I Can See Your Voice (German game show)
I Can See Your Voice is a German television mystery music game show based on I [Can See Your Voice (South Korean game show)|the South Korean programme of the same title]. It first aired on RTL on 18 August 2020.
Gameplay
Format
Presented with a group of "mystery singers" that identified only by their occupation, the guest artist and contestant must attempt to eliminate bad singers from the selection without ever hearing them perform live, over the course of several rounds. 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.From first to second season, if the last remaining mystery singer is good, the contestant wins ; this is also applied to the winning bad singer selected by them.
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 a game, if the contestants decide 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 if a singer is good, or lose their all winnings if a singer is bad.
Rounds
Visual rounds
- First impression (
- Tune it up! (
Lip sync rounds
- Lip sync
- Full playback
Evidence round
- Fact or fake?
Rehearsal round
- Secret studio
Interrogation round
- Cross-examination
Production
A local adaptation of I Can See Your Voice in Germany was first mentioned, as per press release by CJ ENM at the time of its ongoing (South Korean) sixth season in March 2019; this was subsequently confirmed by RTL Deutschland in June 2020, with Tresor Television assigning on production duties.Broadcast history
I Can See Your Voice debuted with two-night pilot episodes on 18 and 19 August 2020, as part of RTL's Power Week programming lineup, with filming took place at MMC Studios in Ehrenfeld, Cologne. Because of the viewers' complaints regardless of not implementing health and safety protocols amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, production was halted in an immediate response, prematurely ending the first season; Tresor Television spokesperson Jovan Evermann did even clarify that the federal health department guidelines have been followed properly.Despite the incident of its previous, RTL formally decided in October 2020 to renew the series for a second season, which premiered on 30 March 2021, one week after fourth season finale of ProSieben's rival show The Masked Singer.
In November 2021, RTL renewed the series for a third season, renaming as Zeig uns Deine Stimme!, adopted from a catchphrase by Hartwich before the "stage of truth" performance. It premiered with first half episodes in its prime time slot on 24 July 2022, followed by a second that resumed in its late night scheduling on 20 August 2022.