I Can See Your Voice (German game show) explained

Director:
  • Bastien Angemeer
  • Markus Küttner
Presenter:Daniel Hartwich
Starring:The celebrity panelists (see)
Country:Germany
Language:German
Num Seasons:3
Num Episodes:14
Executive Producer:
  • Tobias Cullmann
  • Anja Heinen
Producer:Tina Allert
Camera:Multi-camera
Company:Tresor Television
Network:RTL

I Can See Your Voice is a German television mystery music game show series based on the South Korean programme of the same name. It aired on RTL from 18 August 2020[1] [2] [3] to 3 September 2022, for three seasons.

Gameplay

Format

Presented with a group of "mystery singers" identified only by their occupation, a guest artist and contestant(s) 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 several 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.

From first to second season, if the singer is good, the contestant wins ; if the singer is bad, the same amount is given to the bad singer instead.

For the third season, the contestants must eliminate one mystery singer at the end of each round, receiving if they eliminate a bad singer. At the end of the game, the contestants may either end the game and keep the money they had won in previous rounds, or risk it for a chance to win by correctly guessing whether the last remaining mystery singer is good or bad.

Rounds

Visual rounds

The guest artist and contestant(s) are given some time to observe and examine each mystery singer based on their appearance.

A muted video of each mystery singer that reveals only 0.3 seconds of their singing voice is played as an additional hint.

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 recording by someone else.

The mystery singer lip syncs to the good singer's recording, then a bad singer's recording comes in the middle of the performance.

Evidence round

The guest artist and contestant(s) are presented with a video package containing possible clues by one of the mystery singers.

Rehearsal round

The guest artist and contestant(s) are presented with video from a recording session by one of the mystery singers, but pitch-shifted to obscure their actual vocals.

Interrogation round

The guest artist and contestant(s) may ask questions to the remaining mystery singers. Good singers are required to give truthful responses, while the bad singers must lie.

Notes

Background

Production and development

A press release from CJ ENM first reported mentioning Germany 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 RTL Deutschland in June 2020,[5] including with production duties assigned by Tresor Television.[6] [7]

Naming

For the third season, the show was renamed in German as Zeig uns Deine Stimme! (English: italics=yes|Show us your voice!) that comes from a catchphrase by Hartwich himself.[8] [9]

Filming

Filming of the show took place at MMC Studios in Ehrenfeld, Cologne.[10] [11] During the COVID-19 pandemic, it has filmed under implementing health and safety protocols only in the second season.

Production in the first season was halted immediately due to being "unpreparedness" on the COVID-19 pandemic; Tresor Television spokesperson Jovan Evermann also responded on the issue that the federal health department guidelines are followed properly.[12] [13]

Broadcast history

I Can See Your Voice debuted as a two-night premiere[14] [15] on 18 and 19 August 2020.[1] [2] [3] After the pilot airings, RTL renewed the series for a second season[16] [17] that premiered on 30 March 2021,[18] [19] a week after the fourth season finale of ProSieben's rival show The Masked Singer.[20] Under its German title Zeig uns Deine Stimme!,[8] [9] the third season began airing at prime time block on 24 July 2022, but it was prematurely ended on 7 August 2022, before resuming to late night block on 20 August 2022.

Cast

The series has a panel of celebrities who assist the guest artist(s) to decipher mystery singers' identities throughout the game. Alongside with mainstays, guest panelists also appear since the first season. Overall, 5 different members have been assigned, with the original lineup being,, Thomas Hermanns, Tim Mälzer, and Judith Rakers.[21]

Daniel Hartwich hosted the show entirely for two seasons, but appointed the third season premiere only.

Cast type:
Seasons
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Daniel Hartwich
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Jorge González
Thomas Hermanns
Tim Mälzer
Judith Rakers

Episodes

Season 1 (2020)

See main article: I Can See Your Voice (German game show) season 1.

Season 2 (2021)

See main article: I Can See Your Voice (German game show) season 2.

Season 3 (2022)

See main article: I Can See Your Voice (German game show) season 3.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: I can see your voice: RTL bringt Mega-Show aus Südkorea nach Deutschland. 6 August 2020. de. RTL. Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland. 7 August 2020.
  2. Web site: I Can See Your Voice am 18. und 19. August. August 3, 2020 . de. Tresor Productions. Keshet International. November 2, 2020.
  3. Web site: I can see your voice: So glücklich sind die ersten Sieger . de. . Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland. 18 August 2020. 20 August 2020.
  4. Web site: I Can See Your Voice Season 6 secures its success. CJ ENM. 7 March 2019. 22 February 2024.
  5. Web site: KI'S TRESOR TV SIGNS FIRST-LOOK DEAL WITH CJ ENM. 5 June 2020 . Keshet International. 30 June 2020.
  6. Web site: KESHET INTERNATIONAL'S TRESOR TV TO PRODUCE CJ ENM'S PRIMETIME COMEDY SINGING SHOW FOR RTL GERMANY. 7 June 2020 . . 25 July 2020.
  7. Web site: "I Can See Your Voice"-Produzentin Tina Allert: 'TikTok ist ein gutes Trainingscamp für "I can See Your Voice". 17 August 2020 . Weis . Manuel . de . Quotenmeter . 17 August 2020.
  8. Web site: "Zeig uns deine Stimme": RTL-Musikrateshow erhält neue Chance. Wunschliste. Riedmeier. Glenn. de. 3 November 2021. 4 November 2021.
  9. Web site: RTL und Sat.1 benennen bekannte Shows um – Experte erklärt, was dahintersteckt. WatsOn. Wieczorek. Stephanie. de. 25 November 2021. 25 November 2021.
  10. Web site: "I can see your voice": Neue RTL-Musik-Comedyshow in den MMC Studios. 14 July 2020 . de . MMC Studios . 2 August 2020.
  11. Web site: RTL drückt auf die Tube: Showproduktion von "I Can See Your Voice" startet im Juli. 10 July 2020 . Weis . Manuel . de . Quotenmeter . 10 July 2020.
  12. Web site: "I can see your voice": Neue RTL-Show sorgt für Corona-Shitstorm. Desired. Faller. Susanne. de. 19 August 2020. 30 October 2020.
  13. Web site: I can see your voice: Diese Corona-Regeln wurden beim Dreh beachtet. RTL. Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland. de. 19 August 2020. 30 October 2020.
  14. Web site: "I Can See Your Voice" führt RTL-Power-Woche an. 23 July 2020 . de. Quotenmeter. Schlering. Sidney. 18 December 2020.
  15. Web site: Heute zwei neue RTL-Shows: "I Can See Your Voice" und "Like Me – I'm Famous" . 18 August 2020 . de. Digital Fernsehen. Beyer. André. 18 December 2020.
  16. Web site: RTL bestätigt: Neue "I Can See Your Voice"-Folgen geplant. Promiflash. Celebrity News AG. de. 29 October 2020. 30 October 2020.
  17. Web site: RTL setzt "I can see your voice" im nächsten Jahr fort. October 29, 2020 . de . Medienmagazin DWDL . Mantel . Uwe . October 29, 2020.
  18. Web site: I Can See Your Voice: Staffel 2 hat Start-Termin bei RTL. 8 March 2021 . de. Film.tv. Ulrich. Florian. 9 March 2021.
  19. Web site: Daniel Hartwich präsentiert von I Can See Your Voice ab 30. März 2021, 20.15 Uhr. 4 March 2021 . de. . . 5 March 2021.
  20. Web site: "I Can See Your Voice" kehrt in sechsfacher Ausführung zurück. Quotenmeter. de. Roth. Veit-Luca. 4 March 2021. 5 March 2021.
  21. Web site: "I Can See Your Voice": Starttermin und Rateteam stehen fest. RTL (Germany). Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland. de. 23 July 2020. 19 December 2020.