Don't Forget the Lyrics!

Don't Forget the Lyrics! is an international game show in the United States and United Kingdom. The American show originally aired on Fox from July 11, 2007 to June 19, 2009 and after a year off the air, a third overall season, and first as a syndicated show, began on June 15, 2010 in daytime syndication and in primetime on VH1 and in primetime on MyNetworkTV on October 5, 2010. On March 24, 2011, the show was canceled. There was a UK show which began broadcasting on Sky1 on Sunday, 11 May 2008 and aired its final show on 9 August 2009. There have been many affiliated shows in Europe (Austria, Croatia, Denmark, France, Hungary, Italy, Norway, Poland, Slovakia, Spain), in Asia (India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan), as well as in Australia, Canada, Egypt, Mexico, Nigeria etc.

In this show, a single contestant is prompted to complete song lyrics for increasing amounts of money. After each correct answer, the contestant can continue playing, risking what has already been earned, or quit the game and take home all the money he or she has already earned. If the contestant continues playing and correctly completes nine song lyrics, he or she will be given a lyric from a number 1 hit to complete. If the contestant completes the final lyric correctly, he or she wins the grand prize that varies from country to country.

The primary difference between Don't Forget the Lyrics! and other music-based game shows is that artistic talent (such as the ability to sing or dance in an aesthetically pleasing way) is irrelevant to the contestants' chances of winning. In the words of one of their commercials prior to the first airing, "You don't have to sing it well; you just have to sing it right."

International versions

Currently airing franchise

Franchise no longer in production

Country	Name	Host	Channel	Premiere	Jackpot	Wikipedia Language page
Australia	Don't Forget the Lyrics	TBA	Network Ten	Cancelled	A$500,000
Austria	Sing & Win	Rainhard Fendrich	ATV	March 6, 2008	€50,000
Canada	Don't Forget the Lyrics!	Mitchell Musso	MuchMore
Canada	On connaît la chanson!	Mario Tessier	TVA	September 25, 2011	200,000$
Chile	No te olvides de la Canción!!	Rafael Araneda	Chilevisión		$20,000,000
Croatia	Ne zaboravi stihove!	Igor Mešin	Nova TV	March 17, 2008	kn500,000
Denmark	Så det synger	Michael Carøe	TV2	March 22, 2008	500.000Kr
Egypt	فاكر ولا لأ؟ Faker wella la?	Amir Karara	ERT 2 and NTN	2009	250.000E£
France	N'oubliez pas les paroles !	Nagui	France 2	December 2007	€100,000	fr:N'oubliez pas les paroles !
Greece	Δεν εχω λογια (I Have No Words)^[1]	Giorgos Kapoutzidis	Mega Channel	November 2015	€10,000
Hungary	Popdaráló	Kovács Áron	TV2	March 14, 2008	3,000.000Ft.	hu:Popdaráló
India	Bol Baby Bol	Adnan Sami	Life OK	November 9, 2007	Rs.2,500,000
Indonesia	Missing Lyrics	Irgi Ahmad Fahrezi	Trans TV		Rp.100.000.000
Iran	شعر یادت نره Sher yadet nare	Omid Khalili Tajrishi	Manoto 1	September 14, 2012	US$100,000
Israel	Sing it	Asi Azar	Channel 2
Italy	Canta e Vinci	Amadeus & Checco Zalone	Italia 1	December 18, 2007	€250,000	it:Canta e Vinci
Malaysia	Jangan Lupa Lirik!	Aznil Nawawi	Astro Ria	May 25, 2008	RM1,000,000	ms:Jangan Lupa Lirik
Mexico	¿Te la sabes? Cántala	Chuck Pereda	Azteca 7	October 10, 2007	MX$500,000
Montenegro	Prave riječi	Nikola Đuričko	TV Vijesti	2012	€5,000
New Zealand	Don't Forget the Lyrics!		Television New Zealand
Nigeria	Don't Forget the Lyrics (Nigeria)	Kamal Salau	All Major stations (Nigeria)	Nov/Dec 2008	N20,000,000
Norway	Kan du teksten?	Tshawe Baqwa and Yosef Wolde-Mariam	TV2	April 2008	500,000Kr
Poland	Tak to leciało!	Maciej Miecznikowski	TVP2	March 9, 2008	150,000zł	pl:Tak to leciało!
Russia	Из Песни Слов Не Выкинешь Iz Pesni Slov Ne Vykinesh	Vyacheslav Manucharov	NTV Russian TV channel Pyatnica!	August 31, 2013	Main prize: Flat in Moscow
Singapore	Don't Forget the Lyrics!	Gurmit Singh Adrian Pang (Comic Mayham episode)	MediaCorp Channel 5	November 27, 2008	S$500,000	zh:我要唱下去 (Chinese)
	我要唱下去	Zeng Guo Cheng	MediaCorp Channel 8	August 25, 2009	S$500,000
	我要唱下去 (名人版)	Mark Lee	MediaCorp Channel 8	June 1, 2010	S$50,000
Slovakia	LYRICS - Vyspievaj si milión!	Andrej Bičan	TV JOJ	February 22, 2008	€100,000
Spain	¡No te olvides de la canción!	Àngel Llàcer	La Sexta	September 26, 2008	€100,000
Taiwan	百萬大歌星 Million Singer	Harlem Yu	TTV	May 10, 2008 - August 11, 2012	NTD300,000	zh:百萬大歌星
Tunisia	لسه فاكر Lessa faker	Sami Fehri	El Hiwar El Tounsi	September 22, 2015	TND20,000
United Kingdom	Don't Forget the Lyrics!	Shane Richie	Sky1	May 11, 2008	£250,000
United States	Don't Forget the Lyrics!	Wayne Brady (2007–2009)	FOX	July 11, 2007	US$1,000.000 US$50,000
United States	Don't Forget the Lyrics!	Mark McGrath (2010–2011)	Syndication	June 15, 2010	US$1,000.000 US$50,000
Vietnam	Trò Chơi Âm Nhạc – Don't Forget the Lyrics	Nguyên Khang	VTV3	November 7, 2012	100,000,000₫

Australia

The Australian version was rumoured to be airing on Network Ten in late 2008, with a jackpot of $500,000, after strong ratings to the US version over the summer non-ratings period. However, there has never been any confirmation and no production has begun. This may be due to lower ratings for episodes of the US version airing during the ratings period.

Austria

The Austrian version premiered on March 6, 2008 and aired on ATV entitled Sing & Win. It is hosted by Rainhard Fendrich. The jackpot for this version is €50,000. So far, only one person managed to win the jackpot: the female singer Alexandra Poetzelsberger.

Croatia

The Croatian version premiered on March 17, 2008 and aired on Nova TV entitled Ne zaboravi stihove!. It is hosted by Igor Mešin. The jackpot for this version is 500.000kn.

Danish version

The Danish version premiered 22 March 2008 (Easter Saturday) and aired on TV 2 Denmark entitled Så det synger (So it sings). It is hosted by Michael Carøe. The jackpot for this version is DKK 500.000.

France

The French version premiered in December 2007 and aired on France 2, entitled N'oubliez pas les paroles!. It is hosted by Nagui. The jackpot for this version is €100,000.
Since April 7, 2014, a new version is aired and the jackpot is now €20,000. In the new version, there are 2 contestants and, at the end, only one (the finalist) can try to win at most €20,000, the other is eliminated. The finalist of the previous episode comes back in the next episode and tries to reach the final. When they lose, they keep all the money previously won.

Up until March 2016, the biggest amount of money ever won by a candidate was €202,000, during the course of 28 episodes. In March 2016, Violaine became the biggest winner ever with €242,000.

Greece

The Greek version premiered in November 2015 and is airing on Mega Channel, entitled Den Eho Logia (I Have No Words). It is hosted by Greek actor and scriptwriter, Giorgos Kapoutzidis. The jackpot for this version is €10,000.

Hungary

The Hungarian version premiered on March 14, 2008 and aired on TV2 entitled Popdaráló. It is hosted by Kovács Áron. The jackpot for this version is 3,000.000 Ft. (Hungarian forint)

India

The Indian version premiered on November 9, 2007 and aired on STAR One entitled Bol Baby Bol. It is hosted by Adnan Sami The jackpot for this version is Rs. 2,500,000. They have had one winner of the grand prize so far.

Indonesia

An Indonesian version, titled Missing Lyrics, airs on Trans TV. The top prize for this version is 100.000.000 Rupiah (about $10,000).

Iran

The Iranian version of Don't Forget the Lyrics called "Sher yadet nare" premiered on September 14, 2012 and aired on Manoto 1.Hosted by Omid Khalili Tajrishi. فارسى The jackpot for this version is US$100,000.

Israel

The Israeli version for "Don't forget the lyrics" is called Sing it. The host of the show Is Asi Azar. The show is broadcast on Channel 2 television.

Italy

The Italian version aired for a pilot on December 2007 on Italia 1 entitled Canta e Vinci, then it had a season split between Spring and Summer. It is hosted by Amadeus & Checco Zalone. The jackpot for this version is €250,000.

Malaysia

The Malaysian version premiered on May 25, 2008 and aired on Astro Ria entitled Jangan Lupa Lirik!. It is hosted by Aznil Nawawi The jackpot for this version is RM1,000,000.^[2]

Mexico

The Mexican version was aired on TV Azteca and it is called Si te la Sabes, Cántala.

New Zealand Version

The New Zealand Version The Singing Bee, [1] Television New Zealand

Norwegian version

The Norwegian version is hosted by Tshawe Baqwa and Yosef Wolde-Mariam from the Norwegian hip hop/rap band Madcon. It is aired on TV 2 (Norway).

Poland

The Polish version premiered on March 9, 2008 and aired on TVP2 entitled Tak to leciało! (It was sung like that!). It is hosted by Maciej Miecznikowski. The jackpot for this version is zloty 150,000.

Singapore

The Singapore version, hosted by Singapore Idol host Gurmit Singh, premiered on 27 November 2008 on MediaCorp Channel 5. It airs every Thursday night at 8.00pm. Contestants will sing their way to the top prize of S$500,000. Prize Progression Ladder: $1,000, $2,000, $5,000, $10,000 (guaranteed sum), $15,000, $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, $200,000, $500,000.

The Mandarin version of Don't Forget the Lyrics (Chinese: 我要唱下去) premiered on 25 August 2009 at 8pm every Tuesday. It is hosted by Taiwanese host Zeng Guo Cheng (Chinese: 曾國城). Contestants will be competing for S$500,000. As at the last episode, there were 10 normal episodes and 4 celebrity episodes. Prize Progression Ladder: $1,000, $2,000, $5,000, $10,000 (guaranteed sum), $15,000, $25,000, $50,000, $100,000, $200,000, $500,000. There was a special celebrities series of episodes and Chinese all-stars episodes.

Slovakian version

The Slovakian version premiered on February 22, 2008 and aired on TV JOJ entitled LYRICS - Vyspievaj si milión!. It is hosted by Andrej Bičan. The jackpot for this version is now 100,000 euros because Slovakia is joining the Eurozone, which results in the 1,000,000 koruna prize being dropped.

Spanish version

The Spanish version premiered on September 2008 with the name "No te olvides de la canción" (Don't forget the song).^[3] It is aired at La Sexta and hosted by Operación Triunfo academy's former director Àngel Llàcer. The jackpot prize is €100,000.

Taiwan

The Taiwan version is called "百萬大歌星" (Million Singer), hosted by Harlem Yu. This program is aired in Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd. (TTV), TVBS Asia and Mediacorp Channel U. But it is not the authorized program from the origin. The top prize is NTD300,000. The Taiwan version premiered on 10 May 2008 and ended on 11 August 2012.

United Kingdom

The UK version premiered on May 11, 2008 and aired on Sky One entitled Don't Forget the Lyrics!. It is hosted by Shane Richie. The jackpot for this version is £250,000.

United States

There have been two U.S. versions entitled Don't Forget the Lyrics!.

The original ran from July 11, 2007 to June 19, 2009, airing on FOX. It was hosted by Wayne Brady with a $1,000,000 jackpot.
The second version premiered in September 2010 as a daily syndicated game show from 20th Television, and is hosted by Mark McGrath with a $50,000 jackpot.

References

[1] ttp://www.megatv.com/denexologia

[2] STAR Online - mstar.com.my

[3] ttp://www.formulatv.com/1,20080917,8820,1.html

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