The greatest Swiss talents

Television broadcast
Original title	The greatest Swiss talents
Country of production	Switzerland
Year (s)	2011–2012, 2015–2016
Production company	GRUNDY Switzerland AG
length	45 to 145 minutes
Broadcasting cycle	Castings: Saturdays (1st - 4th season), Wednesdays (2nd - 4th season) Live shows: Sundays (1st season), Saturdays (2nd - 4th season)
genre	Casting show
Moderation	Sven Epiney (Seasons 1-2) Andrea Jansen (Season 1) Anna Maier (Season 2) Viola Tami (season 3 & 4)
First broadcast	January 29, 2011 on SF 1

The biggest Swiss talents ( Acronym : DGST ) is the Swiss version of the talent show - format Got Talent . Special talent is being sought in the show, which is broadcast on SRF 1 . The candidates present their respective talents in a stage appearance before a jury decides which applicants will make it to the semi-finals. In the semi-final and final shows, the television viewers determine the positions of the candidates by televoting .

Maya Wirz ( vocals ) was voted the first greatest Swiss talent on March 20, 2011. The second season was won on March 17, 2012 by Eliane Müller (vocals). At the end of the third season on April 11, 2015, Flavio Rizzello achieved victory. The fourth season ended on April 9, 2016 with Jason Brügger ( aerial acrobatics on the straps ) as the greatest Swiss talent.

At the beginning of May 2016, SRF announced that the format would no longer be shown on television until 2018 at the earliest, despite the high ratings. One of the reasons for the decision was that 'manageable' Switzerland does not have enough varied talents.

Contributors

jury

Season	Jurors
1	DJ BoBo	Christa Rigozzi	Roman Kilchsperger
2
3			Gilbert Gress	Sven Epiney
4th	Bligg	Susanne Kunz		Jonny Fischer

Moderation

Season	Moderators
1	Sven Epiney	Andrea Jansen
2		Anna Maier
3	Viola Tami
4th

First season

The first episode of the first season aired on January 29, 2011 on SF 1. The jury consisted of singer DJ BoBo , ex- Miss Switzerland Christa Rigozzi and TV presenter Roman Kilchsperger . The casting shows were already produced in December 2010 at Theater 11 in Zurich after the candidates had to prove themselves in so-called pre-castings. The four casting shows were broadcast on Saturdays at 8:10 p.m. on January 29, 2011. The judges could operate the red buzzer on their desk during a performance to indicate that they did not like it. Then they said yes or no for or against advancing.

From February 27, 2011, three semi-final shows from the Bodensee-Arena in Kreuzlingen were broadcast on Sundays with the selected candidates . The two candidates with the most telephone calls from the television audience each made it straight to the final. The jury then selected the third participant in the final by choosing one of the candidates in third and fourth place in the voting. The final show took place on March 20, 2011. The winner of the first season was the singer Maya Wirz, who sang the title Time To Say Goodbye . Wirz signed a record deal with Sony Music a week after the finale . Her first album "Mein Traum" was released in June 2011. DRS 3 was a partner broadcaster of DGST .

First semifinal show

The first semifinal show took place on February 27, 2011. The following candidates qualified for it:

Surname	talent	Result of the semi-final show
Anthea Beyeler (11)	flamenco	eliminated
Nina Burri (33)	Contortion	directly selected
Inzane	Hip-hop / street dance	eliminated
Tiffany Limacher (17)	Composition / singing	eliminated
Garry Muller (44)	singing	eliminated
New Jack	Hip-Hop / R'n'B dance	eliminated
Joseph Stenz (36)	Fire art	elected by the jury
Maya Wirz (49)	singing	directly selected

Second semi-final show

The second semi-final show took place on March 6, 2011. The following candidates qualified for it:

Surname	talent	Result of the semi-final show
Alison Bucher (19)	singing	eliminated
Jan Denli (13) & Yannyna Alvarez (11)	Boogie woogie	directly selected
Nicolas Fischer (19)	Jumping rope	elected by the jury
Dominic Hunziker (26)	Singing / piano	eliminated
Natalia Macauley (27)	acrobatics	eliminated
Alessandro Veletta (31)	Singing / air guitar	eliminated
Rauf Yasit (24) & Oliver Malicdem (23)	Dance / movement art	directly selected
Flora Makaya Yavwa (32)	singing	eliminated

Third semi-final show

The third semi-final show took place on March 13, 2011. The following candidates qualified for it:

Surname	talent	Result of the semi-final show
Toni Graber (53)	Voice imitation	eliminated
World's Parkour Family	Parkour	eliminated
Fatlum Musliji (19)	Robo dance	directly selected
Kurt Oberlaender (75) & Brigitte Fröhli (50)	singing	eliminated
Phenomena	singing	directly selected
Julia Maria Sakar (14)	singing	elected by the jury
Markus Muller (44)	singing	eliminated
Luca Spitz (11)	karate	eliminated

Final show

In the final show on March 20, 2011, the audience voted as follows:

Surname	talent	Televoting result in the final
Maya Wirz	singing	22.78%
Nina Burri	Contortion	20.02%
Jan Denli & Yannyna Alvarez	Boogie woogie	12.83%
Julia Maria Sakar	singing	8.36%
Phenomena	singing	7.87%
Fatlum Musliji	Robo dance	7.74%
Joseph Stenz	Fire art	6.94%
Nicolas Fischer	Jumping rope	6.82%
Up Yasit & Oliver Malicdem	dance	6.64%

Second season

In May 2011 it was announced that a second season was being planned. This was broadcast on SF 1 on January 28, 2012. Instead of Andrea Jansen, Anna Maier hosted this season at the side of Sven Epiney. The casting shows were also broadcast on Wednesdays. Partner station during this season was DRS 1 . There were no changes in the jury. The live shows took place on Saturdays. The final broadcast was broadcast live from the Bodensee-Arena in Kreuzlingen. On March 17, 2012, the television audience voted the singer Eliane Müller as the greatest Swiss talent. She was able to convince in the final show with her own interpretation of the Metallica song Nothing Else Matters .

First semifinal show

The first semifinal show took place on February 25, 2012. The following candidates have qualified:

Surname	talent	Result of the semi-final show
Mattia Da Dalt (28)	singing	eliminated
Urs Rudin (49)	Sand painting	directly selected
Nico Minnig & Arbanite Avdija	singing	eliminated
Melissa Sanchez Lehmann (20)	singing	directly selected
Special elements	Hip-hop / street dance	elected by the jury
The Velvet Cats	Comedy / singing	eliminated
WintiAkro	Sports acrobatics	eliminated
Aaron Zäch (14)	singing	eliminated

Second semi-final show

The second semi-final took place on March 3, 2012 with the following candidates:

Surname	talent	Result of the semi-final show
Deha Cokyasa (17)	dance	eliminated
The 3 tenors	Comedy / singing	eliminated
Markus Durrer (46)	singing	eliminated
Duo Yingling	Acrobatics / contortion	directly selected
Lia Seddio (21)	singing	eliminated
Ronald Schmid and Ronaldo	Ventriloquism	eliminated
Andrea Sutter (18)	singing	directly selected
Luca Tarqua (13)	singing	elected by the jury

Third semi-final show

The third semifinal show took place on March 10, 2012. The following candidates qualified for it:

Surname	talent	Result of the semi-final show
Danceloft	ballet	eliminated
Drums2Streets	percussion	directly selected
Ilir Hajvazi (17)	dance	eliminated
Gjon Muharremaj (13)	singing	eliminated
Eliane Mueller (21)	singing	directly selected
Lukas Pfaff (48)	Shadow art	eliminated
Fabrizio Sassi (29)	singing	elected by the jury
Swisstricks	Acrobatics / dance / martial arts / comedy	eliminated

Final show

In the final show on March 17th, 2012 the audience voted as follows:

Surname	talent	Televoting result in the final
Eliane Müller	singing	32.85%
Drums2Streets	percussion	20.87%
Melissa Sanchez Lehmann	singing	9.65%
Special elements	Hip-hop / street dance	8.20%
Urs Rudin	Sand painting	7.99%
Duo Yingling	Acrobatics / contortion	7.18%
Fabrizio Sassi	singing	6.67%
Andrea Sutter	singing	4.68%
Luca Tarqua	singing	1.91%

Third season

After a two-year break, it was announced at the end of August 2014 that a third season of “The Greatest Swiss Talents” will be broadcast on SRF 1 from February 2015 . The casting shows were already produced in December 2014 at Theater 11 in Zurich and broadcast in January and February 2015. The two semi-final and final shows were broadcast directly from the Bodensee-Arena in Kreuzlingen .

There were now four instead of three people on the jury that evaluated the candidates in the casting shows. Roman Kilchsperger has been replaced by Gilbert Gress and Sven Epiney . If the four members of the jury disagreed, the audience decided again via online voting whether the candidate would be eliminated or given a semi-final chance. Also new in the third season was the golden buzzer, with which the jury was able to send convincing talents straight to the semi-finals. Each juror was only allowed to operate the golden buzzer once.

Thanks to the golden buzzer, the following candidates from the casting shows qualified directly for the semi-finals:

• Flavio Rizzello (on February 21st by Christa Rigozzi)
• Amelia Werlen (on March 7th by Gilbert Gress)
• Lina Kuduzovic (on March 14th by Sven Epiney)
• Cristian Archetti (on March 21st by DJ BoBo)

First semifinal show

The first semifinal show took place on March 28, 2015. The following candidates have qualified:

Surname	talent	Result of the semi-final show
Rising Eagles	Sports acrobatics	eliminated
Flavio Rizzello (10)	singing	directly selected
Gessica Paradiso (19) & Romano Solano (20)	dance	directly selected
Swiss Domino Effect	Domino effect	eliminated
Jessica Gasser (19) & Elise Martin (16)	Trapeze artistry	directly selected
Pascale Salzmann (21)	singing	eliminated
Black Diamonds	Breakdance	eliminated
Kenneth Gerber (20)	singing	eliminated
Coloro	Multimedia light art	elected by the jury
Cristian Archetti (33)	Hip hop	directly selected

Second semi-final show

The second semi-final took place on April 4, 2015 with the following candidates:

Surname	talent	Result of the semi-final show
Special E-Force	dance	eliminated
Lina Kuduzovic (12)	singing	directly selected
Marc Haller ("Erwin from Switzerland", 27)	Comedy / Magic	directly selected
Nora Zoller (20)	Tire artistry	directly selected
Lucca Gloor (15)	singing	elected by the jury
Swiss Wushu	Wushu	eliminated
Amelia Werlen (13)	singing	eliminated
Moira Buser (18)	dance	eliminated
Naeman Meier (20)	singing	eliminated
Wallscrapers trampolines	Trampoline acrobatics	directly selected

Final show

The final show took place on April 11, 2015. The exact results of the televoting of the audience were not disclosed. First, the three best-placed talents were named without a rating and then the name of the greatest Swiss talent.

Surname	talent
Flavio Rizzello (10)	singing	winner
Marc Haller ("Erwin from Switzerland", 27)	Comedy / Magic	among the top three (no rating)
Wallscrapers trampolines	Trampoline acrobatics
Coloro	Multimedia light art	the other finalists (without rating, in the order of their appearances)
Cristian Archetti (33)	Hip hop
Jessica Gasser (19) & Elise Martin (16)	Trapeze artistry
Lina Kuduzovic (12)	singing
Gessica Paradiso (19) & Romano Solano (20)	dance
Lucca Gloor (15)	singing
Nora Zoller (20)	Tire artistry

Fourth season

On February 20, 2016, the fourth season of “The greatest Swiss talents” started. The programs are moderated by Viola Tami like those of the third season . Of the four people on the jury who evaluated the candidates in the casting shows, only Gilbert Gress remained . The musician DJ BoBo was replaced by rapper Bligg , Christa Rigozzi by Susanne Kunz and Sven Epiney by Jonny Fischer from the cabaret duo Divertimento .

The nine casting programs of the fourth season, for which over 1,500 talented people applied, were produced in November 2015 at Theater 11 in Zurich and broadcast in February and March 2016. The two semi-finals and the final show were broadcast live from the Bodensee-Arena in Kreuzlingen .

The online voting by viewers at the casting shows, which was introduced in season 3, was no longer carried out. At the end of each program, the four jury members decided in a different room which of the candidates who received four yes votes in the program was allowed to enter one of the two semi-finals. The “golden buzzer” introduced in the third season, with which the jury was able to send convincing talents straight to the semi-finals, was retained. Each juror, including the presenter, was only allowed to operate the golden buzzer once. A total of 20 semi-finalists were determined. Ten candidates each appeared in the two semifinals and were rated by the television audience via SMS and telephone calls. Five candidates from each semi-final made it to the final, in which the TV viewers decide on the victory.

Thanks to the golden buzzer, the following candidates from the casting shows qualified directly for the semi-finals:

• Nadia Maria Endrizzi (on February 20 by Jonny Fischer)
• "Steep Dance Crew" (on February 27th by Gilbert Gress)
• Amir Ameti (on March 5th by Susanne Kunz)
• Fabien Ropraz & Ioulia Ioudina (on March 12th by presenter Viola Tami)
• Jessica Maurer (March 19th by Bligg)

First semifinal show

The first semi-final show took place on March 26, 2016 in the Bodensee-Arena in Kreuzlingen. The following candidates have qualified (in the order of their appearance and result including placement, as far as announced in the broadcast):

Surname	talent	Result of the semi-final show
ASD Allstarz	Hip hop dance	eliminated
Klaudia Dyttertová	singing	directly selected (3.)
Julius Nötzli	Chlefelen	Made progress thanks to televoting (5.)
Beatrice Kessi	Air ring acrobatics	eliminated (6.)
The blackouts	Light performance	directly selected (4.)
Amir Ameti	singing	eliminated
Nina Stangier	Kunstrad -Akrobatik	eliminated
Steili Kressä	Vocals ( male choir )	eliminated
Ioulia Ioudina & Fabien Ropraz	Rock 'n' roll (dance)	directly selected (2.)
Nadia Maria Endrizzi	singing	directly selected (1.)

After the televoting, the jury had to choose between Beatrice Kessi and Julius Nötzli who was allowed to continue into the final. Bligg and Jonny Fischer opted for Julius Nötzli, Gilbert Gress and Susanne Kunz for Beatrice Kessi. In the course of the live broadcast of the semi-final show, Julius Nötzli received more votes from the audience in televoting and thus progressed one round.

Second semi-final show

The second semi-final took place on April 2, 2016 in the Bodensee-Arena in Kreuzlingen. The following candidates have qualified (in the order of their appearance and result including placement, as far as announced in the broadcast):

Surname	talent	Result of the semi-final show
Steep dance crew	Hip hop dance	directly selected (4.)
Jessica Mason	singing	eliminated
Lea Friedli	dance	eliminated
Team STAMA	acrobatics	eliminated
Zoe Staubli	singing	eliminated
Toni Bauhofer	Juggle	directly selected (3.)
Jason Brugger	Artistry	directly selected (2.)
Maria Altstätter	singing	eliminated (5th or 6th)
Focus	dance	elected by the jury (5th or 6th)
Reto & Dominique	singing	directly selected (1.)

After the televoting, the jury decided with three votes in favor of the Focus dance group and thus the singer Maria Altstätter was eliminated.

Final show

The final show took place on April 9, 2016 in the Bodensee-Arena in Kreuzlingen. The exact results of the televoting of the audience were not disclosed. First, the three best-placed talents were named without a rating and then the name of the greatest Swiss talent.

Surname	talent	Result
Jason Brugger	Aerial acrobatics ( exertions )	winner
Ioulia Ioudina & Fabien Ropraz	Rock 'n' roll (dance)	among the top three (no rating)
Reto & Dominique	singing
Steep dance crew	Hip hop dance	the other finalists (without rating, in the order of their appearances)
Klaudia Dyttertová	singing
Toni Bauhofer	Juggle
The blackouts	Light performance
Focus	dance
Nadia Maria Endrizzi	singing
Julius Nötzli	Chlefelen

particularities

• The 14-year-old Julia Maria Sakar, finalist of the first season, already took part in the German format Das Supertalent in 2009 . There she was excluded from the competition for unknown reasons. In the Czech Republic and Slovakia , she was not allowed to take part in the finals because the main prize was unsuitable for children. Sakar had already appeared in the entertainment show Benissimo on SF 1. In addition, in February 2010 Swiss television broadcast a half-hour report on Julia Maria Sakar's career as part of the Reporter program .
• DGST was accompanied by the children's program window Zambo during the first season . There was extensive coverage of the casting show. The participating children were repeatedly guests on the myZambo program .
• The musician duo "MAREY" was nominated for the semi-finals in the fourth casting broadcast of the fourth season, but later decided not to continue performing on the DGST stage. In their place Klaudia Dittertová (vocals) moved up.

criticism

• During the recording of the casting shows, it was criticized that the audience had to give their consent to their personal data being passed on to third parties for advertising purposes before entering Theater 11. In addition, the seat was not allowed to be left during the four-hour recording.
• It was criticized that before the casting appearance of the singer and later winner Maya Wirz, it was deliberately concealed that the candidate had completed a vocal training and had already worked on larger productions. Swiss television justified itself on the grounds that no super talent had yet fallen from the sky and that everyone was admitted as a candidate.

Awards

• Swiss Television Award 2011 in the Best Show category

See also

• Got talent

Web links

• Broadcast website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Flavio Rizzello is the greatest Swiss talent. srf.ch, April 11, 2015, accessed on April 22, 2015 . 
2. ↑ Here we go: first broadcast of “The greatest Swiss talents” srf.ch, January 29, 2011
3. ↑ Where is the greatest talent in Switzerland hiding? srf.ch, February 12, 2011
4. ↑ Maya Wirz with her debut album as guest DRS 1 , broadcast “Swissmade” on June 3, 2011
5. ↑ It starts again! The first broadcast of the 2nd season srf.ch, January 28, 2012
6. ↑ Sven Epiney, Christa Rigozzi and DJ BoBo complete the DGST jury. srf.ch, August 28, 2014, accessed on October 27, 2014 . 
7. ↑ Golden Buzzer ( Memento of the original from April 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on srf.ch, accessed on April 12, 2015  
8. ↑ "The greatest Swiss talents": Start of the new season on srf.ch, message from February 15, 2016
9. ↑ Golden Buzzer ( Memento of the original from April 24, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on srf.ch, accessed on March 12, 2016  
10. ↑ "Marey" sing their own composition "The End Is Dawning" ( memento of the original from March 25, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. srf.ch, accessed on March 21, 2016  
11. ↑ Audience frustration at Swiss Talents on 20min.ch, article from December 7, 2010