Arabs Got Talent
| Arabs Got Talent | |
|---|---|
 The Arabs Got Talent logo | |
| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | Raya Abirached Qusai |
| Judges | Ali Jaber (2011–present) Najwa Karam (2011–present) Nasser Al Qasabi (2012–2015) Amr Adeeb (2011) Ahmed Helmy (2012–present) |
| Country of origin | Arab world |
| Original language | Arabic |
| No. of seasons | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60-120 min |
| Release | |
| Original network | MBC |
| Picture format | HDTV |
| Original release | January 14, 2011 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Britain's Got Talent Persia's Got Talent Canada's Got Talent America's Got Talent |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Arabs Got Talent is an Arab reality television talent show broadcast by MBC 1 in the Arab world; it is produced by the MBC and was first broadcast on 14 January 2011.[1] The show features contestants with a variety of talents, such as singing, break-dancing, comedians, magicians, and rapping. The show features three celebrity judges, popular in the Middle East. They currently are Lebanese singer Najwa Karam; the dean of the journalism school at the American University in Dubai Ali Jaber; and Ahmed Helmy, an Egyptian actor. The show's venue is in Lebanon.
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 Got Talent shows. The grand prize is 500,000 Saudi Riyals and a brand new Chrysler 300 as well as a contract with MBC.[2]
The show finished its second season on June 29, 2012.[3] The third season started airing September 14 moving its timeslot from Fridays to Saturdays.[4] The fourth season began airing on December 20. The fifth season ended May 20, 2017, with eight-year-old opera singer Emanne Beasha winning.
The show is hosted by Saudi rapper and musician Qusai and Lebanese TV presenter Raya Abirached.
Selection process[]
Producers' auditions[]
Contestants are initially chosen at non-televised auditions in the capitals of participating Arab country, such as Doha 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 MBC4.[5]
Live shows[]
The semi-finals and final 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.[2]
Seasons overview[]
| Season : | Premiere | Final | Winner | Channels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amr Katamesh | MBC1 MBC Masr | |||
| Khawater Al-Zalam | ||||
| Sima group | ||||
| Salah Entertainer | ||||
| Emanne Beasha | ||||
| Mayyas | MBC1, MBC Iraq, LBCI |
References[]
- ^ "Arabs Prove They've got Talent". Thenational.ae. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ a b "Egyptian poet Amr Qattamesh talks about winning first Arabs Got Talent". Gulf News. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
- ^ "Arabs Got Talent season 2 planned". Waleg.com. 2011-06-10. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ "AMERICAN IN ARABIA: Arab's Got Talent". Al Bawaba. 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
- ^ "Arabs Got Talent gives MBC a franchise on stardom | The National". Thenational.ae. 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
External links[]
- Got Talent
- Television series by Fremantle (company)
- 2011 television series debuts
- Non-British television series based on British television series