''Csillag születik'' (, English: ''A Star Is Born'') is an unlicensed Hungarian version of ''

Got Talent ''Got Talent'' is a British talent show TV format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell's Syco Entertainment. It has spawned spin-offs in over 60 countries, in what is now referred to as the 'Got Talent' format, similar to that described by Frema ...

''. It ran for four seasons on

RTL Klub RTL (formerly: RTL Klub and abbreviated as RTL HU) is a Hungarian free-to-air television channel owned by RTL Group. History Since its start, RTL Klub has focused to gain viewers from the urban population. The channel airs programs mostly for ...

between 2007 and 2012. Singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts, and other performers compete against each other for audience support. The winner of the show receives 12 million

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(1 million forint is given to the winner every month for a year) ($50,900/€42,600/£35,300). The first season's judges were

Sándor Fábry Sándor Fábry (born 20 November 1953) is a Hungarian comedian, talk show host, and writer. Born in Budapest, to Sándor Fábry Sr. and Éva Kovácsy. He has a brother. He attended the Teachers' Training College of Pécs and later the ELTE univ ...

, Mariann Falusi, Tamás Náray, and Andrea Keleti. The first season was won by Árpád Utasi. The second and third season's judges were Szonja Oroszlán, Miklós Fáy, Judit Hernádi and Tamás Szirtes. The second season was won by István Tabáni, singer. The third season was won by Attila László, singer. Tamás Szirtes left the judging panel, after the third series, because he joined the judging panel of the Hungarian version of Dancing with the Stars. The fourth season aired in 2012 with three new judges, only Judit Hernádi returned from the earlier seasons. The judging panel included

Róbert Puzsér Róbert Puzsér (born 24 October 1974) is a Hungarian publicist, anchorman, editor and social critic. Life His jewish mother survived the Holocaust. After he had graduated as teacher of History and Hungarian literature and grammar at Károli ...

(critic),

Judit Hernádi Judit Hernádi (born 11 April 1956) is a Hungarian actress. Selected filmography * '' The Fortress'' (1979) * '' Mephisto'' (1981) * '' Another Way'' (1982) * '' The Last Manuscript'' (1987) * ''Samba Samba () is a broad term for many o ...

(comedian, actress),

András Hajós András Hajós (born 3 May 1969, Budapest) is a Hungarian sociologist, singer, songwriter, comedian. In 2009 he was awarded the Déri János Prize. Biography Born in 1969. He graduated from the Madách Imre Gimnázium in Budapest in 1987, after w ...

(singer, comedian) and Lia Pokorny (actress). The winner was János Elek Mészáros, a folk singer. In 2015, RTL Klub started to air its licensed version of ''Got Talent,'' titled ''Hungary's Got Talent''.

External links

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