Vietnam's Got Talent
Tìm kiếm tài năng – Vietnam's Got Talent is a Vietnamese reality television talent show that features singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, martial-art players, performers with risky weapons/tools/elements, variety acts and other performers of all ages competing for a grand prize of 400,000,000 VND. The show was based on the Got Talent series format that originated by Simon Cowell in the United Kingdom. Its first season aired Sunday nights at 9:00PM between 18 December 2011 and 6 May 2012 on VTV3 and MTV Vietnam.
The show is primarily produced by Vietnam Television and BHD Corp.
Seasons overview
Actor and comedian Thành Lộc was the first judge to be announced. Shortly thereafter, model and businesswoman Thúy Hạnh confirmed her role at the judges' table. Musician Huy Tuấn was given the third spot of the judges' table, while the fourth slot was filled by a new celebrity guest each week. The show was presented by actors Chi Bảo and Quyền Linh.The first season ran for 26 episodes. The producers chose the top 360 auditioning acts for taped auditions. These were subsequently cut down to 140 by an additional round of auditions consisting of the traditional "Yes" and "No" vote by a panel of three judges. The judges then chose their favourite 49 acts for advancement into the live semi-final rounds, from which the top two acts of each semi-final advanced to two final rounds consisting of 7 acts each, from which 2 acts per final round, one by televote and one by judges' vote, advanced to a grand finale.