Masked Singer Pilipinas (season 1)

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Masked Singer Pilipinas
Season 1
Masked Singer Pilipinas title card.png
Title card used in the first season
Starring
Hosted by Billy Crawford
No. of contestants12
Winner Daryl Ong as "2-2-B"
Runner-up Katrina Velarde as "Diwata"
No. of episodes10
Release
Original network TV5
Original releaseOctober 24 (2020-10-24) 
December 26, 2020 (2020-12-26)
Season chronology
Next 
Season 2

The first season of the Philippine television series Masked Singer Pilipinas premiered on TV5 on October 24, 2020, [1] and concluded on December 26, 2020. [2] The inaugural season was won by Daryl Ong as "2-2-B", with Katrina Velarde as "Diwata" as the runner-up, and Carlyn Ocampo in third place as "Pusa-way".

Contents

Production

Viva originally began developing a local Philippine adaptation of the franchise in 2016 with Cesar Montano as the host and GB Sampedro as the director. Two pilot episodes of the series were filmed to be presented to TV5 management with a planned premiere in June 2016. However, the series was eventually shelved due to budget concerns and to some extent disagreements by the audience and the management. [3]

On 24 September 2020, TV5 hinted a new show with a poster of a mysterious mask. [4] This was further confirmed on the same day. [1] The filming of the show started on October 6, 2020. [5]

Panelists and host

In August 2020, Billy Crawford confirmed that he will be hosting a show in October of the same year. [6] On 3 September 2020, Crawford was confirmed to host the show. [7]

On 26 September 2020, Aga Muhlach, Cristine Reyes, Kim Molina, and Matteo Guidicelli were revealed as the permanent panelists of the show. [8] A guest panelist occasionally enters with a mask and joins the four permanent panelists.

Guest panelists regularly joined the panel, appearing onstage with a mask. These included Julia Barretto as "Kitty Perry" in the fourth episode, [9] Hajji Alejandro as "Bantay" in the fifth episode, [10] Nonoy Zuñiga as "Oso Taulava" in the sixth, Sam Concepcion as "Robot Mortiz" in the seventh, [11] and Mark Bautista as "Mask Alvarado" in the eighth. Barretto returned to the panel on the penultimate episode as a guest judge.

Contestants

The first season featured 12 celebrity contestants, all being professional singers. [5]

Stage name [5] [12] CelebrityOccupationEpisodes
12345678910
2-2-B Daryl Ong Singer-songwriterWINSAFESAFESAFEWINNER
Diwata Katrina Velarde OPM artistWINSAFESAFESAFERUNNER-UP
Pusa-WayCarlyn OcampoMember of Z-GirlsWINSAFESAFESAFETHIRD
Tikboy Wency Cornejo Singer-songwriterWINSAFESAFEOUT
Valentino Carl Guevara Band VocalistWINSAFEOUT
Adarna Roselle Nava OPM artistRISKSAFEOUT
Sea-Reyna Lolita Carbon OPM iconRISKOUT
Agila Joey Generoso Band vocalistRISKOUT
Marie-Posa Bituin Escalante Singer-actressWINOUT
Bee-Ni-Bee-Ni Nina SingerOUT
Syokoy Meds Marfil Band vocalistOUT
AspinRenz VeranoOPM artistOUT
  The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
  The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom two, but was not eliminated.
  The masked singer was safe from elimination.
  The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.
  The masked singer did not perform.

Episodes

Week 1 (24 October)

Performances on the first episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Pusa-way"Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj undisclosedWIN
2Aspin"I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz Renz VeranoOUT
3Adarna"Dyosa" by Yumi LacsamanaundisclosedRISK
42-2-B"Rock with You" by Michael Jackson undisclosedWIN

Week 2 (31 October)

Performances on the second episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Agila"You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi undisclosedRISK
2Diwata"Hindi Tayo Pwede" by The Juans undisclosedWIN
3Marie-posa"Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish undisclosedWIN
4Syokoy"Heaven" by Bryan Adams Meds Marfil OUT

Week 3 (7 November)

Performances on the third episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Bee-Ni-Bee-Ni"Big Spender" by Shirley Bassey Nina OUT
2Tikboy"Times Like These" by Foo Fighters undisclosedWIN
3Sea-Reyna"Hand in My Pocket" by Alanis Morissette undisclosedRISK
4Valentino"Titanium" by David Guetta undisclosedWIN

Week 4 (14 November)

Performances on the fourth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Marie-posa"Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses Bituin Escalante OUT
22-2-B"The Nearness of You" by Norah Jones undisclosedSAFE
3Diwata"Somewhere" by Barbra Streisand undisclosedSAFE

Week 5 (21 November)

Performances on the fifth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Adarna"Kilometro" by Sarah Geronimo undisclosedSAFE
2Valentino"Careless Whisper" by George Michael undisclosedSAFE
3Agila"Forever" by Kenny Loggins Joey Generoso OUT

Week 6 (28 November)

Performances on the sixth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Pusa-Way"When I Grow Up" by The Pussycat Dolls undisclosedSAFE
2Tikboy"Anak" by Freddie Aguilar undisclosedSAFE
3Sea-Reyna"Every Breath You Take" by The Police Lolita Carbon OUT

Week 7 (5 December)

Performances on the seventh episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Adarna"Proud Mary" by Tina Turner Roselle Nava OUT
2Pusa-Way"End of Time" by Beyoncé undisclosedSAFE
32-2-B"Kiss from a Rose" by Seal undisclosedSAFE

Week 8 (12 December)

Performances on the eighth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Diwata"On Bended Knee" by Boyz II Men undisclosedSAFE
2Valentino"A Million Dreams" by Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams Carl Guevarra OUT
3Tikboy"Chandelier" by Sia undisclosedSAFE

Week 9 (19 December)

Performances on the ninth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Diwata"Lady Marmalade" by Labelle undisclosedSAFE
22-2-B"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" by Michael Bolton undisclosedSAFE
3Pusa-way"Look at Me Now" by Chris Brown undisclosedSAFE
4Tikboy"O Holy Night" by Mariah Carey Wency Cornejo OUT

Week 10 (26 December)

Performances on the tenth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Pusa-Way"Power" by Little Mix Carlyn OcampoTHIRD PLACE
2Diwata"Sana Maulit Muli" by Regine Velasquez Katrina VelardeRUNNER-UP
32-2-B"One Last Cry" by Brian McKnight Daryl Ong WINNER

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