I Can See Your Voice (British game show)

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I Can See Your Voice
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Genre
Based on I Can See Your Voice
by CJ ENM
Written byDavid Reilly
Directed by
  • Meyrick Cook
  • Julia Knowles
  • Sam Nutt
  • Peter Oliver
Creative directorElizabeth Honan
Presented by Paddy McGuinness
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series2
No. of episodes
  • Regular: 16
  • Special: 1
  • Overall: 17
Production
Executive producers
  • Rachel Ashdown
  • Amelia Brown
  • Louise Hutchinson
  • Tom O'Brien
Producers
  • Hally Booth
  • Meyrick Cook
  • Phoebe Janner
  • Sarah Mittell
  • Sam Nutt
  • Peter Oliver
Editors
  • Alistair Knapp
  • Chris Lewis
  • Matthew Pratt
Camera setup Multi-camera
Production companies
Original release
Network BBC One
Release10 April 2021 (2021-04-10) –
24 December 2022 (2022-12-24)
Related
I Can See Your Voice franchise

I Can See Your Voice is a British television mystery music game show series based on the South Korean programme of the same name. Since its premiere on 10 April 2021, [1] [2] it has aired two series on BBC One.

Contents

Gameplay

Format

Presented with a group of six "mystery singers" identified only by their occupation, a guest artist and a group of two contestants must attempt to eliminate bad singers from the group without ever hearing them sing, assisted by clues and a celebrity panel over the course of four rounds. At the end of the 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 singer is good, the contestants win £10,000; if the singer is bad, the same amount is given to the bad singer instead.

Rounds

Visual round

  • First Impressions
The guest artist and contestants are given some time to observe and examine each mystery singer based on their appearance. [lower-alpha 1]

Lip sync round

  • Lip Sync Challenge
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 recording by someone else. [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2]

Evidence rounds

  • Unlock my Life
The guest artist and contestants are presented with a video package chronicling the daily lives by one of the mystery singers. [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2]
  • Home Truths
The guest artist and contestants "tour" one of the remaining mystery singer's homes for clues (which may include red herrings) for 60 seconds. [lower-alpha 2]

Interrogation round

  • Interrogation
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. [lower-alpha 1] [lower-alpha 2]
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4  1  Used in series 1.
  2. 1 2 3 4  2  Used in series 2.

Background

Production and development

A press release from CJ ENM first reported mentioning the United Kingdom to have a local adaptation of I Can See Your Voice, at the time of broadcasting its recently aired (South Korean) sixth season in March 2019; [4] this was subsequently confirmed by BBC in July 2020, [5] including with production duties assigned by Fremantle's units, Naked and Thames. [6] [7]

Filming

Filming of the show took place at The Maidstone Studios (as part of Vinters Park) in Maidstone, Kent. During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has filmed under implementing health and safety protocols only in the first series. [8]

The I Can See Your Voice mini-segment at the 42nd appeal show of the annual Children in Need charity broadcast was filmed at Dock10 (as part of MediaCityUK) in Salford, Greater Manchester. [9]

Broadcast history

I Can See Your Voice debuted on 10 April 2021. [1] [2] During its first series airings, the show was already renewed for a second series [10] [11] that premiered on 15 October 2022. [12] [13] BBC discontinued the show after airing two series. [14] [15]

Special episodes

In 42nd appeal show of the annual Children in Need charity airings on 19 November 2021, 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 as mystery singers. [16] [17]

As a prelude to the second series, Leona Lewis played in the holiday special with former rhythmic gymnast Gabby Logan as a contestant on the Christmas Eve of 2021. [18] [19]

Series overview

Winning majority:      
  Good singers
  Bad singers
  Draw
SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedGood singersBad singers
First airedLast aired
1 810 April 2021 (2021-04-10)29 May 2021 (2021-05-29)62
2 815 October 2022 (2022-10-15)24 December 2022 (2022-12-24)44
Special 24 December 2021 (2021-12-24)10
Total17—116

Episodes

Series 1 (2021)

No.
overall		No. in
series		Guest artist(s)Player order [lower-alpha 1] Original air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)		U.K. share
(national)
11 Danny Jones (McFly)110 April 2021 (2021-04-10)3.29 [20] 17% [21]
22 Nadine Coyle (Girls Aloud)217 April 2021 (2021-04-17)3.822 [22] 22.3% [23]
33 Ronan Keating (Boyzone) [lower-alpha 2] 324 April 2021 (2021-04-24)3.578 [25] 23.6% [26]
44 Fleur East 41 May 2021 (2021-05-01)3.436 [27] 21.7% [28]
55 Louise Redknapp (Eternal)58 May 2021 (2021-05-08)3.538 [29] 20.5% [30]
66 Heather Small (M People)615 May 2021 (2021-05-15)4.8 [31] 27.8% [32]
77 Alexandra Burke 722 May 2021 (2021-05-22)3.84 [33] 26% [34]
88 Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs)829 May 2021 (2021-05-29)NR [35] NR [36]

Series 2 (2022)

No.
overall		No. in
series		Guest artist(s)Player order [lower-alpha 1] Original air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)		U.K. share
(national)
91 Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)1015 October 2022 (2022-10-15)NR [37] NR [38]
102Alexandra Burke—22 October 2022 (2022-10-22)3.015 [39] 18.8% [40]
113 Becky Hill 1129 October 2022 (2022-10-29)4.57 [41] 24.6% [42]
124 Lulu 125 November 2022 (2022-11-05)3.788 [43] 26.4% [44]
135 Claire Richards (Steps)1326 November 2022 (2022-11-26)3.652 [45] 19.8% [46]
146 Andy Bell (Erasure)143 December 2022 (2022-12-03)2.71 [47] 19.1% [48]
157 Simon Webbe (Blue)1510 December 2022 (2022-12-10)NR [49] NR [50]
168 Layton Williams 1624 December 2022 (2022-12-24)NR [51] NR

Special

No.TitleGuest artist(s)Player order [lower-alpha 1] Original air dateU.K. viewers
(millions)		U.K share
(national)
1"Holiday special" Leona Lewis 924 December 2021 (2021-12-24)NR [52] NR

Accolades

EventYear [lower-alpha 3] CategoryNominee(s)ResultRef(s)
BAFTA Awards 2022 Best Entertainment Performance Alison HammondNominated [53]
Entertainment Daily Awards2022Favourite Entertainment ShowI Can See Your VoiceNominated [54]
National Television Awards 2022 Best TV PresenterPaddy McGuinessLonglisted [55]
The Sir Bruce Forsyth Entertainment AwardI Can See Your VoiceLonglisted
TVTimes Awards 2021Favourite Entertainment ShowI Can See Your VoiceNominated [56]
TRIC Awards 2022Best Reality TV ProgrammeI Can See Your VoiceLonglisted [57] [58]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 It refers to the total number of guest artists having played the game, based on its first appearance. Also, returning guest artists (highlighted in italics) are not counted.
  2. ↑ These are the list of foreign guest artist(s) having played for the show:
    • Ireland — Ronan Keating (of Boyzone) (s1 ep. 3) [24]
  3. ↑ Indicates the year of ceremony

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