Brian Ormond
   HOME

TheInfoList



OR:

Brian Ormond (born 16 August 1979) is an Irish television presenter, businessman and reality TV star.


Early career


''Popstars''

In 2001 Ormond auditioned for the Irish version of ''
Popstars ''Popstars'' is an international reality television franchise aimed to find new singing talent. Serving as a precursor to the ''Idol'' franchise, '' Popstars'' first began in New Zealand in 1999 when producer Jonathan Dowling formed the girl gr ...
,'' the television programme which created the pop band,
Six 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics A six-sided polygon is a hexagon, one of the three regular polygons capable of tiling the plane. A hexagon a ...
and first introduced the world to
Nadine Coyle Nadine Elizabeth Louise Coyle (born 15 June 1985) is an Irish singer. In 2002, she was selected as a member of Girls Aloud, a Pop music, pop girl group created through ITV (TV network), ITV's reality competition show ''Popstars: The Rivals''. T ...
. Ormond reached the final twelve contestants but was not selected as one of the eventual six members of the group.


''You're a Star''

In 2002 Ormond auditioned for the first season of the singing competition show, ''
You're a Star ''You're a Star'' is an Irish music competition series broadcast by RTÉ One from 2002 to 2008. Produced by the broadcaster and Screentime ShinAwiL, the series was similar to formats such as '' Idol'' and ''The X Factor''. For its first three ...
'' – the winner of which would earn a record deal and the opportunity to represent
Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan ...
at the
Eurovision Song Contest The Eurovision Song Contest (), often known simply as Eurovision, is an international Music competition, song competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) among its members since 1956. Each participating broadcaster ...
. Ormond reached the live shows of the competition after he was selected as judge
Louis Walsh Michael Louis Vincent Walsh (born 5 August 1952) is an Irish music manager and television personality. He has managed Johnny Logan (singer), Johnny Logan, Boyzone, Jedward and Westlife, four of Ireland's most successful pop acts in the 1990s an ...
's "wildcard". He would go on to eventually finish in sixth place.


''Pop Idol''

In 2003 Ormond auditioned for the second season of the British singing competition ''
Pop Idol ''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and pa ...
.'' After progressing through the audition stages, Ormond was selected as one of the final fifty contestants. On 20 September 2003, Ormond featured in the second 'heat' of the show performing ''
Amazed "Amazed" is a song by American country music group Lonestar, released on March 22, 1999, to country radio as the second single from their third studio album ''Lonely Grill'' (1999). The power ballad is the band's longest-lasting number one singl ...
'' by
Lonestar Lonestar (formerly known as Texassee) is an American country music band from Nashville, Tennessee. The band consists of Drew Womack (lead vocals, acoustic guitar, electric guitar), Michael Britt (lead guitar, background vocals), Dean Sams (key ...
. Ormond finished in second place in the heat, receiving 16.8% of the public vote and advancing to the top twelve. He featured in the finalists' compilation album, Pop Idol: The Idols – Xmas Factor, with a solo track '' I Believe''. In the first live show, on 25 October, Ormond performed '
A Different Corner "A Different Corner" is a song written and performed by English singer and songwriter George Michael that was released on Epic Records (Columbia Records in the US) in 1986. Background and writing "A Different Corner" was written by Michael whil ...
' in honour of his musical hero,
George Michael George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter and record producer. Regarded as a pop culture icon, he is one of the List of best-selling music artists, best-selling rec ...
. Ormond was saved by the public vote. The following week, Ormond performed '
Honesty Honesty or truthfulness is a facet of moral character that connotes positive and virtue, virtuous attributes such as integrity, truthfulness, straightforwardness (including straightforwardness of conduct: Good faith, earnestness), along with the ...
' by
Billy Joel William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist. Nicknamed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, Piano Man" after his Signature song, signature 1973 song Piano Man (song), of the same name, Joel has ha ...
, however, this would be Ormond's final performance, he was eliminated in a double elimination that evening, ultimately finishing in ninth place.


Television career

In 2005 Ormond returned to ''
You're a Star ''You're a Star'' is an Irish music competition series broadcast by RTÉ One from 2002 to 2008. Produced by the broadcaster and Screentime ShinAwiL, the series was similar to formats such as '' Idol'' and ''The X Factor''. For its first three ...
,'' this time fronting the 'sidekick' show, ''You're a Star Plus'' on
RTÉ2 RTÉ2 (formerly branded as RTÉ 2 from 1978–88, Network 2 from 1988–97, N2 from 1997–2004 and RTÉ Two from 2004–14) is an Irish free-to-air television channel operated by public service broadcaster RTÉ. It was launched on 2 Novemb ...
for three years. In 2006, Ormond became host of the audition rounds of the fifth season, with
Keith Duffy Keith Peter Thomas Francis Julian John Duffy (born 1 October 1974) is an Irish singer, actor, radio and television presenter and drummer who began his professional music career as part of Irish boy band Boyzone alongside Ronan Keating, Mik ...
taking over for the live shows. However, the following year Ormond was made permanent host with Duffy returning as a judge. In 2007, Ormond hosted the third edition of the celebrity version of the show, '' Charity You're a Star.'' From 2006 to 2007 Ormond hosted
RTÉ (; ; RTÉThe É in RTÉ is pronounced as an English E () and not an Irish É ()) is an Irish public service broadcaster. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on television, radio and online. The radio service began on 1 January 1926, ...
Young Peoples' programme Saturday morning show, ''S@ttitude'' alongside Sinead Kennedy and Liam McCormack. From 2007 to 2008, Ormond and Kennedy joined Rob Ross as hosts of the daily Young People's programme ''ICE''. In 2011, Ormond hosted a revamped version of the classic RTÉ music game show, ''The Lyrics Board'' called ''Sing!'' Later that year, Ormond and his wife-to-be Pippa O'Connor appeared in an authored documentary in the lead up to their wedding day called, ''Brian and Pippa Get Married''. In 2012 Ormond teamed up with Kennedy once again, this time, to take over as hosts of the National Lottery game show '' The Big Money Game.'' The show was axed in 2013. In 2012 Ormond and his wife, Pippa O'Connor appeared as contestants on the fifth season ''
Celebrity Bainisteoir ''Celebrity Bainisteoir'' was a prime-time reality programme created by Fiona Looney and first broadcast in 2008 by RTÉ. It involved a number of celebrities competing against each other as a Gaelic football team coach. The title derived from ...
''. This season, renamed "''Celebrity Bainisteoir: The Rivals"'' saw Ormond's team face-off against O'Connor's in the first round. O'Connor's team won, meaning Ormond and his team were eliminated. In 2015 Ormond co-hosted ''The TV3 Toy Show'' on
TV3 Channel 3 or TV 3 may refer to: Television *Canal 3 (Burkina Faso), a commercial television channel in Burkina Faso * Canal 3 Niger, a commercial television channel in Niger * Canal 3 (Guatemala), a commercial television channel in Guatemala * Can ...
alongside Maria Walsh.


Other work

Ormond is co-owner and director of his wife's fashion brand 'POCO'. In 2021 Ormond launched his own sustainable footwear brand, 'Movrs'.


Personal life

On 18 June 2011 Ormond married model, Pippa O'Connor in a lavish ceremony in the Ritz Carlton Hotel in
County Wicklow County Wicklow ( ; ) is a Counties of Ireland, county in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The last of the traditional 32 counties, having been formed as late as 1606 in Ireland, 1606, it is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the Provinces ...
. Ormond's best man was his friend and ''You're a Star'' winner,
Mickey Joe Harte Michael Joseph "Mickey Joe" Harte (born 21 August 1973), is an Irish singer-songwriter. He represented Ireland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2003 with the song " We've Got the World". Early life Harte hails from Lifford, County Donegal. As ...
while
Big Brother UK ''Big Brother'' is the British version of the international reality television franchise '' Big Brother'' created by producer John de Mol Jr. in 1997. Broadcast yearly from 18 July 2000 to 5 November 2018, and again from 8 October 2023, the ...
winner, Brian Dowling served as O'Connor's honorary bridesmaid. Ormond and O'Connor have three sons together. Ormond also has a daughter, Chloe, from a previous relationship. In 2011 Ormond's home was the target of a
nail bomb A nail bomb is an anti-personnel explosive device containing nails to increase its effectiveness at harming victims. The nails act as shrapnel, leading almost certainly to more injury in inhabited areas than the explosives alone would. A nail ...
attack.


References


External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Ormond, Brian 1979 births People from Clondalkin Living people 21st-century Irish male singers Participants in British reality television series Irish radio presenters Irish television personalities Irish game show hosts Irish television presenters Pop Idol contestants Broadcasters from County Dublin Musicians from County Dublin