Talang (TV show)
Encyclopedia
Talang is series of four seasons of a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 version of the Got Talent series
Got Talent series
The Got Talent franchise is a British TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell's SYCOtv company. A pilot show was made in Britain, hosted by Paul O'Grady, but after O'Grady's split with ITV, the series was postponed, resulting in America's Got Talent - the first full series of the format...

, show, where singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts, and other performers compete against each other for audience support and can win 500,000 SEK, broadcast on TV4.

Talang 2007

Talang 2007 was the first season of the show. Talang 2007 had its premiere on April 13, 2007. The winner of the show was Zillah & Totte
Zillah & Totte
thumb|300px|Zillah and Totte [[2008]].Zillah & Totte is a ventriloquist act consisting of Cecilia Andrén and chimpanzee Totte.- Career :They have performed at the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood, the largest talent show in the world....

, and 12 year old piano player David Movsesian came runner-up. This season was hosted by Peppe Eng
Peppe Eng
Peppe Eng is a Swedish television host for the sports news on TV4. In 2007 he hosted Talang 2007 and is highly tipped to host Talang 2008.In 2007 he was also a contestant on TV4's reality show Let's Dance.-Source:**...

, and the judges were: Tobbe Blom
Tobbe Blom
Tobias Peter "Tobbe" Blom is a Swedish TV host on TV4 and magician. He is best known for his stage name Tobbe Trollkarl.Tobbe was the host of Idol 2005 along Johan Wiman and has also done a kids show for morning TV on TV4...

, Hanna Hedlund
Hanna Hedlund
Hanna Hedlund is a Swedish singer. Her sister, Lina Hedlund, is also a singer. She lives with Martin Stenmarck who sang the Swedish entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2005. They have two children together, Ida and Love.Hanna competed in Melodifestivalen 2000 with the song "Anropar försvunnen"...

 and Bert Karlsson
Bert Karlsson
Bert Willis Karlsson is a Swedish record company manager, entrepreneur, former politician and front figure of the New Democracy party....

.

Popularity

The show became an instant success and was consistently one of the top three television shows in Sweden each week.
Episode Date Three most watched TV shows in Sweden by week
#1 #2 #3
1 2007-04-13 Wallander - Innan frosten
(movie, part 1 of 13)
TV4, Sunday
1 590 000
Talang 2007
TV4, Friday
1 535 000
Playa del Sol
Playa del Sol
Playa del Sol is a Swedish comedy, directed by Peter Settman and Leif Lindblom and Jon Holmberg and Kicki Kjellin , which were broadcast on Sundays at 20.00 on SVT 1. The series consists of two seasons, with a total of 25 half-hour episodes...


(comedy)
SVT1, Sunday
1 315 000
2 2007-04-20 Talang 2007
TV4, Friday
1 620 000
Wallander - Byfånen
(movie, part 2 of 13)
TV4, Sunday
1 595 000
Postkodmiljonären
(quiz game show)
TV4, Friday
1 260 000
3 2007-04-27 Wallander - Bröderna
(movie, part 3 of 13)
TV4, Sunday
1 375 000
Talang 2007
TV4, Friday
1 315 000
Postkodmiljonären
TV4, Saturday
1 005 000
4 2007-05-04 Wallander - Mörkret
(movie, part 4 of 13)
TV4, Sunday
1 495 000
Talang 2007
TV4, Friday
1 490 000
Postkodmiljonären
TV4, Saturday
1 075 000
5 2007-05-11 Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2007
The Eurovision Song Contest 2007 was the 52nd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It was won by first-time appearance as an independent country Serbia and was held at the Hartwall Areena in Helsinki, Finland from 10 May to 12 May. The host broadcaster was YLE.Finland earned the right to host...

, final

SVT1, Saturday
3 425 000
Wallander - Afrikanen
(movie, part 5 of 13)
TV4, Sunday
1 570 000
Talang 2007
TV4, Friday
1 480 000
6 2007-05-18 Talang 2007
TV4, Friday
1 260 000
Bonde söker fru
(match-making)
TV4, Saturday
1 205 000
Postkodmiljonären
TV4, Saturday
1 155 000
7 2007-05-25 Talang 2007
TV4, Friday
1 145 000
Sommarkrysset med lottodragningen
(song and music)
TV4, Saturday
1 070 000
Anna Pihl
(crime drama series)
TV4, Monday
950 000
8 2007-06-01 Talang 2007
TV4, Friday
1 640 000
Time out
(comedy)
TV4, Friday
1 290 000
Sportspegeln
(sports news)
SVT1, Sunday
1 085 000

Selection and elimination process

During the first four audition rounds (episodes 1-4), only the jury could decide who would continue to the semi-finals. At any time during a performance, each member of the jury could push on one of two buttons: a green check mark of approval or a red X for disapproval. When a member of the jury pressed one of the buttons, a loud sound effect let the contestant know that a member of the jury had made a decision and what the decision was. If a contestant received three red X's before the end of their performance, that contestant was eliminated and their performance was abruptly stopped. Sometimes, however, an eliminated contestant could convince the jury to allow them to complete their performance. To continue to the semi-finals, a contestant needed to gain at least two green check marks from the jury. If more than 6 contestants were given 2 or more green check marks in a single program, the jury would decide at the end of the program which 6 contestants would continue to the semi-finals. Those who continued to the semi-finals were not necessarily the ones that had received three check marks. Sometimes, the jury chose contestants with only two check marks over contestants that had been given three check marks.

During the three semi-finals (episodes 5-7), two finalists were chosen from each program, one by the jury and another by public vote. The public voted for a contestant by phoning a specific telephone number, which was published before the show aired and shown during and after each performance. Public voting started when the program aired on Friday and ended at midnight Sunday. Unlike the American TV series, where the public voted for free by calling a toll free number, the Swedish audience paid 5.70 Swedish kronor (June 2007, approximately US$0.82) for each call they made.

After the second semi-final aired, TV4 surprised the contestants by announcing that two wild card finalists would be chosen from the eliminated semi-finalists. One wild card finalist was chosen by the jury whilst the other was chosen by public vote. With only two days to prepare for the final competition, the wild card finalists had little chance of winning.

For the final program (episode 8), the winner was chosen only by public vote. Despite that, the jury still voted and commented on each performance. Voting started when the program started at 8 pm and concluded at some undisclosed time during the 1.5 hr long program. The voting procedure potentially gave an unfair advantage to contestants who performed early in the show. Indeed, the winner of Talang 2007 performed first. Furthermore, all of the phone numbers for each contestant were published before the show, allowing the public to vote for their favorite contestant before they had given their final performance.

Results by episode

Where known, votes by the jury (Blom, Hedlund and Karlsson, respectively) are shown below.
Performance cut from the TV show, only viewable online via TV4's Webb-TV.
Jury vote: green check of approval.
Jury vote: red X of disapproval.
Jury vote: unknown, performance finished and clipped before jury member voted.
Finalist by jury vote.
Finalist by public vote.
Eliminated.

Auditions

Auditions
Episode Date
Finalist by Jury
Non-Finalist with 2-3 Votes
Eliminated By Jury
1 2007-04-13

Fantastic Four, Motown singers

Zillah & Totte
Zillah & Totte
thumb|300px|Zillah and Totte [[2008]].Zillah & Totte is a ventriloquist act consisting of Cecilia Andrén and chimpanzee Totte.- Career :They have performed at the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood, the largest talent show in the world....

, ventriloquist

Maria Lundgren, hula hoop
Hula hoop
A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck.Although the exact origins of hula hoops are unknown, children and adults around the world have played with hoops, twirling, rolling and throwing them throughout history...

s


Swebounce, jumping stilts

Artan Kajtazi, Michael Jackson
Michael Jackson
Michael Joseph Jackson was an American recording artist, entertainer, and businessman. Referred to as the King of Pop, or by his initials MJ, Jackson is recognized as the most successful entertainer of all time by Guinness World Records...

 impersonator


Mimmi Sandén, singer


Fabian Nikolajeff, acrobatics
Acrobatics
Acrobatics is the performance of extraordinary feats of balance, agility and motor coordination. It can be found in many of the performing arts, as well as many sports...

/tumbling
Tumbling (gymnastics)
In gymnastics, tumbling, also known as power tumbling is an acrobatic sporting discipline which combines some of the skills of artistic gymnastics on the floor with those of trampolining. It is practised on a 25 metre long spring track...



Tommy Adolfsson, sea shell blower/musician

Olana Troupe, acrobatics


The Big Ass Barbecue, lasso artists
Trick roping
Trick roping is an entertainment or competitive art involving the spinning of a lasso or lariat. It is particularly associated with wild west shows or western arts in the United States....



Svetlana Biba, mime
Mime
The word mime is used to refer to a mime artist who uses a theatrical medium or performance art involving the acting out of a story through body motions without use of speech.Mime may also refer to:* Mime, an alternative word for lip sync...



Mr Ekooo (Roland Valtin), echo comedian

The Bläckfisks, dancers & singers

Artistgruppen Regnbågen, singers

Anna Kråik, singer & drummer

Octagon Crew, break dancers

Nomad, fire baton twirler
Fire dancing
Fire dancing is a group of performance arts or disciplines that involve manipulation of objects on fire...



Greece, singers

Tommie Meyer, fakir
Fakir
The fakir or faqir ; ) Derived from faqr is a Muslim Sufi ascetic in Middle East and South Asia. The Faqirs were wandering Dervishes teaching Islam and living on alms....

/human pin cushion


Capoeira group, Capoeira
Capoeira
Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, sports, and music. It was created in Brazil mainly by descendants of African slaves with Brazilian native influences, probably beginning in the 16th century...

 artists
2 2007-04-20

Slowmotion Phax (Phax Ahamada), slow-motion

Baby Bang (Marcus Nyström), popping/dancer
Popping
Popping is a street dance and one of the original funk styles that came from California during the 1960s-70s. It is based on the technique of quickly contracting and relaxing muscles to cause a jerk in the dancer's body, referred to as a pop or a hit...



Funky 4 Brothers, locking/dancers
Locking (dance)
Locking is a style of funk dance, which is today also associated with hip hop. The name is based on the concept of locking movements, which basically means freezing from a fast movement and "locking" in a certain position, holding that position for a short while and then continuing in the same...



Diamond Dogs, drag show (parody of Carola
Carola Häggkvist
Carola Maria Häggkvist , better known as simply Carola, is a Swedish singer and occasional songwriter. She has been among Sweden's most popular performers since the early 1980s, and has released albums ranging from pop and disco to hymns and folk music...

 singing Evighet
Invincible (Eurovision song)
"Invincible" is the name of the 2006 Eurovision Song Contest entry from Sweden, sung by Carola Häggkvist. Being one of the favourites to win, it ended up finishing 5th out of 24....

 at the 2006 Melodifestival
Melodifestivalen 2006
Melodifestivalen 2006 was the selection for the 46th song to represent Sweden at the Eurovision Song Contest. It was the 45th time that this system of picking a song had been used. Five semifinals had taken place to select the ten songs for the final, in Leksand, Karlstad, Karlskrona, Gothenburg...

)


Mahyar Samadi, beatboxer

Simon Trollkarlen (Simon Almers), magician
Magic (illusion)
Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...



Ivan Öhlin & Lacki Tseletis, the balloon man/comedians

Elin Andersson, handstand acrobatics
Handstand
A handstand is the act of supporting the body in a stable, inverted vertical position by balancing on the hands. In a basic handstand the body is held straight with arms and legs fully extended, with hands spaced approximately shoulder-width apart...



Irish Dance Project, Irish stepdance
Irish stepdance
Irish stepdance is a type of performance dance originated in Ireland from traditional Irish dance, characterised by solo dancers who dance with hands by their sides and upper body stiff, making quick, intricate movements of the feet, often with a troupe. Irish stepdancing was popularized by the...

rs


Paulina Fröling, singer

Alexandra Telluselle, hula
Hula
Hula is a dance form accompanied by chant or song . It was developed in the Hawaiian Islands by the Polynesians who originally settled there. The hula dramatizes or portrays the words of the oli or mele in a visual dance form....



Burnt out punks, punkers playing with fire, jesters

Coffee Beans show, choir
Choir
A choir, chorale or chorus is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform.A body of singers who perform together as a group is called a choir or chorus...



Ismannen (Peter Sörwing), ice sculptor
Ice sculpture
Ice sculpture is a form of sculpture that uses ice as the raw material. Sculptures from ice can be abstract or realistic and can be functional or purely decorative...



Sanne Hansen, sings without opening mouth

Ania Winek-Albertsson & Sara Albertsson, singers

Victor Rubilar
Victor Rubilar
Victor Rubilar is an Argentinian professional football performer and comedian based in Sweden. He worked as a magician for three years in Argentina before he decided to become a professional football freestyler / football juggler....

, soccer ball juggler
Juggling
Juggling is a skill involving moving objects for entertainment or sport. The most recognizable form of juggling is toss juggling, in which the juggler throws objects up to catch and toss up again. This may be one object or many objects, at the same time with one or many hands. Jugglers often refer...



Cyclingteam, unicyclists
Unicycle
A unicycle is a human-powered, single-track vehicle with one wheel. Unicycles resemble bicycles, but are less complex.-History:One theory of the advent of the unicycle stems from the popularity of the penny-farthing during the late 19th century...



Sandra Camenish, singer
3 2007-04-27

Landslide, female country music band
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...



Robotman (Patrik Sjöström), robot show

Eric Lindeen, yo-yo
Yo-yo
The yo-yo in its simplest form is an object consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a length of twine looped around the axle, similar to a slender spool...

 tricks


Melissa Jacobsson-Velandia, pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...



Julien Dauphin, magician

Male, singers


Filiokus Fredrik (Fredrik Eklöv Cattani) comedian, shadow artist

Hanna Linné & Timo Lattu, pair acrobatics

Sophie Sjörén, singer


Moa Lichtenstein & Sarah Runsten, flexible acrobatics

Stockholms gaykör och pomperipossaband, choir and band

Johnny Wahlqvist, strongman
Strongman (strength athlete)
In the 19th century, the term strongman referred to an exhibitor of strength or circus performers of similar ilk who displayed feats of strength such as the bent press , supporting large amounts of...



Marina Prada & Ibirocay Regueira, Salsa
Salsa (dance)
Salsa is a syncretic dance form with origins in Cuba as the meeting point of Spanish and African cultures.Salsa is normally a partner dance, although there are recognized solo forms such as solo dancing "suelta" and "Rueda de Casino" where multiple couples exchange partners in a circle...

 dancers


Gycklargruppen Trix, jesters

Siw-Marie Andersson, yodel

Ormtjusaren Tina Holmgren, snake charmer
Snake Charmer
Snake charmer can mean:*Snake charming, the practice of "hypnotizing" snakes*Snake Charmer, a 1983 album by guitarist The Edge, bassist Jah Wobble, multi-instrumentalist Holger Czukay, drummer Jaki Liebezeit, and DJ/remixer François Kevorkian...



The battle dwarfs, break dancers

Lilia Tchoumatchenko, singer

Eddie Karlsson, singer, guitar player, Gessle
Per Gessle
Per Håkan Gessle is a Swedish pop singer-songwriter, guitarist, and harmonicist. He is the lead singer of the Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider and formed Roxette with Marie Fredriksson...

 imitator


Tony Livonen, accordionist

David Barnes, singer
4 2007-05-04

Skånske Elias (Elias Andersson), singer

Hilda Stenmalm, singer

Linda Johansson, aerial acrobatics

Sara Nordenberg-Borch, singer & conguero

Johan Ståhl, magician

Harlem Hot Shots, Lindy Hop
Lindy Hop
The Lindy Hop is an American social dance, from the swing dance family. It evolved in Harlem, New York City in the 1920s and '30s and originally evolved with the jazz music of that time. Lindy was a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular during its development but is mainly based...

 dancers


Three D, singers

Changiz John (Fariborz Haddadian), put out 17 candles with a chain in under 40 seconds

Mattias Jönsson, diabolo juggler
Diabolo
The diabolo is a juggling prop consisting of a spool which is whirled and tossed on a string tied to two sticks held one in each hand. A huge variety of tricks are possible using the sticks, string, and various body parts...



Nikisha Fogo, dancer


Garvsyra, musicians with instruments on their backs that dance with each other

Tommy Tångs, clown
Clown
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...

s


Zoo Orkestern, dancers, band

Vendela Duclos, sang "La Vie en rose
La vie en rose
"La Vie en Rose" was the signature song of French singer Édith Piaf.-Signature song of Édith Piaf:Édith Piaf first popularized La Vie en Rose in 1946. The lyrics were written by Piaf and the melody of the song by "Louiguy" . Initially, Piaf's peers and her songwriting team did not think the song...

" by Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf
Édith Piaf , born Édith Giovanna Gassion, was a French singer and cultural icon who became widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer. Her singing reflected her life, with her specialty being ballads...



The Bucketeers, bucket jugglers

Monica Ramos, harpist, singer

Karina Nilsson, accordionist

Jessica Wimert, pianist and singer

Jesper Joe, chainsaw juggler

Beef noodels, dancers

Ava Bahari, violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

ist

Semi-finals

Semi-Finals
Episode Date Votes
T H B
Result Contestant Talent
5 2007-05-11
Funky 4 Brothers: William, Joel, Alex, Markus, 15–18 years old, from Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

Locking
Locking (dance)
Locking is a style of funk dance, which is today also associated with hip hop. The name is based on the concept of locking movements, which basically means freezing from a fast movement and "locking" in a certain position, holding that position for a short while and then continuing in the same...

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Danced to a medley of a military song and "Life Of The Party" by The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...

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Zillah & Totte: Cecilia Andrén, 18 years old, from Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

Ventriloquist: Made jokes, performed magic, and sang together.
Robotman: Patrik Sjöström Robot show: Performed as a robot to slow and fast music.
Maria Lundgren: 19 years old, from Ludvika
Ludvika
Ludvika is a bimunicipal locality and the seat of Ludvika Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden, with 14,018 inhabitants in 2005.-Overview:The conurbation of Ludvika extends over the border of Smedjebacken Municipality, where about 400 inhabitants live....

Hula hoop
Hula hoop
A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs or neck.Although the exact origins of hula hoops are unknown, children and adults around the world have played with hoops, twirling, rolling and throwing them throughout history...

s:
Twirled more and more hula hoops while dancing to "Let's Get Loud
Let's Get Loud (Jennifer Lopez song)
"Let's Get Loud" is a song by American recording artist Jennifer Lopez from her debut album, On the 6 . Written by Gloria Estefan and Kike Santander, and produced by Emilio Estefan, Jr. and Santander, the song was released in June 2000 as the album's fifth and final single. While the single did not...

" by Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lopez
Jennifer Lynn Lopez is an American actress, singer, record producer, dancer, television personality, and fashion designer. Lopez began her career as a dancer on the television comedy program In Living Color. Subsequently venturing into acting, she gained recognition in the 1995 action-thriller...

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Artan Kajtazi: 19 years old, from Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...

Dancer: Danced to a medley of "Shake
Shake (Ying Yang Twins song)
"Shake" is the third single from the Ying Yang Twins album, U.S.A. . It features the rapper Pitbull. The song contains a sample of "Din Daa Daa" by George Kranz....

" by Ying Yang Twins
Ying Yang Twins
The Ying Yang Twins is an Atlanta-based American crunk rap duo consisting of Kaine and D-Roc . The group debuted in 2000 and rose to mainstream popularity in 2003 collaborating with Lil Jon in his single "Get Low"...

 featuring Pitbull
Pitbull (rapper)
Armando Christian Pérez , better known by his stage name Pitbull, is an American rapper, singer-songwriter and record producer. His first recorded performance was from the Lil Jon album Kings of Crunk in 2002, after which he released his debut album in 2004 titled M.I.A.M.I. under TVT Records...

 and "SexyBack
SexyBack
"SexyBack" is a song by American recording artist Justin Timberlake from his second studio album, FutureSex/LoveSounds . It was released on July 7, 2006, by Jive Records as the lead single from the album...

" by Justin Timberlake
Justin Timberlake
Justin Randall Timberlake is an American pop musician and actor. He achieved early fame when he appeared as a contestant on Star Search, and went on to star in the Disney Channel television series The New Mickey Mouse Club, where he met future bandmate JC Chasez...

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Fantastic Four: Robert Haglund (35 years old), Jonas Fritzson (31 years old), Niklas Lamby (27 years old), Henrik Orwander (28 years old) Motown group: Performed a medley of "Why Do Fools Fall in Love
Why Do Fools Fall in Love (song)
"Why Do Fools Fall in Love" is a song that was originally a hit for early New York City-based rock and roll group Frankie Lymon & The Teenagers in 1956. It reached No. 1 on the R&B chart, No. 6 on Billboards Pop Singles chart, and number one on the UK Singles Chart...

" by Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers (1956) and "I Want You Back
I Want You Back
"I Want You Back" was released in 1969 and in early 1970s became a number-one hit single recorded by The Jackson 5 for the Motown label. The song, along with a b-side cover of Smokey Robinson & the Miracles' "Who's Lovin' You", was the only single from the first Jackson 5 album, Diana Ross Presents...

" by The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5
The Jackson 5 , later known as The Jacksons, were an American popular music family group from Gary, Indiana...

 (1969).
Swebounce: Mattias Lindström (27 year old), Mikael Lindström (24 years old), Anthon Hansson (18 years old) Jumping stilts: Performed while dressed as robots, jumped over a car.
Baby Bang: Marcus Nyström, 12 years old, from Sigtuna
Sigtuna
Sigtuna is a locality situated in Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 18 inhabitants in 2005. It is the namesake of the municipality even though the seat is in Märsta....

Popping: Danced to a medley of songs that included "Moments in Love" by Art of Noise.
6 2007-05-18
Slowmotion Phax: Phax Ahamada, 41 years old, from Göteborg Slow motion: Performed a slow motion routine as Mario
Mario
is a fictional character in his video game series, created by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto. Serving as Nintendo's mascot and the main protagonist of the series, Mario has appeared in over 200 video games since his creation...

 in the video game Super Mario Bros.
Skånske Elias: Elias Andersson, 8 years old, from Skurup
Skurup
Skurup is a locality and the seat of Skurup Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 6,978 inhabitants in 2005.- References :...

Singing: Sang "Som en Skåning" by his father Richard Andersson
Richard Andersson
Richard Andersson is the founding father of several neoclassical metalbands in Sweden. Amongst his favourite artists are Deep Purple, Rainbow, Jimi Hendrix, Yngwie Malmsteen, Symphony X, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Niccolò Paganini.-Biography:As a kid,...

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Landslide: Malin Wahlqvist Nilsson, Erika Elmqvist, Emma Näsberg, Linnea Kibe, Johanna Nygren, Ida Carlén, from Sundsvall
Sundsvall
-External links:* - Official site from Nordisk Familjebok - Sundsvalls tourist information bureau. - The alternative guide to Sundsvall. - Blog with photos from Sundsvall....

Female country music band
Country music
Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

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Performed "If I Fall You're Going Down With Me" by Dixie Chicks
Dixie Chicks
The Dixie Chicks are an American country band which has also successfully crossed over into other genres. The band is composed of founding members Martie Erwin Maguire and Emily Erwin Robison, and lead singer Natalie Maines...

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Linda Johansson: from Norrköping
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...

Aerial acrobatics
Acrobatics
Acrobatics is the performance of extraordinary feats of balance, agility and motor coordination. It can be found in many of the performing arts, as well as many sports...

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Showcased her strength and flexibility in a black performance.
Hilda Stenmalm: 11 years old, from Växjö
Växjö
Växjö is a city and the seat of Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden with 64 200 inhabitants in 2010. It is the administrative, cultural and industrial centre of Kronoberg County. Furthermore it is the episcopal see of the Diocese of Växjö. It has a population of about 64 200, out of a...

Singer: Sang "This Is It" by Melba Moore
Melba Moore
Beatrice Melba Smith , known by her stage name, Melba Moore is an American disco, R&B singer and actress. She is the daughter of saxophonist Teddy Hill and R&B singer Bonnie Davis.-Early life:...

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Mahyar Samadi, 19 year old, from Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....

Beatboxer: Used a radio prop to change styles.
Simon Trollkarlen: Simon Almers, 12 years old Magician
Magic (illusion)
Magic is a performing art that entertains audiences by staging tricks or creating illusions of seemingly impossible or supernatural feats using natural means...

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Made a dove appear and float, switched places with his assistant Cajsa Wenström, reappeared beside the jury. Performed to the tune of "Crazy
Crazy (Seal song)
"Crazy" is a song written by English soul artist Seal and producer Guy Sigsworth . The song was produced by Trevor Horn for Seal's debut album Seal . Seal's debut single, "Crazy" is one of his biggest hits, reaching the top five in the United Kingdom and the top ten in the United States...

" by Seal
Seal (musician)
Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel , known simply as Seal, is a British soul and R&B singer-songwriter, of Nigerian and Brazilian background. Seal has won numerous music awards throughout his career, including three Brit Awards—winning Best British Male in 1992, four Grammy Awards, and an...

.
Harlem Hot Shots: Frida Segerdahl, Sakarias Larsson, Hanna Zetterman, Mattias Lundmark, Åsa Palm, Daniel Heedman, 25–30 years old, from Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

 & Linköping
Linköping
Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...

Lindy Hop
Lindy Hop
The Lindy Hop is an American social dance, from the swing dance family. It evolved in Harlem, New York City in the 1920s and '30s and originally evolved with the jazz music of that time. Lindy was a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular during its development but is mainly based...

:
Danced to Bill's Bounce by the Bill Elliott Swing Orchestra.
7 2007-05-25
Julien Dauphin: 29 years old, from Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

Magician: Transformed two doves in a cage into an assistant, quick changed from black to white clothes, made his assistant float, disappear, and reappear behind the jury.
Mimmi Sandén: 12 years old, from Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

Singing: Sang "Knock on Wood
Knock on Wood (song)
"Knock on Wood" is a hit 1966 song written by Eddie Floyd and Steve Cropper and originally performed by Eddie Floyd. The Eddie Floyd version peaked at number twenty-eight on the Hot 100, and spent one week at number one on the soul singles....

" by Amii Stewart
Amii Stewart
Amy 'Amii' Paulette Stewart is an American contemporary R&B/disco/dance-pop singer, dancer and actress most famous for her hit disco record "Knock on Wood". Stewart is the stepsister of actress-singer Miquel Brown and aunt to Brown's actress-singer daughter Sinitta.-Career:Amy Stewart was the...

.
Eric Lindeen Yo-yo
Yo-yo
The yo-yo in its simplest form is an object consisting of an axle connected to two disks, and a length of twine looped around the axle, similar to a slender spool...

 tricks:
Taught Karlsson some yo-yo tricks before finishing solo.
Sara Nordenberg-Borch Singer & Conguero: Sang and drummed with three others drummers in the background.
Johan Ståhl: 27 years old, from Uppsala
Uppsala
- Economy :Today Uppsala is well established in medical research and recognized for its leading position in biotechnology.*Abbott Medical Optics *GE Healthcare*Pfizer *Phadia, an offshoot of Pharmacia*Fresenius*Q-Med...

Magician: Johan's chicken Kjell found the card that Hedlund picked.
Male: Robert Skowronski (27 years old), Carl, Markus, Stefan Male singers: dance and sang a medley of hard rock
Hard rock
Hard rock is a loosely defined genre of rock music which has its earliest roots in mid-1960s garage rock, blues rock and psychedelic rock...

 tunes ("Livin' on a Prayer
Livin' on a Prayer
"Livin' on a Prayer" is Bon Jovi's second single from their Slippery When Wet album. Written by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora with Desmond Child, the single, released in late 1986, was well-received at both rock and pop radio and its music video was given heavy rotation at MTV, giving the band...

" by Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi
Bon Jovi is an American rock band from Sayreville, New Jersey. Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi consists of lead singer and namesake Jon Bon Jovi , guitarist Richie Sambora, keyboardist David Bryan, drummer Tico Torres, as well as current bassist Hugh McDonald...

, "Love in an Elevator
Love in an Elevator
"Love in an Elevator" is a song performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith, written by Steven Tyler and guitarist/backing vocalist Joe Perry. It was released in August 1989 as the lead single from their third album with Geffen Records, Pump, released in September...

" by Aerosmith
Aerosmith
Aerosmith is an American rock band, sometimes referred to as "The Bad Boys from Boston" and "America's Greatest Rock and Roll Band". Their style, which is rooted in blues-based hard rock, has come to also incorporate elements of pop, heavy metal, and rhythm and blues, and has inspired many...

, and "Paradise City
Paradise City
-Personnel:* Axl Rose - lead vocals, synthesizer, whistle* Izzy Stradlin - rhythm guitar, backing vocals, percussion* Slash - lead guitar, backing vocals* Duff McKagan - bass, backing vocals* Steven Adler - drums-Live:...

" by Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses
Guns N' Roses is an American hard rock band, formed in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, in 1985. The band has released six studio albums, three EPs, and one live album...

).
Melissa Jacobsson-Velandia: 16 years old, from Saltsjöbaden
Saltsjöbaden
Saltsjöbaden is a locality situated in Nacka Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 8,937 inhabitants in 2005. It is located on the coast of the Baltic Sea.- History :...

 in Nacka
Nacka
Nacka is the municipal seat of Nacka Municipality and part of Stockholm urban area in Sweden. The municipality's name harks back to an 16th century industrial operation established by the Crown at Nacka farmstead where conditions for water mills are good...

Pianist
Pianist
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

:
began with playing a song by Carola
Carola
Carola is a female given name, the Latinized form of the Germanic given names Caroline or Carol.Famous people named Carola include:* Carola Dunn, British-American writer...

 before switching to a classical piece.
Diamond Dogs: Peter Englund, Reine Tapper & Mattias Bolinder, 26–42 years old, from Gävle
Gävle
Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...

 & Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

Drag show: parody of Shirley Clamp
Shirley Clamp
Shirley Natasja Clamp, is a Swedish pop singer. Because her mother is Swedish and her father is British, Shirley has dual nationality...

 singing "Att älska dig" at the 2005 Melodifestival.
N/A Wild cards
2007-05-30
Slowmotion Phax: Phax Ahamada, 41 years old, from Göteborg Slow motion
Diamond Dogs: Peter Englund, Reine Tapper & Mattias Bolinder, 26–42 years old, from Gävle
Gävle
Gävle is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 71,033 inhabitants in 12/31 2010. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland , having received its charter in 1446 from Christopher of Bavaria.-History:It is believed that the name Gävle...

 & Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

Drag show

Finals

Finals
Episode Date Votes
T H B
Result Contestant Talent
8 2007-06-01
Zillah & Totte Ventriloquist: Sang "Diggi-loo diggi-ley
Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley
"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 performed in Swedish by a trio of brothers named Herrey's. Lyrics were written by Britt Lindeborg, and the tune by Torgny Söderberg...

" by Herreys
Herreys
Herreys, or Herrey's, is a Swedish pop group, consisting of the three Mormon brothers Per Herrey , Richard Herrey and Louis Herrey . They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley". In 1985, they won the Sopot International Song Festival with "Sommarparty på Stranden"...

 together.
Julien Dauphin Magician: Chained and locked himself inside of a burning chest and magically became one of his assistants.
Baby Bang Popping: Switched dance styles as a friend flipped channels with a remote control.
Harlem Hot Shots Lindy Hop: Began with a blues number before switching to a faster swing dance with many acrobatic moves.
Mimmi Sandén
Mimmi Sandén
Mimmi Sandén born 25 December 1995 is a Swedish singer and actress who came to fame by becoming 1st runner up in the television show Talang 2007 . Mimmi performed the songs Knock on Wood, Total Eclipse of the Heart and Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young /Holding Out For A Hero. By media she has...

Singer: Sang a medley of "Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young
Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young
"Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young" was first performed by Fire Inc. in 1984 for the rock film Streets of Fire. Cover versions of this song have also been recorded by Japanese singer Megumi Shiina, and for the musical Tanz der Vampire/Dance of the Vampires. The song was written by Jim Steinman....

" by Fire Inc.
Fire Inc.
Fire Inc. was a Wagnerian rock band that released two songs for the rock and roll film Streets of Fire in 1984. The two songs never had any real commercial success. In the film Ellen Aim and the Attackers performed "Tonight Is What It Means to Be Young" with Face to Face playing the part of the...

 and "Holding Out For A Hero
Holding Out for a Hero
"Holding Out for a Hero" is a song written by Jim Steinman and Dean Pitchford, originally recorded by Bonnie Tyler. It was released in 1984 on the soundtrack to the film Footloose. It later appeared on Tyler's Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire album. It hit #96 for the first time in UK in 1984,...

" by Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler
Bonnie Tyler is a Welsh singer, most notable for her hits in the 1970s and 1980s including "It's a Heartache", "Holding Out for a Hero" and "Total Eclipse of the Heart".-Early life:...

.
Slowmotion Phax Slow motion: Started hip hopping at normal speed before performing a slow motion sequence to the tune of "Chariots of Fire
Chariots of Fire (album)
Chariots of Fire is a 1981 musical score by Greek electronic composer Vangelis for the British film Chariots of Fire, which won four Academy Awards including Best Picture and Original Music Score....

" by Vangelis
Vangelis
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou is a Greek composer of electronic, progressive, ambient, jazz, pop rock and orchestral music, under the artist name Vangelis...

.
Skånske Elias Singer: Sang ”Alldeles lagom” by Peps Persson
Peps Persson
Peps Persson is a Swedish blues and reggae musician from Tjörnarp, Scania. Throughout his career he has mostly made music in Swedish and is well known for his Scanian dialect...

.
Diamond Dogs Drag show: Lip synced a parody of Talang 2007 and its jury members to the tune of "Värsta schlagern" (The Worst Melodifestival), which is itself a parody of the Melodifestival. Text by Peter Englund.

Winner

Zillah & Totte
Zillah & Totte
thumb|300px|Zillah and Totte [[2008]].Zillah & Totte is a ventriloquist act consisting of Cecilia Andrén and chimpanzee Totte.- Career :They have performed at the World Championships of Performing Arts in Hollywood, the largest talent show in the world....



Totte is Zillah's three year old (stuffed animal) chimpanzee
Chimpanzee
Chimpanzee, sometimes colloquially chimp, is the common name for the two extant species of ape in the genus Pan. The Congo River forms the boundary between the native habitat of the two species:...

. The duo talk, sing, and perform magic tricks together for their comical performances. For the winning performance, Zillah & Totte sang Herreys
Herreys
Herreys, or Herrey's, is a Swedish pop group, consisting of the three Mormon brothers Per Herrey , Richard Herrey and Louis Herrey . They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley". In 1985, they won the Sopot International Song Festival with "Sommarparty på Stranden"...

 "Diggi-loo diggi-ley
Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley
"Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" was the winning song in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 performed in Swedish by a trio of brothers named Herrey's. Lyrics were written by Britt Lindeborg, and the tune by Torgny Söderberg...

" on a stage with large letters that spelled TOTTE. In the middle of the song, Zillah fell backwards over the letters and Totte blamed her for destroying their chance to win. "Now you owe me a million!" said Totte to Zillah before first demanding the audience to vote for him and then sweetly asking for their vote. The strategy worked as they not only won the jury's votes but also votes of the public.

Voting styles

Of the three jury members, Karlsson was often the first to hit the red X button, claiming that he needed no more than 10 seconds to decide. In contrast, Hedlund was often the last jury member to vote. On a couple of occasions, Blom pushed Hedlund's red X button, ending an act before she was ready to do so. She did not challenge the decision made by Blom but did allow at least one act, the Coffee Beans choir, to complete their performance despite being eliminated early.

Hedlund preferred singers and theatrical performances, as well as strange and bizarre acts. Karlsson was most interested in acts that were commercially viable, such as pop singers and bands. His favorite comment was, "Rent kommersiellt vet jag inte om det är speciellt gångbart" (From a purely commercial standpoint, I don't know if it is viable). Thus, he typically did not vote for dancers or circus acts. Blom, being a magician, was more critical than the other jury members of the magicians on the show. For example, when Simon Trollkarlen made mistakes in his semi-final performance, Blom was the only jury member who gave Simon a red X.

The Swedish public tended to vote for younger contestants. For example, of the four finalists decided by public vote – Baby Bang, Skånske Elias, Mimmi Sandén, and Slowmotion Phax – only one (Slowmotion Phax) was not the youngest in his group. Baby Bang (12 year old) was the youngest contestant in the first semi-finals (episode 5), Skånske Elias (8 years old) was the youngest contestant in the second semi-finals (episode 6), and Mimmi Sandén (12 years old) was the youngest contestant in the last semi-finals (episode 7).

During the semi-finals the jury intentionally chose adult contestants as finalists to prevent the final show from only having children as finalists.

Contestants

Many of the contestants in Talang 2007 are professional entertainers, have family ties in the entertainment business, had previously won talent competitions, or were completing an education specializing in their art form. Participating on the show gave them free publicity for their business and/or art form. A couple of contestants were requested by TV4 or a jury member to participate in the show.
  • Julien Dauphin is a professional magician who won the 2006 Swedish Championships in Magic and the 2004 Nordic Championships in Magic, and placed 6th in the 2006 World Championships in Magic. Prior to Talang 2007, he performed one time with jury member Blom. He was requested by TV4 to participate in Talang 2007 and first turned down the request before finally agreeing to compete. Julien Dauphin made it to the finals and was one of the jury's favorite contestants.
  • The Harlem Hot Shots is a professional dance troupe that specializes in African American
    African American
    African Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have at least partial ancestry from any of the native populations of Sub-Saharan Africa and are the direct descendants of enslaved Africans within the boundaries of the present United States...

     dances such as Lindy Hop
    Lindy Hop
    The Lindy Hop is an American social dance, from the swing dance family. It evolved in Harlem, New York City in the 1920s and '30s and originally evolved with the jazz music of that time. Lindy was a fusion of many dances that preceded it or were popular during its development but is mainly based...

    , Tap dance
    Tap dance
    Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a form of music. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses more on the...

     and Blues dance
    Blues dance
    Blues dancing is a modern term used to describe a family of historical dances that developed alongside and were danced to blues music, or the contemporary dances that are danced in that aesthetic...

    . The members are internationally recognized dance instructors and performers. They organize and/or teach at the annual Herräng Dance Camp
    Herräng Dance Camp
    Herräng Dance Camp is the largest annual dance camp that focuses on African American jazz dances such as Lindy Hop, boogie woogie, tap, authentic jazz, and balboa...

    , the world's largest dance camp of its genre. For Talang 2007, their talant was Lindy Hop and they primarily performed Lindy Hop routines at high tempos with many acrobatics. For their final performance however, they started with a short segment of blues dancing and were criticized by jury member Blom for social dancing on stage. The Harlem Hot Shots participated in Talang 2007 to interest the public in the Lindy Hop dance.
  • While the parents of Mimmi Sandén
    Mimmi Sandén
    Mimmi Sandén born 25 December 1995 is a Swedish singer and actress who came to fame by becoming 1st runner up in the television show Talang 2007 . Mimmi performed the songs Knock on Wood, Total Eclipse of the Heart and Tonight Is What It Means To Be Young /Holding Out For A Hero. By media she has...

    are not singers, Mimmi has two older sisters who are: Molly Sandén
    Molly Sandén
    Molly Sandén is a Swedish singer. She's sister to Frida and Mimmi Sandén.-Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2006 :...

     and Frida Sandén
    Frida Sandén
    Frida Sandén born 20 May 1994 is a Swedish singer who represented Sweden in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2007 where she placed 8th. During 2008 and 2009 Frida has participated with a role in the musical Hujeda mej vá många sånger alongside her sister Mimmi Sandén and Hanna Hedlund amongst...

    . The sisters have competed in several talent competitions including Stjärnskott 2006 (Molly placed 1st) and Stage Junior 2006 (Molly placed 1st, Frida and Mimmi qualified). They are often backing singers
    Backing vocalist
    A backing vocalist or backing singer is a singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists...

     for each other. For example, Molly and Frida were backing singers for Mimmi during her final performance for Talang 2007. Also Frida and Mimmi were backing singers for Molly during her final performance for Stage Junior 2006. The three sisters met jury member Karlsson during Stage Junior 2006.
  • The father of Skånske Elias (Elias Andersson), Richard Andersson
    Richard Andersson
    Richard Andersson is the founding father of several neoclassical metalbands in Sweden. Amongst his favourite artists are Deep Purple, Rainbow, Jimi Hendrix, Yngwie Malmsteen, Symphony X, Johann Sebastian Bach, Antonio Vivaldi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Niccolò Paganini.-Biography:As a kid,...

    , is a musician and songwriter that has created several neo-classical metal
    Neo-classical metal
    Neo-classical metal is a subgenre of heavy metal music that is heavily influenced by classical music. It refers to a very technical performanceExact quote from the french text: "L'arrivée du néoclassique remet au goût du jour la virtuosité et le travail de l'instrument", « Les secrets du metal-...

     bands. In 2006, Skånske Elias competed and won the Ung Talang 2006 talent competition and placed 2nd in Stjärnskott 2006. Skånske Elias made it to the finals of Talang 2007 and was one of Karlsson's and the audience's favorite contestants.
  • Diamond Dogs is a professional drag show team that was created in 2002 by Peter Englund and Reine Tapper. Many popular Swedish artists, such as Linda Bengtzing
    Linda Bengtzing
    Linda Birgitta Bengtzing is a Swedish pop singer, famous for her participation in the fourth season of Fame Factory in Sweden and for her entries at Melodifestivalen 2005, 2006, 2008, and 2011- Biography :...

    , Shirley Clamp
    Shirley Clamp
    Shirley Natasja Clamp, is a Swedish pop singer. Because her mother is Swedish and her father is British, Shirley has dual nationality...

     and Sonja Aldén
    Sonja Aldén
    Sonja Aldén, born 20 December 1977 in St Albans, England, United Kingdom, is a Swedish singer mostly famous for her 2006 and 2007 Melodifestivalen entries, her friendship with Shirley Clamp and her ability to write songs for other artists, for example the hard rock/heavy metal band The Poodles, who...

    , have recorded parodies of themselves for the team. Diamond Dogs was surprised to be selected as a wild card finalist but managed to create a new performance, a parody of Talang 2007, for the final show. While jury members Blom and Hedlund thought that Diamond Dogs should not win the competition and gave them red Xs, they found their performance to be very entertaining and also gave them green checks.
  • The female country music band Landslide had disbanded after graduating from gymnasium
    Gymnasium (school)
    A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...

    , but were requested to participate in Talang 2007 by jury member Karlsson. Karlsson had paid for a large colored advertisement in the evening newspaper Expressen
    Expressen
    Expressen is one of two nationwide evening tabloid newspapers in Sweden, the other being Aftonbladet. Expressen was founded in 1944; its symbol is a wasp and slogans "it stings" or "Expressen to your rescue", always on the reader's side....

     to search for them, which they didn't see. Three days before the program recording date, Karlsson called one of the band members and asked them to participate in the show. After some discussion, they agreed to do so and spent the next few days practicing together. They received green check marks from Karlsson during both their audition and semi-final performances.
  • During Talang 2007, Melissa Jacobsson-Velandia was a student in the music program at Södra Latin, an elite gymnasium
    Gymnasium (school)
    A gymnasium is a type of school providing secondary education in some parts of Europe, comparable to English grammar schools or sixth form colleges and U.S. college preparatory high schools. The word γυμνάσιον was used in Ancient Greece, meaning a locality for both physical and intellectual...

     in Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

     for Sweden's best artists and musicians. She won several scholarships and contests for piano playing, e.g., she won the 2006 SPPF (Swedish Piano Instructor Association) Inspiration Scholarship, the 2007 Steinway Student VIP Prize, and the 2007 Steinway Piano Festival. For Talang 2007, she played difficult classical music pieces that the general public was not familiar with, such as "Gnomenreigen" by Franz Liszt
    Franz Liszt
    Franz Liszt ; ), was a 19th-century Hungarian composer, pianist, conductor, and teacher.Liszt became renowned in Europe during the nineteenth century for his virtuosic skill as a pianist. He was said by his contemporaries to have been the most technically advanced pianist of his age...

     (episode 3). Unfortunately this worked against her. Jury member Karlsson felt that her talent did not belong in the program, partly because it was not a profitable enough talent, and she did not receive enough votes to continue to the finals.

Controversy and criticism

In order to make the show appeal to a wide audience, the producers attempted to change the jury's decision during the filming of episode 3. TV4 wanted a mix of males and females to continue from the auditions whereas Karlsson felt that quality should determine whether a contestant continued or not.

During the semi-finals, the jury intentionally only selected adult competitors to continue to the finals since they thought the public would only vote for children and the final program would become a children's show. Debates in the TV4 Talang 2007 forum about the public's tendency to vote for child acts and whether adults and children should compete in the same show were ongoing throughout the entire season. The host, Peppe Eng, had to rush the jury through their comments for each contestant to keep the show on schedule. Furthermore, TV4 sabotaged the show's climax by showing the name of the winner to the TV audience before the winner was announced; when the card containing the winner's name was removed from the envelope, the winner's name faced the camera.

Talang 2008

Talang 2008 was the second season of the Swedish talent show. It was broadcast from April 2008 to May 2008. The host was only one person, Peppe Eng
Peppe Eng
Peppe Eng is a Swedish television host for the sports news on TV4. In 2007 he hosted Talang 2007 and is highly tipped to host Talang 2008.In 2007 he was also a contestant on TV4's reality show Let's Dance.-Source:**...

 and the panel of judges was Bert Karlsson
Bert Karlsson
Bert Willis Karlsson is a Swedish record company manager, entrepreneur, former politician and front figure of the New Democracy party....

, Sofia Wistam
Sofia Wistam
Sofia Wistam is a Swedish television host on TV4 and TV3 and radio talk-show host. She has also worked as a stylist for stars such as Carola, Jerry Williams and Tommy Nilsson...

 and Tobbe Blom
Tobbe Blom
Tobias Peter "Tobbe" Blom is a Swedish TV host on TV4 and magician. He is best known for his stage name Tobbe Trollkarl.Tobbe was the host of Idol 2005 along Johan Wiman and has also done a kids show for morning TV on TV4...

.

The audition tour visited Falun
Falun
Falun is a city and the seat of Falun Municipality in Dalarna County, Sweden, with 36,447 inhabitants in 2005. It is also the capital of Dalarna County...

, Umeå
Umeå
- Transport :The road infrastructure in Umeå is well-developed, with two European highways passing through the city. About 4 km from the city centre is the Umeå City Airport...

, Malmö
Malmö
Malmö , in the southernmost province of Scania, is the third most populous city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg.Malmö is the seat of Malmö Municipality and the capital of Skåne County...

, Gothenburg
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second-largest city in Sweden and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated on the west coast of Sweden, the city proper has a population of 519,399, with 549,839 in the urban area and total of 937,015 inhabitants in the metropolitan area...

 and Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

, all the auditions took place in March 2008.

Finalists

  • Jongleur Johan Wellton
  • Pianist David Fang
  • Singer Sebastian Krantz
  • Magician Seth Engström
  • Singer Sofia med storbandet
  • Pianist Karina Sarkisyan
  • Rapper RMK & Co
  • Singer Zara Larsson (WINNER)

Talang 2009

Talang 2009 was the third season of the show. Talang 2009 had its premiere on April 3, 2009. The winner of the show was 30 year old magician Charlie Caper, and 12 year old piano player David Movsesian came runner-up. This season was hosted by Markoolio
Markoolio
Marko Kristian "Markoolio" Lehtosalo is a Swedish-Finnish multi-platinum selling recording artist, singer, musician, songwriter, actor, and comedian...

 and Tobbe Blom
Tobbe Blom
Tobias Peter "Tobbe" Blom is a Swedish TV host on TV4 and magician. He is best known for his stage name Tobbe Trollkarl.Tobbe was the host of Idol 2005 along Johan Wiman and has also done a kids show for morning TV on TV4...

, and the judges were: Bert Karlsson
Bert Karlsson
Bert Willis Karlsson is a Swedish record company manager, entrepreneur, former politician and front figure of the New Democracy party....

, Charlotte Perrelli
Charlotte Perrelli
Charlotte Perrelli is a Swedish singer and occasional television host, perhaps most famous for winning the 1999 Melodifestivalen and subsequently that year's Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven."Since then she has released six singles and five albums...

 and Johan Pråmell.

Episode 1 (Kalmar)

Broadcast on Friday, April 3.
  1. Max Carling - walking on tightrope
  2. The Rockettes - vocal trio
  3. Eamonn O’Reily - troubadour
  4. Pernilla Ingvarsdotter - opera
  5. Ingo - magician playing cards
  6. Erik Linder - singing
  7. Beatbox Libban - beatboxing
  8. Elin Wennström - singing
  9. Pos från skogen - rockband
  10. Aari Haatainen - accordion
  11. Cirkus Saga - circus tricks
  12. Lasse Nachtweij - juggling on unicycle
  13. Santiago "Kouki" Obama - dance

Episode 2 (Stockholm)

Broadcast on Friday, April 10.
  1. Vincente Opera - magic suitcase
  2. Anastassia Johansson - rhytmic gymnastics
  3. Whiplash - dance
  4. Clara Hagman - singing
  5. BoBBo - juggling
  6. The Goose - singing
  7. The Hebbe Sisters - singing
  8. Duchess Dubois - burlesque striptease
  9. Axel Adlercreutz - tricks
  10. Alexander & Daniel Lindman - fakir tricks
  11. David Hammarberg - circus tricks
  12. Splash - dance
  13. Electrified - singing and dancing
  14. The Untitled Quartet - singing

Episode 3 (Stockholm)

Broadcast on Friday, April 17.
  1. Marcus Wiander - kong
  2. Börje & Jimmy - cage and card magic
  3. Lennart Bång - spoken word
  4. Stardogs - dog tricks
  5. Ludde van Halen - guitar
  6. Alexander Mood - singing
  7. Knäckebrödsdansen - naked dancing
  8. Niclas Christoffer - stand up
  9. David Movsesian - piano
  10. Emma Berglund - singing
  11. Christoffer Skoog - singing
  12. Charlie Caper - magic
  13. Daniel Samuelsson - juggling
  14. Tomas Lundman - football tricks
  15. Manda - acrobatics
  16. Emma Risbo - singing

Episode 4 (Kalmar)

Broadcast on Friday, April 24
  1. Magnus Kviske - singing like a LP
  2. Rebecka Karlsson - singing
  3. Oliver Cartea - magic
  4. Agge - singing
  5. Tobias Chilli - card tricks and acrobatics
  6. Ken Waegas - Elvis imitation
  7. C-G & Blåljus - singing
  8. Blomman & Olsson - singing
  9. Tuta & Kör - child gymnastics and singing
  10. Christoffer Daun - singing
  11. Emelia Persson - singing
  12. Mikael Persson - singing and ukulele
  13. Julie Hansson - singing

Episode 5 (Göteborg)

Broadcast on Friday, May 8.
  1. Victor Pettersson - singing
  2. Flammable - hardrock band
  3. Linda Karlsson Johbarn – singing and music
  4. Erika Selin - singing
  5. Damorkeztern – singing
  6. Team Magic – magic
  7. Peehigh – rap
  8. Bröderna Fröidh – humor songs
  9. Andreas Lindkvist – cycling
  10. Riku Koponen – card magic
  11. VLO – ball tricks
  12. Brynolf & Ljung – breakout
  13. Erik Martinson – singing and ukelele

Episode 6 (Stockholm)

Broadcast on Friday, May 15.
  1. Martin Kjellgren - talking with children voice
  2. Julle United Allstars - cheerleeding dance
  3. Jakob Stenberg - counting letters in words
  4. Men - singing group
  5. Rainbow Sisters - drag show
  6. Smash Into Pieces - rockband
  7. Akira - dance
  8. Malin Jakobsson - spoken word
  9. Redeemer - singing piano
  10. Sharon - singing

Semifinal 1

Broadcast on Friday, May 22.
  1. Whiplash - dance
  2. Emma Risbo - singing
  3. Max Carling - circus tricks
  4. Victor Pettersson - singing
  5. Börje & Jimmy - magic with gorilla
  6. Men - singing group
  7. Nastja - rhytmic gymnastics
  8. Lennart Bång - spoken word


In the finals:
  • Victor Pettersson - singing (viewers' favorite)
  • Men - singing group (judges' favorite)

Semifinal 2

Broadcast on Friday, May, 29.
  1. Julle United Allstars - cheerleeding dance
  2. David Movsesian - piano
  3. Vincente Opera - magic
  4. Malin Jakobsson - spoken word
  5. Blomman & Olsson - singing and guitar
  6. Alexander & Daniel Lindman - fakir tricks
  7. The Hebbe Sisters - singing
  8. Charlie Caper - magic


In the finals:
  • Charlie Caper - magic (viewers' favorite)
  • David Movsesian - piano (judges' favorite)

Semifinal 3

Broadcast on Friday, June 5.
  1. Stardogs - dog tricks
  2. Erik Linder - singing
  3. Electrified - singing and dancing
  4. Martin Kjellgren - talking with children voice
  5. Julie Hansson - singing
  6. Brynolf & Ljung - magic
  7. C-G & Blåljus - singing
  8. Akira - dancing


In the finals:
  • Akira - dance (viewers' favorite)
  • Brynolf & Ljung - magic (judges' favorite)

Wildcards

  • Erik Linder - singing (viewers' wildcard)
  • Nastja - gymnastics (judges' wildcard)

Talang 2010

Talang 2010 was the fourth season of the show. Talang, 2010 had its premiere on April 2,, 2010. The winner of the show was the 15 year old opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

 singer Jill Svensson, and 9 year old violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....

ist Daniel Lozakovitj came runner-up. Hosts and judges were the same as in Talang 2009.

Castings

  • December 12, 2009 - Norrköping
    Norrköping
    Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...

    , Hageby centre
  • January 9,, 2010 - Borås
    Borås
    Borås is a locality and the seat of Borås Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden. It had 63,441 inhabitants in 2005.- Geography :Borås is located at the point of two crossing railways, among them the railway between Gothenburg and Kalmar, and is often considered the Swedish city gaining the...

    , Knalleland
  • January 23,, 2010 - Lycksele
    Lycksele
    - References :...

    , Åhléns
  • January 24,, 2010 - Sundschoicel, Birsta city
  • January 30, 2010 - Uddechoicela, Torp shopping center
  • January 31, 2010 - Jönköping
    Jönköping
    -Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...

    , A6 center
  • February, 6, 2010 - Stockholm
    Stockholm
    Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

    , Globen shopping center
  • February, 7, 2010 - Linköping
    Linköping
    Linköping is a city in southern middle Sweden, with 104 232 inhabitants in 2010. It is the seat of Linköping Municipality with 146 736 inhabitants and the capital of Östergötland County...

    , IKANO-house
  • February, 13, 2010 - Löddeköpinge
    Löddeköpinge
    Löddeköpinge is the second-largest locality in Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden, with 5,582 inhabitants as of 2005.Löddeköpinge is about 10 km southwest of the municipal seat Kävlinge and about 5 km from Barsebäck nuclear power plant....

    , Lödde center
  • February, 20, 2010 - Stockholm, Saltsjöbadens center
  • February, 21, 2010 - Stockholm, Stinsen
  • February, 27, 2010 - Luleå
    Luleå
    - Transportation :Local buses are run by .A passenger train service is available from Luleå Centralstation on Sweden's national SJ railway service northbound to Narvik on the Norwegian coast, or southbound to Stockholm. See Rail transport in Sweden....

    , Street maal

Audition tour

  • February 16, 2010 - Stora Theater, Göteborg
  • 25 and 26 February 2010, 2010 - Kalmar Theater, Kalmar
    Kalmar
    Kalmar is a city in Småland in the south-east of Sweden, situated by the Baltic Sea. It had 62,767 inhabitants in 2010 and is the seat of Kalmar Municipality. It is also the capital of Kalmar County, which comprises 12 municipalities with a total of 233,776 inhabitants .From the thirteenth to the...

  • 16, 17 and 30 March 2010 - Oscarsteatern
    Oscarsteatern
    Oscarsteatern or "Oscars" is one of Stockholm's finest private theatres and the most well-known musical theatre in Sweden. It's located at Kungsgatan 63 in central Stockholm....

    , Stockholm

Episode 1 (Storan, Göteborg)

Broadcast on Friday, April 2, 2010.

The numbers at the beginning show in what order was the talent shown in the program.
The order of the jury voting was as follows - Bert Karlsson, Charlotte Perrelli and Johan Pråmell. The talents with bright yellow background advanced to the semifinals.
Going to the next stage Eliminated
# B C J Participant − talent # B C J Participant − talent
2 Reginald Simon − tricks with fingers 1 Gula Gubben − humor singing
3 Anna Stålsjö − singing 4 ? Johan Fredin − cartoon-impersonator
8 Per Högberg − piano 5 ? Allgott & Willgott − humor
12 Freddy Amigo − opera
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...

 singing
6 Linn Hellström − reversed numbers
13 Zirkus Hanz − German dance show 7 Maria & Kumait − singing
15 Alzaraz − rap
Rap
Rap may refer to:*Rapping, performance in which rhyming lyrics are used, with or without musical accompaniment ; while an MC performs spoken verses in time to a beat/ melody**Hip hop subculture**Hip hop music...

 duo
9 Allan Perlado − singing
16 Ceejaay − singing 10 Ukulelelaget − ukelele and singing
17 Julia Frölich − fiddle and hula hoop 11 Felicia Hulén − singing
18 Carl-Fredrik Larsson − singing 14 Andreas Andersson − world record attempt
24 SweEts − disco
Disco
Disco is a genre of dance music. Disco acts charted high during the mid-1970s, and the genre's popularity peaked during the late 1970s. It had its roots in clubs that catered to African American, gay, psychedelic, and other communities in New York City and Philadelphia during the late 1960s and...

 dance
19 Idriz Zogaj − memorizing numbers
25 Pekkanini − theremin
Theremin
The theremin , originally known as the aetherphone/etherophone, thereminophone or termenvox/thereminvox is an early electronic musical instrument controlled without discernible physical contact from the player. It is named after its Russian inventor, Professor Léon Theremin, who patented the device...

20 Cuatro Sambitas − samba
Samba
Samba is a Brazilian dance and musical genre originating in Bahia and with its roots in Brazil and Africa via the West African slave trade and African religious traditions. It is recognized around the world as a symbol of Brazil and the Brazilian Carnival...

 dance
29 Dapony Bros − ska
Ska
Ska |Jamaican]] ) is a music genre that originated in Jamaica in the late 1950s, and was the precursor to rocksteady and reggae. Ska combined elements of Caribbean mento and calypso with American jazz and rhythm and blues...

 band
21 Capoeira − capoeira
Capoeira
Capoeira is a Brazilian art form that combines elements of martial arts, sports, and music. It was created in Brazil mainly by descendants of African slaves with Brazilian native influences, probably beginning in the 16th century...

 dance
22 Bröderna Biff − dance
23 Callisto − magic dance
26 Zelimir Kulisic − impersonator of Elvis
27 DJ Dixo − disk jockey
28 Urdarteatern − puppetry
Puppetry
Puppetry is a form of theatre or performance which involves the manipulation of puppets. It is very ancient, and is believed to have originated 30,000 years BC. Puppetry takes many forms but they all share the process of animating inanimate performing objects...

Going to the next stage Eliminated

Episode 2 (Kalmar teater, Kalmar)

Broadcast on Friday, April 9, 2010.

The numbers at the beginning show in what order was the talent shown in the program.
The order of the jury voting was as follows - Bert Karlsson, Charlotte Perrelli and Johan Pråmell. The talents with bright yellow background advanced to the semifinals.
Going to the next stage Eliminated
# B C J Participant - talent # B C J Participant - talent
5 Elin König-Andersson − acrobatics
Acrobatics
Acrobatics is the performance of extraordinary feats of balance, agility and motor coordination. It can be found in many of the performing arts, as well as many sports...

1 Sessions − hiphop show
6 Erik Lundvik − singing 2 Eldfolket − fire show
7 Extreme Unicycling − juggling tricks 3 Condottieri − stage fighting
8 Inez − jojo
Jojo
Jojo or JoJo is a common nickname for people whose name begins with "Jo", which is in process of developing into a name in its own right. Jojo may refer to:-Music:* JoJo , American entertainer...

4 Mankester − music tricks
9 Anni − magic dance 10 Jocke & Rolle − frisbee tricks
15 Moa Johan'sson − singing 11 Helena & Hunden Fia − circu tricks
16 Twisted Feet − dance tricks 12 VIBE Streetstyle Crew − hiphop dance
23 Jill Svensson − opera singing 13 George & Rikard − beatbox duo
28 Stephen Hansen − singing 14 Claes Zimmerholm − baloon tricks
17 Uffe Balla Balla − singing tricks
18 Ninjaspark − video games music
19 Strömprinsarna − music band
20 Alexander Nebrelius − comedian-impersonator
21 Jean-Pierre Berättaren − storytor
22 Franky Robert − ventriloquist
Ventriloquism
Ventriloquism, or ventriloquy, is an act of stagecraft in which a person manipulates his or her voice so that it appears that the voice is coming from elsewhere, usually a puppeteered "dummy"...

24 Fans till bandet: The Happy Hippo Family − music tricks
25 Stephan Fahlgren − piano
26 Sweet Strings − children orchestra
27 Gundega Baletten − Russian dance
Going to the next stage Eliminated

Episode 3 (Oscarsteatern, Stockholm)

Broadcast on Friday, April 16, 2010.

The numbers at the beginning show in what order was the talent shown in the program.
The order of the jury voting was as follows - Bert Karlsson, Charlotte Perrelli and Johan Pråmell. The talents with bright yellow background advanced to the semifinals.
Going to the next stage Eliminated
# B C J Participant - talent # B C J Participant - talent
1 Zaida Wiss − pole dancing 2 Peejay − rap singing
8 Ramin and Puria Sharifi − rap duo 3 Poliskören Stockholm − choral
9 Trumbolaget − drum band 4 GympaClownen Mando − dance
10 Uyanga Batbold − acrobatics 5 Fan Hor − tribute band
11 Thea Christoffersson − singing 6 A:son B:son C:son − magic
12 The Wheelman − wheel tricks 7 Duo Spaß − humor magic
13 AC Quartet − barbershop singing
Barbershop music
Barbershop vocal harmony, as codified during the barbershop revival era , is a style of a cappella, or unaccompanied vocal music characterized by consonant four-part chords for every melody note in a predominantly homophonic texture...

14 Life Sentence − music band
15 Carl Tillenius − card tricks 18 Seppo Ruotsalainen − humor singing
16 Micke Maskin − robot dance 20 SOL-flickorna − gymnastics
17 BCO/Babette & CO − drag show 21 Fabest 5ive Power Cheer − cheerleading
Cheerleading
Cheerleading is a physical activity, sometimes a competitive sport, based on organized routines, usually ranging from one to three minutes, which contain the components of tumbling, dance, jumps, cheers, and stunting to direct spectators of events to cheer on sports teams at games or to participate...

19 Birgitta Granberg − spoken word
Spoken word
Spoken word is a form of poetry that often uses alliterated prose or verse and occasionally uses metered verse to express social commentary. Traditionally it is in the first person, is from the poet’s point of view and is themed in current events....

22 Martin − dance
25 Mike Voice − singing 23 Simon Wiklund − Sami dance
30 Daniel Lozakovitj − fiddle 24 Spooky Scary Skeletons − dance
26 Janglöv Eggfox − hardrock band
27 Bröderna Iseni − beatbox duo
28 Tobo − singing
29 Rebecka and Moa Elliot − singing duo
Going to the next stage Eliminated

Episode 4 (Oscarsteatern, Stockholm)

Broadcast on Friday, April 23, 2010.

The numbers at the beginning show in what order was the talent shown in the program.
The order of the jury voting was as follows - Bert Karlsson, Charlotte Perrelli and Johan Pråmell. The talents with bright yellow background advanced to the semifinals.
Going to the next stage Eliminated
# B C J Participant - talent # B C J Participant - talent
3 The Reason − rock band 1 Olle af Klintberg
Olle af Klintberg
Olle af Klintberg is a male folk musician from Sweden who is best known for playing the fiddle, and for winning the national title of Årets Näck in 2010....

 - Näcken − fiddle and singing
4 Poison − disco dance 2 Shauls team − dance
10 * * Jonas Nermyr & friends − tap dance
Tap dance
Tap dance is a form of dance characterized by using the sound of one's tap shoes hitting the floor as a percussive instrument. As such, it is also commonly considered to be a form of music. Two major variations on tap dance exist: rhythm tap and Broadway tap. Broadway tap focuses more on the...

5 Tomas Sjölund − impersonator of Gollum
Gollum
Gollum is a fictional character from J. R. R. Tolkien's legendarium. He was introduced in the author's fantasy novel The Hobbit, and became an important supporting character in its sequel, The Lord of the Rings....

11 Imber − hard rock band 6 Marcus Priftis − spoken word
13 Crome − hiphop singing 7 Ola Ek − impersonator of Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury
Freddie Mercury was a British musician, singer and songwriter, best known as the lead vocalist of the rock band Queen. As a performer, he was known for his flamboyant stage persona and powerful vocals over a four-octave range...

14 Cold Mountain Band − bluegrass
Bluegrass music
Bluegrass music is a form of American roots music, and a sub-genre of country music. It has mixed roots in Scottish, English, Welsh and Irish traditional music...

 band
8 Rorie White − dance
15 S.T.C − rap duo 9 Olle Larsson − conjuring spirits
16 Jonas & Elvira − hiphop dance 12 Bagira − show dance
17 Con Rytmo − music tricks 19 Mr. Glupsk − fast performance
20 Johan Weinl − magic salon 21 Elisabeth Heilmann Blind & Robert E Peary II − harp mask dance
18 My & Charlie feat Next Generation − singing
30 Helena Salo − singing 22 Iona − singing
23 Ida Hellström − singing
24 Ekvilibrism − unicycle dance
25 Victor Rubilar − break out
26 Umeå Dragspelsklubb − accordion band
27 Ale Aerobic Team − acrobatics dance
28 Nritya Darpan − Hindi dance
29 Peter Pettersson − juggling tricks
Going to the next stage Eliminated

* * John and Bert changed their mind.

Episode 5 (Kalmar teater, Kalmar)

Broadcast on Friday, April 30, 2010.

The numbers at the beginning show in what order was the talent shown in the program.
The order of the jury voting was as follows - Bert Karlsson, Charlotte Perrelli and Johan Pråmell. The talents with bright yellow background advanced to the semifinals.
Going to the next stage Eliminated
# B C J Participant - talent # B C J Participant - talent
2 The double G − locking dance 1 Jönköping Taekwon-do ITF − taekwondo
Taekwondo
Taekwondo is a Korean martial art and the national sport of South Korea. In Korean, tae means "to strike or break with foot"; kwon means "to strike or break with fist"; and do means "way", "method", or "path"...

4 Linus Thörning − guitar 3 Nicklas Leino − singing
5 Helsingborgs Slagverksensemble − percussion 6 Yvette and Mio − circus tricks
10 Manda Nilsénius − singing 7 Manda − acrobatics
12 Blueberry Hillbillys − rockabilly
Rockabilly
Rockabilly is one of the earliest styles of rock and roll music, dating to the early 1950s.The term rockabilly is a portmanteau of rock and hillbilly, the latter a reference to the country music that contributed strongly to the style's development...

 band
8 Anne Fant and Mio − actors
13 Susanne Rydmyr − bodybuilding dance
Bodybuilding
Bodybuilding is a form of body modification involving intensive muscle hypertrophy. An individual who engages in this activity is referred to as a bodybuilder. In competitive and professional bodybuilding, bodybuilders display their physiques to a panel of judges, who assign points based on their...

9 Clownen Baiba − clown tricks
Clown
Clowns are comic performers stereotypically characterized by the grotesque image of the circus clown's colored wigs, stylistic makeup, outlandish costumes, unusually large footwear, and red nose, which evolved to project their actions to large audiences. Other less grotesque styles have also...

14 Philip Ström − singing 11 Johan Ranner − stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy
Stand-up comedy is a comedic art form. Usually, a comedian performs in front of a live audience, speaking directly to them. Their performances are sometimes filmed for later release via DVD, the internet, and television...

15 Grand Slam − rock band 19 Jonnie and Helge − ventriloquism
16 Karon − magic 22 Fem *Elvis − singing like Elvis
17 Morgan Färm − singing 24 MedSex − choral
18 Engla − singing 25 Oliver Cherek − ball tricks
20 Staffan Lundgren − maths magic 26 Kattis − disco dance
21 Tobias Chilli − juggling tricks 27 Paul Skoog − one man band
23 Marie Nilsson − acrobatics and singing 28 Musketeers Funky Cheer − cheerleading
29 Döderhults Gospelkör − gospel choral singing
Going to the next stage Eliminated

Episode 6 (Oscarsteatern, Stockholm)

Broadcast on Friday, May 7, 2010.

The numbers at the beginning show in what order was the talent shown in the program.
The order of the jury voting was as follows - Bert Karlsson, Charlotte Perrelli and Johan Pråmell. The talents with bright yellow background advanced to the semifinals.
Going to the next stage Eliminated
# B C J Participant - talent # B C J Participant - talent
3 Karin Kjeldgaard − tightrope dance 1 Erik Nordchoicel − card tricks
9 Micke Askernäs − mentalism 2 Ängelholms lergöksorkester − ocaring orchestra
10 Niklas, Anette and Sara − double bug dance 4 Anita Örtengren − Mexican singing
11 Tom Stone
Tom Stone
Tom Stone may refer to:* Tom Stone , head coach of the women's soccer team at Texas Tech University* Tom Stone , American documentary photographer...

 − magic
5 Sv. Skrammelorkestern − music tricks
12 Fada and The Irish dance Project − Irish singing and dance 6 Vara Firedancers − dance tricks
14 Omar − singing 7 La Bondir − dance tricks
15 Süperstar Orkestar − orchestra 8 Städarna − martial arts tricks
17 Babydollz − dance tricks 13 Robban − singing
18 Simon − singing 16 Pontiak − rap singing
23 SIMSOAK − reggae
Reggae
Reggae is a music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s. While sometimes used in a broader sense to refer to most types of Jamaican music, the term reggae more properly denotes a particular music style that originated following on the development of ska and rocksteady.Reggae is based...

 band
19 Glisen − pig tricks
29 * Top Cats − rockabilly band 20 Iznogood − fire eaters
21 Nevis Showgroup − ballet dance
22 Ola and Silvia − dance
24 Jojo − South Pacific band
25 Tiina and Thomas Nordahl − skate dance
26 Shirin Khan − singing
27 Four in Fur − dance
28 Audhumbla − nose flute tricks
Going to the next stage Eliminated

* Johan changed his mind after the second try.

Episode 8 - Semifinal 1

Broadcast on Friday, May 14, 2010.

The numbers at the beginning show in what order was the talent shown in the program.
The order of the jury voting was as follows - Bert Karlsson, Charlotte Perrelli and Johan Pråmell.
# B C J Semifinalist Talent Result
1 Twisted Feet
Göteborg
dance
Eliminated
2 Per Högberg
Karlstad
Karlstad
Karlstad is a city, the seat of Karlstad Municipality, the capital of Värmland County, and the largest city in the province Värmland in Sweden. The city had 61,685 inhabitants in 2010 out of a municipal total that during the first quarter 2010 was 84,885 inhabitants...

piano
Eliminated
3 Stephen Hansen
Göteborg
singing
To next stage
(Bert's and
Charlotte's choice)
2nd or 3rd
4 Cold Mountain Band
Stockholm
bluegrass band
Eliminated
5 Carl Tillenius
Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna
Eskilstuna is a city and the seat of Eskilstuna Municipality, Södermanland County, Sweden with 60,185 inhabitants in 2005. Eskilstuna has a large Sweden Finn population....

magic
Eliminated
6 The double G
Stockholm
dance
Eliminated
7 Top Cats
Göteborg/Torsby
Torsby
Torsby is a locality and the seat of Torsby Municipality in Värmland County, Sweden with 4,012 inhabitants in 2005.Fortum Ski Tunnel Torsby, the world's longest ski tunnel, is located in Torsby. Sebra Film is located in Torsby. Football manager Sven-Göran Eriksson and footballer Marcus Berg are...

rockabilly band
Eliminated
(Johan's choice)
2nd or 3rd
8 Jill Svensson
Jönköping
Jönköping
-Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...

opera singing
To next stage
(Viewers' choice)
1st

Episode 9 - Semifinal 2

Broadcast on Friday, May 21, 2010.

The numbers at the beginning show in what order was the talent shown in the program.
The order of the jury voting was as follows - Bert Karlsson, Charlotte Perrelli and Johan Pråmell.
# B C J Semifinalist Talent Result
1 SweEts
Åmål
Åmål
Åmål is a locality and the seat of Åmål Municipality in Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 9,380 inhabitants in 2005. It is situated on the western shore of Lake Vänern....

disco dance
Eliminated
2nd or 3rd
2 Helena Salo
Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....

singing
To next stage
(Viewers' choice)
1st
3 Karin Kjeldgaard
Sigtuna
Sigtuna
Sigtuna is a locality situated in Sigtuna Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 18 inhabitants in 2005. It is the namesake of the municipality even though the seat is in Märsta....

tightrope dance
Eliminated
4 Moa Johan'sson
Skara
singing
To next stage
(Bert's, Charlotte's
and Johan's choice)
2nd or 3rd
5 Reginald Simon
Borås
magic
Eliminated
6 Dapony Bros
Göteborg
ska band
Eliminated
7 Micke Maskin
Stockholm
acrobatics
Eliminated
8 BCO
Stockholm
drag show
Eliminated

Episode 10 - Semifinal 3

Broadcast on Friday, May 28, 2010.

The numbers at the beginning show in what order was the talent shown in the program.
The order of the jury voting was as follows - Bert Karlsson, Charlotte Perrelli and Johan Pråmell.
# B C J Semifinalist Talent Result
1 Babydollz
Stockholm
dance
Eliminated
2 Daniel Lozakovitj
Stockholm
fiddle
To next stage
(Bert's and
Charlotte's choice)
2nd or 3rd
3 SIMSOAK
Kävlinge
Kävlinge
Kävlinge is a locality and the seat of Kävlinge Municipality, Skåne County, Sweden with 8,550 inhabitants in 2005.In 1996, a train containing large amounts of ammonia derailed and around 9,000 people had to be evacuated from the area...

reggae band
Eliminated
4 Micke Askernäs
Stockholm
mentalism
Eliminated
5 AC Quartet
Boliden
Boliden
Boliden is a locality situated in Skellefteå Municipality, Västerbotten County, Sweden with 1,515 inhabitants in 2005. It lies 28,5 kilometers from Skellefteå City....

barbershop singing
Eliminated
6 Elin König-Andersson
Norrköping
acrobatics
Eliminated
(Johan's choice)
2nd or 3rd
7 Zirkus Hanz
Sundschoicel/Stockholm
dance show
Eliminated
8 Freddy Amigo
Västerås
opera singing
To next stage
(Viewers' choice)
1st

Wildcards

All talents that were not voted as a finalist were given a new chance to get to the finals - wildcards. Viewers and the jury came to vote for the wildcard round of pleadings. Listed below are the talents which made the final in the semi-finals (in the order they made their numbers in the semifinals). The two bolded talents were selected for the finals.
  1. Twisted Feet - dance
  2. Per Högberg - piano
  3. Cold Mountain Band - bluegrass band
  4. The double G - dance
  5. Top Cats - rockabilly band
  6. Carl Tillenius - magic
  7. SweEts - disco dance
  8. Karin Kjeldgaard - tightrope dance
  9. Reginald Simon - magic
  10. Dapony Bros - ska band
  11. Micke Maskin - acrobatics
  12. BCO/Babette & CO - drag show
  13. SIMSOAK - reggae band
  14. Elin König-Andersson - acrobatics (Viewers' choice)
  15. Micke Askernäs - mentalism
  16. AC Quartet - barbershop singing
  17. Babydollz - dance
  18. Cirkus Hanz - dance show (Jury's choice)

Episode 11 - Final

Broadcast on Friday, June 4, 2010.

The numbers at the beginning show in what order was the talent shown in the program.
The order of the jury voting was as follows - Bert Karlsson, Charlotte Perrelli and Johan Pråmell.
# B C J Finalist Talent Result
1 Moa Johan'sson
Skara
Skara
Skara is a locality and the seat of Skara Municipality, Västra Götaland County, Sweden with 18595 inhabitants in 2005. Despite its small size, it has a long educational and ecclesiastical history. One of Sweden's oldest high schools, Katedralskolan , is situated in Skara...

singing
Eliminated
2 Daniel Lozakovitj
Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

fiddle
2nd
3 Helena Salo
Örebro
Örebro
-Sites of interest:Örebro's old town Wadköping is located on the banks of Svartån . It contains many 18th and 19th century wooden houses, along with museums and exhibitions....

singing
Eliminated
4 Elin König-Andersson
Norrköping
Norrköping
Norrköping is a city in the province of Östergötland in eastern Sweden and the seat of Norrköping Municipality, Östergötland County. The city has a population of 87,247 inhabitants in 2010, out of a municipal total of 130,050, making it Sweden's tenth largest city and eighth largest...

acrobatics
Eliminated
5 Freddy Amigo
Västerås
Västerås
Västerås is a city in central Sweden, located on the shore of Lake Mälaren in the province Västmanland, some 100 km west of Stockholm...

opera singing
Eliminated
6 Stephen Hansen
Göteborg
singing
Eliminated
7 Zirkus Hanz
Sundschoicel/Stockholm
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...

dance show
Eliminated
8 Jill Svensson
Jönköping
Jönköping
-Notable people:*Lillian Asplund, RMS Titanic survivor*John Bauer, illustrator, painter*Amy Diamond, singer*Agnetha Fältskog, ABBA*Carl Henrik Fredriksson, editor-in-chief and co-founder of Eurozine*Anders Gustafsson, kayaker, Olympian...

singing
Winner
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