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Andrea Nocetti

In May 2001, David Letterman joked about the 'special talent' which Noceti, the then-reigning Miss Colombia, possessed - that she was able to "swallow 50 balloons full of heroin" for the (non-existent) talent competition in the Miss Universe 2001 pageant.

Izabela Hannah

In 2005 Hannah appeared as a professional dancer in the third series of the British TV talent show Strictly Come Dancing, partnered with former snooker world champion Dennis Taylor.

Kesha Wizzart

In 2004, Wizzart appeared on the British talent show Stars in Their Eyes:Kids performing the song "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton.

Kledi Kadiu

He is a regular dancer on the popular talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi (Friends of Maria De Filippi), which is presented by Maria De Filippi on Mediaset's Canale 5.

Monrose discography

German pop trio Monrose was formed in November 2006 after winning the fifth installment of ProSieben talent show Popstars.

Pirates of the Mississippi

Three years later, original steel guitarist Pat Severs joined the house band on Nashville Star, a talent show which originally aired on the USA Networks before transferring to NBC in 2008.

Rebekah Ryan

In 2007, Ryan was selected as one of the 12 finalists in the 'over 25's' group on the ITV talent show, The X Factor.

Titicut Follies

The title of the film is taken from a talent show put on by the hospital's inmates, which was named after the Wampanoag word for the nearby Taunton River.

Tony Monopoly

He was appearing at Caesar's Palace in Luton when he auditioned for Opportunity Knocks, a British television talent show, which he won on six consecutive occasions in the 1970s.

Valerio Scanu

In 2008 Scanu took part in the eighth edition of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, in which he ended up in second place.

Virginio Simonelli

In 2010 Virginio took part in the 10th edition of the Italian talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi, in which he became winner.


see also

Aba Daba Honeymoon

On a 1978 (3rd season) episode of Laverne & Shirley, the leads performed at a talent show singing "Aba Daba Honeymoon" in chimp suits on roller skates.

Aiden J. Harvey

Aiden J Harvey (born 1952 in Lancashire, England) is an angular English north country comedian and impersonator who got his break on the mid-1970s ATV talent show New Faces.

Allan K.

He also previously hosted BandaOke with co-host Jaya Ramsey, and co-hosted the comedy talent show Comedy Bar with Eugene Domingo.

Anna Bergendahl

Bergendahl successfully applied for the TV4 talent show Idol 2008 with her rendition of Bonnie Raitt's Have a Heart which received praises from the jury which consisted of Laila Bagge, Anders Bagge and Andreas Carlsson.

Aria Clemente

Aria joined Little Big Star in 2007 but she didn't win, she was the 5th eliminated contestant of the talent show.

Austria in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011

Among the candidates admitted by ORF to the selection process were several former Eurovision representants and talent show winners as well as other well-known Austrian artists : Alkbottle, Excuse Me Moses, Louie Austen, Luttenberger-Klug, as well as Nadine Beiler and Oliver Wimmer, winners of seasons 3 (Beiler) and 4 (Wimmer) of the talent show Starmania.

Bill Byrge

Later in 1988, the actors would reprise their roles in their own recurring sketches on the Saturday Morning children's show, Hey Vern, It's Ernest!, where, depending on the episode's specific theme, the brothers would usually get involved with whatever it was that Ernest was involving himself in, such as a bake sale, or a talent show.

Bill Riley, Sr.

Many of the talent show champions have gone on to successful careers, such as Simon Estes and Carrie McDowell.

Cast in Bronze

Cast in Bronze recently appeared on NBC's summer reality talent show America's Got Talent where he was selected by the judges to compete in the YouTube Snapple Special.

Cheryl Cole videography

Cole made her first film appearance in 2007, with band mates Girls Aloud in the film St Trinian's , Cole made her second appearance as a talent show judge in the 2012 film What to Expect When You're Expecting which featured actresses Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez.

Ciara Newell

In 2010, Ciara was involved with the Irish-language television station TG4 where she worked as a judge on the fourth series of its then flagship talent show Glas Vegas.

Conan the Librarian

In 1987, William Mitchell College of Law library staff created the character Conan the Librarian for a talent show performance, and subsequently wrote The Adventures of Conan the Librarian.

Cristian Imparato

Cristian Imparato (born February 24, 1996) is an Italian singer best known for winning the first edition of the talent show hosted by Gerry Scotti, Io Canto.

Hollie Robertson

Hollie Victoria Robertson (born 21 March 1985) is an English dancer who won the second series of the BBC One dance talent show Strictly Dance Fever together with partner Darrien Wright.

Jason Lai

In 2007 he was one of the judges in the BBC2 classical music talent show Classical Star, and in August 2008 he appeared in the BBC reality TV show Maestro where he was a conducting mentor to Sue Perkins.

Jessica Garlick

In 2001, she was among the last ten contestants on the ITV talent show Pop Idol.

Joan Franka

In September 2010, Joan Franka entered the talent show, The Voice of Holland in its inaugural 2010-2011 season where she auditioned with Nickelback's "How You Remind Me".

John Arthur Martinez

Martinez finished in second place on the first season of the USA Network talent show Nashville Star.

Karel Marquez

Karel, along with Drew Arellano, is also a co-host in Coca Cola: Ride To Fame, a reality talent show after SOP Rules.

Kinder Happy Hippo

The original light blue and still used Happy Hippo characters were created by the French designer André Roche for Ferrero chocolates in 1987 and became famous worldwide mostly through their repeated appearances in the "Kinder Surprise" chocolate egg, one of them 2002 in an authorized parody (named "Hipperium") of the George Lucas' "Star Wars"-trilogy, 2009 in a Europewide campaign presenting a casting contest under the name "Happy Hippo Talent Show".

Kolleen Park

Kolleen Park (also known as Bakkalrin and Park Young Mi), is an American born South Korean musical director, conductor, and actress, and is also a judge on the Korean talent show Korea's Got Talent.

La Voz... Argentina

La Voz is an Argentine reality talent show that premiered on Telefe in 2012.

Libresse

Rachel Tucker, a semi-finalist in the BBC talent show-themed television series I'd Do Anything, recorded a version of the famous civil rights anthem Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Around which was used in the Libresse March commercial.

Luca Zanforlin

He is the creator and host (with Maria De Filippi) of the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi (Canale 5).

Midlands Asian Television

The majority of programmes were based locally such as talent show Manoranjan, news show Leicestershire In Focus and coverage of religious events in the city such as the Diwali celebrations on Belgrave Road (also known as the Golden Mile) and Melton Road which are the biggest Diwali celebrations outside India and Vaisakhi's Nagar Kirtan.

MITES

The students also participate in activities such as a Fourth of July barbecue, a trip to Martha's Vineyard, a tour of Boston, a tour of the MIT Museum, a trip to labs in fields of vanguard research, a dinner with the Director of Admissions at MIT, a talent show, a college fair, a Dining Cruise, and a variety of speaker's luncheons with people such as the new Dean of Science at MIT and Eric Lander.

My Kid's a Star

My Kid's a Star is an Australian reality/talent show program based on the American series I Know My Kid's a Star.

Naor Zion

In 1993, after his army service, he appeared in a stand-up talent show on the entertainment show of Dudu Topaz broadcast on Channel 1.

Narvel Felts

Raised in Bernie, Missouri where he attended Bernie High School, Felts was discovered during a talent show at the school.

Nawal Al Zoghbi

In 1988, Nawal participated in the talent show Studio El Fan in which she demonstrated a great voice singing "Tarab" songs especially songs of her muse and diva Warda and was noticed by then director of the show "Simon El Asmar".

Only Boys Aloud

They gained publicity when they auditioned for the ITV talent show Britain's Got Talent.

Paolo Cucco

From 2010 is working for a talent show for Canale 5, called "Io canto" hosted by Gerry Scotti.

Prima J

Prima J also makes a brief appearance in Bratz, auditioning for the school talent show, and three of the stars of Bratz, Logan Browning, Janel Parrish, and Nathalia Ramos, appear in the "Rock Star" music video.

Shahzad Hasan

In April 2013, Hasan joined Meesha Shafi, String, Ali Azmat and Alamgir as a judge on the immensely popular singing talent show Cornetto Music Icons aired on ARY Digital.

Sofia Wistam

In 2008, she was also a judge on the talent show Sweden's Got Talent, during this year she also hosted her own radio show on Rix FM.

Take Your Shirt Off

It was also used in the Philippine TV talent show Showtime when the DJ prompts the judge Ryan Bang to take his shirt off and give it away by throwing it to the audience.

Talang 2008

Talang 2008 was the second season of the talent show Talang, the Swedish version of Got Talent.

Talang 2009

Talang 2009 was the third season of the talent show Talang, the Swedish version of Got Talent.

Talang 2011

Talang 2011 was the fifth season of the talent show Talang, the Swedish version of Got Talent.

Tarééc

Through the talent show Blonds Talent Award, he got discovered and shortly thereafter made his first studio recording and became a member in 1996 of the boy band The Boyz, which included Florian Fischer ('Flow'), Adel Tawil ('Kane'), Tarek Hussein ('T-Soul'), Salvatore Di Blasi, and Stephane Claudio Kroll-Marongiu.

The Eclectic Moniker

The band shot to fame after appearing in 2011 in P3's KarriereKanonen, a music talent show on Danish DR P3 giving a chance for singers and bands who want to play their music and if they get enough attention, a possible record deal.

Thomas H. Forsyth

He also directed the post talent show and was a member of the local lodges of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows and Good Templars.

Vanessa Krasniqi

She rose to fame after taking part in the ninth season of the German talent show Deutschland sucht den Superstar.

Virginio Simonelli

On October 2, 2010, he took part in the talent show Amici di Maria De Filippi and on March 6, 2011, he won.

Zaraah Abrahams

Zaraah Abrahams (born 27 March 1987) is an English actress who is best known for playing Michaela White in the BBC school drama Waterloo Road from 2007–10, Joanne Jackson in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street from 2005–07 and for being a contestant in the third series of the ITV talent show Dancing On Ice and returned as a contestant for the last series in 2014.

Zita Görög

Görög was the host of the weekly TV shows Cinematrix and Megasztár (Pop Idol), the most viewed Hungarian talent show.

Zoë Tyler

Since April 2009, Tyler has been coaching young contestants on the Disney Channel UK talent show My Camp Rock.