Norske Talenter
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Norske Talenter is a Norwegian
talent show with the same format as Britain's Got Talent
. 16-year old singer Erlend Bratland
won the first series and hip hop dance group Quick
won the second series. Judges are music producer Jan Fredrik Karlsen
, singer and actress Mia Gundersen and comedian/actor Thomas Giertsen
. In 2007 Marte Stokstad and Sturla Berg-Johansen
were hosts, and in 2008 Berg-Johansen joined Pia Lykke to be hosts.
For a list of all acts that came through in the series watch List of Norske Talenter Acts.
, 8-year old hula hoop artist Vegard F. Dommersnes came runner-up and 12-year old singer Nora Foss al-Jabri
came 3rd.
with the ages 17-18, 14-year old classical singer Lydia Hoen Tjore came runner-up and 6-year old magician Brian Aksnes Hoseth came 3rd.
The third series ran from March 2010 to late May 2010. Both Thomas Giertsen and Mia Gundersen returned as judges, but Jan Fredrik Karlsen did not, and got replaced by Alex Rosen. In the end, rapper Kristian Rønning, A.K.A. "Sirius", won the first price of 500 000 NOK.
, as well as Mia Gundersen and Alex Rosen. The first prize was 500 000 NOK, and the winner was 11-year old dancer Daniel Johansen Elmhari, described by judge Adil as "being as good as Michael Jackson."
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
talent show with the same format as Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent
Britain's Got Talent is a British television talent show competition which started in June 2007 and originated from the Got Talent series. The show is produced by FremantleMedia's TalkbackThames and Simon Cowell's production company SYCOtv. The show is broadcast on ITV in Britain and TV3 in Ireland...
. 16-year old singer Erlend Bratland
Erlend Bratland
Erlend Bratland is a Norwegian singer who is known for winning Norske Talenter, a Norwegian television talent series, on May 9, 2008 at the age of 16.-Background:...
won the first series and hip hop dance group Quick
Quick
Quick may refer to:* Quick , an American automobile* Quick , an 1993 American film* Quick , a 2011 South Korean film* Quick , a defunct weekly tabloid spin-off of The Dallas Morning News in Texas...
won the second series. Judges are music producer Jan Fredrik Karlsen
Jan Fredrik Karlsen
Jan Fredrik Karlsen is a Norwegian artist manager and television personality.Karlsen has worked in the Norwegian music industry since his late teens working for popular Norwegian comedians/singer/songwriters Herodes Falsk and Tom Mathisen...
, singer and actress Mia Gundersen and comedian/actor Thomas Giertsen
Thomas Giertsen
Thomas Giertsen is a Norwegian producer, stand-up comedian and actor from Oslo.He runs a production company named Feelgood Scene, Film & TV...
. In 2007 Marte Stokstad and Sturla Berg-Johansen
Sturla Berg-Johansen
Sturla Berg-Johansen is a Norwegian stand-up comedian, imitator, actor and television host.He grew up in Tønsberg where he started his acting at Tønsberg Amateur Theater. He worked at a traveling agency at the end of the 1980s, and he was, among other things, in charge of entertainment for...
were hosts, and in 2008 Berg-Johansen joined Pia Lykke to be hosts.
For a list of all acts that came through in the series watch List of Norske Talenter Acts.
Series one
40 acts got through to the semi-finals and 10 acts got through to the final. Winner was 16-year old singer Erlend BratlandErlend Bratland
Erlend Bratland is a Norwegian singer who is known for winning Norske Talenter, a Norwegian television talent series, on May 9, 2008 at the age of 16.-Background:...
, 8-year old hula hoop artist Vegard F. Dommersnes came runner-up and 12-year old singer Nora Foss al-Jabri
Nora Foss al-Jabri
Nora Foss al-Jabri is a Norwegian child singer.Her father is Iraqi and her mother is an ethnic Norwegian, Foss being her mother's last name....
came 3rd.
Series two
32 acts got through to the semi-finals and 9 acts got through to the final. This year they had one extra semi-final they called the "Extra Chance" where the judges picked 8 acts from the season (auditions or semi-finals) they wanted to get an extra chance. From that show, only one act got through and had to win the public vote. That contestant was Lydia Hoen Tjore, who came in 2nd, because Quick (winners) beat her in the judges' vote challenge semi-final 3. Winner was hip hop dance group QuickQuick
Quick may refer to:* Quick , an American automobile* Quick , an 1993 American film* Quick , a 2011 South Korean film* Quick , a defunct weekly tabloid spin-off of The Dallas Morning News in Texas...
with the ages 17-18, 14-year old classical singer Lydia Hoen Tjore came runner-up and 6-year old magician Brian Aksnes Hoseth came 3rd.
Series three
Main Article : Norske Talenter (series 3)Norske Talenter (series 3)
Season 3 of Norske Talenter premiered on March 5, 2010 with auditions. They auditioned in Bergen, Oslo and Trondheim, and picked out 40 semifinalists.-Semifinal 1:-Semifinal 2:-Semifinal 3:-Semifinal 4:-Final:...
The third series ran from March 2010 to late May 2010. Both Thomas Giertsen and Mia Gundersen returned as judges, but Jan Fredrik Karlsen did not, and got replaced by Alex Rosen. In the end, rapper Kristian Rønning, A.K.A. "Sirius", won the first price of 500 000 NOK.
Series four
The fourth series introduced a new judge, Adil KhanAdil Khan
Adil Khan is a Norwegian dancer and actor of Punjabi/Pashtun descent. Adil came to the limelight when he won Dansefeber,...
, as well as Mia Gundersen and Alex Rosen. The first prize was 500 000 NOK, and the winner was 11-year old dancer Daniel Johansen Elmhari, described by judge Adil as "being as good as Michael Jackson."