Qui sait chanter?

Canadian French-language television game show

  • Roxane Bruneau
  • Rita Baga
Country of originCanadaOriginal languageFrenchNo. of seasons2No. of episodes
  • Regular: 23
  • Special: 3
  • Overall: 26
ProductionExecutive producerJulie SnyderProducerMarie-Pier GaudreaultCamera setupMulti-cameraProduction companiesProductions J [fr] and ToRoSOriginal releaseNetworkNoovoRelease13 September 2021 (2021-09-13) –
12 December 2022 (2022-12-12)RelatedI Can See Your Voice franchise

Qui sait chanter? (English: Who can sing?)[1] is a Canadian French-language television mystery music game show series based on the South Korean program I Can See Your Voice, serving the province of Quebec. It aired on Noovo from 13 September 2021[2][3] to 12 December 2022, for two seasons.

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

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 recording by someone else. At the conclusion of performances, the contestant eliminates one mystery singer from each group.

  • Playback (French: Relecture)
    • s1: Divided into two groups of three mystery singers, each of them have to perform a lip sync of their own.
    • s2: A pair of mystery singers perform a lip sync of their own through a showdown.

Evidence round

  • Access code (French: Code d'accès)
s1–2: The guest artist and contestant are presented with a video package containing possible clues by one of the mystery singers.

Rehearsal round

  • Secret studio (French: Studio secret)
s1: 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.

Interrogation round

  • Interrogation (French: Interrogatoire)
s2: 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.

Background

Production and development

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]

Special episodes

In the second season, Paul Daraîche [fr] played in the Wild West special that premiered on 12 September 2022,[12][13] followed by Rita Baga for Halloween special on 31 October 2022,[14][15] and Marc Hervieux [fr] for holiday special that concluded on 12 December 2022.[16][17]

Series overview

SeriesEpisodesOriginally airedGood singersBad singers
First airedLast aired
11313 September 2021 (2021-09-13)13 December 2021 (2021-12-13)94
21019 September 2022 (2022-09-19)5 December 2022 (2022-12-05)82
Sp312 September 2022 (2022-09-12)12 December 2022 (2022-12-12)21

Episodes

Season 1 (2021)

List of season 1 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Guest artist(s)Player order[b]ContestantOriginal air dateCAN-QC viewers
(millions)
11Annie Villeneuve1Mounya Iklid13 September 2021 (2021-09-13)0.589[18]
22Marie-Mai2Marc-André Rioux27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)NR[19]
33Corneille3Robine-Claudia Joseph4 October 2021 (2021-10-04)NR[20]
44Claude Cobra (Bleu Jeans Bleu)4Éliane Morin-Côté11 October 2021 (2021-10-11)0.649[21]
552Frères5Mickael Grondin18 October 2021 (2021-10-18)NR[22]
66Martine St. Clair6Johanne Belot25 October 2021 (2021-10-25)NR[23]
77Ludovick Bourgeois7Alexandra Gauthier1 November 2021 (2021-11-01)NR[24]
88Brigitte Boisjoli [fr]8Robert Applyrs8 November 2021 (2021-11-08)NR[25]
99Damien Robitaille9Stéphanie Caron15 November 2021 (2021-11-15)NR[26]
1010Alicia Moffet10Exaucé Luyengi22 November 2021 (2021-11-22)NR[27]
1111Guylaine Tanguay [fr]11Marie-Claude Audet29 November 2021 (2021-11-29)NR[28]
1212Roxane Bruneau12Marc-André Savard6 December 2021 (2021-12-06)0.559[29]
1313Maxime Landry [fr]13Annie Fréchette13 December 2021 (2021-12-13)0.614[30]

Season 2 (2022)

List of season 2 episodes
No.
overall		No. in
season		Guest artist(s)Player order[b]ContestantOriginal air date
141Andréanne A. Malette [fr]15Jude César19 September 2022 (2022-09-19)
152France D'Amour16Guylaine Tremblay26 September 2022 (2022-09-26)
163Jean-François Breau17Ariane-Hébert Métellus10 October 2022 (2022-10-10)
174FouKi18Julie Ranger17 October 2022 (2022-10-17)
185Johanne Blouin19Alexandre des Roches24 October 2022 (2022-10-24)
196William Cloutier21Laurie Lambert[31]7 November 2022 (2022-11-07)
207Roxane Bruneau—Nate Bolduc14 November 2022 (2022-11-14)
218Marc Déry22Marko Estrada21 November 2022 (2022-11-21)
229Marjo23Andréanne Ouellet-Gagnon28 November 2022 (2022-11-28)
2310Boom Desjardins24Farah Jacques5 December 2022 (2022-12-05)

Specials

List of special episodes
No.TitleGuest artist(s)Player order[b]ContestantOriginal air date
1"Wild West special"Paul Daraîche [fr]14Jacques LaBerge12 September 2022 (2022-09-12)
2"Halloween special"Rita Baga20Marianne LaRose-Galarneau31 October 2022 (2022-10-31)
3"Holiday special"Marc Hervieux [fr]25Sylvain Vigneau12 December 2022 (2022-12-12)

Accolades

Event Year[c] Category Nominee(s) Result Ref(s)
Prix Gémeaux 2022 Best Game Show Qui sait chanter? Nominated [32]
Best Direction Benoit Giguère, Stéphane Laporte, and David Quintin Won
Best Program Host Phil Roy Nominated
2023 Best Direction Benoit Giguère, Stéphane Laporte, and David Quintin Nominated [33]

Notes

  1. ^ a b For 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).
  2. ^ a b c This refers to the guest artist(s) that have played in according only to their first game(s); returning guest artists (which also include foreigners or former good singers, with their names displaying in italics) did not count.
  3. ^ Indicates the year of ceremony

References

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