The Masked Singer Austria
The Masked Singer Austria is an Austrian reality singing competition television series adapted from the South Korean format King of Mask Singer. The first season premiered on Puls 4 on March 14, 2020, and is hosted by Arabella Kiesbauer. The show features celebrities singing in head-to-toe costumes and face masks which conceal their identities from other contestants, panelists, and an audience.[1][2]
The Masked Singer Austria | |
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Starring |
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Hosted by | Arabella Kiesbauer |
No. of contestants | 8 |
Winner | Nadine Beiler as "Yeti" |
Runner-up | Simone Stelzer as "Lipizzaner" |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Release | |
Original network | Puls 4 |
Original release | March 14 – October 13, 2020 |
On 19 March 2020 the channel Puls 4 announced that the production would be interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria.[3] The program continued on 15 September 2020.
Panelists and host
Guest panelists
Throughout the season, various guest judges appeared alongside Elke Winkens, Nathan Trent and Sasa Schwarzjirg as the fourth member of the judging panel, for one episode.
These guest panelists have included:
Episode | Name | Notability | Ref. |
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1 | Nazar | Rapper | |
2 | Hans Sigl | Actor | |
3 | Josh. | Singer | |
4 | Cesár Sampson | Singer | |
5 | Gery Seidl | Actor | |
6 | Manuel Rubey | Actor & Comedian |
Celebrities
Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | Episodes | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
Yeti | Nadine Beiler | Singer | RISK | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WINNER | |
Lipizzaner | Simone Stelzer | Singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | SAFE | RUNNER-UP | |
Geistergräfin "Ghost Countess" | Nina Proll | Actress | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | WIN | THIRD | ||
Karpfen "Carp" | Rainer Schönfelder | Former alpine skier | RISK | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||
Klimaheld "Climate Hero" | Lukas Plöchl | Rapper | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | ||||
Katze "Cat" | Sabine Petzl | Actress | WIN | RISK | OUT | |||||
Steinbock "Ibex" | Alfons Haider | Actor | RISK | OUT | ||||||
Falke "Falcon" | James Cottriall | Singer | OUT | |||||||
- Carp is also known as Carp Diva
Episodes
Week 1 (March 14)
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Falke | "Junge Roemer" by Falco | James Cottriall | OUT |
2 | Geistergräfin | "Take Me to Church" by Hozier | undisclosed | WIN |
3 | Karpfen | "Diamonds" by Rihanna | undisclosed | RISK |
4 | Katze | "Your Song" by Elton John | undisclosed | WIN |
5 | Klimaheld | "Formidable" by Stromae | undisclosed | WIN |
6 | Steinbock | "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" by Neil Diamond | undisclosed | RISK |
7 | Lipizzaner | "Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette | undisclosed | WIN |
8 | Yeti | "Supergirl" by Reamonn | undisclosed | RISK |
Week 2 (September 15)
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Lipizzaner | "Ex's & Oh's" by Elle King | undisclosed | WIN |
2 | Steinbock | "The Final Countdown" by Europe | Alfons Haider | OUT |
3 | Geistergräfin | "No Time to Die" by Billie Eilish | undisclosed | WIN |
4 | Karpfen | "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle | undisclosed | WIN |
5 | Klimaheld | "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver | undisclosed | RISK |
6 | Yeti | "Mercy" by Duffy | undisclosed | WIN |
7 | Katze | "Memory" from Cats | undisclosed | RISK |
Week 3 (September 22)
# | Stage name | Song | Result | |
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1 | Katze | "Ich will immer wieder... dieses Fieber spür'n" by Helene Fischer | RISK | |
2 | Lipizzaner | "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus | WIN | |
3 | Karpfen | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" by Michel Teló | RISK | |
4 | Yeti | "Valerie" by The Zutons | WIN | |
5 | Geistergräfin | "Heart of Glass" by Blondie | WIN | |
6 | Klimaheld | "Out of the Dark" by Falco | RISK | |
Sing-off details | Identity | Result | ||
1 | Katze | "Believe" by Cher | Sabine Petzl | OUT |
2 | Karpfen | "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Klimaheld | "Say Something" by A Great Big World | undisclosed | SAFE |
Week 4 (September 29)
# | Stage name | Song | Result | |
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1 | Karpfen | "Alles nur geklaut" by Die Prinzen | RISK | |
2 | Klimaheld | "Fix You" by Coldplay | RISK | |
3 | Lipizzaner | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Shania Twain | WIN | |
4 | Geistergräfin | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown | RISK | |
5 | Yeti | "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst | WIN | |
Sing-off details | Identity | Result | ||
1 | Karpfen | "In the Ghetto" by Elvis Presley | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Klimaheld | "Love Me like You Do" by Ellie Goulding | Lukas Plöchl | OUT |
3 | Geistergräfin | "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson | undisclosed | SAFE |
Week 5 (October 6)
# | Stage name | Song | Result | |
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1 | Yeti | "Elastic Heart" by Sia feat. The Weeknd and Diplo | WIN | |
2 | Karpfen | "Faith" by George Michael | RISK | |
3 | Geistergräfin | "Because the Night" by Patti Smith Group | WIN | |
4 | Lipizzaner | "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga | RISK | |
Sing-off details | Identity | Result | ||
1 | Karpfen | "Just a Gigolo" by Louis Prima | Rainer Schönfelder | OUT |
2 | Lipizzaner | "L'amour toujours" by Gigi D'Agostino | undisclosed | SAFE |
Week 6 (October 13) – Final
Group Number: "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" by The Blues Brothers
Round One
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Geistergräfin | "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake | Nina Proll | THIRD |
2 | Lipizzaner | "Cordula Grün" by Josh. | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Yeti | "Creep" by Radiohead | undisclosed | SAFE |
Round Two
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Lipizzaner | "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus | Simone Stelzer | RUNNER-UP |
2 | Yeti | "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst | Nadine Beiler | WINNER |
Season 2
Season 2 of the Austrian series is said to come out in February 15, 2020.
Celebrities
Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | Episodes |
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1 | |||
Babyelefant "Baby Elephant" | TBA | TBA | |
Donaunymphe "Siren" | TBA | TBA | |
Frechdachs “Cheeky Badger” | TBA | TBA | |
Gelse "Mosquito" | TBA | TBA | |
Wackeldackel "Bobblehead" | TBA | TBA | |
Weintraube "Grape" | TBA | TBA | |
TBA | TBA | TBA | |
TBA | TBA | TBA | |
Reception
Ratings
Episode | Original airdate | Time slot | Viewers (in millions) |
Share | Source | ||
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Household | Adults 12-49 | Household | Adults 12-49 | ||||
1 | March 14, 2020 | Saturday 8:15 pm | 0.311 | 0.236 | – | 18.3% | [4] |
2 | September 15, 2020 | Tuesday 8:15 pm | |||||
References
- "Maskierte Sänger gibt es demnächst auch in Österreich".
- "Arabella Kiesbauer moderiert "The Masked Singer Austria"".
- ""Masked Singer Austria" muss wegen Corona pausieren". DWDL.de (in German). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- "Guter "Masked Singer"-Start, ORF mit Rekord-Quoten". DWDL.de (in German). 17 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
External links
- Official website
- The Masked Singer Austria on Internet Movie Database