China's Got Talent is a British

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-owned Chinese reality television

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 series on Dragon TV and a part of the Got Talent franchise, hosted by Cheng Lei

Cheng Lei

Cheng Lei is a television host.Cheng Lei was a student in Shanghai Theater Academy at the 90s. After graduation,he was chosen as a host for Broken Brain by Shanghainese producer, Xiao Chen. He also worked on several interviews.Cheng's family has a long history of liver disease...

. It is a talent show that features all different kinds of performances of all ages competing for performing contract with Fremantle Media and Sony Music Entertainment

Sony Music Entertainment

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. For Series one, the winner has the chance to perform at Las Vegas for three months and be invited on Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai

Jolin Tsai

Jolin Tsai was born on 15 September 1980. She is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning Mandopop singer, dancer and actor. She is managed by Mars Entertainment Ltd .-Career:...

's world tour concert as a guest performer. The judges will be Zhou Libo

Zhou Libo

Zhou Libo is a Chinese stand-up comedian. On December 1, 2006, he made his first special performance in Anfu Road, Shanghai. In late 2008, Zhou Libo create his own stand-up comedy called "Shanghai Style Small Talk" which includes A Laughable Talk on the Past 30 Years and A Laughable Talk in Big...

, a Shanghainese stand-up comedian, Annie Yi, Taiwanese singer-actor and Gao Xiaosong

Gao Xiaosong

Gao Xiaosong is a Chinese composer, songwriter, music producer and director, "Campus Folk" representative.-Career:1969 Born into a family of senior intellectuals1988 Graduated from Beijing No.4 High School...

, a mainland pop composer will make up the jury panel for the final rounds of "China's Got Talent."

On January 17, 2011, DragonTV announced that series 2 of the show has been launched. DragonTV also announced that there will be two series of the show in 2011.

Pre-Audition Process

Before the auditions in front of the judges are held, there are separate untelevised producers' auditions which come to various provinces across China, some which will host the auditions held in malls, outside and inside small stages. (before July 19) (before July 22) This round is held several months before the judges' audition in Shanghai

Shanghai

Shanghai is the largest city by population in China and the largest city proper in the world. It is one of the four province-level municipalities in the People's Republic of China, with a total population of over 23 million as of 2010...

 that would also host the televised second round. Acts that have made it through the producers' audition will then audition in front of the judges and a live audience.

Audition Process

The auditions take place in front of the judges and a live audience at Shanghai Concert Hall

Shanghai Concert Hall

Shanghai Concert Hall is located on the intersection of Yan'an Rd and South Tibet Rd of Huangpu District, Shanghai. It was founded in 1930, originally named Nanjing Drama Hall. In 1949, it adopted the name Beijing Cinema. In 1959, it was named Shanghai Concert Hall till today.The hall can...

. At any time during the audition, the judges may show disapproval to the act by pressing a buzzer which lights a large red X on the stage. If all the judges press their buzzers, the act must end immediately. But sometimes the judges pressing X doesn't mean the judges do not like the performances or the act. It is a way to stop the performance as the judges had heard enough because China's Got Talent doesn't have the 90 seconds rule. Voting works on a best-of-three basis.

Host

Years	Presenter	Series	Show
2010–present	Cheng Lei Cheng Lei Cheng Lei is a television host.Cheng Lei was a student in Shanghai Theater Academy at the 90s. After graduation,he was chosen as a host for Broken Brain by Shanghainese producer, Xiao Chen. He also worked on several interviews.Cheng's family has a long history of liver disease...	1–present	Main programme on DragonTV DragonTV Shanghai Dragon Television or Dragon TV is a provincial satellite TV station. It launch in October 1998 as 'Shanghai Television' but changed its name to Dragon Television on October 23, 2003...
2010	Cao Kefan	1 (Semifinal 1)
2011	Yang Lan Yang Lan Yang Lan is a Chinese businesswoman, talk show hostess, and co-owner with her husband Wu Zheng of Sun Television Cybernetworks in Shanghai, China.-Personal and business life:...	2 (Finals)

Judges

Years	Judge	Series
2010–present	Zhou Libo Zhou Libo Zhou Libo is a Chinese stand-up comedian. On December 1, 2006, he made his first special performance in Anfu Road, Shanghai. In late 2008, Zhou Libo create his own stand-up comedy called "Shanghai Style Small Talk" which includes A Laughable Talk on the Past 30 Years and A Laughable Talk in Big...	1–present
2010–2011	Gao Xiaosong Gao Xiaosong Gao Xiaosong is a Chinese composer, songwriter, music producer and director, "Campus Folk" representative.-Career:1969 Born into a family of senior intellectuals1988 Graduated from Beijing No.4 High School...	1–2
2010–present	Annie Yi	1–present
2011	Antonio Chen	2 (Audition 3)
2011	Jerry Huang	2 (Audition 4-8, Finals)
2011–present	Yang Lan Yang Lan Yang Lan is a Chinese businesswoman, talk show hostess, and co-owner with her husband Wu Zheng of Sun Television Cybernetworks in Shanghai, China.-Personal and business life:...	2 (Semifinals)

Series 1 (2010)

Series one auditions of China's Got Talent begun on 25 July 2010. Series one concluded on October 10th and the winner was a disabled pianist named Liu Wei

Liu Wei (pianist)

Liu Wei is a Chinese disabled pianist from Beijing who won the first series of China's Got Talent at the age of 23 by playing the piano with his toes.-The accident:...

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Zhang Fengxi has become popular for Chinese speakers outside, mainly due to her use of Chinese puns, unique delivery and deadpan humor in her acts written by her parents. Judge Zhou Libo joked with the audience that she will succeed him.

According to China's Got Talent director Jin Lei, popular contestants from the show – including the season 1 winner armless pianist Liu Wei – will perform in Austria, Italy and France starting January of next year.

Series 2 (Spring 2011)

Series two auditions of China's Got Talent begun on 1 May 2011. Gao Xiaosong was pulled over of drunk driving on May 9th. His seat was replaced by Taiwanese music composer Antonio Chen for a brief stint in the audition but Jerry Huang was named temporary judge for the competition. On July 10th, a popper, Zhuo Jun was the winner. Cai Hongping, a singer who gain fame of selling groceries was the runner up.

External links

• Official website (in Chinese)