''The Lyrics Board'' was an Irish

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hosted by Aonghus McAnally and then by Eurovision Song Contest 1992 winner

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. In each episode there are two teams. Each team consists of a piano player/team captain who is joined by two celebrities/singers, at either side. A team would choose a number from one to five, from "the board", revealing a word. The team would then have to sing a song with that related word to remain in charge of 'the board'. If the team sing the secret song which is on the board, then this team would win a point, with the team with the most points declared as the winners. Team captains on the show included former Eurovision winner Paul Harrington, Kyron & The Strangels frontman Kyron Bourke, You're A Star Musical Director Ronan Johnston and Jim Sheridan, keyboard player with the Camembert Quartet. 26 different versions have been produced worldwide. The format was revamped for the 2011–2012 season by

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for its

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strand. The new version of the format was called ''Sing!'' and was presented by former Pop Idol contestant Brian Ormond with former Six member Emma O'Driscoll and

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frontman Paul Walsh acting as team captains. All programmes of it online on RTE Player Christmas 2021 to celebrate 60 years of television.

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''The Lyrics Board'' @ pearsontv
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