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{{Short description|Irish television programme}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox television
| alt_name             = Sing!
| image                =
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| caption              = 
| genre                = [[Game show]]
| creator              = [[Philip Kampff]]<br />[[Andy Ruane]]
| director             = 
| presenter            = [[Aonghus McAnally]]<br />[[Kevin Hough]]<br />[[Linda Martin]]<br />[[John Keogh]]<br />[[Brendan Shine]]<br />[[Brian Ormond]]
| theme_music_composer = 
| opentheme            = 
| composer             = 
| country              = Ireland
| language             = English
| network              = [[RTÉ]], [[TRTÉ]]
| executive_producer   = 
| cinematography       = 
| location             = [[RTÉ]], [[TRTÉ]]
| company              = Like It Love It
| num_seasons          = 
| runtime              = 180 minutes approx including commercials
| first_aired          = {{Start date|1992}}
| last_aired           = {{End date|2012}} 
}}
'''''The Lyrics Board''''' was an Irish [[game show]] hosted by [[Aonghus McAnally]] and then by [[Eurovision Song Contest 1992]] winner [[Linda Martin]]. In each episode there are two teams. Each team consists of a piano player/team captain who is joined by two celebrities/singers, at either side. A team would choose a number from "the board", which had 4 to 6 numbers to choose from, revealing a word. The team would then have to sing, and play on the piano, a song with that related word to remain in charge of 'the board'. However, up to two numbers would reveal a "skip", a very common word such as "a" or "the", which if revealed would result in loss of control of the board. If the team sing the secret song whose lyrics is on the board, then this team would win a point, with the team with the most points declared as the winners.

Team captains on the show included former Eurovision winner Paul Harrington, Kyron & The Strangels frontman Kyron Bourke, You're A Star Musical Director Ronan Johnston and Jim Sheridan, keyboard player with the Camembert Quartet.  26 different versions have been produced worldwide.

The format was revamped for the 2011–2012 season by [[RTÉ]] for its [[TRTÉ]] strand. The new version of the format was called ''Sing!'' and was presented by former [[Pop Idol]] contestant Brian Ormond with former [[Six (band)|Six]] member [[Emma O'Driscoll]] and [[Royseven]] frontman Paul Walsh acting as team captains.

All programmes of it online were made available on [[RTE Player]] Christmas 2021 to celebrate 60 years of television.

By 2024, Norway is the only country that still produces their version of the show. The station [[NRK]] has bought the rights to the show, and does now own the concept. 

==International versions==
{| class="wikitable sortable"  style="text-align:center; line-height:18px; width:100%;" 
|-
!Region/Country
!Local name
!Main presenter
!Network
!Year premiered
|-
| rowspan=2| '''{{flag|Belgium}}''' (Flanders)
| ''De notenclub''
| Kurt Van Eeghem (1998)<br /> [[Anja Daems]] (1999–2004)
| rowspan=2| [[VRT (broadcaster)|VRT]]
| 1998–2004
|-
| ''[[:nl:Sing that song|Sing That Song]]''
| [[Peter Van de Veire]]
| 2013–2014
|-
|'''{{flag|Czech Republic}}''' <ref>{{Cite web|title=Hvezdy u piána|url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1360374/|website=[[IMDb]]|access-date=2022-02-10}}</ref>
|''[[:cs:Hvězdy u piana|Hvězdy u piana]]''
|[[Helena Vondráčková]]<br />[[:cs:Daniel Barták|Daniel Barták]]<br />[[Petr Vondráček]]
|[[Prima televize|TV Prima]]
|February 16 – April 14, 2006
|-
| rowspan=2|'''{{flag|Denmark}}'''
| ''Op På Tangenterne''
| [[Michael Bundesen]]
| TVDanmark
| 1995–1998
|-
| ''[[:da:Hit med Sangen|Hit Med Sangen]]''
| [[Amin Jensen]] <br /> Peter Kær
| [[DR1]]
| 2000–2004<br /> 2007
|-
| rowspan=2| '''{{flag|Finland}}'''
| ''[[BumtsiBum|BumtsiBum!]]<br />[[BumtsiBum|Bumtsibum]]''
| [[Marco Bjurström]] <br /> [[Kalle Lindroth]]
| [[MTV3]]
|  1997–2005 <br /> 2017
|-
| ''[[BumtsiBum|Bumtsibum]]''
| Jaana Pelkonen
| [[Nelonen (television)|Nelonen]]
| 2021
|-
| '''{{flag|Indonesia}}''' <ref>{{cite web |url=http://nostalgia.tabloidnova.com/articles.asp?id=5225 |title=.:: Tabloid Nova - Syuting Perdana Melirik Lagu :: |accessdate=2013-02-15 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20130411221659/http://nostalgia.tabloidnova.com/articles.asp?id=5225 |archivedate=2013-04-11 }}</ref>
| ''MeLirik Lagu''
| Indy Barends
| [[Trans7]]
|  2004–2006
|-
| rowspan=2| '''{{flag|Italy}}'''
| rowspan=2| ''[[:it:Non sparate sul pianista|Non sparate sul pianista]]''
| Carlo Conti
| rowspan=2| [[Rai 1|Rai Uno]]
| 2010
|-
| Fabrizio Frizzi
| 2012
|-
| '''{{flag|Lebanon}}'''
| هيك منغني<br />''Heik Menghanni''
| [[Maya Diab]]
| [[MTV (Lebanon)|MTV Lebanon]]<br />[[MBC 1 (Middle East and North Africa)|MBC 1]]
| 2011–2015
|-
| rowspan=2| '''{{flag|Netherlands}}'''
| rowspan=2| ''De notenclub''
| Paula Udondek
| [[Katholieke Radio Omroep|kro]]
| 2000–2002
|-
| [[Nancy Coolen|Nance]]
| [[TROS]]
| 2005
|-
| rowspan=3|'''{{flag|Norway}}'''
| ''På Tangenten''
| rowspan=2| Gunnar Andersen
| [[TV 2 (Norway)|TV2]]
| 1996 
|-
| ''[[:no:Kamp i klaveret|Kamp i klaveret]]''
| [[TVNorge]]
| 1997–1998
|-
|''[[Beat for Beat]]''
| Ivar Dyrhaug (1999–2015)<br /> [[Atle Pettersen]] (2016–present)
| [[NRK1]]
| 1999–present
|-
| '''{{flag|Poland}}'''
| ''[[:pl:Śpiewające fortepiany|Śpiewające fortepiany]]''
| Rudi Schuberth
| [[TVP2]]
| 2001–2006
|-
| '''{{flag|Romania}}'''
| ''Duelul pianelor''
| Adrian Enache
| [[TVR2]]
| 2016–2018
|-
| rowspan=2| '''{{flag|Russia}}'''
| rowspan=2| [[:ru:Два рояля|Два рояля]]<br />''Dva royalya''
| {{ill|Sergei Minaev (musician)|lt=Sergei Minaev|ru|Минаев, Сергей Юрьевич}}<br />[[Valery Syutkin]]
| [[Russia-1|RTR/Rossiya]]
| 1998–2001<br />2002–2003
|-
| {{ill|Sergei Minaev (musician)|lt=Sergei Minaev|ru|Минаев, Сергей Юрьевич}}
| [[TV Centre (Russia)|TVC]]
| 2004–2005
|-
| '''{{flag|Slovenia}}'''
| ''Odpeto''
|  ?
| TOP TV
| 2013
|-
| '''{{flag|South Africa}}'''
| ''Liriekeraai''
|  Soli Philander
| [[kykNET]]
| 2001–2003
|-
| '''{{flag|Sweden}}'''
| ''[[Så ska det låta]]''
|  Peter Harryson (1997–2005)<br />Peter Settman (2006–2013)<br />[[Kalle Moraeus]] (2014–2017)<br />[[Sarah Dawn Finer]] (2018–2020)
|  [[SVT2]] (1997–2000)<br />[[SVT1]] (2002–2020)
|  1997–2020
|-
| '''{{flag|Vietnam}}''' <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://giaitri.vnexpress.net/tin-tuc/truyen-hinh/nguyen-khang-thay-anh-tuan-dan-tro-choi-am-nhac-2280034.html|title=Nguyên Khang thay Anh Tuấn dẫn 'Trò chơi âm nhạc'|website=Giaitri.vnexpress.net}}</ref>
| ''Trò chơi Âm nhạc''
|  Vũ Anh Tuấn<br />Diễm Quỳnh<br />Lại Văn Sâm (2nd anniversary special only)<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20230408172601/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NRSU0gOUcMw&gl=US&hl=en] </ref>
| [[VTV3]]
|  September 2, 2005 – October 31, 2012
|-
| '''{{flag|Wales}}''' <ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.ukgameshows.com/ukgs/The_Lyrics_Game|title = The Lyrics Game - UKGameshows|website=Ukgameshows.com}}</ref>
| ''The Lyrics Game''
|  Mike Doyle
| [[BBC One Wales]]
|  August 8 – September 5, 2003
|}

==See also==
* ''[[Don't Forget the Lyrics!]]'' - another lyrics-themed game show
* ''[[The Singing Bee (American game show)]]'' - another lyrics-themed game show

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20010116025300/http://www.pearsontv.com/pages/library/lyrics.htm ''The Lyrics Board'' @ pearsontv]
*{{IMDb title|id=0446529|title=The Lyrics Board}}

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[[Category:Irish variety television shows]]
[[Category:1990s game shows]]
[[Category:2000s game shows]]
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[[Category:1990s in Irish music]]
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[[Category:2010s in Irish music]]

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