Your Face Sounds Familiar

Throughout the course of its broadcast, the Your Face Sounds Familiar franchise has received heavy criticism due to its contestants' frequent usage of blackface.

[4] In March 2021, actor Tomasz Ciachorowski received backlash after performing Kanye West's single "Stronger" on the Polish iteration of the franchise while using blackface.

"[5] In accordance with the requirements of the franchise's owner Banijay, the Czech version of the series prohibited the usage of blackface in April 2021.

[6] Vojtěch Boháček, the edition's public relations coordinator, supported the decision and added that the show's goal "has always been and is to respect and celebrate artists around the world, regardless of their race, gender, sexual orientation or any other characteristics.

"[6] The Polish edition of the series received widespread criticism again in September 2023 after singer Kuba Szmajkowski and actress Pola Gonciarz used blackface to impersonate Kendrick Lamar and Beyoncé.

Countries that have their versions of Your Face Sounds Familiar (by 2015)