Talent Suomi

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Talent Suomi
GenreReality series
Created by Simon Cowell
Presented byLorenz Backman (2012)
Sebastian Rejman (2012)
Jarkko Valtee (2009–2011)
Osku Heiskanen (2009–2011)
Martti Vannas (2007)
Susanna Laine (2007)
Heikki Paasonen (2016)
Elina Kottonen  [ fi ] (2016)
JudgesSami Saikkonen (2007–2011)
Katja Ståhl (2007–2011)
Timo Koivusalo (2007)
Jaana Saarinen (2009–2011)
Janne Kataja (2012)
Maria Sid (2012)
Mikko von Hertzen (2012)
Sami Hedberg (2016)
Jari Sillanpää (2016)
Sara Forsberg (2016)
Riku Nieminen (2016)
David Hasselhoff (Guest; 2016)
Country of originFinland
No. of series5
Production
Production company FremantleMedia Finland
Original release
Network Nelonen
ReleaseSeptember 30, 2007 (2007-09-30)

Talent Suomi ("Finnish Talent" or "Talent Finland") is the Finnish version of the Got Talent format of the program and airs on Nelonen. The idea behind the programme is to search for the most talented and promising entertainment. Talent contest took off for the first time in Finland at the end of September 2007. The programme was originally hosted by Susanna Laine and Martin Coulter and had contemporary magazine editor Katja Ståhl, television presenter and film director Timo Koivusalo, as well as the Finnish National Ballet dancer and choreographer Sami Saikkonen as judges. The prize was €30,000.

Contents

Auditions were held in three locations in Tampere, Oulu and Helsinki. Forty talents continued from the qualifiers to the semi-finals, where eight passed on to the finals which aired on 9 December. Spectators had the possibility to vote. Talent Suomi 2007 winner was 18-year-old beat boxer Aleksi Vähäpassi.

Series

Series 1 (2007)

A total of 40 semi finalists and only eight got to the finals, which was held at the House of Culture in Helsinki. [1]

ContestantsFinal Selection ofTalent/Act
Sini Eriksson ja Sonic-koiraViewer's choiceDancing dog
Santeri KoivistoJudge's choiceFourteen-year-old agility acrobatics
Vilhem and JayViewer's choiceTwo men band (Bass & Drums)
Manmeet SinghJudge's choiceNine years old Indian dancer
Ramin SohrabViewer's choiceCombat species stage talent
Aleksi VähäpassiJudge's choiceBeat boxer (WINNER)
Capoeira Ação LiberdadeViewer's choiceFive people's capoeira-group
Saara Aalto Judge's choiceSinger & Pianist

Series 2 (2009)

The finale was broadcast live on 22 November and the winner was Miikka Mäkelä, or motor skills, Miikka. Second, was ten years old singer Iina Kangasharju. And Markku Laamanen finished third. The finale was watched by over a million viewers, and broke Channel Four's new box office records. [2]

ContestantsFinal Selection ofMuuta
Joona LeppäläViewer's choiceIlmaveivaaja
Markku Laamanen  [ fi ]Viewer's choiceSinger
Natural HypeJudge's choiceDance
Iina Kangasharju  [ fi ]Viewer's choice10-year-old Singer
Miikka ”Motoriikka-Miikka” MäkeläViewer's choicePantomiimitaiteilija (WINNER)
Will Funk for FoodJudge's choice Locking-Dance
Flying CircusViewer's choiceIndoor Aerobatics Group
Elmeri Rantalainen  [ fi ]Viewer's choiceTricking (Martial Arts)
Osku ”Matti Nysä” PienimäkiJudge's choice11-year-old Matti Näsä -imitator

Series 3 (2011)

The third series began airing in September 2011 and ended in November of that year. Program presenter as well as the jury remained the same. Initial Qualification was held in Helsinki, Tampere and Kuopio. The final was held in Espoo Barona Arena.

ContestantsFinal Selection ofMuuta
Perttu Tuomaala (DJ Preal)Viewer's choiceDJ-kisaaja
UnitoJudge's choiceTrikkausryhmä
Henriikka RinneJudge's choiceTankotanssija
VIP BartendersViewer's choiceFlairtending-kaksikko (WINNER)
MinimiesJudge's choiceStand up comedy
Duo FlowViewer's choiceTulitaiteilijat
Jari TapanainenJudge's choiceKahlekuningas / miekannielijä
Jouko LukkonenViewer's choiceSinger
Molly RosenströmViewer's choiceSinger
Mika Pennanen & Mija SchreyJudge's choiceStunttiduo

Series 4 (2012)

The fourth series began production in autumn 2012. [3]

Series 5 (2016)

After a four-year hiatus, the fifth series returned in 2016. Heikki Paasonen and Elina Kottonen  [ fi ] hosted the show with Sami Hedberg, Jari Sillanpää, Sara Forsberg, and Riku Nieminen as judges. [4] David Hasselhoff was a guest judge. [5]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ksml.fi/viihde/viihdeuutiset/beatboxaaja-allu-vei-talent-voiton/32557 [ dead link ]
  2. ↑ "Motoriikka-Miikka voitti Suomen Talentin | Yle Uutiset". 22 November 2009.
  3. ↑ "Suomen Talentissa kuohuu: Juontajille ja tuomareille näytettiin ovea!". 14 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Talent Suomi tärähtää syksyllä Neloselle! Haku ohjelmaan on käynnissä!". Nelonen. 18 March 2016. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 29 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "David Hasselhoff Returns to Finland TV for Finland Talent | DavidNet". www.dhasselhoff.net. Archived from the original on 2016-08-16.
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