Noot vir Noot
Noot vir Noot ('Note for Note') was the longest running television game show in South Africa (1991-2023).
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History
The first eight seasons aired on SABC TV1 (27 Jul 1991 - 10 Feb 1996), and then on SABC 2 in 1996 (04 May 1996 - 04 Oct 2023).
It was produced by Stemmburg Television which is owned by the show's presenter Johan Stemmet and musical director Johan van Rensburg.
In 1997 the rights for the format were bought from Stemmburg Television by London Weekend Television and the show was broadcast in the UK as Michael Barrymore's My Kind Of Music.
The show's studio band was Die Musiekfabriek (The Music Factory).
In 1995 the show released a boardgame that includes a CD by MusiekFabriek as part of the game.
The show first introduced SMS competitions for viewers to play along in Season 27.
The Noot Vir Noot Roadshow was established as an annual event in 2004. The show travelled with celebrity guest artists through the small towns of South Africa for several months each year.
About the Show
The show featured contestants who put their popular music expertise to the test by playing the show's musical games in a series of challenges.
Each episode featured four contestants battling it out against each other by interpreting different musical clues. One contestant won per episode and after every three episodes the winners from each week faced one another in a semi-final.
Two similar rounds followed and the three semi-finalists played to be champion in a finale showdown. A guest artist also performed a medley of five songs as part of each episode.
The contestants auditioned to be part of the show - however it was important for them to have some musical knowledge in order to be able to play the games.
The show gave new artists with debut albums the opportunity to audition and perform in front of a live audience.
Johan Stemmet was the host and Die Musiekfabriek ('The Music Factory') the show's studio band for the first 43 seasons. The show was revamped for Season 44, including new host Emo Adams and house deejay, DJ Shelly.
Sources
https://www.tvsa.co.za/shows/viewshow.aspx?showid=220
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