Talang (Swedish TV series)
Talang, formerly named Talang Sverige (pronounced [taˈlaŋː ˈsvæ̌rjɛ]; English: Talent Sweden) in 2014, is the Swedish version of the Got Talent series show where singers, dancers, comedians, variety acts and other performers compete against each other for audience support and the prize money (1 million SEK in 2007 and 2014; 500,000 SEK between 2008 and 2011 and since 2017).
| Talang | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality talent show |
| Created by | Simon Cowell |
| Presented by | Peppe Eng (2007–2008) Kodjo Akolor (2008) Tobbe Blom (2009–2011) Markoolio (2009–2011) Adam Alsing (2014) Malin Gramer (2014) Kristina Petrushina (2017–2018) Pär Lernström (2017–2023) Samir Badran (2019–2021) |
| Country of origin | Sweden |
| Original language | Swedish |
| No. of seasons | 12 |
| No. of episodes | 51 (including 2007–2011) |
| Production | |
| Production company | FremantleMedia |
| Original release | |
| Network | TV4 (2007–2011, 2017–2023) TV3 (2014) |
| Release | 2007 – 2023 |
History edit
The show was broadcast for five seasons on TV4, between 2007 and 2011, before TV4 put the show on indefinite hiatus. Two years later, on 19 June 2013, TV3 announced that they had acquired the rights for the show and would re-launch the show in spring 2014 under the name Talang Sverige.[1][2] After another 2 years without a season, in 2017, TV4 acquired the rights for the show once again and re-launched the show under the original name, Talang. On 1 September 2023, TV4 announced that the series will be paused during 2024.[3]
Hosts and judges edit
| Series | Host | Main Judge | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |||
| 1 | Peppe Eng | — | Tobbe Blom | Hanna Hedlund | Bert Karlsson | — |
| 2 | Kodjo Akolor | Sofia Wistam | ||||
| 3 | Tobbe Blom | Markoolio | Johan Pråmell | Charlotte Perrelli | ||
| 4 | ||||||
| 5 | Henrik Fexeus | |||||
| 6 | Adam Alsing | Malin Gramer | Tobias Karlsson | Carolina Gynning | Shirley Clamp | Robert Aschberg |
| 7 | Pär Lernström | Keyyo | David Batra | Kakan Hermansson | LaGaylia Frazier | Alexander Bard |
| 8 | Bianca Ingrosso | |||||
| 9 | Samir Badran | |||||
| 10 | ||||||
| 11 | Sarah Dawn Finer | Edward af Sillén | ||||
| 12 | — | |||||
| 13 | Helena Bergström | Johanna Nordström | Viktor Norén | |||
Season summary edit
| Season | Airdate | Winner | Runners-up | Judges | Presenters | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||
| 1 (2007) | 13 April 2007 – 1 June 2007 | Zillah & Totte (Ventriloquist) | Magikern Julien (Magician) | Tobbe Blom | Hanna Hedlund | Bert Karlsson | — | Peppe Eng | — |
| 2 (2008) | 4 April 2008 – 30 May 2008 | Zara Larsson (Singer) | Not revealed | Sofia Wistam | Kodjo Akolor | ||||
| 3 (2009) | 3 April 2009 – 12 June 2009 | Charlie Caper (Magician) | David Movsesian (Pianist) | Johan Pråmell | Charlotte Perrelli | Tobbe Blom | Markoolio | ||
| 4 (2010) | 2 April 2010 – 4 June 2010 | Jill Svensson (Opera singer) | Daniel Lozakovitj (Violinist) | ||||||
| 5 (2011) | 1 April 2011 – 10 June 2011 | Simon Westlund (Rubik's Cube solver) | Steve Thoresen (Opera singer) | Henrik Fexeus | |||||
| 6 (2014) | 24 February 2014 – 18 May 2014 | Jon Henrik Fjällgren (Singer) | Rackartygarna (Extreme sports group) Until The End Crew (Dance group) | Tobias Karlsson | Carolina Gynning | Shirley Clamp | Robert Aschberg | Adam Alsing | Malin Gramer |
| 7 (2017) | 18 March 2017 – 19 May 2017 | Ibrahim Nasrullayeu (Singer) | Nigma (Rapper / singer) Oliver Rytting (Rock singer) | David Batra, LaGaylia Frazier, Kakan Hermansson, Alexander Bard | Pär Lernström, Kristina "Keyyo" Petrushina | ||||
| 8 (2018) | 13 January 2018 – 16 March 2018 | Madeleine Hilleard (Opera Singer) | Jonas von Essen (Mnemonist) Osman (Rapper) | David Batra, LaGaylia Frazier, Bianca Ingrosso, Alexander Bard | |||||
| 9 (2019) | 11 January 2019 – 15 March 2019 | Micke Holm (Singer) | Marwin Wallonius (Mnemonist) Eva Jumatate (Singer) | Pär Lernström, Samir Badran | |||||
| 10 (2020) | 10 January 2020 – 13 March 2020 | Lizette Olausson and Lotus (Dog Freestyle) | Maja Jakobsson (Singer) Alexander (Mnemonist) | ||||||
| 11 (2021) | 15 January 2021 – 19 March 2021 | Johan Ståhl (Magician) | Kiana Blanckert (Singer) EEC (Dance Group) | David Batra, Bianca Ingrosso, Sarah Dawn Finer, Edward af Sillen | |||||
| 12 (2022) | 14 January 2022 – 18 March 2022 | Aron Aras-Ericksson (Singer) | Peter Åberg (Magician) Stefan Lindström (Violinist) | Pär Lernström | |||||
| 13 (2023) | 13 January 2023 – 17 March 2023 | Pontus Lindman (Magician) | Samet Yüce (Maths genius) Jennifer Aoun (Singer) | David Batra, Helena Bergström, Johanna Nordström, Viktor Norén | |||||
References edit
- ^ "Tror du att din talang kan underhålla Sverige?" (in Swedish). TV3. 19 June 2013. Archived from the original on 16 July 2013. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ Säll, Jonna (27 June 2013). "TV3 vill göra supershow av TV4:s ratade familjeprogram". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 15 July 2013.
- ^ https://www.tv4.se/artikel/2AqVO8L4EHcKOA92PtOZ8x/beskedet-blir-ingen-ny-saesong-av-talang-2024
External links edit
- Official website
- Talang at IMDb