Qui Sait Chanter

' ( en, italics=yes, Who can sing?) is a Canadian French-language television mystery music game show series based on South Korean program ''I Can See Your Voice'' for the province of Quebec. Since its premiere on 13 September 2021, 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 four rounds. 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.

''Rewards''

The contestant must eliminate one mystery singer at the end of each round, receiving 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 a jackpot prize of by correctly guessing whether the last remaining mystery singer is good or bad. If the singer is bad, the contestant's winnings is given to the bad singer instead.

Rounds

Each episode presents the guest artist and contestant with six people whose identities and singing voices are kept concealed until they are eliminated to perform on the "stage of truth" or remain in the end to perform the final duet.

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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.

*''Evidence round''
*''Access code'' (french: link=no, 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.

*''Rehearsal round''
*''Secret studio'' (french: link=no, 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.

*''Interrogation round''
*''Interrogation'' (french: link=no, 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.

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Production

Background and development

In a collaboration with Incendo, Bell Media formally announced its development of the show in March 2021. It is co-produced by Productions J and ToRoS; the staff team is managed by executive producer Julie Snyder, producer Marie-Pier Gaudreault, and director Benoît Giguere.

Filming

Tapings for the program took place at various locations such as Place Bell in Laval (for the first season) and Scène Éthique in Varennes (for the second season).

Broadcast history

''Qui sait chanter?'' debuted on 13 September 2021. During the first season broadcasts, the series has been already renewed for the second season, with regular episodes started airing on 19 September 2022.

Special episodes

In the second season, three themed specials were aired; the premiere is a Wild West theme (with ) on 12 September 2022, followed by Halloween theme (with Rita Baga) on 31 October 2022, and holiday theme (with ) on 12 December 2022.

Series overview

Episodes

Season 1 (2021)

Season 2 (2022)

Specials

Accolades

Notes

References

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Qui sait chanter?
2021 Canadian television series debuts
2020s Canadian game shows
Canadian television series based on South Korean television series
French-language television shows
Noovo original programming
Television shows filmed in Quebec