Talent Suomi ("Finnish Talent" or "Talent Finland") is the Finnish version of the Got Talent format of the program and airs on Nelonen. The idea behind the programme is to search for the most talented and promising entertainment. Talent contest took off for the first time in Finland at the end of September 2007. The programme was originally hosted by Susanna Laine and Martin Coulter and had contemporary magazine editor Katja Ståhl, television presenter and film director Timo Koivusalo, as well as the Finnish National Ballet dancer and choreographer Sami Saikkonen as judges. The prize was €30,000.
Auditions were held in three locations in Tampere, Oulu and Helsinki. Forty talents continued from the qualifiers to the semi-finals, where eight passed on to the finals which aired on 9 December. Spectators had the possibility to vote. Talent Suomi 2007 winner was 18-year-old beat boxer Aleksi Vähäpassi.
Series Series 1 (2007) A total of 40 semi finalists and only eight got to the finals, which was held at the House of Culture in Helsinki.http://www.ksml.fi/viihde/viihdeuutiset/beatboxaaja-allu-vei-talent-voiton/32557
ContestantsFinal Selection ofTalent/Act Sini Eriksson ja Sonic-koira Viewer's choice Dancing dog Santeri Koivisto Judge's choice Fourteen-year-old agility acrobatics Vilhem and Jay Viewer's choice Two men band (Bass & Drums) Manmeet Singh Judge's choice Nine years old Indian dancer Ramin Sohrab Viewer's choice Combat species stage talent Aleksi Vähäpassi Judge's choice Beat boxer (WINNER) Capoeira Ação Liberdade Viewer's choice Five people's capoeira-group Saara Aalto Judge's choice Singer & Pianist
Series 2 (2009) The finale was broadcast live on 22 November and the winner was Miikka Mäkelä, or motor skills, Miikka. Second, was ten years old singer Iina Kangasharju. And Markku Laamanen finished third. The finale was watched by over a million viewers, and broke Channel Four's new box office records.
ContestantsFinal Selection ofMuuta Joona Leppälä Viewer's choice Ilmaveivaaja Viewer's choice Singer Natural Hype Judge's choice Dance Viewer's choice 10-year-old Singer Miikka ”Motoriikka-Miikka” Mäkelä Viewer's choice Pantomiimitaiteilija (WINNER) Will Funk for Food Judge's choice Locking-Dance Flying Circus Viewer's choice Indoor Aerobatics Group Viewer's choice Tricking (Martial Arts) Osku ”Matti Nysä” Pienimäki Judge's choice 11-year-old Matti Näsä -imitator
Series 3 (2011) The third series began airing in September 2011 and ended in November of that year. Program presenter as well as the jury remained the same. Initial Qualification was held in Helsinki, Tampere and Kuopio. The final was held in Espoo Barona Arena.
ContestantsFinal Selection ofMuuta Perttu Tuomaala (DJ Preal) Viewer's choice DJ-kisaaja Unito Judge's choice Trikkausryhmä Henriikka Rinne Judge's choice Tankotanssija VIP Bartenders Viewer's choice Flairtending-kaksikko (WINNER) Minimies Judge's choice Stand up comedy Duo Flow Viewer's choice Tulitaiteilijat Jari Tapanainen Judge's choice Kahlekuningas / miekannielijä Jouko Lukkonen Viewer's choice Singer Molly Rosenström Viewer's choice Singer Mika Pennanen & Mija Schrey Judge's choice Stunttiduo
Series 4 (2012) The fourth series began production in autumn 2012.
Series 5 (2016) After a four-year hiatus, the fifth series returned in 2016. Heikki Paasonen and hosted the show with Sami Hedberg, Jari Sillanpää, Sara Forsberg, and Riku Nieminen as judges. David Hasselhoff was a guest judge.
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