Peesh ili luzhesh

For the most recent season, see Peesh ili luzhesh season 2.

Peesh ili luzhesh (Bulgarian: Пееш или лъжеш; English: Are you singing or lying?) is a Bulgarian television mystery music game show based on the South Korean programme I Can See Your Voice. It first aired on Nova on 3 November 2016.^[3][4]

Peesh ili luzhesh
Genre	Game show
Based on	I Can See Your Voice by CJ ENM
Written by	Ivan Angelov Vladi Aprilov
Directed by	Raffi Boghosyan[1]
Presented by	Nencho Balabanov [bg] (1) Maria Ignatova [bg] (1) Dimitar Rachkov (2–3)
Starring	The celebrity panelists (see cast)
Country of origin	Bulgaria
Original language	Bulgarian
No. of seasons	3
No. of episodes	Regular: 17 Special: 2 Overall: 19
Production
Producers	Magarditch Halvadjian[2] Kiril Kirilov[1]
Editors	Mila Ivanova Evgenia Koseva Maria Mladenova
Camera setup	Multi-camera
Production company	Global Films
Original release
Network	Nova
Release	3 November (2016-11-03) – 31 December 2016 (2016-12-31)
Release	22 September (2024-09-22) – 31 December 2024 (2024-12-31)
Related
I Can See Your Voice franchise

Gameplay

Format

Presented with a group of "mystery singers",^[a] a guest artist must attempt to eliminate bad singers from the selection without ever hearing them perform live, over the course of four rounds. They are also assisted with clues regarding singers' backgrounds, style of performance, and observations from a celebrity panel. At the end of a 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 winning mystery singer, regardless of being good or bad, gets a cash prize^[a] and will have to perform again at the encore concert.

Rounds

Visual round

• First impression (Bulgarian: Първо впечатление)

s1–2: The guest artist is given some time to observe and examine each mystery singer based on their appearance. Afterward, a muted video of each mystery singer that reveals only 0.3 seconds of their singing voice is played as an additional hint.

Introduction round

• Introduction (Bulgarian: Представяне)

s2: Each mystery singer self-introduces to guest artist and panelists. Good singers are telling the truth, while bad singers are allowed to lie.

Talent round

• Occupation (Bulgarian: Професия)

s1: The guest artist must describe one of the mystery singer's other talents, except "singing" itself. It may unrelated to the stage of truth, but it depends on their identity.

Lip sync rounds

• Lip sync (Bulgarian: Синхронизация на устните)
  • s1–2: 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.
  • s1: Each mystery singer performs a lip sync on stage and studio sections through split screen.

Interrogation round

• 100 seconds (Bulgarian: 100 секунди)

s1–2: The guest artist may ask questions to the remaining mystery singers. Good singers are required to give truthful responses, while the bad singers must lie.

Production

Nova Broadcasting Group formally acquired the rights to produce a local adaptation of I Can See Your Voice in Bulgaria in August 2016, with Global Films assigning on production duties.^[7][8]

Broadcast history

Peesh ili luzhesh debuted on 3 November 2016.^[3][4]

As part of Nova's 30th anniversary programming lineup occurring at the 12th season finale of Kato dve kapki voda [bg] in May 2024,^[9][10] the said network formally announced that the series would revive after an eight-year hiatus,^[11][12] with a second season premiering on 22 September 2024.^[13][14]

While the second season broadcasts still ongoing, director Raffi Boghosyan has already announced the series' renewal and subsequent auditions for an upcoming third season during his interview at Na Kafe in November 2024,^[15] which was confirmed at the 13th season finale of Kato dve kapki voda in May 2025.^[16]

For two seasons, a series of New Year's Eve concerts were held actually in the last day of the year, featuring some of invited guest artists and mystery singers return to perform one last time.^[b]

Cast

The series employs a panel of celebrity "detectives" who assist the guest artist to identify good and bad mystery singers throughout the game. Beside with mainstays, guest panelists also appear since the first season. Overall, six members have been assigned as panelists, with their original lineup consisting of Militsa Gladnishka [bg], Emil Koshlukov, and Alexandra Raeva [bg]. Later members also include Andrei Arnaudov [bg], Ivan Hristov [bg], and Maria Ignatova [bg] (from 2nd season).^[24]

s#	Cast members (by lineup, in order of first appearance)
	Host(s)		Panelists
1	Nencho Balabanov	Maria Ignatova	Militsa Gladnishka	Emil Koshlukov	Alexandra Raeva
2	Dimitar Rachkov		Andrei Arnaudov	Ivan Hristov	Maria Ignatova
3					Pending

Series overview

Series	Episodes		Originally released		Good singers	Bad singers
			First released	Last released
1	7		3 November 2016 (2016-11-03)	18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)	4[b]	3
2	10		22 September 2024 (2024-09-22)	8 December 2024 (2024-12-08)	6[b]	4
3	—		2025 (2025)	—	—	—
Sp	2		31 December 2016 (2016-12-31)	31 December 2024 (2024-12-31)	—	—

Episodes

Season 1 (2016)

Main article: Peesh ili luzhesh season 1

List of season 1 episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Guest artist(s)	Player order[c]	Original release date
1	1	Lubo Kirov	1	3 November 2016 (2016-11-03)
2	2	Lucy Diakovska (No Angels)	2	10 November 2016 (2016-11-10)
3	3	Krisko	3	14 November 2016 (2016-11-14)
4	4	Veselin Marinov	4	21 November 2016 (2016-11-21)
5	5	Atanas Penev [bg] (B.T.R.)	5	28 November 2016 (2016-11-28)
6	6	Margarita Hranova	6	5 December 2016 (2016-12-05)
7	7	Yordanka Hristova	7	18 December 2016 (2016-12-18)

Season 2 (2024)

Main article: Peesh ili luzhesh season 2

List of season 2 episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Guest artist(s)	Player order[c]	Original release date
8	1	Veselin Marinov	—	22 September 2024 (2024-09-22)
9	2	Galena	8	29 September 2024 (2024-09-29)
10	3	Toni Dimitrova [bg]	9	6 October 2024 (2024-10-06)
11	4	Konstantin	10	13 October 2024 (2024-10-13)
12	5	Miroslav Kostadinov	11	20 October 2024 (2024-10-20)
13	6	Doni	12	3 November 2024 (2024-11-03)
14	7	Anelia	13	10 November 2024 (2024-11-10)
15	8	Mihaela Fileva	14	17 November 2024 (2024-11-17)
16	9	Orlin Goranov	15	24 November 2024 (2024-11-24)
17	10	Desi Slava	16	8 December 2024 (2024-12-08)

Season 3 (2025)

Upcoming guest artist(s), 9 confirmed — 9 newcomers: Fiki, Grafa, Azis, Bratya Argirovi [bg], Preslava, Mihaela Marinova, Sofi Marinova, Dara, and Vladimir Zombori

List of season 3 episodes

No. overall	No. in season	Guest artist(s)	Player order[c]	Original release date
18	1	TBA	TBA	2025 (2025)
19	2	TBA	TBA	2025 (2025)

Specials

List of special episodes

No.	Title	Original release date
1	"New Year's Eve Concert — 2017 edition"	31 December 2016 (2016-12-31)
2	"New Year's Eve Concert — 2025 edition"	31 December 2024 (2024-12-31)

Notes

1. For the show's gameplay changes, based on playing time of an episode:^[5][6]

   • The number of mystery singers are set to six (for the 2nd season), seven (for the 2nd season) or eight (from 1st to 2nd season).
   • The winning good or bad singer gets a cash prize of 3,000 лв (for the 1st season) or 5,000 лв (for the 2nd season).
2. For the show's overall highlights:

   • New Year's Eve Concerts
     • Rosen Belov (from 1st season),^[17] Dimitar Shutev,^[18] and Peteo Nguyen^[19] (from 2nd season) were initially bad singers in-game before actually turning good.^[20]
     • In addition to Galena and good singer Mario Todorov (s2 ep. 2), Miroslav Kostadinov was also absent, which subsequently replaced by Raffi Boghosyan as his partner of good singer Nadia Kazakova (s2 ep. 5).^[21][22][23]
3. It refers to the guest artist(s) that have played according to their first game; returning guest artists (which also include foreigners or former good singers, with their names displaying in italics) did not count.