In the last decade, Ireland has produced huge pop acts such as Boyzone, Westlife and Samantha Mumba. Popstars set out to find the next big Irish act by travelling across the country auditioning hopefuls. In episode 1, thousands turn up for round one of the auditions.
In round two, the lucky few that were given callbacks for day two not only have to have their voices ready but also their dancing shoes as the judges want to see their rhythm. What 32 hopefuls will make it through to the workshop week?
Louis, Linda and Bill have their work cut out for them as they have to further cut the numbers down to just thirty two.
Some hard phone calls have to be made as now 103 have to become 32. The lucky few who are called back will have to face a weeklong boot camp in a secret location
The final 32 have been chosen for the week-long workshop where they see what life is like in a busy working pop band. At the end of each day will see those that don’t make the grade sent home and 12 will be left standing.
Simon Cowell gives the remaining 28 a pep talk and they also get the opportunity to ask the music mogul questions. At the end of the day, 28 are cut down to 20.
Four wannabe popstars are axed by the judges. Tension is building amoung the contestants, with this week's edition seeing the final 16 contestants narrowed down to just twelve.
Nadine Coyle is kicked out of the band because it is revealed that she is only 16 and the minimum age for entry in the competition is 18. Who will make (it) SIX?
The final line up of SIX has finally been revealed with Sarah Keating making the band
Under house arrest, the band are delighted when they get the news that they are travelling to London to record their single with Pete Waterman. On their return, they all receive a makeover ahead of their photoshoot.
SIX are complete and the band's first single is finally picked. They go to work on the music video for it.
Ahead of the band's unveiling, Andy Peters from Channel 4 and John Byrne from the RTÉ Guide give the band a crash-course on interviews. However, Louis Walsh clashes with Ronan Collins about the band on Liveline with Joe Duffy.
In the concluding episode of the series, Six find out the position of their song in the charts and perform to an audience of 8,000 screaming fans for Childline. Each member will also take a look back at their journeys to making the band.
