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

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

Payne skyrocketed to fame at 16 when he auditioned for the talent show "The X Factor" in 2010 for a second time.

From Salon