talent show

English

Noun

talent show (plural talent shows)

1. An event where participants perform to showcase their talents.
   • 2021 September 15, Laura Martin, “How talent shows became TV's most bizarre programmes”, in BBC‎^[1]:

     By the 1980s, there was still huge appeal for what became known as 'shiny-floor' talent shows, especially during weekend primetime. In the US, Star Search ran for 12 years in its original run, from 1983 to 1995, and as searches went, it did genuinely uncover some A-list talent, including Destiny's Child, Britney Spears, Justin Timberlake, Alanis Morrisette and LeAnn Rimes.

Synonyms

• talent contest

Translations

Translations

• Dutch: talentenjacht (nl) f
• German: Castingshow (de) f, Auswahlschau f, Talentschau (de) f
• Spanish: concurso de talentos m, talent show m

Spanish

Noun

talent show m (plural talent shows)

1. talent show