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 episodes6
Release
Original network ProSieben
Season chronology
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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
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)

Contestants

The season features 9 contestants.

Results
Stage name [3] CelebrityNotabilityLive Episodes
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DudeTBASAFERISKTBA
EggiTBASAFESAFETBA
Harry OtterTBARISKSAFETBA
KingTBASAFERISKTBA
Muuhnika "Moonika"TBASAFESAFETBA
Quietsch "Squeak"TBASAFESAFETBA
Rave-ioliTBASAFESAFETBA
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")

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 The Scorpions undisclosedSAFE

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]
AverageTBATBATBATBA

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.
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