2008

"hey girl" released on Urban Influence UK LTD, ( www.myspace.com/urbaninfluence1 ) jumped straight in at 38 in the Irish charts with a new album to follow.

Chris Doran, (b. 22nd November 1979) (b. 6th February 1978) from Waterford, Ireland and was the winner of Ireland's You're A Star 2003-2004 talent search competition to find Ireland's Eurovision Song Contest entry. The competition held auditions throughout Ireland, and the winners went through to the final stages, with one act eventually decided on. The show was aired on RTÉ. Chris is now working on his new solo album, ready for world release, with his first single, "You Know You Want It", co-written and produced by Eddie Galan of Trilogy Productions.^[1] Also: 1979 by Smashing Pumpkins. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference S604123 Statistics Province: Munster County: Area: 41. ... Youre A Star is a singing contest in Ireland, created by Screentime ShinAwiL and Radio Telefís Éireann. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eurovision redirects here. ... Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... Eddie Galan (born February 4, 1979) is a Los Angeles born singer/musician, 4 time #1 Hit Billboard songwriter and record producer, with 14x Platinum status. ... Trilogy Productions is a music production team. ...

You're A Star

Chris Doran won the competition but there was controversy after Star Sunday revealed his song, "If My World Stopped Turning" written by Westlife's Brian McFadden, had been recorded by senior industry figures in the same studio used by Westlife and The Corrs. This was a contrast to the runner-up James Kilbane, whose track had been done "in house" by You're A Star's own arranger. This led to a marked difference in the sound of both tracks. Brian Nicholas McFadden (born 12 April 1980 in Artane, Dublin, Ireland) is an Irish singer and songwriter. ... Westlife is a pop group that formed on July 3, 1998. ...

Eurovision 2004

Chris represented Ireland in the 49th Eurovision Song Contest, in Istanbul, Turkey in May 2004, finishing 23rd out of 24. He released two singles "If My World Stopped Turning" and "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You" over the following two years and continues to make special public and endorsement appearances (such as the opening of WLR FM and Beat 102-103's Broadcast Centre in Ardkeen, Waterford.) He is also part of the travelling community (a settled traveller),which he is very proud of. The Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was the forty-ninth Eurovision Song Contest, held in the Abdi İpekçi Arena in Istanbul, Turkey, with the final on 15 May 2004, and the new semi-final three days earlier, on 12 May 2004. ... Istanbul (Turkish: , Greek: , historically Byzantium and later Constantinople; see other names) is Turkeys most populous city, and its cultural and financial center. ... WLR FM is an Independent Local Radio station, licensed by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland, broadcasting to Waterford City and County Waterford. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference S604123 Statistics Province: Munster County: Area: 41. ...

WLR FM Sony Centre Star Search

He is currently on the judging panel for a new reality talent show, entitled "Sony Centre Star Search", on Waterford's WLR FM. It is in association with WLR FM and The Sony Centre on the inner ring road in Waterford "Waterford's first and best Sony Centre". Elaine Power and Billy McCarthy of WLR FM are also on the judging panel. The first round of auditions were held in Minnies, Dungarvan on the 25th of August 2006 and in the Tower Hotel, Waterford, on the 26th of August 2006. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference X259930 Statistics Province: Munster County: Elevation: 1m (3 ft) Population (2002)  - Town:  - Rural:   7,220  232 Website: www. ... The Tower Hotel, also known as Tower Hotel Group, are a subsidiary of FBD Insurance and are located in Tallaght, Waterford and Derry in Ireland. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: , Irish Grid Reference S604123 Statistics Province: Munster County: Area: 41. ...

Other You're A Star Winners

• Mickey Joe Harte
• Donna and Joseph McCaul

Mickey Joe Harte (born 1973) is a professional singer-songwriter from Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland. ... Donna and Joe McCaul Donna and Joseph McCaul represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 which was hosted by Kiev, Ukraine. ...

External links

• Chris Doran Myspace Music

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