talent show
noun
: a show consisting of a series of individual performances (such as singing) by amateurs who may be selected for special recognition as performing talent
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Besides being extremely quotable, Kori quenched everyone’s thirst with that wild talent show performance.
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 Jan. 2025
Williams chased his music dreams after he and his friend were discovered at a high school talent show by music producer Teddy Riley in his hometown of Virginia Beach.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
Jade Thirlwall has discussed her time on The X Factor as a member of pop group Little Mix, who won the eighth series of the British version of the talent show in 2011.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025
The premiere was still spicy, however, as the first seven queens participated in the annual talent show, only to be ranked by the other half of non-participating queens via the infamous Rate-A-Queen mandate.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
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Andy Swift, TVLine, 10 Jan. 2025
Williams chased his music dreams after he and his friend were discovered at a high school talent show by music producer Teddy Riley in his hometown of Virginia Beach.
—Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 8 Dec. 2024
Jade Thirlwall has discussed her time on The X Factor as a member of pop group Little Mix, who won the eighth series of the British version of the talent show in 2011.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 6 Jan. 2025
The premiere was still spicy, however, as the first seven queens participated in the annual talent show, only to be ranked by the other half of non-participating queens via the infamous Rate-A-Queen mandate.
—Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 1 Feb. 2025
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“Talent show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/talent%20show. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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