Norske Talenter


Norske Talenter is a Norwegian talent show with a similar format to Britain's Got Talent, making it one of the Got Talent franchise programmes. The 16-year-old singer Erlend Bratland won the first series and Quick, a hip hop dance group, won the second series. The judges were music producer Jan Fredrik Karlsen, singer and actress :no:Mia Gundersen|Mia Gundersen and comedian/actor Thomas Giertsen. In 2008 :no:Marte Stokstad|Marte Stokstad and Sturla Berg-Johansen were hosts, and in 2008, Berg-Johansen joined :no:Pia Lykke|Pia Lykke to be hosts.
For a list of all acts performed throughout in the series see List of Norske Talenter Acts.

Summary

Series 1 (2008)

40 acts got through to the semi-finals and 10 acts got through to the final. Winner was 16-year-old singer Erlend Bratland, 8-year-old hula hoop artist Vegard F. Dommersnes came runner-up and 12-year-old singer Nora Foss al-Jabri came 3rd.

Series 2 (2009)

32 acts got through to the semi-finals and 9 acts got through to the final. This year they had one extra semi-final they called the "Extra Chance" where the judges picked 8 acts from the season they wanted to get an extra chance. From that show, only one act got through and had to win the public vote. That contestant was Lydia Hoen Tjore, who came in 2nd, because Quick beat her in the judges' vote challenge semi-final 3. Winner was hip hop dance group Quick with the ages 17–18, 14-year-old classical singer Lydia Hoen Tjore came runner-up and 6-year-old magician Brian Aksnes Hoseth came 3rd.

Series 3 (2010)

The third series ran from March 2010 to late May 2010. Both Thomas Giertsen and Mia Gundersen returned as judges, but Jan Fredrik Karlsen did not, and got replaced by Alex Rosen. In the end, rapper :no:Kristian Rønning|Kristian Rønning, A.K.A. "Sirius", won the first prize of 500,000 NOK.

Series 4 (2011)

The fourth series introduced a new judge, Adil Khan, as well as Mia Gundersen and Alex Rosen. The first prize was 500,000 NOK, and the winner was 11-year-old dancer :no:Daniel J. Elmhari|Daniel Johansen Elmhari, described by judge Adil as "being as good as Michael Jackson."

Series 5 (2012)

The fifth season of Norske Talenter was won by singer :no:Stine Hole Ulla|Stine Hole Ulla. The singer-songwriter Anders Jektvik was runner-up.

Series 6 (2014)

The sixth season of Norske Talenter was won by 8 year old singer Angelina Jordan.

Series 7 (2015)

The 7th season premiered on 18 August 2015. This series featured a golden buzzer which sent an act straight through to the live shows. Each judge could only use it once. The season was won by 13 year old guitarist :no:Odin Landbakk|Odin Landbakk.

Series 8 (2017)

The 8th season started its audition on 19 September 2016 looking for new participant's around Norway.
The show will be broadcast live on TV 2 in early 2017.

Series 9 (2018)

The 9th season started its audition on 19 September 2017 looking for new participant's around Norway.
The show will be broadcast live on TV 2 in early 2018.

Awards and nominations