talent show

American  

noun

1. a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.

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Example Sentences

Jacob discovered a love of performing from a young age at a school talent show, but initially studied theoretical physics and medicine at Edinburgh University.

From BBC

The pop group was founded in 2002 when Harding and Cheryl Tweedy, Nadine Coyle, Nicola Roberts and Kimberley Walsh met through the ITV talent show Popstars: The Rivals.

From BBC

She’s been fooling around on the drums and has had the idea to form a rock band to play at a local talent show, “for a laugh.”

From Los Angeles Times

Buckley, who first came to attention as a teenage contestant on the BBC West End talent show I'd Do Anything 18 years ago, was previously nominated for an Academy Award in 2022 for her role in The Lost Daughter.

From BBC

Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber, who led the search for Nancy during the 2008 talent show, has described Buckley as a "force of nature".

From BBC