Audition Boom

        Reality TV shows are getting very popular all around the world. A successful idea will attract hundreds if not thousands of people to be either the competitor or audience. For example “korean’s got talent”. The idea of this program originally goes to the British version (Britain’s got talent) released in 2007, and has spawned over 30 countries. Got talent franchise is the fastest growing international franchise. I will be soon talking about some examples of those who jump and rise to the recognition they get around world through these programs.

These programs are all about proving yourself, challenging yourselves to achieve your dream. Lots of people turned from poor to rich, normal people sore to stardom like being under the spotlight. Few minutes on one of these shows could turn someone’s life completely and change their situation. Especially when we live in the world of technology and development where any event can be spread to people from all over the world in a very short time. Internet, TV, newspapers, mobile phones….. etc play a significant role in the world of media.

Back to the subject, here I would like to start talking about the young English girl Connie Talbot who rose to fame in 2007. This young girl never took singing lessons. She became very famous for her incredible and fascinating voice. She signed with Rainbow Company to release her debut album in 2007. Her album is being sold worldwide and the number of the viewers’ hitting her You tube video are increasing so rapidly to be one of the most viewed 15 videos of all time.

Children get confidence to be on similar shows and give spectacular and incredible performances. Take Faryl Smith, George Sampson, Aiden Davis and the list keeps going.

One of the interesting question given by the presenters in class was “ Do you think it’s fair to show the applicant’s private history or background?”, well, some of the applicants have lived a hard life for being very poor or  being orphans or any other case, I find it really unfair to be sympathetic and let them pass for their hard miserable life. I don’t deny that it’s extraordinary and spectacular to see a person with a difficult circumstances talented or doing something stunning with out learning or taking lessons or without being supported, but the point here is that it does not mean that you highly evaluate them and forget about the other competitors who also have dreams and have been working hard to be stars and proving themselves with their talents. To show one’s background is important for the program and for the audiences as well but it’s obvious that it effects the evaluation when it touches peoples’ hearts, which will result in an unfair polls.