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Got Talent is a talent show television format conceived and owned by Simon Cowell's SYCOtv company. A pilot was made in the United Kingdom in 2005, hosted by Paul O'Grady, but after O'Grady's split with ITV, the series was postponed, resulting in America's Got Talent – the first full series of the format.
It has spawned spin-offs in over 58 countries (as of April 2014), in what is now referred to as the Got Talent format, similar to that described by FremantleMedia of the Idol and The X Factor formats. In April 2014, the format was named the world's most successful reality TV format ever by the Guinness World Records.
Got Talent was an invention by The X Factor creator Simon Cowell, with comedian and talk show host Paul O'Grady producing a pilot for ITV in 2005 under the provisional title Paul O'Grady's Got Talent. O'Grady left the network after disputes with ITV, resulting in Cowell moving the concept to the United States while he and ITV searched for a new show host.
Due to these issues, the Got Talent franchise ended up debuting first as America's Got Talent on NBC on 21 June 2006, with judges David Hasselhoff, Brandy Norwood, and Piers Morgan. The show's original series was hosted by Regis Philbin. In 2016, the judging panel consisted of Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum, Melanie Brown, and Simon Cowell, and hosted by Nick Cannon, who has been the presenter since 2009. The grand prize on America's Got Talent is $1 million, and, since season 3, a chance to headline a show on the Las Vegas Strip. America's Got Talent proved extremely successful for NBC, pulling in high ratings in both total viewers and the younger 18-49 demographic. The show's initial success in America is credited with the eventual launch of the British series, and the overall global launch of the Got Talent franchise.
James: We just flew in from Chicago, and boy are our arms tired.
quiet
i am sleeping
in here
we need a little hope
for years
i've been sleeping
helpless
couldn't tell a soul
be ashamed
of the mess you've made
my eyes never forget, you see
behind me
silent
metal mercies
castrate
boys to the bone
jesus
are you listening
up there
to anyone at all
we are the fossils
the relics of our time
we mutilate the meanings
so they're easy to deny
be ashamed
of the mess you've made
my eyes never forget, you see
behind me
quiet
i am sleeping
quiet
i am sleeping
shut up
i don't trust you
i can't hear you
be ashamed
of the mess you've made
my eyes never forget, you see
behind me
behind me
the grace of falling snow
cover up everything you know
come save me from the awful sound
of nothing