Got Talent Argentina
Argentine talent competition based on the British Got Talent format.
It aired on Telefe from 2008 to 2011 with host Mariano Peluffo, and returned in 2023 with Lizy Tagliani as host after a 12-year hiatus.
Quick Facts
- Country
- Argentina
- Runtime
- 30 – 150 mins
- Creator
- Simon Cowell
- Presenter
- Mariano Peluffo; Lizy Tagliani
- Judges
- Catherine Fulop
- Maximiliano Guerra
- Kike Teruel
- Channel
- Telefe
- First aired
- 27 July 2008
- Series
- 4
Facts from the source article.
Format
Participants demonstrate skills in disciplines such as singing, dancing, comedy, and music. Three judges each have a button that turns on a red X; if three Xs appear, the contestant stops performing. The public votes weekly via SMS and phone calls. Second- and third-place competitors may be considered by the jury for the final. The winner is chosen by the public. In the first edition, the prize was $100,000 ARS. The Xs are white when no judge presses the button. A majority of white Xs means the participant advances; a majority of red Xs means the participant is eliminated.
Season 1 (2008)
Broadcast from 27 July 2008 to 21 December 2008, Telefe acquired the rights after the format's global success. Mariano Peluffo hosted, with jurors Catherine Fulop, Maximiliano Guerra, and Kike Teruel. The winner was comedian and impressionist Martín Bustos from Córdoba, who received $100,000. There were 132 selected participants (counting groups as one), including 101 individuals and 31 groups. The oldest participant was Ana Flora García (83), the youngest Mariela Lavalleja (6), and the first foreign participant was Stepan Grytsay. Unique talents included aerobic sports, harp, chair tango, beat box with acrobatics, bike trial, cartoonist, acrobatic duo, malambo with bolas, mimo, music in the body, figure skating, pianist, reciter of verses, puppeteer, saxophone, and wushu kung fu. The most common talent was singing (41 participants).
Season 2 (2009)
The second edition began on 23 July 2009, averaging 25.2 rating points. Mariano Peluffo again hosted, with the same jury: Catherine Fulop, Maximiliano Guerra, and Kike Teruel. Auditions drew 40,000 people from cities including Mendoza, Buenos Aires, Rosario, Mar del Plata, Bahía Blanca, Córdoba, San Luis, Salta, San Juan, Neuquén, Corrientes, and Tucumán. Guitarist Daniel Ferreyra won the $100,000 prize.
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