo | 1 | Finalist |
| Sharyn Ward | 33 | Singing | Singer | 1 | Finalist |
| Storm | 22 | Singing | Singer | 3 | Eliminated |
| Tara Jamieson | 23 | Singing / Music | Singer & Pianist | 2 | Eliminated |
Semi-finals summary
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Semi-final 1 (30 March)
- Guest performer: Mabel ("Don't Call Me Up")
| Contestant | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Result | |||
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| Van Outen | Byrne | Visage | Walsh | |||
| MC Daycent | 1 | Eliminated | ||||
| Declan Colgan | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
| One Island Clan | 3 | Eliminated | ||||
| Liv Gregorio | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
| Fly Youth | 5 | 1st (Won Public Vote) | ||||
| Sharon & Brandon | 6 | Wildcard | ||||
| Aidan McCann | 7 | 1 | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) | |||
| Sharyn Ward | 8 | 
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2nd (Won Judges' Vote) | |
- ^1 Van Outen did not cast her vote due to the majority support for Sharyn Ward from the other judges, but admitted that her voting intention would have been for Aidan McCann.
Semi-final 2 (31 March)
- Guest performer: Riverdance
| Contestant | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Result | |||
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| Van Outen | Byrne | Visage | Walsh | |||
| Hiphopical | 1 | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) | ||||
| Tara Jamieson | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
| BSD | 3 | 1st (Won Public Vote) | ||||
| Johnny Quinn | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
| Rodelle Borja | 5 | Eliminated | ||||
| Rebel Acro | 6 | 2 |
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2nd (Won Judges' Vote) |
| Sea Of Change | 7 | Wildcard | ||||
| Robyn Diamonds | 8 | Eliminated | ||||
- ^2 Van Outen did not cast her vote due to the majority support for Rebel Acro from the other judges, but admitted that her voting intention would have been for this semi-finalist.
Semi-final 3 (6 April)
- Guest performer: Aslan
| Contestant | Order | Buzzes and judges' votes | Result | |||
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| Van Outen | Byrne | Visage | Walsh | |||
| Storm | 1 | Eliminated | ||||
| Flair | 2 | Eliminated | ||||
| Barry Darcy | 3 | Eliminated | ||||
| Iveta Tumasonyte | 4 | Eliminated | ||||
| Fionn McMorrow | 5 | 1st (Won Public Vote) | ||||
| MC Notn | 6 | 
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Eliminated | |||
| Julie McCabe | 7 | 3 | 3rd (Lost Judges' Vote) | |||
| Jake O'Shea | 8 |
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2nd (Won Judges' Vote) | |
- ^3 Walsh did not cast his vote due to the majority support for Jake O'Shea from the other judges, but admitted that his voting intention would have been for Julie McCabe.
Final (7 April)
- Guest Performer: RDC (Series 1 winners) with Lyra, and Lewis Capaldi
| Contestant | Order | Finished |
|---|---|---|
| Rebel Acro | 1 | Top 3 |
| BSD | 2 | Winner |
| Sharon and Brandon | 3 | Bottom 5 |
| Jake O’Shea | 4 | Bottom 5 |
| Sea of Change | 5 | Bottom 5 |
| Sharyn Ward | 6 | Bottom 5 |
| Fionn McMorrow | 7 | Bottom 5 |
| Fly Youth | 8 | Top 3 |
References
- ^ Shekleton, Rebecca. "Watch A Teaser For Ireland's Got Talent". www.98fm.com. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
- ^ "A Cloud Hangs over the Future of Ireland's Got Talent". 12 May 2019.