| The Masked Singer | |
|---|---|
| Season 12 | |
| Starring | |
| Hosted by | |
| No. of contestants | 9 |
| Winner | TBA |
| Runner-up | TBA |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ProSieben |
| Season chronology | |
The twelfth season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 8 November 2025 on ProSieben.
In this season, there are two new members on the guessing panel, actress and TV host Verona Pooth, and comedian Chris Tall. Matthias Opdenhövel returned for his twelfth season as host. [1]
Various guest panelists appeared as the third and fourth judge in the judging panel for one episode. [2] These guest panelists included:
| Episode | Panelist | Guest Panelist(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verona Pooth | Chris Tall | Edin Hasanović | |
| 2 | Alec Völkel | Sascha Vollmar | ||
| 3 | Sasha | |||
| 4 | Conchita Wurst | |||
The season features 9 contestants, which is less than the number of contestants in the previous season, as it featured 10 contestants.
| Stage name [3] | Celebrity | Notability | Live Episodes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | |||
| Eggi | TBA | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | TBA | |
| Harry Otter | TBA | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | TBA | |
| King | TBA | SAFE | RISK | RISK | RISK | TBA | |
| Muuhnika "Moonika" | TBA | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | TBA | |
| Rave-ioli | TBA | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | TBA | |
| Dude | Jared Hasselhoff | Musician | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | OUT | |
| Quietsch "Squeak" | Natalia Wörner | Actress/Writer | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||
| Kiss | Brigitte Nielsen | Actress/Model | SAFE | OUT | |||
| Smiley | Barbara Becker | Actress | OUT | ||||
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiss | "Lovefool" by The Cardigans | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Muuhnika | "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton/"Milkshake" by Kelis | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 3 | Dude | "Hot in Herre" by Nelly | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 4 | Quietsch | "You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 5 | Harry Otter | "A Kind of Magic" by Queen | undisclosed | RISK |
| 6 | Rave-ioli | "In My Head" by Jason Derulo | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 7 | Eggi | "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 8 | Smiley | "On Top of the World" by Imagine Dragons | Barbara Becker | OUT |
| 9 | King | "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams | undisclosed | SAFE |
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eggi | "Saturday Night" by Whigfield | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Dude | "All The Small Things" by Blink-182 | undisclosed | RISK |
| 3 | Rave-ioli | "Sweat" by Inner Circle | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 4 | Harry Otter | "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 5 | King | "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley | undisclosed | RISK |
| 6 | Quietsch | "Ella, elle l'a" by France Gall | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 7 | Kiss | "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter | Brigitte Nielsen | OUT |
| 8 | Muuhnika | "Still Loving You" by Scorpions | undisclosed | SAFE |
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King | "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran | undisclosed | RISK |
| 2 | Eggi | "La Isla Bonita" by Madonna | undisclosed | RISK |
| 3 | Harry Otter | "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 4 | Dude | "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 5 | Muuhnika | "Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 6 | Quietsch | "Le Freak" by Chic | Natalia Wörner | OUT |
| 7 | Rave-ioli | "A Whole New World" from Aladdin | undisclosed | SAFE |
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eggi | "99 Luftballon" by Nena | undisclosed | SAFE |
| "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel | ||||
| 2 | Muuhnika | "Vogue" by Madonna | undisclosed | SAFE |
| "Fame" by Irene Cara | ||||
| 3 | Dude | "Unbelievable" by EMF | Jared Hasselhoff | OUT |
| "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake | ||||
| 4 | Harry Otter | "Blue Monday" by New Order | undisclosed | SAFE |
| "Quit Playing Games" by The Backstreet Boys | ||||
| 5 | Rave-ioli | "You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson | undisclosed | SAFE |
| "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club | ||||
| 6 | King | "Freedom! '90" by George Michael | undisclosed | RISK |
| "Summer of 69" by Bryan Adams |
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (in millions) | Share (in %) | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household | Adults 14–49 | Household | Adults 14–49 | ||||
| 1 | 8 November 2025 | Saturday 8:15 pm | 1.29 | 0.43 | 6.6 | 12.6 | [4] |
| 2 | 15 November 2025 | 1.26 | 0.39 | 6.4 | 10.8 | [5] | |
| 3 | 22 November 2025 | 1.05 | 0.27 | 5.5 | 7.5 | [6] | |
| 4 | 29 November 2025 | 1.01 | 0.35 | 5.1 | 10.1 | [7] | |
| Average | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA | |||