America's Most Talented Kid is an American television series[1][2] that premiered on NBC on March 28, 2003. In each round, three age groups (3–7, 8–12, 13–16) of talented children would perform songs, dance numbers, magic, and other forms of entertainment in front of head judge Lance Bass and other guest celebrity judges, such as Sisqo, Maureen McCormick, Jermaine Jackson and Daisy Fuentes. Host Mario Lopez led the highest scorer from each round until only three children were left to compete in the grand finale. In the end, Cheyenne Kimball was crowned the grand champion.[3]
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| Also known as | America's Most Talented Kids |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
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| Running time | 44 minutes |
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| Release | March 28, 2003 – May 22, 2005 |
The final NBC episode featured senior citizens competing in the special America's Most Talented Senior.
A limited-run series on NBC to compete with the growing talent-show trend in reality television, it would later move to the PAX TV (which then had a business/content-sharing relationship with Paxson Communications), the title pluralized to "Kids", with Dave Coulier as host and Daryl Sabara, Scarlett Pomers and Bobb'e J. Thompson as judges. Unlike the NBC version, however, each show would crown a $1,000 winner and give the winner a finale slot. The Grand Champion of this season was then 13-year-old rock violinist/singer/songwriter Antonio Pontarelli.
In 2004 American Idol runner-up Diana DeGarmo, 2007 American Idol winner Jordin Sparks, plus American Idol season 9 contestant Aaron Kelly appeared on the show. Singer Tori Kelly performed on the show during the PAX TV run and won, beating out singer and accordionist, Hunter Hayes.
Notable contestants
edit- Cheyenne Kimball – Grand Champion (2003); debut album The Day Has Come debuted at number 15 on the Billboard 200 in the United States
- JoJo – singer[4]
- Antonio Pontarelli[5] – Grand Champion (2004)
- Tori Kelly[6] – Singer, songwriter, and actress.
- Diana DeGarmo[7] – Later appeared on the third season of American Idol where she finished in second place.
- Julie Dubela[8] – She also appeared in American Juniors and Endurance Tehachapi
- Hunter Hayes[9] – Singer and accordionist
- Jordin Sparks[10] – Vocalist and actress. She was in the Tournament of Champions. Winner of season 6 of American Idol.
References
edit- ^ "New reality: Judges are B-list talents". Chicago Tribune. 2003-03-19. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ Dyer, Richard (2003-04-24). "Kids' talent show on a low road; Much of the show, America's Most Talented Kid, isn't about kids or talent at all, it's about feelings and exploiting them, says Boston Globe writer Richard Dyer". The Hamilton Spectator. pp. D13. ProQuest 270130483. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ Friedman, David (2006-06-06). "Cheyenne Kimball: This teen can rock". The News-Times. Archived from the original on 2022-04-30. Retrieved 2022-04-29.
- ^ Wartofsky, Alona (2004-06-30). "Pop 'n' Fresh: JoJo Is Latest Teen Sensation". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2020-04-30.
- ^ Price, Ruth (2006-07-11). "Somerfest tunes up appeal with something for everyone". The Tribune-Democrat. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ Dillon, Nancy (2019-02-10). "Singer Tori Kelly wins her first Grammy awards, dedicates them to 'any girl' feeling 'not good enough'". New York Daily News. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ Yeo, Debra (2011-06-29). "Diana DeGarmo's sugar and spice". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ Cicco, Nancy. "Stratham songbird narrowly loses TV talent title". Portsmouth Herald. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ Drown, Michelle (2019-09-04). "Hunter Hayes Interviewed". Santa Barbara Independent. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
- ^ Boardman, Madeline (2017-07-27). "'American Idol' Winners: Where Are They Now?". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 2022-04-30.
External links
edit- Official Website of the NBC version
- Official Website of the PAX version
- America's Most Talented Kid at IMDb
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