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. |
2 | |
3 | Prone to {{filler}}. Differs from a RealityShow in that the contestants should have at least some genuine talent. |
4 | |
5 | Frequent tropes: |
6 | * EliminationHoudini |
7 | * HarshTalentShowJudge |
8 | * HopelessAuditionees |
9 | |
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'' |
27 | |
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''. |
42 | |
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. |
46 | |
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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