Positive Impact Of Talent Shows

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The impact of talent shows

In recent years, singing talent shows have exploded all over the world and become one of the most popular television programs. The global diffusion of the singing contest is evident, in particular, with the U.S. dominance in the pop cultural industry production. For example, “The Voice” was exported overseas to China, Japan, Italy, Holland and Singapore etc. They all have introduced their local adaption of this American singing competition.

Since the beginning of the era, when “American Idol” was first introduced, singing competition shows have spread rapidly; many similarities have also entered into our sight. The popularity of these reality-based shows was associated with people’s present needs for enjoyment, competition and social functions as gossiping and discussing the shows as a common entertainment. While these become a significant part of the music industry and enjoy the huge recognition, yet there might be some argument as to whether this is positive or negative, in particular would this phenomenon affect the development of the music industry?

On the positive side, these talent shows offer ‘ordinary’ people a platform to show the nation what they can do, and may have the chance to rise to fame overnight. It is a rare chance in an industry, acquiring a contract with a record company in these days is a lot more difficult compare to the past, especially for someone who is new and inexperienced. On TV shows like these, anyone could give a

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