Talent show

A school talent show taking place at St Ninian's High School in Glasgow, Scotland.

A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize. School talent shows are often performances rather than contests with prizes, occasionally students are given "place" awards of first, second, and third place.

In recent times, talent shows have become a notable genre of reality television, such as Idol, Got Talent and The X Factor, which were critical in catapulting some amateur artists to stardom, and commercially successful careers.