The Masked Singer (German season 8)
The eighth season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 1 April 2023 on ProSieben.[1]
| The Masked Singer | |
|---|---|
| Season 8 | |
| Starring | |
| Hosted by | |
| No. of contestants | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ProSieben |
| Original release | 1 April – 6 May 2023 |
| Season chronology | |
Panelists and host
Season 8 main panelists and host
TV Presenter Ruth Moschner returned for her seventh season, and Rea Garvey for his fifth season as panelists. Matthias Opdenhövel returned for his seventh season as host.[2]
As in previous seasons, a spin-off show named The Masked Singer - red. Special aired after each live episode.
Guest panelists
Various guest panelists appeared as the second and third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:
| Episode | Guest Panelist | Notability |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wincent Weiss | Singer |
| 2 | Rick Kavanian | Actor/Comedian |
| 3 | Carolin Kebekus | Comedian |
| 4 | Beatrice Egli | Musician/Singer |
| 5 | Sarah Engels | Singer |
| 6 | Daniel Donskoy, Bürger Lars Dietrich | Actor, Musician/Comedian |
Contestants
The season features 9 contestants.
| Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | Live Episodes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| A | B | C | ||||||||
| Schuhschnabel "Shoebill" | Luca Hänni | Singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
| Igel "Hedgehog" | Felicitas Woll | Actress | WIN | RISK | RISK | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER-UP |
| Mystica[lower-alpha 1] | Patricia Kelly | Singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | SAFE | THIRD | |
| Frotteefant "Terrycloth Elephant" | Melissa Khalaj | TV Presenter | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | RISK | OUT | ||
| Toast | Inka Bause | TV Presenter | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||
| Seepferdchen "Seahorse" | Anna Loos | Actress | RISK | RISK | WIN | OUT | ||||
| Pilz "Mushroom" | Marianne Rosenberg | Singer | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||||
| Waschbär "Raccoon" | Daniel Boschmann | TV Presenter | WIN | OUT | ||||||
| Känguru "Kangaroo" | Jan Josef Liefers | Actor | OUT | |||||||
The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom four/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 eighth season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):
Jan Josef Liefers ("Känguru"), Marianne Rosenberg ("Pilz"), Anna Loos ("Seepferdchen"), Inka Bause ("Toast"), Patricia Kelly ("Mystica"), Felicitas Woll ("Igel"), Luca Hanni ("Shoebill")
Jan Josef Liefers ("Känguru"), Marianne Rosenberg ("Pilz"), Anna Loos ("Seepferdchen"), Inka Bause ("Toast"), Patricia Kelly ("Mystica"), Felicitas Woll ("Igel"), Luca Hanni ("Shoebill")
Episodes
Week 1 (1 April)
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Känguru | "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell Williams | Jan Josef Liefers | OUT |
| 2 | Frotteefant | "Never Gonna Not Dance Again" by Pink | undisclosed | WIN |
| 3 | Schuhschnabel | "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park | undisclosed | WIN |
| 4 | Igel | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes | undisclosed | WIN |
| 5 | Toast | "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic / "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters | undisclosed | WIN |
| 6 | Seepferdchen | "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson | undisclosed | RISK |
| 7 | Pilz | "In the Shadows" by The Rasmus | undisclosed | RISK |
| 8 | Waschbär | "Hey Ya!" by Outkast | undisclosed | WIN |
| 9 | Diamantula | "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey | undisclosed | WIN |
Week 2 (8 April)
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igel | "About Damn Time" by Lizzo | undisclosed | RISK |
| 2 | Schuhschnabel | "With or Without You" by U2 | undisclosed | WIN |
| 3 | Waschbär | "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" by The Offspring | Daniel Boschmann | OUT |
| 4 | Frotteefant | "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer | undisclosed | WIN |
| 5 | Pilz | "You Know I'm No Good" by Amy Winehouse | undisclosed | RISK |
| 6 | Toast | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! / "Frankreich Frankreich" by Bläck Fööss | undisclosed | WIN |
| 7 | Seepferdchen | "Clocks" by Coldplay | undisclosed | RISK |
| 8 | Diamantula | "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones | undisclosed | WIN |
Week 3 (15 April)
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frotteefant | "Dancing Queen" by ABBA | "Easy On Me" by Adele | undisclosed | RISK |
| 2 | Schuhschnabel | "Gossip" by Måneskin | undisclosed | WIN | |
| 3 | Toast | "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" by Scatman John / "Be My Lover" by La Bouche / Somebody Dance With Me by DJ Bobo | "Moves Like Jagger / This Love" by Maroon 5 | undisclosed | RISK |
| 4 | Pilz | "Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X | Marianne Rosenberg | OUT | |
| 5 | Seepferdchen | "Respect" by Otis Redding | undisclosed | WIN | |
| 6 | Igel | "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift | "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga | undisclosed | RISK |
| 7 | Diamantula | "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry | undisclosed | WIN | |
Week 4 (22 April)
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Schuhschnabel | "Pray For Me" by The Weeknd feat. Kendrick Lamar | "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran feat. Bring Me the Horizon | undisclosed | WIN |
| 2 | Seepferdchen | "Jolene" by Dolly Parton | Anna Loos | OUT | |
| 3 | Igel | "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper | undisclosed | WIN |
| 4 | Toast | "When I Need You" by Leo Sayer | undisclosed | RISK | |
| 5 | Frotteefant | "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber | "Where Is the Love?" by Black Eyed Peas | undisclosed | RISK |
| 6 | Diamantula | "Elastic Heart" by Sia | undisclosed | WIN | |
Week 5 (29 April) - Semi-final
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toast | "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by Scorpions | undisclosed | RISK |
| 2 | Igel | "Chim Chim Cher-ee" by Dick Van Dyke | undisclosed | WIN |
| 3 | Diamantula | "Maneater" by Nelly Furtado | undisclosed | RISK |
| 4 | Frotteefant | "Levitating" by Dua Lipa | undisclosed | RISK |
| 5 | Schuhschnabel | "Closer to the Edge" by Thirty Seconds To Mars | undisclosed | WIN |
| Sing-off details with (Skelett) Sarah Engels | Identity | Result | ||
| 1 | Toast | "Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley / "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard | Inka Bause | OUT |
| 2 | Diamantula | "Stay" by Shakespears Sister | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 3 | Frotteefant | "Trick Me" by Kelis | undisclosed | SAFE |
Week 6 (May 6) - Final
- Group number: "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon
Round One
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igel | "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Diamantula | "Hysteria" by Muse | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 3 | Frotteefant | "No Diggity" by Blackstreet & Dr. Dre | Melissa Khalaj | OUT |
| 4 | Schuhschnabel | "Trustfall" by P!nk | undisclosed | SAFE |
Round Two
| # | Stage name | Song with (Maulwurf) Daniel Donskoy | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igel | "Uninvited" by Alanis Morissette | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Diamantula | "Stronger" by Britney Spears | Patricia Kelly | OUT |
| 3 | Schuhschnabel | "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. | undisclosed | SAFE |
Round Three
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Igel | "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift | Felicitas Woll | RUNNER-UP |
| 2 | Schuhschnabel | "Gossip" by Måneskin | Luca Hänni | WINNER |
Reception
Ratings
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (in millions) |
Share (in %) |
Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household | Adults 14-49 | Household | Adults 14-49 | ||||
| 1 | 1 April 2023 | Saturday 8:15 pm | 2.14 | 0.96 | 8.8 | 17.9 | [3] |
| 2 | 8 April 2023 | 1.97 | 0.87 | 8.4 | 16.8 | [4] | |
| 3 | 15 April 2023 | 2.08 | 0.94 | 8.6 | 17.2 | ||
| 4 | 22 April 2023 | 2.02 | 0.92 | 8.9 | 18.7 | ||
| 5 | 29 April 2023 | 1.81 | 0.82 | 8.0 | 16.5 | ||
| 6 | 6 May 2023 | 2.00 | 0.78 | 9.4 | 16.8 | ||
| Average | 2.00 | 0.88 | 8.7 | 17.3 | |||
Notes
- The character was initially named "Diamantula", but changed their name in episode 5.
References
External links
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