I Can See Your Voice (British game show)
British television game show
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I Can See Your Voice is a British television mystery music game show based on the South Korean programme of the same title, featuring its format where a guest artist and contestants attempt to eliminate bad singers from the group, until the last mystery singer remains for a duet performance. It first aired on BBC One on 10 April 2021.[1][2]
- Meyrick Cook
- Julia Knowles
- Sam Nutt
- Peter Oliver
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| Genre | Game show |
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| Written by | David Reilly |
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| Creative director | Elizabeth Honan |
| Presented by | Paddy McGuinness |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 2 |
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| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
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| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 10 April 2021 – 24 December 2022 |
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| I Can See Your Voice franchise | |
Gameplay
Format
Over the course of four rounds, the guest artist and a pair of contestants must attempt to eliminate bad singers from a group of six "mystery singers", identified only by their occupation or alias, without ever hearing them perform live. They are assisted by clues regarding the singers' backgrounds, style of performance, and observations from a celebrity panel. At the end of a game, the last remaining mystery singer is revealed as either good or bad by means of a duet between them and one of the guest artists.[3]
If the last remaining mystery singer is good, the contestants win £10,000; this is also applied to the winning bad singer selected by them.
Rounds
Visual round
- First Impressions
- s1: The guest artist and contestants are given some time to observe and examine each mystery singer based on their appearance.
Lip sync round
- Lip Sync Challenge
- s1–2: Each mystery singer performs a lip sync to a song; good singers mime to a recording of their own, while bad singers mime to a backing track by another vocalist.
Evidence rounds
- Unlock my Life
- s1–2: The guest artist and contestants are presented with a video package chronicling the daily lives by one of the mystery singers.
- Home Truths
- s2: The guest artist and contestants "tour" one of the remaining mystery singer's homes for clues (which may include red herrings) for 60 seconds.
Interrogation round
- Interrogation
- s1–2: The guest artist and contestants must choose one mystery singer to question with. The host is given a list of 15 questions shown on the screen and the artist can ask any of 15 questions within the 30 second time limit.
Production
CJ ENM provisionally announced a British adaptation of I Can See Your Voice through a press release during (South Korean) sixth season of the same title in March 2019;[4] this was subsequently confirmed by the BBC in July 2020,[5] with Fremantle's units Naked and Thames, co-assigning on production duties.[6][7]
Broadcast history
I Can See Your Voice debuted on 10 April 2021,[1][2] with filming taking place at The Maidstone Studios. At the time of production during the COVID-19 pandemic, health and safety protocols had also implemented.[8] Being as part of its first series, Leona Lewis and contestant Gabby Logan played in a holiday special that concluded on the Christmas Eve of 2021.[9][10] Two weeks before first series finale, the BBC has already renewed the show for a second series,[11][12] which premiered on 15 October 2022.[13][14]
In February 2023, the BBC formally announced to discontinue the show after airing two series.[15][16]
Children in Need mini-segment
During the 42nd appeal show of the Children in Need charity broadcast held at Dock10 in Salford, Greater Manchester on 19 November 2021,[17] a mini-segment of I Can See Your Voice featured newsreader Kate Silverton, Final Score host Jason Mohammad, and BBC Breakfast presenter (also bad singer) Mike Bushell portraying as mystery singers.[18][19]
Series overview
Episodes
Series 1 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in series | Guest artist(s) | Player order[a] | Contestants | Original release date | U.K. viewers (millions) | U.K. share (national) |
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| 1 | 1 | Danny Jones (McFly) | 1 | Lee and John[2] | 10 April 2021 | 3.29[20] | 17%[21] |
| 2 | 2 | Nadine Coyle (Girls Aloud) | 2 | Jen and Nadine[22] | 17 April 2021 | 3.822[23] | 22.3%[24] |
| 3 | 3 | Ronan Keating (Boyzone)[b] | 3 | Saaj and Sash[26] | 24 April 2021 | 3.578[27] | 23.6%[28] |
| 4 | 4 | Fleur East | 4 | Anton and Duban | 1 May 2021 | 3.436[29] | 21.7%[30] |
| 5 | 5 | Louise Redknapp (Eternal) | 5 | Billy and Leanne Murphy[31] | 8 May 2021 | 3.538[32] | 20.5%[33] |
| 6 | 6 | Heather Small (M People) | 6 | Kristen and Caitlin[34] | 15 May 2021 | 4.8[35] | 27.8%[36] |
| 7 | 7 | Alexandra Burke | 7 | Daniel and Joe | 22 May 2021 | 3.84[37] | 26%[38] |
| 8 | 8 | Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs) | 8 | Sophie Carrigill and Josh Landmann | 29 May 2021 | NR[39] | NR[40] |
Series 2 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in series | Guest artist(s) | Player order[a] | Contestants | Original release date | U.K. viewers (millions) | U.K. share (national) |
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| 9 | 1 | Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet) | 10 | Glenda and Paul | 15 October 2022 | NR[41] | NR[42] |
| 10 | 2 | Alexandra Burke | — | Charlie and Dexter | 22 October 2022 | 3.015[43] | 18.8%[44] |
| 11 | 3 | Becky Hill | 11 | Heather and Kaveh | 29 October 2022 | 4.57[45] | 24.6%[46] |
| 12 | 4 | Lulu | 12 | Haloo and Zanist | 5 November 2022 | 3.788[47] | 26.4%[48] |
| 13 | 5 | Claire Richards (Steps) | 13 | Essylne and Nkechi | 26 November 2022 | 3.652[49] | 19.8%[50] |
| 14 | 6 | Andy Bell (Erasure) | 14 | Dominique and Tahiela | 3 December 2022 | 2.71[51] | 19.1%[52] |
| 15 | 7 | Simon Webbe (Blue) | 15 | Tracy and Michelle | 10 December 2022 | NR[53] | NR[54] |
| 16 | 8 | Layton Williams | 16 | Maryanne and Chloe | 24 December 2022 | NR[55] | NR |
Special
| No. | Title | Guest artist(s) | Player order[a] | Contestants | Original release date | U.K. viewers (millions) | U.K. share (national) |
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| 1 | "Holiday special" | Leona Lewis | 9 | Gabby Logan and Dev | 24 December 2021 | NR[56] | NR |
Accolades
| Event | Year[c] | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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| BAFTA Awards | 2022 | Best Entertainment Performance | Alison Hammond | Nominated | [57] |
| Entertainment Daily Awards | 2022 | Favourite Entertainment Show | I Can See Your Voice | Nominated | [58] |
| National Television Awards | 2022 | Best TV Presenter | Paddy McGuiness | Longlisted | [59] |
| The Sir Bruce Forsyth Entertainment Award | I Can See Your Voice | Longlisted | |||
| TVTimes Awards | 2021 | Favourite Entertainment Show | I Can See Your Voice | Nominated | [60] |
| TRIC Awards | 2022 | Best Reality TV Programme | I Can See Your Voice | Longlisted | [61][62] |
Notes
- It refers to the guest artist(s) that have played according to their first game; returning guest artists (which also include foreigners or former good singers, with their names displaying in italics) did not count.
- Indicates the year of ceremony