Got Talent

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The Got Talent franchise is a British TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell's SYCO company. A pilot show was made in Britain, hosted by Paul O'Grady, but after O'Grady's acrimonious split with ITV, the series was postponed, resulting in America's Got Talent becoming the first full series of the format. It has spawned spin-offs in over 30 countries, in what is now referred to as the Got Talent format, similar to that described by FremantleMedia of the Idol format.

The Got Talent franchise is one of the fastest growing international franchises, closing the gap on other successful franchises such as The Weakest Link,The X Factor, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?, Dancing with the Stars and Idol franchises, all of which also originated in the United Kingdom.

Original Series

Main article: Britain's Got Talent

The Got Talent franchise was a British invention, with comedian and talk show host Paul O'Grady producing a pilot for ITV. O'Grady left the network after disputes with ITV, resulting in Simon Cowell, creator of the show, moving the concept to America while he and ITV sourced a new show host. ITV eventually debuted Britain's Got Talent on 9 June 2007 with Piers Morgan, Simon Cowell, and Amanda Holden as judges, and Ant & Dec as hosts of the show. The top prize is at least £100,000. In addition the winner will perform at the Royal Variety Performance in front of Her Majesty The Queen and Prince Charles. Paul Potts, winner of the first series, was also given a recording contract with Sony BMG by Simon Cowell. ITV also shows the American version, although not necessarily during the same general period as the original run. The second series was won by 14-year-old breakdancer George Sampson. Kelly Brook guest on the judging panel for the early auditions of the third series. The third series started on 11 April 2009 and was won by street dance group Diversity. The fourth series was won by a Brittish gymnastics group called Spelbound

The original British version has not been broadcast in any other country, except Ireland due to unsolved rights issues. Television stations in the Scandinavian countries have expressed an interest in showing the UK version but not been able to acquire the rights.

Got Talent around the world

Country	Name	Channel	Premier	Host	Judges	Winners
Argentina	Talento Argentino Argentinean Talent	Telefe	July 27, 2008	Mariano Peluffo	Cesar 'Kike' Teruel Maximiliano Guerra Catherine Fulop	Season 1, 2008: Martin Bustos (Humorian Imitation) Season 2, 2009: Daniel Ferreyra (Guitarrist) Season 3, 2010: Upcoming Season
Armenia	Թաքնված տաղանդ Secret Talent	Shant TV
Australia	Australia's Got Talent	Seven Network	February 18, 2007	Grant Denyer	Dannii Minogue Brian McFadden (2010-) Kyle Sandilands (2010-) Red Symons (2007-09) Tom Burlinson (2007-09)	Season 1, 2007: Bonnie Anderson (Singer) Season 2, 2008: "Smokin" Joe Robinson (Guitarist) Season 3, 2009: Mark Vincent (15-year-old-opera singer) Season 4, 2010: Justice Crew (Dance Troupe)
Belgium	Supertalent in Vlaanderen Supertalent In Flanders	VT4	March 15, 2007	Dré Steemans Ann van Elsen	Paul Jambers Martine Prenen Gert Verhulst	Season 1, 2007: Triple E(Sister's Trio)
Bulgaria	България търси талант Bulgaria's Got Talent	bTV	March 1, 2010	Mariya Ignatova Alexandra Raeva	Hilda Kazasian Luben Dilov - son Magardich Halvadjian	Season 1, 2010: In Progress
Brazil	Qual é o Seu Talento? What is your Talent?	SBT	August 5, 2009	André Vasco	Carlos Eduardo Miranda Thomas Roth Cynthia Zamorano Arnaldo Saccomani	Season 1, 2009: D-Effect(Animation Artists) Season 2, 2010: In Progress
Croatia	Supertalent	Nova TV	September 25, 2009	Rene Bitorajac Igor Mešin	Nina Badrić Enis Bešlagić Dubravko Merlić	Season 1, 2009: Tihomir Bendelja (gymnastic twirling)
Czech Republic / Slovakia	Česko Slovensko má talent Czech Republic & Slovakia Has Talent	TV JOJ / TV Prima	2010	TBA	TBA	Season 1, 2010: Upcoming Season
Denmark	Talent	DR1	August 15, 2008	Felix Schmidt Mikkel Herforth (2008)	Martin Hall (2008) Peter Aalbæk Jensen (2008) Julie Steincke (2008) Jesper Dahl Hella Joof Nikolaj Koppel	Season 1, 2008: Robot Boys (Pop Band)
Estonia	Talendijaht The Talent Hunt	Kanal 2	December 30, 2007	Indrek Taalmaa	Hanna-Liina Võsa, Mart Juur, Laine Mägi, Marko Luhamaa, Ain Mäeots	Season 1, 2007: Kadi Liis Saar (Mental Math)
Finland	Talent Suomi	Nelonen	October 1, 2007	Susanna Laine (2007) Martti Vannas (2007) Jarkko Valtee (2009-) Osku Heiskanen (2009-)	Timo Koivusalo (2007) Sami Saikkonen Katja Ståhl Jaana Saarinen (2009-)	Season 1, 2007: Aleksi Vähäpassi (Beatbox) Season 2, 2009: Miikka Mäkelä (pantomim dance)
France	Incroyable Talent Incredible Talent/La France a un incroyable talent France's Got Incredible Talent	M6	November 6, 2006	Alessandra Sublet (2006–2008) Sandrine Corman (2009-) Alex Goude (2009-)	Jean Piere Den Bois (2006) Sophie Edelstein (2006–2008) Gilbert Rozon Patrick Dupont (2007–2008) Smaïn Valérie Stroh	Season 1, 2006: Salah Benlemqawanssa (Popper/B-boy) Season 2, 2007: Junior (break dancer) Season 3, 2008: Alex (fire artist) Season 4, 2009: Florian (magician)
Georgia	ნიჭიერი Talent	Rustavi 2	February 1, 2010	Tika Patsatsia Vano Tarkhnishvili	Nika Memanishvili Maia Asatiani Gega Palavandishvili	Season 1, 2010: Levan Shavadze (Singer) Season 2, 2011: Upcoming Season
Germany	Das Supertalent The Supertalent	RTL Television	October 20, 2007	Marco Schreyl Daniel Hartwich (2008)	Dieter Bohlen Ruth Moschner (2007) André Sarrasani (2007) Sylvie van der Vaart (2008) Bruce Darnell (2008)	Season 1, 2007: Ricardo Marinello (singer) Season 2, 2008: Michael Hirte (harmonica players) Season 3, 2009: Yvo Antoni & Primadonna (dog training) Season 4, 2010: Upcoming Season
Greece	Ellada Eheis Talento Ελλάδα Έχεις Ταλέντο	ANT1	March 23, 2007	Sophia Aliberti (2007) Christos Ferentinos (2009–)	Ilias Psinakis (2007-) Matthildi Maggira (2007-09) Vaggelis Perris (2007-) Eugenia Manolidou (2010-)	Season 1, 2007: Christos Zacharopoulos (Singer) Season 2, 2009: Kiss Madiam (Band) Season 3, 2010: Nikos Georgeas (Singer) Season 4, 2011: Upcoming Season
Hungary	Csillag Születik A star is born	RTL Klub	October 20, 2007	Ördög Nóra Stohl András	Fábry Sándor (2007) Falusi Mariann (2007) Náray Tamás (2007) Keleti Andrea (2007) Oroszlán Szonja Fáy Miklós Hernádi Judit Szirtes Tamás	Season 1, 2007: Utasi Arpad (Comedian)
India	India's Got Talent	Colors	June 27, 2009	Nikhil Chinappa Ayushmann Khurrana Roshni Chopra	Shekhar Kapur Sonali Bendre Kirron Kher	Season 1, 2009: Prince dance group
Indonesia	Indonesia's Got Talent	Indosiar	April 17, 2010 (audition)	TBA	TBA	Season 1, 2010: On Progress
Israel	הדבר הגדול הבא The Next Big Thing	Reshet	June 26, 2007	Noa Tishby	Moti Rief Yael Bar Zohar Yehoram Gaon	Season 1, 2007: Yaniv, Fund Alnkooh & Yaniv Suissa (Aerial Acrobatics)
Italy	Italia's Got Talent	Canale 5	December 12, 2009	Simone Annichiarico Geppi Cucciari	Gerry Scotti Maria De Filippi Rudy Zerbi	Season 1, 2010: Carmen Masola (Opera Singer)
Lithuania	Lietuvos talentai Lithuanian Talent	TV3 Lithuania	September 27, 2009	Vitalijus Cololo Džiugas Siaurusaitis	Marijonas Mikutavičius Rūta Ščiogolevaitė Adolfas Večerskis	Season 1, 2009: Mikas (Play teeth)
Luxembourg	Wanns de eppes kanns!(registration required) When You Can Do Something!	RTL Télé Lëtzebuerg	February 28, 2009		Sylvia Camarda Pierre Dillenburg Gérard Valerius (2008) Gast Waltzing (2009)	Season 1, 2010: Upcoming Season
Netherlands	Holland's Got Talent	SBS 6	March 28, 2008	Gerard Joling	Henkjan Smits Patricia Paay Robert Ronday	Season 1, 2008: Daniëlle Bubberman (Contortionist) Season 2, 2009: Tessa Kersten (Guitarrist/Singer)
New Zealand	New Zealand's Got Talent	Prime Television	September 8, 2008	Andrew Mulligan Jason Reev es	Miriama Smith Paul Ellis Richard Driver	Season 1, 2008: Chaz Cumming (Music Group) Season 2, 2010: Upcoming Season
Norway	Norske Talenter	TV 2	February 22, 2008	Marte Stokstad Sturla Berg-Johansen (2008) Pia Lykke (2009)	Mia Gundersen Jan-Fredrik Karlsen Thomas Giertsen	Season 1, 2008: Erlend Bratland (16-year old singer) Season 2, 2009: Quick (hip-hop dancer) Season 3, 2010: Upcoming Season
Philippines	Pilipinas Got Talent	ABS-CBN	February 20, 2010	Billy Crawford Luis Manzano	Freddie M. Garcia Kris Aquino Ai-Ai Delas Alas	Season 1, 2010: Jovit Baldivino (16-year old singer) Season 2, 2011: Upcoming Season
Poland	Mam talent! I've got Talent	TVN	September 13, 2008	Marcin Prokop Szymon Hołownia	Małgorzata Foremniak Agnieszka Chylińska Kuba Wojewódzki	Season 1, 2008: Mellkart Ball (duo acrobatics) Season 2, 2009: Marcin Wyrostek (playing the accordion)
Portugal	Aqui Há Talento There is Talent Here	RTP1	January 28, 2007	Sílvia Alberto	Joaquim Monchique Sílvia Rizzo Paulo Dias	Season 1, 2007: Joana Romao (Acrobatics)
Russia	Минута славы Minutes of Fame	Channel 1	February 17, 2007	Alexander Oleshko Willey Haapasalo	Leonid Parfyonov Alexander Maslyakov Renata Litvinova	Season 1, 2007: Maxim Tokayev (musician) Season 2, 2008: Dimitry Bilan (gymnastics parade) Season 3, 2009: Grace (ensemble) Season 4, 2010: Brothers of Grinchenko (Acrobats) Season 5, 2011: Upcoming Season
Serbia	Ja imam talenat I have a Talent	RTV Pink	September 21, 2009	Ivana Bajić Vladimir Aleksić	Ivan Tasovac Aleksandar Milić Mili Danica Maksimović	Season 1, 2009-10: Danijel, Darko i Sandra Piler (children music trio)
Slovakia	Slovensko má talent Slovakia has Talent	Markíza	September 21, 2008	Maroš Kramár Barbora Rakovská	Jan Kraus Adela Banášová Palo Habera	Season 1, 2008: Old School Brothers (hip-hop breakers)
Slovenia	Slovenija ima talent Slovenia`s got Talent	POP TV	March 21, 2010	Peter Poles Vid Valič	Brane Kastelic Lucienne Lončina Branko Čakarmiš	Season 1, 2010: Lina Kuduzović (7 years old songbird) Season 2, 2011: Upcoming season Season 3, ?: Upcoming season
South Africa	SA's Got Talent	SABC2	October 1, 2009	Rob van Vuuren Anele Mdoda	Shado Twala Randall Abrahams Ian van Memerty	Season 1, 2009: Darren Rajbal (a deaf hip hop dancer)
Spain	Tienes Talento You Have Talent	Cuatro	January 2, 2008	Nuria Roca Eduardo Aldán	Natalia Millán Miqui Puig Josep Vicent	Season 1, 2008: Salva (flamingo dancer)
Sweden	Talang Talent	TV4	April 13, 2007	Peppe Eng (2007–2008) Kodjo Akolor (2008) Tobbe Blom (2009-) Markoolio (2009-)	Bert Karlsson Hanna Hedlund (2007) Tobbe Blom (2007–2008) Sofia Wistam (2008) Charlotte Perrelli (2009-) Johan Pråmell (2009-)	Season 1, 2007: Zillah & Totte (Ventriloquism) Season 2, 2008: Zara Larsson (Singer) Season 3, 2009: Charlie Caper (Magician) Season 4, 2010: Current Season
Turkey	Yetenek Sizsiniz Türkiye! You Are Talent,Turkey!	Show TV	November 13, 2009	Acun Ilıcalı Tanem Sivar	Acun Ilıcalı Ali Taran (2009) Hülya Avşar (2009) Oylum Talu (not)	Season 1, 2009-10: Bilal Avcı and Uğur Karameşe (Popping dance)
Ukraine	Україна Має Талант Ukraine's Got Talent	STB	April 3, 2009	Oksana Marchenko	Vlad Yama Slava Frolova Igor Kondratyuk	Season 1, 2009: Kseniya Simonova (Sand artist) Season 2, 2010: Olena Kovtun (Blind songstress) Season 3, 2010: Upcoming Season
United Kingdom	Britain's Got Talent	ITV	June 9, 2007	Ant & Dec	Piers Morgan (2007 - Present) Simon Cowell (2007 - Present) Amanda Holden (2007 - Present) Kelly Brook (2009 - Guest Apperence Louis Walsh (2010 - Guest Apperence)	Season 1, 2007: Paul Potts (Opera Singer) Season 2, 2008: George Sampson (Street-dancer) Season 3, 2009: Diversity (dance troupe) Season 4, 2010: Spelbound (gymnastics troupe)
United States	America's Got Talent	NBC	June 21, 2006	Regis Philbin (2006) Jerry Springer (2007–2008) Nick Cannon (2009–present)	Piers Morgan (2006-Present) Brandy Norwood (2006) David Hasselhoff (2006-2009) Sharon Osbourne (2007–present) Howie Mandel (2010-)	Season 1, 2006: Bianca Ryan (11-year-old singer) Season 2, 2007: Terry Fator (ventriqulouist) Season 3, 2008: Neal E. Boyd (Opera Singer) Season 4, 2009: Kevin Skinner (Country Singer) Season 5, 2010: TBA

Descriptions

Argentina

The Argentinian version called Talento Argentino (Argentinian Talent) debuted on Sunday July 27, 2008 on the Telefe network. Judges are Cesar 'Kike' Teruel, Maximiliano Guerra and Catherine Fulop, and the host is Mariano Peluffo. The prize was 100,000 Argentine pesos. The first season was won by 25 year old humorist Martín Bustos. The second season is programmed to start on July 23, 2009.

Australia

Main article: Australia's Got Talent

In February 2007, Australia's Got Talent debuted on Seven Network. Grant Denyer is the host, with Dannii Minogue, Red Symons and Tom Burlinson judging the performances. As of the fourth season the judging panel has changed with the removal of Red Symons and Tom Burlinson. The two new judges are Kyle Sandilands and Brian McFadden. The prize is AU$250,000 (Jul 2007, approximately £107,000; US$220,000). 12-year-old country singer Bonnie Anderson was the first winner of the grand prize. The second season began airing from April 29, 2008 with 16 year old guitarist Smokin' Joe Robinson as the winner of the grand prize. A third season, which aired on Wednesday nights, began on February 4, 2009 with 15 year old opera singer Mark Vincent as the winner of the grand prize. The fourth season began on April 13 2010, airing on Tuesday nights, which saw Sydney dance group Justice Crew as the winners of the grand prize.

Belgium

The Belgian version called Supertalent in Vlaanderen. (Supertalent in Flanders) aired on VT4. Dré Steemans ("Felice", who also hosts the current Belgian version of Deal or No Deal) and Ann van Elsen (2002 Miss Belgium) host. On the jury were Paul Jambers, Martine Prenen, and Gert Verhulst. The prize €50,000 was won by female singing trio Triple E.

Brazil

The Brazilian version called Qual É o Seu Talento? (What is your Talent?), will begin in August 5, 2009 on SBT. The Judges are Carlos Miranda, Thomas Roth, Arnaldo Saccomani, Cynthia Zamorano, and the host is Andre Vasco. The prize was 100.000 BRL.

China

There is a Chinese version airing on CCTV, roughly translated as Everyone is Talented. The format is similar to the US version, but new competitors compete in each episode and usually features musical and dance acts. Each winner gets CN¥100,000.

In April 2010, SMG announced a licensed spin-off show of the Britain's got talent, 中国达人(English: China's Got Talent). The show is due to start airing on DragonTV in June, but the audition will not be aired on the network.

Croatia

The Croatian version called Supertalent aired on Nova TV in Fall 2009. Actors Rene Bitorajac and Igor Mešin host the show. Judges are: an actor Enis Bešlagić, singer Nina Badrić and journalist Dubravko Merlić. 15-year old twirler Tihomir Bendelja won first Croatian Got Talent and also he got 200.000 kuna's. Singer Monica Rogić was second, and the dance group Atomic Dance Factory was third.

Denmark

In the fall of 2008, Denmark's Got Talent (named Talent 08, followed by Talent 09 in 14 August 2009) aired on the Danish broadcast corporation, Danmark's Radio's DR1. Castings ran April through June, and auditions were taped in late June. Martin Hall, Peter Aalbæk Jensen and Julie Steincke the judges. Due to the origin of the name of the show, it was renamed into "Talent 2008", supposedly to make it easier to communicate in the danish language. Felix Schmidt and Mikkel Herforth are the hosts. The first programme aired on August 15 and the live semi finals commenced on September 26 with the grand final on October 24 where male robotic dance duo Jeppe & Nick also known as Robotdrengene won the top prize of DKK250,000.

For the second season in 2009 the judges were changed to Hella Joof, Jokeren (a.k.a. Jesper Dahl) and Nikolaj Koppel.For the first time, a rapper called Kale Pimp win a got talent show in history.

Finland

Finland started its version of the show in autumn 2007. The show is called Talent Suomi (Talent Finland) and aired on Nelonen. Susanna Laine and Martti Vannas were the hosts. Judges were movie director Timo Koivusalo, professional dancer Sami Saikkonen and Finnish Suosikki-magazine former chief director, Katja Ståhl. The main prize was €30,000. 18-year-old beatboxer Aleksi Vähäpassi was the first winner of the grand prize. The second season started in autumn 2009. The show kept its name and aired in same channel. This season the show was hosted by Jarkko Valtee and Osku Heiskanen. Actress Jaana Saarinen replaced Timo Koivusalo as a judge. The main prize was €30,000. Second season's winner was "music-pantomimic" Miikka Mäkelä.

France

On November 2, 2006, M6 debuted their adaptation of the show, named Incroyable Talent (Incredible Talent). Alessandra Sublet is the host and Jean Piere Den Bois (Agent), Sophie Edelstein (Artistic director for Circus Pinder) and Gilbert Rozon (A Canadian theatrical producer) were the judges. The €150,000 top prize (July 2007, approximately US$205,000) was recently won by 28 year old popper/b-boy Salah Benlemqawanssa. The second season was won by 27 year old b-boy Junior. In the second season, ballet dancer Patrick Dupont replaced Jean Piere Den Bois as one of the judges. The third season aired on October-November 2008 and was won by 23 year old fire artist Alex. The fourth season, which is actually airing, has been renamed "La France a un incroyable talent". Judges Sophie Edelstein and Patrick Dupont have been replaced by actress Valérie Stroh and humorist Smaïn respectively. The prize was won by Les Echos-Liés, an humoristic breakdance group.

Germany

Main article: Das Supertalent

For the new season 2007/2008 RTL Television, one of the main German TV stations, announced Das Supertalent (The Supertalent). The prize is €100,000. The show is presented by Marco Schreyl, who is also the host of Deutschland sucht den Superstar - the German version of Pop Idol. The first jury consisted of Dieter Bohlen (also a judge on Deutschland sucht den Superstar), comedian Ruth Moschner, and circus director André Sarrasani. RTL Television is the main broadcasting arm of RTL Group, which also owns the "Got Talent" production company FremantleMedia. 19-year-old opera singer Ricardo Marinello was the first winner of the grand prize. The second season started on October 18, 2008, and saw Sylvie van der Vaart (a Dutch TV presenter and wife of footballer Rafael van der Vaart) and Bruce Darnell (an American model and choreographer who also judges Germany's Next Topmodel) join Bohlen in the judging panel and Daniel Hartwich became Schreyl's co-host. The winner of the second season was 44-year-old harmonica player Michael Hirte. The third season was aired from October 16, 2009 to December 20, 2009 with 11 Shows every Saturday. The Winner of the third season was Ivo Antony and his dog Primadonna. The castings for the fourth season will start in Spring 2010.

Greece

Main article: Ellada Eheis Talento

Ellada Eheis Talento (Greek: Ελλάδα Έχεις Ταλέντο; English: Greece's Got Talent) premiered in March 23, 2007 on ANT1. The first season was hosted by actress and television presenter Sophia Aliberti, and judged by Greek show business personalities Ilias Psinakis, Vaggelis Perris and Matthildi Maggira. The second season and third seasons were hosted by television presenter Christos Ferentinos.

Hungary

Csillag Születik premiered on October 20, 2007, at same time as the German counterpart Das Supertalent did, on the RTL group's Hungarian channel, RTL Klub. The first season's grand prize, 12 million Hungarian Forints, was won by Utasi Árpád, a 10 years old Serbian-Hungarian boy who told tales in a humorous manner. The show went on a break for the 2008 season, returning only on October 10, 2009 with a new line-up of judges.

India

Main article: India's Got Talent

The Indian version of the show called India's Got Talent will start in Mid 2009 on India's hit TV Channel Colors. The panel of three judges consists of director Shekhar Kapoor, actress Kirron Kherr, and actress Sonali Bendre. The show has been won by 'The Prince Group' - a dance group consisting of construction workers from the state of Orissa.

Indonesia

The Indonesian version of the show called "Indonesia's Got Talent" will air on Indosiar on 2010. This program is coming soon. The show will be co-produced between FremantleMedia Indonesia and Indosiar (Broadcaster). Visit official website at www.indonesiagottalent.com

Italy

The Italian version of the show called Italia's Got Talent is airing on Canale 5 between 12 December 2009 and 17 May 2010.It is hosted by Simone Annichiarico and Geppi Cucciari. The judges are the host of Chi vuol essere milionario? (Who Wants to be a Millionaire?) Gerry Scotti, Maria De Filippi and Rudy Zerbi.

Netherlands

A Dutch version called Holland's Got Talent, started on SBS 6 during 2008. The grand prize was €100,000. It was hosted by Gerard Joling with Henkjan Smits (who also judged Idols and X Factor), Patricia Paay and Robert Ronday (manager of Circus Herman Renz) as the judges. 14-year-old contortionist, aerial acrobat and rhythmic gymnast Daniëlle Bubberman was the first winner of the grand prize. The second season started on March 21, 2009 with 12 year old singer and guitarist Tessa Kersten as the winner. The show changed from channel in 2010, now it airs on RTL 4.

New Zealand

Main article: New Zealand's Got Talent

In March 2008, local broadcaster of America's Got Talent Prime Television announced that it would be launching a local version of the show. New Zealand's Got Talent. Paul Ellis (who also judges NZ Idol), The judges are Miriama Smith (actress and participant from Dancing with the Stars) and Richard Driver (the host of Radio with Pictures) Andrew Mulligan (the host of The Crowd Goes Wild) and Jason Reeves (radio host of Classic Hits FM) are the hosts. It has the top prize of NZ$100,000. The first episode went on air on September 8. The live semi finals started airing on September 29 with the results show on September 30. On 28 October a 16 year old dancer named Chaz Cummings won the $100,000 prize. TMC (That Mean Crew) - also a dance act, were the runner ups.

Norway

TV 2's version is Norske Talenter (Norwegian Talents). The show started on February 22, 2008. It was hosted by Marte Stokstad (from Idol) and Sturla Berg-Johansen (from Deal or No Deal). The jury consisted of Mia Gundersen (actress), Jan-Fredrik Karlsen (judge from Idol) and stand-up comedian Thomas Giertsen. The prize of 500,000 Norwegian kroner plus a scholarship (150,000 NOK) was won by 16-year-old singer Erlend Bratland in the first season. The second season which began airing on February 13, 2009, saw Pia Lykke replace Stokstad as host and male hip hop dance quartet Quick won the grand prize.

Philippines

ABS-CBN franchised the Philippine version of the international talent show series "Got Talent" and called "Pilipinas Got Talent". Hosted by Luis Manzano and Billy Joe Crawford. ABS-CBN tagged it as "The first and only nationwide talent reality show in the Philippines". It started airing teasers on October 2009.The jury includes the following: Ai Ai delas Alas(Comedy Queen), Kris Aquino(Queen of all Media) and Frederico "FMG" Garcia(One of the Board Members of ABS-CBN).

Similar to other Got Talent series, the Philippine version of the talent show will also feature singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and other performers from all ages. Filipino singer Madonna Decena, who rose to fame when she became one of Britain's Got Talent semi-finalists, will be part of the show's primer. Decena said she feels honored to be part of the show.

It started to air on February 20, 2010 and it airs every Saturday and Sunday on ABS-CBN.

Poland

The Polish version of the show is called Mam Talent! (I've Got Talent!) and premiered on September 13, 2008 on TVN. The jury features Malgorzata Foremniak (Polish actress), Agnieszka Chylińska (rock singer) and Kuba Wojewódzki (controversial showman, who was also a judge on Idol). The hosts are Marcin Prokop (a judge from Idol 2004) and Szymon Hołownia (a journalist and columnist).

The first season: The main prize is €100,000. There is also a second prize of PLN100.000. The first, live semi-final shows took place on October 18, 2008. The top prize €100,000 was won by acrobatic duet called Melkart Ball: 31-year-old Jacek Wyskup and 28-year-old Bartłomiej Pankau. Their music was composed by Marcin Pawłowski - seventeen years old music producer. The second prize was won by 11-year-old singer Klaudia Kulawik. The third was AudioFeels - eight-performing vocal music in the style of Vocal Play.

The second season: The main prize is PLN300,000. The first, live semi-final shows took place on December 5, 2009. The top prize was won by 27-year-old accordionist Marcin Wyrostek. The second were 15-year-old singers Legun Brothers (twins), and the third was Filipino Alexander Martinez (who lives in Poland 12 years, also singer). He received PLN5,000 and trip to Philippines with his wife and daughter.

Portugal

On January 28, 2007, Aqui Há Talento (There's Talent Here) premiered on public channel RTP1, of RTP, hosted by Sílvia Alberto (former hostess of the Pop Idol and Strictly Come Dancing Portuguese spinoffs) and judged by actors Joaquim Monchique and Sílvia Rizzo and producer Paulo Dias. The top prize €75,000 was won by breakdancing group Abstractin'.

Russia

Минута славы (A Minute of Fame) premiered on February 17, 2007 on Channel 1, the most watched Russian channel. There are also three judges and X buzzers (instead of Xs, the - symbol is used), and is hosted by Garik Martirosyan (a comedian originally from Armenia). The judges are Iosif Kobzon (a Russian singer), Tatyana Tolstaya (a Russian author), and Alexander Maslyakov (host of KVN, the Russian humor show). There are also semifinals and finals. The prize 1,000,000 rubles (Jul 2007, approximately US$39,000) was won by 14-year-old piano accordionist Maskim Tokaev. The second season was won by 22-year-old acrobat Dmitry Bulkin. The third season aired on September 13, 2008 and was won by circus act Grace. The 4th season sarted on September 4, 2009 with new hosts: Aleksandr Oleshko and Ville Haapasalo. Tatyana Tolstaya was replaced by Leonid Parfyonov and the 3rd judge is changeable. The prize has grown to 10,000,000 rubles (~315,000$).

Romania

The Romanian version of the show will premiere on Pro TV, in the Autumn of 2010.

Serbia

The Serbian version called Ja imam talenat (I've Got Talent) airs on RTV Pink. The first season began in September 2009. The hosts are Ivana Bajić and Vladimir Aleksić while the jury members are Ivan Tasovac, Aleksandar Milić Mili and Danica Maksimović. The show was won by a trio of music players: violinists Darko and Sandra Piler and accordionist Danijel Piler.

Slovakia

The Slovakian version called Slovensko má Talent (Slovakia's Got Talent) began on Markíza on September 21, 2008. Maroš Kramár and Barbora Rakovská were the hosts of the show. The jury consisted of Jan Kraus (Czech comedian and actor), Adela Banášová (Slovakian radio and TV moderator, and friend of Martin Pyco Rauch with whom she hosted Slovensko hľadá SuperStar), and Palo Habera (who was also one of the judges on Slovensko hľadá SuperStar and is leader of the rock band TEAM). Announced on December 8, the winner of €100,000 (3 million Slovakian crowns) was The Old School Brothers, who were actually a group of 5 boys and a girl. Slovakia is the first country with a group winning the competition.

Slovenia

The Slovenian version called Slovenija ima talent (Slovenia's Got Talent), has begun on POP TV in Spring 2010. The auditions will begin on January 16 in ten biggest cities in the country. The producers of the show will choose the best talents of all and give them the chance to try out in the show for the title of the first most talented Slovenian. The judges are Brane Kastelic, Lucienne Lončina and Branko Čakarmiš, Hosts are Vid Valič and Peter Poles. Lina Kuduzović, a 7-year old singer won the competition with a beautiful cover of "The power of love" from Jennifer Page. Maja Keuc was second. More on [3]

South Africa

The South African version of the show is called SA's Got Talent and is scheduled to start on the 1 October 2009. The three judges who will be putting contestants through their paces are veteran radio and media personality Shado Twala, Idols judge Randall Abrahams, and Ian von Memerty, of Strictly Come Dancing fame. The hosts are radio personalities, Rob van Vuuren and Anele Mdoda. The top prize money is R250,000.

Spain

Cuatro in Spain picked up the rights to the Tienes Talento (You Have Talent) format. It premiered on the 25th January 2008, in Primetime. It was hosted by Nuria Roca (who also hosted Factor X) and Eduardo Aldán (actor and TV host) and the judges were Natalia Millán (actress, singer & dancer), Miqui Puig (singer, DJ and judge also on Factor X) and Josep Vicent (Artistic director, specialized in musical creations and performances). The top prize of €150,000 was won by 16-year-old flamenco singer Salva Rodriguez.

Controversially, Telecinco launched a near-identical show called Tú sí que vales ('You're worth it'), sparking a war of words between the two stations. It remains unclear whether Cuatro, who own the rights to the official format in Spain, will take legal action.

Sweden

The Swedish version called Talang 2007 (Talent 2007) aired on TV4. The host was Peppe Eng. The jury was Bert Karlsson, Hanna Hedlund and Tobbe Blom. The prize 1,000,000 Swedish kronor (Jul 2007, approximately £73,000; US$148,000; AU$174,000) was won by Zillah & Totte featuring 18 year old ventriloquist Cecilia Andrén and her puppet monkey Totte. Talang 2008 was won by the 10 year old singer Zara Larsson . Sofia Wistam replaced Hanna Hedlund as the female judge and Kodjo Akolor became Peppe Eng's sidekick. Talang 2009 saw Tobbe Blom move from judging duties to hosting duties. He hosted alongside Swedish-Finnish multi-platinum selling recording artist, singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and comedian Markoolio. Eurovision Song Contest 1999 winner Charlotte Perrelli replaced Sofia Wistam as the female judge and Johan Pråmell replaced Blom as one of the two male judges. It started airing on April 3 with 30 year old magician Charlie Caper winning series 3 with 12 year old pianist David Movsesian as the runner up. Caper is the first magician anywhere to win.

Ukraine

Україна має талант (Ukraine's Got Talent) premiered on April 3, 2009 on STB. The show is hosted by Oksana Marchenko. The three judges are Vlad Yama (Ukrainian dancer), Slava Frolova (showmaker and businesslady, also owner of trademark "Арбуз"/"Watermellon"), and Igor Kondratyuk (scientist, showman and producer ). The prize of 1,000,000 Ukrainian hryvnia (April 2009, approximately US$125,000) was won by 24 year old sand animation artist Kseniya Simonova, and 25 year old blind songstress Olena Kovtun in second season.

United States

Main article: America's Got Talent

In June 2006, America's Got Talent debuted on NBC. The first season was hosted by Regis Philbin, and had Piers Morgan, Brandy Norwood and David Hasselhoff on the panel. 11 year old singer Bianca Ryan won the US$1,000,000 prize.

Season 2 saw Jerry Springer replace Philbin as host, and Sharon Osbourne replace Norwood on the panel. 42 year old ventriloquist Terry Fator won the prize, and has since signed a $100,000,000 deal in Las Vegas.

Season 3 saw 32 year old opera singer Neal E. Boyd crowned the winner receiving a show in Las Vegas on top of the $1,000,000 prize.

Season 4 saw Nick Cannon replace Springer as host.

Despite being heavily involved in the production of the show, Simon Cowell's contract with American Idol (which expires in 2010) prevents him from judging the show as he does in the UK.

World

World's Got Talent is an upcoming talent television show that puts 25 winners from various Got Talent series to compete against each other. From there, one of them will be crowned the winner of The World's greatest Talent and take home a million dollar prize. The series will be hosted by Piers Morgan. The screening date is currently unknown. It is launched by Simon Cowell.

There will be six judges (three male and three female) on the World's Got Talent judging panel; two each respectively from the American, Australian and British versions of the series.

• Howie Mandell (from American series)
• Sharon Osbourne (from American series)
• Brian McFadden (from Australian series)
• Dannii Minogue (from Australian series)
• Amanda Holden (from UK series)
• Simon Cowell (from UK series)

Other countries

Austria

ATV aired It's Showtime hosted by Alex Scheurer and the judges are Toni Polster, the runner up of Dancing Stars, Gregor Bloeb and Simone Stelzer. The winner of the premier season of It's Showtime! is the urban dance company Nobulus.

Hungary

The Hungarian version of the show called Csillag születik (A Star Will Be Born) started at November 3, 2007 and is broadcast on RTL Klub. The two presenters of the show are the same as the Hungarian version of Strictly Come Dancing. The jury contains a pop singer, a Dancing with the Stars professional dancer, a fashion designer and a talk show host. The prize 12,000,000 Ft (it is €48,000/$66,000) and a new Fiat 500 was won by 14-year-old comedian Utasi Arpad.

Indonesia

On January, 2010, TransTV, one of the TV stations in Indonesia held "Indonesia Mencari Bakat", or translated "Indonesia Searching Talent". It first ran on March 7, 2010. The judges are Tantowi Yahya, Titi Sjuman, Sarah Sechan, and Rianti Cartwright. It is similar to America's Got Talent showed in United States and has no similarity with Indonesia's Got Talent that will be showed in Indosiar, that has franchises for Got Talent series.

Ireland

On January 4, 2009, RTÉ One began broadcasting The All Ireland Talent Show. It is presented by Gráinne Seoige and produced by Tyrone Productions. The judges are Boyzone's Shane Lynch, TV presenter Bláthnaid Ní Chofaigh, Weatherman Daithí Ó Sé, TV presenter John Creedon and Eurovision Song Contest winner Dana. The show sees five regions of Ireland competing against each other: Ulster, Dublin, Munster, Connacht, and Leinster. The show received over 530,000 viewers on the opening night, and the second show having over 600,000 viewers. The winning act who received €50,000 was traditional group The Mullkerrins.

The show returned for a second series in 2010 in which Chloe Coyle from Castlederg in County Tyrone won the series and was awarded €50,000.

Lebanon

LBC will soon host a Got Talent show; the project is still in the casting stage.

Mexico

¿Quien Tiene Estrella? (Who Is The Star?) It is hosted by Omar Fierro and Mauricio Mancera and the judges are Raul Quintanilla, Pedro Sola and Karina. Winner of the first series in 2007 is a singer named Jorge Guerrero.

Slovenia

Slovenija ima talent (Slovenia's Got Talent) will be airing on POP TV in the beginning of 2010. First auditions will be held in January 2010 with the TV show following soon after that. The winning act will receive €50,000.