| Your Face Sounds Familiar | |
| Origin: | Tu cara me suena (Spain) |
| Owner: | Banijay Entertainment[1] |
| Years: | 2011–present |
Your Face Sounds Familiar (Spanish: Tu cara me suena) is a Spanish interactive reality television franchise series where celebrity contestants impersonate singers. The format, similar to Dutch television series Soundmixshow, was first used in Spain under the title Tu cara me suena in 2011.
The show challenges celebrities to perform as different iconic music artists every week, which are chosen by the show's "Randomiser". They are then judged by the panel of celebrity judges.
Each celebrity becomes transformed into a different singer each week, and performs an iconic song and dance routine well known by that particular singer. The "randomiser" can choose any older or younger artist available in the machine, or even a singer of the opposite sex, or a deceased singer.
The contestants are awarded points from the judges based on their singing and dance routines. After the jury vote, the contestants have to give a set of points to a fellow contestant of their choice. The total score of each contestant is counted by summing the points from judges and contestant's voting. In case of a tie, the judges will choose the weeks winner.
Whoever is at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the each show receives a cash prize for a charity of their choice and a further grand prize for the "series champion".
Throughout the course of its broadcast, the Your Face Sounds Familiar franchise has received heavy criticism due to its contestants' frequent usage of blackface. Prominent artists who have been impersonated via blackface include Drake,[2] Tina Turner,[3] Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder.[4] In March 2021, actor Tomasz Ciachorowski received backlash after performing Kanye West's single "Stronger" on the Polish iteration of the franchise while using blackface.[5] The series defended Ciachorowski's impersonation and were "very surprised" by the negative reception, arguing: "The intention of each star performing on the show, as well as of the whole production team, is to recreate the original performance in the most precise manner, while honouring the original artist."
In accordance with the requirements of the franchise's owner Banijay, the Czech version of the series prohibited the usage of blackface in April 2021.[6] Vojtěch Boháček, the edition's public relations coordinator, supported the decision and added that the show's goal "has always been and is to respect and celebrate artists around the world, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation or any other characteristics."
The Polish edition of the series received widespread criticism again in September 2023 after singer Kuba Szmajkowski and actress Pola Gonciarz used blackface to impersonate Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé.[7] As Szmajkowski performed Lamar's single "Humble", he also sported fake cornrows and repeatedly used nigga; the broadcast did not censor the racial term, although it did censor other profane language.[8] In a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Banijay Group condemned its subsidiary, Endemol Shine Poland, for its execution of their franchise, stating that it "contradicts with our group's global values." The company shared that a "subsequent internal investigation is underway and the appropriate measures will be taken."[9]
In 2021, the Chinese version of the series featured rapper Vava in blackface as Nicki Minaj.[10]
Since the format debuted in Spain, there have been more than 47 versions worldwide (as of December 2016).
| Country | Local title | Presenter(s) | Winners | Channel | Premiere | Website | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania | Your Face Sounds Familiar | Alketa Vejsiu | Anxhela Peristeri Beatrix Ramosaj | TV Klan | 14 March 2016 20 February 2017 | Official website | |||||
 Angola Mozambique | A Tua Cara Não Me É Estranha | Dicla Burity | Mundo FOX | 20 January 2019 27 March 2019 | |||||||
| شكلك مش غريب | Tony Abou Jaoudeh | Abdulmonem Amairy (as Wadih El Safi) | MBC 4 MBC Masr Galaxy | 19 April 2014 18 December 2020 | Official website | ||||||
| Tu cara me suena | Alejandro Wiebe | Laura Esquivel Ángela Torres Diana Amarilla | Telefe | 23 September 2013 16 April 2014 20 July 2015 | Official website | ||||||
| Esse Artista Sou Eu | Vanessa Jackson | SBT | 25 August 2014 | Official website | |||||||
| Show dos Famosos | Ludmilla & Gloria Groove | TV Globo | 23 April 2017 1 April 2018 7 April 2019 9 September 2021 | ||||||||
| | Dimitar Rachkov (season 1–8, 10–12) Vasil Vasilev – Zueka (season 1–9) Geasim Georgiev – Gero (season 9–12) | Nova Television | 13 March 2013 10 March 2014 3 March 2015 3 March 2016 27 February 2017 26 February 2018 25 February 2019 24 February 2020 14 February 2022 19 February 2023 19 February 2024 | Official website | |||||||
| Като две капки вода All Stars | 22 February 2021 | ||||||||||
| Tu cara me suena | Edgar Murillo | Teletica | 14 April 2015 | Official website | |||||||
| Tvoje lice zvuči poznato | Igor Mešin Rene Bitorajac Maja Šuput Frano Ridjan Filip Detelić (season 8) | Mario Petreković (season 1) Saša Lozar (season 2, season 7) Damir Kedžo (season 3) Nives Celzijus (season 4) Maja Bajamić (season 5) Fabijan Pavao Medvešek (season 6) Alen Bičević (season 8) | Nova TV | 5 October 2014 13 September 2015 25 September 2016 5 March 2017 18 March 2018 8 March 2020 25 April 2021 3 March 2024 | Official website | ||||||
| Tu cara me suena | Luis Jara | Fernando Godoy | Mega | 29 February 2012 | Official website | ||||||
| 百变大咖秀 | He Jiong Xie Na | Hunan Television | 12 July 2012 29 January 2021 | Official website | |||||||
| Daniel Hoyos | Jimmy Vásquez | Caracol Televisión | 23 February 2015 | Official website | |||||||
 Czech Republic | Tvoje tvář má známý hlas | Ondřej Sokol Aleš Háma | TV Nova | 26 March 2016 4 September 2016 26 February 2017 2 September 2017 1 September 2018 7 September 2019 5 September 2020 21 March 2021 27 February 2022 | Official website | ||||||
| TV3 | 17 March 2013 6 October 2013 5 October 2014 4 October 2015 2 October 2016 1 October 2017 7 October 2018 | Official website | |||||||||
| Sander Rebane | 13 October 2019 | Official website | |||||||||
| [11] | Karine Le Marchand | Valérie Bègue (Season 1) | M6 | 14 May 2013 | Official website | ||||||
| ერთი ერთში | Tornike Gogrichiani Ani Mamulashvili Ruska Makashvili Kakha Kintsurashvili | GDS TV | 30 October 2013 16 April 2014 19 November 2014 | Official website | |||||||
| Duta Skhirtladze Ilo Beroshvili | IMEDI TV | 5 May 2015 | |||||||||
| Sing wie dein Star | Jörg Pilawa | Das Erste | 13 September 2014 | Official website | |||||||
| Your Face Sounds Familiar | Maria Bekatorou | Thanasis Alevras Yiannis Savvidakis Yiannis Kritikos Yiannis Chatzigeorgiou Ian Stratis no winner | ANT1 | 14 April 2013 9 March 2014 3 April 2016 23 April 2017 27 January 2019 16 February 2020 | Official website | ||||||
| Your Face Sounds Familiar – All Star | Tania Breazou | 28 February 2021 | |||||||||
| | Zoltán Bereczki Dénes Pál Laci Gáspár Tamás Veréb Tamás Horváth Freddie Ádám Szabó Bence Vavra Petra Gubik | TV2 | 11 October 2013 7 September 2014 27 September 2015 11 September 2016 10 September 2017 14 October 2018 30 August 2020 6 February 2022 19 February 2023 | Official website | |||||||
| Sztárban sztár All Stars | Attila Till | 7 September 2024 | |||||||||
| Attila Till | Viktória Békefi István Csiszár Dani Kökény Kristóf Karapancsev | 1 September 2019 [12] 4 September 2021 4 September 2022 3 September 2023 | Official website | ||||||||
| Dénes Pál & Vivien Varga Tamás Vastag & Szabolcs Varga | Super TV2 | 27 November 2016 [13] 26 November 2017 | Official website | ||||||||
| Carlo Conti | Rai 1 | 20 April 2012 14 September 2012 13 September 2013 12 September 2014 11 September 2015 16 September 2016 22 September 2017 14 September 2018 13 September 2019 18 September 2020 17 September 2021 30 September 2022 22 September 2023 | Official website | ||||||||
| Tale e Quale Show – Il torneo | 9 November 2012 22 November 2013 14 November 2014 30 October 2015 4 November 2016 17 November 2017 2 November 2018 25 October 2019 30 October 2020 19 November 2021 18 November 2022 10 November 2023 | ||||||||||
| Tale e Quale Show – Duetti | 12 January 2013 | ||||||||||
| Izklausies redzēts | Lauris Reiniks Renārs Zeltiņš | TV3 Latvia | 2 March 2014 27 September 2015 25 September 2016 25 February 2018 | Official website | |||||||
| Muzikinė kaukė | Arūnas Sakalauskas Indrė Kavaliauskaitė, Simonas Storpirštis Ugnė Siparė, Arnas Ašmonas | Norbertas | 6 September 2012 7 November 2013 1 November 2018 2 November 2019 6 February 2021 – 1 May 2021 1 January 2022 – 26 March 2022 4 February 2023 – 29 April 2023 3 February 2024 – | Official website | |||||||
| Soy tu doble | Ingrid Coronado Alfonso de Anda | Azteca | May 2014 | Official website | |||||||
| Яг түүн шиг шоуYag Tuun Shig | Tsolmonbayar Bold | Edutainment TV | 8 May 2016 9 April 2017 6 May 2018 5 May 2019 | Official website | |||||||
| Your Face Sounds Familiar | Winston Gerschtanowitz | RTL Nederland | 29 December 2012 | Official website | |||||||
| Eddy Vásquez | TVN | 11 September 2013 26 August 2014 25 August 2015 13 September 2017 29 August 2018 4 September 2019 | Official website | ||||||||
| 27 January 2016 | |||||||||||
| Adolfo Aguilar | Frecuencia Latina | 27 October 2013 | Official website | ||||||||
| [14] | Your Face Sounds Familiar | ABS-CBN A2Z/Kapamilya Channel [15] | 14 March 2015 12 September 2015 20 February 2021 | Official website | |||||||
| Your Face Sounds Familiar: Kids [16] | 7 January 2017 [17] 5 May 2018 | ||||||||||
| Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo | Maciej Rock (seasons 18–)Agnieszka Hyży (seasons 21–) Piotr Gąsowski (seasons 1–17) Maciej Dowbor (seasons 1–20) | Katarzyna Skrzynecka Marek Kaliszuk Stefano Terrazzino Bartłomiej Kasprzykowski Aleksandra Szwed Maria Tyszkiewicz Kasia Popowska Kacper Kuszewski Filip Lato Mateusz Ziółko Kazimierz Mazur Adam Strycharczuk Paweł Czadoman Dudek Lesław Żurek Robert Janowski Johan Danzel Waem Kasia Wilk Oskar Cyms Kuba Szmajkowski Filip Lato Kuba Szyperski Upcoming season | Polsat | 8 March 2014 6 September 2014 7 March 2015 5 September 2015 12 March 2016 3 September 2016 4 March 2017 9 September 2017 3 March 2018 8 September 2018 23 February 2019 7 September 2019 7 March 2020 5 March 2021 10 September 2021 4 March 2022 2 September 2022 3 March 2023 1 September 2023 8 March 2024 6 September 2024 Upcoming season | Official website | ||||||
| Cristina Ferreira Manuel Luís Goucha | TVI | 22 January 2012 8 April 2012 3 February 2013 22 October 2016 26 May 2018 19 May 2019 | Official website | ||||||||
| 24 June 2012 5 February 2017 | |||||||||||
| 8 July 2012 | |||||||||||
| 9 February 2014 | |||||||||||
| Te cunosc de undeva! | Alina Pușcaș | Antena 1 | 17 March 2012 15 September 2012 16 February 2013 7 September 2013 15 February 2014 13 September 2014 14 February 2015 12 September 2015 13 February 2016 11 September 2016 18 February 2017 9 September 2017 8 September 2018 7 September 2019 12 September 2020 6 February 2021 30 April 2022 10 September 2022 1 April 2023 17 February 2024 | Official website | |||||||
| Один в один! | Alexander Oleshko Nonna Grishayeva | Alexey Chumakov | 3 March 2013 | Official website | |||||||
| Vitaly Gogunsky Ruslan Alekhno and Batyrkhan Shukenov Alexey Chumakov Pavel Kryukov | Russia-1 | 2 March 2014 (season 2) 8 February 2015 (season 3) 6 February 2016 (season 4) 2 February 2019 (season 5) | Official website | ||||||||
| Точь-в-точь | Irina Dubtsova and Nikita Presnyakov Aziza Eugene Dyatlov and Maxim Galkin Elena Maksimova Anastasiya Spiridonova | Channel One | 2 March 2014 (season 1) 15 February 2015 (season 2) 20 September 2015 (season 3) 18 September 2016 (season 4) 14 February 2021 (season 5) 15 September 2024 (season 6) | Former official websiteNewest season website | |||||||
 Serbia Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro | Tvoje lice zvuči poznato | Petar Strugar Marija Kilibarda Bojan Ivković Nina Seničar | Prva Srpska Televizija Radio Televizija Republike Srpske Federalna televizija Sitel | 12 October 2013 12 October 2014 6 March 2016 1 October 2017 4 October 2019 | Official website | ||||||
 Slovakia | Tvoja tvár znie povedome | | Markíza | 6 March 2016 4 September 2016 5 March 2017 9 September 2018 8 September 2019 7 March 2021 4 September 2022 | Official website | ||||||
| Tvoja MINI tvár znie povedome | Martin Nikodým | Sára Šalingová | 20 October 2021 | ||||||||
 Slovenia | Znan obraz ima svoj glas | Denis Avdić (season 1-5) Peter Poles (season 6) Sašo Stare (season 6) | Pop | 30 March 2014 1 March 2015 6 March 2016 24 September 2017 22 September 2019 6 March 2022 | Official website | ||||||
| Tu cara me suena | Angy Fernández Roko Edurne Ruth Lorenzo Blas Cantó Miquel Fernández María Villalón Jorge González Agoney | Antena 3 | 28 September – 30 November 2011 1 October 2012 – 11 February 2013 24 October 2013 – 27 March 2014 18 September 2015 – 29 January 2016 7 October 2016 – 3 March 2017 29 September 2017 – 2 March 2018 28 September 2018 – 8 February 2019 10 January 2020 – 8 January 2021 5 November 2021 – 4 March 2022 24 March 2023 – 21 July 2023 | Official website | |||||||
| Abril Montmany & Xuso Jones | 11 September – 20 November 2014 | ||||||||||
| Germán Scasso | 10 March – 2 June 2017 | ||||||||||
| Your Face Sounds Familiar | Mnet | 2 December 2017 | |||||||||
| Un air de star | René Rindlisbacher | RTS Deux TV3 | 23 February 2014 5 July 2016 | ||||||||
| Sing wie dein Star | |||||||||||
| เปลี่ยนหน้าท้าโชว์ Sing Your Face Off[18] | Surivipa Kultangwattana | CH 7 | 13 June 2015 – 19 September 2015 [19] 9 April 2016 – 25 June 2016 3 June 2017 – 16 September 2017 20 October 2018 – 5 January 2019 | Official website | |||||||
| Najmek Tounsi | Issam Youssefi | Wataniya 1 | 20 July 2019 | ||||||||
| Murat Başoğlu | Ümit Erdim Bahadır Efe Eser Eyüboğlu | 8 June 2012 29 March 2013 24 January 2015 | Official website | ||||||||
| | Maria Efrosinina | Nikita Presnyakov | Novyi Kanal | 7 October 2012 | Official website | ||||||
| | Anastasiya Zavorotnuk Anton Lirnik | Olya Polyakova | Ukraine | 6 October 2013 | Official website | ||||||
| Your Face Sounds Familiar | Alesha Dixon Paddy McGuinness | ITV | 29 June 2013 | Official website | |||||||
| Sing Your Face Off | John Barrowman | ABC | 31 May 2014[20] | Official website | |||||||
| bgcolor=lavender | Tu cara me suena[21] | bgcolor=lavender | Ana Brenda Contreras Rafael Araneda | bgcolor=lavender | El Dasa Michael Stuart | bgcolor=lavender | Univision | bgcolor=lavender | 4 October 2020 27 March 2022 [22] | bgcolor=lavender | Official website |
| Daniel Sarcos | Omar Blanco Jenny Anzola Jesús Navarro Abigail Márquez | Venevisión | 28 September 2011 18 October 2012 24 October 2013 18 September 2015 | ||||||||
| Quang Bảo Long Chun | VTV3 | 5 January 2013 29 March 2014 18 April 2015 23 April 2016 13 May 2017 9 June 2018 2 November 2019 21 November 2020 5 November 2022 | Official website | ||||||||
| | 3 October 2014 2 October 2015 7 October 2016 18 August 2017 | ||||||||||