Qual é o Seu Talento?

Qual é o Seu Talento? (English: What's Your Talent?), often shortened to QST?, was a Brazilian reality television series on the SBT, a modern version of Show de Calouros created by Silvio Santos in the 1970s.

Qual é o Seu Talento?
Created by	Silvio Santos
Presented by	André Vasco Laura Fontana (2010–)
Judges	Thomas Roth Arnaldo Saccomani Carlos Eduardo Miranda Cyz Zamorano
Country of origin	Brazil
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	112
Production
Production location(s)	São Paulo, São Paulo
Running time	60 minutes
Production company(s)	SBT
Release
Original network	SBT
Picture format	480i (NTSC), 1080i (HDTV)
Original release	August 5, 2009 (2009-08-05) – present
External links
Website

Former MTV Brasil VJ André Vasco is the show's main host and the judging panel consisted of Thomas Roth, Arnaldo Saccomani, Carlos Eduardo Miranda and Cyz Zamorano (the same four from the first two seasons of Ídolos Brazil). On June 23, 2010, season 2 fourth-place finisher Laura Fontana, the "Baby Lady Gaga", joins the cast as the show's backstage interviewer.

On the show, singers, dancers, magicians, comedians, variety acts, and other performers of all ages compete against each other for the advertised top prize. Among its significant features were that it gave an opportunity to talented amateurs or unknown performers, with the results decided by the judges vote.[1]

Cast members

Presenters
Name	Years	Seasons
André Vasco	2009–2012	1–4
Laura Fontana	2010	3
Judges
Name	Years	Seasons
Thomas Roth	2009–2012	1–4
Arnaldo Saccomani	2009–2012	1–4
Carlos Eduardo Miranda	2009–2012	1–4
Cyz Zamorano	2009–2012	1–4

Selection process

Auditions

Before the auditions in front of the judges are held, there are separate untelevised producers' auditions which come to various cities across Brazil. Only 130–180 contestants per season advanced to the São Paulo Round.

São Paulo Round

For the São Paulo round, each of the four judges has two buttons in front of them. At the end of the act, each judge must to vote, pressing one of the buttons: a red :( or a green :). Contestants who took one or more red votes would be automatically eliminated, while contestants who took all green votes would gets through to the semi-finals.

Semi-Finals

There were five–six semifinals, each with seven–nine contestants. Judges voted with the same criterion: contestants who took one or more red :( votes would be automatically eliminated, while contestants who took all green :) votes would return at the end of the episode for the judges to decide who would go to the final.

Wild Card

In season 1, eleven contestants who took all green votes on the semifinals but failed to make it to the final were invited back to the show. In the end, lyrical singer Márcio Sena was chosen by the judges as the sixth and final member of the final six, where it eventually would be in fifth place.

Season chronology

Season	Winner	Runner-Up	Semifinalists	Episodes	Grand Prize
1 (2009)	D-Efeitos Group	Magician Renner	45	20	R$100,000
2 (2010)	Júlia Gomes	Danillu	45	26	R$200,000
3 (2010)	Igor Martins and Raiz Coral	Ginasloucos	45	27	R$200,000
4 (2011-2012)	Gabriela Maldonado	Rayglen Galvis and Instituto Lohan	45	26	R$200,000

Ratings

Brazilian ratings

Season	Timeslot	Premiere	Points		Rank Timeslot	Timeslot	Finale	Points		Rank Timeslot	Sources
			Avge	Peak				Avge	Peak
1	Wed. 08:00PM	Aug 05, 2009	07	11	#3	Wed. 08:15PM	Dec 16, 2009	10	17	#2	[2][3]
2	Wed. 08:15PM	Jan 06, 2010	08	12	#2	Sat. 06:00 PM	Jun 19, 2010	06	09	#3	[4][5]
3	Wed. 09:15PM	Jun 23, 2010	07	09	#3	Wed. 08:15PM	Dec 15, 2010	05	07	#3	[6]
4	Monday 08:30 PM	May 2, 2011	07	11	#3	Monday 08:30PM	Jan 9, 2012	08	11	#2	[7]

• Each point represents 60.000 households in São Paulo.

References

1. "SBT estreia hoje a terceira temporada do "Qual é o seu Talento?"" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2010-06-23.
2. "QST? 1: Audiência do Episódio 01" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2009-08-05.
3. "QST? 1: Audiência do Episódio 20" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2009-12-16.
4. "QST? 2: Audiência do Episódio 01" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2010-01-06.
5. "QST? 2: Audiência do Episódio 26" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2010-06-19.
6. "QST? 3: Audiência do Episódio 01" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2010-06-23.
7. "QST? 4: Audiencia da Final" (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2012-01-10.

External links

• Qual é o Seu Talento? website