''Persia's Got Talent'' ( fa, پرشیاز گات تلنت) with
acronym PGT is a spin-off of the British
talent show ''
Got Talent'' aimed at
Persian-speaking audiences across the world, mainly in
Iran (
also known as "Persia").
It is produced outside Iran and is aired on
MBC Persia, part of the
Middle East Broadcasting Center, since 31 January 2020.
The first season was filmed in
Sweden
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, which is home to a large
Persian-speaking population. As in other ''Got Talent'' shows, competitors of Persia's Got Talent perform for judges and audience votes and the winner receives a cash prize. The contest is open to anyone speaking
Persian.
The show is hosted by commercial model
Farzan Athari and actress
Tara Grammy
Tara Grammy ( fa, تارا گرامی, Tārā Gerāmī) is an Iranian-Canadian actress and playwright.
Life and career
Grammy was born in Tehran, Iran, but grew up in Toronto, Canada. She co-wrote ''Mahmoud'', a play that was a finalist for the ...
. The judges are
Iranian pop
Iranian pop music or Persian pop music ( fa, موسیقی پاپ ایرانی) refers to pop music originated in Iran, with songs mainly in Persian and other regional Persian dialects of the country and region.
History Early Iranian popular music ...
legend
Ebi
Ebrahim Hamedi ( fa, اِبراهیم حامدی, also Romanized as "Ebrāhim Hāmedi"; born 1949), better known by his stage name Ebi (Persian: ), is an Iranian pop singer who first started his career in Tehran, gaining fame as part of a ban ...
, well-known singer and
Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest (), sometimes abbreviated to ESC and often known simply as Eurovision, is an international songwriting competition organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), featuring participants representing pr ...
finalist
Arash, well-known actress
Mahnaz Afshar, and entertainer
Nazanin Nour.
In the end of the season, Navid became the champion, YasAmin became the runner-up and Negar came in third.
Seasons overview
See also
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The Voice Persia
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Stage (Iranian TV series)
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Persian Talent Show
References
External links
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Persia's Got Talenton
YouTube
Persia's Got Talent's Appon
Google Play
Got Talent
Television series by Fremantle (company)
Television shows filmed in Sweden
Non-British television series based on British television series
Persian-language television shows
2020 in Iranian television
2020 Iranian television series debuts
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