Fame: The Musical is a singing and dance contest in Ireland

Ireland

Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...

, produced by Screentime ShinAwiL for RTÉ. The audition and Fame Bootcamp stages were filmed around Ireland and in London.

The shows aim was to find actors for the parts of "Nick" and "Serena" for the highly successful stage production of Fame

Fame (musical)

A stage musical based on the 1980 musical film Fame has been staged under two titles. The first, 'Fame – The Musical' conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. The musical premiered in 1988 in Miami,...

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On 13 June 2010 it was announced that Ben Morris would play the part of Nick and Jessica Cervi would play the part of Serena in the Irish tour of Fame.

Personnel

Judges:

Judge	Note
Robert C Kelly	Producer of Fame the Musical Fame (musical) A stage musical based on the 1980 musical film Fame has been staged under two titles. The first, 'Fame – The Musical' conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. The musical premiered in 1988 in Miami,...  seeking an actor & actress to play Nick & Serena
Erica Gimpel	Present for the live shows only. Starred in the TV series Fame Fame (1982 TV series) Fame is an American television series originally produced between 1982 and 1987. The show was based on the 1980 motion picture of the same name. Using a mixture of drama and music, it followed the lives of the students and faculty at the New York City High School for the Performing Arts. Although...
Simon Delaney	Irish television and theatre director
Jacinta Whyte	Judge for the auditions and final only. Vocal coach Live Show 6

Host
Derek Mooney

Derek Mooney

Derek James Mooney is an Irish radio and television presenter, as well as a radio producer. He currently presents a weekday afternoon programme called Mooney on RTÉ Radio 1....

Results Summary

Colour key:

–	Indicates that the contestant did not perform and was immune from the vote
–	Contestant was safe.
–	Contestant was in the bottom two and had to sing again in the final duet
–	Contestant was in the bottom two and was immediately eliminated (no judges' vote)

Contestant
Jessica Cervi
Ben Morris
Séan Carey
Sarah O'Conner
Roísín Magee
Michael Joseph
Conleth Kane
Caoimhe Garvey
Hollie O'Donoghue
Stuart Pollock
Drew Millar
Final Duet							No judges' vote or final duet; public votes alone decide who is eliminated and who ultimately wins
Simon's vote to save
Erica's vote to save
Robert's vote to save
Eliminated	Drew 1 of 3 votes	Philomena 0 of 3 votes	Stuart 1 of 3 votes	Hollie 0 of 2 votes	Caoimhe 0 of 2 votes	Conleth 1 of 3 votes

Episode 1

Judges Robert C Kelly, Simon Delaney

Simon Delaney

Simon Delaney is an Irish television and theatre director, whose works include the RTE series Bachelors Walk as one of three bachelors living together in a flat on the quays in Dublin....

 and Jacinta Whyte travel around Ireland looking for the next "Nick" and "Serena". 53 were chosen to go on to the Fame Bootcamp.

Episode 2

A group of young singers, actors and dancers attend The Fame Bootcamp. The three judges choose 12 to go forward for the live shows. Stuart Pollock, Ben Morris, Michael Joseph, Conleth Kane, Drew Millar and Séan Carey will battle it out for the role of "Nick", while Jessica Cervi, Philomena Fitzpatrick, Sarah O'Connor, Caoimhe Garvey, Hollie O'Donoghue and Susan Hall will audition for the role of "Serena". Susan Hall turn down the opportunity to audition for the role at the last minute leaving the 6th and final contestant to be revealed on the night of the first Live show.

Live Show 1

Erica Gimpel

Erica Gimpel

Erica Fawn Gimpel , American television actress. She is best known for her roles on television shows Fame as Coco Hernandez and on Profiler as Angel Brown. She is also known for her major recurring roles on the television shows ER as Adele Newman and on Veronica Mars as Alicia Fennel...

 replaced Jacinta Whyte and joined Simon and Robert for the live shows as a judge at the Helix. As Susan Hall dropped out in episode 2 the judges choose Róisín Magee to replace her.

• Theme: Songs from musicals
• Group performances: Fame
  Fame (Irene Cara song)
  "Fame" is a pop song, written by Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford that was released in 1980, and achieved chart success as the theme song to the Fame film and TV series. The song was performed by Irene Cara, who played the role of Coco Hernandez in the original movie...
  
  and Starmaker (lead by Drew)

  Contestants' performances on the first live show

  Artist	Order	Song	Musical	Result
  Róisín Magee	1	"Maybe This Time Maybe This Time Maybe This Time is an American sitcom which aired on ABC from September 1995 to February 1996. Created by veteran TV creator Michael Jacobs and his longtime colleague, Bob Young.... "	Cabaret Cabaret (musical) Cabaret is a musical based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The 1966 Broadway production became a hit and spawned a 1972 film as well as numerous subsequent productions....	Safe
  Stuart Pollock	2	Lady's Choice	Hairspray Hairspray (musical) Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues...	Safe
  Drew Millar	3	Empty Chairs and Empty Table	Les Misérables Les Misérables (musical) Les Misérables , colloquially known as Les Mis or Les Miz , is a musical by Claude-Michel Schönberg, based on the novel of the same name by Victor Hugo....	Eliminated
  Jessica Cervi	4	I Can Hear The Bells	Hairspray Hairspray (musical) Hairspray is a musical with music by Marc Shaiman, lyrics by Scott Wittman and Shaiman and a book by Mark O'Donnell and Thomas Meehan, based on the 1988 John Waters film Hairspray. The songs include 1960s-style dance music and "downtown" rhythm and blues...	Safe
  Ben Morris	5	Who I'd Be	Shrek the Musical	Safe
  Sarah O'Connor	6	Don't Rain on My Parade Don't Rain on My Parade "Don't Rain On My Parade" is a popular song from the 1964 musical Funny Girl. It was also featured in the 1968 movie version of the musical. The song was written by Bob Merrill and Jule Styne. Both the movie and stage versions feature Barbra Streisand performing the song. It has since become one of...	Funny Girl	Bottom two
  Final duet details
  Artist	Order	Song	Musical	Eliminated
  Sarah & Drew	1	Let's Play A Love Scene	Fame Fame (musical) A stage musical based on the 1980 musical film Fame has been staged under two titles. The first, 'Fame – The Musical' conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. The musical premiered in 1988 in Miami,...	Drew

Judge's vote to save

• Gimpel: Sarah O'Connor - thought that Sarah had performed better
• Delaney: Drew Millar - avoided being parochial
• Kelly: Sarah O'Connor - thought it would be unfair to keep Drew in a competition that he couldn't win.

Live Show 2

Michael Joseph, Conleth Kane, Séan Carey, Philomena Fitzpatrick, Caoimhe Garvey and Hollie O'Donoghue all take to the stage for the first time.

• Theme: Songs from musicals
• Group performances: Fame
  Fame (Irene Cara song)
  "Fame" is a pop song, written by Michael Gore and Dean Pitchford that was released in 1980, and achieved chart success as the theme song to the Fame film and TV series. The song was performed by Irene Cara, who played the role of Coco Hernandez in the original movie...
  
  and Starmaker (lead by Philomena )

  Contestants' performances on the second live show

  Artist	Order	Song	Musical	Result
  Conleth Kane	1	The Winner Takes It All The Winner Takes It All "The Winner Takes It All" is a song recorded by Swedish pop group ABBA. Released as the first single from the group's Super Trouper album on July 21, 1980, it is a ballad in the key of F-sharp major, reflecting the end of a romance...	Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! Mamma Mia! is a stage musical written by British playwright Catherine Johnson, based on the songs of ABBA, composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, former members of the band. Although the title of the musical is taken from the group's 1975 chart-topper "Mamma Mia", the plot is fictional, not...	Bottom two
  Caoimhe Garvey	2	Let's Hear It for the Boy	Footloose	Safe
  Hollie O'Donoghue	3	Astonishing	Little Women Little Women (musical) Little Women is a musical with a book by Allan Knee, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein, and music by Jason Howland.Based on Louisa May Alcott's classic 1869 semi-autobiographical novel, it focuses on the four March sisters - brassy, tomboy-like, aspiring writer Jo, romantic Meg, pretentious Amy, and...	Safe
  Séan Carey	4	Ain't That a Kick in the Head? Ain't That A Kick In The Head? Ain't That a Kick in the Head? is a song which was written in 1960 with music by Jimmy Van Heusen and lyrics by Sammy Cahn. It was first recorded on May 10, 1960 by Dean Martin, with conducting by Nelson Riddle...	Fools Rush In Fools Rush In Fools Rush In is a 1997 romantic comedy film directed by Andy Tennant. Matthew Perry and Salma Hayek star.-Plot :Two relative strangers try to turn a one night stand into a marriage in this romantic comedy. Alex Whitman is a designer from New York City who is sent to Las Vegas to supervise the...	Safe
  Michael Joseph	5	Somewhere Somewhere (song) "Somewhere" is a song from the 1957 Broadway musical West Side Story which was made into a film in 1961. The music is composed by Leonard Bernstein with lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and takes a phrase from the slow movement of Beethoven's 'Emperor' Piano Concerto, which forms the start of the...	West Side Story West Side Story West Side Story is an American musical with a script by Arthur Laurents, music by Leonard Bernstein, lyrics by Stephen Sondheim, and choreographed by Jerome Robbins...	Safe
  Philomena Fitzpatrick	6	The Diva's Lament (Whatever Happened To My Part?)	Monty Python's Spamalot	Eliminated
  Final duet details
  Artist	Order	Song	Musical	Eliminated
  Philomena & Conleth	1	Let's Play A Love Scene	Fame Fame (musical) A stage musical based on the 1980 musical film Fame has been staged under two titles. The first, 'Fame – The Musical' conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. The musical premiered in 1988 in Miami,...	Philomena

Judge's vote to save

• Kelly: Conleth Kane - based it on the whole rehearsals and live shows but ultimately on the final duet
• Gimpel: Conleth Kane - already stated she had had issues with Philomena's pitching
• Delaney; Conleth Kane - based it on the final duet

Live Show 3

• Group performances:Circle of Life
  Circle of Life
  The song was re-recorded in 2003 by the Disney Channel Circle of Stars, a group of actors and actresses who have appeared in Disney Channel television series and original movies...
  
  (The Lion King
  The Lion King
  The Lion King is a 1994 American animated film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the 32nd feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics series...
  
  ) and Starmaker (lead by Stuart.)

  Contestants' performances on the third live show

  Artist	Order	Song	Result
  Hollie O'Donoghue	1	Never Forget You Never Forget You (Noisettes song) "Never Forget You" is the third single released from the Noisettes' second studio album Wild Young Hearts. Released on 21 June 2009, the single was produced and written by the band. It followed their hit single "Don't Upset The Rhythm ", and charted at #20 in the UK Singles Chart.- Music video :The...	Safe
  Sarah O'Connor	2	Chasing Cars Chasing Cars "Chasing Cars" is the second single from Snow Patrol's fourth album, Eyes Open. It was recorded in 2005 and released on 6 June 2006 in the US and 24 July 2006 in the UK as the album's second single....	Bottom two
  Michael Joseph	3	Viva la Vida	Safe
  Stuart Pollock	4	Shine Shine (Take That song) "Shine" is the second single taken from Take That's comeback album Beautiful World.-Song information:"Shine" was released on 26 February 2007 and features lead vocals by Mark Owen....	Eliminated
  Séan Carey	5	Fight for this Love Fight for This Love "Fight for This Love" is a song by British recording artist Cheryl Cole, taken from her debut studio album, 3 Words. Initially, the song was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland as the lead single on 16 October 2009 by Fascination Records however, in 2010 it was also released in Europe as the...	Safe
  Caoimhe Garvey	6	Put Your Records On Put Your Records On "Put Your Records On" is a song by English soul singer–songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae from her debut album, Corinne Bailey Rae . Written by Rae, John Beck, and Steve Chrisanthou, it was released as the album's second single in February and early March 2006 throughout Europe and as the lead single in...	Safe
  Conleth Kane	7	Broken Strings Broken Strings "Broken Strings" is the third single by James Morrison from his second studio album Songs for You, Truths for Me. It was released in November 2008. The song is a duet with Canadian pop/R&B singer-songwriter Nelly Furtado...	Safe
  Jessica Cervi	8	Cry Me Out Cry Me Out "Cry Me Out" is a song by English recording artist Pixie Lott from her debut album, Turn It Up . Written by Lott, Mads Hauge, Phil Thornalley and Colin Campise, and produced by Hauge and Thornalley, the song was released digitally in the United Kingdom on 22 November 2009 as the album's third...	Safe
  Ben Morris	9	Breakeven Breakeven (song) "Breakeven" is a song by Irish band The Script, taken from their eponymous debut album.-Music video:...	Safe
  Róisín Magee	10	Rain on Your Parade Rain on Your Parade "Rain on Your Parade" is a song by Welsh recording artist Duffy from her debut studio album, Rockferry. Written by Duffy and Steve Booker, the song was released as the first single from the album's deluxe edition, and fifth overall, on 9 February 2009, by A&M Records...	Safe
  Final duet details
  Artist	Order	Song	Eliminated
  Stuart & Sarah	1	Let's Play A Love Scene	Stuart

• As the results were called out by Derek Mooney mistakenly saved Stuart only to have stop the show the let the audience know that he had made a mistake and that Conleth had been saved by the public vote.

Judge's vote to save

• Kelly: Stuart Pollock - gave no reason
• Gimpel: Sarah O'Conner - gave no reason
• Delaney: Sarah O'Conner - gave no reason

Live Show 4

• Group performances: One Voice (Barry Manilow
  Barry Manilow
  Barry Manilow is an American singer-songwriter, musician, arranger, producer, conductor, and performer, best known for such recordings as "Could It Be Magic", "Mandy", "Can't Smile Without You", and "Copacabana ."...
  
  ) and Starmaker lead by Hollie.

  Contestants' performances on the fourth live show

  Artist	Order	Song	Musical	Result
  Michael Joseph	1	Caberat	Caberat Cabaret (musical) Cabaret is a musical based on a book written by Christopher Isherwood, music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb. The 1966 Broadway production became a hit and spawned a 1972 film as well as numerous subsequent productions....	Safe
  Róisín Magee	2	I Cain't Say No I Cain't Say No I Cain't Say No is a song from the musical play Oklahoma! written by composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist/librettist Oscar Hammerstein II....	Oklahoma! Oklahoma! Oklahoma! is the first musical written by composer Richard Rodgers and librettist Oscar Hammerstein II. The musical is based on Lynn Riggs' 1931 play, Green Grow the Lilacs. Set in Oklahoma Territory outside the town of Claremore in 1906, it tells the story of cowboy Curly McLain and his romance...	Safe
  Conleth Kane	3	Some Enchanted Evening Some Enchanted Evening (song) "Some Enchanted Evening" is a show tune from the 1949 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical South Pacific.In the musical, it is sung as a solo by Emile de Becque, the French plantation owner, who falls in love with the American navy nurse Nellie Forbush. In this song he sings of seizing the moment so...	South Pacific South Pacific (musical) South Pacific is a musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II and book by Hammerstein and Joshua Logan. The story draws from James A. Michener's Pulitzer Prize-winning 1947 book Tales of the South Pacific, weaving together characters and elements from several of its...	Safe
  Hollie O'Donoghue	4	Wherever He Ain't	Mack & Mabel Mack & Mabel Mack & Mabel is a musical with a book by Michael Stewart and music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. The plot involves the tumultuous romantic relationship between Hollywood director Mack Sennett and Mabel Normand , who became one of his biggest stars...	Eliminated
  Caoimhe Garvey	5	There's Gotta Be Something Better Than This	Sweet Charity Sweet Charity Sweet Charity is a musical with music by Cy Coleman, lyrics by Dorothy Fields and book by Neil Simon. It was directed and choreographed for Broadway by Bob Fosse starring his wife and muse Gwen Verdon. It is based on Federico Fellini's screenplay for Nights of Cabiria...	Safe
  Ben Morris	6	If I Loved You If I Loved You "If I Loved You" is a show tune from the 1945 Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Carousel.The song was introduced by John Raitt as "Billy Bigelow" and Jan Clayton as "Julie"...	Carousel Carousel (musical) Carousel is the second stage musical by the team of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II . The work premiered in 1945 and was adapted from Ferenc Molnár's 1909 play Liliom, transplanting its Budapest setting to the Maine coastline...	Bottom two
  Sarah O'Conner	7	My Funny Valentine My Funny Valentine "My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Babes in Arms in which it was introduced by former child star Mitzi Green...	Babes in Arms Babes in Arms Babes in Arms is a 1937 musical with music by Richard Rodgers, lyrics by Lorenz Hart and book by Rodgers and Hart. It concerns a teen-age boy who puts on a show with his friends to avoid being sent to a work farm.- Production history:...	Safe
  Séan Carey	8	Miracle of Miracles	Fiddler on the Roof Fiddler on the Roof Fiddler on the Roof is a musical with music by Jerry Bock, lyrics by Sheldon Harnick, and book by Joseph Stein, set in Tsarist Russia in 1905. It is based on Tevye and his Daughters by Sholem Aleichem...	Safe
  Jessica Cervi	9	Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" with music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, is one of the most famous songs from their classic 1927 musical play Show Boat, adapted from Edna Ferber's novel.-Context:...	Show Boat Show Boat (1929 film) Show Boat is a film based on the novel by Edna Ferber. This version was released by Universal in two editions, one a silent film for movie theatres still not equipped for sound, and one a part-talkie with a sound prologue...	Safe
  Final duet details
  Artist	Order	Song	Musical	Eliminated
  Ben & Hollie	1	Let's Play A Love Scene	Fame Fame (musical) A stage musical based on the 1980 musical film Fame has been staged under two titles. The first, 'Fame – The Musical' conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. The musical premiered in 1988 in Miami,...	Hollie

Judge's vote to save

• Gimpel: Ben Morris - stated that Ben "put his heart on the stage"
• Delaney: Ben Morris - stated that the it was a difficult choice
• Kelly: was not required to vote as the judges reached a majority verdict but commended both contestants.

Live Show 5

• Group performance: A Star is Born
  A Star Is Born
  A Star Is Born may refer to:* A Star Is Born , starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March, directed by William A. Wellman* A Star Is Born , starring Judy Garland and James Mason, directed by George Cukor...
  
   and Starmaker (lead by Caoimhe)

  Contestants' performances on the fifth live show

  Artist	Order	Song	Result
  Conleth Kane	1	Dancin' Fool	Bottom two
  Jessica Cervi	2	At Last At Last "At Last" is a 1941 song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the musical film Orchestra Wives, starring George Montgomery and Ann Rutherford. It was performed in the film and on record by Glenn Miller and his orchestra, with vocals by Ray Eberle and Pat Friday...	Safe
  Caoimhe Garvey	3	Sway Sway (song) "Sway" is the English version of "¿Quién será?", a 1953 mambo song by Mexican composer and bandleader Pablo Beltrán Ruiz. The most famous version is that of Dean Martin recorded in 1954. English lyrics are by Norman Gimbel...	Eliminated
  Michael Joseph	4	Secret Love	Safe
  Sarah O'Connor	5	Nobody Does It Like Me Nobody Does It Like Me Nobody Does It Like Me is a 1974 album by Shirley Bassey. Bassey had been on a roll since 1970, scoring three top ten singles and three ten top albums . Nobody Does It Like Me was recorded with a new producer, George Butler, and brought a partial return to the traditional pop sound of Bassey's...	Safe
  Séan Carey	6	The Lady Is a Tramp The Lady Is a Tramp "The Lady Is a Tramp" is a show tune from the 1937 Rodgers and Hart musical Babes In Arms in which it was introduced by former child star Mitzi Green. This song is a spoof of New York high society and its strict etiquette...	Safe
  Róisín Magee	7	Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries "Life Is Just a Bowl of Cherries" is a popular song with music by Ray Henderson and lyrics by Buddy G. DeSylva and Lew Brown, published in 1931. The song was revived in 1953 by singer Jaye P...	Safe
  Ben Morris	8	Cry Me a River	Safe
  Final duet details
  Artist	Order	Song	Eliminated
  Conleth & Caoimhe	1	Let's Play A Love Scene	Caoimhe

Judge's vote to save

• Delaney : Conleth Kane - gave no reason
• Kelly : Conleth Kane - gave no reason
• Gimpel: was not required to vote as the verdict was already declared but said that Caoimhe could hold her head high for getting this far

Live Show 6

• Theme: Judges Choice
• Group performance: Starmaker (lead by Conleth)
• Vocal coach: Jancinta Whyte.

  Contestants' performances on the sixth live show

  Artist	Order	Song	Introduced by	Result
  Séan Carey	1	Footloose Footloose (song) "Footloose" is the title of a song co-written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Kenny Loggins. It was released in January 1984 as the first of two single by Loggins from the 1984 film of the same name. The song spent three weeks at number one, March 31—April 14, 1984 on the U.S. Billboard...	Simon	Safe
  Ben Morris	2	Home Home (The Wiz song) "Home" is a song from the 1975 Broadway musical, The Wiz. The song was performed by Stephanie Mills in the stage production and by Diana Ross in the 1978 film adaptation and released on the soundtrack album in 1978....	Erica	Safe
  Róisín Magee	3	As Long as He Needs Me As Long as He Needs Me As Long as He Needs Me is a torch song sung by the character of Nancy in the musical film Oliver!, introduced in the 1960 musical. It is a love ballad about her criminal boyfriend Bill Sikes...	Robert	Safe
  Conleth Kane	4	Maria Maria (1956 song) "Maria" is a song from the Broadway musical West Side Story, sung by the lead character Tony. The music was written by Leonard Bernstein and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim. The song was published in 1956....	Erica	Eliminated
  Sarah O'Connor	5	Defying Gravity Defying Gravity (song) "Defying Gravity" is the signature song from the musical Wicked, composed by Stephen Schwartz, originally recorded by Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth on November 10, 2003, and released on December 16, 2003...	Simon	Bottom two
  Jessica Cervi	6	When You Got It, Flaunt It	Erica	Safe
  Michael Joseph	7	The Impossible Dream The Impossible Dream (The Quest) "The Impossible Dream " is a popular song composed by Mitch Leigh, with lyrics written by Joe Darion. It was written for the 1965 musical Man of La Mancha...	Robert	Safe
  Final duet details
  Artist	Order	Song	Musical	Eliminated
  Conleth & Sarah	1	Let's Play A Love Scene	Fame Fame (musical) A stage musical based on the 1980 musical film Fame has been staged under two titles. The first, 'Fame – The Musical' conceived and developed by David De Silva, is a musical with a book by Jose Fernandez, music by Steve Margoshes and lyrics by Jacques Levy. The musical premiered in 1988 in Miami,...	Conleth

Judge's vote to save

• Gimpel: Sarah O'Connor - said Conleth grew right through out the series
• Kelly: Conleth Kane - said he had always praised both Conleth and Sarah
• Delaney: Sarah O'Connor - stated it was "an impossible choice" and there was nothing between them

Semi-final

• Theme: Contestants Choice
• Group performance: One Night Only
  One Night Only (song)
  "One Night Only" is a song from the 1981 Broadway musical Dreamgirls, with lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger. In the context of the musical, "One Night Only" is performed twice in succession, as differing versions of the song - a soul ballad by the character Effie White and a disco...
  
   and Starmaker (lead by Michael & Roísín)
• Vocal Coach: Erica Gimpel
  Erica Gimpel
  Erica Fawn Gimpel , American television actress. She is best known for her roles on television shows Fame as Coco Hernandez and on Profiler as Angel Brown. She is also known for her major recurring roles on the television shows ER as Adele Newman and on Veronica Mars as Alicia Fennel...
  
  

  Contestants' performances on the semi-final

  Artist	Order	Song	Result
  Ben Morris	1	Somebody to Love Somebody to Love (Queen song) "Somebody to Love" is a song by British rock band Queen. Written by lead vocalist and pianist Freddie Mercury, the track featured on their 1976 album A Day at the Races, and also appears on the band's compilation album, Greatest Hits...	Safe
  Róisín Magee	2	Out Here on My Own	Eliminated
  Michael Joseph	3	Come What May Come What May (2001 song) "Come What May" phrase originates from Shakespeare's Macbeth and is along the meaning of let whatever events crop up come to pass. It is the love theme from Baz Luhrmann's 2001 film...	Eliminated
  Sarah O'Connor	4	Memory Memory In psychology, memory is an organism's ability to store, retain, and recall information and experiences. Traditional studies of memory began in the fields of philosophy, including techniques of artificially enhancing memory....	Safe
  Jessica Cervi	5	And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" is a torch song from the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, with lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger...	Safe
  Séan Carey	6	This is the Moment	Safe

• Two acts were eliminated from the semi-final (one boy & one girl) and for the first time in the series, there was no final duet. The three remaining girls were brought out first and Róisín Magee was voted out by public vote. Then the three remaining boys were brought out and Michael Joseph was voted out by the public. After the announcements, Róisín and Michael bid farewell by leading a group performance of "Starmaker".

Final

• Jacinta Whyte returned and joined Robert, Erica and Simon for the final show.
• Themes: Westend Duet; Contestants favorite performance
• Group performances;
  • Group 1 (Eliminated Contestants) - Don't Stop Believin'
    Don't Stop Believin'
    "Don't Stop Believin is a popular song by the American rock band Journey, originally released as a single from their 1981 album Escape, which became a #9 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 on its original release. It re-entered the UK Singles Chart in 2009 as a result of increased prominence of digital...
    
    
  • Group 2 (Finalists) - The Time of My Life
    (I've Had) The Time of My Life
    " The Time of My Life" is a song composed by Franke Previte, John DeNicola, and Donald Markowitz. It was recorded by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes, after having been selected to be the finale song for the 1987 film Dirty Dancing, by choreographer Kenny Ortega and his assistant Miranda Garrison...
    
    
• Duet performances:
  • Noel Sullivan
    Noel Sullivan
    Noel Sullivan , is a Welsh singer and actor. He was a member of the British pop group Hear'Say. Like the other members of the group, he won his part through the talent show Popstars.-Early life and career:...
    
     with Sarah O'Conner/Jessica Cervi
  • Susan McFadden
    Susan McFadden
    Susan McFadden is an actress and singer born in Dublin, Ireland. She is known for playing the role of Elle Woods in Legally Blonde the Musical in London at the Savoy theatre.- Biography :...
    
     with Séan Carey/Ben Morris

    Contestants' performances on the final show

    Artist	First Song	Second song	Result
    Sarah O'Connor	Don't Rain on My Parade Don't Rain on My Parade "Don't Rain On My Parade" is a popular song from the 1964 musical Funny Girl. It was also featured in the 1968 movie version of the musical. The song was written by Bob Merrill and Jule Styne. Both the movie and stage versions feature Barbra Streisand performing the song. It has since become one of...   (Week 1)	Suddenly, Seymour (duet with Noel)	Runner-Up
    Ben Morris	Can You Feel the Love Tonight Can You Feel the Love Tonight 250px|thumb|right|Simba and Nala embrace during the "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" sequence."Can You Feel the Love Tonight" is a song from Disney's 1994 animated film, The Lion King, composed by Elton John with lyrics by Tim Rice. It was described by Don Hahn , Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff as...   (duet with Susan)	Cry Me a River  (Week 5)	Nick
    Jessica Cervi	You're the One that I Want You're the One That I Want "You're the One That I Want" is a song written by John Farrar for the 1978 film version of the musical Grease. It was performed by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John....   (duet with Noel)	At Last At Last "At Last" is a 1941 song written by Mack Gordon and Harry Warren for the musical film Orchestra Wives, starring George Montgomery and Ann Rutherford. It was performed in the film and on record by Glenn Miller and his orchestra, with vocals by Ray Eberle and Pat Friday...   (Week 5)	Serena
    Séan Carey	Fight for this Love Fight for This Love "Fight for This Love" is a song by British recording artist Cheryl Cole, taken from her debut studio album, 3 Words. Initially, the song was released in the United Kingdom and Ireland as the lead single on 16 October 2009 by Fascination Records however, in 2010 it was also released in Europe as the...   (Week 3)	Smile Smile A smile is a facial expression formed by flexing the muscles near both ends of the mouth. The smile can also be found around the eyes . Among humans, it is an expression denoting pleasure, joy, happiness, or amusement, but can also be an involuntary expression of anxiety, in which case it is known... (duet with Susan)	Runner-Up

• All the finalists returned to the stage and Derek Mooney announced Ben & Jessica as the winners of the parts of Nick & Serena respectively. Ben & Jessica then closed the series with a performance of Let's Play A Love Scene.

Reception

The Evening Herald gave the show 3 out of 5 stars stating "The show has been criticised for putting the vote to the public, hence turning what should be a talent contest into a popularity contest. However, there's no doubt that the biggest voices in the competition made it to the final last night. Yes, it was cheesy and over-sentimental, but Fame: The Musical was the type of show that many tuned into in spite of themselves".

Audience figures were below that of previous RTÉ reality talent shows, however the final was watched by over 500,000 viewers.

Finalists

Twelve contestants made it through the audition rounds and performed during the live shows.

The Boys

Finalist	Age*	From	Status
Ben Morris	23	Tallaght, Dublin	Nick
Séan Carey	18	Dunshaughlin, Co. Meath	Runner-up
Michael Joseph	26	Waterford	Third Place
Conleth Kane	26	Lurgan, Co. Armagh	Eliminated (Week 6)
Stuart Pollock	20	Rathgar, Dublin	Eliminated (Week 3)
Drew Millar	22	Glasgow, Scotland	Eliminated (Week 1)

* at the start of the series

The Girls

Finalist	Age*	From	Status
Jessica Cervi	19	East Wall, Dublin	Serena
Sarah O'Connor	20	Lucan, Dublin	Runner-up
Róisín Magee	24	Newry, Co. Down	Third Place
Caoimhe Garvey	19	Tralee, Co. Kerry	Eliminated (Week 5)
Hollie O'Donoghue	21	Limerick	Eliminated (Week 4)
Philomena Fitzpatrick	22	Ballybrack, Dublin	Eliminated (Week 2)
Susan Hall			Withdrew

* at the start of the series