Arabs Got Talent (Arabic: أرابز غوت تالنت) 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.
| Arabs Got Talent | |
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| Genre | Reality |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | |
| Judges | |
| Country of origin | Arab World |
| Original language | Arabic |
| No. of seasons | 7 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60–120 min |
| Original release | |
| Network | MBC4 MBC Masr MBC Iraq |
| Release | January 14, 2011 – present |
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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 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 Kheder and Lebanese TV presenter Raya Abirached.
Presenters and judges
edit| Presenters | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | Season 7 |
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| Qusai | |||||||
| Raya Abirached | |||||||
| Judges | Season 1 | Season 2 | Season 3 | Season 4 | Season 5 | Season 6 | Season 7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Jaber | |||||||
| Najwa Karam | |||||||
| Nasser Al Qasabi | |||||||
| Ahmed Helmy | |||||||
| Amr Adib | |||||||
| Bassem Youssef | |||||||
Selection process
editProducers' auditions
editContestants are initially chosen at non-televised auditions in the capitals of participating Arab country, such as Doha in Qatar.
Judges' auditions
editChosen 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.[5]
Live shows
editThe 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
edit| Season : | Premiere | Final | Winner | Channels |
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1
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February 25, 2011
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April 14, 2011
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Amr Katamesh | MBC1, MBC Masr |
2
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April 6, 2012
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June 29, 2012
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Khawater Al-Zalam | |
3
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September 14, 2013
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December 7, 2013
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Sima group | |
4
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December 20, 2014
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March 7, 2015
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Salah Entertainer | |
5
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March 11, 2017
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May 20, 2017
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Emanne Beasha | |
6
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February 16, 2019
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April 27, 2019
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Mayyas | MBC1, MBC Iraq, LBCI |
| 7 | October 16, 2024
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Decmber 18, 2024
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Mandalab | MBC1, MBC Masr, MBC5, MBC IRAQ[6] |
References
edit- ^ "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. Archived from the original on 2013-12-02. 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.
- ^ Staff Reporter (2024-10-15). "Season 7 of 'Arabs Got Talent' premieres on October 16". BroadcastPro ME. Retrieved 2024-10-20.