Qui sait chanter?
Canadian French-language television game show
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Qui sait chanter? (lit. 'Who can sing?')[1] is a Canadian French-language television mystery music game show based on the South Korean program I Can See Your Voice, featuring its format where guest artist(s) and a contestant attempt to eliminate bad singers from the group, until the last mystery singer remains for a duet performance. It first aired on Noovo on 13 September 2021.[2][3]
| Qui sait chanter? | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Game show |
| Based on | I Can See Your Voice by CJ ENM |
| Directed by | Benoît Giguere |
| Presented by | Phil Roy |
| Starring |
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| Country of origin | Canada |
| Original language | French |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes |
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| Production | |
| Executive producer | Julie Snyder |
| Producer | Marie-Pier Gaudreault |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Production companies | Productions J and ToRoS |
| Original release | |
| Network | Noovo |
| Release | 13 September 2021 – 12 December 2022 |
| Related | |
| I Can See Your Voice franchise | |
Gameplay
Format
Presented with a group of six "mystery singers" that identified only by their occupation, a guest artist and a contestant must attempt to eliminate bad singers from the selection without ever hearing them perform live, over the course of several rounds.[a] They are also assisted with clues regarding 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.
The contestant must eliminate one mystery singer at the end of each round, receiving a petty cash[a] if they eliminate a bad singer. At the end of a game, if the contestant decides to walk away, they will keep the money had won in previous rounds; if they decide to risk for the last remaining mystery singer, they win CA$25,000 if a singer is good, or lose their all winnings if a singer is bad.
Rounds
Lip sync rounds
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.
- Playback (French: Relecture)
- s1: Six mystery singers are divided into two groups of trios, and each of them would have to perform lip sync individually.
- s2: Six mystery singers are divided into pairs, in which each compete a lip sync battle against each other.
Evidence round
- Access code (French: Code d'accès)
- s1–2: The guest artist and contestant are presented with a video package containing possible clues by one of the mystery singers.
Rehearsal round
- Secret studio (French: Studio secret)
- s1: The guest artist and contestant are presented with video from a recording session by one of the mystery singers, but pitch-shifted to obscure their actual vocals.
Interrogation round
- Interrogation (French: Interrogatoire)
- s2: The guest artist and contestant may ask questions to the remaining mystery singers. Good singers are required to give truthful responses, while the bad singers must lie.
Production
Broadcast history
Qui sait chanter? debuted on 13 September 2021,[2][3] with filming taking place at Place Bell in Laval.[8]
While the first season broadcasts still ongoing, Noovo already renewed the series for a second season, with filming taking place at Scène Éthique in Varennes.[9] It premiered with Paul Daraîche playing in a Wild West special on 12 September 2022,[10][11] continuing with regular episodes the following week.[12][13] Other thematic games that have played include Rita Baga in a Halloween special on 31 October 2022[14][15] and Marc Hervieux in a holiday special that concluded on 12 December 2022.[16][17]
Series overview
Episodes
Season 1 (2021)
| No. overall | No. in season | Guest artist(s) | Player order[b] | Contestant | Original release date | CAN-QC viewers (millions) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Annie Villeneuve | 1 | Mounya Iklid | 13 September 2021 | 0.589[18] |
| 2 | 2 | Marie-Mai | 2 | Marc-André Rioux | 27 September 2021 | NR[19] |
| 3 | 3 | Corneille | 3 | Robine-Claudia Joseph | 4 October 2021 | NR[20] |
| 4 | 4 | Claude Cobra (Bleu Jeans Bleu) | 4 | Éliane Morin-Côté | 11 October 2021 | 0.649[21] |
| 5 | 5 | 2Frères | 5 | Mickael Grondin | 18 October 2021 | NR[22] |
| 6 | 6 | Martine St. Clair | 6 | Johanne Belot | 25 October 2021 | NR[23] |
| 7 | 7 | Ludovick Bourgeois | 7 | Alexandra Gauthier | 1 November 2021 | NR[24] |
| 8 | 8 | Brigitte Boisjoli | 8 | Robert Applyrs | 8 November 2021 | NR[25] |
| 9 | 9 | Damien Robitaille | 9 | Stéphanie Caron | 15 November 2021 | NR[26] |
| 10 | 10 | Alicia Moffet | 10 | Exaucé Luyengi | 22 November 2021 | NR[27] |
| 11 | 11 | Guylaine Tanguay | 11 | Marie-Claude Audet | 29 November 2021 | NR[28] |
| 12 | 12 | Roxane Bruneau | 12 | Marc-André Savard | 6 December 2021 | 0.559[29] |
| 13 | 13 | Maxime Landry | 13 | Annie Fréchette | 13 December 2021 | 0.614[30] |
Season 2 (2022)
| No. overall | No. in season | Guest artist(s) | Player order[b] | Contestant | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 1 | Andréanne A. Malette | 15 | Jude César | 19 September 2022 |
| 15 | 2 | France D'Amour | 16 | Guylaine Tremblay | 26 September 2022 |
| 16 | 3 | Jean-François Breau | 17 | Ariane-Hébert Métellus | 10 October 2022 |
| 17 | 4 | FouKi | 18 | Julie Ranger | 17 October 2022 |
| 18 | 5 | Johanne Blouin | 19 | Alexandre des Roches | 24 October 2022 |
| 19 | 6 | William Cloutier | 21 | Laurie Lambert[31] | 7 November 2022 |
| 20 | 7 | Roxane Bruneau | — | Nate Bolduc | 14 November 2022 |
| 21 | 8 | Marc Déry | 22 | Marko Estrada | 21 November 2022 |
| 22 | 9 | Marjo | 23 | Andréanne Ouellet-Gagnon | 28 November 2022 |
| 23 | 10 | Boom Desjardins | 24 | Farah Jacques | 5 December 2022 |
Specials
Accolades
| Event | Year[c] | Category | Nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prix Gémeaux | 2022 | Best Game Show | Qui sait chanter? | Nominated | [32] |
| Best Direction | Benoit Giguère, Stéphane Laporte, and David Quintin | Won | |||
| Best Program Host | Phil Roy | Nominated | |||
| 2023 | Best Direction | Benoit Giguère, Stéphane Laporte, and David Quintin | Nominated | [33] |
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