Don't Forget the Lyrics!
- This page is about the series overall and international syndications and affiliations in various countries
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
Table of versions
| Country | Name | Host | Channel | Premiere | Jackpot | Wikipedia Language page |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
Don't Forget the Lyrics | Network Ten | A$1,000,000 | |||
 Austria
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Sing & Win | Rainhard Fendrich | ATV | March 6, 2008 | €50,000 | |
 Canada
|
Don't Forget the Lyrics! | Mitchell Musso | MuchMore | |||
| On connaît la chanson! | Mario Tessier | TVA | September 25, 2011 | 200,000$ | ||
 Chile
|
No te olvides de la Canción!! | Rafael Araneda | Chilevisión | TBA | $20.000.000 | |
 Denmark
|
Så det synger | Michael Carøe | TV2 | 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 ! |
 Hungary
|
Popdaráló | Kovács Áron | TV2 | March 14, 2008 | 3,000.000Ft. | hu:Popdaráló |
 India
|
Bol Baby Bol | Adnan Sami | STAR One | 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 | |
 Italy
|
Canta e Vinci | Amadeus & Checco Zalone | Italia 1 | €500,000 | 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 | |
 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 | 150,000Zl | pl:Tak to leciało! |
 Singapore
|
Don't Forget the Lyrics! (Singapore) | 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 | |||
| 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 | August 8 | €100,000 | |
 Spain
|
¡No te olvides de la canción! | Àngel Llàcer | La Sexta | September 26, 2008 | €100,000 | |
 Taiwan
|
3= (help) Million Singer |
Harlem Yu | TTV | May 10, 2008 | NTD300,000 | zh:百萬大歌星 |
 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 | |
| Mark McGrath (2010--2011) | Syndication | June 15,2010 | ||||
 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.
Arab World
An Arabic version airs on MBC 4. The top prize for this version is 100.000.000 Saudi riyal (about $10,000).
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 Mar 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.
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).
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 €500,000.
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.[1]
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 8pm. 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 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).[2] 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.
Thailand
The Thai version was first aired on 11 March 2007. It is currently hosted by ??? and airing on ??? from ??? to ???PM.
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 has 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.