Vietnam's Got Talent

Tìm kiếm tài năng – Vietnam's Got Talent is a Vietnamese reality television talent show whose first season aired Sunday nights at 9:00PM (UTC+7) between 18 December 2011 and 6 May 2012 on VTV3 and MTV Vietnam. The show was based on the Got Talent series format that originated by Simon Cowell in the United Kingdom. Artist Thành Lộc was the first host to be announced.^[2] Shortly thereafter, Thúy Hạnh confirmed her role at the judges' table. Huy Tuấn was given the 3rd spot of the judges' table, while the 4th slot was filled by a new celebrity guest each week. The show was presented by Chi Bảo and Quyền Linh.

The show is primarily produced by Vietnam Television and BHD Corp, now running season 3 which is aired Sunday on VTV3 at 20:00 since 28 Sept 2014.

Seasons overview

Vietnam's Got Talent, also known as Vietnam's Got Talent or Vietnam's Got talent (short for Vietnam's Got Talent), is a talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, martial-art players, performers with risky weapons/tools/elements, variety acts and other performers of all ages competing for a grand prize of 400,000,000 VND (approximately $20,000).

The first season ran for 26 episodes. The producers chose the top 360 auditioning acts for taped auditions.[3] These were subsequently cut down to 140 by an additional round of auditions consisting of the traditional "Yes" and "No" vote by a panel of three judges. The judges then chose their favourite 49 acts for advancement into the live semi-final rounds, from which the top two acts of each semi-final advanced to two final rounds consisting of 7 acts each, from which 2 acts per final round, one by televote and one by judges' vote, advanced to a grand finale.

Season 1 (2011-12)

The first season of Vietnam's Got Talent premiered on 18 December 2011 and ended on 6 May 2012. It was broadcast on VTV3 and MTV Vietnam. The winner of the first season was the dancing couple Đăng Quân (12 years old) and Bảo Ngọc (7 years old), with musical theater singer Nguyễn Hương Thảo making first runner-up.

Season 2 (2012-13)

The second season of Vietnam's Got Talent started from 2 December 2012 with higher prize than the season 1 (~$24,000). In this season, the presenters in season 1 (Quyen Linh & Chi Bao) have been replaced by Thanh Bach (the most popular MC in Vietnam nowadays).

Season 3 (2014-15)

The third season of Vietnam's Got Talent started from 28 September 2014 with one more judge Artist Hoài Linh and the new host Thanh Vân or Vân Hugo.

Season 4 (2016)

The fourth season started on the 1st January 2016 and finished on 13th May 2016.

References

External links

• Official website
• Vietnam's Got Talent on Facebook page