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Do you know the versions around the world of the television program Got Talent?

The show has surpassed audience viewing in the countries where it has been broadcast.

Simon Cowell

The television program Got Talent was recognized by Guiness World Records as the most successful program worldwide in 2014.

It has different versions in more than 50 territories around Asia Pacific, Europe, Africa, the Middle East and the Americas.

This show program is created by Simon Cowell, a renowned and famous talent scout. Got Talent has served as a springboard to fame for artists who are currently very popular.

How was the program born?

In 2006, the one belonging to the British multimedia entertainment company, SYCO, Simon Cowell.

The English music producer has also been recognized for being a judge on the American Idol television program and for being the creator of the X Factor.

In addition, he promoted the creation of the famous Irish British group One Direction and the bands Little Mix and Westlife.

In the beginning, a pilot called Britain's Got Talent existed, and was made in the UK. Simon Cowell was on the jury. The program quickly became popular and became a resounding success.

On June 9, 2007, it was its first broadcast.

What is this reality show about?

This British reality show tackles the talent competition. Artists of different types can attend. Among them the most common are: instrumentalists, dancers, magicians and comedians.

There are always three or four people on the jury who are in charge of evaluating each audition of the participants and depending on their vision, they decide if they really deserve to go on to the next round.

This decision also goes hand in hand with the audience, who is in charge of choosing the best in the semifinal stage and in the final, through a vote on their digital devices.

At the end of the season, the judges give their verdict and choose the person or people with the most talent. The winners receive a large sum of money as a prize.

Versions of the program with the most reception of the program in the world

Argentina

This version has a format called Talento Argentino. On July 27, 2008, it was the beginning of the first season, being one of the most watched television programs in the entire country.

Catherine Fulop, César Teruel, Maximiliano Guerra and Los Nocheros, were the ones who made their debut as judges in the Argentine version.

The winner obtained the prize of 100,000 Argentine pesos.

Chili

The Chilevisión channel was in charge of transmitting the program, called 'Chilean Talent'.

On September 27, 2010 was the premiere of its first edition, under the leadership of Julián Elfenbein. Camila Silva was the winner of this first installment.

The Mega channel was in charge of broadcasting the second edition, in 2021, under the name " Got Talent Chile". The presenters were Karla Constant and María José Quintanilla.

Colombia

The name used in the Colombian version was " Colombia has Talent" and it premiered on February 6, 2012, with Santiago Rodríguez as presenter.

Automatically, it became the most watched program on Colombian television, generating 49.7% reach and 21.2% rating.

The winner obtained a prize of 500 million Colombian pesos.

Ecuador

The Ecuadorian format had a name similar to that of Colombia. " Ecuador has Talent " began its broadcast on March 25, 2012, on the Ecuasiva channel.

In August 2017, they premiered their sixth season, after a great reception by the Ecuadorian public.

Spain

The Spanish adaptation of the program was called ' You have talent ', under the leadership of Eduardo Aldán and Nuria Roca.

On April 21, 2008, the first edition premiered on channel Cuatro.

The winner of the contest received a prize of 150,000 euros.

USA

' America's Got Talent ' began in June 2006. It was broadcast on NBC and is currently broadcast on Wednesday nights.

In its first season, the jury was made up of: David Hasselhoff, Piers Morgan and Brandy Norwood. Regis Philbin was in charge of the presentation.

The winner, Bianca Ryan, took home a prize of 1,000,000 dollars.

In this country, America's Got Talent has a Spanish version called 'I have talent, Much talent'. It has been broadcast since 2010 on the television channel Estrella TV.

Mexico

The program in this country had the name " Mexico has Talent ".

On October 19, 2014, its first season premiered on channel Trece in prime time.

The jury was made up of: Héctor Martínez, the singer Ximena Sariñana and the singer José Manuel Figueroa.

In 2015, the second season premiered and in 2019, the third, on the Azteca Uno channel.

Peru

In this country, the adaptation of the program was called ' Peru has Talent ', broadcast by Latina Television.

On September 14, 2012 was the premiere of the first edition. The jury was made up of Cecilia Bracamonte, Carlos Galdós, the journalist Beto Ortiz and Almendra Gomelsky.

Cristian Rivero was in charge of driving. In this country, the program is considered the most expensive and with the greatest visibility on Peruvian television.

Other countries where a version of Got Talent has been made

  • Germany - Das Supertalent

  • Australia - Australia's Got Talent

  • China - China's Got Talent

  • Philippines - Pilipinas Got Talent

  • Finland - Finland's Got Talent

  • France - France's Got Talent

  • Greece - Got Talent Greece

  • Hungary - Hungary Got Talent

  • Israel - Israel's Got Talent

  • Italy - Italy's Got Talent

  • Korea - Korea's Got Talent

  • Middle East - Arabs Got Talent

  • Nigeria - Nigeria's Got Talent

  • Norway - Norske Talenter

  • New Zealand - New Zealand's Got Talent

  • Netherlands - Holland's Got Talent

  • Poland - Poland's Got Talent

  • Portugal - Got Talent Portugal

  • United Kingdom - Britain's Got Talent

  • Dominican Republic - Dominican's Got Talent

  • Russia - Russia's Got Talent

  • Sweden - Got Talent Sweden

  • Ukraine - Ukraine's Got Talent

  • Uruguay - Got Talent Uruguay

This franchise has grown rapidly around the world, in recent times.

To date it has 50 versions.

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