I Can See Your Voice (British game show) series 1

The first series of the British television mystery music game show I Can See Your Voice premiered on BBC One on 10 April 2021.^[1]

I Can See Your Voice
Series 1
Starring	Jimmy Carr Alison Hammond Amanda Holden
Presented by	Paddy McGuinness
Winners	Good singers: 7 Bad singers: 2
No. of episodes	Regular: 8 Special: 1 Overall: 9
Release
Original network	BBC One
Original release	Regular series: 10 April (2025-04-10) – 29 May 2021 (2021-05-29) Special: 24 December 2021 (2021-12-24)
Series chronology

At the time of filming during the COVID-19 pandemic, health and safety protocols are also implemented.

Gameplay

Format

According to original South Korean rules, the guest artist and contestants eliminate mystery singers at the end of each round, with the last remaining mystery singer ended up in a duet performance by one of the guest artists.^[2]

If the last remaining mystery singer is good, the contestants win £10,000; this is also applied to the winning bad singer selected by them.

Rounds

1. First Impressions
   The guest artist and contestants are given some time to observe and examine each mystery singer based on their appearance.
2. Lip Sync
   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 backing track by another vocalist.
3. Unlock my Life
   The guest artist and contestant are presented with a video package chronicling the daily lives by one of the mystery singers.
4. Interrogation
   The guest artist and contestants must choose one mystery singer to question with. The host is given a list of 15 questions shown on the screen and the artist can ask any of 15 questions within the 30 second time limit.

Episodes

Legend:
Good singer
Bad singer
Y The contestants won the money.
N The winning bad singer stole the money.

Episode		Guest artist[a]	Contestants	Mystery singers (In their respective numbers and aliases)[b]
#	Date			Elimination order					Winner
				First Impressions	Lip Sync	Unlock my Life		Interrogation
1	10 April 2021	Danny Jones (McFly) [3][4][5]	Lee and John[6] Y £10,000	3. Don Chimombe (Party King)	5. Emmo (Pitch Perfect)	4. Maxine Jones (Queen of Clubs)	1. Melissa Chekera (Rising Star)	2. James Muldoon (Teacher)	6. Bethan-Wyn Davies Songwriter
2	17 April 2021	Nadine Coyle (Girls Aloud) [7][8]	Jen and Nadine[9] Y £10,000	3. Tracey Shield (Voice of the Ocean)	2. Sheena King (She's Got Pipes)	4. Blaine Gale (The Body)	5. Mickey Anderson (Euro Star)	1. Scott Cameron (Guitar Star)	6. Katy Eckland Nailed It!
3	24 April 2021	Ronan Keating (Boyzone)[c] [11][12]	Saaj and Sash[13] N £0	5. Lawrence Rowe (Commercial King)	1. Dayton Grey (Smooth Operator)	2. Bailey Lindsay (The Knockout)	4. Nicola Bulcock (Martial Artist)	6. Abigail Hetherington (Vintage Vocals)	3. Devon Chapman Junior Doctor
4	1 May 2021	Fleur East [14][15][16]	Anton and Duban Y £10,000	1. Jordan Wilcox (Acrobat)	5. Kalex Willzy (Radio Host)	6. Denise Scott (Pop Princess)	2. Harriette Sleight (Child Star)	4. Charlotte Hoather (One-hit Wonder)	3. Zalika Henry Sweet Harmony
5	8 May 2021	Louise Redknapp (Eternal) [17][18]	Billy and Leanne Murphy[19] Y £10,000	4. David Starowicki (Personal Trainer)	2. Nicola Ward (Girl Power)	3. Simone Kaye (Olympic Performer)	1. Aoife McMorrow ('A' Star)	5. Emilie Israel (West End Girl)	6. James Franklyn Soul Man
6	15 May 2021	Heather Small (M People) [20][21][22]	Kristen and Caitlin[23] N £0	1. Basit Eniafe (Model)	3. Rosie Charles (Sweet Tooth)	6. Jack Nicholson (Wrestler)	4. Marcus Sangiovanni (Wedding Singer)	2. Amba Tremain (Class Act)	5. Maria Luxe Fashionista
7	22 May 2021	Alexandra Burke [24][25][26]	Daniel and Joe Y £10,000	5. Kenny Watt (Rock Star)	6. Hector Godoy (Mexican Idol)	2. Joy-Princess Emokpae (Salsa Queen)	3. Dan Reynolds (Unplugged)	4. Sue McGrath (Atomic)	1. Pete Green Jailhouse Rocker
8	29 May 2021	Ricky Wilson (Kaiser Chiefs) [27][28]	Sophie Carrigill and Josh Landmann Y £10,000	1. Ryan Brown (Chef)	4. Tori Baker (Songbird)	2. Naomi Rogers (Madame Butterfly)	6. Kelly Erez (Life Coach)	3. Stefan Parkes (Dancehall King)	5. Charlie Parris Salesman
Special	24 December 2021	Leona Lewis [29][30]	Gabby Logan and Dev Y £10,000	1. Danielle Williams (Santa’s Sax)	5. Tom Hier (Goals, Frankincense & Myrrh)	4. Hannah Holliday (Tooth Fairy)	6. Sophie Symeonides (Christmas Wrapping)	3. Augustine Tanner-Ihm (Vicar)	2. Wain Douglas/Kara Van-Park Snow Queen

Reception

Legend:

Highest rated episode

Lowest rated episode

No.	Title	Air date	Timeslot (BST)	Rank	Share	Viewership				Ref(s)
						Live	VOSDAL	TSB	Total
1	"Danny Jones"	10 April 2021	Saturday, 7:20 pm	50	17%	2.465	0.524	0.301	3.29	[31][32]
2	"Nadine Coyle"	17 April 2021	Saturday, 7:35 pm	39	22.3%	2.919	0.527	0.375	3.822	[33][34]
3	"Ronan Keating"	24 April 2021	Saturday, 7:25 pm	35	23.6%	2.8	0.536	0.242	3.578	[35][36]
4	"Fleur East"	1 May 2021		42	21.7%	2.456	0.651	0.329	3.436	[37][38]
5	"Louise Redknapp"	8 May 2021	Saturday, 7:45 pm	42	20.5%	2.692	0.614	0.232	3.538	[39][40]
6	"Heather Small"	15 May 2021	Saturday, 7:40 pm	15	27.8%	3.656	0.806	0.338	4.8	[41][42]
7	"Alexandra Burke"	22 May 2021	Saturday, 7:10 pm	33	26%	2.843	0.465	0.533	3.84	[43][44]
8	"Ricky Wilson"	29 May 2021	Saturday, 6:25 pm	Not reported						[45][46]
Special	"Leona Lewis"	24 December 2021	Friday, 9:30 pm							[47]

Source: BARB

Notes

1. For the returning guest artists (which also include foreigners or former good singers), names are displayed in italics.
2. For the mixed groups, names of the bad singers are displayed in italics.
3. For this season's highlights:

   • Ronan Keating (of Boyzone; IRL ep. 3) played as a foreign guest artist.^[10]