The Masked Singer (Belgian season 3)

After the success of the first two seasons, even named the biggest success of broadcoaster VTM ever, a third season was ordered.[5][6] It was announced that Jens Dendoncker, who was a judge in the previous seasons, would be the new host.[7] A first trailer of the season was released 6 January 2023.[8] It was filmed in a castle.[9]

There were some changes. There were fourteen contestants this season, more than the previous seasons. For the first time the contestants were split into two groups of seven. Only the last remaining four contestants of each group, would join the final group of eight contestants towards the final.[10][11]

Before the first episode, the audience could already hear the voices of the contestants since audio fragments were released.[12][13]

The first eight contestants were introduced on 13 January.[16]

The other six characters were revealed in many ways. A new character, Cosmos, appeared on a mural in Antwerp on 17 January 2023.[17] Three new characters performed at an exclusive party on 21 January.[18] On 25 January a new character, Mummy, was heard on several radio stations.[19] The last contestant, Butterfly, was revealed in Leuven on 1 February and on 2 February online.[20]

The celebrities who competed in the third season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (L–R):

Herman Verbruggen ("Skiwi"), Mark Coucke ("Kolonel Mops"), Timmy Simons ("Groot Licht"), Siska Schoeters ("Kosmos"), Véronique de Kock ("Mummie"), Jan Van Looveren ("Minotaurus"), Maksim Stojanac ("Leeuw"), Danira Boukhriss ("Foxy Lady"), Boris Van Severen ("Hippo"), Coely ("Raaf"), Miguel Wiels ("Champignon"), and Aaron Blommaert ("Tovenaar")

Not pictured: MATTN ("Vlinder") and Kat Kerkhofs ("Soaperstar")

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