I Can See Your Voice (German game show)

I Can See Your Voice is a television mystery music game show broadcast by RTL. It is a German adaptation of the South Korean programme of the same name.[1]

I Can See Your Voice
Genre	Mystery Music Game show
Based on	I Can See Your Voice by CJ ENM and Signal Entertainment Group
Presented by	Daniel Hartwich
Starring	The celebrity panelists (see cast)
Country of origin	Germany
Original language	German
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	2
Production
Producer	Tina Allert
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company	Tresor Productions
Distributor	CJ ENM Keshet International
Release
Original network	RTL (Germany)
Picture format	HDTV 1080i
Original release	18 August – 19 August 2020
Chronology
Related shows	I Can See Your Voice franchise
External links
Production website

Gameplay

Format

A guest artist and a contestant are presented with a group of seven "mystery singers". Some of them are bad singers, and some are good. The contestant must attempt to eliminate bad singers from the group by guessing who they are without hearing them sing. They get assistance from clues and "celebrity panelists" over the course of four rounds. The contestant will eliminate one to two singers at the end of each round and then proceed to perform on the "stage of truth". At the end, the winning mystery singer is revealed as good or bad by means of a duet with one of the guest artists.[2]

Rewards

If the winner is a good singer, the contestant gets a main prize of €10.000. On the other hand, if the winner is a bad singer, the same amount is given to the winner itself.

Rounds

There are seven individuals of mystery singers standing on the platform with its aliases to keep their identities concealed until stage of truth performance.

Singer's visual

• First impression (German: Der erste Eindruck)

The guest artist is given some time to observe and examine each mystery singer based on their appearance. ¹ 

Singer's lip-sync

• Lip-sync challenge (German: Lippensynchron)

Each mystery singer performs a lip-sync to a song. Good singers are miming to own voices while bad singers are miming to other's voices. ¹ 

Singer's evidence

• Fact or fake (German: Fakt oder Fake)

Each mystery singer has a video package to convince the guest artist, but with voices being distorted. ¹ 

Singer's verdict

• Cross-examination (German: Kreuzverhör)

The guest artist(s) and contestant must have then 60 seconds to interrogate the remaining mystery singers before making the final decision. ¹ 

Notes

• 1 Used in season 1.
• 2 Used in season 2.

Production

Mediengruppe RTL Deutschland was first announced the development of the series in June 2020.[3][4] It was produced by Keshet International's Tresor Productions.[5] The show's staff is commissioned by producer Tina Allert.[6]

Episode tapings were took place at MMC Studios in Ossendorf, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia,[7] and began on 30 July 2020.[8] In October 2020, RTL has decided to restart production for the second season in 2021 after the pilot week broadcasts proved successful.[9]

Two episodes were completed before production was halted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. One main reason for that interruption is lacking of enhanced safety protocols.[10] Jovan Evermann, a Tresor Productions spokesperson, stated that the programme followed their safety protocols according to the federal health department. None of the audience caught positive of virus at the end of production.[11]

Broadcast

I Can See Your Voice debuted on 18 August 2020 as a part of the network's Power Week special programming.[12][13] This was made the shortest season in overall ICSYV franchise because of halting productions.[10][11]

The program is aired by RTL. They are available for streaming on TVNow through video on demand.[14]

Series summary

Seasons

Winners' majority:

Good singers

Bad singers

Draw

Series		Good singers	Bad singers	Episodes		Originally aired
						First aired	Last aired
	1	2	0	2		18 August 2020	19 August 2020
	2	—	—	—		TBA 2021	—
	Total	2	0	2		—	—

Cast

The original cast are consists of host Daniel Hartwich;[15] with panelists Evelyn Burdecki, Jorge González, Thomas Hermanns, Tim Mälzer, and Judith Rakers.[16]

Cast type:   Resident cast   Additional cast		Seasons
		1	2
Host	Daniel Hartwich	Main
Panelists	Evelyn Burdecki	Main
	Jorge González	Main
	Thomas Hermanns	Main
	Tim Mälzer	Main
	Judith Rakers	Main

References

1. "I can see your voice: RTL bringt Mega-Show aus Südkorea nach Deutschland" (in German). RTL (Germany). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 7 August 2020.
2. "I Can See Your Voice auf RTL: Alle Infos zur neuen Musik-Comedy-Show". OWL24 (in German). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
3. "'I Can See Your Voice' scores new commissions in Germany, UK and the Netherlands". CJ ENM. 9 July 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
4. "KI'S TRESOR TV SIGNS FIRST-LOOK DEAL WITH CJ ENM". Keshet International. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
5. "KESHET INTERNATIONAL'S TRESOR TV TO PRODUCE CJ ENM'S PRIMETIME COMEDY SINGING SHOW FOR RTL GERMANY". Keshet International. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 25 July 2020.
6. Weis, Manuel (17 August 2020). "«I can See Your Voice»-Produzentin Tina Allert: ‚TikTok ist ein gutes Trainingscamp für «I can See Your Voice»" (in German). Quotenmeter. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
7. ""I can see your voice": Neue RTL-Musik-Comedyshow in den MMC Studios" (in German). MMC Studios. 14 July 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
8. Weis, Manuel (10 July 2020). "RTL drückt auf die Tube: Showproduktion von «I Can See Your Voice» startet im Juli" (in German). Quotenmeter. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
9. "RTL bestätigt: Neue "I Can See Your Voice"-Folgen geplant". Promiflash (in German). 29 October 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
10. Faller, Susanne (19 August 2020). ""I can see your voice": Neue RTL-Show sorgt für Corona-Shitstorm". Desired (in German). Retrieved 30 October 2020.
11. "I can see your voice: Diese Corona-Regeln wurden beim Dreh beachtet" (in German). RTL (Germany). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
12. "«I Can See Your Voice» führt RTL-Power-Woche an". Quotenmeter (in German). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
13. Beyer, André (18 August 2020). "Heute zwei neue RTL-Shows: „I Can See Your Voice" und „Like Me – I'm Famous"". Digital Fernsehen (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2020.
14. "I can see your voice: Die Mega-Show im TV und online im Livestream sehen" (in German). RTL (Germany). 19 August 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
15. Männling, Tina (18 August 2019). "Daniel Hartwich rank und schlank bei I can see your voice". Promipool (in German). Retrieved 12 January 2021.
16. ""I Can See Your Voice": Starttermin und Rateteam stehen fest" (in German). RTL (Germany). 23 July 2020. Retrieved 19 December 2020.