SA's Got Talent
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SA's Got Talent is a South Africa
n television show on SABC 2
and part of the Got Talent series. Presented by radio personalities Rob van Vuuren and Anele Mdoda, singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts, and other performers compete against each other for audience support. The winner of each series receives R
250,000. The first series of the talent show
began on 1 October 2009, and was broadcast weekly with a live semi-finals and final on 12 November 2009.
After the auditions the judges have to whittle almost 200 successful acts down to just 21 . All of the performers are called back to discover if they have progressed to the semi-finals.
The remaining acts perform across a number of live semi-finals, with the two most popular acts from each semi-finals winning a position in the final. Unlike the American version, judges may still end a performance early with three Xs in the finals, as with the American version, the judges cannot buzz an act after the semi-finals. The judges are again asked to express their views on each act's performance.
After all acts have performed, phone lines open for a short time. After the votes have been counted, the act that has polled the highest number of public votes is automatically placed in the final. The judges then choose between the second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote also gaining a place in the final. All other acts are then eliminated from the competition.
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South Africa
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n television show on SABC 2
SABC 2
SABC 2 is a South African television channel owned by the South African Broadcasting Corporation . SABC 2 broadcasts programming in English, Afrikaans, Venda, and Tsonga.It was created in 1996, after the SABC restructured its television channels...
and part of the Got Talent series. Presented by radio personalities Rob van Vuuren and Anele Mdoda, singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts, and other performers compete against each other for audience support. The winner of each series receives R
South African rand
The rand is the currency of South Africa. It takes its name from the Witwatersrand , the ridge upon which Johannesburg is built and where most of South Africa's gold deposits were found. The rand has the symbol "R" and is subdivided into 100 cents, symbol "c"...
250,000. The first series of the talent show
Talent show
A talent show is an event where participants perform their talent or talents of acting, singing, dancing, acrobatics, drumming, martial arts, playing an instrument, and other activities to showcase a unique form of talent, sometimes for a reward, trophy or prize...
began on 1 October 2009, and was broadcast weekly with a live semi-finals and final on 12 November 2009.
Format
The auditions take place in front of the judges and a live audience at a different city across South Africa. At any time during the audition the judges may show disapproval to the act by pressing a buzzer which lights that lights a red X near them. If all the judges press their buzzers, the act ends immediately. To advance to the second round, auditionees needed to get at least two yes votes or they would be sent home.After the auditions the judges have to whittle almost 200 successful acts down to just 21 . All of the performers are called back to discover if they have progressed to the semi-finals.
The remaining acts perform across a number of live semi-finals, with the two most popular acts from each semi-finals winning a position in the final. Unlike the American version, judges may still end a performance early with three Xs in the finals, as with the American version, the judges cannot buzz an act after the semi-finals. The judges are again asked to express their views on each act's performance.
After all acts have performed, phone lines open for a short time. After the votes have been counted, the act that has polled the highest number of public votes is automatically placed in the final. The judges then choose between the second and third most popular acts, with the winner of that vote also gaining a place in the final. All other acts are then eliminated from the competition.
Presenters
| Years | Presenter |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Rob van Vuuren |
| 2009 | Anele Mdoda |
Judges
| Years | Judge |
|---|---|
| 2009 | Shado Twala |
| 2009 | Randall Abrahams |
| 2009 | Ian Von Memerty |
Series 1
Series 1 of SA's Got Talent began on 1 October 2009 and ended on 12 November 2009. The first six shows covered the audition stages and the final four shows were the live semi-finals and final. Altogether, 21 acts performed in the semi-finals, seven acts in each episode. The first winner was Darren Rajbal a 19 year old deaf dancer from DurbanDurban
Durban is the largest city in the South African province of KwaZulu-Natal and the third largest city in South Africa. It forms part of the eThekwini metropolitan municipality. Durban is famous for being the busiest port in South Africa. It is also seen as one of the major centres of tourism...
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| Year | Finalists | Background |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Darren Rajbal (winner) | a deaf hip-hop dancer from Durban |
| 2009 | George Avakian | a beat-box artist from Johannesburg |
| 2009 | Cleo Filander | an 8-year-old singer from Vereeniging |
| 2009 | Willem and Louis van der Merwe | two opera singing brothers from Stellenbosch |
| 2009 | Kalon Badenhorst | a 12-year-old hip-hop/contemporary dancer from Johannesburg |
| 2009 | Louwtjie Rothman | a guitarist from Cape Town |
Series 2
The second series ran from 16 September 2010-28 October 2010.International versions
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