{"id":6391,"date":"2013-06-27T13:56:24","date_gmt":"2013-06-27T12:56:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/?p=6391"},"modified":"2013-06-27T13:56:24","modified_gmt":"2013-06-27T12:56:24","slug":"simon-cowell-set-to-launch-his-got-talent-brand-in-war-torn-afghanistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/6391\/simon-cowell-set-to-launch-his-got-talent-brand-in-war-torn-afghanistan\/","title":{"rendered":"Simon Cowell set to launch his Got Talent brand in war torn Afghanistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2012\/01\/simon02.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2012\/01\/simon02.jpg\" alt=\"Afghanistan&#039;s Got Talent\" title=\"Afghanistan&#039;s Got Talent\" width=\"315\" height=\"206\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-5703\" \/><\/a>Albania\u2019s Got Talent, Argentina&#8217;s Got Talent, Armenia&#8217;s Got Talent, \u00a0China&#8217;s Got Talent, Ukraine&#8217;s Got Talent and Kazakhstan&#8217;s Got Talent, are just some of the most interesting \u00a0places on the planet that have embraced Simon Cowell\u2019s entertainment formulae.<\/p>\n<p>However, the music mogul is not satisfied, he now wants to add war torn Afghanistan to the list making it the 58<sup>th<\/sup> country to adapt the Got Talent brand.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports the One Direction boss has negotiated a deal with channel 1TV and Afghanistan&#8217;s Got Talent will start later this year. It has been revealed that auditions are already taking place all around the country, while producers are continuing their hunt for a presenter to front the show.<\/p>\n<p>A source told The Sun that Cowell believes the series can work anywhere, in any country of the world and explained:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSimon has always believed Got Talent can work anywhere, because \u2014 no matter where you are \u2014 people have amazing talents.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Contestants will include members of the general public but could also include soldiers and those involved in the conflict and peace keeping duties.<\/p>\n<p>The source added:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cRules are being drawn up but there is a possibility troops will be allowed to enter \u2014 assuming they can get permission.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Forces are perfectly placed to take part, as already regular talent nights and competitions are hosted at army bases around the country.<\/p>\n<p><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"ca-pub-0466605792016836\";\n\/* bgt *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"9452887434\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>\n<BR><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/6391\/simon-cowell-set-to-launch-his-got-talent-brand-in-war-torn-afghanistan\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1805371;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Albania\u2019s Got Talent, Argentina&#8217;s Got Talent, Armenia&#8217;s Got Talent, \u00a0China&#8217;s Got Talent, Ukraine&#8217;s Got Talent and Kazakhstan&#8217;s Got Talent, are just some of the most interesting \u00a0places on the planet [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 1805371;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5703,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-6391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-simon-cowell","clearfix"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/files\/2012\/01\/simon02.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6391"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6391\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6419,"href":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6391\/revisions\/6419"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5703"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/thetalentzone.co.uk\/musictv\/bgt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}