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1	People, ordinary or celebrated, compete in a given field for the votes of the viewing public. Singing, dancing and stand-up comedy are the most common fields.
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3	Prone to {{filler}}. Differs from a RealityShow in that the contestants should have at least some genuine talent.
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5	Frequent tropes:
6	* EliminationHoudini
7	* HarshTalentShowJudge
8	* HopelessAuditionees
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10	If you're looking for a common plotline involving the characters of a show participating in something which may be called a "talent show," see TalentContest.
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12	!!Examples:
13	* UK
14	** ''OpportunityKnocks'' - 1940's Radio, SoundToScreenAdaptation in TheFifties.
15	** ''NewFaces'' - 1970's
16	** ''Series/StrictlyComeDancing''
17	** ''Series/TheXFactor''
18	** ''StarsInTheirEyes''
19	** ''Series/BritainsGotTalent'' (UK version of ''Series/AmericasGotTalent'')
20	** Creator/TheBBC's [[TheMusical Musical Theater]] Talent Show, the name changes every year as with the musical in question. They all are run by Creator/AndrewLloydWebber and the first three have conspicuous involvement by Creator/JohnBarrowman.
21	*** 2006 - ''How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?'' (Musical: ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic'' Role: Maria Von Trapp)
22	*** 2007 - ''Any Dream Will Do'' (Musical: ''Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat'' Role: Joseph)
23	*** 2008 - ''I'd Do Anything'' (Musical: ''Theatre/{{Oliver}}'' Roles: 1 Nancy, 3 Olivers)
24	*** 2010 - ''Over The Rainbow'' (Musical: ''Theatre/{{The Wizard of Oz\|2011}}'' Role: Dorothy, Totos)
25	** Creator/{{ITV}}'s [[DuelingShows clone]] of the above ''Grease: Is The Word'' (Musical: ''Theatre/{{Grease}}'' Roles: Sandy & Danny)
26	** ''Series/TheSlammer''
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28	* US
29	** ''Series/StarSearch''
30	** ''Series/TheOriginalAmateurHour'' (radio 1934–45, television 1948–70)
31	** ''Series/TheGongShow'' (which is actually a ''subversion'' of the TalentShow)
32	** ''Series/AmericanIdol'' and its imitators
33	** ''Series/AmericasGotTalent''
34	** ''Series/BringTheFunny''
35	** ''Series/FaceOff'', makeup artists
36	** ''Grease: You're The One That We Want'', which was a US version of the BBC Musical Search format, which was then imported back to the UK by ITV.
37	** ''Series/DancingWithTheStars'', the American version of ''Strictly Come Dancing''.
38	** ''Series/AmericasNextTopModel'', though the subjectivity of the competition barely qualifies it as such.
39	** ''Series/SoYouThinkYouCanDance''
40	** ''Series/TheVoice''
41	** ''Series/TheMaskedSinger'', based on the South Korean series ''Series/KingOfMaskSinger''.
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43	* Latin America
44	** ''Cuanto Vale El Show'' (Venezuela), who lived trough TheNineties and can be seen as a precursor of ''Series/AmericanIdol'', since its three regular judges had similar roles to the ones in American Idol.
45	** ''Operación Triunfo'' (Spain and several countries) and ''La Academia'' (Mexico), which have more RealityShow ingredients than most of the shows in this list.
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47	* France
48	** ''[[Creator/JamelDebbouze Jamel Comedy Club]]'' (2006-2008), talent show for comedians, a Parisian theatre continued doing it once it stopped airing
49	** ''Nouvelle Star'' (2003-2017), French version of ''Series/AmericanIdol''
50	** ''Top Chef'' (since 2010), {{cooking\|show}}.
51	** ''Series/TheXFactor'' (French edition, 2009-2011)

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