Balgariya tarsi talant

Balgariya tarsi talant
Bulgarian	България търси талант
Genre	Reality, Talent Show, Entertainment
Created by	Simon Cowell
Presented by	Aleksandar Kadiev Daniel Petkanov
Judges	Magarditch Halvadjian Hilda Kazasian Krasimir Radkov Vanya Cvetkova Esil Duran Ivo Siromahov Darina Pavlova Iliana Benovska Desi Dobreva Nikolai Iliev Asen Blatechki Mihaela Fileva Lyuben Dilov Jr. Slavena Vatova Itso Hazarta Lyubomir Neykov Nikolaos Tsitiridis Katerina Evro Evelin Kostova Todor Kantardzhiev
Country of origin	Bulgaria
No. of seasons	8
No. of episodes	117
Production
Producer	bTV
Running time	45 minutes
Production company	Fremantle
Original release
Network	bTV
Release	1 March 2010 (2010-3-1) – present

Balgariya tarsi talant (English: Bulgaria Searches for a Talent) is the Bulgarian version of the Got Talent series. It launched on bTV on 1 March 2010. Singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts, and other performers compete against each other for audience support. The winner of the show will receive 60,000 leva (about €30,000).

The first season of the show was produced by Global Films. ^[1] It competed with Nova Television's Big Brother Family.

Judges and hosts

Season		Host/Hosts		Judges				Guests judges	Season
1		Maria Ignatova	Alexandra Raeva	Lyuben Dilov Jr.	Hilda Kazasian		Magarditch Halvadjian	Vasil Vasilev-Zueka, Ani Salich и Stefan Danailov	1
2	until 1st semi-final							Encho Keryazov, Vanya Cvetkova и Kalin Surmenov	until 1st semi-final	2
	from 2nd semi-final						Krasimir Radkov		from 2nd semi-final
3		Maria Silvestar		Assen Blatechki	Vanya Cvetkova	Esil Duran	Lyuben Dilov Jr.		3
4	until 4th semi-final		Aleksandar Kadiev	Ivo Siromahov	Darina Pavlova	Iliana Benovska	Nikolai Iliev		until 4th semi-final	4
	from 5th semi-final					Desi Dobreva			from 5th semi-final
5				Assen Blatechki	Itso Hazarta	Mihaela Fileva	Lyuben Dilov Jr.		5
6		Daniel Petkanov	Aleksandar Kadiev	Itso Hazarta	Katerina Evro	Slavena Vatova			6
7	auditions								auditions	7
	live shows						Lyubomir Neykov		live shows
8				Nikolaos Tsitiridis		Evelin Kostova	Prof. Todor Kantardzhiev		8
9						9

Auditions

Auditions were held in the 5 biggest cities in Bulgaria - Varna, Plovdiv, Sofia, Rousse and Bourgas.

First Season Winner

The winner of the first season was visually impaired singer Bogdana Petrova. ^[2]

Second Season Winner

The winner of the second season was young singer Kristina Arabadjieva.

Third Season Winner

The winner of the third season was Bulgarian Pavarotti Thomas Tomov.

Fourth Season Winner

The winner of the fourth season was breaker cripple Plamen Lubenov.

Fifth Season Winner

The winner of the fifth season was music brass band Vivo Montana.

Sixth Season Winner

The winner of the sixth season was the blind imitator Adriyan Asenov.

References

1. "bTV обявява кастинг за новото шоу "България търси талант"" [bTV announced casting for the new show "Bulgaria's Got Talent"] (in Bulgarian). Btv.bg. 2009-11-27. Archived from the original on 2010-03-07. Retrieved 2013-12-29.
2. "Богдана Петрова е победител в "България търси талант"" [Bogdana Petrova won the "Bulgaria's Got Talent"] (in Bulgarian). Btv.bg. Retrieved 2013-12-29.