Talang 2008

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Talang 2008
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Logo
Genre Interactive reality game show
Presented by Peppe Eng
Kodjo Akolor
Starring Tobbe Blom
Sofia Wistam
Bert Karlsson
Country of originSweden
Original languageSwedish
No. of episodes10
Production
Running time90 minutes
Release
Original network TV4
Original releaseApril 4 (2008-04-04) 
May 30, 2008 (2008-05-30)
Chronology
Preceded by Talang 2007
Followed by Talang 2009

Talang 2008 was the second season of the talent show Talang , the Swedish version of Got Talent. It was broadcast from April 4, 2008 to May 30, 2008. The host was only one person, Peppe Eng, with Kodjo Akolor as his "sidekick". The panel of judges was Bert Karlsson, Sofia Wistam and Tobbe Blom.

This season was won by 10-year-old singer Zara Larsson, who received the prize money of 500,000 SEK as a result.

The audition tour visited Falun, Umeå, Malmö, Gothenburg and Stockholm. All auditions took place in March 2008, one month before the season started broadcasting on TV.

Finalists

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