NICKY SET TO BE A VOICE FOR RTE

Westlife singer being lined up to host the station's new talent show

CONTENDER: Westlife’s Nicky

WESTLIFE star Nicky Byrne has emerged as the favourite to present RTE's new talent show The Voice. This will be RTE's main weapon in the autumn to combat TV3's weekend X Factor special.

TV3 is planning to show the US X Factor on Friday nights and the UK version on Friday and Saturdays. RTE has previously relied on the All Ireland Talent Show (AITS) on Sunday evenings as its main variety show, it having replaced You're A Star.

However, RTE has ditched AITS and despite its Grainne Seoige host going for an audition during the week for The Voice, we hear the Galway beauty is not a shoo-in.

Source: sundayworld.com