Caoimhe seeking to wow the judges on Sunday's Voice of Ireland show
A Mullingar singer is among those due to appear on the Voice of Ireland this week – and we’re not talking Bressie!
Student Caoimhe McCarthy is one of 12 contestants lined up for week two of the Blind Auditions, which goes out on RTE One at 6.30pm. She’s singing Flashlight by Jessie J to try and impress the coaches.
Caoimhe, who is 19, and a second year student of media at Maynooth, plays piano, sings in an all-girl barbershop group and is a member of the Mullingar Arts centre, where she performs in musicals, variety shows and choirs.
The coaches – including Bressie - are fighting against each other to get the best talent, sometimes even double and triple pitching to get the best singer on their respective teams!
Following Bressie's dismal performance last week, not winning one single pitch he starts this week determined to find a winner for his team.
Caoimhe comes from a family who are fond of music. Both of her parents and her brother love to sing too. Her mother sings in choirs and folk groups.
The other contestants
Recently engaged Mags White from Cobh (34) has dreamed of being a professional singer all her life but now, she is a pastry chef singing with her fiancé’s band at weekends. To get her ready for the performance, she even made an edible microphone to impress the judges singing Standing in the Way of Control.
No stranger to the camera, Kristyna Hayes (25) from North Wall Dublin, who appeared on the TV show ‘The Unemployables’ applied for the Voice of Ireland before but was never successful enough to get through to the blind auditions. She’s now driven and ready for the road to success and with an added 2 stone weight loss can her performance of Dancing in the Dark wow the coaches enough for them to hit the big red button?
Pauric O’Meara (21) from Borrisokane in Co. Tipperary entertains the masses in the foyer with his drumming but he’s going to do his own version of Irish disco chart hit Maniac 2000. He’s brought plenty of support from home but will he gain the support of the coaches.
Mother of two Miranda Trouabal from Coolock Dublin(29) says that the Voice of Ireland is one of those things she should’ve done but never got round to as she was a very young mother, spending years singing into her hairbrush or baby’s bottle. Singing My Baby Just Cares For Me by Nina Simone she takes to a stage for the first time in her life to try and impress the coaches.
Emmie Reek (27) drag queen from Brazil came to Ireland to study English but met his fiancé and has since decided to stay. The problem now is that the Battles are planned for the same date as Emmie’s wedding day. If she does wow the coaches with her rendition of Adele’s One and Only, what will she decide to do?
Megan Quinn (20) from County Donegal made the trip down from Killybegs in hope of being the coaches’ next big catch! As a big Westlife fan, she’s hoping Kian will turn his chair for her but will her version of Faces Ooh La La grab his attention?
Another Donegal lass, Nerissa Moore (23) splits her time between modelling and working in a jewellery shop. Modelling has helped her gain confidence for her on stage performance of MGMT’s Electric Feel and she’s hoping Una will turn her chair for her.
Emma Houlihan (20) from Middleton in Cork is a big fan of country music and is singing Rachel Patten’s Fight Song - it has been her ambition to audition for the Voice of Ireland for years.
Busker Luke Ray Lacey (19) Carlow and 2FM wildcard has already won over Jenny Greene & Keith Walsh to make it through to the blind auditions. Luke hasn’t had an easy up-bringing as both his parents were addicts, with his mother recovering and coming back around to support him he’s brought a big fan club with him but will Luke Ray’s rendition of Ed Sheeran’s I See Fire gain the support of the coaches?
Fiona Garvey (19) from Skerries, Co. Dublin was born in Chicago but was brought up in Ireland since the age of three. Her Mum is praying that Bressie will turn around but will her performance of Pink’s Try grab his attention?
When Andrew Berry (19) Wexford received a phone call to attend the blind auditions of the Voice of Ireland he was baffled as he didn’t actually apply himself – his father did without telling him! With the backing of his family and many people saying he has a unique voice he performs Dancing in the Dark from Robyn.