The Masked Singer (German TV series) season 9

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The Masked Singer
Season 9
Starring
Hosted by
No. of contestants9
Winner Jennifer Weist as "Eisprinzessin"
Runner-up Pasquale Aleardi as "Lulatsch"
No. of episodes6
Release
Original network ProSieben
Original release18 November (2023-11-18) 
23 December 2023 (2023-12-23)
Season chronology
 Previous
Season 8
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Season 10

The ninth season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 18 November 2023 on ProSieben. [1]

Panelists and host

TV presenter Ruth Moschner returned for her eighth season, and Álvaro Soler returns from season 5 but as a full panelist. Matthias Opdenhövel returned for his ninth season as host. [2] For the three remaining episodes, Álvaro Soler is not there for personal reasons, so he is replaced by Rick Kavanian.

Guest panelists

Various guest panelists appeared as the third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:

Season 9 guest panelists
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Heiner Lauterbach (episode 2)
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The BossHoss (episode 3)
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Carolin Kebekus and her siblings (not pictured) (episode 4)
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Rea Garvey (episode 5)
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Judith Williams (episode 6)
EpisodePanelistGuest PanelistNotability
1 Ruth Moschner Álvaro Soler Jenke von Wilmsdorff Actor
2 Heiner Lauterbach Actor
3 The BossHoss Band
4 Rick Kavanian Kebekus siblingsComedians
5 Rea Garvey Singer
6 Judith Williams Presenter

Contestants

The season features 9 contestants.

Results
Stage name [3] CelebrityNotabilityLive Episodes
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Eisprinzessin "Ice Princess" Jennifer Weist SingerRISKWINRISKWINWINSAFESAFEWINNER
Lulatsch Pasquale Aleardi ActorRISKRISKWINRISKRISKSAFESAFERUNNER-UP
Mustang Hendrik Duryn ActorWINRISKRISKWINRISKSAFETHIRD
Troll Mieze Katz SingerWINWINWINRISKWINOUT
Klaus Claus Tim Bendzko SingerWINWINWINWINOUT
Kiwi Uwe Ochsenknecht ActorWINWINRISKOUT
Marsmaus "Mars Mouse" Jenke von Wilmsdorff ActorRISKOUT
Feuerlöscher "Fire Extinguisher" Eva Padberg ModelRISKOUT
Okapi Katja Ebstein SingerOUT
  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.

(WC) This masked singer is a wild card contestant.

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The celebrities who have competed in the ninth season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):
Katja Ebstein ("Okapi"),Eva Padberg ("Feuerlöscher"),Jenke von Wilmsdorff ("Marsmaus"),Uwe Ochsenknecht ("Kiwi"),Tim Bendzko ("Klaus Claus"), Mieze Katz ("Troll"), Hendrik Duryn ("Mustang"), Pasquale Aleardi ("Lulatsch"), Jennifer Weist ("Eisprinzessin")

Episodes

Week 1 (18 November)

Performances on the first live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Pegasus"Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri undisclosedRISK
2Phoenix"The Heat Is On" by Glenn Frey undisclosedRISK
3Apple pie"Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor undisclosedWIN
4Grandfather clock"Love Is in the Air" by John Paul Young undisclosedWIN
5Lollipop"Love Runs Out" by OneRepublic undisclosedWIN
6Football"I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5 undisclosedRISK
7Boombox"Iko Iko" by Belle Stars Katja Ebstein OUT
8Radioactive"The Scientist" by Coldplay undisclosedWIN

Week 2 (26 November)

Performances on the second live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Radioactive"She's Like the Wind" by Patrick Swayze undisclosedWIN
2Football"I Love It" by Icona Pop Eva Padberg OUT
3Lollipop"Adiemus" by Adiemus / "No Limits" by 2 Unlimited undisclosedWIN
4Phoenix"U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer undisclosedRISK
5Pegasus"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2 undisclosedRISK
6Grandfather clock"It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy undisclosedWIN
7Marvel"Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars undisclosedRISK
8apple pie"Unstoppable" by Sia undisclosedWIN

Week 3 (2 December)

Performances on the third live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Marvel"Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" from Frozen "Love Again" by Dua Lipa undisclosedRISK
2lollipop"Run Rudolph Run"/"Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry undisclosedWIN
3Grandfather clock"Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams "Tearin' Up My Heart" by NSYNC/"Jingle Bells" by James Lord Pierpont Jenke von Wilmsdorff OUT
4Radioactive"Se Bastasse Una Canzone" by Eros Ramazzotti undisclosedWIN
5phoenix"Whatever It Takes" by Imagine Dragons undisclosedRISK
6Pegasus"Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins "Count On Me" by Bruno Mars undisclosedRISK
7Apple pie"History Repeating" by Propellerheads undisclosedWIN

Week 4 (9 December)

Performances on the fourth live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Apple pie"Mercy" by Shawn Mendes "Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová undisclosedWIN
2Lollipop"When Love Takes Over" by David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland undisclosedRISK
3Radioactive"Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock / "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd Uwe Ochsenknecht OUT
4Phoenix"Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" by Dean Martin undisclosedWIN
5Marvel"Ich liebe das Leben" by Vicky Leandros "Somethin' Stupid" by Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra undisclosedRISK
6Pegasus"Euphoria" by Loreen undisclosedWIN

Week 5 (16 December) – Semi-final

Performances on the fifth live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Marvel"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson undisclosedRISK
2Pegasus"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65 undisclosedRISK
3phoenix"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen undisclosedWIN
4Lollipop"Footloose" by Kenny Loggins undisclosedRISK
5Apple pie"Hijo de la Luna" by Mecano undisclosedWIN
Sing-off detailsIdentityResult
1Marvel"Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" by Frank Sinatra Tim Bendzko OUT
2Pegasus"With a Little Help from My Friends" by Joe Cocker undisclosedSAFE
3Lollipop"Paradise City" by Guns N' Roses / "Driving Home for Christmas" by Chris Rea undisclosedSAFE

Week 6 (23 December) - Final

Round One

Performances on the final live episode – Round one
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Apple pie"Celebration" by Kool & the Gang undisclosedSAFE
2Phoenix"Hero" by Mariah Carey undisclosedSAFE
3Lollipop"Rolling in the Deep" by Adele Mieze Katz OUT
4Pegasus"Skin" by Rag'n'Bone Man undisclosedSAFE

Round Two

Performances on the final live episode – round two
#Stage nameSong with (Schuhschnabel) Luca Hänni IdentityResult
1Phoenix"Carol of the Bells"/"That's Amore" by Dean Martin undisclosedSAFE
2Pegasus"Underneath the Tree" by Kelly Clarkson undisclosedSAFE
3apple pie"Thank God It's Christmas" by Queen Hendrik Duryn THIRD

Round Three

Performances on the final live episode – round three
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Phoenix"Se Bastasse Una Canzone" by Eros Ramazzotti Pasquale Aleardi Runner up (second)
2Pegasus"Euphoria" by Loreen Jennifer Weist WINNER

Reception

Ratings

EpisodeOriginal airdateTimeslotViewers
(in millions)
Share
(in %)
Source
HouseholdAdults 14-49Household ???Adults 14-49
118 November 2023Saturday 8:15 pm1.790.737.113.0 [4]
226 November 2023Sunday 8:15 pm1.700.736.712.2 [5]
32 December 2023Saturday 8:15 pm1.570.656.713.0 [6]
49 December 20231.590.616.811.9 [7]
516 December 20231.530.646.513.2 [8]
623 December 20231.680.697.013.6 [9]
Average1.640.686.812.8

Notes

    References

    1. "Morgen "The Masked Singer" 2023: Die wichtigsten Infos zur 9. Staffel im Überblick".
    2. "Dieser Promi steht dem Rateteam in Folge 1 der Herbststaffel von "The Masked Singer" 2023 bei".
    3. "Die Masken aus Staffel 9".
    4. ""The Masked Singer" startet deutlich schwächer in die neue Staffel als noch im Frühjahr".
    5. ""The Masked Singer" geht auch am Sonntag".
    6. ""The Masked Singer" muss sich hinter RTL einordnen".
    7. ""The Masked Singer": Negativ-Trend überwunden".
    8. Felix Maier (17 December 2023). "«The Masked Singer» lässt wieder nach". quotenmeter.de (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2024.
    9. Laura Friedrich (24 December 2023). "«The Masked Singer» steigert sich zum Finale". quotenmeter.de (in German). Retrieved 7 April 2024.