The first season of Românii au talent began on 18 February 2011 and ended on 25 April 2011. It was won by rapper Adrian Țuțu. The show was divided in 11 parts, the first six broadcast the auditions, the following four represented the semifinals, and the last part was the big final. The semifinals and the final were broadcast live, in a studio, with audience. The show recorded the biggest Romanian audiences for a reality competition.
Beginnings The first commercials for the show were first aired in the Summer of 2010. The application process started on July 2, 2010. The judges firstly visited Constanţa, Piatra Neamț, Timișoara, Bucharest and Cluj-Napoca. The show first aired on 18 February 2011.
Success 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 (Dancing with the Stars), another popular show in Romania broadcast by Pro TV.
Semi-finalists 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: On April 1, April 2 respectively April 8 and April 9, 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.
Key Winner Runner-up Finalist Semi-finalist (lost judges' or public vote) Name / Name of actAge(s)GenreActFromSemiPosition ReachedAcroMistycDancingDance and acrobaticsBucharest3Semi-finalistAdrian Țuțu18SingingRapperFocșani2Akikai7-19Martial artsMartial artsTecuci2Alin Imre7DancingDanceBucharest2Alin Stanis38SingingOpera singerCluj-Napoca4Alma Boiangiu19SingingPianist and singerBucharest3Semi-finalistAna-Maria Sandu17SingingPlaying the saxophonePiatra Neamț1Semi-finalistBallance26-26GymnasticsBalancing actBrașov1Bernadette Szep and dog Vanda19-?AnimalsDancing dog actMiercurea Ciuc1Blockbusters Crew7-20DancingDanceBucharest4Semi-finalistClaudiu Urdea 37SingingSingOnești2Semi-finalistClevers15-20Dancing14-strong dance group of girlsBihor3Semi-finalistCosmin Agache 14Beat boxingBeatboxBotoșani3Cristina Bondoc & Alina Dincă 20-22SingingSingTulcea/Bucharest2Dance Fiction Crew (DFC)18-27DancingStreet danceLugoj3Daniel Borșan 47DancingDanceTurda3Semi-finalistEduard Malița and Bianca Oniță19-20MagicMagiciansOradea2Semi-finalistFanfara Rotaria Junior 6-16MusicantsMusic instrumentsVaslui4Semi-finalistFlorin Harsan33BarberBarberBucharest1Semi-finalistFreakquency21-24DancingBreakdanceBucharest4Semi-finalistIoana Rotar13ContortionistContortionistOradea3Semi-finalistLaura Bogorodea 20DancingIndian danceConstanța2Semi-finalistLorenzo Cristian 29MagicMagiciansTimișoara3Semi-finalistMarian Vasilescu 19SingingSingDrobeta Turnu Severin3Semi-finalistMarius Coșofreț 20ComedyComicVînători2Semi-finalistMarius Ioniță 42SingingPlaying the drums and step dancingCluj-Napoca1Semi-finalistMădălina Luca 18SingingPan flute playerRoman4Semi-finalistMedea Felea 23DancingPole danceMilan4Mihail Cămărăscu63SingingOpera singerBucharest1Semi-finalistNarcis Iustin Ianău 17SingingOpera singerBacău1Natalia and Aliona Duminică 20-44DancingBelly danceChişinău (originally from Moldova)4Semi-finalistOrlando Oprescu 24AcrobaticsAcrobaticsBucharest4Semi-finalPaul and Virgil Păunescu 32-32SingingSingBucharest1Semi-finalRareș Deac19ContortionistContortionistMediaș1Semi-FinalistRebeca Neacșu 7SingingOpera singerBrașov3Reka Lazin and Ștefan Manduc19-22DancingDanceCluj-Napoca1Semi-finalistȘtefan Florescu 19JugglingJuggle the ballBotoșani3Tatiana Ilescu21AcrobaticMonocycleChişinău (originally from Moldova)2Semi-finalistTitanii Funky Fresh 22-27Dancing4-dance groupBucharest1Semi-finalistTransylvania Voces15-22SingingSingers the bottle, the sticks and gospel musicCluj-Napoca4Semi-finalistTrouble 17-25Dance11-strong dance groupBucharest2Semi-finalistTrupa MistikMagicMagiciansBucharest 4Semi-finalistValentin Dinu22SingSingingPloiești4Valentin Luca25AcrobaticsFlair bartendingBrașov4Valentin Păun 23DancingDance and comedyBucharest2Semi-finalistVeronica FizeșanSingingOpera and rock singCluj-Napoca4Semi-finalistVeverițele vesele 20-33ComedyComediansCluj-Napoca2Semi-finalistViorica and Emil Luca51-56DancingTraditional dance (pirouettes)Agricultori1
Semi-finals summary
The "Order" columns list the order of appearance each act made for every episode.
Key Buzzed out Judges' choice
Semi-final 1 (1 April) Guest performers: Costel Busuioc and Valentin Urse.
Semi-FinalistOrderActJudges' VoteResults (July 13)Titanii Funky Fresh 14-dance groupEliminatedNarcis Iustin Ianău2Opera singer1st (Won public vote)Ana-Maria Sandu3Playing the saxophoneEliminatedMarius Ioniță4Playing the drums and step dancingEliminatedViorica and Emil Luca5Traditional dance (pirouettes)Top 4 (Won the judges' vote)Paul and Virgil Păunescu6SingEliminatedBernadette Szep and dog Vanda7Dancing dog actTop 4 (Lost the judges' vote)Reka Lazin and Ștefan Manduc8DanceEliminatedMihail Cămărăscu9Opera singerEliminatedFlorin Hasan10BarberEliminatedRareș Deac11ContortionistEliminatedBallance12Balancing act2nd (Won public vote)
Semi-final 2 (2 April) Guest performers: Pepe and Petruța Cecilia Kupper.
Semi-FinalistOrderActJudges' VoteResults (July 13)Adrian Țuțu1Rapper1st (Won public vote)Eduard Malița și Bianca Oniță2MagiciansEliminatedClaudiu Udrea3SingEliminatedVeverițele vesele4ComedinasEliminatedValentin Păun5Dance and comedyEliminatedCristina Bondoc & Alina Dincă6Sing2nd (Won public vote)Alin Imre7DanceTop 4 (Lost judges' vote)Tatiana Ilescu8MonocycleEliminatedTrouble911-strong dance groupEliminatedMarius Coșofreț10ComicEliminatedLaura Bogorodea11Indian danceEliminatedAkikai12Martial artsTop 4 (Won judges' vote)
Semi-final 3 (8 April) Guest performers: The 8 teams competing in Dansez pentru tine.
Semi-FinalistOrderActJudges' VoteResults (July 13)Clevers114-strong dance group of girlsEliminatedAcroMistyc2Dance and acrobaticsEliminatedMarian Vasilescu3Sing Eliminated Rebeca Neacșu4Opera singerTop 4 (Won judges' vote)Daniel Borșan5DanceEliminatedAlma Boiangiu6Pianist and singerEliminatedLorenzo Cristian7MagicianEliminatedIoana Rotar8ContortionistEliminatedTransylvania Voces9Singers the bottle, the sticks and gospel musicEliminatedCosmin Agache10Beatbox2nd (Won public vote)Dance Fiction Crew (DFC)11Street danceTop 4 (Lost judges' vote)Ștefan Florescu12Juggle the ball1st (Won public vote)
Semi-final 4 (9 April) Guest performer: Horia Brenciu and Marius Mihalache.
Semi-FinalistOrderActJudges' VoteResults (July 13)Blockbusters Crew 19-dance groupEliminatedValentin Dinu2Sing1st (Won public vote)Fanfara Rotaria Junior 3Music instrumentsEliminatedNatalia și Aliona Duminică 4Belly danceEliminatedAlin Stanis 5Opera singerTop 4 (Lost judges' vote)Orlando Oprescu 6AcrobaticsEliminatedMădălina Luca 7Pan flute playerEliminatedTrupa Mistik 8MagiciansEliminatedVeronica Fizeșan9Opera and rock singEliminatedFreakquency10BreakdanceEliminatedMedea Felea11Pole danceTop 4 (Won the judges' vote)Valentin Luca12Flair bartending2nd (Won public vote)
Final (25 April) Guest performer: Loredana Groza and Damian Drăghici. Key ArtistOrderAct FinishedResultRebeca Neacșu1Opera singer7th - 2,50%EliminatedAkikai2Martial arts12th - 0,79%EliminatedValentin Dinu3Sing3rd - 16,26%Third placeViorica and Emil Luca4Traditional dance (pirouettes)11th - 0,86%EliminatedȘtefan Florescu5Juggle the ball8th - 1,94%EliminatedMedea Felea6Pole dance10th - 1,02%EliminatedCristina Bondoc & Alina Dincă7Sing9th - 1,11%EliminatedValentin Luca8Flair bartending6th - 3,53%EliminatedCosmin Agache9Beatbox5th - 7,91%EliminatedNarcis Iustin Ianău10Opera singer2nd - 24,40%Runner-upBallance11Balancing act4th - 10,40%EliminatedAdrian Țuțu12Rapper1st - 29,29%Winner
Ratings Episode DateViewers Share Peak Viewers Peak Share Source Auditions 1 18 February 2.05m 35.6% 2.7m — Auditions 2 25 February 2.24m 39.8% 4.5m 59.8% Auditions 3 4 March 2.4m 42.8% 3.08m — Auditions 4 11 March 2.55m 44.3% 3.28m — Auditions 5 18 March 2.52m 58.1% 5m 70.6% Auditions 6 25 March 2.55m 46.7% 5.5m 70.7% Semi-final 1 1 April 2.3m 47.3% 5.5m 66.6% Semi-final 2 2 April 2m 48.2% — — Semi-final 3 8 April 2.18m 45.7% 5m 64.8% Semi-final 4 9 April 2.01m 40.3% — 59.9% Final 25 April 2.11m 43.4% 2.82m 50%
References
External links Romanii au talent at protv.ro