Winners:

 

 

 

 

 

Blizzard – Fantasy

Winners 2008 Final

Blizzard – Fantasy

 

 

The Automatic from St Patricks Grammar School in Downpatrick.

Winners 2007 Final.

1st place was The Automatic from St Patricks Grammar School in Downpatrick. (Niall, Michael, Cahal, Matthew & Shane)

 


2006 Winners Ned, Mark & Lee as Greenday with Tabby Winners 2006 Final

1st Ned, Mark & Lee as Greenday – Holiday (Shimna Integrated College, Newcastle, Co. Down

 

 

2005 Winner Lisa Napier
Winner 2005 Final

1st Lisa Napier from St Patricks College Banbridge.

 

 

Some of the 2005 competitors

Some of the 2005 competitors

 

2009 Winners

 

SCHOOL STARS FINAL ULSTER HALL MONDAY 11TH MAY 2009


The 2009 Winners: Niall McCrickard – lead singer and guitarist, Conor Brannigan – backing singer and bass, Eoin Curran – lead guitarist and Stephen Orme- drums, performing as the Kings of Leon with their hit single ‘Use Somebody.’
Niall, Eoin and Stephen are lower 6th pupils and Conor is an upper 6th pupil at St. Patrick’s Grammar in Downpatrick.
The show was organised by J.W. Promotions and sponsored by UTV and the Sunday Life. Guest judges were UTV’s Pamela Ballentine and Julian Simmons and another main attraction was a guest performance by Eoghan Quigg from the X Factor.
19 acts in all performed on the night from various schools across Ulster and Dundalk. The competition was fierce and the standard was very high, with performances as diverse as solo singers emulating Celine Dion, to duets and well-choreographed dance acts supporting the main singers.
Eoghan Quigg, who pleased the crowds of adoring fans with a mature performance of John Lennon’s classic, ‘Imagine’, was quick to praise the winners. Eoghan had appeared as a finalist in School Stars himself, and was keen to praise the high standard and brave performances on the night. He stated that although he hadn’t won a final himself, that he felt that the competition was a great outlet for the immense talent in the country and that the J.W. Promotions team were very professional in their work with young people.
The boys were ecstatic to be crowned the winners, and their prize money for the night was £1000. Niall McCrickard, who is no stranger to the stage, performing in his family traditional group, along with his own rock band The Skanky Peas, said ‘we have worked so hard to reach the Final, and are so happy to have finally won! ‘
The lead guitarist, Eoin Curran states ‘the night was truly a life changing experience and we certainly won’t be forgetting it anytime soon.’

 

2009 Winners

 

 Eoghan Quigg

 

FOR NORTHERN COMPETITIONS

 

CLICK ABOVE FOR A BROCHURE

FOR NORTHERN COMPETITIONS

 

FOR SOUTHERN COMPETITIONS

 

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FOR SOUTHERN COMPETITIONS

 

School Stars would like to receive photographs or videos from this years shows.

You can email them to photos@starsinyereyes.com

If you have the videos posted on the internet email us the web link.


 

NORTH: 2009
Winners - Niall, Conor, Eoin & Stephen – Kings Of Leon – Use Sombody - St Patrick’s Downpatrick 
2nd Place - Gemma McMeel – Celine Dion – River Deep Mountain High- St Patrick’s  College Maghera
3rd Place - Emma Dynes – Eddi Reader – Perfect - St Patrick’s College Dungannon
 
SOUTH: 2009

Winner – Kylan Ross – Ne-Yo – Closer – St Mary’s High School Dundalk Louth

2nd Place - Emer & Orla Shannon – Aretha Franklin & Annie Lennox - Sisters Are Doin It For Themselves – Ursuline College - Sligo

3rd Place - Chris & Donal – Eric Clapton – Tears in Heaven (LIVE ACOUSTIC) – Scoil Mhuire Clane Kildare

 


                                

The show was born in February 2002 with seventeen schools enrolled to take part in the competition.  Since then the competition has grown from strength to strength with over fifty schools taking part in its forth year. Currently in the competitions fifth year hundreds of students across the country will battle it out for a place in the grand final.

A celebrity judging panel decides who will scoop the £5000 prize fund. Past winners have included acts as Frank Sinatra, Tina Turner, Lionel Ritchie, Anastacia, Bob Dylan Aretha Franklyn, Etta James and Shania Twain. The standard has been excellent, and this year is no different.   

Along with the growing demand for the competition our resources are growing too adding to our high standards of efficiency and professionalism. Every day we are learning more and more and use this to our advantage.  We are gradually expanding the competition every year and would be delighted to have your school involved.

In 2003/04 the word had spread about the Ulster competition so we started to expand into the province of Leinster.  This is a separate competition with its own Grand Final and prize fund.  Now in our third year we have many more schools taking part. A celebrity judging panel decides who will scoop the €1500 prize fund.


We are a Promotions company based on the North Antrim Coast of Northern Ireland.  As well as promoting 'School Stars' in schools we also have a band Jokers Wild who provide entertainment for numerous weddings and corporate functions.  Over the last eight years we have built up a great relationship with Hotel's, Theatres and many many fantastic artists.  On top of all this we also provide entertainment at some of the country's biggest festivals and fairs.  Each year we have more and more successful events under our belt with estimated figures attending of 80,000 to 100,000 we are the fastest growing entertainment company in Ulster.


        

1st place 2007 was The Automatic from St Patricks Grammar School in Downpatrick. (Niall, Michael, Cahal, Matthew & Shane)

 

 

How to Enter:

 

This web site will show everything you need to know about the School Stars competition and answer commonly asked questions as well as take you step by step through instructions on how to enter the show.

 

Application Form Link

 

Contact Us:

 

JW Promotions
3 Ramoan Avenue
Ballycastle
County Antrim
Northern Ireland
BT54 6GA

 

Phone    +44 (0) 28 207 68886
From ROI           048 207 68886

 

Fax          +44 (0) 28 207 69296
From ROI            048 207 69296

 

Mobile     +44 (0) 7763 634777 
From ROI      0044 7763 634777

Photographs:

Over this coming session of School Stars we intend to add photographs to this web site from the various participating schools.

 

If you or your family and friends have any they would like to see included please send them as an email attachment to the email address below. Please make sure all relevant details are included in the email i.e. who, when, where etc. and we will endeavor to get them onto our site. photos@starsinyereyes.com

 

 

Photographs from the 'School Stars' Final 2007

 

DVD

 

The DVD of the JW Promotions 'School Stars' 2007 final is available and will be sent to all the schools who took part in the final. Additional copies can be purchased from our head office at around £10 + postag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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