ANOTHER Southside singer, Daragh Kiely, has made it through to the next round of The Voice of Ireland
The 24-year-old finally got his break on last weekend’s episode after stunning the judges with his rendition of Oasis’ hit, Wonderwall.
Brought to the audition via the 2FM wildcard selection Daragh’s performance could not have gone any better.
His version of one of Oasis’ biggest hits left Kian Egan impressed and prompted him to press his buzzer.
The young singer gave his all in the audition and has finally gotten his break after years involved in music.
The talented Daragh, who currently lives at home with his mother, deserves his place in the hard fought contest, after captivating the attention of Kian, who was recently crowned
‘King of the Jungle’ on
‘I’m a Celebrity
?¦ Get Me Out of Here!
Kian now has a host of Southside contestants to choose from in the upcoming Battle Stage, including Aisling Connolly, from Tallaght, who was selected by him in Episode 3 after singing
‘Cloudbusting’ by Kate Bush.
Unemployed Daragh has a passion for music, and has a love of guitar and is known to enjoy jamming with his brother.
He has also been focusing on writing his own material recently, with a view to becoming a professional singer/songwriter in the future.
He contested with a host of other Dubliners, namely Sarah Sylvia (23), Jane Wade (19) and Daizy Valenzuela (28).
Originally from the Philippines but currently living in Lucan, Daizy is no stranger to performing, having once been a member of a girl band in Thailand.
She provided a dazzling performance, wowing Jamelia with her adaptation of
‘Teenage Dream’ by Katy Perry.
As for Daragh’s fellow Dubs, Sarah Sylvia from Glasnevin convinced three judges to turn for her after singing the Bjork song
‘Joga’.
She then selected Bressie to be her coach, feeling he would give her the best chance of progression.
This young woman has big plans for the future, and is planning to study classical piano and learn German in Salzburg before returning to Ireland to study music.
She has gigged in the past and was delighted by the response of the judges to her performance.
Jane Wade of Malahide comes from a very musical family, singing with her mum in her folk group and gigging locally.
However, her performance of
‘Roxanne’ by the Police was not enough to book her place in the next stage with no judges turning for her this time.
As the show intensifies in the lead up to the Battles, in which only two acts from each group will be selected for the live shows, the competition becomes tighter and tighter and the places on each judge’s panel becomes more limited.
With the potential of a recording contract with Universal for the winner, every contestant is looking to put their best foot forward.