Asia's Got Talent (season 1)
| Broadcast from | March 12 – May 14, 2015 |
|---|---|
| Judges |
Anggun David Foster Melanie C Vanness Wu |
| Host(s) |
Marc Nelson Rovilson Fernandez |
| Broadcaster | AXN Asia |
| El Gamma Penumbra | |
| Origin | Philippines |
| Genre(s) | Shadow play group |
| Khusugtun | |
The first season of Asia's Got Talent (AGT) started airing on March 12, 2015, across 15 countries in Asia, culminating to a grand final airing nine weeks later on May 14, 2015. It featured a grand prize of US$100,000 and an opportunity to perform at the Marina Bay Sands.
The show is hosted by Marc Nelson and Rovilson Fernandez; while the judges are Anggun, David Foster, Melanie C, and Vanness Wu. This show is also co-hosted by Singaporean Youtuber and Power98FM DJ's Dee Kosh for sneak previews, highlights, recaps, and behind the scenes.
Filipino shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra was declared the winner of the show's first season. News of their win leaked early through social media even before the broadcast of the results, causing dismay among netizens due to the spoiler nature of the leak.
The following were the locations for the open ground auditions:
Auditionees were also allowed to submit their audition videos online via the show's official website.
Auditions in front of the judges (and a live audience) were held for several days in early January 2015 at the Pinewood Iskandar Malaysia Studios in Johor, Malaysia. They would be screened across five episodes.
The judges' auditions also feature the Golden Buzzer. Each judge would have one chance to use the Golden Buzzer. The so-called Golden Acts, those on whom the Golden Buzzer is used, would automatically advance to the Semi-Finals. Wu was the first to press the Golden Buzzer on Japanese popping act Time Machine, followed by Melanie C on Chinese acrobat-dancer couple Gao Lin and Liu Xin and Anggun on Filipino shadow play group El Gamma Penumbra. Foster was the last judge to push the Golden Buzzer, using it on Filipina singer/soprano Gerphil Flores.
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