East Africa's Got Talent
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| East Africa's Got Talent | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Talent show |
| Created by | Simon Cowell[1] |
| Presented by | Anne Kansiime |
| Judges | Season 1[2]
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| Country of origin | Kenya |
| Original languages | English, Swahili |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Lee Ndayisaba |
| Running time | 60–120 minutes |
| Production company | Rapid Blue |
| Original release | |
| Network | Citizen TV (Kenya) Clouds Media (Tanzania) RTV (Rwanda) NBS TV (Uganda) |
| Release | August 4, 2019 – present |
East Africa's Got Talent (often abbreviated as EAGT) is a talent show competition that is part of the Got Talent franchise owned by Simon Cowell. Season one was produced by South African film production company Rapid Blue,[3] and was broadcast simultaneously across four countries in East Africa; Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Rwanda.[4] Uganda's brother and sister Esther & Ezekiel Mutesasira were announced winners of the first season by public vote on 6th October 2019 beating Rwanda's Intayoberana which came in second place[5]
The first episode premiered on August 4, 2019 and seven-year-old Leynah Kagere from Uganda received the show's first golden buzzer.[6][7] The programme showcases a variety of talents from people of all ages from East Africa, with acts ranging from singing, dancing, comedy, magic, juggling, stunts and other variety genres. Each participant who auditions is hoping to secure a place in the live television finale by impressing a panel of judges and the viewers at home.
Show structure
The show has two rounds of auditions. The first round referred to as, pre-auditions is held across different cities in each participating country. The second round, referred to as, theater auditions are done later at a setting in front of Judges and live audience.
Preliminary Auditions
The pre-auditions were held in major cities in each country which included Nairobi, Mombasa, Dar es Salaam, Kampala and Kigali.
Theater Auditions
It was feared that the participants made the judges so happy. Concerns were raised about the Burundian drummers about not coming from the four participating countries namely Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. The producers of the show released a statement clarifying that the group members were legal residents of Rwanda and had all the rights to participate as participation was open to anyone from the four countrie
Once a performance is over, each judge will give an overview of what they thought about the act, before casting a vote.
The judges are allowed to use the golden buzzer to send an act directly to the semi finals. Each judge can only press the golden buzzer once throughout the entire season.
Deliberations
After the completion of theater auditions, the judges whittle down the acts to only eighteen to compete in the semi finals.
Live Shows
Finals
The final episode operates using the same format as the semi finals, though this time the winner is determined purely by a public vote, with the finalists attempting to secure more votes than the others by performing a new routine at their best.
The host announces the results with the act gaining more public votes declared the winner. The winner receives a grand prize of 50 000 dollars.
Judges
Season 1 judges were unveiled on the 13th July 2019 and they are;Jeff Koinange a Kenyan TV show host at Citizen TV, former Big Brother Africa contestant and 91.3 Capital FM presenter Gaetano Kagwa from Uganda, Tanzanian singer-songwriter Vanessa Mdee and DJ Contact Makeda[8] from Rwanda.[9]
Auditions
The show has two rounds of auditions. The first round referred to as, pre-auditions is held across different cities in each participating country. The second round, referred to as, theater auditions are done later at a setting in front of Judges and live audience.
Preliminary Auditions
The pre-auditions were held in major cities in each country.
Theater Auditions
Theater auditions were held in Nairobi, Kenya infront of judges and live audience. The judges cast a vote to either eliminate an act or send it through to the next stage.
Golden Buzzer
A judge can also press the golden buzzer which sends an act direct to the semi finals.
The first Judge to press the golden buzzer was Vanessa Mdee for Uganda's 7year old, Leyna Kagere.
Jeff Koinange pressed his second golden buzzer for Tanzania's Team Makochokocho.
The third golden buzzer from Makeda went to Hoziyana Peace (23) from Rwanda.
The last golden buzzer was pressed by Gaetano Kagwa for Uganda's Jehova Shalom Acapella.
Contestants
Eighteen contestants were selected from the theatre auditions. Each week, six contestants took to the stage to secure their spot at the finals, but only two contestants were selected to the finals, one by public voting and another by the judges.[10][11]
| Season 1 Contestants: Semi Finals | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week | Contestant | Golden Buzzer | Finalist | Winner | Country | Ref |
| Week 1 | The Mason 666 | Tanzania | ||||
| Elisha the Gift | Rwanda | |||||
| All Eyes on Us | Uganda | |||||
| Jannell Tamara | Yes | Kenya | ||||
| Himbaza Club | Rwanda | |||||
| Jehovah Shalom Accapella | Yes | Yes | Uganda | |||
| Week 2 | Lizzy | Tanzania | ||||
| Intayoberana | Yes | Rwanda | ||||
| Leyna Kagere | Yes | Uganda | [12] | |||
| Yada Dance | Kenya | |||||
| Tetemesha | Kenya | |||||
| Esther & Ezekiel | Yes | Yes | Uganda | [13][14] | ||
| Week 3 | Jua Kali Drummers | Kenya | ||||
| Peace | Yes | Rwanda | ||||
| DNA | Yes | Uganda | ||||
| Sinaubi | Tanzania | |||||
| Spellcast | Yes | Kenya | ||||
| Team Makorokocho | Yes | Kenya | ||||
Awards
The winner will win $50,000, c.KES 5,000,000.[15]
Controversy
It was feared that the participants made the judges so happy. Concerns were raised about the Burundian drummers about not coming from the four participating countries namely Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. The producers of the show released a statement clarifying that the group members were legal residents of Rwanda and had all the rights to participate as participation was open to anyone from the four countries.[16]
References
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- ^ Ireri Murimi, Brian. "East Africa's Got Talent judges unveiled". Standard Media. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
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- ^ hot96user (9 April 2019). "'East Africa's Got Talent' reality show officially launched in Kenya". Hot 96.
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- ^ Owere, Paul. "Heart stopping moments as East Africa Got Talent first episode airs". The Citizen, Tanzania. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Kagire, Linda M. "Rwanda's Makeda named among East Africa's Got Talent judges". The New Times. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "East Africa's Got Talent judges finally unveiled". Citizen TV. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
- ^ "The East Africa's Got Talent Live Shows are Here! Watch". webs favourites naija. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Musyoka, MIchael. "Child Acts Conquer in EAGT's Second Live Semi-Finals on Citizen TV". Kenyans. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ Ogwal, Lawrence. "7 year old First East African has got golden buzzer winner strikes back". Sqoop. Retrieved 27 September 2019.
- ^ "EAGT: Ezekiel and Esther Mutesasira are through to the finals". Ug Christian News. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
- ^ "WINNERS EAST AFRICA'S GOT TALENT ESTHER AND EZEKIEL". Youtube. Jay Max Ug. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Newly launched 'East Africa Got Talent' to showcase local talent to the world". 9 April 2019.
- ^ "East Africa Got Talent clarifies on Burundian drummers ..." The Citizen. Retrieved 22 September 2019.