Hidden Voices (also known by its main title in ; abbreviated as GAGA) is a Vietnamese television mystery music game show technically included as part of the I Can See Your Voice franchise, featuring its own "battle format" where two opposing guest artists attempt to eliminate bad singers from the group, until the last mystery singers remain for separate duet performances. It first aired on HTV7 on 5 November 2016.
Presented with a group of seven "mystery singers" that identified only by their alias, two opposing guest artists must attempt to eliminate bad singers from the selection without ever hearing them perform live, over the course of three rounds. They are also both 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 singers are revealed as either good or bad by means of duets between them and one of the guest artists.
Under the "battle format", two opposing guest artists eliminate one singer each during the proper game phase, and then remain one singer each to join the final performance. At the end of a game, the following conditions for winning mystery singers chosen by opposing guest artists, depending on the outcome of final performances, if:
The guest artists and winning mystery singers are rewarded on following conditions:
A local adaptation of I Can See Your Voice in Vietnam was first mentioned, as per report by BNT News at the time of its (South Korean) second season that premiered on 22 October 2015; this was initially confirmed by VTV in March 2016, with assigning on production duties. HTV would later reacquire the rights in July 2016, this time with ÃÂiá»Ân Quân Media, Color Entertainment and Pixel Factory co-producing the show.
The game show's title, Giá»Âng ải giá»Âng ai, literally translates to English as "Who is that voice?", with a subtitle of Hidden Voices. Being technically included as part of the I Can See Your Voice franchise, its own "battle format" would be later implemented to existing ICSYV counterparts such as; fully in Indonesia, Thailand, and Russia (used by Catch Me If You Can, between opposing teams of guest artists and mystery singers) â and partially in Mexico (with two opposing contestants).
Hidden Voices debuted on 5 November 2016, with filming taking place at the Pixel Factory Studios in Gò Vấp, Ho Chi Minh City.
In September 2017, HTV renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on 7 October 2017. In March 2018, a post from GAGAs official Facebook page announced the auditions for a then-upcoming third season, which was subsequently confirmed by HTV and began airing on 28 July 2018.
A trailer from ÃÂiá»Ân Quân Entertainment's YouTube channel in April 2019 also announced the auditions for a then-upcoming fourth season, which was subsequently confirmed by HTV and began airing on 27 July 2019; despite the linear television broadcasts ended on 2 November 2019, it would continue through streaming until the formal conclusion on 18 January 2020. defeated in a kids special on 4 January 2020.
According to a vlog by director Khðáng Dừa in March 2020, the fifth season was originally planned to suspend auditions and subsequently halt its production due to the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in immediate cancellation; HTV formally decided to continue anyway and then premiered on 28 June 2020. Và © Cát Tðá»Âng defeated Tóc Tiên in a celebrity special on 26 July 2020.
The series employs a panel of celebrity "detectives" who assist the opposing guest artists to identify good and bad mystery singers throughout the game. Beside with mainstays, guest panelists also appear since the third season. Overall, four members have been assigned as panelists, with their original lineup consisting of , , Trấn Thành, and .