Persia's Got Talent (Persian: پرشیاز گات تلنت) with acronym PGT is a spin-off of the British talent show Got Talent aimed at Persian-speaking audiences across the world, mainly in Iran (also known as "Persia").[1] It is produced outside Iran and is aired on MBC Persia, part of the Middle East Broadcasting Center, since 31 January 2020.

Persia's Got Talent
Created by Simon Cowell
Presented by Farzan Athari
Tara Grammy
Judges Ebi
Arash
Mahnaz Afshar
Nazanin Nour
Country of origin Multiple countries (representing Iran)
Original languages Persian
English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 11
Production
Producer Arash Sobhani
Production location Sweden
Production company Fremantle
Original release
Network MBC Persia (Middle East Broadcasting Center)
Release 31 January 2020 (2020-01-31) –
present
Related
Other Got Talent shows

The first season was filmed in Sweden, which is home to a large Persian-speaking population. As in other Got Talent shows, competitors of Persia's Got Talent perform for judges and audience votes and the winner receives a cash prize. The contest is open to anyone speaking Persian.[1]

The show is hosted by commercial model Farzan Athari and actress Tara Grammy. The judges are Iranian pop legend Ebi, well-known singer and Eurovision finalist Arash, well-known actress Mahnaz Afshar, and entertainer Nazanin Nour.[2] In the end of the season, Navid became the champion, YasAmin became the runner-up and Negar came in third.

Seasons overview edit

Season Premiere Final Winner Runner-up Channels
1
January 31, 2020
February 19, 2021 Navid Yasamin MBC Persia

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "TV-produktion i Älvsjö når miljonpublik – men tittarna finns inte i Sverige". Sveriges Television (in Swedish). Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. ^ Faghihi, Rohollah (13 December 2019). "Has Iran's award-winning actress left Iran to escape prosecution?". Al-Monitor. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

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