The Masked Singer Austria | |
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Genre | Reality television Game show |
Based on | King of Mask Singer by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
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Opening theme | "Who Are You" by The Who |
Country of origin | Austria |
Original language | German |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Production locations | MMC Studios, Cologne |
Running time | approx. 110 to 135 minutes per episode (including commercials) |
Production companies | EndemolShine Germany, 4Entertainment |
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Network | Puls 4 |
Release | 14 March 2020 – 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]
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.
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 | Seasons | |
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1 | 2 | |
Hosts | ||
Arabella Kiesbauer | Main | |
Mirjam Weichselbraun | Main | |
Panelists | ||
Elke Winkens | Main | |
Sasa Schwarzjirg | Main | |
Nathan Trent | Main | |
Nazar | Guest | |
Hans Sigl | Guest | |
Josh. | Guest | |
Cesár Sampson | Guest | Mask |
Gery Seidl | Guest | |
Manuel Rubey | Guest | |
Rainer Schönfelder | Mask | Main |
Felix Neureuther | Guest | |
Nina Proll | Mask | Guest |
Andy Borg | Guest | |
Ina Regen | Guest | |
Nadine Beiler | Mask | Guest |
Season | Celebrities | Episodes | Originally aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||||||
1 | 8 | 6 | March 14, 2020 | October 13, 2020 [lower-alpha 1] | Nadine Beiler as "Yeti" | Simone Stelzer as "Lipizzaner" | Nina Proll as "Geistergräfin" | |
2 | 9 | 6 | February 15, 2021 | March 22, 2021 | Sandra Pires as "Babyelefant" | Madita as "Donaunymphe" | Jakob Seebäck as "Gelse" |
Contestants
Stage name [6] | Celebrity | Notability | Episodes | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
A | B | |||||||||
Yeti | Nadine Beiler | Singer | RISK | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WINNER | |
Lipizzaner | Simone Stelzer | Singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | SAFE | RUNNER-UP | |
Geistergräfin "Ghost Countess" | Nina Proll | Actress/singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | WIN | THIRD | ||
Karpfen "Carp" | Rainer Schönfelder | Retired Ski Racer | RISK | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||
Klimaheld "Climate Hero" | Lukas Plöchl | Rapper | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | ||||
Katze "Cat" | Sabine Petzl | Actress | WIN | RISK | OUT | |||||
Steinbock "Ibex" | Alfons Haider | Actor/singer | RISK | OUT | ||||||
Falke "Falcon" | James Cottriall | Musician/singer | OUT |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Falke | "Junge Roemer" by Falco | James Cottriall | OUT |
2 | Geistergräfin | "Take Me to Church" by Hozier | undisclosed | WIN |
3 | Karpfen | "Diamonds" by Rihanna | undisclosed | RISK |
4 | Katze | "Your Song" by Elton John | undisclosed | WIN |
5 | Klimaheld | "Formidable" by Stromae | undisclosed | WIN |
6 | Steinbock | "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" by Neil Diamond | undisclosed | RISK |
7 | Lipizzaner | "Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette | undisclosed | WIN |
8 | Yeti | "Supergirl" by Reamonn | undisclosed | RISK |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Lipizzaner | "Ex's & Oh's" by Elle King | undisclosed | WIN |
2 | Steinbock | "The Final Countdown" by Europe | Alfons Haider | OUT |
3 | Geistergräfin | "No Time to Die" by Billie Eilish | undisclosed | WIN |
4 | Karpfen | "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle | undisclosed | WIN |
5 | Klimaheld | "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver | undisclosed | RISK |
6 | Yeti | "Mercy" by Duffy | undisclosed | WIN |
7 | Katze | "Memory" from Cats | undisclosed | RISK |
# | Stage name | Song | Result | |
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1 | Katze | "Ich will immer wieder... dieses Fieber spür'n" by Helene Fischer | RISK | |
2 | Lipizzaner | "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus | WIN | |
3 | Karpfen | "Ai Se Eu Te Pego" by Michel Teló | RISK | |
4 | Yeti | "Valerie" by The Zutons | WIN | |
5 | Geistergräfin | "Heart of Glass" by Blondie | WIN | |
6 | Klimaheld | "Out of the Dark" by Falco | RISK | |
Sing-off details | Identity | Result | ||
1 | Katze | "Believe" by Cher | Sabine Petzl | OUT |
2 | Karpfen | "I Kissed a Girl" by Katy Perry | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Klimaheld | "Say Something" by A Great Big World | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name | Song | Result | |
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1 | Karpfen | "Alles nur geklaut" by Die Prinzen | RISK | |
2 | Klimaheld | "Fix You" by Coldplay | RISK | |
3 | Lipizzaner | "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Shania Twain | WIN | |
4 | Geistergräfin | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown | RISK | |
5 | Yeti | "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst | WIN | |
Sing-off details | Identity | Result | ||
1 | Karpfen | "In the Ghetto" by Elvis Presley | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Klimaheld | "Love Me like You Do" by Ellie Goulding | Lukas Plöchl | OUT |
3 | Geistergräfin | "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name | Song | Result | |
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1 | Yeti | "Elastic Heart" by Sia feat. The Weeknd and Diplo | WIN | |
2 | Karpfen | "Faith" by George Michael | RISK | |
3 | Geistergräfin | "Because the Night" by Patti Smith Group | WIN | |
4 | Lipizzaner | "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga | RISK | |
Sing-off details | Identity | Result | ||
1 | Karpfen | "Just a Gigolo" by Louis Prima | Rainer Schönfelder | OUT |
2 | Lipizzaner | "L'amour toujours" by Gigi D'Agostino | undisclosed | SAFE |
Group Number: "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" by The Blues Brothers
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Geistergräfin | "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake | Nina Proll | THIRD |
2 | Lipizzaner | "Cordula Grün" by Josh. | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Yeti | "Creep" by Radiohead | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Lipizzaner | "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus | Simone Stelzer | RUNNER-UP |
2 | Yeti | "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst | Nadine Beiler | WINNER |
Contestants
Stage name [7] | Celebrity | Notability | Episodes | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
A | B | A | B | |||||||
Babyelefant "Baby Elephant" | Sandra Pires | Singer | RISK | RISK | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WINNER |
Donaunymphe "Danube Siren" | Madita | Singer/actress | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RUNNER-UP |
Gelse "Mosquito" | Jakob Seeböck | Actor | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | SAFE | RISK | THIRD | |
Frechdachs "Cheeky Badger" | Cesár Sampson | Singer | RISK | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | OUT | ||
Weintraube "Grape" | Elisabeth Görgl | Retired Ski Racer | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||
Wackeldackel "Bobblehead" | Robert Almer | Former Footballer | WIN | RISK | WIN | OUT | ||||
Germknödel "Yeast Dumpling" | Roberto Blanco | Singer & Actor | WIN | RISK | OUT | |||||
Schaf "Sheep" | Nicole Beutler | Actress | RISK | OUT | ||||||
Wildschwein "Wild Boar" | Klaus Eberhartinger | Singer/actor/host | OUT |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Gelse | "Easy" by Lionel Richie/"Gangnam Style" by Psy | undisclosed | WIN |
2 | Babyelefant | "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens | undisclosed | RISK |
3 | Donaunymphe | "Toxic" by Britney Spears | undisclosed | WIN |
4 | Schaf | "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra | undisclosed | RISK |
5 | Frechdachs | "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses | undisclosed | RISK |
6 | Wackeldackel | "Kabinenparty" by Skero | undisclosed | WIN |
7 | Wildschwein | "Behind Blue Eyes" by Limp Bizkit | Klaus Eberhartinger | OUT |
8 | Weintraube | "Je Veux" by Zaz | undisclosed | WIN |
9 | Germknödel | "Caruso" by Lucio Dalla | undisclosed | WIN |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Donaunymphe | "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa | undisclosed | WIN |
2 | Germknödel | "Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex | undisclosed | RISK |
3 | Weintraube | "I Wanna Be Loved By You" by Marilyn Monroe/"Schöner fremder Mann" by Connie Francis | undisclosed | WIN |
4 | Wackeldackel | "Daddy Cool"/"Sunny" by Boney M. | undisclosed | RISK |
5 | Gelse | "Bungalow" by Bilderbuch | undisclosed | WIN |
6 | Schaf | "Time Warp" from The Rocky Horror Show | Nicole Beutler | OUT |
7 | Babyelefant | "Dancing Queen" by ABBA | undisclosed | RISK |
8 | Frechdachs | "Every You Every Me" by Placebo | undisclosed | WIN |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Frechdachs | "The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem | undisclosed | WIN |
2 | Gelse | "Last Resort" by Papa Roach | undisclosed | RISK |
3 | Wackeldackel | "Hollywood" by Gigi D'Agostino | undisclosed | WIN |
4 | Donaunymphe | "Mother" by Danzig | undisclosed | WIN |
5 | Weintraube | "Underdog" by Alicia Keys | undisclosed | RISK |
6 | Germknödel | "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra | Roberto Blanco | OUT |
7 | Babyelefant | "Engel" by Rammstein | undisclosed | WIN |
# | Stage name | Song | Result | |
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1 | Weintraube | "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" by Fergie | RISK | |
2 | Babyelefant | "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole | WIN | |
3 | Wackeldackel | "Was du Liebe nennst" by Bausa | RISK | |
4 | Frechdachs | "Largo al factotum" by Gioachino Rossini | WIN | |
5 | Gelse | "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears | RISK | |
6 | Donaunymphe | "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper | WIN | |
Sing-off details | Identity | Result | ||
1 | Weintraube | "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone/Muse | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Wackeldackel | "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John | Robert Almer | OUT |
3 | Gelse | "Ham kummst" by Seiler und Speer | undisclosed | SAFE |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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Round One | ||||
1 | Baby Elefant | "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Gelse | "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Marilyn Manson/Eurythmics | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Weintraube | "I Will Follow Him" by Peggy March | Elisabeth Görgl | OUT |
4 | Donaunymphe | "Frozen"/"Hung Up" by Madonna | undisclosed | SAFE |
5 | Frechdachs | "Wild World" by Cat Stevens | undisclosed | SAFE |
Round Two | ||||
1 | Babyelefant | "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston | undisclosed | WIN |
2 | Gelse | "Word Up!" by Cameo | undisclosed | RISK |
3 | Donaunymphe | "Ohne dich" by Rammstein | undisclosed | WIN |
4 | Frechdachs | "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley | Cesár Sampson | OUT |
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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Round One | ||||
1 | Donaunymphe | "Freed from Desire" by Gala | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Gelse | "Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers | Jakob Seeböck | 3RD PLACE |
3 | Babyelefant | "Never Enough" by Loren Allred | undisclosed | SAFE |
Round Two | ||||
1 | Donaunymphe | "Toxic" by Britney Spears | Madita | RUNNER-UP |
2 | Babyelefant | "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen | Sandra Pires | WINNER |
Season | Time slot | No. of episodes | Premiered | Ended | TV season | Viewers (in millions) | ||
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Date | Viewers (in millions) | Date | Viewers (in millions) | |||||
1 | Saturday 8:15 pm (episode 1) Tuesdays 8:15 pm (episodes 2-6) | 6 | 14 March 2020 | 0.311 [8] | 1 August 2019 | 0.292 | 2019–2020 | |
2 | Mondays 8:15 pm | 6 | 15 February 2021 | 0.121 [9] | 22 March 2021 | TBA | 2020–2021 | |
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