The competition held auditions throughout Ireland, and the winners went through to the final stages, with one act eventually decided on.
He went on to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 with "If My World Stopped Turning".
Chris Doran won the competition You're a Star with his song "If My World Stopped Turning" Doran sang the song accompanied onstage by singing group Final 4, who had also participated in the competition.
[1] Doran went on to release a number of other singles, scoring five Irish hits in total.
He was on the judging panel for a reality talent show, entitled "Sony Centre Star Search", on Waterford's WLR FM in 2006.