| The Masked Singer | |
|---|---|
| Season 5 | |
| Presented by | Osher Günsberg |
| Judges | |
| No. of contestants | 13 |
| Winner | Dami Im as "Snow Fox" |
| Runner-up | Darren Hayes as "Grim Reaper" |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Network 10 |
| Original release | 11 September – 7 November 2023 |
| Additional information | |
| Filming dates | 13 June – 3 July 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth and final season of The Masked Singer Australia was announced in February 2023 [1] and premiered on Network 10 on 11 September 2023. [2]
The fifth series was filmed with a live audience between 13 June and 3 July 2023. [3]
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. [4]
Comedian Dave Hughes, British singer-songwriter Mel B, TV personality Abbie Chatfield and radio personality Chrissie Swan returned to the judging panel from the previous season. [5] Hughes is the only remaining original panellist. Osher Günsberg returned as host.
Before the season began, Network Ten revealed that the cast included a Hollywood heartthrob, a Grammy Award-winning international singer, a singer with almost 25 million albums sold, a singer with more than 1 million records sold, a performer with more than a billion streams, a reality TV star and a sportstar. [6] The cast were also revealed to have amassed a combined 20 ARIA Awards and hold multiple platinum and gold-certified records.
The Wild Card twist from the previous season returned, with three "Wild Card" contestants to enter and perform later in the competition. [7]
| Stage name [6] [7] [8] | Identity | Occupation(s) | Episodes | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 | |||
| Snow Fox | Dami Im | Singer-songwriter | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | |||
| Grim Reaper | Darren Hayes | Singer | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER-UP | |||
| Bouncer | Conrad Sewell | Singer | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | THIRD | |||
| Cow Girl | Courtney Act | Drag queen/singer | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| The Captain (WC) | Brendan Fevola | Australian rules footballer | OUT | ||||||||||
| Orca (WC) | Amy Sheppard | Singer-songwriter | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||||
| Burger Gal (WC) | La Toya Jackson | Singer | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
| Tiny | Pete Murray | Singer-songwriter | SAFE | RISK | OUT | ||||||||
| Space Fairy | Charlotte Crosby | Reality TV personality | SAFE | RISK | OUT | ||||||||
| Bluebottle | Shaynna Blaze | Interior designer/TV personality | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
| Bad Avocado | Summer Warne | Daughter of Shane Warne | SAFE | OUT | |||||||||
| Fawn | Sandra Sully | News presenter/journalist | OUT | ||||||||||
| Crash Test Dummy | Brian Austin Green | Actor | OUT | ||||||||||
(WC) This masked singer is a wild card contestant.
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cow Girl | "Wannabe" by Spice Girls | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Crash Test Dummy | "Stitches" by Shawn Mendes | Brian Austin Green | OUT |
| 3 | Space Fairy | "Hit 'Em Up Style (Oops!)" by Blu Cantrell | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 4 | Bad Avocado | "Better Days" by Neiked, Mae Muller & Polo G | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 5 | Grim Reaper | "When the Party's Over" by Billie Eilish | undisclosed | SAFE |
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snow Fox | "Addicted to You" by Avicii | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Tiny | "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 3 | Fawn | "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls | Sandra Sully | OUT |
| 4 | Bouncer | "Hit the Road Jack" by Ray Charles | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 5 | Bluebottle | "I Say a Little Prayer" by Aretha Franklin | undisclosed | SAFE |
| # | Stage name | Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grim Reaper | "Unholy" by Sam Smith and Kim Petras | SAFE | |
| 2 | Space Fairy | "Always on My Mind" by Elvis Presley | RISK | |
| 3 | Cow Girl | "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus | SAFE | |
| 4 | Bad Avocado | "Yellow" by Coldplay | RISK | |
| Duel | Identity | Result | ||
| 1 | Space Fairy | "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Bad Avocado | Summer Warne | OUT | |
| # | Stage name | Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snow Fox | "2 Be Loved" by Lizzo | SAFE | |
| 2 | Tiny | "God Only Knows" by The Beach Boys | RISK | |
| 3 | Bluebottle | "Call Me" by Blondie | RISK | |
| 4 | Bouncer | "You're the Voice" by John Farnham | SAFE | |
| Duel | Identity | Result | ||
| 1 | Tiny | "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Bluebottle | Shaynna Blaze | OUT | |
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcard | Orca | "ABCDEFU" by Gayle | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Grim Reaper | "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 3 | Space Fairy | "Lips Are Movin" by Meghan Trainor | Charlotte Crosby | OUT |
| 4 | Cow Girl | "Not Pretty Enough" by Kasey Chambers | undisclosed | SAFE |
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildcard | Burger Gal | "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Snow Fox | "Alone" by Heart | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 3 | Tiny | "Wrapped Around Your Finger" by Post Malone | Pete Murray | OUT |
| 4 | Bouncer | "If I Can't Have You" by Shawn Mendes | undisclosed | SAFE |
| # | Stage name | Song | Decade | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Snow Fox | "Respect" by Aretha Franklin | 1960's | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Bouncer | "Until I Found You" by Stephen Sanchez | 2020's | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 3 | Cow Girl | "Here You Come Again" by Dolly Parton | 1970's | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 4 | Orca | "If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher | 1980's | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 5 | Burger Gal | "Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat feat. SZA | 2020's | La Toya Jackson | OUT |
| 6 | Grim Reaper | "Breathe Again" by Toni Braxton | 1990's | undisclosed | SAFE |
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bouncer | "A Sky Full of Stars" by Coldplay | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Snow Fox | "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" by Elton John | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 3 | Orca | "Dreams" by Fleetwood Mac | Amy Sheppard | OUT |
| 4 | Grim Reaper | "Knockin' on Heaven's Door" by Bob Dylan | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 5 | Cow Girl | "Just Dance" by Lady Gaga | undisclosed | SAFE |
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grim Reaper | "I Ain't Worried" by OneRepublic | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Cow Girl | "What About Me" by Shannon Noll | undisclosed | SAFE |
| Wildcard | The Captain | "Hey Baby" by DJ Ötzi | Brendan Fevola | OUT |
| 4 | Snow Fox | "Castles" by Freya Ridings | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 5 | Bouncer | "Even When I'm Sleeping" by Leonardo's Bride | undisclosed | SAFE |
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cow Girl | "We Are Young" by Fun feat. Janelle Monáe | Courtney Act | OUT |
| 2 | Snow Fox | "Both Sides, Now" by Joni Mitchell | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 3 | Grim Reaper | "In Your Eyes" by The Weeknd | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 4 | Bouncer | "I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" by Meat Loaf | undisclosed | SAFE |
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grim Reaper | "Who Wants to Live Forever" by Queen | Darren Hayes | RUNNER-UP |
| 2 | Bouncer | "Apologize" by Timbaland & OneRepublic | Conrad Sewell | THIRD |
| 3 | Snow Fox | "Dangerous Woman" by Ariana Grande | Dami Im | WINNER |
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | ||||||
| 1 | Episode 1 Mask Reveal | 11 September 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 449,000 [lower-alpha 1] 560,000 [lower-alpha 1] | 13 8 | 87,000 79,000 | 13 9 | 819,000 982,000 | [19] |
| 2 | Episode 2 Mask Reveal | 18 September 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 381,000 526,000 | 18 10 | 59,000 78,000 | 17 9 | 683,000 925,000 | [20] |
| 3 | Episode 3 Mask Reveal | 25 September 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 371,000 459,000 | 19 14 | 75,000 88,000 | 17 14 | 663,000 814,000 | [21] |
| 4 | Episode 4 Mask Reveal | 2 October 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 363,000 477,000 | 17 10 | 61,000 66,000 | 16 11 | 632,000 826,000 | [22] |
| 5 | Episode 5 Mask Reveal | 9 October 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 344,000 459,000 | 17 14 | 71,000 97,000 | 16 11 | 633,000 864,000 | [23] |
| 6 | Episode 6 Mask Reveal | 16 October 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 315,000 452,000 | 19 13 | 42,000 50,000 | 16 13 | 561,000 782,000 | [24] |
| 7 | Episode 7 Mask Reveal | 23 October 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 349,000 490,000 | 17 12 | 30,000 43,000 | 17 11 | 603,000 831,000 | [25] |
| 8 | Episode 8 Mask Reveal | 24 October 2023 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 331,000 401,000 | 16 12 | 30,000 29,000 | 15 12 | 568,000 692,000 | [26] |
| 9 | Episode 9 Mask Reveal | 30 October 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 364,000 520,000 | 15 10 | 27,000 43,000 | 17 12 | 593,000 837,000 | [27] |
| 10 | Episode 10 Mask Reveal | 31 October 2023 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 368,000 478,000 | 12 8 | 37,000 50,000 | 12 9 | 621,000 793,000 | [28] |
| 11 | The Masked Singer: Greatest Hits "Road to Grand Finale" | 6 November 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 379,000 | 14 | 32,000 | 15 | 614,000 | [29] |
| 12 | Grand Finale The Final Reveal | 7 November 2023 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 511,000 594,000 | 11 9 | 27,000 26,000 | 10 7 | 829,000 965,000 | [30] |
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