Sedato (Persian: صداتو; English: Your voice)[1] is an Iranian television mystery music game show series based on the South Korean programme I Can See Your Voice.[2] Also as the first adaptation to entirely broadcast through a streamingservice, it premiered on Filimo on 31 May 2023,[3] and has aired for three seasons.
Presented with a group of six "mystery singers", a contestant must attempt to eliminate bad singers from the group without ever hearing them sing, assisted by clues and a celebrity panel over the course of several rounds.[a] At the end of a game, the last remaining mystery singer is revealed as either good or bad by means of performing itself.[a]
The contestant must eliminate one mystery singer at the end of each round, receiving a petty cash[a] if they eliminate a bad singer. At the end of a game, if the contestant decides to walk away, they will keep the money had won in previous rounds; if they decide to risk for the last remaining mystery singer, they win its main prize[a] if a singer is good, or lose their all winnings if a singer is bad.[9]
Each mystery singer performs a lip sync to a song; good singers mime to a recording of their own, while bad singers mime to a recording by someone else. At the conclusion of performances, the contestant eliminates one mystery singer from each group.
Lip sync (Persian: لیپ سینک)
s1: Divided into two groups of three mystery singers, each of them have to perform a lip sync of their own.
s2–3: A pair of mystery singers perform a lip sync of their own through a showdown.
s1–3: The contestant may ask questions to the remaining mystery singers. Good singers are required to give truthful responses, while the bad singers must lie.
Sabaidea [fa] formally acquired the rights to produce a local adaptation of I Can See Your Voice in Iran in May 2023.[10] The show's title, Sedato (Persian: صداتو; English: Your voice), is a "shortening" of I Can See Your Voice (Persian: من میتونم صداتو ببینم, romanized: Man mí-tunam sedato bebinam).[1]
Sedato debuted on 31 May 2023.[b] During its first season airings preempted in observance of Muharram,[21] the series was already renewed for a second season[22] that premiered on 21 March 2024.[23][5] Also, the same season finale that initially scheduled for 6 September 2023, was delayed due to its possible relation to the first death anniversary of Mahsa Amini;[24][25] it formally aired on 20 September 2023.[26] As per announcement by panelist Shabnam Moghaddami in July 2024, the series was renewed for a third season[27][28] that premiered on 3 March 2025.[29]
In the second season, contestant Javad Hashemi played in his "appreciation day" game, with returning good singer Ali Ayaz Khani assisting duet performance duties on 11 April 2024;[30][31] followed by Saman Ehteshami [fa] in the pairs special with Sadegh Nikokalam on 9 May 2024, Kianoush Gerami [fa] in a Tribute to the Luti People special with Hassan Zafar on 20 June 2024, and Mohammad Ghadimi in the Musical Geniuses special with Reza Khatamian on 27 June 2024.[c]
In the third season, a kids special with returning good singer Ilya Gravand assisting duet performance duties, was played on 10 March 2025; followed by contestant Jalal Tehrani [fa] on his "appreciation day" game with Hadi Azizi on 17 March 2025, and Mir-Taher Mazloomi in a Persian Wedding special with Mohammad Guderzifar on 31 March 2025.[c]
The series has a panel of celebrities who assist the contestant to decipher mystery singers' identities throughout the game. Overall, six different members have been assigned as panelists, with their original lineup being Mohammad Bahrani, Amir Mahdi Jule, Shabnam Moghaddami, and Mohsen Sharifian [fa].
^ abcdFor the show's gameplay changes, based on playing time of an episode:[3][4]
Since the 2nd season, returning good singers from previous seasons are technically included as guest artists, assigning on duet performance duties.[5][6]
Also, the winning mystery singer can perform freely without accompanying guest artist(s) for a duet;[7] this was introduced when bad singer Kim Joo-young did in the original South Korean 8th season.[8]
The number of rounds are set to three (for the 2nd season) or four (for the 1st season).
If the last remaining mystery singer is good, the contestant wins IR200 million (for the 1st season), IR300 million (for the 2nd season), or IR400 million (for the 3rd season).
As per eliminated bad singer, the contestant gets IR20 million (for the 1st season), IR40 million (for the 2nd season) or IR60 million (for the 3rd season).
^Despite the recognition, some earlier releases were occurred:[3]
The German3rd season[16][17] initially released its second half episodes on RTL+[18] before the actual linear television airings on 20, 27 August, and 3 September 2022.[19][20]