Your Face Sounds Familiar
| Your Face Sounds Familiar | |
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| Created by | Gestmusic |
| Original work | Tu cara me suena (Spanish TV series) |
| Owner | Banijay Entertainment[1] |
| Films and television | |
| Television series |
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| First aired | 28 September 2011[3] |
Your Face Sounds Familiar[4][5] (abbreviated as YFSF)[6] is a television reality singing competition franchise. Originating from the Spanish programme Tu cara me suena created and produced by Gestmusic, as well as the format similar to predecessors like Soundmixshow, My Name is..., and Súper Sábado Sensacional segment Buscando una Estrella,[7] it features celebrities and also civilians impersonating on their respective singers through competitive means.
Format
[edit]The show challenges celebrities to perform as different iconic music artists every week, which are chosen by the show's "Randomiser". They are then judged by the panel of celebrity judges.
Each celebrity becomes transformed into a different singer each week, and performs an iconic song and dance routine well known by that particular singer. The "randomiser" can choose any older or younger artist available in the machine, or even a singer of the opposite sex, or a deceased singer.
The contestants are awarded points from the judges based on their singing and dance routines. After the jury vote, the contestants have to give a set of points to a fellow contestant of their choice. The total score of each contestant is counted by summing the points from judges and contestant's voting. In case of a tie, the judges will choose the weeks winner.
Whoever is at the top of the leaderboard at the end of the each show receives a cash prize for a charity of their choice and a further grand prize for the "series champion".
Blackface incidents
[edit]Throughout the course of its broadcast, the Your Face Sounds Familiar franchise has received heavy criticism due to its contestants' frequent usage of blackface. Prominent artists who have been impersonated via blackface include Drake,[8] Tina Turner,[9] Michael Jackson[9] and Stevie Wonder.[10] In March 2021, actor Tomasz Ciachorowski received backlash after performing Kanye West's single "Stronger" on the Polish iteration of the franchise while using blackface.[11] The series defended Ciachorowski's impersonation and were "very surprised" by the negative reception, arguing: "The intention of each star performing on the show, as well as of the whole production team, is to recreate the original performance in the most precise manner, while honouring the original artist."[11]
In accordance with the requirements of the franchise's owner Banijay, the Czech version of the series prohibited the usage of blackface in April 2021.[12] Vojtěch Boháček, the edition's public relations coordinator, supported the decision and added that the show's goal "has always been and is to respect and celebrate artists around the world, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation or any other characteristics."[12] Artists of color can still be impersonated but without the usage of blackface.
The Polish edition of the series received widespread criticism again in September 2023 after singer Kuba Szmajkowski and actress Pola Gonciarz used blackface to impersonate Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé.[13] As Szmajkowski performed Lamar's single "Humble", he also sported fake cornrows and repeatedly used nigga; the broadcast did not censor the racial term, although it did censor other profane language.[14] In a statement obtained by The Hollywood Reporter, Banijay Group condemned its subsidiary, Endemol Shine Poland, for its execution of their franchise, stating that it "contradicts with our group's global values." The company shared that a "subsequent internal investigation is underway and the appropriate measures will be taken."[15]
In 2021, the Chinese version of the series featured rapper Vava in blackface as Nicki Minaj.[16]
International versions
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Originating countries from the main program and sub-franchises
With a single adaptation of its own
With multiple adaptations of its own
With a single adaptation organized by multiple countries
Countries that have adapted, but only aired as one-off specials
Tu cara me suena commenced franchising, when Portugal produced its first own locally-licensed adaptation titled A Tua Cara não me é Estranha, debuting on 22 January 2012.[17] Also, the Chinese counterpart formally began to use the Your Face Sounds Familiar naming as a subtitle in its first episode on 12 July 2012,[4] before Greece readapted it into a standalone main title.[5] Since then, the YFSF franchise has produced two sub-franchises, 55 adaptations and three one-off specials, airing in 62 countries and territories.
| Designations: | ||
Active program |
X Originating program | One-off special |
Inactive program |
T Technically including adaptation | AS All-star tournaments |
Upcoming program or season |
U Unofficial adaptation | Post Posthumous winner |
Regular franchises
[edit]| Country or region | Local title | Broadcaster(s) | Seasons and winners | Cast | ||
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| Host(s) | Judges | Mentors | ||||
| Albania | Your Face Sounds Familiar | TV Klan |
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| Angola and Mozambique | A Tua Cara não me é Estranha Your face is familiar to me |
Mundo Fox |
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| Arab world | شكلك مش غريب You don't like strange |
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| Argentina | Tu cara me suena Your Face Sounds Familiar |
Telefe |
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| Brazil[a] | Esse Artista Sou Eu That artist is me! |
SBT |
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| Show dos FamososT Show of the Famous |
TV Globo |
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| Bulgaria | Като две капки вода It's like two drops of water |
Nova | 13
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14
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| Chile | Tu cara me suena Your Face Sounds Familiar |
Mega |
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| China | 百变大咖秀 Big Star Impersonation Show |
Hunan TV |
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| Colombia | Tu cara me suena Your Face Sounds Familiar |
Caracol TV |
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| Costa Rica | Tu cara me suena Your Face Sounds Familiar |
Teletica |
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| Croatia; with Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro (s6–9)[b] | Tvoje lice zvuči poznato Your Face Sounds Familiar |
10
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13
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| Czech Republic and Slovakia | Tvoje tvář má známý hlas Your Face Sounds Familiar |
TV Nova |
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10
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14
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| Tvoja tvár znie povedome Your Face Sounds Familiar |
Markíza |
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| Estonia | Su nägu kõlab tuttavalt Your Face Sounds Familiar |
TV3 | 10
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11
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× |
| France | Un air de star A touch of star |
M6 |
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| Georgia | ერთი ერთში One-in-one[22] |
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| Germany | Sing wie dein Star Sing like a star[23] |
Das Erste |
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| Greece and Cyprus | Your Face Sounds Familiar | ANT1 |
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21
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| Hungary | Sztárban sztár Star of a star |
TV2 |
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15
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| Italy | Tale e quale show Just like a show |
Rai 1 | Regular: 15
Il Torneo: 12
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10
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| Latvia | Izklausies redzēts Sounds familiar? |
TV3 |
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| Lithuania | Muzikinė kaukė Musical disguise |
14
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20
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| Mongolia | Яг түүн шиг Just like them |
EduTV |
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| Netherlands | Your Face Sounds Familiar[24] | RTL 4 |
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| Panama | Tu cara me suena Your Face Sounds Familiar |
TVN |
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| Peru | Tu cara me suena Your Face Sounds Familiar |
Latina TV |
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| Philippines[c] | Your Face Sounds Familiar |
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| Poland | Twoja twarz brzmi znajomo Your Face Sounds Familiar |
Polsat | 23
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16
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22
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| Portugal | A Tua Cara não me é Estranha Your face is familiar to me |
TVI |
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× | |
| Romania | Te cunosc de undeva! I know you from somewhere! |
Antena 1 | 21
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10
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× |
| Russia | Один в один! One to one! |
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13
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13
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| Точь-в-точьTU Right to a tee |
Pervy Kanal |
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10
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| Serbia; with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro and North Macedonia[b] | Tvoje lice zvuči poznato Your Face Sounds Familiar |
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11
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| Slovenia | Znan obraz ima svoj glas A familiar face has its own voice |
Pop |
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10
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| Spain | Tu cara me suenaX Your Face Sounds Familiar |
Antena 3 | 12 |
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| Thailand | Sing Your Face Off | Channel 7 |
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| Turkey | Benzemez Kimse Sana No one likes you |
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| Ukraine | ШОУМАSТГОУОН Show must go on |
Novyi Kanal |
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| Як дві краплі Like two drops |
Ukraina |
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| United Kingdom | Your Face Sounds Familiar | ITV |
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| United States | Sing Your Face Off (English version) |
ABC |
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| Tu cara me suena Your Face Sounds Familiar (Spanish version) |
Univision |
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| Uruguay | Tu cara me suena Your Face Sounds Familiar |
Teledoce |
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| Vietnam[d] | Gương mặt thân quen Familiar faces |
VTV3 |
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× | |
Sub-franchises
[edit]| Country or region | Local title | Broadcaster(s) | Seasons and winners | Cast | ||
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| Host(s) | Judges | Mentors | ||||
| Kids adaptations | ||||||
| Hungary | Sztárban sztár +1 kicsi Star of a star with kids |
TV2 |
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| Panama | Tu cara me suena kids Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids |
TVN |
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| Philippines[c] | Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids | ABS-CBN |
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| Portugal | A Tua Cara não me é Estranha KidsX Your face is familiar to me kids |
TVI |
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| Slovakia | Tvoja mini tvár znie povedome Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids |
Markíza |
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| Spain | Tu cara me suena mini Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids |
Antena 3 |
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| Vietnam[d] | Gương mặt thân quen Nhí Familiar faces kids |
VTV3 |
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| Civilian adaptations | ||||||
| Hungary | Sztárban sztár leszek! I will become a star of a star! |
TV2 |
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| Italy | Tali e quali Look-a-like |
Rai 1 |
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| Mexico | Soy tu doble I'm your double |
Azteca Uno |
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| Spain | Tu cara no me suena todavíaX Your Face Sounds Unfamiliar |
Antena 3 |
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See also
[edit]- Soundmixshow – similar concept that debuted in the Netherlands in 1985, on KRO.
- Stars in Their Eyes – British adaptation of Soundmixshow, originally from 1990 to 2006, on ITV.
Notes
[edit]- ↑ Brazil:
- Esse Artista Sou Eu was an independently-aired programme on SBT,[18] while Show Dos Famosos was a segment of Domingão do Faustão (s1–3) and later Domingão com Huck (s4) on TV Globo.[19]
- 1 2 Croatia:
- Tvoje lice zvuči poznato is also aired in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro (s6–9),[20] although it both acquired the franchise rights with its Serbian programme of the same title (that also includes North Macedonia, in which all countries had been part of the former Yugoslavia).[21]
- 1 2 Philippines:
- Following the second broadcast shutdown of ABS-CBN, YFSF moved to Kapamilya Channel (s3–4), along with simulcasts on A2Z (s3–4), TV5 (s4 until ep. 26), and All TV (rest of s4).[25][26]
- 1 2 Vietnam:
References
[edit]- ↑ "Your Face Sounds Familiar". Banijay Entertainment. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ De Dios, Marisa (28 September 2011). "A-3 hace de Fuentes su nueva estrella". El Periódico de Catalunya (in Spanish). Prensa Ibérica. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- ↑ "Angy, ganadora indiscutible de la primera gala con su "Born This Way" de Lady Gaga" (in Spanish). Antena 3. 29 September 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2026.
- 1 2 "《百变大咖秀》王祖蓝将模仿内地红星". Sina Weibo (in Chinese (China)). 7 July 2012. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- 1 2 "Your face sounds familiar! Σας παρουσιάζουμε την επίσιμη φωτογράφηση του ΑΝΤ1..." TLife (in Greek). 11 April 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ↑ "K. Μαρτάκης: Τι του είπε ο Βασίλης Καρράς για τη μεταμφίεσή του στο Y.F.S.F.!". TLife (in Greek). 6 May 2013. Retrieved 12 February 2026.
- ↑ Buscando una estrella
- "Super Sabado Sensacional estrena Buscando una Estrella". Últimas Noticias (in Spanish). 6 February 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
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- ↑ Darville, Jordan (3 November 2018). "Watch a Polish talent show contestant do Drake's "Hotline Bling" with a sprinkle of blackface". The FADER. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- 1 2 Baker, Catherine (1 December 2021). "Your Race Sounds Familiar?: Blackface, Cross-Racial/Cross-Gender Drag and the Your Face Sounds Familiar Franchise (2013–) on Post-Yugoslav Television". VIEW Journal of European Television History and Culture. 10 (20): 83. doi:10.18146/view.267. ISSN 2213-0969.
- ↑ Collins, Oisin (1 August 2013). "Blonde woman impersonates Stevie Wonder on Greek version of 'Your Face Sounds Familiar'". JOE.ie. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- 1 2 Nugent, Annabel (22 March 2021). "Polish singing competition says it is 'very surprised' about complaints over blackface". The Independent. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- 1 2 Johnston, Raymond (8 April 2021). "'Times have changed': Czech celebrity impersonation show bans blackface". Expats.cz. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (12 September 2023). "Outrage as Polish TV talent show contestants use blackface for Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé performances". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ Ramachandran, Naman (12 September 2023). "Blackface Performances of Beyoncé, Kendrick Lamar Songs on Polish TV Talent Show Cause Uproar". Variety. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ White, Abbey (12 September 2023). "Use of Blackface to Portray Kendrick Lamar, Beyoncé in Polish TV Impersonation Competition Under Investigation, Says Spokesperson". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
- ↑ Jake Newby (11 April 2021). "Rapper Vava Called Out Over Use of Blackface in Tribute to Nicki Minaj". Radii.
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- ↑ BRA Esse
- "SBT estreia Esse Artista Sou Eu, show de calouros com famosos". Notícias da TV (in Brazilian Portuguese). 25 August 2014. Retrieved 26 August 2014.
- ↑ BRA SdF s1
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- "Show dos Famosos: conheça elenco da nova temporada do quadro". TV Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 15 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- "'Show dos Famosos 2019: participantes fazem primeira apresentação no palco do Domingão". TV Globo (in Brazilian Portuguese). 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 April 2019.
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- ↑ "Kroz Tvoje lice zvuči poznato nas u šestoj sezoni vode Maja Šuput i Frano Ridjan". Nova BH (in Bosnian). 19 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
- ↑ HRV s2
- "Nedjelja 20:00 sati, Nova TV. Tvoje lice zvuči poznato kreće u novu sezonu, nikako nemojte propustiti najzabavniji show!". Nova TV (in Croatian). 11 September 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
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- "Novu, još zabavniju sezonu showa Tvoje lice zvuči poznato gledajte 8. ožujka u 20:15 na Novoj TV". Nova TV (in Croatian). 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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- ↑ DEU special
- "Das Erste holt internationalen Show-Hit nach Deutschland". Das Erste (Press release) (in German). 5 August 2014. Retrieved 6 August 2014.
- ↑ NLD special
- "BN'ers getransformeerd in Your Face Sounds Familiar". Het Parool (in Dutch). DPG Media. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
- "Your Face Sounds Familiar best bekeken show". RTL Boulevard (in Dutch). 30 December 2012. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ↑ PHL-Reg s1
- Sibayan, Rejj (9 March 2015). "Your Face Sounds Familiar: watch local celebs impersonate other celebs". Astig. Retrieved 10 March 2015.
- Luis True, Cheryl (3 September 2015). "Your Face Sounds Familiar season 2 begins on September 12". Astig. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
- "Your Face Sounds Familiar, ready to transform weekends on its third season" (Press release). ABS-CBN Newsroom. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2021.
- "ABS-CBN brings back Your Face Sounds Familiar with a fresh all-star cast" (Press release). ABS-CBN Newsroom. 3 October 2025. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
- Aguja, Januar Junior (3 January 2026). "What's next for Philippine TV in 2026?". Philippine Star. Retrieved 4 January 2026.
- ↑ PHL-Kids s1
- "Meet the 8 contestants of Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids". Philippine Entertainment Portal. 7 January 2017. Retrieved 8 January 2017.
- "Your Face Sounds Familiar Kids brings back cute transformations starting this Saturday" (Press release). ABS-CBN Newsroom. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
- ↑ VNM-Reg s1
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