The Voice of Ireland- Episode 1 & Tara Blaise

When I first found out that Niall Breslin was taking part in this reality TV singing competition I was very excited, however, the first episode was slightly disappointing. I thought the talent was so so...now that's the talent on stage...Bressie did not disappoint at all!!!

One of the highlights of the first episode was Conor Quinn's performance. It is one of my all-time favourite performances on The Voice of Ireland so far. He is an attractive guy and has such a nice smile! But he looked like the Hunchback of Notre-Dame singing! His voice though is incredibly strange but outstanding at the same time and if he recorded an album I probably would buy it! It will be exciting to see what Bresie does with him.

Tara Blaise

Tara Blaise blew everyones minds in episode one...was she good..was she not...and then it turned out that she has already had a recording contract and a relatively successful career in music but just never really made it massively. She was the only contestant that made me want to insert her name into google!

She is on wikipedia and has many many fans on youtube. All her fans on youtube have commented that her management company are not doing its job. Her fans all advise her to get a good PR person on her team. So I am pretty sure this is why she decided to put herself forward on a show like this, to increase her fan base. She did not get chosen as the judges said they felt she was too nervous. However, Sharon Corr said she thought she had guessed it was her voice as she knows Tara. Sharon has also said that she knows all about conquering your fears on stage..then why didn't she choose her?! 

I couldn't stop staring at her amazing bone structure. She is very attractive and is stunning in her youtube videos. Tara has worked as a model. In late 2008,  she was featured in an advertising campaign for Tommy Hilfiger in Ireland. In 2009,  Tara appeared on the RTÉ show Off the Rails. She has a special Claire Danes quality about her. Tara has also worked as an actress starring as 'Beth' in the first stage production of Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds. Tara also appeared in the short film Dental Breakdown that was shown at the Corona Cork Film Festival in 2009.

Tara who is 36, and just has a baby appeared quite casual in a loose jumper and jeans infront of the judges. Tara has released two albums Dancing on Tables Barefoot (2005) and Great Escape (2008). Hot Press describes the 2005 album as “a warm and honest record, lit by a genuine sense of personal adventure, and delivered with feeling and panache in equal measure.”

In the 2009 Irish Meteor Awards, Tara was nominated in the category of Best Irish Female Artist. Imelda May won the award.

Do you think the judges should have put her through? Do you think it was a good or bad PR move for Tara to put herself on reality tv?! And will we see or hear about Tara Blaise again?