First phase of You're a Star over

By performing Just when I needed you most, originally sung by Randy von Warner, 23 year old Simon Casey won the televote of the audition from Dublin, and became the last of the nine artists to qualify directly for the second stage of the programme.

The second stage of You're a Star will start on 5th January when the jury will give three further singers a so-called wild card, which will give them the right to participate in the final stage just like the other nine. These three will be selected from the 63 artists who didn't win one of the shows from the auditions stage.