Don't Forget the Lyrics! - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

Don't Forget the Lyrics! is a game show that originally aired on Fox

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from July 11, 2007 to June 19, 2009, hosted by Wayne Brady

Wayne Brady

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and produced by RDF USA, part of RDF Media

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. The launch of this show prompted NBC to move up the launch of their similar game show The Singing Bee. The show's contestants compete to win $1,000,000 by correctly recalling song lyrics from a variety of genres.

After a year off the air, on January 25, 2010, 20th Television

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announced the debut of a new syndicated version with Sugar Ray

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lead singer Mark McGrath

Mark McGrath

Mark Sayers McGrath is an American singer of the rock band Sugar Ray. McGrath is also known for his work as a co-host of Extra, and he was the host of Don't Forget the Lyrics! in 2010...

as host in September 2010. Taping of the show's third overall season, and first as a syndicated show, began on June 15, 2010. The show premiered in daytime syndication and in primetime on VH1 on Monday, September 20, 2010. It premiered in primetime on MyNetworkTV on October 5, 2010. On March 24, 2011, the show was canceled along with 5th Grader due to low ratings.

Overview

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, which was $1,000,000 on the Brady version, and is set to be $50,000 on the McGrath version.

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."

The producers of the show are RDF USA, Apploff Entertainment, and Brad Lachman Productions.

2007-2009 Network Version

The structure of the show is similar to another FOX game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is a television game show format based on asking grade-school level questions to adults, hosted by Jeff Foxworthy...

, Lyricss cousin game show. Contestants are given nine categories (such as "pop

Pop music

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", "The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones

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", or "diva

Diva

A diva is a celebrated female singer. The term is used to describe a woman of outstanding talent in the world of opera, and, by extension, in theatre, cinema and popular music. The meaning of diva is closely related to that of "prima donna"....

s"). Contestants pick one of the categories. They are then given a choice of three different songs. The contestant then chooses one of the songs and are told how many missing words they will have to provide. The band starts to play the song and the lyrics are displayed on large monitors in front of the contestant, who sings karaoke

Karaoke

is a form of interactive entertainment or video game in which amateur singers sing along with recorded music using a microphone and public address system. The music is typically a well-known pop song minus the lead vocal. Lyrics are usually displayed on a video screen, along with a moving symbol,...

style. At some point, the lyrics are shown as blank spaces and the music stops. The contestant then fills in those blank spaces. They can then decide to "lock in" the lyrics (which is the same effect as saying "Final Answer" on Millionaire

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...

), choose one of the "backups", which are answer-assistance options that are similar to lifelines, or choose to walk away with the money they have won so far.

Correct song lines	Prize	Walk away Value	Missed Answer Lyrics Value	Amount lost if wrong lyrics
1	$2,500	$0	$0	$0
2	$5,000	$2,500	$0	$2,500
3	$10,000	$5,000	$0	$5,000
4	$25,000	$10,000	$0	$10,000
5	$50,000	$25,000	$25,000	$0
6	$100,000 (when contestant loses on million dollar song)	$50,000	$25,000	$25,000
7	$200,000	$100,000	$25,000	$75,000
8	$350,000	$200,000	$25,000	$175,000
9	$500,000	$350,000	$25,000	$325,000
10	*$1,000,000* (Top prize)	$500,000	$100,000	$400,000

2010-2011 Syndicated Version

The format is based on the syndicated changes to fellow Twentieth Television game show Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?

Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? is a television game show format based on asking grade-school level questions to adults, hosted by Jeff Foxworthy...

. One contestant plays the entire show, with one song each from four different categories. They are then given a choice of three different songs. Each time a contestant answers a song correctly, he/she earns money; if he/she misses a song, except for the Encore Song, those winnings remain intact. There is also only one "backup"; the three lines, which may only be used once.

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Lyric Colors

Lyrics are initially filled in with yellow text.
As each lyric is locked in, the text changes to blue.
Lyrics then revealed to be correct turn green.
Lyrics that are incorrect turn red, which ended the game on the Fox or the syndicated version (after ending broadcast).

Sometimes a few words turn green at a time rather than all of them at once, creating suspense; this is often done if one or more words will turn out to be wrong, and the incorrect word or words generally will show up in the final reveal. If the words are all correct, the contestant's score increases to a higher amount, accompanied in the 2007-09 version by music previously used for a correct answer on Show Me the Money

Show Me the Money (U.S. game show)

Show Me the Money is a television game show hosted by William Shatner which premiered on Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 8pm on ABC. On December 8, 2006, after the first seven episodes had been taped, an additional six-episode order as well as a planned move to Tuesday nights starting on January 2,...

(a shorter version of that music accompanies a reveal of part of the lyrics, and the 2010 version uses a variation of the correct answer sound from Duel

Duel (U.S. game show)

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). Lyrics that turn red are incorrect will result in different situations depending on version. In the 2007-2009 version, that signaled the game ending, but correct words are still colored green. A contestant who locked in incorrect lyrics before hitting the $25,000 mark would end up leaving the show with no money; going for $25,000 after winning $10,000 is the last point in the game at which a contestant can leave with nothing. After passing the $25,000 mark, the contestant is guaranteed that amount; incorrect lyrics between the $50,000 and the $500,000 songs will knock the contestant's winnings down to $25,000. In the 2010 version, the contestant continues playing, with no money won or lost. In the 2007-2009 version, after nine correct answers, contestants can choose to go for the "Million-Dollar Song". In the 2010 version, regardless of the level they have reached, contestants can choose to go for the final song.

In celebrity games, the host is allowed to help the celebrity contestants out up until they reach the $25,000 level on the 2007-2009 version or the $5,000 level on the 2010 version.

Final Song

Identical to 5th Graders Million Dollar or 5th Grade Bonus Question, the contestant that makes it to this level must decide whether or not to either attempt the song or play it safe and take the money.

2007-2009 version
Contestants at the end of reaching the $500,000 level can risk the money for the Million Dollar Song. There is no other information on the song revealed to the player other than that the song is a #1 hit from one of the nine categories featured in their game. Also revealed is that if the player does go on, the $25,000 guarantee is immediately increased to $100,000 (this is not the case on Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? because some contestants have already attempted the million-dollar question and lost, whereas no contestant ever attempted the million-dollar song; prior to January 2008, the contestant would drop down to the $25,000 mark with an incorrect answer to the million-dollar song; during this time, no one attempted it). Any remaining backups (excluding the backup singer) are revoked (taken away or out of play) after locking in the $500,000 song, and the other information is only revealed if the player decides to go for it. After the contestant sings, they can change it if they want but they have the option to lock in something or walk away. If the lyrics to the million-dollar song are incorrect or the contestant opts to walk away by not locking in the lyric, the contestant leaves with $100,000. If correct, the contestant wins $1,000,000.

No contestants won $1,000,000, but seven players reached the final level. Two decided to play for the million-dollar Song and failed, while the other five (including one team) decided not to play the million-dollar song and walk away with $500,000. A different sound is used for locked-in incorrect lyrics on the million-dollar song.

2010 version
The final song is referred as the Encore Song. If a contestant has sung all four songs correctly, the Encore Song will be worth $50,000 in total winnings, with a guarantee of $1,000 in case of a miss. If a contestant incorrectly sang any of the first four songs, any winnings up to that point will be doubled if the Encore Song is sung correctly, or lost if at least one lyric is incorrect. During celebrity games, the house minimum in all cases is $5,000. Again, the song is hit from one of the four categories. Any contestant who wins no money on the show leaves with a customized MP3 player.

Backups

Similar to the "3 lifelines" concept from Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? is a television game show which offers large cash prizes for correctly answering a series of multiple-choice questions of increasing difficulty. The format is owned and licensed by Sony Pictures Television International. The maximum cash prize is one million pounds...

, there were three answer-assistance options, or "backups", that the contestant can use for help if they get stumped:

"Backup Singer" - Allows one of the contestant's 2 friends or family members the opportunity to help them by singing along with the contestant. Afterwards, the contestant is given the choice of sticking with their lyric or going with their backup singer's lyric if it is different.

"2 Words" - Allows the contestant to choose any two of the missing words after they have answered but before the answer is locked in, and they will be told what those words are. When the player uses the "2 Words" backup after selecting a word that is incorrect or missing as one of the two, it will automatically be corrected.

"3 Lines" - Gives the contestant a choice of 3 possible answers, of which one is the correct response. If the choices have common words within them, the lyrics will have the common words automatically turned green. This is the only backup to be kept for the 2010 version.

Each backup may only be used once, and while the backup singer will still be available for the Million Dollar Song (if it has not been already used) the other two backups will be revoked. Contestants may be required to use up their backups on the $500,000 song if they have not done so already, because there is a warning that, if a backup is not used on the $500,000 song when the backup(s) is/are available, the remaining unused backup option(s) will be automatically used (except for the backup singer) after the lyrics are locked in.

The 2010 version only uses the "3 Lines" option, and after several episodes this became the GEICO

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Backup in a limited number of episodes.

Ratings

In its debut, Don't Forget the Lyrics! averaged 3.4 million viewers in adults 18-49.

Since the show's debut, FOX had reordered two additional runs of 13 episodes each during the 2007-2008 television season.

Over the show's 54 episodes, a total of $10,735,000 has been given away, with $2.3 million being won by celebrity contestants for their charities.

Notable contestants

On October 11, 2007, Tony Gubelman became the first contestant to walk away with no prize money after he did not get the lyrics to "Piano Man" at the $25,000 level.
Dottie Harris became the first contestant to make it to $500,000 before she passed on the Million Dollar Song opportunity. The song remained unrevealed.
Shamari Berkley became the first contestant under the age of 18, as he was 11 years old when he played the game with the rules changed slightly and many of the songs dealt with something kids would know, such as Take Me Out to the Ball Game
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
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and the Hokey Pokey
Hokey Pokey
The hokey cokey or hokey pokey , also known as the okey cokey, hokey tokey, or cokey cokey, is a participation dance with a distinctive accompanying tune and lyric structure. It is well known in English-speaking countries...

. He walked away with $350,000. Shamari is also a child actor.
Boyz II Men
Boyz II Men
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appeared as celebrity contestants, playing for charity, on an episode aired on February 21, 2008.
REO Speedwagon
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frontman Kevin Cronin
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appeared as a contestant on the March 27, 2008 episode. Like Boyz II Men, he ended the show with a concert, singing Roll With the Changes.
On May 1, 2008, Poison
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frontman Bret Michaels
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won $200,000. He donated $100,000 to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
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and $100,000 to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital
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On November 7, 2008, all four original members of R&B girl group En Vogue
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appeared to compete for the charities of their choice, winning a total of $350,000 for the Cancer Centers of America, St. Jude's, and RBI International (the $50,000 went to taxes).
On December 12, 2008, three Miss Americas, Kirsten Haglund
Kirsten Haglund
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(Miss America
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2008), Heather French Henry (Miss America 2000), and Susan Powell (Miss America 1981) competed for the Miss America Scholarship Fund.
On January 16, 2009, Penn & Teller
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appeared on the show with Carrot Top
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as one of their helpers.
On May 22, 2009, Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf
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and his daughter Pearl appeared and got to $500,000 before opting to walk with the money and donating it to The Painted Turtle
The Painted Turtle
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On October 5, 2010, four members of The Backstreet Boys appeared on the show. They won $10,000 for UNICEF and attempted to win the $50,000 prize but lost. Even though their loss reduced their winnings to $5,000, the group donated an additional $5,000 to UNICEF.
On October 12, 2010, season four
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American Idol
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runner-up Bo Bice
Bo Bice
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won the grand prize of $50,000 for his charity, the MusiCares
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Foundation.
On October 18, 2010, rap duo Kid N' Play appeared on the show. They won $5,000 to donate to The Red Cross fund for Haiti
Haiti
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On October 21, 2010, actress Tia Carrere
Tia Carrere
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appeared on the show. She won $5,000 for her charity, After-School All-Stars
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Hawaii.
On October 22, 2010, comedienne Margaret Cho
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appeared on the show. She won $5,000 for her charity, The Institute for Marine Mammal Studies
Institute for Marine Mammal Studies
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On November 3, 2010, singer Elliott Yamin
Elliott Yamin
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appeared on the show. He won $5,000 for his charities, JDRF and Malaria No More
Malaria No More
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On November 5, 2010, singer Blake Lewis
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appeared on the show. He won $5,000 for his charity, The Seattle Chilrdren's Hospital

Guest appearances

On April 11, 2008, Gloria Gaynor
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appeared and performed I Will Survive
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On July 31, 2008, Kenny Loggins
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appeared and performed I'm Alright and Footloose
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Penultimate song correct

Dottie Harris (first civilian contestant to win $500,000)
Boyz II Men
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(February 21, 2008; first celebrity contestant to win $500,000)
Asia Craft (October 10, 2008)
Mark Weiser and J'Nae Fincannon (December 19, 2008; first team to win $500,000)
Meat Loaf
Meat Loaf
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and Pearl (May 22, 2009)

Top prize winners

Karina Buettgenbach (October 4, 2010)
Bo Bice
Bo Bice
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(October 12, 2010)
Sandra Benton (October 26, 2010)
Regan Rothery (December 31, 2010)
Felice Schaeffer (January 11, 2011)
There were also three wins on the French version (€100.000), all for nonprofit organizations.

International versions

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| €

Euro

The euro is the official currency of the eurozone: 17 of the 27 member states of the European Union. It is also the currency used by the Institutions of the European Union. The eurozone consists of Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg,...

100,000
|-
| Hungary
| Popdaráló
| Kovács Áron
| TV2

TV2 (Hungary)

TV2 is a Hungarian commercial television channel operating since 1997, providing a large variety of programming. It is owned by ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG...

| March 14, 2008
| 3,000.000Ft.

Hungarian forint

The forint is the currency of Hungary. It is divided into 100 fillér, although fillér coins are no longer in circulation. The introduction of the forint on 1 August 1946 was a crucial step of the post-WWII stabilization of the Hungarian economy, and the currency remained relatively stable until...

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| India
| Bol Baby Bol
Bol Baby Bol
Bol Baby Bol is a Hindi musical game show produced by Fox Television Studios that aired on STAR One every Friday and Saturday at 9:00pm IST. It is based on the American show Don't Forget the Lyrics!. Hosted by Adnan Sami, the show features contestants that are quizzed on the lyrics of popular...

| Adnan Sami

Adnan Sami

Adnan Sami is a British-born Pakistani-Indian- Canadian singer, musician, pianist, actor and composer of Pakistani origin. He currently holds Canadian citizenship and works and lives in Mumbai, India...

| STAR One

STAR One

STAR One is an Indian television channel that primarily broadcasts Hindi entertainment based in Mumbai. Launched on 1 November 2004 with its show, Remix, the channel gained in popularity with television shows such as Remix, The Great Indian Laughter Challenge, Nach Baliye, Sarabhai vs Sarabhai,...

| November 9, 2007
| Rs.

Indian rupee

The Indian rupee is the official currency of the Republic of India. The issuance of the currency is controlled by the Reserve Bank of India....

Trans TV

Trans TV is an Indonesian national television station based in South Jakarta. Owned by Chairul Tanjung, it began broadcasting on 15 December 2001 based in Jakarta. On 15 December 2006 based in Jakarta due to its half ownership by Trans Corporation, a company that also owned Trans 7...

|
| Rp.

Indonesian rupiah

The rupiah is the official currency of Indonesia. Issued and controlled by the Bank of Indonesia, the ISO 4217 currency code for the Indonesian rupiah is IDR. Informally, Indonesians also use the word "perak" in referring to rupiah...

Italia 1

Italia 1 is an Italian commercial television channel on the Mediaset network. It is oriented especially at young people.Italia 1 was launched in January 1982 and, originally, was owned by Rusconi; after a few months, however, due to the aggressive dumping practices of Silvio Berlusconi's rival...

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| €500,000
|-
| Malaysia
| Jangan Lupa Lirik!
Jangan Lupa Lirik!
Jangan Lupa Lirik! or JLL! is a Malaysian quiz show format of Don't Forget the Lyrics! with a jackpot of RM 1,000,000. It is currently shown on Astro Ria since April 28, 2008....

| Aznil Nawawi

Aznil Nawawi

Aznil bin Haji Nawawi or better known as Aznil Nawawi, Aznil Haji Nawawi, Aznil or Pak Nil, is a TV host in Malaysia. He is said to be the man who revolutionized hosting on Malaysian TV; turning it from rigid and monotonous to witty, fun and lively.He won the Best Talk Show Award at the Asian...

| Astro Ria

Astro Ria

Astro Ria is a Malaysian 24 hour television network broadcast on the Astro satellite television service. It was one of the first 22 channels to commence broadcast on Astro in 1996.Programs on the network include Malay dramas, films and reality shows....

| May 25, 2008
| RM

Malaysian ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...

TV Azteca

Azteca, is the second largest Mexican television entertainment. It was established in 1983 as the state-owned Instituto Mexicano de la Televisión , a holding of the national TV networks channel 13 and 7 and was privatized under its current name in 1993 and now is part of Grupo Salinas...

| October 10, 2007
| MX$

Mexican peso

The peso is the currency of Mexico. Modern peso and dollar currencies have a common origin in the 15th–19th century Spanish dollar, most continuing to use its sign, "$". The Mexican peso is the 12th most traded currency in the world, the third most traded in the Americas, and by far the most...

Nigerian naira

The naira is the currency of Nigeria. It is subdivided into 100 kobo.The Central Bank of Nigeria is the sole issuer of legal tender money throughout the Federation. It controls the volume of money supply in the economy in order to ensure monetary and price stability...

20,000,000
|-
| Norway
| Kan du teksten
| Tshawe Baqwa and Yosef Wolde-Mariam
| TV2

TV 2 (Norway)

TV 2 is the largest commercial television station in Norway. Over 30% of the time Norwegians spend watching TV is spent watching TV 2. The station has 65% of the market for TV commercials in Norway....

| April 2008
| 500,000Kr

Norwegian krone

The krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...

|-
| Poland
| Tak to leciało!
| Maciej Miecznikowski
| TVP2
| March 9, 2008
| 150,000Zl
|-
| Quebec
| On connaît la chanson!
| Mario Tessier
| TVA

TVA (TV network)

TVA is a privately owned French language television network in Canada. The network is currently owned by Groupe TVA Inc. , a publicly traded subsidiary of Quebecor Media...

|
| 200,000$

Canadian dollar

The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. As of 2007, the Canadian dollar is the 7th most traded currency in the world. It is abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...

Gurmit Singh

Gurmit Ottawan Singh Gurmit Ottawan Singh Gurmit Ottawan Singh (born March 24, 1965; is a popular Singaporean actor, host and comedy performer. He is best known for his role in Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, and is one of the leading artistes in MediaCorp.-Life:...

Adrian Pang

Adrian Pang is a Singaporean Chinese actor who trained at the ARTTS International in Bubwith, East Riding of Yorkshire, England. Born in Malacca, Malaysia, he was educated at Anglo-Chinese School, Singapore, and in the United Kingdom. Although he studied law at Keele University, he has not...

(Comic Mayham episode)
| MediaCorp Channel 5
| November 27, 2008
| rowspan="2" | S$

Singapore dollar

The Singapore dollar or Dollar is the official currency of Singapore. It is normally abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or alternatively S$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...

Mark Lee (comedian)

Mark Lee Kok Huang is a Singaporean Chinese comedian, actor and film director. He works in MediaCorp and J Team Productions with Jack Neo. He is famous for, amongst others, playing the title role in Singapore's MediaCorp TV Channel 5 television sitcom Police & Thief as Lee Tok Kong, Phua Chu Kang...

| MediaCorp Channel 8
| June 1, 2010
| rowspan="1" | S$

Singapore dollar

TV JOJ

-About TV JOJ:It was launched on 2 March 2002 as a successor of the TV Global, which was broadcasting since March 2000. TV Joj was built by former head of Czech Republic channel TV Nova, Vladimír Železný, when he was at war with TV Nova’s U.S. investor Central European Media Enterprises...

Àngel Llàcer

Àngel Llàcer is a Catalan actor, television presenter and drama teacher.He attended the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona , and completed his education in San Miniato and Berlin...

| La Sexta

La Sexta

laSexta is the sixth nationwide broadcast television station in Spain. It is privately owned and began broadcasting in 2006.-Programming:....

Harlem Yu

Harlem Yu was born 28 July 1961. He is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award singer-songwriter. He was the first artist to experiment with the style of R&B and rap in Chinese music. He has released 14 studio albums. He contribution to the Asian music industry has earned him the reputation of 'God of...

| TTV

Taiwan Television

Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd. , commonly known as TTV is launched), is the first television broadcast station in Taiwan...

| May 10, 2008
| NTD

New Taiwan dollar

The New Taiwan dollar , or simply Taiwan dollar, is the official currency of the Taiwan Area of the Republic of China since 1949, when it replaced the Old Taiwan dollar...

300,000
|-
| United Kingdom
| Don't Forget the Lyrics
Don't Forget the Lyrics! (UK game show)
Don't Forget The Lyrics! is the United Kingdom version of the RDF USA game show, which began broadcasting on Sky1 on Sunday, 11 May 2008 and aired its final show on 9 August 2009. Presented by Shane Richie, the show is broadcast from 19:00 to 20:00 on a Sunday night and is repeated frequently...

| Shane Richie

Shane Richie

Shane Richie is an English actor, comedian, singer and media personality, known for his portrayal of the character Alfie Moon in the BBC One soap opera EastEnders.-Early life and career beginnings:...

| Sky1
| May 11, 2008
| £250,000
|-
| United States
| Don't Forget the Lyrics!
| Wayne Brady

Wayne Brady

(2007–2009)
Mark McGrath

Mark McGrath

Mark Sayers McGrath is an American singer of the rock band Sugar Ray. McGrath is also known for his work as a co-host of Extra, and he was the host of Don't Forget the Lyrics! in 2010...

(2010-11)
| FOX

Fox Broadcasting Company

(2007–2009)
Syndicated (2010-11)
| July 11, 2007
| US$

United States dollar

The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....

1,000,000
US$

United States dollar

The United States dollar , also referred to as the American dollar, is the official currency of the United States of America. It is divided into 100 smaller units called cents or pennies....

50,000
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Australia

The Australian version was rumoured to be airing on Network Ten

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

ATV (Austria)

ATV is currently the largest commercial television station in Austria and was originally the first commercial station to be aired via transmitters after a long time when commercial broadcasts in Austria were only possible via satellite or cable and the national public broadcaster ORF held a...

entitled Sing & Win. It is hosted by Rainhard Fendrich

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

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

France 2

France 2 is a French public national television channel. It is part of the state-owned France Télévisions group, along with France 3, France 4, France 5 and France Ô...

, entitled N'oubliez pas les paroles!. It is hosted by Nagui

Nagui

Nagui Fam is an Egyptian-born French TV and radio personality of Egyptian and Italian descent. In his professional life, he goes by his first name Nagui.- Biography :...

. The jackpot for this version is €100,000. One couple managed to win the jackpot by recovering 13 missing words on "Allumez le Feu" by Johnny Hallyday

Johnny Hallyday

Johnny Hallyday is a French singer and actor. An icon in the French-speaking world since the beginning of his career, he was considered by some to have been the French Elvis Presley. He was married for 15 years to one of the most popular French female singers: Sylvie Vartan...

. However, the couple did not get any money because it was a special episode dedicated to Sidaction
Sidaction
Sidaction is a major French public event that started in 1994 in France for raising awareness and collecting charitable funds for AIDS. It donates important sums to various AIDS charities, AIDS research, institutions specializing in medical care and social aid for those suffering of HIV/AIDS in...

. This episode was aired on 25 March 2010.

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 HUF.

India

The Indian version premiered on November 9, 2007 and aired on STAR One

STAR One

entitled Bol Baby Bol
Bol Baby Bol
Bol Baby Bol is a Hindi musical game show produced by Fox Television Studios that aired on STAR One every Friday and Saturday at 9:00pm IST. It is based on the American show Don't Forget the Lyrics!. Hosted by Adnan Sami, the show features contestants that are quizzed on the lyrics of popular...

. It is hosted by Adnan Sami

Adnan Sami

The jackpot for this version is Rs. 2,500,000. They have had one winner of the grand prize so far.

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

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

Astro Ria

entitled Jangan Lupa Lirik!
Jangan Lupa Lirik!
Jangan Lupa Lirik! or JLL! is a Malaysian quiz show format of Don't Forget the Lyrics! with a jackpot of RM 1,000,000. It is currently shown on Astro Ria since April 28, 2008....

. It is hosted by Aznil Nawawi

Aznil Nawawi

The jackpot for this version is RM

Malaysian ringgit

The Malaysian ringgit is the currency of Malaysia. It is divided into 100 sen...

1,000,000.

Mexico

The Mexican version was aired on TV Azteca

TV Azteca

and it is called Si te la Sabes, Cántala.

New Zealand Version

The New Zealand Version The Singing Bee, http://tvnz.co.nz/view/page/1403662 Television New Zealand

Television New Zealand

Television New Zealand, more commonly referred to, and stylized as TVNZ, is a government-owned corporation television network broadcasting in New Zealand and parts of the Pacific. It operates TV1, TV2, TVNZ7, TVNZ Heartland, TVNZ U and new media services....

Norwegian version

The Norwegian version is hosted by Tshawe Baqwa and Yosef Wolde-Mariam from the Norwegian hip hop/rap band Madcon

Madcon

Madcon is a Norwegian Hip Hop duo formed in 1992 by Yosef Wolde-Mariam and Tshawe Baqwa.They are well known from the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 Interval Act, in which they performed their hit song "Glow"...

. It is aired on TV 2 (Norway)

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.

English Version

The Singapore version, hosted by Singapore Idol host Gurmit Singh

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$

Singapore dollar

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 first episode featured Singapore Idol

Singapore Idol

Singapore Idol is a television show on Channel 5 of MediaCorp TV. It is a competition among undiscovered singers in Singapore. Like others in the Idol series, it is modelled after Pop Idol. The current judges are singer/songwriter Dick Lee and record producers Florence Lian and Ken Lim. Previous...

contestants Hady Mirza

Hady Mirza

Hady Mirza is a Singaporean singer of Bugis descent, with his grandparents hailing from Sulawesi. He is the winner of the second season of the reality TV show Singapore Idol...

, Jonathan Leong

Jonathan Leong

Jon Leong, 梁偉鑛, is a Singaporean performing artist, singer-songrwriter, music producer and actor. His first steps into the world of entertainment started when he played in bands at pubs and clubs before achieving public prominence after finishing as the runner-up during the second season of...

and Taufik Batisah

Taufik Batisah

Muhammad Taufik Bin Batisah, is the winner of the first season of the reality TV series Singapore Idol...

for a Pop Stars Edition of the show. They earned a total of S$25,000 for charity.

During the Comic Mayham episode in the Singapore version on March 5, what's different from the original is that Adrian Pang

Adrian Pang

hosted the episode, and the show ended with the three contestants running away due to the time, and ended with the lyrics not locked in, remaining the same. The Contestants for the Sitcom Special were Phua Chu Kang

Phua Chu Kang

Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short , was a Singaporean sitcom on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. The show debuted in Singapore in 1997. A sequel, Phua Chu Kang Sdn...

(Gurmit Singh

Gurmit Singh

) from Phua Chu Kang

Phua Chu Kang

Phua Chu Kang Pte Ltd, also known as PCK Pte Ltd or Phua Chu Kang for short , was a Singaporean sitcom on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. The show debuted in Singapore in 1997. A sequel, Phua Chu Kang Sdn...

, Barberella (Michelle Chong

Michelle Chong

Michelle Chong is a Singaporean host, actress and film director .- Biography :Michelle Chong is bilingual, and appears on variety shows and dramas on Singapore's Channels 5 and 8....

) from The Noose (TV series)

The Noose (TV series)

The Noose is a Singapore comedy TV series produced by MediaCorp Channel 5 which has aired in Singapore for four seasons in 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2011. Although the name of the show plays on the word The News, the literal gallows humor of the program's name is unlikely to be missed by viewers in a...

and Sgt. Dollah (Suhaimi Yusoff) from Police & Thief

Police & Thief

Police & Thief is a 2004 Singaporean sitcom that airs on MediaCorp TV Channel 5. The sitcom tells the story of a single-father police officer whose neighbour is an ex-gangster. The two constantly bicker but sometimes help each other's families out...

. The next part continued on March 12, where other contestants will take the former ones' places. They won S$50,000.

Another Special episode featured local babes in the form of Fiona Xie

Fiona Xie

-Career:Xie was spotted by a talent scout at the age of fifteen while was studying in St. Hilda's Secondary School. She modeled for numerous print and television commercials in Singapore and Hong Kong before joining MediaCorp Studios as a full-time artiste in 2001....

, Jade Seah

Jade Seah

Jade Seah is a Singaporean model, host and actress. Jade was 1st runner-up at the Miss Singapore Universe 2006 pageant, who signed a contract with MediaCorp soon after the pageant. A graduate of Singapore Management University, Jade is now the new face of Nivea Visage...

and Andrea Fonseka

Andrea Fonseka

Andrea Veronica Fonseka was the winner of Miss Malaysia Universe 2004, and is an actor, television presenter and model who works predominantly in Malaysia and Singapore. She also holds a Bachelor of Laws from NUS. Fonseka is the current National Director for Miss Universe Malaysia.-Personal...

. On the $50,000 to $100,000 mark, Andrea was confident of her answer to the song of The Boy is Mine with 12 missing words, so all 3 agreed to lock in the lyrics. However, one word was wrong, and the money dropped down to $10,000 which was given to charity.

On the finale on April 9, 2009, MPs Maliki Osman and Baey Yam Kheng participated in the game show. The duo raised $25000 for charity.

Both episodes are being done for charity

Charity (practice)

The practice of charity means the voluntary giving of help to those in need who are not related to the giver.- Etymology :The word "charity" entered the English language through the Old French word "charité" which was derived from the Latin "caritas".Originally in Latin the word caritas meant...

Chinese version

The Mandarin version of Don't Forget the Lyrics premiered on 25 August 2009 at 8pm every Tuesday. It is hosted by Taiwanese Zeng Guo Cheng . 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.

The highest amount won was $200,000 by a female contestant Wu Huixin (Chinese

Chinese language

The Chinese language is a language or language family consisting of varieties which are mutually intelligible to varying degrees. Originally the indigenous languages spoken by the Han Chinese in China, it forms one of the branches of Sino-Tibetan family of languages...

: 吴惠欣) over two episodes aired on Oct 7 and Oct 14 2009. She chose not to attempt the $500,000 song. She became the highest money winner on a Singapore gameshow in almost eight years since a male contestant won $250,000 on a Dec 27 2001 episode of Who Wants to be a Millionaire.

The Mandarin version is the only version that sees a few contestants reaching the "safe haven". Adding on, host Zeng did not mention how many missing words are there in each round, opposing to other versions of the show.
The first episode was a celebrity special consisting of 3 local comedians, Mark Lee, Michelle Tay and Henry Thia. They managed to win $10,000.

The second celebrity special on the fifth episode saw local singers Joi Chua, Kelvin Tan and Chew Sin Huey winning $10,000.

The third celebrity special on the tenth episode saw local artistes Jeff Wang, Kym Ng and Quan Yifeng winning $25,000.

The fourth celebrity episode on the last episode, the fourteenth episode saw 3 Y.E.S.93.3FM DJs Dennis Chew, Xie Jia Fa and Siau Jia Hui winning $50,000. The highest celebrity payout of the four episodes.

Chinese version (All stars edition)

A brand new season of Don't Forget the Lyrics begun its taping between May 7 to May 12, subsequent episodes were taped on 1st and 2 June. 14 confirmed episodes have been announced. Marking the 3rd installment in the Singapore version. The host of this special edition is comedian, actor and host; Mark Lee. The show will begin its debut on June 1, Every Tuesday, 8pm on Channel 8. The jackpot for this special season is SGD 50,000, and all proceedings and winnings will go to charity.

Prize Progression Ladder: $100, $200, $500, $1,000 (guaranteed sum), $1,500, $2,500, $5,000, $10,000, $20,000, $50,000.

In Total, the celebrities have raised SGD$51,000 for the charities.
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|- style="background:cornflowerblue; color:white" align=center
|style="width:5%"|Episode||style="width:15%"|Episode Date||style="width:15%"|Genre
|style="width:30%"|Contestant(s)||style="width:15%"|Total Prize Money
|-align=center
||1||1 June 2010||New City Beat||Kym Ng, Bryan Wong & Quan Yi Feng|| align=left|$5,000
|-align=center
||2||8 June 2010||Housewives' Holiday||Hong Huifang, Xiang Yun & Ann Kok|| align=left|$5,000
|-align=center
||3||15 June 2010||Blind Singers
(One not blind)||Ricky Hsiao, Derrick Hoh & Kelvin Tan|| align=left|$5,000
|-align=center
||4||22 June 2010||Singing Coaches||Anthony Png, Dawn Yip & Cao Jian Ping|| align=left|$10,000
|-align=center
||5||29 June 2010||Imitation Of Taiwanese Singers||Guo Liang, Michelle Chong & Dennis Chew
acting as Fei Yu Qing, Cai Qin and Feng Fei Fei respectively|| align=left|$5,000
|-align=center
||6||6 July 2010||On The Beat||Vivian Lai, Lee Teng & Apple Hong|| align=left|$2,500
|-align=center
||7||13 July 2010 (Part 1)
20 July 2010 (Part 2)||Taiwanese Singers||Tony Sun, Ehlo Huang & Yang Guang|| align=left|$1,000
|-align=center
||8||20 July 2010||Singers From The "Oldies"||Lin Ru Ping, Hao Hao & Bao Bei Jie Mei|| align=left|$1,500
|-align=center
||9||27 July 2010||Actors||Brandon Wong, Terence Cao & Jerry Yeo|| align=left|$5,000
|-align=center
||10||3 August 2010||Golden Age Talent Class||Marcus Chin, Ling Xiao & Cui Xia|| align=left|$1,500
|-align=center
||11||10 August 2010||Hosts||Daren Tan, Cavin Soh & Dasmond Koh|| align=left|$5,000
|-align=center
||12||17 August 2010||Hosts & Comedians||Michelle Tay, Henry Thia & Jeremy Chan|| align=left|$2,500
|-align=center
||13||24 August 2010||Project Superstars||Kelvin Soon, Lydia Tan & Carrie Yeo|| align=left|$1,000
|-align=center
|colspan=4|GRAND TOTAL|| align=left|$50,000
|-align=left
|}

Two episodes saw celebrities reaching the final song level, but all 2 teams failed to attempt it successfully, hence dropping them back to $1,000. The 2 teams are Taiwanese Singers: Ehlo Huang, Tony Sun and Yang Guang, following by Project Superstars: Lydia Tan, Carrie Yeo and Kelvin Soon.

Slovakian version

The Slovakian version premiered on February 22, 2008 and aired on TV JOJ

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

Eurozone

The eurozone , officially called the euro area, is an economic and monetary union of seventeen European Union member states that have adopted the euro as their common currency and sole legal tender...

, 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). It is aired at La Sexta

La Sexta

laSexta is the sixth nationwide broadcast television station in Spain. It is privately owned and began broadcasting in 2006.-Programming:....

and hosted by Operación Triunfo

Operación Triunfo

Operación Triunfo is a reality-show talent contest which first aired on Spain's TVE network in 2001. A kind of cross between Pop Idol, Voces en Función, Star Search, and Big Brother, the show aimed to find the country's next solo singing sensation, putting a selection of hopefuls through their...

academy's former director Àngel Llàcer

Àngel Llàcer

Àngel Llàcer is a Catalan actor, television presenter and drama teacher.He attended the Institut del Teatre de Barcelona , and completed his education in San Miniato and Berlin...

. The jackpot prize is €

Euro

100,000.

Taiwan

The Taiwan version is called "" (Million Singer), hosted by Harlem Yu

Harlem Yu

. This program is aired in Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd.

Taiwan Television

Taiwan Television Enterprise, Ltd. , commonly known as TTV is launched), is the first television broadcast station in Taiwan...

(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

Sky One

Sky1 is the flagship BSkyB entertainment channel available in the United Kingdom and Ireland.The channel first launched on 26 April 1982 as Satellite Television, and is the fourth-oldest TV channel in the United Kingdom, behind BBC One , ITV and BBC Two...

entitled Don't Forget the Lyrics!. It is hosted by Shane Richie

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
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...

. It was hosted by Wayne Brady
Wayne Brady
Wayne Alphonso Brady is an actor, singer, comedian and television personality, known for his work as a regular on the American version of the improvisational comedy television series Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and as the host of the daytime talk show The Wayne Brady Show...

with a $1,000,000 jackpot.
The second version premiered in September 2010 as a daily syndicated game show from 20th Television
20th Television
20th Television is an American television production and syndication company that was formed in 1992 by 20th Century Fox Film Corporation, a division of the Fox Entertainment Group, part of News Corporation....

, and is hosted by Mark McGrath
Mark McGrath
Mark Sayers McGrath is an American singer of the rock band Sugar Ray. McGrath is also known for his work as a co-host of Extra, and he was the host of Don't Forget the Lyrics! in 2010...

with a $50,000 jackpot.

Missing Lyrics in Indonesia

There is also an Indonesian version "Missing Lyrics" airing on the Trans TV

Trans TV

. The top prize for this version is 100.000.000 Rupiah (about $10,000).

External links

Official website
Don't Forget the Lyrics! at MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV
MyNetworkTV is a television broadcast syndication service in the United States, owned by the Fox Entertainment Group, a division of News Corporation...
UK Sky One's Official Don't Forget The Lyrics! site

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