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Italia's Got Talent
''Italia's Got Talent'' is the Italian version of the international ''Got Talent'' series. The pilot episode was aired on 12 December 2009 on Canale 5 and it was seen by 5.3 million people. After this episode, Mediaset decided to hold on this show with a full-length season. The first season started on 12 April 2010 with high ratings and continued broadcasting. Rudy Zerbi, Maria De Filippi, and Gerry Scotti are the three judges. The sixth series (2015) will face many changes. It has been aired by pay-TV Sky Uno, the entertainment-purposed channel of Sky Italy, owned by News Corporation. The host is Spanish-born Italian actress and model Vanessa Incontrada. No judges from the previous series have been confirmed: the new panel face the arrival of actor Claudio Bisio, actress and comedian Luciana Littizzetto, singer Nina Zilli and YouTube star Frank Matano. Talents are competing for €100,000. The final has been simulcast by Sky Uno and Cielo. In the ninth series (2018) the judging ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FremantleMedia
Fremantle (; formerly FremantleMedia) is a British multinational television production and distribution company based in London. Fremantle takes its name from Fremantle International, acquired by predecessor company All American Television in 1994. Pearson Television was renamed FremantleMedia on 20 August 2001, following the 2000 merger of Pearson Television and Bertelsmann's CLT-UFA to form the RTL Group. Fremantle owns non-scripted formats, including the British talent competitions '' Idols'' (created by Simon Fuller), ''Got Talent'' and ''The X Factor'' (both created by Simon Cowell), shows which have been sold around the world. Since 1994, Fremantle has distributed American game shows in the US and internationally. History Pearson Television (1994–2001) In 1994, after a bidding war, Pearson plc bought Thames Television and placed it under Pearson Television. In 1995, it acquired Australian company Grundy Television. ACI, a U.S.-based distributor of TV movies, was pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nina Zilli
Maria Chiara Fraschetta (born 2 February 1980), better known by her stage name Nina Zilli (), is an Italian singer-songwriter. After releasing her debut single "50mila", she achieved commercial success with the album ''Sempre lontano'', released after participating in the newcomers' section of the Sanremo Music Festival 2010. During the Sanremo Music Festival 2012, Zilli was chosen to represent Italy in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, where she placed 9th with the song " L'amore è femmina (Out of Love)", included in her second studio album. Zilli returned to the Sanremo Music Festival in 2015, and competed with the song "Sola" from her upcoming album, ''Frasi&Fumo''. She was also a judge of '' Italia's Got Talent'' from 2015 to 2017. Biography Childhood and early beginnings Nina Zilli was born on 2 February 1980 in Piacenza, Italy, to a father from Emilia-Romagna and a mother from Apulia, and grew up in Gossolengo, nine kilometers southwest of Piacenza, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mediaset
Mediaset Italia S.p.A., also known as Mediaset, is an Italian-based mass media company which is the largest commercial broadcaster in the country. The company is controlled by the holding company MFE - MediaForEurope. Founded in 1987 by former Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi, the group competes primarily against the public broadcaster RAI, the privately owned La7 and (through Sky Group Limited) Comcast's Sky Italia. Mediaset's headquarters are in Milan, Lombardy. Many of its studios are located in the Milano 2 area of Segrate, a municipality bordering Milan, where broadcasts of local station TeleMilano (now airing nationally as Mediaset's Canale 5) began in 1978. After merging with various local broadcaster to form the Canale 5 syndication, much production was moved to Cologno Monzese, where the infrastructure of the former Telealtomilanese was present. The company currently has three main television production centres, in Milan (Segrate, Cologno Monzese) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Got Talent
''Got Talent'' is a British talent show TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell's SYCOtv company. It has spawned spin-offs in over 69 countries, in what is now referred to as the 'Got Talent' format, similar to that described by Fremantle of the ''Idol'' and '' The X Factor'' formats. Unlike those shows, ''Got Talent'' (influenced by the variety of talent shows '' Opportunity Knocks'' and ''New Faces'') showcase other artistic disciplines in addition to singing. In April 2014, the format was named the world's most successful reality TV format ever by ''Guinness World Records''. Cowell said: "I am very proud that ''Got Talent'' is a homegrown British show. We owe its success to a group of very talented producers all over the world who have made this happen. And of course amazing talent." History ''Got Talent'' was conceived in 2005 by Simon Cowell, creator and judge on '' The X Factor''. The format's origins can be traced to the British talent shows '' Opportunity Knocks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Disney+
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate headquartered at the Walt Disney Studios complex in Burbank, California. Disney was originally founded on October 16, 1923, by brothers Walt and Roy O. Disney as the Disney Brothers Studio; it also operated under the names the Walt Disney Studio and Walt Disney Productions before changing its name to the Walt Disney Company in 1986. Early on, the company established itself as a leader in the animation industry, with the creation of the widely popular character Mickey Mouse, who is the company's mascot, and the start of animated films. After becoming a major success by the early 1940s, the company started to diversify into live-action films, television, and theme parks in the 1950s. Following Walt's death in 1966, the company's profits began to decline, especially in the animation division. Once Disney's shareholders voted in Michael Eisner as the head ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
TV8 (Italy)
TV8 is a digital-terrestrial free-to-air Italian general entertainment TV channel owned by Sky Italia through its subsidiary company Nuova Società Televisiva Italiana S.r.l. The channel is allocated at number 8 of the Italian virtual channel list. History On 31 July 2015 Sky Italia took over ownership of the free-to-air MTV Italy. On 14 September 2015, MTV Italy was rebranded as MTV8 by Sky Italia. On the same day, Viacom launched a new MTV-channel for Italy, MTV Next (now MTV), and is now only available as a subscription service on Sky. This ended an era where MTV Italy was available to the majority of homes across Italy free-to-air. The Music-station of Viacom in Italy, MTV Music remained available free to air until 1 July 2016, when it moved to Sky Italia. The born with TV8 On 8 January 2016, Sky introduced new on-air graphics for MTV8 focusing on the number 8 and launched the channel's website. On 18 February 2016, Sky changed the channel name to TV8. Programming TV8's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sky Uno
Sky Uno ( en, Sky One) is an Italian entertainment television channel, based on the defunct reality television channel ''SKY Vivo'', both owned and broadcast by Sky Italia. It broadcasts the Italian version of the shows '' The X Factor'', '' Got Talent'', '' The Apprentice'', '' MasterChef'', ''MasterChef Junior ''MasterChef Junior'' is an American cooking competition involving children from the ages of 8–13 that premiered on Fox on September 27, 2013. It is based on the format of the British series ''Junior MasterChef''. On March 5, 2014, ''MasterC ...'', '' Hell's Kitchen'' and '' Top Gear''. The channel began broadcasts in high-definition on 20 October 2011. Programming Current Past Logos File:SKY Uno.gif, Logo used from 2010-2013 File:Sky Uno - Logo 2015.svg, Logo used from 2015-2018 File:Sky Uno - Logo 2018.svg, Logo used from 2018–2021 File:Sky Uno - Logo 2021.svg, Logo used from 2021–present References External linksSky Unoon sky.it Sky Ital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canale 5
Canale 5 () is an Italian free-to-air television channel of Mediaset, owned by MFE - MediaForEurope. It was the first private television network to have a national coverage in Italy in 1980. On 4 December 2012, Mediaset launched Canale 5 HD, a simulcast of Canale 5 in high-definition. Since January 2013, Canale 5 has been directed by Giancarlo Scheri. History In 1978, Telemilano, a local Milan-based broadcaster became Canale 5 two years later and began broadcasting nationally. Canale 5 was subsequently joined by Italia 1 (in 1982) and Rete 4 (in 1984). 2000s Since 2003, the channel is also free of charge in digital terrestrial areas in areas covered by Mediaset 2 and Mediaset 4 mux, and from 26 November 2010 also in the areas covered by the Mediaset 6 mux through the deferred version of one hour ''Canale 5 +1'', Transferred from 11 July 2011 on mux Mediaset 5. It was also available until 11 July 2011, in high definition (though forced) Canale 5 HD in regions where trans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elettra Lamborghini
Elettra Miura Lamborghini (; born 17 May 1994) is an Italian television personality, singer, social media influencer, and socialite. A granddaughter of Ferruccio Lamborghini, the founder of Lamborghini, she began her career in reality television at age 22, and ventured into music in early 2018 with her debut single "Pem Pem". Subsequent to the release of her debut studio album ''Twerking Queen'' in the summer of 2019, she served as a judge for the sixth season of ''The Voice of Italy'' in 2019. Career She gained notoriety for appearing in a number of international reality shows such as ''Gran Hermano VIP'' and the MTV shows '' Super Shore'' and ''Geordie Shore''. Her debut single "Pem Pem" was released in February 2018 and reached number six on the Italian charts. She released her first album ''Twerking Queen'' on 14 June 2019. In the same year she appeared as a music coach and judge on the sixth edition of ''The Voice of Italy''. Lamborghini participated at the Sanremo Musi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Khaby Lame
Khabane "Khaby" Lame (; born 9 March 2000) is a Senegalese-born Italian social media personality. He is known for his TikTok videos in which he silently mocks overly complicated life hack videos. As of January , Lame is the most-followed user on TikTok. Early life Lame was born in Senegal on 9 March 2000. His family moved to a public housing complex in Chivasso, Italy, when he was one year old. He has three siblings. He studied in Italian schools until he was fourteen, when his parents decided to temporarily send him to study in a Quranic school near Dakar. Lame worked as a CNC machine operator at a factory near Turin, before getting laid off in March 2020. Career After he was laid off during the COVID-19 pandemic, Lame began posting on TikTok. His early videos showed him dancing and watching video games. He rose to popularity with his video responses in the form of TikTok's "duet" and "stitch" features to videos depicting complicated "life hacks", in which he performs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Bastianich
Joseph Bastianich (born September 17, 1968) is an American restaurateur, winemaker, author, television personality, and musician. He, along with his mother and business partner Lidia Bastianich, co-owns thirty restaurants in four countries, including Osteria Mozza in Los Angeles, which the owners expanded in 2010. Earlier that same year, they teamed up with businessman Oscar Farinetti to bring Eataly, an upscale food and wine market, to Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, New York City and London. Early life and education Joseph Bastianich was born in Astoria, Queens in 1968, to Istrian Italian immigrants Felice and Lidia Bastianich. His parents were born in Istria (now in Croatia) and moved to the United States in 1958 during the large Istrian exodus. While nationally Italian, public DNA tests have shown that Joe's family on his mother side is largely of Eastern European descent, due to the multiethnicity of Istria. His mother has stated that she feels very Italian, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Claudio Bisio
Claudio Bisio (; born 19 March 1957) is an Italian actor, presenter, voice actor, comedian, and writer. Early life Bisio was born in Novi Ligure, Piedmont, and raised in Milan, Lombardy. He attended '' scientific lyceum Luigi Cremona'' of Milan and graduated from drama school of Piccolo Teatro of Milan. Career Bisio started his career as theatre actor performing classical and modern drama; he began his movie career in 1983 with ''Come dire...'' (''How to say''). His first major appearance on TV was in 1998 during ''Zanzibar'', an Italian TV show. He has been the presenter of ''Zelig'', an Italian sketch comedy, for 13 years (in 1997 and from 2000 to 2012). In 2009, he played in '' Ex'' and gained a David di Donatello nomination for best supporting actor. In 2010 he was the protagonist of '' Benvenuti al Sud'' (''Welcome to the South'') and ''Maschi contro femmine'' (''Males vs Females'') and in 2011 of '' Benvenuti al Nord'' (''Welcome to the North'') and ''Femmine contr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
