2024-04-09 01:13:14
“You are our star.” With this title, the new talent show of the Turkish channel TRT1 is organizing auditions today in Komotini seeking participation from the area of the Muslim minority of Greek Thrace. The show “Yildizim Sensin”, as the title is in Turkish, is a similar program to “Greece, you have talent” and opens its doors to everyone who believes they can sing, have a sense of humor, trust their voice and acting their ability.
The audition is only for today, and once it’s over, two people from the Turkish production will stay at the hotel in order to do… the scrapping. The rest of the crew will leave for Bosnia, then Azerbaijan, to reach Romania in order to continue the search for talent. The production has already visited Germany and Iraq. The choice, however, of May 19, a day of remembrance of the Pontian genocide for us and a national holiday for the Turks (Turkish youth day), does not seem to be random at all. However, since the beginning of May, the channel has started a tour in many cities in Turkey and shows or wants to show that this situation is coincidental.
It is also interesting that the channel behind this expensive production with so many trips (!) is not private. TRT1 is the neighboring country’s first state television channel. The audition, on Greek soil, takes place at the “Filia” hotel and the participants do not need to be Turkish. “The audition is for everyone” informs us Mrs. Elena Filippou, owner of the hotel, who has undertaken to “host” the filming of the talent show in the event hall.
“The room is for 350 people and already for several days a lot of people have called us in order to be informed about the day and time they should be at our place in order to participate in the competition”. The participants of “You are our star” will show their skills in Turkish music, pop or traditional, but also in Arabic-style songs.
Performers also have a place in the 13-episode show, since their impersonation and comedy skills will also be evaluated. During the live performances, the contestants will be accompanied by a 40-piece orchestra conducted by Metin Ozulkou. The winner will be the one who collects the most points from the audience during the shows. This is how Turkey’s new star will emerge.
Konstantina Garnelis
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