Arabs Got Talent

{{Infobox television

| image = Arabs Got Talent title card.png

| genre = Reality

| runtime = 60–120 min

| creator = Simon Cowell

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| judges = {{Plainlist|

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| country = Arab World

| language = Arabic

| num_seasons = 7

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| channel = MBC1
MBC Masr
MBC Iraq

| related = {{Plainlist|

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| first_aired = {{Start date|2011|01|14}}

| last_aired = present

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Arabs Got Talent ({{langx|ar|أرابز غوت تالنت}}) is an Arab reality television talent show broadcast by MBC 1 in the Arab world; it is produced by the MBC and was first broadcast on 14 January 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/news/uae-news/arabs-prove-theyve-got-talent-on-popular-show |title=Arabs Prove They've got Talent |publisher=Thenational.ae |date=2011-01-28 |access-date=2013-12-29}} 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; and Ahmed Helmy, an 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 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.{{cite news|title=Egyptian poet Amr Qattamesh talks about winning first Arabs Got Talent|url=http://gulfnews.com/arts-entertainment/celebrity/showbiz-arabia-latest-gossip-from-the-arab-world-1.791763|access-date=20 June 2012|newspaper=Gulf News|date=14 April 2011}}

The show finished its second season on June 29, 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.waleg.com/archives/023318.html |title=Arabs Got Talent season 2 planned |publisher=Waleg.com |date=2011-06-10 |access-date=2013-12-29 |archive-date=2013-12-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202224535/http://www.waleg.com/archives/023318.html |url-status=dead }} The third season started airing September 14 moving its timeslot from Fridays to Saturdays.{{cite web|url=http://www.albawaba.com/editorchoice/arabs-got-talent-commentary-419974 |title=AMERICAN IN ARABIA: Arab's Got Talent |publisher=Al Bawaba |date=2012-06-18 |access-date=2013-12-29}} The fourth season began airing on December 20. The fifth season ended May 20, 2017, with eight-year-old opera singer Emanne Beasha winning.

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

Presenters and judges

Presenters	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 4	Season 5	Season 6	Season 7
class="wikitable"
Qusai	bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="6" \|
Raya Abirached	bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="7" \|

Judges	Season 1	Season 2	Season 3	Season 5	Season 7
class="wikitable"
Ali Jaber	bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="7" \|
Najwa Karam	bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="7" \|
Nasser Al Qasabi		bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="3" \|		bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="1" \|
Ahmed Helmy			bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="4" \|
Amr Adib	bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="1" \|
Bassem Youssef					bgcolor="#FFFF00" colspan="1" \|

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 MBC1.{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/industry-insights/media/arabs-got-talent-gives-mbc-a-franchise-on-stardom |title=Arabs Got Talent gives MBC a franchise on stardom | The National |publisher=Thenational.ae |date=2011-03-16 |access-date=2013-12-29}}

= 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 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 proceed via a vote by the judges.

In the final, fourteen contestants remain and, after each contestant finishes their performance, the winner is chosen by the viewers' voting.

Seasons overview

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:90%;"
scope="col"\| Season : ! scope="col"\| Premiere ! scope="col"\| Final ! scope="col"\| Winner ! scope="col"\| Channels
scope="row"\| {{center\|1}} \| {{center\|February 25, 2011}} \| {{center\|April 14, 2011}} \| style="background:gold;"\|Amr Katamesh \| style="background:#White" rowspan="5"\| MBC1, MBC Masr
scope="row"\| {{center\|2}} \| {{center\|April 6, 2012}} \| {{center\|June 29, 2012}} \| style="background:gold;"\|Khawater Al-Zalam
scope="row"\| {{center\|3}} \| {{center\|September 14, 2013}} \| {{center\|December 7, 2013}} \| style="background:gold;"\|Sima group
scope="row"\| {{center\|4}} \| {{center\|December 20, 2014}} \| {{center\|March 7, 2015}} \| style="background:gold;"\|Salah Entertainer
scope="row"\| {{center\|5}} \| {{center\|March 11, 2017}} \| {{center\|May 20, 2017}} \| style="background:gold;"\|Emanne Beasha
scope="row"\|{{center\|6}} \| {{center\|February 16, 2019}} \| {{center\|April 27, 2019}} \| style="background:gold;"\|Mayyas \| style="background:#White"\| MBC1, MBC Iraq, LBCI
7 \|{{center\|October 16, 2024}} \|{{center\|December 18, 2024}} \| style="background:gold;"\|Mandalab \|MBC1, MBC Masr, MBC5, MBC IRAQ{{Cite web \|author=Staff Reporter \|date=2024-10-15 \|title=Season 7 of 'Arabs Got Talent' premieres on October 16 \|url=https://www.broadcastprome.com/news/season-7-of-arabs-got-talent-premieres-on-october-16/#:~:text=Viewers%20can%20catch%20the%20show,Qasabi%20to%20the%20judging%20panel. \|access-date=2024-10-20 \|website=BroadcastPro ME \|language=en-US}}

class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%; width:90%;"

scope="col"| Season :

! scope="col"| Premiere

! scope="col"| Final

! scope="col"| Winner

! scope="col"| Channels

scope="row"| {{center|1}}

| {{center|February 25, 2011}}

| {{center|April 14, 2011}}

| style="background:gold;"|Amr Katamesh

| style="background:#White" rowspan="5"| MBC1, MBC Masr

scope="row"| {{center|2}}

| {{center|April 6, 2012}}

| {{center|June 29, 2012}}

| style="background:gold;"|Khawater Al-Zalam

scope="row"| {{center|3}}

| {{center|September 14, 2013}}

| {{center|December 7, 2013}}

| style="background:gold;"|Sima group

scope="row"| {{center|4}}

| {{center|December 20, 2014}}

| {{center|March 7, 2015}}

| style="background:gold;"|Salah Entertainer

scope="row"| {{center|5}}

| {{center|March 11, 2017}}

| {{center|May 20, 2017}}

| style="background:gold;"|Emanne Beasha

scope="row"|{{center|6}}

| {{center|February 16, 2019}}

| {{center|April 27, 2019}}

| style="background:gold;"|Mayyas

| style="background:#White"| MBC1, MBC Iraq, LBCI

|{{center|October 16, 2024}}

|{{center|December 18, 2024}}

| style="background:gold;"|Mandalab

|MBC1, MBC Masr, MBC5, MBC IRAQ{{Cite web |author=Staff Reporter |date=2024-10-15 |title=Season 7 of 'Arabs Got Talent' premieres on October 16 |url=https://www.broadcastprome.com/news/season-7-of-arabs-got-talent-premieres-on-october-16/#:~:text=Viewers%20can%20catch%20the%20show,Qasabi%20to%20the%20judging%20panel. |access-date=2024-10-20 |website=BroadcastPro ME |language=en-US}}

References

External links

{{Official website|http://www.mbc.net/ar/programs/arabs-got-talent.html|Arabs Got Talent official website}}

Category:Got Talent

Category:Television series by Fremantle (company)

Category:2011 television series debuts

Category:Non-British television series based on British television series