Aš matau tavo balsą (English: I Can See Your Voice)[1] is a Lithuanian television mystery music game show, based on the South Korean programme of the same name. It premiered on LNK on 13 March 2022[2] before moving to its sister station BTV on 23 April 2022.[3]
Gameplay
Format
Presented with a group of six "mystery singers" identified only by their occupation, a guest artist and contestant(s)[a] 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.
The contestant(s) must eliminate one mystery singer at the end of each round, receiving €1,000 if they eliminate a bad singer. At the end of the game, the contestant(s) may either end the game and keep the money they had won in previous rounds, or risk it for a chance to win €10,000 by correctly guessing whether the last remaining mystery singer is good or bad.
Rounds
Each episode presents the guest artist and contestant(s) 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.
First impression (Lithuanian: Pirmas įspūdis)
The guest artist and contestant(s) are given some time to observe and examine each mystery singer based on their appearance.
Phonogram (Lithuanian: Fonograma)
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.
Phone hacking (Lithuanian: Nulaužtas telefonas)
The guest artist and contestant(s) are presented with a video package containing possible clues by one of the mystery singers.
Cross-examination (Lithuanian: Kryžminė apklausa)
The guest artist and contestant(s) may ask questions to the remaining mystery singers. Good singers are required to give truthful responses, while the bad singers must lie.
Note
^For the show's gameplay changes, based on playing time of an episode:[4]
The number of contestants are set to one (for the rest of episodes) or a group of two (ep. 6 and Slava Ukraini special).
Background
Production and development
Following the successful broadcasts of Kaukės, MG Baltic Media [lt] formally acquired the rights to produce a local adaptation of I Can See Your Voice in Lithuania as per CJ ENM's dealing with Fremantle in November 2020,[5][6] including with production duties assigned by Elitaz and Kaunas Television Services.[7]
Originally, nine episodes were completed production except one episode involving guest artist Egidijus Dragūnas [lt] and celebrity panelist Juozas Statkevičius [lt], which did never air according to LNK spokesperson Gediminas Malaškevičius in March 2022 due to their controversial comments related to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.[8][9]
Episodes
Guest artists
Legend:
Good singer
Bad singer
Y The contestant(s) chose to risk the money.
N The contestant(s) chose to walk away with the money.