talent show

American

noun

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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talent shows

plural

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talent show

Tyler officially caught the singing bug after placing second at the talent show hosted by a local rugby club.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026

Cordelia Violet Paap, a 12th-grader and student body president at Tallinn Pelgulinna State, delivered a poem railing against AI before a school talent show in March.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 1, 2026

Here are five of the favourites to win the mega talent show in Vienna on Saturday.

From Barron's ● May 15, 2026

As a piano student, Wolf was a fixture of the school talent show.

From BBC ● Apr. 28, 2026

Tonight is the talent show, and this is, after all, a school for the arts.

From "Sparrow" by Sarah Moon

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