A talent show is an event in which participants perform the arts of

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, lip-syncing, acting, martial arts, playing an instrument, poetry, comedy or other activities to showcase

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s. 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

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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 1940s, talent shows have become a notable genre of

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, such as '' Doorway to Fame'' (1947), ''

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'' (1948), '' Hollywood Screen Test'' (1948), '' Opportunity Knocks'' (1949), '' Chance of a Lifetime'' (1952), '' NHK Nodo Jiman'' (1953), '' New Faces'' (1963), '' Notun Kuri'' (1966), '' The Gong Show'' (1976), '' Star Search'' (1983), ''

Soundmixshow ''Soundmixshow'' is a Dutch talent show which was a live-vocals version of the '' Playback Show''. It aired from 17 November 1985 to 27 April 2002 and was hosted by Henny Huisman. The format has since been sold to other countries,Showtime at the Apollo ''Showtime at the Apollo'' (formerly ''It's Showtime at the Apollo'' and ''Apollo Live'') is an American variety show that first aired in syndication from September 12, 1987 to May 24, 2008. In 2018, the series returned on Fox with Steve Harvey ...

'' (1987), '' Popstars'' (1999), '' Amici di Maria De Filippi'' (2001), '' ''Idol'''' (2001), '' Star Academy'' (2001), ''

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'' (2003), '' Dancing with the Stars'' (2004), '' The X Factor'' (2004), '' So You Think You Can Dance'' (2005), '' Dancing on Ice'' (2006), ''

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'' (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), ''

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'' (2012), '' Top Talent'' (2013), '' Rising Star'' (2013), ''

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'' (2014), '' Masked Singer'' (2015), ''

Little Big Shots ''Little Big Shots'' (also known as ''LBS'') is an American variety television series co-created and produced by Steve Harvey and Ellen DeGeneres. The series features children demonstrating talents and engaging in conversation with the host. ...

'' (2016), '' Dance Se Puder'' (2016), '' Dance Dance Dance'' (2017), '' Let It Shine'' (2017), ''

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'' (2017), '' The Four: Battle for Stardom'' (2018), '' All Together Now'' (2018), ''

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'' (2019), ''

Asre Jadid New Era ( fa, عصر جدید, "Asre Jadid") is an Iranian talent television competition. The program was produced by Ehsan Alikhani and launched on IRIB TV3 on 16 February 2019. The second season of the program began on 25 February 2020. And th ...

'' (2019), '' Bring The Funny'' (2019), ''

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'' (2019) and '' Go-Big Show'' (2021), which have been critical in catapulting some amateur artists to stardom and resulting in their commercially successful careers.

Non-competitive talent shows for troubled youths

Talent shows can be seen as a way to help boost the self-esteem, confidence, and assurance of youth. Some communities and companies see talent shows as a way to help prevent juvenile delinquency among children, teens, and young adults. As a result, these communities create programs such as ''Girls Only!'' in

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to promote the growth of these otherwise trouble youth to better the community. Such programs are created with the hope to prevent youth from the possibilities of entering delinquency or lives of crime.

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