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talent show

noun

  1. a theatrical show in which a series of usually amateur or aspiring singers, dancers, comedians, instrumentalists, etc., perform in the hope of gaining recognition.


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Lift the songs out of the plot and they beg to be belted out at talent shows, or while weeping in the shower, or in the car with the windows rolled down.

From Vox

K-pop began on April 11, 1992, when a hip-hop trio called Seo Taiji and Boys performed in a talent show on a national South Korean network.

From Vox

While Wanda is cleaning up after the talent show meeting, she hears the song “Help Me Rhonda,” which sounds an awful lot like “Help Me Wanda,” come on the radio.

From Time

My talent show story is less terrifying, because it was at a camp or something.

Were you ever in a middle school talent show like the one he's in?

There were two comedians on staff who put on sketch shows and hosted a talent show.

None of this should be surprising, coming as it does from a disgraced former tabloid editor and ex-talent-show judge.

He hosted a poetry contest and a talent show, acted as a chaperone for dances, and attended football games.

Certain qualities of his talent show forcibly in 'Sensations d'Italie,' a delightful appreciation of beauty and sensuous charm.

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