Românii au talent


Românii au talent is a TV show which began airing on 18 February 2011. The project acts as a Romanian version of the franchise Got Talent, developed by Simco Limited. The show is hosted by Smiley and Pavel Bartoș, while the opening judge panel consisted of singer Andra, presenter Andi Moisescu, and dancer Mihai Petre; following Petre's exclusion for the fifth season, TV presenter Mihaela Rădulescu and actor Florin Călinescu joined the panel. The winner of "Românii au talent" is awarded with €120,000.

Auditions

The auditions take place in front of the judges and a live audience at different cities across Romania and Moldova. Unlike X Factor, 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, indicating that they particularly dislike the act and do not wish the performance to continue. If all the judges press their buzzers, the act must end immediately.

Callbacks

After the auditions, the judges have to whittle almost 200 successful acts down to just 48, 60 or 50. All of the performers are called back to discover if they have progressed to the live semi-finals.

Season synopses

Season 1 (2011)

The first commercials for the show were first aired in the Summer of 2010. The application process started on 2 July 2010. The judges firstly visited Constanța, Piatra Neamț, Timișoara, Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca. The show first aired on 18 February 2011.
The first episode was a big success for the ratings. Pro TV not only managed to have the biggest audience during the show, but managed to make "Romania's Got Talent" the most viewed television show since 2004 in Romania, beating its own records for the show Dansez pentru tine, another popular show in Romania broadcast by Pro TV.
Out of hundreds of contestants, only 200 won the local selection, having 1 or no X-es. The jury decided only 48 finalists. According to Pro TV's website, each contestant that qualified for the semifinals, were voted by the general public through text messages.
The semi-finals were broadcast in four editions: In 1 April, 2 April respectively 8–9 April 2011. In each edition, twelve contestants had to pass the juries and get as many votes from the general public in order to proceed further to the finals, the last step to the grand prize.
Twelve acts were qualified for the grand final. The votes were given only by phone or sms, the voting started after the last semifinal, stopped during the final performances, and started again after the last performance.
The award, the winner of the first season, was rapper Adrian Țuțu.

Season 2 (2012)

For the second season, ProTV kept the same team, Smiley and Pavel Bartoș presenters, Andra, Mihai Petre and Andi Moisescu jurors. The season started with a bigger audience than the first. The first episode from auditions had a 21.8 rating, compared to 18 points for the similar episode of the first season.
The auditions were extended to six cities. Constanța, Timișoara, Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca were kept, and Iași and Craiova were added. The auditions took place between August and September 2011.
The first episode was broadcast on 17 February and it was again a big hit for ProTV. They decided to air seven auditions episodes, instead of six for the first season. Also, the number of contestants qualified for the semifinals was extended from 48 to 60. There were five semifinals, three acts from each semifinal qualified for the final, two voted via phone or sms and the third voted by the jurors.
Comparing to the first season, the second had three more acts in the final, the total number being 15. The voting system was kept, the lines were opened after the last semifinal, closed during the final performances, and opened again after the last performance in the final.
The winner of the second season, was magician Cristian Gog.

Season 3 (2013)

Auditions for the third season of Romania's Got Talent were in summer 2012. The first episode brought the highest audience for a debut of a season registered so far, over five million viewers per minute.
The winner of the third season, was dog trainer Bruno Icobeț.

Season 4 (2014)

Season 5 (2015)

Final (12 June)

ArtistOrderActFinishedResultRef
Bogdan Dumitraşcu1SingerUnknown
Viorel Scânteie & Bibi2Dog actUnknown
The Beat3Child rock band3Third place
Bianca Cristina Costiug4Tribal fusion danceUnknown
Robert Tudor5MagicianUnknown
Nicoleta Iancu6SingerUnknown
Yeva Shiyanova7Bar danceUnknown
Ion Barbu 8SingerUnknown
Oana Zara & Alex Bordea9Contemporany danceUnknown
Alexandru Moraru10Singer and guitaristUnknown
Kid A11DanceUnknown
Elena Carmen Cernea12SopranoUnknown
Speedcubing 11Speedcubing1Winner
Concertino14Voice and instrumental artistsUnknown
Bogdan Bolohan15Dance2Second Place

Final (3 June)

KeyGolden buzzer

Season 7 (2017)

Final (2 June)

ArtistOrderActFinishedResultRef
Beniamin Dumbrăvan 1Beatbox9Eliminated
Run to Infinity2Pole bare acrobatics11Eliminated
George Aghinea3Singer7Eliminated
Lorelai Moşneguţu 4Meromelia singer1Winner
Hera Zăuleţ şi Marius Moldovan5Contemporany dance8Eliminated
Aeros6Acrobatic and gymnastic10Eliminated
Paula Rad 7Opera singer6Eliminated
Fang Shuang 8Singer3Third place
Florin Nae9Singer5Eliminated
OK World Wide 10Stunt troupe2Second place
Eva Timuş 11Singer4Eliminated

Final (1 June)

ArtistOrderActFinishedResult
Ripperz Crew 1Street dancers7Eliminated
Nicholas Obedeanu Mihalache 2Pianist11Eliminated
Cesima Nechifor 3Contemporary dancer10Eliminated
Alex Ştefănescu4Gitarist, singer and comedian9Eliminated
Natalia Lukiv şi Bogdan Boie5Dancers6Eliminated
Emil Rengle6Dancer1Winner, Originality prize winner
Amelia Uzun şi Ana Cernicova7Mother and daughter singers5Eliminated
Bianca Badea 8Ballerina2Second place
Sergiu Hudrea9Gitarist8Eliminated
Duo Romance10Stunt dance duo4Eliminated
Alla 11Contemporary dancer3Third place

Series summary

Overall ratings summary

The first episode was a big success for the ratings. Pro TV not only managed to have the biggest audience during the show, but managed to make "Romania's Got Talent" the most viewed television show since 2004 in Romania, beating its own records for the show Dansez pentru tine, another popular show in Romania broadcast by Pro TV.
SeasonTimeslot Season premierePremiere
viewers
Season finaleFinale
viewers
TV seasonRank
1Friday 8:30 P.M.
Saturday 8:30 P.M.
8 February 2011
3.21
25 April 2011
2.11
2011
#1
2Friday 8:30 P.M.
7 February 2012
2.29
11 May 2012
1.94
2012
#1
3Friday 8:30 P.M.
15 February 2013
5.31
10 May 2013
2.5
2013
#1
4Friday 8:30 P.M.
14 February 2014
4.91
16 May 2014
3.07
2014
#1
5Friday 8:30 P.M.
13 March 2015
4.36
12 June 2015
2.26
2015
#1
6Friday 8:30 P.M.
19 February 2016
3.676
4 June 2016
2.192
2016
7Friday 8:30 P.M.
17 February 2017
3.699
3 June 2017
1.64
2017
8Friday 8:30 P.M.
16 February 2018
3.431
2018