The Hit is an Irish talent show series that began airing on 26 July 2013 on RTÉ One and sees songwriters showcasing their songs to established artists.
On 15 March 2013, RTÉ announced that the show had been ordered for a full series to be broadcast in the summer.
RTVE, the Spanish public broadcaster, was rumoured to be considering using the format as the selection process for its entry in the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest.
For the grand finale of the series, the five successful artists returned to perform their song live in the O2, with the RTÉ Concert Orchestra, and the viewers decided who had the ultimate hit via a public vote.
[5] The format has also been sold to China, Germany, Finland, Norway, Russia, Spain and Ukraine.