The Masked Singer (British TV series) series 4

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The Masked Singer
Series 4
Starring
Hosted by Joel Dommett
No. of contestants12
Winner Charlie Simpson as "Rhino"
Runner-up Ricky Wilson as "Phoenix"
No. of episodes8
Release
Original network ITV
Original release1 January (2023-01-01) 
18 February 2023 (2023-02-18)
Series chronology
 Previous
Series 3
Next 
Series 5

The fourth series of the British version of The Masked Singer premiered on ITV on 1 January 2023, [1] [2] and concluded on 18 February 2023. The series was won by singer Charlie Simpson as "Rhino", with singer Ricky Wilson finishing second as "Phoenix", and singer Natalie Appleton placing third as "Fawn".

Production

On 14 February 2022, following the conclusion of the third series, ITV announced the commissioning of a fourth and fifth series. [3] [4] [5] Filming for the series took place in October 2022. [6]

Panellists and host

Following the series' commissioning, it was confirmed that Joel Dommett would return as presenter, with Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Mo Gilligan all returning to the panel. [7]

Stephen Mulhern served as a guest panellist in the sixth episode, [8] Peter Crouch, who was a panellist on the second series of The Masked Dancer , served as a guest panellist in the seventh episode, [9] and Lee Mack served as a guest panellist in the eighth episode. [10]

Contestants

Results
Stage nameCelebrityOccupationEpisodes
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Rhino Charlie Simpson SingerWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEWINNER
Phoenix Ricky Wilson SingerWINSAFESAFESAFESAFERUNNER-UP
Fawn Natalie Appleton SingerWINSAFESAFERISKSAFETHIRD
Jellyfish Amber Riley Actress/SingerWINSAFESAFESAFEOUT
Jacket Potato Richie Sambora MusicianRISKRISKRISKSAFEOUT
Otter Daisy May Cooper Actress/WriterWINSAFESAFEOUT
Knitting Claire Richards SingerRISKRISKSAFEOUT
Pigeon Katherine Ryan ComedianWINSAFEOUT
Rubbish Stephen Hendry Snooker PlayerRISKOUT
Cat & Mouse Martin Kemp Musician/ActorRISKOUT
Shirlie Kemp Singer
Piece of Cake Lulu SingerOUT
Ghost Chris Kamara Footballer/PresenterOUT
  The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
  The masked singer was safe from elimination.
  The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom three/two, but was not eliminated.
  The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.
  The masked singer did not perform.
  The masked singer won the competition.
  The masked singer finished second.
  The masked singer finished third.
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The celebrities who competed in the fourth series of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (L–R):


Chris Kamara ("Ghost"),Lulu ("Piece of Cake"),Martin & Shirlie Kemp ("Cat & Mouse"),Stephen Hendry ("Rubbish"),Katherine Ryan ("Pigeon"),Claire Richards ("Knitting"),Richie Sambora ("Jacket Potato"),Amber Riley ("Jellyfish"),Natalie Appleton ("Fawn"),Ricky Wilson ("Phoenix"), and Charlie Simpson ("Rhino")

Not pictured: Daisy May Cooper ("Otter")

Episodes

Episode 1 (1 January)

Performances on the first episode [11]
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1KnittingRemember” by Becky Hill & David Guetta undisclosedRISK
2Jellyfish"Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses undisclosedWIN
3Otter"I'm Always Here" from Baywatch undisclosedWIN
4Ghost"Save the Last Dance for Me" by The Drifters Chris Kamara OUT
5Cat & Mouse"Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)" from Annie Get Your Gun undisclosedRISK
undisclosed
6Phoenix"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers undisclosedWIN

Episode 2 (7 January)

Performances on the second episode [12]
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Jacket Potato"Viva Las Vegas" by Elvis Presley undisclosedRISK
2Fawn"Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast undisclosedWIN
3Rubbish"Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams undisclosedRISK
4Pigeon"No Scrubs" by TLC undisclosedWIN
5Piece of Cake"Shivers" by Ed Sheeran Lulu OUT
6Rhino"Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol undisclosedWIN

Episode 3 (14 January)

Performances on the third episode [13]
#Stage nameSongDecadeResult
1Jellyfish"Take Me to Church" by Hozier 2010sSAFE
2Cat & Mouse"Get Happy" from Summer Stock 1950sRISK
3Phoenix"Loco in Acapulco" by Four Tops 1980sSAFE
4Otter"Reflection" from Mulan 1990sSAFE
5Knitting"No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" by Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer 1970sRISK
Sing-OffIdentityResult
1Cat & Mouse"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes Martin Kemp OUT
Shirlie Kemp
2Knitting"Memory" from Cats undisclosedSAFE

Episode 4 (21 January)

Performances on the fourth episode
#Stage nameSongResult
1Rubbish"Ruby" by Kaiser Chiefs RISK
2Fawn"Into the Groove" by Madonna SAFE
3Rhino"Try" by P!nk SAFE
4Pigeon"Yeah!" by Usher ft. Lil Jon & Ludacris SAFE
5Jacket Potato"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen RISK
Sing-OffIdentityResult
1Rubbish"My Old Man's a Dustman" by Lonnie Donegan Stephen Hendry OUT
2Jacket Potato"Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders undisclosedSAFE

Episode 5 (28 January)

Performances on the fifth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Phoenix"I'm Still Standing" by Elton John undisclosedSAFE
2Jellyfish"Leave a Light On" by Tom Walker undisclosedSAFE
3Otter"9 to 5" by Dolly Parton undisclosedSAFE
4Jacket Potato"Smooth" by Carlos Santana undisclosedRISK
5Knitting"Secret Love Song" by Little Mix undisclosedSAFE
6Fawn"Ironic" by Alanis Morissette undisclosedSAFE
7Pigeon"Fight for This Love" by Cheryl Katherine Ryan OUT
8Rhino"I Just Can't Wait to Be King" from The Lion King undisclosedSAFE

Episode 6 (4 February)

Performances on the sixth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Fawn"Changing" by Sigma feat. Paloma Faith undisclosedRISK
2Knitting"Left Outside Alone" by Anastacia Claire Richards OUT
3Otter"Cheerleader" by Omi Daisy May Cooper OUT
4Jellyfish"Alone" by Heart undisclosedSAFE
5Rhino"Into You" by Ariana Grande undisclosedSAFE
6Jacket Potato"Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac undisclosedSAFE
7Phoenix"It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones undisclosedSAFE

Episode 7: Semi-final (11 February)

First performances on the seventh episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Jellyfish"You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi undisclosedSAFE
2Jacket Potato"Love Me Again" by John Newman Richie Sambora OUT
3Fawn"Tomorrow" from Annie undisclosedSAFE
4Phoenix"Can't Take My Eyes off You" by Frank Sinatra undisclosedSAFE
5Rhino"Little Bit of Love" by Tom Grennan undisclosedSAFE
Second performances on the seventh episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Jellyfish"Without You" by David Guetta ft. Usher Amber Riley OUT
2Fawn"Be the One" by Dua Lipa undisclosedSAFE
3Phoenix"Grace Kelly" by Mika undisclosedSAFE
4Rhino"Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon undisclosedSAFE

Episode 8: Final (18 February)

Group number: "Heroes (We Could Be)" by Alesso ft. Tove Lo

First performances on the eighth episode
#Stage nameSong
1Rhino"Before You Go" by Lewis Capaldi
2Fawn"Hopelessly Devoted to You" by Olivia Newton-John
3Phoenix"Sway" by Dean Martin
Second performances on the eighth episode
#Stage nameSongDuet partnerIdentityResult
1Rhino"Beneath Your Beautiful" by Labrinth ft. Emeli Sandé Gabrielle (Harlequin)undisclosedSAFE
2Fawn"When She Loved Me" by Sarah McLachlan Aled Jones (Traffic Cone) Natalie Appleton THIRD PLACE
3Phoenix"Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee Denise van Outen (Fox)undisclosedSAFE
Third performances on the eighth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Rhino"Try" by P!nk Charlie Simpson WINNER
2Phoenix"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers Ricky Wilson RUNNER-UP

Ratings

Official ratings are taken from BARB, utilising the four-screen dashboard which includes viewers who watched the programme on laptops, smartphones, and tablets within 7 days of the original broadcast. [14]

EpisodeDateOfficial 7 day rating
(millions)
Weekly rank
for ITV
Weekly rank
for all UK TV
11 January4.97311
27 January5.7428
314 January5.4328
421 January5.4339
528 January5.7428
64 February5.4429
711 February5.5127
818 February5.7424
Series average20235.50

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