Talent show
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A talent show is an event in which participants perform the arts of singing, dancing, lip-syncing, acting, martial arts, playing an instrument, poetry, comedy or other activities to showcase skills. Many talent shows are performances rather than contests, but some are actual contests. In the instance of a contest, participants may be motivated to perform for a reward, trophy, or prize of some kind. For example, a high school might not have many students with any interest in performing in front of the student body for the sole purpose of performing alone and may offer different prizes as an incentive for these students to participate in the contest.
Media
Since the late 1980s, talent shows have become a notable genre of reality television, such as Doorway to Fame (1947), Hollywood Screen Test (1948), Opportunity Knocks (1949), Chance of a Lifetime (1952), New Faces (1963), Notun Kuri (1966), The Gong Show (1976), Star Search (1983), Soundmixshow (1985), Showtime at the Apollo (1987), Popstars (1999), Amici di Maria De Filippi (2001), Idols (2001), Star Academy (2001), Last Comic Standing (2003), Dancing with the Stars (2004), The X Factor (2004), So You Think You Can Dance (2005), Dancing on Ice (2006), Got Talent (2006), How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria? (2006), Last Choir Standing (2008), The Sing-Off (2009), The Voice (2010), The Glee Project (2011), Q'Viva! The Chosen (2012), El Numero Uno (2012), Duets (2012), Top Talent (2013), Rising Star (2013), Tri Akkorda (2014), Masked Singer (2015), Little Big Shots (2016), Dance Se Puder (2016), Dance Dance Dance (2017), Let It Shine (2017), World of Dance (2017), The Four: Battle for Stardom (2018), All Together Now (2018), The World's Best (2019), Asre Jadid (2019), Bring The Funny (2019) and Your Moment (2019), which have been critical in catapulting some amateur artists to stardom and resulting in their commercially successful careers.
