Call for Asia's Got Talent Season 2 auditions

AXN (Astro Channel 701 and 721) will kick off its search for Asia's next global superstar from April 10, as the leading general entertainment channel calls for online auditions for the highly anticipated second season of Asia's Got Talent.
The record-breaking series, which crowned Filipino shadow dance group, El Gamma Penumbra, the grand winner in the first season with a cash prize of US$100,000, will once again unite Asia in a celebration of talent that transcends language, culture and borders.
"Asia's Got Talent is the world's biggest talent competition and we encourage people of any age and with any dream to come forward and take the spotlight. Following the outstanding success of season one on AXN, and the awe-inspiring talent that emerged from 15 countries, Asia's Got Talent has established its place as the region's most powerful platform to launch aspiring stars," said Virginia Lim, Senior Vice President and Head of Content, Production and Marketing, Sony Pictures Television Networks, Asia.
Potential stars can visit www.AXN-Asia.com/AsiasGotTalent to submit an application and audition video, which should include a short introduction of the act, and the actual performance. The videos should be under two minutes' in duration.
In addition to the online auditions, AXN will hold a series of open auditions in major cities across the region next month. Cities, dates and venues will be announced in the coming weeks via AXN's TV channel, social platforms (@AXNAsia) and website.
"For season two, AXN is looking for a variety of acts that span everything from thrilling, surprising and breathtaking to funny and quirky … and sometimes bizarre. Asia's Got Talent is captivating entertainment at its best and there's no better place than Asia to discover to the next generation of superstars," said Lim.
Season one of Asia's Got Talent set new ratings records for the English general entertainment (GE) genre during its run, taking AXN to the number one spot in its timeslot among all regional pay-TV channels collectively across Southeast Asia and Taiwan.
In Malaysia, Asia's Got Talent was the highest rated entertainment series on English language channels on Astro in the past two years. In the Philippines, the Grand Final Results episode of Asia's Got Talent was the highest rated pay-TV program in the country since 2008, and commanded a 96% share among 22 English GE channels.