I Can See Your Voice is a Dutch television mystery music game show based on the South Korean programme of the same title, featuring its format where guest artist(s) and contestant(s) attempt to eliminate bad singers from the group, until the last mystery singer remains for a duet performance. It first aired on RTL 4 on 29 October 2020.
Gameplay Format Over the course of four rounds, the guest artist and contestant(s) must attempt to eliminate bad singers from a group of "mystery singers", identified only by their occupation or alias, without ever hearing them perform live. They are assisted by clues regarding the 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 third season, if the last remaining mystery singer is good, the contestant(s) win ; this is also applied to the winning bad singer selected by them.
From fourth to fifth season, the contestant(s) 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 contestant(s) 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 round First impression () s1–4: The guest artist and contestant(s) are given some time to observe and examine each mystery singer based on their appearance.
Lip sync round Lip sync () s1–4: 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.
Evidence round Witness () s1–4: The guest artist and contestant(s) are presented with a video package containing possible clues by one of the mystery singers.
Rehearsal round Secret studio () s2–4: The guest artist and contestant(s) presented with video from a recording session by one of the mystery singers, but pitch-shifted to obscure their actual vocals.
Interrogation round Interrogation () s1: 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.
Production Following the success of The Masked Singer, RTL Nederland formally acquired the rights to produce a Dutch adaptation of I Can See Your Voice in March 2020, with Warner Bros. International Television Production assigning on production duties.
Broadcast history I Can See Your Voice had originally scheduled to debut on 8 May 2020, which was postponed until it began airing on 29 October 2020, with filming taking place at Mediahaven in Amsterdam. At that time during the COVID-19 pandemic, the show has been produced since then until the second season, with health and safety protocols implemented.
One day after first season finale, RTL 4 has already renewed for a second season, with production moving to Studio's Aalsmeer; it premiered on 22 April 2021, until the conclusion with playing in a kids special on 10 June 2021.
The third season premiere originally scheduled for 17 February 2022, began airing earlier on 21 January 2022,NL s3 premiere as a sudden replacement to the prematurely ended 12th season of The Voice of Holland due to a sexual misconduct controversy. It was then followed by a fourth season, which premiered on 31 August 2022, and concluded with playing in a holiday special on 22 December 2022.
In May 2023, RTL 4 renewed the series for a fifth season, with production returning to Mediahaven; originally scheduled to premiere on 31 August 2023, it was pushed back later to 19 October 2023.
Cast The series employs a panel of celebrity "detectives" who assist the guest artists and contestants in identifying good and bad mystery singers throughout the game. Along with regular members, guest panelists also appear since the first season. Overall, seven celebrities have served as panelists, with their original lineup consisting of Marieke Elsinga, Ronnie Flex, , Jeroen van Koningsbrugge, and Fred van Leer. Later members who joined the group's duties also include Danny de Munk and Edsilia Rombley — from the 2nd season.
Designations: Hosting duties Total games attended, by panelists
Cast memberSeasonsCarlo Boszhardcolspan=5 Marieke ElsingaRonnie Flexcolspan=4 Samantha Steenwijkcolspan=4 Jeroen van Koningsbruggecolspan=4 Fred van LeerDanny de MunkEdsilia Rombley
Series overview
Episodes Season 1 (2020)
Season 2 (2021)
Season 3 (2022)
Season 4 (2022)
Season 5 (2023)
Specials
Notes
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