Qual é o Seu Talento?

Qual é o Seu Talento?
Created bySilvio Santos
Presented byAndré Vasco
Laura Fontana (2010–)
JudgesThomas Roth
Arnaldo Saccomani
Carlos Eduardo Miranda
Cyz Zamorano
Country of originBrazil
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes112
Production
Production locationsSão Paulo, São Paulo
Running time60 minutes
Production companySBT
Original release
NetworkSBT
ReleaseAugust 5, 2009 (2009-08-05) –
present

Qual é o Seu Talento? (English: What's Your Talent?), often shortened to QST?, was a Brazilian reality television series on the SBT, a modern version of Show de Calouros created by Silvio Santos in the 1970s.

Former MTV Brasil VJ André Vasco is the show's main host and the judging panel consisted of Thomas Roth, Arnaldo Saccomani, Carlos Eduardo Miranda and Cyz Zamorano (the same four from the first two seasons of Ídolos Brazil). On June 23, 2010, season 2 fourth-place finisher Laura Fontana, the "Baby Lady Gaga", joins the cast as the show's backstage interviewer.

On the show, singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, variety acts, and other performers of all ages compete against each other for the advertised top prize. Among its significant features were that it gave an opportunity to talented amateurs or unknown performers, with the results decided by the judges vote.[1]

Cast members

Presenters
Name Years Seasons
André Vasco 2009–2012 1–4
Laura Fontana 2010 3
Judges
Name Years Seasons
Thomas Roth 2009–2012 1–4
Arnaldo Saccomani 2009–2012 1–4
Carlos Eduardo Miranda 2009–2012 1–4
Cyz Zamorano 2009–2012 1–4

Selection process

Auditions

Before the auditions in front of the judges are held, there are separate untelevised producers' auditions which come to various cities across Brazil. Only 130–180 contestants per season advanced to the São Paulo Round.

São Paulo Round

For the São Paulo round, each of the four judges has two buttons in front of them. At the end of the act, each judge must to vote, pressing one of the buttons: a red :( or a green :). Contestants who took one or more red votes would be automatically eliminated, while contestants who took all green votes would gets through to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals

There were five–six semifinals, each with seven–nine contestants. Judges voted with the same criterion: contestants who took one or more red :( votes would be automatically eliminated, while contestants who took all green :) votes would return at the end of the episode for the judges to decide who would go to the final.

Wild Card

In season 1, eleven contestants who took all green votes on the semifinals but failed to make it to the final were invited back to the show. In the end, lyrical singer Márcio Sena was chosen by the judges as the sixth and final member of the final six, where it eventually would be in fifth place.

Season chronology

Season Winner Runner-up Semifinalists Episodes Grand Prize
1
(2009) 		D-Efeitos Group Magician Renner 45 20 R$100,000
2
(2010) 		Júlia Gomes Danillu 45 26 R$200,000
3
(2010) 		Igor Martins and Raiz Coral Ginasloucos 45 27 R$200,000
4
(2011-2012) 		Gabriela Maldonado Rayglen Galvis and Instituto Lohan 45 26 R$200,000

Ratings

Brazilian ratings

Season Timeslot Premiere Points Rank
Timeslot 		Timeslot Finale Points Rank
Timeslot 		Sources
Avge Peak Avge Peak
1 Wed.
08:00PM 		Aug 05, 2009 07 11 #3 Wed.
08:15PM 		Dec 16, 2009 10 17 #2 [2][3]
2 Wed.
08:15PM 		Jan 06, 2010 08 12 #2 Sat.
06:00 PM 		Jun 19, 2010 06 09 #3 [4][5]
3 Wed.
09:15PM 		Jun 23, 2010 07 09 #3 Wed.
08:15PM 		Dec 15, 2010 05 07 #3 [6]
4 Monday
08:30 PM 		May 2, 2011 07 11 #3 Monday
08:30PM 		Jan 9, 2012 08 11 #2 [7]
  • Each point represents 60.000 households in São Paulo.

References

  1. ^ "SBT estreia hoje a terceira temporada do "Qual é o seu Talento?"" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  2. ^ "QST? 1: Audiência do Episódio 01" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2009-08-05.
  3. ^ "QST? 1: Audiência do Episódio 20" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  4. ^ "QST? 2: Audiência do Episódio 01" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2010-01-06.
  5. ^ "QST? 2: Audiência do Episódio 26" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2010-06-19.
  6. ^ "QST? 3: Audiência do Episódio 01" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2010-06-23.
  7. ^ "QST? 4: Audiencia da Final" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-01-10.