The Masked Singer (Australian TV series) season 1

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The Masked Singer
Season 1
Presented by Osher Günsberg
Judges
No. of contestants12
Winner Cody Simpson as "Robot"
Runner-up Rob Mills as "Wolf"
No. of episodes10
Release
Original network Network 10
Original release23 September (2019-09-23) –
21 October 2019 (2019-10-21)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2

The first season of The Masked Singer Australia premiered on Monday 23 September 2019 on Network 10 and is hosted by Osher Günsberg. [1] [2] In the Grand Finale on 21 October 2019, it was announced that the winner was Cody Simpson (who competed as “Robot”), the runner-up Rob Mills (who competed as “Wolf), and the third place finisher was Gorgi Coghlan (who competed as “Monster”). [3]

The show involved 10 episodes and was filmed at Fox Studios Australia. [4]

Production

The costumes were designed and created by Australian Academy Award and BAFTA Award-Winning costume designer Tim Chappel, who is best known for his work on The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert with Lizzy Gardiner. [5]

The winner, Cody Simpson, received the highest combined audience and panellist votes thereby winning the show. [6]

Panellists and host

Season 1 panellists and host
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Jackie O
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Lindsay Lohan
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Osher Günsberg

Following the announcement of the series, it was confirmed by Network 10 that the judging panel would consist of radio personality Jackie O, singer-songwriter Dannii Minogue, international actress and singer-songwriter Lindsay Lohan and comedian Dave Hughes. [7] It was also confirmed that Osher Günsberg would host the show. [8]

Throughout the season, guest panellists appeared as a fifth judge on the judging panel. The guest panellists in the first season were comedians Nazeem Hussain [9] (episode 4) and Luke McGregor [10] [11] (episode 5).

Contestants

In the first season, there were 12 competitors in the competition. Before the season began, ten released clues that it included ARIA Music Awards winners, an MTV Award winner, Logie Awards winner, 'Hall of Famers', an Order of Australia recipient and a World Cup winner. [12] [13] [14] [15]

Stage name [16] CelebrityOccupationEpisodes
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Robot Cody Simpson SingerWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINNER
Wolf Rob Mills ActorRISKSAFESAFESAFESAFERUNNER-UP
Monster Gorgi Coghlan TV PresenterWINSAFESAFESAFESAFETHIRD
Unicorn Deni Hines SingerWINSAFESAFESAFEOUT
Spider Paulini SingerWINSAFESAFESAFEOUT
Lion Kate Ceberano SingerWINSAFESAFEOUT
Dragon Adam Brand SingerRISKSAFEOUT
Prawn Darren McMullen TV PresenterWINSAFEOUT
Rhino Wendell Sailor Rugby PlayerRISKOUT
Alien Nikki Webster SingerRISKOUT
Parrot Brett Lee CricketerOUT
Octopus Gretel Killeen ComedianOUT
  The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
  The masked singer lost their face-off, but was saved by the judges and, therefore, 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 competed in the first season of The Masked Singer Australia, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):

Brett Lee ("Parrot"),Nikki Webster ("Alien"),Wendell Sailor ("Rhino"),Darren McMullen ("Prawn"),Adam Brand ("Dragon"),Kate Ceberano ("Lion"),Paulini ("Spider"),Deni Hines ("Unicorn"),Rob Mills ("Wolf") and Cody Simpson ("Robot")

Not pictured: Gretel Killeen ("Octopus") and Gorgi Coghlan ("Monster")

Episodes

Episode 1 (23 September)

Performances on the first episode [17]
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Prawn"Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley undisclosedWIN
2Alien"Born this Way" by Lady Gaga undisclosedRISK
3Octopus"Fame" by Irene Cara Gretel Killeen OUT
4Robot"Hold Back the River" by James Bay undisclosedWIN
5Unicorn"Perfect" by Ed Sheeran Beyonce & Andrea Bocelli undisclosedWIN
6Wolf"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Shania Twain undisclosedRISK

Episode 2 (24 September)

Performances on the second episode [18]
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Dragon"Geronimo" by Sheppard undisclosedRISK
2Monster"Think" by Aretha Franklin undisclosedWIN
3Parrot"What's My Scene?" by Hoodoo Gurus Brett Lee OUT
4Spider"Toxic" by Britney Spears and 2WEI undisclosedWIN
5Rhino"Shotgun" by George Ezra undisclosedRISK
6Lion"High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco undisclosedWIN

Episode 3 (30 September)

Performances on the third episode [19]
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Wolf"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes undisclosedSAFE
2Lion"Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish undisclosedSAFE
3Alien"Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer Nikki Webster OUT
4Prawn"I Want to Break Free" by Queen undisclosedSAFE
5Robot"The Horses" by Daryl Braithwaite undisclosedSAFE

Episode 4 (1 October)

Performances on the fourth episode [20]
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Spider"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" by AC/DC undisclosedSAFE
2Monster"I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner undisclosedSAFE
3Rhino"Low" by Flo Rida Wendell Sailor OUT
4Unicorn"Proud Mary" by Tina Turner undisclosedSAFE
5Dragon"Roar" by Katy Perry undisclosedSAFE

Episode 5 (7 October)

Performances on the fifth episode [21]
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Prawn"Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams Darren McMullen OUT
2Robot"I Don't Care" by Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber undisclosedSAFE
3Lion"Heroes" by David Bowie undisclosedSAFE
4Wolf"Disco Inferno" by The Trammps undisclosedSAFE

Episode 6 (8 October)

Performances on the sixth episode [22]
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Spider"Zombie" by The Cranberries undisclosedSAFE
2Dragon"Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon Adam Brand OUT
3Monster"Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera undisclosedSAFE
4Unicorn"Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé undisclosedSAFE

Episode 7 (14 October)

Performances on the seventh episode [23]
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Lion"Moves like Jagger" by Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera Kate Ceberano OUT
2Monster"All by Myself" by Celine Dion undisclosedSAFE
3Spider"Titanium" by David Guetta & Sia undisclosedSAFE
4Wolf"Shallow" by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper undisclosedSAFE
5Robot"Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue undisclosedSAFE
6Unicorn"Forget You" by CeeLo Green undisclosedSAFE

Episode 8 (15 October)

Performances on the eighth episode [24]
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Unicorn"Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars Deni Hines OUT
2Spider"Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi Paulini OUT
3Robot"Jolene" by Dolly Parton/"Nothing Breaks Like A Heart" by Mark Ronson & Miley Cyrus undisclosedSAFE
4Monster"Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette undisclosedSAFE
5Wolf"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by Backstreet Boys undisclosedSAFE

Episode 10 (21 October) — Finale

Performances on the tenth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Wolf"Come Together" by The Beatles Rob Mills RUNNER- UP
2Monster"What About Us" by Pink Gorgi Coghlan THIRD
3Robot"The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga Cody Simpson WINNER

Controversy

Independent music group Halocene purported that the Lion's (Kate Ceberano) rendition of "Bad Guy" in episode 3 was "virtually identical" to their own original cover and arrangement of the song. [25] Ceberano received backlash on social media, after which it was clarified that she did not choose the arrangement, only the song. [26]

Reception

Ratings

No.TitleAir dateTimeslotOvernight ratingsConsolidated ratingsTotal
viewers		Ref(s)
ViewersRankViewersRank
1Episode 123 September 2019Monday 7:30 pm1,162,000195,00011,257,000 [27] [28]
2Episode 224 September 2019Tuesday 7:30 pm1,054,000195,00011,149,000 [29] [30]
3Episode 3
Mask Reveal		30 September 2019Monday 7:30 pm
Monday 8:30 pm		835,000
1,063,000		6
1		75,000
74,000		4
1		910,000
1,144,000		 [31] [32]
4Episode 4
Mask Reveal		1 October 2019Tuesday 7:30 pm848,000
1,004,000		5
1		125,000
104,000		2
1		977,000
1,127,000		 [33] [34]
5Episode 5
Mask Reveal		7 October 2019Monday 7:30 pm700,000
880,000		9
5		72,000
66,000		8
2		781,000
995,000		 [35] [36]
6Episode 6
Mask Reveal		8 October 2019Tuesday 7:30 pm713,000
877,000		7
4		78,000
79,000		6
3		791,000
956,000		 [37] [38]
7Episode 7
Mask Reveal		14 October 2019Monday 7:30 pm905,000
1,155,000		6
1		43,000
49,000		6
1		948,000
1,204,000		 [39] [40]
8Semi Finals: Double Unmasking
Mask Reveals		15 October 2019Tuesday 7:30 pm839,000
1,007,000		5
1		72,00
87,000		3
1		911,000
1,094,000		 [41] [42]
9The Masked Singer: Unmasked
"Road to Grand Finale"		15 October 2019Tuesday 8:40 pm617,000964,0009683,000 [41] [42]
10Grand Finale
The Final Reveal		21 October 2019Monday 7:30 pm1,050,000
1,372,000		2
1		45,000
52,000		2
1		1,095,000
1,425,000		 [43] [44]

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