5-427: Get Your Act Together is a British talent show that began airing on ITV on 18 January 2015, hosted by Stephen Mulhern . The show features celebrities learning various different acts, such as juggling, singing, impressions and escapology, and performing them on a live stage. Get Your Act Together was produced by ITV Studios for ITV, and that aired for 6 weeks from 18 January 2015 until 22 February 2015. The show
10-456: A way to help boost the self-esteem, confidence, and assurance of youth. Some communities and companies see talent shows as a way to help prevent juvenile delinquency among children, teens, and young adults. As a result, these communities create programs such as Girls Only! in San Diego to promote the growth of these otherwise trouble youth to better the community. Such programs are created with
15-462: The arts of singing , dancing , lip-syncing , acting , martial arts , playing an instrument , poetry, comedy or other activities to showcase skills . Many talent shows are performances rather than contests, but some are actual contests. In the instance of a contest, participants may be motivated to perform for a reward, trophy, or prize of some kind. For example, a high school might not have many students with any interest in performing in front of
20-564: The student body for the sole purpose of performing alone and may offer different prizes as an incentive for these students to participate in the contest. Since the late 1940s, talent shows have become a notable genre of reality television . Ever since the original airing of Doorway to Fame in 1947, countless spin-offs have been produced. In order of oldest to newest, here they are: All of these spin-offs have been critical in catapulting amateur artists to stardom and resulting in their commercially successful careers. Talent shows can be seen as
25-524: Was presented by Stephen Mulhern and was filmed at The London Studios during the heat rounds and at Fountain Studios during the final. The 26 celebrity contestants were revealed in December 2014. The first five episodes were all pre-recorded with the studio audience deciding who goes through to the live final. Talent show A talent show, or talent contest is an event in which participants perform
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