The Masked Singer (German TV series) season 12

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The Masked Singer
Season 12
Starring
Hosted by
No. of contestants9
WinnerTBA
Runner-upTBA
No. of episodes4
Release
Original network ProSieben
Season chronology
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Season 11

The twelfth season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 8 November 2025 on ProSieben.

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Panelists and host

Season 12 main panelists and host
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Verona Pooth
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Chris Tall
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Matthias Opdenhövel

In this season, there are two new members on the guessing panel, actress and TV host Verona Pooth, and comedian Chris Tall. Matthias Opdenhövel returned for his twelfth season as host. [1]

Guest panelists

Various guest panelists appeared as the third and fourth judge in the judging panel for one episode. [2] These guest panelists included:

EpisodePanelistGuest Panelist(s)
1 Verona Pooth Chris Tall Edin Hasanović
2 Alec Völkel Sascha Vollmar
3 Sasha
4 Conchita Wurst
5 Álvaro Soler
Season 12 guest panelists
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Edin Hasanović (episode 1)
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Alec Völkel (episode 2)
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Sascha Vollmar (episode 2)
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Sasha (episode 3)
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Conchita Wurst (episode 4)
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Álvaro Soler (episode 5)

Contestants

The season features 9 contestants, which is less than the number of contestants in the previous season, as it featured 10 contestants.

Results
Stage name [3] CelebrityNotabilityLive Episodes
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EggiTBASAFESAFERISKSAFERISKTBA
KingTBASAFERISKRISKRISKRISKTBA
Muuhnika "Moonika"TBASAFESAFESAFESAFESAFETBA
Rave-ioliTBASAFESAFESAFESAFESAFETBA
Harry Otter Clemens Schick ActorRISKSAFESAFESAFEOUT
Dude Jared Hasselhoff MusicianSAFERISKSAFEOUT
Quietsch "Squeak" Natalia Wörner Actress/WriterSAFESAFEOUT
Kiss Brigitte Nielsen Actress/ModelSAFEOUT
Smiley Barbara Becker ActressOUT
  The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
  The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom four/three/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.
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The celebrities who have competed in thetwelfth season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):
Barbara Becker ("Smiley"),Brigitte Nielsen ("Kiss"),Natalia Wörner ("Quietsch"),Jared Hasselhoff ("Dude"),Clemens Schick ("Harry Otter")

Episodes

Episode 1 (8 November)

Performances on the first live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Kiss"Lovefool" by The Cardigans undisclosedSAFE
2Muuhnika"9 to 5" by Dolly Parton/"Milkshake" by Kelis undisclosedSAFE
3Dude"Hot in Herre" by Nelly undisclosedSAFE
4Quietsch"You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman undisclosedSAFE
5Harry Otter"A Kind of Magic" by Queen undisclosedRISK
6Rave-ioli"In My Head" by Jason Derulo undisclosedSAFE
7Eggi"Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani undisclosedSAFE
8Smiley"On Top of the World" by Imagine Dragons Barbara Becker OUT
9King"Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams undisclosedSAFE

Episode 2 (15 November)

Performances on the second live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Eggi"Saturday Night" by Whigfield undisclosedSAFE
2Dude"All The Small Things" by Blink-182 undisclosedRISK
3Rave-ioli"Sweat" by Inner Circle undisclosedSAFE
4Harry Otter"Poker Face" by Lady Gaga undisclosedSAFE
5King"A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley undisclosedRISK
6Quietsch"Ella, elle l'a" by France Gall undisclosedSAFE
7Kiss"Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter Brigitte Nielsen OUT
8Muuhnika"Still Loving You" by Scorpions undisclosedSAFE

Episode 3 (22 November)

Performances on the third live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1King"I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran undisclosedRISK
2Eggi"La Isla Bonita" by Madonna undisclosedRISK
3Harry Otter"Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day undisclosedSAFE
4Dude"Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper undisclosedSAFE
5Muuhnika"Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga undisclosedSAFE
6Quietsch"Le Freak" by Chic Natalia Wörner OUT
7Rave-ioli"A Whole New World" from Aladdin undisclosedSAFE

Episode 4 (29 November)

Performances on the fourth live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Eggi"99 Luftballon" by Nena undisclosedSAFE
"Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel
2Muuhnika"Vogue" by Madonna undisclosedSAFE
"Fame" by Irene Cara
3Dude"Unbelievable" by EMF Jared Hasselhoff OUT
"Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake
4Harry Otter"Blue Monday" by New Order undisclosedSAFE
"Quit Playing Games" by The Backstreet Boys
5Rave-ioli"You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson undisclosedSAFE
"Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club
6King"Freedom! '90" by George Michael undisclosedRISK
"Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams

Episode 5 (6 December)

Performances on the fifth live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1King"The Cup of Life" by Ricky Martin undisclosedRISK
"Auf uns" by Andreas Bourani
2Rave-ioli"Titanium" by David Guetta & Sia undisclosedSAFE
"We Are the Champions" by Queen
3Eggi"Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" by ABBA undisclosedRISK
"Too Lost in You" by Sugababes
4Muuhnika"One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston undisclosedSAFE
"Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez
5Harry Otter"Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond Clemens Schick OUT
"Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)" by Peter Schilling

Reception

Ratings

EpisodeOriginal airdateTimeslotViewers
(in millions)		Share
(in %)		Source
HouseholdAdults 14–49HouseholdAdults 14–49
18 November 2025Saturday 8:15 pm1.290.436.612.6 [4]
215 November 20251.260.396.410.8 [5]
322 November 20251.050.275.57.5 [6]
429 November 20251.010.355.110.1 [7]
56 December 20250.870.284.57.9 [8]
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References

  1. ↑ ""The Masked Singer" 2025: Alle Sendetermine und ersten Masken enthüllt". 5 November 2025.
  2. ↑ ""The Masked Singer" 2025: Alle Infos rund um das Rateteam und die ersten Masken". 5 November 2025.
  3. ↑ "Tierisch gute "The Masked Singer"-Staffel: Das sind die neuen Masken". 5 November 2025.
  4. ↑ Thunert, Mario (9 November 2025). "Nach Pause: ProSieben-Masken mit deutlich verbessertem Marktanteil". quotenmeter.de (in German). Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  5. ↑ Thunert, Mario (16 November 2025). "Masken lassen nach, halten sich aber knapp zweistellig". quotenmeter.de (in German). Retrieved 16 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Thunert, Mario (23 November 2025). "Raab und Opdenhövel gehen beide unter". quotenmeter.de (in German). Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  7. ↑ Thunert, Mario (30 November 2025). "«The Masked Singer» immerhin wieder zweistellig". quotenmeter.de (in German). Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  8. ↑ Thunert, Mario (7 December 2025). "ProSieben-Masken gehen gegen Gottschalk unter". quotenmeter.de (in German). Retrieved 7 December 2025.
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