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.

Example Sentences

One Direction was assembled on the British talent show “The X Factor” in 2010 when the members were teenagers.

From New York Times

Oti Mabuse has been on TV screens for many years as a dancer and talent show judge.

From BBC

Kella was the winner of the second series of Channel Four's talent show, The Piano.

From BBC

She and her “X Factor” co-star Simon Cowell helped mold One Direction into the famed boy band after each of the would-be members failed to advance as solo artists on the British talent show that Cowell produced.

From Los Angeles Times

Scherzinger had recently completed filming a Netflix talent show with Payne and Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland.

From BBC