talent show

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.

Example Sentences

Earlier this month, Strictly proved it remains a hit with viewers, who voted it best talent show at the National Television Awards.

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A recording of Pakistani fish trader Shahid Nazir singing on his east London market stall went viral, leading him to enter TV talent show The X Factor.

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Killian was actually 24, just six years removed from performing “Hotel California” at his high school talent show at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School outside of Boston.

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She rose to fame on the kids shows SM:TV and CD:UK, and subsequently became a star in America while hosting the primetime talent show So You Think You Can Dance.

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The TV star also co-hosted BBC singing competition Fame Academy and later became the presenter of ITV talent show Stars In Their Eyes.

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