The Masked Singer | |
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Season 4 | |
Starring | |
Hosted by | Jens Dendoncker |
Winner | Francisco Schuster |
Runner-up | Gustaph |
Release | |
Original network | VTM |
Original release | 20 September 2024 |
Season chronology |
The fourth season of The Masked Singer based on the Masked Singer franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer . It premiered on VTM on 20 September 2024 and is hosted again by Jens Dendoncker. [1]
The season had a first in the Belgian series and featured for the first time a masked guest singer, multiple-time cyclocross world champion Wout Van Aert. [2] [3] Also for the first time in this Belgian series, a fictional character participated. This was the television dog Samson who participated with his fictional owner Marie. [4] [5] For the second time, an international artist participated, Ruslana, who was unmasked just before the semifinals. [6] Winner of the season was Francisco Schuster. [7]
After three successful seasons, it was quickly apparent that The Masked Singer would return for a fourth season. [8] For the first time, a contest was organized to create a costume for the new series. [9] The winning design, Mister Withlove, was designed by an eleven-year-old girl named Fiona, and featured in the first episode of the series. [10]
The filming took place in May 2024. The jury was presented in August 2024, and consisted mainly of a mix of contestants from the previous three seasons. [11]
Panel members Ruth Beeckmans and Tine Embrechts returned.
Aaron Blommaert , Boris Van Severen, Erik Van Looy and Véronique De Kock who participated at the previous seasons as masked singers, joined the panel. Elisabeth Lucie Baeten and Frances Lefebure were new members. Of this group of 8 judges, a few of them would be selected for each episode. [12]
Featured in this episode as a judge. | |
Judge | Episodes | ||||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
Aaron Blommaert | |||||||||||||
Boris Van Severen | |||||||||||||
Elisabeth Lucie Baeten | |||||||||||||
Erik Van Looy | |||||||||||||
Véronique De Kock | |||||||||||||
Tine Embrichts | |||||||||||||
Ruth Beekmans | |||||||||||||
Frances Lefebure | |||||||||||||
Guest Judge | Olga Leyers | Fien Germijns | William Boeva | Dany Verstraeten | Jeroom Snelders | Lynn Van den Broeck | Kelly Pfaff-Gooris | Manu Van Acker | |||||
Some costumes were revealed through actions during the first weeks of September. [13] [14] [15] On September 10, 2024, the first 12 contestants were presented. [16] Additional characters Poppemie and Labradoodle participated for the first time in the third and fourth episodes, respectively. One-time guest participant Squirrel appeared in the fifth episode. [17] [18] [19]
Once again a duo participated, this time best friends Joris Hessels and Dominique Van Malder. [20] During Space Babe's first appearance in the second episode, it was made surprisingly clear that she is a duo with her spacecraft, Scooter, so there were two duos participating this season. [21] [22]
The participants again started in two groups of which unmasking happened in turn in group one. In the seventh episode, the remaining four contestants from each group in the Big Bang were merged into a group of eight masked singers. [23] The bell of truth (bel van de waarheid) appeared in the ninth episode. As a result, a video of a prime suspect of a masked singer appeared, allowing it to be removed from the list of possible candidates. [24]
There was a one-off appearance by a masked singer. This celebrity was unable to make more time due to his schedule. Between the two episodes of his participation, the identity of this singer was much discussed on social media. [25] [26] This was Wout Van Aert, multiple world cyclocross champion, which got a lot of attention in the press. [27]
Stage name | Celebrity | Occupation | Episodes | |||||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
Labradoodle (WC) | Francisco Schuster | Actor/Singer | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | ||||
Feniks ("Phoenix") | Gustaph | Singer | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | RISK | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER-UP | |||
Poppemie ("Doll") (WC) | Nathalie Meskens | Actress/Singer | WIN | SAFE | WIN | RISK | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | THIRD | ||||
Medusa | Linda Mertens | Singer | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | WIN | WIN | RISK | OUT | ||||
Zeeduivel ("Monkfish") | Ruslana | Singer | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | RISK | OUT | |||||
Giraf ("Giraffe") | James Cooke | TV presenter/actor | WIN | RISK | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | ||||||
Zebra | Céline Van Ouytsel | Miss Belgium/blogger | RISK | WIN | WIN | RISK | OUT | |||||||
Space Babe | Samson en Marie | Music duo | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | ||||||||
Dame Blanche | Zita Wauters | Actress | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||||||||
Tik & Tok | Joris Hessels | Radio presenter | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||||||||
Dominique Van Malder | Actor | |||||||||||||
Eikeltje ("Acorn") | Frank Verstraeten | Disc jockey | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||
Boom ("Tree") | Wim De Vilder | News anchor | RISK | OUT | ||||||||||
De Mike ("The Mike") | Hugo Sigal | Singer | OUT | |||||||||||
Mister Withlove | Karl Vannieuwkerke | Journalist | OUT | |||||||||||
Eekhoorn (Squirrel) | Wout Van Aert | Road and cyclo-cross racer | GUEST | |||||||||||
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Tik & Tok | "I Wanna Be Your Slave" by Måneskin | undisclosed | RISK |
2 | Giraffe | "We've Got It Goin' On" by Backstreet Boys | undisclosed | WIN |
3 | Tree | "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood | undisclosed | RISK |
4 | Monkfish | "Listen To Your Heart" by Roxette | undisclosed | WIN |
5 | Mister Withlove | "Copacabana" by Barry Manilow | Karl Vannieuwkerke | OUT |
6 | Medusa | "Uninvited" by Alanis Morissette | undisclosed | WIN |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Zebra | "Dance The Night" by Dua Lipa | undisclosed | RISK |
2 | Space Babe | "For You" by Liam Payne & Rita Ora | undisclosed | WIN |
3 | The Mike | "Substitution" by Kungs & Purple Disco Machine | Hugo Sigal | OUT |
4 | Phoenix | "Holding Out For A Hero" by Adam Lambert | undisclosed | WIN |
5 | Dame Blanche | "Padam Padam" by Kylie Minogue | undisclosed | RISK |
6 | Acorn | "The Hum" by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike | undisclosed | WIN |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Giraffe | "She Bangs" by Ricky Martin | undisclosed | RISK |
Wildcard | Doll | "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish | undisclosed | WIN |
3 | Medusa | "Is It Love" by Loreen | undisclosed | WIN |
4 | Tree | "Heaven" by Niall Horan | Wim De Vilder | OUT |
5 | Tik & Tok | "Especially For You" by Jason Donovan & Kylie Minogue | undisclosed | RISK |
6 | Monkfish | "Bring Me To Life" by Evanescence | undisclosed | WIN |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Phoenix | "yes, and?" by Ariana Grande | undisclosed | WIN |
2 | Acorn | "Satisfaction" by Benny Benassi | Frank Verstraeten | OUT |
3 | Dame Blanche | "Me Too" by Meghan Trainor | undisclosed | RISK |
4 | Zebra | "Murder on the Dancefloor" by Sophie Ellis-Bextor | undisclosed | WIN |
5 | Space Babe | "Scream & Shout" by will.i.am & Britney Spears | undisclosed | RISK |
Wildcard | Labradoodle | "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz | undisclosed | WIN |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result | |
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1 | Medusa | "Houdini" by Dua Lipa | undisclosed | RISK | |
2 | Giraffe | "Control" by Zoe Wees | undisclosed | WIN | |
3 | Monkfish | "Don't Stop The Music" by Rihanna | undisclosed | SAFE | |
4 | Tik & Tok | "Alexandrie, Alexandra" by Claude François | Joris Hessels | OUT | |
Dominique Van Malder | |||||
5 | Doll | "Titanium" by David Guetta & Sia | undisclosed | SAFE | |
1 | Medusa | "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston | |||
2 | Tik & Tok | ||||
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result | |
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1 | Dame Blanche | "Green Light" by Lorde | Zita Wauters | OUT | |
2 | Labradoodle | "Used To Be Young" by Miley Cyrus | undisclosed | SAFE | |
3 | Phoenix | "Crazy In Love (Fifty Shades of Grey Remix)" by Beyoncé | undisclosed | SAFE | |
4 | Zebra | "Dat Heb Jij Gedaan" by Meau | undisclosed | WIN | |
5 | Space Babe | "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | undisclosed | RISK | |
1 | Dame Blanche | "Jump (For My Love)" by Pointer Sisters | |||
2 | Space Babe | ||||
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Phoenix | "The Door" by Teddy Swims | undisclosed | WIN |
2 | Giraffe | "Yeah 3x" by Chris Brown | undisclosed | RISK |
3 | Monkfish | "Please Forgive Me" by Bryan Adams | undisclosed | WIN |
4 | Zebra | "On The Floor" by Jennifer Lopez | undisclosed | RISK |
5 | Doll | "Tattoo" by Loreen | undisclosed | WIN |
6 | Space Babe | "Rasputin" by Boney M. | Samson en Marie | OUT |
7 | Labradoodle | "Where Have You Been" by Rihanna | undisclosed | WIN |
8 | Medusa | "My Immortal" by Evanescence | undisclosed | RISK |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Phoenix | "Push Up" by Freestylers | undisclosed | RISK |
2 | Labradoodle | "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone | undisclosed | WIN |
3 | Giraffe | "Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Mýa, P!nk, & Lil' Kim | undisclosed | RISK |
4 | Zebra | "Your Song" by Elton John | Céline Van Ouytsel | OUT |
5 | Medusa | "Burnin' Up" by Jessie J ft. 2 Chainz | undisclosed | WIN |
6 | Doll | "Turning Tables" by Adele | undisclosed | RISK |
7 | Monkfish | "Move Your Body" by Sia | undisclosed | WIN |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Phoenix | "Love Me Again" by John Newman | undisclosed | WIN |
2 | Monkfish | "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinéad O'Connor | undisclosed | RISK |
3 | Doll | "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield | undisclosed | RISK |
4 | Medusa | "Nutbush City Limits" by Tina Turner | undisclosed | WIN |
5 | Giraffe | "In The Stars" by Benson Boone | undisclosed | RISK |
6 | Labradoodle | "Freed from Desire" by Gala Rizzatto | undisclosed | WIN |
Sing-off details | ||||
1 | Monkfish | "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" by Belinda Carlisle | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Doll | undisclosed | SAFE | |
3 | Giraffe | James Cooke | OUT |
The masked singers were given a duet partner in the tenth episode.
# | Stage name | Song | Duet partner | Identity | Result |
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1 | Phoenix | "De Wereld Draait Voor Jou" by Niels Destadsbader & Regi Penxten | Niels Destadsbader | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Medusa | "Light of My Life" by Belle Perez | Belle Perez | undisclosed | RISK |
3 | Monkfish | "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves" by Natalia & The Pointer Sisters | Natalia | undisclosed | RISK |
4 | Labradoodle | "Simple Life" by Stan Van Samang | Stan Van Samang | undisclosed | SAFE |
5 | Doll | "I'm On Fire/Lift U Up" by 2 Fabiola | 2 Fabiola | undisclosed | SAFE |
Sing-off details | |||||
1 | Medusa | "Stargazing" by Myles Smith | N/A | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Monkfish | N/A | Ruslana | OUT |
Each contestant performed two songs. Two contestants were saved from elimination by the judges, one contestant was saved by the audience. The remaining contestant was unmasked.
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Doll | "Hurt" by Christina Aguilera | undisclosed | SAFE |
"Break Free" by Ariana Grande ft. Zedd | ||||
2 | Labradoodle | "Lose Control" by Teddy Swims | undisclosed | SAFE |
"Turn Up The Music" by Chris Brown | ||||
3 | Medusa | "E.T." by Katy Perry | Linda Mertens | OUT |
"Running Up That Hill" by Within Temptation | ||||
4 | Phoenix | "Texas Hold 'Em" by Beyoncé | undisclosed | SAFE |
"Rise Like A Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst |
After each contestant performed two songs, two of them were saved by the audience and the third one was unmasked. The remaining two contestants went up against each other in a sing-off. The audience chose the winner, after which both the runner-up and the winner were unmasked.
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Doll | "Love Me Like You Do" by Ellie Goulding | Nathalie Meskens | THIRD |
"What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eilish | ||||
2 | Phoenix | "I'd Do Anything for Love" by Meat Loaf | undisclosed | SAFE |
"Love Me Again" by John Newman | ||||
3 | Labradoodle | "I Was Here" by Beyoncé | undisclosed | SAFE |
"Where Have You Been" by Rihanna | ||||
Sing-off details | ||||
1 | Phoenix | "The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA | Gustaph | RUNNER-UP |
2 | Labradoodle | Francisco Schuster | WINNER |
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