Arabs Got Talent

Arab's Got Talent
The Arab's Got Talent logo
Genre	Reality
Created by	Simon Cowell
Presented by	Raya Abirached Qusai
Judges	Ali Jaber Najwa Karam Nasser Al Qasabi (2012–present) Amr Adeeb (2011) Ahmed Helmi (2013–present)
Country of origin	Arab world
Original language(s)	Arabic
No. of seasons	4 (5 in Production)
Production
Running time	60–120 min
Release
Original network	MBC
Picture format	HDTV
Original release	January 14, 2011 – present
Chronology
Related shows	Britain's Got Talent Australia's Got Talent Canada's Got Talent America's Got Talent
External links
Official website

Arab's Got Talent is an Arab reality television talent show broadcast by MBC4 in the Arab world; it is produced by the MBC and was first broadcast on 14 January 2011.^[1] The show features contestants with a variety of talents, such as singing, break-dancing, comedians, magicians, and rapping. The show features three celebrity judges, popular in the Middle East. They currently are: Lebanese singer Najwa Karam, the dean of the journalism school at the American University in Dubai Ali Jaber^[2] and Saudi actor and comedian Nasser Al Qasabi (who replaced Amr Adeeb in season 2), and finally Ahmed Helmi, a famous Egyptian actor. The show's venue is in Lebanon.

Though entry into the semi-finals is based on the judges' vote, the voting in the semi-finals and final is an audience vote, akin to that on other Got Talent shows. The grand prize is 500,000 Saudi Riyals and a brand new Chrysler 300 as well as a contract with MBC.^[3] The show finished its second season on June 29, 2012.^[4] The third season started airing September 14 moving its timeslot from Fridays to Saturdays.^[5] The fourth season began airing on December 20.

The show is hosted by Saudi rapper and musician Qusai and Lebanese TV presenter Raya Abirached.

Selection process

Producers' auditions

Contestants are initially chosen at non-televised auditions in the capitals of participating Arab country, such as Doha in Qatar .

Judges' auditions

Chosen contestants proceed to perform in front of the celebrity judges. It is by the judges votes, that they enter the next round. Judges may terminate a contestant's performance by buzzing in, signifying an X. However, buzzes from all judges are required to stop the performance. These auditions are televised weekly on Saturdays on MBC4.^[6]

Live shows

The semi-finals and final are broadcast live. They feature performances by the contestants, usually on a grander scale. Judges can still stop a performance if all three judges buzz in, three times. In the semi-final, the winners are chosen by the viewers voting (by means of texting), though only the most-voted-for contestant proceeds to the final, the second and third placed will proceed via a vote by the judges.

In the final, twelve contestants remain and, after each contestant finishes their performance, the winner is chosen by the viewers voting.^[3]

Seasons overview

Season : 1-2-3-4	Premiere	Final	Winner	Runner-up	Third place	Channels
1	February 25, 2011	April 14, 2011	Amr Katamesh	Noureddine Benwaqas	Ahmed El Bayed	MBC4 MBC1 MBC Masr
2	April 6, 2012	June 29, 2012	Khawater Al-Zalam	Dalia Shieh	Shama Hamdan	MBC4 MBC1 MBC Masr
3	September 14, 2013	December 7, 2013	Sima group	Mohammad El Diri	Jennifer Grout	MBC4 MBC1 MBC Masr
4	December 20, 2014	March 7, 2015	Salah Entertainer	Yasmina	Marawa The Amazing	MBC4 MBC1 MBC Masr

References

1. "Arabs Prove They've got Talent". Thenational.ae. 2011-01-28. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
2. Ali Jaber takes his talents to MBC The National
3. "Egyptian poet Amr Qattamesh talks about winning first Arabs Got Talent". Gulf News. 14 April 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2012.
4. Jun 10, 2011 (2011-06-10). "Arabs Got Talent season 2 planned". Waleg.com. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
5. "AMERICAN IN ARABIA: Arab's Got Talent". Al Bawaba. 2012-06-18. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
6. "Arabs Got Talent gives MBC a franchise on stardom | The National". Thenational.ae. 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2013-12-29.

External links

• Arabs Got Talent official website