The Masked Singer Austria

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The Masked Singer Austria
Genre Reality television
Game show
Based on King of Mask Singer
by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Presented by
Starring
Opening theme"Who Are You" by The Who
Country of origin Austria
Original languageGerman
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes12
Production
Production locationsMMC Studios, Cologne
Running timeapprox. 110 to 135 minutes per episode
(including commercials)
Production companies EndemolShine Germany, 4Entertainment
Original release
Network Puls 4
Release14 March 2020 (2020-03-14) 
present
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The Masked Singer Austria is an Austrian reality singing competition television series adapted from the South Korean format King of Mask Singer . The first season premiered on Puls 4 on 14 March 2020, and is hosted by Arabella Kiesbauer. The show features celebrities singing in head-to-toe costumes and face masks which conceal their identities from other contestants, panelists, and an audience. [1] [2]

Contents

On 19 March 2020, Puls 4 announced that the production would be interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria. [3] The program continued on 15 September 2020.

Panelists and host

Current season panelists and host

Arabella Kiesbauer served as host of the series for its first season. [4] Kiesbauer was replaced by Mirjam Weichselbraun for the second season. [5] Since the first season, the panelists consist of Elke Winkens and Sasa Schwarzjirg. Nathan Trent served as a third panelist in the first season before being replaced by Rainer Schönfelder for the second.

Cast timeline
CastSeasons
1 2
Hosts
Arabella Kiesbauer MainDoes not appear
Mirjam Weichselbraun Does not appearMain
Panelists
Elke Winkens Main
Sasa SchwarzjirgMain
Nathan Trent MainDoes not appear
Nazar GuestDoes not appear
Hans SiglGuestDoes not appear
Josh.Guest
Cesár Sampson GuestMask
Gery SeidlGuestDoes not appear
Manuel RubeyGuestDoes not appear
Rainer Schönfelder MaskMain
Felix Neureuther Does not appearGuest
Nina Proll MaskGuest
Andy Borg Does not appearGuest
Ina RegenDoes not appearGuest
Nadine Beiler MaskGuest

Series overview

Series overview
SeasonCelebritiesEpisodesOriginally airedWinnerRunner-upThird place
First airedLast aired
1 86March 14, 2020 (2020-03-14)October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13) [lower-alpha 1] Nadine Beiler
as "Yeti"
Simone Stelzer
as "Lipizzaner"
Nina Proll
as "Geistergräfin"
2 96February 15, 2021 (2021-02-15)March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22)Sandra Pires
as "Babyelefant"
Madita
as "Donaunymphe"
Jakob Seebäck
as "Gelse"

Season 1

Contestants

Stage name [6] CelebrityNotabilityEpisodes
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Yeti Nadine Beiler SingerRISKWINWINWINWINSAFEWINNER
Lipizzaner Simone Stelzer SingerWINWINWINWINRISKSAFERUNNER-UP
Geistergräfin "Ghost Countess" Nina Proll Actress/singerWINWINWINRISKWINTHIRD
Karpfen "Carp" Rainer Schönfelder Retired Ski RacerRISKWINRISKRISKOUT
Klimaheld "Climate Hero" Lukas Plöchl RapperWINRISKRISKOUT
Katze "Cat"Sabine PetzlActressWINRISKOUT
Steinbock "Ibex"Alfons HaiderActor/singerRISKOUT
Falke "Falcon" James Cottriall Musician/singerOUT
  The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
  The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom three/two, but was not eliminated.
  The masked singer was safe from elimination.
  The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.


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The celebrities who competed in the third season of The Masked Singer Austria, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):
James Cottriall ("Falcon"),Alfons Haider ("Ibex"),Sabine Petzl ("Cat"),Lukas Plöchl ("Climate Hero"),Rainer Schönfelder ("Carp"),Nina Proll ("Ghost Countess"),Simone Stelzer ("Lipizzaner"),Nadine Beiler ("Yeti").

Episodes

Week 1 (14 March)

Performances on the first episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Falke"Junge Roemer" by Falco James Cottriall OUT
2Geistergräfin"Take Me to Church" by Hozier undisclosedWIN
3Karpfen"Diamonds" by Rihanna undisclosedRISK
4Katze"Your Song" by Elton John undisclosedWIN
5Klimaheld"Formidable" by Stromae undisclosedWIN
6Steinbock"Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" by Neil Diamond undisclosedRISK
7Lipizzaner"Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette undisclosedWIN
8Yeti"Supergirl" by Reamonn undisclosedRISK

Week 2 (15 September)

Performances on the second episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Lipizzaner"Ex's & Oh's" by Elle King undisclosedWIN
2Steinbock"The Final Countdown" by Europe Alfons Haider OUT
3Geistergräfin"No Time to Die" by Billie Eilish undisclosedWIN
4Karpfen"Lady Marmalade" by Labelle undisclosedWIN
5Klimaheld"Skinny Love" by Bon Iver undisclosedRISK
6Yeti"Mercy" by Duffy undisclosedWIN
7Katze"Memory" from Cats undisclosedRISK

Week 3 (22 September)

Performances on the third episode
#Stage nameSongResult
1Katze"Ich will immer wieder... dieses Fieber spür'n" by Helene Fischer RISK
2Lipizzaner"Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus WIN
3Karpfen"Ai Se Eu Te Pego" by Michel Teló RISK
4Yeti"Valerie" by The Zutons WIN
5Geistergräfin"Heart of Glass" by Blondie WIN
6Klimaheld"Out of the Dark" by Falco RISK
Sing-off detailsIdentityResult
1Katze"Believe" by Cher Sabine PetzlOUT
2Karpfen"I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry undisclosedSAFE
3Klimaheld"Say Something" by A Great Big World undisclosedSAFE

Week 4 (29 September)

Performances on the fourth episode
#Stage nameSongResult
1Karpfen"Alles nur geklaut" by Die Prinzen RISK
2Klimaheld"Fix You" by Coldplay RISK
3Lipizzaner"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Shania Twain WIN
4Geistergräfin"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown RISK
5Yeti"Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst WIN
Sing-off detailsIdentityResult
1Karpfen"In the Ghetto" by Elvis Presley undisclosedSAFE
2Klimaheld"Love Me like You Do" by Ellie Goulding Lukas Plöchl OUT
3Geistergräfin"Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson undisclosedSAFE

Week 5 (6 October)

Performances on the fifth episode
#Stage nameSongResult
1Yeti"Elastic Heart" by Sia feat. The Weeknd and Diplo WIN
2Karpfen"Faith" by George Michael RISK
3Geistergräfin"Because the Night" by Patti Smith Group WIN
4Lipizzaner"Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga RISK
Sing-off detailsIdentityResult
1Karpfen"Just a Gigolo" by Louis Prima Rainer Schönfelder OUT
2Lipizzaner"L'amour toujours" by Gigi D'Agostino undisclosedSAFE

Week 6 (13 October) – Final

Group Number: "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" by The Blues Brothers

Round One

Performances on the final live episode – round one
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Geistergräfin"Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake Nina Proll THIRD
2Lipizzaner"Cordula Grün" by Josh.undisclosedSAFE
3Yeti"Creep" by Radiohead undisclosedSAFE

Round Two

Performances on the final live episode – round two
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Lipizzaner"Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus Simone Stelzer RUNNER-UP
2Yeti"Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst Nadine Beiler WINNER

Season 2

Contestants

Stage name [7] CelebrityNotabilityEpisodes
123456
ABAB
Babyelefant "Baby Elephant"Sandra PiresSingerRISKRISKWINWINSAFEWINSAFEWINNER
Donaunymphe "Danube Siren" Madita Singer/actressWINWINWINWINSAFEWINSAFERUNNER-UP
Gelse "Mosquito"Jakob SeeböckActorWINWINRISKRISKSAFERISKTHIRD
Frechdachs "Cheeky Badger" Cesár Sampson SingerRISKWINWINWINSAFEOUT
Weintraube "Grape" Elisabeth Görgl Retired Ski RacerWINWINRISKRISKOUT
Wackeldackel "Bobblehead" Robert Almer Former FootballerWINRISKWINOUT
Germknödel "Yeast Dumpling" Roberto Blanco Singer & ActorWINRISKOUT
Schaf "Sheep"Nicole BeutlerActressRISKOUT
Wildschwein "Wild Boar" Klaus Eberhartinger Singer/actor/hostOUT
  The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
  The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom three/two, but was not eliminated.
  The masked singer was safe from elimination.
  The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.
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The celebrities who have competed in the second season of The Masked Singer Austria, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):


Klaus Eberhartinger ("Wildschwein"),Nicole Beutler ("Schaf"),Roberto Blanco ("Germknödel"),Robert Almer ("Wackeldackel"), Elisabeth Görgl ("Weintraube")Cesár Sampson ("Frechdachs")Madita ("Donaunymphe"),Sandra Pires ("Babyelefant").

Not Pictured: Jakob Seeböck ("Gelse")

Episodes

Week 1 (15 February)

Performances on the first episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Gelse"Easy" by Lionel Richie/"Gangnam Style" by Psy undisclosedWIN
2Babyelefant"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens undisclosedRISK
3Donaunymphe"Toxic" by Britney Spears undisclosedWIN
4Schaf"These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra undisclosedRISK
5Frechdachs"Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses undisclosedRISK
6Wackeldackel"Kabinenparty" by SkeroundisclosedWIN
7Wildschwein"Behind Blue Eyes" by Limp Bizkit Klaus Eberhartinger OUT
8Weintraube"Je Veux" by Zaz undisclosedWIN
9Germknödel"Caruso" by Lucio Dalla undisclosedWIN

Week 2 (22 February)

Performances on the second episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Donaunymphe"Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa undisclosedWIN
2Germknödel"Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex undisclosedRISK
3Weintraube"I Wanna Be Loved By You" by Marilyn Monroe/"Schöner fremder Mann" by Connie Francis undisclosedWIN
4Wackeldackel"Daddy Cool"/"Sunny" by Boney M. undisclosedRISK
5Gelse"Bungalow" by Bilderbuch undisclosedWIN
6Schaf"Time Warp" from The Rocky Horror Show Nicole BeutlerOUT
7Babyelefant"Dancing Queen" by ABBA undisclosedRISK
8Frechdachs"Every You Every Me" by Placebo undisclosedWIN

Week 3 (1 March)

Performances on the third episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Frechdachs"The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem undisclosedWIN
2Gelse"Last Resort" by Papa Roach undisclosedRISK
3Wackeldackel"Hollywood" by Gigi D'Agostino undisclosedWIN
4Donaunymphe"Mother" by Danzig undisclosedWIN
5Weintraube"Underdog" by Alicia Keys undisclosedRISK
6Germknödel"Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra Roberto Blanco OUT
7Babyelefant"Engel" by Rammstein undisclosedWIN

Week 4 (8 March)

Performances on the fourth episode
#Stage nameSongResult
1Weintraube"A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" by Fergie RISK
2Babyelefant"Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole WIN
3Wackeldackel"Was du Liebe nennst" by Bausa RISK
4Frechdachs"Largo al factotum" by Gioachino Rossini WIN
5Gelse"...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears RISK
6Donaunymphe"Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper WIN
Sing-off detailsIdentityResult
1Weintraube"Feeling Good" by Nina Simone/Muse undisclosedSAFE
2Wackeldackel"I'm Still Standing" by Elton John Robert Almer OUT
3Gelse"Ham kummst" by Seiler und Speer undisclosedSAFE

Week 5 (15 March)

Performances on the fifth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
Round One
1Baby Elefant"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen undisclosedSAFE
2Gelse"Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Marilyn Manson/Eurythmics undisclosedSAFE
3Weintraube"I Will Follow Him" by Peggy March Elisabeth Görgl OUT
4Donaunymphe"Frozen"/"Hung Up" by Madonna undisclosedSAFE
5Frechdachs"Wild World" by Cat Stevens undisclosedSAFE
Round Two
1Babyelefant"One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston undisclosedWIN
2Gelse"Word Up!" by Cameo undisclosedRISK
3Donaunymphe"Ohne dich" by Rammstein undisclosedWIN
4Frechdachs"Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley Cesár Sampson OUT

Week 6 (22 March)

Performances on the sixth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
Round One
1Donaunymphe"Freed from Desire" by Gala undisclosedSAFE
2Gelse"Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers Jakob Seeböck3RD PLACE
3Babyelefant"Never Enough" by Loren Allred undisclosedSAFE
Round Two
1Donaunymphe"Toxic" by Britney Spears Madita RUNNER-UP
2Babyelefant"Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen Sandra PiresWINNER

Reception

Ratings

SeasonTime slotNo. of
episodes
PremieredEndedTV seasonViewers
(in millions)
DateViewers
(in millions)
DateViewers
(in millions)
1 Saturday 8:15 pm (episode 1)
Tuesdays 8:15 pm (episodes 2-6)
614 March 20200.311 [8] 1 August 20190.2922019–2020
2 Mondays 8:15 pm615 February 20210.121 [9] 22 March 2021TBA2020–2021

Notes

  1. This season was originally set to end on April 18, 2020 but was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It eventually resumed in September 2020, after a six-month hiatus.

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