The final leg of ‘Talent Search Guyana’ begins streaming this Sunday, April 25th at 7:00 pm EST and will continue airing every Sunday until the Grand Finale on May 26th.

The program was launched by Guyana’s Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sport to provide Guyanese youth with the opportunity to showcase their talent. At the time of the Launching, Minister Hon. Charles Ramson Jr. said

“Guyana’s richness is really our cultural diversity, but we don’t get to sell that enough. That is one of the reasons why I am pushing our virtual programmes, a lot especially during Covid. This will allow us to not only push the richness of our cultural diversity within the territory of Guyana but worldwide.”

Aspiring entertainers were asked to submit one-minute videos showcasing their talent via WhatsApp for consideration by the judges. A live audition was held for those selected which will be shown in the early rounds beginning this Sunday. However, the semi-finals and finals will be done live.

The judges selected for the competition are Poonam Singh, Joel Ghansham, Timeka Marshall, and Akelo ‘DJ Akelo’ Elliott. Each has risen to prominence in their chosen field in Guyana and will be mentoring the contestants who make it through the audition rounds.

As quoted in the Guyana Chronicle, Poonam Singh expressed her delight in being one of the judges

“It’s my first time judging so it has been quite relaxing and refreshing to not be the one who’s auditioning! As you would know, my whole career started through a singing competition,”.

“What has been super exciting for me is seeing new talent in different categories; whether it is singing, dancing, spoken words, drumming, even down to painting. I was so happy to see people not losing hope or giving up on their dreams and goals despite the pandemic. They still came out and showcased their talent with pride,”.

The shows can be seen on Hits and Jams Television (HJTV), National Communications Network (NCN), Multi-Technology Vision (MTV), National Television Network (NTN), E-Networks and the Ministry’s Facebook page.

 

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Sources:

GuyanaChronicle

dpi.gov.gy