Qui sait chanter? (English: Who can sing?)[1] is a Canadian television mystery music game show series catering in French language, based on the South Korean program I Can See Your Voice for the
province of
Quebec. Since the show's premiere on 13 September 2021,[2][3] it has aired two seasons on
Noovo.
Gameplay
Format
Presented with a group of six "mystery singers" identified only by their occupation, a guest artist and contestant 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.[a] 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.
The contestant must eliminate one mystery singer at the end of each round, receiving a petty cash[a] if they eliminate a bad singer. At the end of the game, the contestant may either end the game and keep the money they had won in previous rounds, or risk it for a chance to win CA$25,000 by correctly guessing whether the last remaining mystery singer is good or bad.
Rounds
Lip sync rounds
Lip sync (French: Relecture)
Each mystery singer performs a lip sync to a song. Good singers mime to a recording of their own performance, while bad singers mime to a recording by someone else.[b]
A pair of mystery singers perform a lip sync of their own through a showdown to one song each.[c]
Evidence round
Access code (French: Code d'accès)
The guest artist and contestant are presented with a video package in which one of the mystery singers discusses their life and musical qualifications.[b][c]
Rehearsal round
Secret studio (French: Studio secret)
The guest artist and contestant are presented with video from a recording session by one of the mystery singers, but pitch-shifted to obscure their actual vocals.[b]
Interrogation round
Interrogation (French: Interrogatoire)
The guest artist and contestant may ask questions to the remaining mystery singers. Good singers are required to give truthful responses, while the bad singers must lie.[b][c]
Notes
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abFor the show's gameplay changes, based on playing time of an episode:[4]
The number of rounds are set to three (for the 2nd season) or four (for the 1st season).
As per eliminated bad singer, the contestant gets CA$3,000 (for the 1st season) or CA$4,000 (for the 2nd season).
Bell Media formally acquired the rights to produce a local adaptation of I Can See Your Voice in Canada (catering the province of Quebec) in March 2021,[5][6] including with production duties assigned by Productions J and ToRoS.[7]
Filming
Filming of the show took place at various locations, such as
Place Bell in
Laval[8] and Scène Éthique in
Varennes.
Broadcast history
Qui sait chanter? debuted on 13 September 2021.[2][3] During its first season airings, the series was already renewed for a second season,[9] with regular episodes began airing on 19 September 2022.[10][11]
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abcIt 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.