''Arabs Got Talent'' () is an

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reality television talent show broadcast by

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in the

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; it is produced by the MBC and was first broadcast on 14 January 2011. The show features contestants with a variety of talents, such as singing,

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, comedians, magicians, and

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. The show features three celebrity judges, popular in the Middle East. They currently are Lebanese singer

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; the dean of the journalism school at the

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; and

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, an Egyptian actor. The show's venue is in

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. Though entry into the semi-finals is based on the judges' vote, the voting in the semi-finals and final is an audience vote, akin to other ''

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'' shows. The grand prize is 500,000 Saudi Riyals and a brand new

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as well as a contract with MBC. The show finished its second season on June 29, 2012. The third season started airing September 14 moving its timeslot from Fridays to Saturdays. The fourth season began airing on December 20. The fifth season ended May 20, 2017, with eight-year-old opera singer

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winning. The show is hosted by Saudi rapper and musician

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and Lebanese TV presenter

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Presenters and judges

Selection process

Producers' auditions

Contestants are initially chosen at non-televised

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s in the capitals of participating Arab country, such as

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in Qatar.

Judges' auditions

Chosen contestants proceed to perform in front of the celebrity judges. It is by the judges' votes that they enter the next round. Judges may terminate a contestant's performance by buzzing in, signifying an X. However, buzzes from all judges are required to stop the performance. These auditions are televised weekly on Saturdays on MBC1.

Live shows

The

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s and

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are broadcast live. They feature performances by the contestants, usually on a grander scale. Judges can still stop a performance if all three buzz in, three times. In the semi-final, the winners are chosen by the viewers' voting (by means of texting), though only the most-voted-for contestant proceeds to the final, the second and third placed proceed via a vote by the judges. In the final, fourteen contestants remain and, after each contestant finishes their performance, the winner is chosen by the viewers' voting.

Seasons overview

References

External links

* {{Got Talent Got Talent Television series by Fremantle (company) 2011 television series debuts Non-British television series based on British television series