Youth with Talent - Generation Next
Hosted byDilshan Pathirathna
JudgesRookantha Gunathilake
Nadeesha Hemamali
Umara Sinhawansa
Kishu Gomes
Chitral Somapala
WinnerJanaka Kanchana
Release
Original networkITN
Original releaseOctober 2017 (2017-10) 
January 2018 (2018-01)

'Youth with Talent - Generation Next' is a Sri Lankan reality talent contest which was aired on ITN (Independent Television Network) in 2016. The show brings together contestants between the ages of 15 and 35 to participate in a talent competition which was hosted by Dilshan Pathirathna and directed by award-winning musical and tele-drama director, Mr. Sandaruwan Jayawickrama. Other contributors include Mr. Saman Athaudahetti, the chairman of ITN and Mr. Eranda Weliange, the chairman of NYSC.

Auditions

Auditions were held throughout Sri Lanka and the best acts were selected to be telecast on television, along with other acts.

20 participants competed in each audition round and the judges selected 10 contestants for the next round.

Golden buzzer acts were sent directly to the grand finale.

Round 1

Round 1 was held from 09/09/2017 to 16/12/2017.

Round 2

Round 2 was held from 23/12/2017 to 27/01/2018.

Round 2 Summary

Round 2-1 Episode 16 (December 23, 2017)

Guest Judge : Chandani Seneviratne

Contestant Age Hometown Order Act Type Buzzes Result
Kishu Umara Chithraal Nadeesha
Umesha Alahakon 23 Anuradhapura 1 Solo dancer Eliminated
Emil Tharanga 29 Colombo 2 Close up/stage magician Advanced
Praveen Melroy 19 Matara 3 Bike stunt performer Advanced
Janith Dimuthu 23 Rajanganaya 4 Extreme danger act Advanced
Dilip 5 Artist Advanced
Chameera 6 Danger act Advanced
Name not announced 7 Dance group Advanced
Wasanthi 8 Contortionist and danger act Advanced
  • Janith Dimuthu won "Talent of the Day" unanimously.
  • At the beginning of the show, the host announced there were 11 contestants on the day.

Round 2-2 Episode 17 (December 30, 2017)

Guest Judge : Rukshi Gamage

Contestant Age Hometown Order Act Type Buzzes Result
Kishu Umara Chithraal Nadeesha
Vindya De Alwis 22 Colombo 1 Close up and stage magician Advanced
Vihan Aponso 19 Ratmalana 2 Beat boxer Advanced
Three sisters 16/11/8 Mullaitivu 3 Gymnastics Advanced *
Issai Archanai 14/17 Colombo 4 Instrumentalists Advanced
Rajitha Lakshitha 20 Homagama 5 Hip-hop dancer Advanced
Ranatunga Panduwasnuwara 6 Karate act Eliminated
Farshan 7 Stunt Eliminated
Rasith 8 Bike stunt Eliminated
Sentry 9 Traditional and western dance group Advanced
  • Three sisters advanced with guest judge vote.
  • Sentry won "Talent of the Day" unanimously.
  • At the end of the show, the host announced 6 contestants were advanced among 12 contestants.

Round 2-3 Episode 18 (January 6, 2018)

Guest Judge : Indika Upamali

Contestant Age Hometown Order Act Type Buzzes Result
Kishu Umara Chithraal Nadeesha
Ruwan Chamara 26 Elpitiya 1 Bike stunt Advanced
Geeth Prasanna 32 Kandy 2 Singer Advanced
Z & R 22-26 Mawanella / Gampola 3 Artists Advanced *
Nishfahan 4 Mathematician Advanced
Sujeetharan 5 Dance group Advanced
Dinesh 6 Gymnastics Advanced *
Name not announced 7 Magician Advanced *
Nadeesha 8 Solo dancer Advanced
K. Samarakoon 29 Polonnaruwa 9 Danger act Advanced *
  • Advanced with guest judge vote.
  • Nifan won "Talent of the Day" unanimously.
  • At the end of the show the host announced 8 contestants advanced and 4 were rejected, but on air, 9 contestants advanced.

Round 2-4 Episode 19 (January 13, 2018)

Guest Judge : Dannielle Kerkoven

Contestant Age Hometown Order Act Type Buzzes Result
Kishu Umara Chithraal Nadeesha
Wheel Fighters 16/25 Panadura 1 Bike stunt Advanced
Janaka 2 Danger act Advanced
Dhammika Susantha Kumara 27 Medawachchiya 3 Highest kick Advanced
Name not announced (a Kid) 4 Solo traditional dance Eliminated
Name not announced 5 Magician Advanced
Dimuthu 6 Act with fire "Gini Sisila" Advanced
Heshan Tharanga 7 Singer Advanced
Oshantha 8 Magician Advanced
Saumya 9 Instrumentalist and singer Advanced
Hansaka Shehan 14 Nuwara Eliya 10 Unicycle circus Advanced *
  • Advanced with guest judge vote.
  • Heshan received 3 votes from judges and won "Talent of the Day", while Dammika receives a single vote from Kishu.
  • At the end of the show, the host announced 9 contestants were advanced among 14 contestants.

Round 2-5 Episode 20 (January 20, 2018)

Guest Judge : Sangeetha Weeraratne

Contestant Age Hometown Order Act Type Buzzes Result
Kishu Umara Chithraal Nadeesha
Tharindu Rumayantha 24 Avissawella 1 Balancing Act Advanced
Tharumaraja Thuwaragan 22 Jaffna 2 Musical Instrument Advanced
Kawindya Jayasinghe 14 Kandy 3 Solo Traditional Dance Advanced
Nimesh Madhuwantha 17 Ratmalana 4 Dance Act Advanced
Chamara Madhushanka Dissanayake 26 Horowpathana 5 Danger Act Advanced
Subha 6 Act with Fire "Gini Sisila" Advanced
  • Chamara won "Talent of the Day" unanimously.
  • At the end of the show, the host announced 6 contestants were advanced among 14 contestants.

Challenge Round Episode 21 (January 27, 2018)

  • This round consisted of 12 contestants who were not among the original 61527 applicants for the show.
  • At the beginning of the show, the host announced only 1 contestant will be selected to advance to the semifinals.

Guest Judge : Srimali Fonseka

Contestant Age Hometown Order Act Type Buzzes Result
Kishu Umara Chithraal Nadeesha
Beat Bullets 17-25 Maharagama 1 Dance Act Eliminated *
Udaya Madhusanka 25 Bandarawela 2 Magician Selected to the pool and later Eliminated
Chamara Thusitha Bandara 30 Kurunegala 3 Stunt Selected to the pool and later Advanced
Sujeewa Lakmal 31 Matara 4 Stunt Eliminated
Thilindika Kumari 5 Dance Act Selected to the pool and later Eliminated
Name not announced (4 kids) 6 Dance Act Eliminated
  • Eliminated with guest judge vote.
  • Nadeesha, Chitraal and Umara voted to eliminate Thilindika from the pool. Chitraal and Nadeesha voted for Thusitha, while Umara and Kishu voted for Udaya to advance for the next round. Thusitha advanced to the next round and won "Talent of the Day", with guest judge vote.

Episode 22 (February 3, 2018)

  • Samare & Samare who were the runner up in Youth with Talent Season 1 featured in this episode.
  • This episode was a recap of some of the quarterfinalists including Emil Tharanga, Nimesh Madhuwantha, Nishwahan, Wheel fighters, Three sisters, Subha, Janith Dimuthu, Praveen Melroy, Tharumaraja Thuwaragan, Janakajeewa, Dhammika Susantha Kumara and Chamara Thusitha Bandara and some sneak peek of the semifinals which begins on February 10, 2010.

Semi-finals

Semifinals will be started on February 10, 2018. There will be 38 contestants and only 6 will be selected by the judge panel. Each semifinals will consist of 19 contestants. Results are based on judge decisions.

Semi Finals 1 Episode 23 (February 10, 2018)

Guest Judge : TBA

Contestant Age Hometown Order Performance description Buzzes Result
Kishu Umara Chithraal Nadeesha
Ruwan Chamara 26 Elpitiya 1 Bike Stunt ; Performed various types of stunts using a motor bicycle. Advanced
Wheel fighters 16 & 25 Panadura 2 Bike stunt group ; Performed various types of stunts using bicycles. Advanced
Emil Eranga 29 Colombo 3 Clairvoyant/Magician ; First identified a number Nadeesha has written on a piece of paper, after which he identified the color of the cube Chithraal had on his palm. Later performed a close up card trick and an on stage magic trick. Advanced
Sentry 13-22 Kolannawa 4 Dance group ; Performed a light based dance routine and then a western dance routine. Advanced
Nimesh Maduwantha Ratmalana 5 Dancer and contortionist ; Performed a war themed dance routine along with a group Advanced*
Praveen Melroy 19 Matara 6 Bike stunt ; Performed various stunt tricks using a bicycle Advanced
Nishfahan 7 Mathematician ; Told the numbers used in a calculation given by an answer for a calculation by the judge board. Advanced
Janith Dimuthu 23 Rajanganaya 8 Danger act ; Performed danger act using motor bicycles Advanced
Three sisters 8, 11 & 16 Mullaitivu 9 Gymnastics ; Performed gymnastic routines on a hanging wire from the ceiling. Advanced

Semi Finals 3 Episode 24 (February 18th 2018)

Guest Judge : TBA

Contestant Age Hometown Order Performance description Buzzes Result
Kishu Umara Chithraal Nadeesha
Tharindu Rumayantha 24 Avissawella 1 Circus act ; Performed various circus tricks using a hanging swing along with another partner. Advanced
Ushantha Madhuwantha 19 Badulla 2 Close up magician ; Performed a magic trick where he identified pictures drawn by judges and later performed a basic algorithmic magic trick. Advanced
Hansaka Shehan 14 Nuwara Eliya 3 Unicycle ; Performed various tricks using unicycles along with his brothers. Advanced
Subha Hansani 19 Kandy 4 Fire dancer ; Performed a dance routine using fire. Advanced
Nimesh Maduwantha Ratmalana 5 Dancer and contortionist ; Performed a war themed dance routine along with a group Advanced*
Praveen Melroy 19 Matara 6 Bike stunt ; Performed various stunt tricks using a bicycle Advanced
Nishfahan 7 Mathematician ; Told the numbers used in a calculation given by an answer for a calculation by the judge board. Advanced
Janith Dimuthu 23 Rajanganaya 8 Danger act ; Performed danger act using motor bicycles Advanced
Three sisters 8, 11 & 16 Mullaitivu 9 Gymnastics ; Performed gymnastic routines on a hanging wire from the ceiling. Advanced

Finals

  • Held on 3 March 2018
  • Guest Judge : Hemal Ranasinghe
  • The top 10 contestants participated in the competition including the golden buzzer acts.
Key   Top 3   Top 10
Contestant Age Hometown Order Performance description Buzzes Result
Kishu Umara Chithraal Nadeesha
Emil Eranga 29 Colombo 1 Magician ; Performed first card trick magics and then a routine of different ticks. Finally showed a trick where the magician helper was put inside a box and struck with pointed arrows whilst without any harm. Top 10
Janaka Kanchana Mudunnayake 32 Haghuranketha 2 Strong man act ; Bent various objects including metal wires and lifted bicycles, sand bags etc. Finally ended the act with breaking a world record. Top 3
Upul Ranjith 26 Medawachchiya 3 Dance and balance act ; Performed a dance routine based on the theme "Do not force animals". Also performed a balance act on balancing on tables placed on top of each other by water bottles. Top 10
Janaka TBA 4 Balance and danger act ; Performed a circus act. However act was stopped by the judge board due to a technical failure as the balanced individual fell on to the stage. Top 10
Nimesh Maduwantha 17 Ratmalana 5 Dancer and contortionist, bone breaker ; Performed a dance along with bone break routines. Top 3
Janith Dimuthu 23 Rajanganaya 6 Bike stunt ; Performed various stunt tricks using a bicycle Top 10
Nishfahan 7 Mathematician ; Squared five digit numbers and then performed BODMAS calculations on head given by the judges. Top 3
Janaka Jeewa 23 TBA 8 Danger;First performed with scorpions on body and later based an act with a snake where snake was used to perform the danger acts. Top 10
Dhilanga and Chamodh 15 & 13 Anuradhapura 9 Danger; Included a performance with balancing, as well as with swords and many other varieties of danger acts. Top 10
Subha Hansani 19 Kandy 10 Fire dancer ; Performed a fire based dance routine Top 10

Top three (3)

Key   Winner   Runner-up   2nd Runner-up
Contestant Age Hometown Act Percentage Votes Result
Nimesh Maduwantha 17 Ratmalana Contortionist,bone breaker and dancer 7.4% 2nd Runner-up
Nishfahan Nawalapitiya Mathematician 39.7% Runner-up
Janaka Kanchana Mudunnayake Hanguranketha Strong man 52.9% Winner

Top 42 Acts

Key   Winner   Runner-up   Third Place   Top 10   Eliminated at pool (semifinals)   Eliminated at pool (quarterfinals) Golden buzzer Talent of the day Judges' wild card (semifinals)
Name of Contestant(s) Age(s) Genre Act Hometown Round 2 Semifinal Result
Dhilanga and Chamodh 15 & 13 Danger Circus Anuradhapura Finalist
Janaka Kanchana Mudannayake 32 Variety Strong man Haghuranketha Finalist
Janaka Jeewa Danger Danger varieties
04
02
Finalist
D. L. E. Upul Ranjith 26 Dance Solo dancer Medawachchiya Finalist
Janaka Danger Balance act Finalist
Emil Eranga 29 Magic Closeup/stage magician Colombo
01
01
Finalist
Nimesh Madhuwantha 17 Dance Solo dancer & Contortionist Ratmalana
05
01
Finalist
Subha Dance Fire dancer
05
02
Finalist
Nishfahan Variety Mathematician
03
01
TBA
Janith Dimuthu 23 Danger Extreme danger act Rajanganaya
01
01
Finalist
Hansaka Shehan 14 Danger Unicycle Nuwara Eliya
04
01
Eliminated
Tharindu Rumayantha 24 Danger Balancing Avissawella
05
02
Eliminated
Sentry Dance Traditional Dance group
02
01
Eliminated
K. Samarakoon 21 Danger Circus Polonnaruwa
03
02
Eliminated
Wheel Fighters 16/25 Danger Stunt Panadura
04
01
Eliminated
Chamara Thusitha Bandara 25 Danger Stunt Bandarawela
Challenge
02
Eliminated
Praveen Melroy 19 Danger Stunt Matara
01
01
Eliminated
Three sisters 8,11 & 16 Danger Gymnastics Mullaitivu
02
01
Eliminated
Vindya De Alwis 22 Magic Closeup/stage magician Colombo
02
02
Eliminated
Ruwan Chamara 26 Danger Stunt Elpitiya
03
01
Eliminated
Tharumaraja Thuwargan 22 Music Instrumentalist Jaffna
05
02
Eliminated
Name not announced Variety Artist
01
02
Eliminated
Chameera Danger Danger circus
01
Eliminated
Name not announced Dance Dance group
01
Eliminated
Wasanthi Danger Contortionist/balance
01
Eliminated
Vihan Aponso 19 Singing Beat-boxer Ratmalana
02
Eliminated
Issai Archanai 14 & 17 Music Instrumentalists Colombo
02
Eliminated
Geeth Prasanna 32 Singing Singer Kandy
03
Eliminated
Z & R 22-26 Variety Artists Manawella / Gampola
03
Eliminated
Sujeethran Dance Dance group
03
Eliminated
Dinesh Danger Gymnastics
03
Eliminated
Name not announced Magic Magician
03
Eliminated
Nadeesha Dance Solo dancer
03
Eliminated
Dhammika Susantha Kumara 27 Danger/Guinness Highest kick medawachchiya
04
Eliminated
Name not announced Magic Magician
04
Eliminated
Dimuthu Dance Fire dancer
04
Eliminated
Heshan Tharanga Singing Singer
04
Eliminated
Oshantha Magic Closeup magician
04
Eliminated
Saumya Music/Singing Instrumentalist and singer
04
Eliminated
Chamara Madhushanka Dissanayake 26 Danger Extreme danger Horowpathana
05
Eliminated
Rajitha Lakshitha 20 Dance Hip hop Homagama
02
Eliminated
Kawindya Jayasinghe 14 Dance Traditional dancer Kandy
05
Eliminated
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