HCM CITY — Open auditions for the new season of top-rated series Asia’s Got Talent will be held on Sunday (July 1) in HCM City, entertainment channel AXN has announced. 

Doors will open from 10am at Giải Phóng Studio in District 3 with hundreds of aspiring performers expected to attend for their shot at international fame and a life-changing grand prize of US$100,000.

The one-day event is part of AXN’s regional Asia’s Got Talent audition tour which also includes stops in Bangkok, Singapore, Manila, Kuala Lumpur and Jakarta.

Derek Wong, vice president and producer of Sony Pictures Television Networks in Asia, said: “Việt Nam has some of the most mesmerising and entertaining talent in Asia so we expect incredible acts from around the country to attend the HCM City open auditions.”

“Last season’s 218 Dance Crew made it into the semi-finals with their special blend of Vietnamese culture and spectacular light show, so we’re excited to see what Việt Nam can deliver to our new season of Asia’s Got Talent!”

Asia’s Got Talent is supported by regional sponsor Princess Cruises, the official cruise line of Asia’s Got Talent, and local broadcast partner HTV3, production partner Novel Production and management partner Amberstone Media.

The Got Talent franchise was created by Simon Cowell’s Syco Entertainment and is co-produced and owned by Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia.

It is entered in the Guinness World Records as the Most Successful Reality Television Format in history with 70 local versions produced across Europe, Asia Pacific, the Middle East, Africa and the Americas.

The Got Talent format airs in 186 countries.

Launched in Asia in 1997, AXN is Asia’s leading general entertainment channel, featuring exclusive top-rated drama series, blockbuster features, reality programmes and groundbreaking original productions. — VNS