Talang 2007

Infobox Television
show_name = Talang 2007


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genre = Interactive reality game show
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presenter = flagicon|Sweden Peppe Eng
starring = flagicon|Sweden Tobbe Blom
flagicon|Sweden Hanna Hedlund
flagicon|Sweden Bert Karlsson
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country = flagicon|Sweden Sweden
language = Swedish
num_seasons = 1
num_episodes = 8
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producer = Karin Stjärne
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runtime = 1 hr
Final: 1.5 hr
network = TV4
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first_aired = April 13, 2007
last_aired = June 1, 2007
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website = http://www.tv4.se/talang/
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Talang 2007 is a Swedish television show, based on the "Got Talent" series, and aired on TV4. [cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/537151.html
title=Hårfin gräns mellan talang och dårskap
publisher=TV4.se
first=Rickard
last=Henley
author=Rickard Henley
language=Swedish
date=2007-02-21
accessdate=2007-02-21] It featured singers, dancers, magicians, comedians and other talents of all ages. Anyone who believed they had talent could audition. The top prize was one million Swedish kronor (June 2007, approximately US$150,000).

The show premiered on April 13, 2007 from 8:00-9:00 p.m. CET. It aired on Fridays for a total of eight shows during the first season. The show was hosted by Swedish TV-sports personality Peppe Eng and judged by magician Tobbe Blom, singer Hanna Hedlund and record label owner Bert Karlsson. [cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/539897.html
title=Tobbe, Bert och Hanna granskar talangerna
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
first=Christer
last=Andersson
author=Christer Andersson
date=2007-04-04
accessdate=2007-05-31]

All of the shows were prerecorded except for the final program (episode 8), which was 1.5 hours long and broadcast live.

Season two Talang 2008 will be the second season of the show on TV4.

Popularity

The show became an instant success and was consistently one of the top three televised shows in Sweden each week.

emi-finals

Finals

Winner

Zillah & Totte [cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/553155.html
title=Zillah: "Det är hur kul som helst"
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
first=Sandra
last=Jonsson
date=2007-06-01
accessdate=2007-06-01]

Totte is Zillah's three year old (stuffed animal) chimpanzee. The duo talk, sing, and perform magic tricks together for their comical performances.

For the winning performance, Zillah & Totte sang Herreys "Diggi-loo diggi-ley" on a stage with large letters that spelled TOTTE. In the middle of the song, Zillah fell backwards over the letters and Totte blamed her for destroying their chance to win. "Now you owe me a million!" said Totte to Zillah before first demanding the audience to vote for him and then sweetly asking for their vote. The strategy worked as they not only won the jury's votes but also the public votes. [cite news
url=http://www.svd.se/dynamiskt/noje/did_15635965.asp
title=Buktalaren Zillah vann "Talang 2007"
publisher=Svenska Dagbladet
newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet
language=Swedish
date=2007-06-01
accessdate=2007-06-02]

Voting styles

Of the three jury members, Karlsson was often the first to hit the red X button, claiming that he needed no more than 10 seconds to decide. [cite web
url=http://www.text-tv.tv4.se/talang/546601.html
title="Jag behöver inte lyssna mer än tio sekunder"
publisher=TV4.se
first=Christer
last=Andersson
author=Christer Andersson
language=Swedish
date=2007-05-03
accessdate=2007-05-31] In contrast, Hedlund was often the last jury member to vote.cite web
url=http://www.text-tv.tv4.se/talang/545147.html
title="Tobbe och Bert vill att jag ska trycka fortare"
publisher=TV4.se
first=Christer
last=Andersson
author=Christer Andersson
language=Swedish
date=2007-04-26
accessdate=2007-05-31] On a couple of occasions, Blom pushed Hedlund's red X button, ending an act before she was ready to do so. She did not challenge the decision made by Blom but did allow at least one act, the Coffee Beans choir, to complete their performance despite being eliminated early.

Hedlund preferred singers and theatrical performances,cite web
url=http://www.text-tv.tv4.se/talang/545147.html
title="Tobbe och Bert vill att jag ska trycka fortare"
publisher=TV4.se
first=Christer
last=Andersson
author=Christer Andersson
language=Swedish
date=2007-04-26
accessdate=2007-05-31] as well as strange and bizarre acts. Karlsson was most interested in acts that were commercially viable, such as pop singers and bands. His favorite comment was, "Rent kommersiellt vet jag inte om det är speciellt gångbart" [cite web
url=http://tv4.se/talang/546035.html
title=Bästa citaten från Talang 2007
publisher=TV4.se
first=Christer
last=Andersson
author=Christer Andersson
language=Swedish
date=2007-05-01
accessdate=2007-05-31] (From a purely commercial standpoint, I don't know if it is viable). Thus, he typically did not vote for dancers or circus acts. Blom, being a magician, was more critical than the other jury members of the magicians on the show. For example, when Simon Trollkarlen made mistakes in his semi-final performance, Blom was the only jury member who gave Simon a red X.

The Swedish public tended to vote for young and cute contestants. For example, of the four finalists decided by public vote – Baby Bang, Skånske Elias, Mimmi Sandén, and Slowmotion Phax – only one (Slowmotion Phax) was not the youngest in his group. Baby Bang (12 year old) was the youngest contestant in the first semi-finals (episode 5), Skånske Elias (8 years old) was the youngest contestant in the second semi-finals (episode 6), and Mimmi Sandén (12 years old) was the youngest contestant in the last semi-finals (episode 7).

During the semi-finals the jury intentionally chose adult contestants as finalists to prevent the final show from only having children as finalists.cite news
url=http://www.expressen.se/1.685795
title=Taktiken mot barnen
publisher=Expressen
first=Maria
last=Brander
coauthors=Nathalie Joo
author=Maria Brander, Nathalie Joo
language=Swedish
date=2007-05-19
accessdate=2007-05-31]

Contestants

Many of the contestants in Talang 2007 are professional entertainers, have family ties in the entertainment business, had previously won talent competitions, or were completing an education specializing in their art form. Participating on the show gave them free publicity for their business and/or art form. A couple of contestants were requested by TV4 or a jury member to participate in the show.

* Julien Dauphin is a professional magician that won the 2006 Swedish Championships in Magic and the 2004 Nordic Championships in Magic, and placed 6th in the 2006 World Championships in Magic. [cite web
url=http://www.artistocheventbolaget.com/artister/julien_dauphin.htm
title=Julien Dauphin: Nordens främste illusionist i internationella sammanhang!
publisher=Artist & Eventbolaget
language=Swedish
accessdate=2007-06-13] Prior to Talang 2007, he performed one time with jury member Blom. [cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/551248.html
title=Magikern Julien klar för Ta _fi. backing singers] for each other. For example, Molly and Frida were backing singers for Mimmi during her final performance for Talang 2007. Also Frida and Mimmi were backing singers for Molly during her final performance for Stage Junior 2006.cite news
url=http://www.huddinge.se/upload/Nyheter/Dokument/Vart%20Huddinge%202006/VH_606.pdf#page=10
format=PDF
title=Molly tar ton i stor Europafinal
publisher=Vårt Huddinge
newspaper=Vårt Huddinge
first=Thomas
last=Julin
language=Swedish
year=2006
issue=6-2006
pages=10
accessdate=2007-06-14] The three sisters met jury member Karlsson during Stage Junior 2006.

* The father of Skånske Elias (Elias Andersson), Richard Andersson, is a musician and songwriter that has created several neo-classical metal bands. In 2006, Skånske Elias competed and won the Ung Talang 2006 talent competition [cite web
url=http://www.ungtalang.se/2006.html
title=UNG TALANG 2006
publisher=Ung Talang
language=Swedish
date=2006-02-22
accessdate=2007-06-14] [cite news
url=http://www.ystadsallehanda.se/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060222/SKURUP/102220832&SearchID=73238736874461
title=Oh boy! Vilken talangfull finalfest det blev
publisher=Ystads Allehanda
newspaper=Ystads Allehanda
first=Matz
last=Jönsson
language=Swedish
date=2006-02-22
accessdate=2007-06-14] and placed 2nd in Stjärnskott 2006. [cite news
url=http://www.ystadsallehanda.se/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060611/SKURUP/106110955/1095/ABONNERA
title=Elias knep andra platsen i Stjärnskott 2006
publisher=Ystads Allehanda
newspaper=Ystads Allehanda
first=Britt
last=Risberg
language=Swedish
date=2006-06-11
accessdate=2007-06-14] Skånske Elias made it to the finals of Talang 2007 and was one of Karlsson's and the audience's favorite contestants.

* Diamond Dogs is a professional drag show team that was created in 2002 by Peter Englund and Reine Tapper. Many popular Swedish artists, such as Linda Bengtzing, Shirley Clamp [cite web
url=http://www.artistocheventbolaget.com/artister/diamond_dogs.htm
title=Diamond Dogs: Glamorös dragshow för 2000 talet!
publisher=Artist & Eventbolaget
language=Swedish
accessdate=2007-06-14] and Sonja Aldén, [cite web
url=http://www.esctoday.com/specials/read/7045
title=Special - Interview: Sonya Alden
publisher=esctoday.com
first=Marcus
last=Klier
date=2006-12-19
accessdate=2007-06-14] have recorded parodies of themselves for the team. Diamond Dogs was surprised to be selected as a wild card finalist but managed to create a new performance, a parody of Talang 2007, for the final show. While jury members Blom and Hedlund thought that Diamond Dogs should not win the competition and gave them red Xs, they found their performance to be very entertaining and also gave them green checks.

* The female country music band Landslide had disbanded after graduating from gymnasium but was requested to participate in Talang 2007 by jury member Karlsson. Karlsson had paid for a large colored advertisement in the evening newspaper Expressen to search for them, which they didn't see. Three days before the program would start being recorded, Karlsson called one of the band members and asked them to participate in the show.cite news
url=http://www.st.nu/noje/index.php?action=visa_artikel&id=643249
title=Talangjakt i tv blev nystart för Landslide
publisher=Sundsvalls Tidning
language=Swedish
first=Johanna
last=Fredriksson
author=Johanna Fredriksson
date=2007-05-18
accessdate=2007-06-07] [cite news
url=http://www.dagbladet.se/artikel.php?id=353998&avdelning_1=105&avdelning_2=1&Noje.jpg
title=Återförenade på Bert Karlssons begäran
publisher=Dagbladet
newspaper=Dagbladet
language=Swedish
first=Jens
last=Höglin
date=2007-05-02
accessdate=2007-06-13] After some discussion, they agreed to do so and spent the next few days practicing together. They received green check marks from Karlsson during both their audition and semi-final performances.

* During Talang 2007, Melissa Jacobsson-Velandia was a student in the music program at [http://www.son.edu.stockholm.se/ Södra Latin] , an elite gymnasium in Stockholm for Sweden's best artists and musicians. She won several scholarships and contests for piano playing, e.g., she won the 2006 SPPF (Swedish Piano Instructor Association) Inspiration Scholarshipcite web
url=http://www.sppf.net/aktuellt.html
title=pianopedagogiska nyheter & information
publisher=Svenska Pianopedagogförbundet
language=Swedish
date=2006-05-29
accessdate=2007-06-16] , the 2007 Steinway Student VIP Prize, and the 2007 Steinway Piano Festival.cite news
url=http://www.sppf.net/varbulletin2007.pdf#page=9
format=PDF
title=PRISTAGARE I STEINWAY PIANO FESTIVAL 2007
publisher=SVENSKA PIANOPEDAGOGFÖRBUNDET: VÅRBULLETIN 2007 och kallelse till Årsmöte
language=Swedish
year=2007
issue=2
pages=9-10
accessdate=2007-06-16] For Talang 2007, she played difficult classical music pieces that the general public was not familiar with, such as "Gnomenreigen" by Franz Liszt (episode 3). Unfortunately this worked against her. Jury member Karlsson felt that her talent did not belong in the program, partly because it was not a profitable enough talent, and she did not receive enough votes to continue to the finals.

Controversy and criticism

In order to make the show appeal to a wide audience, the producers attempted to change the jury's decision during the filming of episode 3. [cite news
url=http://www.expressen.se/1.657277
title=Juryn gör uppror
publisher=Expressen
first=Linna
last=Johansson
author=Linna Johansson
language=Swedish
date=2006-04-28
accessdate=2007-05-31] TV4 wanted a mix of males and females to continue from the auditions whereas Karlsson felt that quality should determine whether a contestant continued or not.

During the semi-finals, the jury intentionally only selected adult competitors to continue to the finals since they thought the public would only vote for children and the final program would become a children's show.cite news
url=http://www.expressen.se/1.685795
title=Taktiken mot barnen
publisher=Expressen
first=Maria
last=Brander
coauthors=Nathalie Joo
author=Maria Brander, Nathalie Joo
language=Swedish
date=2007-05-19
accessdate=2007-05-31] Debates in the TV4 Talang 2007 forum about the public's tendency to vote for child acts and whether adults and children should compete in the same show were ongoing throughout the entire season.

TV4 was criticized for poorly producing the final episode. The public could vote for their favorite contestant before the contestant had performed and the public was not notified of when voting ended. During the climax of Julien Dauphin's performance, TV4 switched cameras and displayed a view of the jury and the audience instead, possibly harming his chances of winning. [cite news
url=http://www.expressen.se/1.705084
title=Ingen talang var värd en miljon
publisher=Expressen
first=Anders
last=Björkman
author=Anders Björkman
language=Swedish
date=2007-06-01
accessdate=2007-06-01] The host, Peppe Eng, had to rush the jury through their comments for each contestant to keep the show on schedule. Furthermore, TV4 sabotaged the show's climax by showing the name of the winner to the TV audience before the winner was announced; when the card containing the winner's name was removed from the envelope, the winner's name faced the camera. [cite news
url=http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,1084765,00.html
title=Peppes tv-fiasko
publisher=Aftonbladet
first=Sandra
last=Wejbro
author=Sandra Wejbro
language=Swedish
date=2007-06-01
accessdate=2007-06-01]

Footnotes

References

* cite web
url=http://tv4.se/tv4/sites/template/default.aspx?tid=540977&tcid=2870&CID=2870&MC=2870
title=Peppe leder talangjakten
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
date=2007-03-30
accessdate=2007-06-02
* cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/546957.html
title=Här är talangerna som är i semifinal
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
date=2007-05-04
accessdate=2007-05-31
* cite web
url=http://tv4.se/tv4/sites/template/default.aspx?tid=548250&tcid=2870&CID=2870&MC=2870
title=Nu tar tittarna över
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
first=Christer
last=Andersson
author=Christer Andersson
date=2007-05-11
accessdate=2007-06-02
* cite web
url=http://tv4.se/talang/548559.html
title=Zillah & Totte gick direkt till final
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
first=Christer
last=Andersson
author=Christer Andersson
date=2007-05-11
accessdate=2007-06-02
* cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/549603.html
title="Vi låter Bert tro att han bestämmer"
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
first=Christer
last=Andersson
author=Christer Andersson
date=2007-05-16
accessdate=2007-06-01
* cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/549622.html
title="Jag brukar oftast öva i duschen"
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
first=Christer
last=Andersson
author=Christer Andersson
date=2007-05-17
accessdate=2007-06-01
* cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/550357.html
title=Skånske Elias till final i Talang 2007
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
first=Christer
last=Andersson
author=Christer Andersson
date=2007-05-21
accessdate=2007-05-31
* cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/549356.html
title=De har chans på miljonen!
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
date=2007-05-22
accessdate=2007-05-31
* cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/551211.html
title="Tobbe har lärt mig några grejor..."
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
first=Christer
last=Andersson
author=Christer Andersson
date=2007-05-24
accessdate=2007-06-01
* cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/551990.html
title=Mimmi är i final!
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
first=Christer
last=Andersson
author=Christer Andersson
date=2007-05-28
accessdate=2007-05-31
* cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/552825.html
title="Det kommer bli farligare"
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
first=Oskar
last=Kollberg
author=Oskar Kollberg
date=2007-05-31
accessdate=2007-06-01
* cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/552987.html
title="Vem som helst kan vinna i kväll"
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
first=Oskar
last=Kollberg
author=Oskar Kollberg
date=2007-06-01
accessdate=2007-06-01
* cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/553033.html
title="Alla är mina vänner"
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
date=2007-06-01
accessdate=2007-06-01
* cite web
url=http://www.tv4.se/talang/553050.html
title="Det blir som bestiga ett berg"
publisher=TV4.se
language=Swedish
date=2007-06-01
accessdate=2007-06-01

External links

* [http://www.tv4.se/talang/ Official website]
* [http://www.zillah.se/ Zillah & Totte]
* [http://www.harlemhotshots.com/ Harlem Hot Shots]
* [http://www.julienmagic.com/ Julien Dauphin]
* [http://www.diamonddogs.nu/ Diamond Dogs]
* [http://www.skanskeelias.se/ Skånske Elias]