American Idol and America's Got Talent may be the most recognizable talent shows to the Oprah Show audience, but talent searches all across the globe are taking viewers by storm. "It's a big world out there, and it's full of talent," Oprah says. 

From Russia to Malta to Afghanistan, TV talent shows are catapulting relative unknowns into bona fide stardom—Oprah Show producers counted more than 600 shows in 104 nations! "I just love it when somebody's dream gets to come true," Oprah says. "That is happening every single week."

From The Oprah Winfrey Show The World's Got Talent with Simon Cowell