The inaugural contest took place from 2002 – 03 . Raidió Teilifís Éireann , being the Irish member of the European Broadcasting Union , decided that the winner of '' You 're a Star '' would be sent to represent Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest for the foreseeable proceeding years . The show was hosted by Ray D'Arcy . The Talent spotter , Phil Coulter and Kerry Katona served as judges . In the final , the public voted for their winner : Mickey Joe Harte , a musician and singer-songwriter from Lifford in County Donegal . He entered Eurovision Song Contest 2003 with the song " We 've Got the World " , finishing in eleventh position . At the time this was considered one of the poorest results achieved by Ireland , who are the Eurovision Song Contest 's most successful country with seven wins . " We 've Got the World " reached number one on the Irish Singles Chart , where it remained for five weeks and went on to become the best-selling single of 2003 . However , Mickey Harte 's most recent album only peaked at number 53
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
Eurovision Song Contest 2003
You're a Star