Endemol Shine scores TVE commission for music entertainment format in Spain
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Joseph O'Halloran
| 18 February 2019

Endemol Shine Iberia subsidiary Gestmusic has been commissioned to produce a new primetime entertainment series for Spanish public broadcaster TVE.

Created by the local Spanish production company, The Best Song Ever Sung is described as a “spectacular weekly music extravaganza” looking for the greatest song of all times.

Each episode of the transmedia series will focus on a different decade and will begin online and on social media where the audience selects their favourite song of that era. Then in a live studio show a cast of performers make a case for the top songs, looking back at the history and important milestones they created. Viewers, comedians and experts will share their opinions and memories of the time when the song was a hit. The series ends with a finale where viewers vote for The Best Song Ever Sung.

Gestmusic was behind flagship talent format Your Face Sounds Familiar, which has sold to 39 markets and for which its seventh season has just wrapped airing in Spain season with over 100 episodes aired to date. It also was responsible for Operacion Triunfo which was rebooted also on pubcaster TVE i 2018.

“The Best Song Ever Sung has a fantastic mix of music, entertainment and nostalgia, all wrapped in a live studio show with huge audience participation through the shows unique app,” commented the Endemol Shine Iberia subsidiary's managing director Tinet Rubira, also programme executive producer. “The format has been driven by our success with multiplatform hit Operacion Triunfo and entertainment blockbuster Your Face Sounds Familiar and we hope this new series will be equally popular.”