The first season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 27 June 2019 on ProSieben. The panelists were Collien Ulmen-Fernandes, Max Giesinger and Ruth Moschner. The host was Matthias Opdenhövel.

On 1 August 2019, the Astronaut (singer Max Mutzke) was declared the winner and the Grashüpfer (singer Gil Ofarim) was the runner-up.

Panelists and host

Following the announcement of the series, it was confirmed by ProSieben on 16 May 2019 that Matthias Opdenhövel would host the show. On 17 June 2019 it was confirmed by the channel that the rateteam or panelists would consist of actor Collien Ulmen-Fernandes, singer Max Giesinger and TV presenter Ruth Moschner.

After every live episode, was aired a spin-off show with the name The Masked Singer - red. Special, the hosts were Viviane Geppert (episodes 1, 3 and 5) and Annemarie Carpendale (episodes 2, 4 and 6). The show features interviews from the judges and the unmasked celebrity from that episode. In the Final Carpendale hosted also, the red. - The Masked Singer Countdown, which aired for 15 minutes before the final.

Guest panelists Throughout the season, various guest panelists appeared as the fourth judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:

Episode Name Notability Ref. 1 Rea Garvey Singer 2 Elton Presenter 3 Faisal Kawusi Comedian 4 Samu Haber Singer 5 Sasha Singer 6 Adel Tawil Singer

Contestants Among the masked are winners of 41 gold records, 10 × platinum, double platinum, 4-platinum, athletes, German champions, world champions, Golden Camera and Bambi winner and winner of a merit order.

+ Results Stage name Celebrity Notability Live Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B C Astronaut Max Mutzke Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE WIN WINNER Grashüpfer "Grasshopper" Gil Ofarim Singer RISK WIN WIN WIN RISK SAFE WIN RUNNER-UP Engel "Angel" Bülent Ceylan Actor/Comedian WIN WIN RISK RISK WIN SAFE THIRD Monster Susi Kentikian Boxer RISK WIN WIN WIN RISK SAFE FINALIST Kudu Daniel Aminati Presenter WIN WIN WIN RISK WIN OUT Panther Stefanie Hertel Singer WIN RISK RISK WIN OUT Eichhörnchen "Squirrel" Marcus Schenkenberg Model WIN RISK RISK OUT Kakadu "Cockatoo" Heinz Hoenig Actor RISK RISK OUT Schmetterling "Butterfly" Susan Sideropoulos Actress RISK OUT Oktopus "Octopus" Lucy Diakovska Singer OUT

Episodes

Week 1 (27 June) + Performances on the first live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Engel "Sweet Dreams" by Marilyn Manson WIN 2 Monster "What Is Love" by Haddaway RISK 3 Grashüpfer "Just a Gigolo" by Irving Caesar RISK 4 Panther "Sign of the Times" by Harry Styles WIN 5 Oktopus "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars Lucy Diakovska OUT 6 Kudu "Come with Me" by Puff Daddy WIN 7 Kakadu "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker RISK 8 Eichhörnchen "Come Together" by The Beatles WIN 9 Schmetterling "Toxic" by Britney Spears RISK 10 Astronaut "Hello" by Adele WIN

Week 2 (4 July) + Performances on the second live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Grashüpfer "Skyfall" by Adele WIN 2 Panther "Sucker" by Jonas Brothers RISK 3 Engel "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica WIN 4 Schmetterling "Fever" by Peggy Lee Susan Sideropoulos OUT 5 Monster "Don't Cha" by The Pussycat Dolls WIN 6 Kudu "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon WIN 7 Kakadu "She's a Lady" by Tom Jones RISK 8 Eichhörnchen "Tainted Love" by Marilyn Manson RISK 9 Astronaut "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi WIN

Week 3 (11 July) + Performances on the third live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Engel "Atemlos durch die Nacht" by Helene Fischer RISK 2 Grashüpfer "Believer" by Imagine Dragons WIN 3 Panther "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" by Stevie Wonder RISK 4 Kudu "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz WIN 5 Kakadu "Behind Blue Eyes" by Limp Bizkit Heinz Hoenig OUT 6 Monster "Superstar" by Christine Milton WIN 7 Eichhörnchen "Mmm Mmm Mmm Mmm" by Crash Test Dummies RISK 8 Astronaut "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton WIN

Week 4 (18 July) + Performances on the fourth live episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Kudu "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams RISK 2 Grashüpfer "Shallow" by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper WIN 3 Panther "Highway to Hell" by AC/DC WIN 4 Monster "7 Rings" by Ariana Grande WIN 5 Eichhörnchen "The House of the Rising Sun" by The Animals RISK 6 Engel "Killing in the Name" by Rage Against the Machine RISK 7 Astronaut "Space Oddity" by David Bowie WIN Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Kudu "Feeling Good" by Michael Bublé SAFE 2 Eichhörnchen "Song 2" by Blur Marcus Schenkenberg OUT 3 Engel "Word Up!" by Korn SAFE

Week 5 (25 July) – Semi-final

+ Performances on the fifth live episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Monster "Crazy" by Britney Spears RISK 2 Kudu "Lose Yourself" by Eminem / "Jump Around" by House of Pain WIN 3 Panther "Memory" by Andrew Lloyd Webber RISK 4 Engel "Engel" by Rammstein WIN 5 Astronaut "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith WIN 6 Grashüpfer "Creep" by Radiohead RISK Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Monster "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue SAFE 2 Panther "Girl on Fire" by Alicia Keys Stefanie Hertel OUT 3 Grashüpfer "The Pretender" by Foo Fighters SAFE

Week 6 (1 August) – Final Group number: "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen

Round One + Performances on the final live episode – round one # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Kudu "Put Your Hands Up" by Fatman Scoop / "Hip Hop Hooray" By Naughty by Nature Daniel Aminati OUT 2 Grashüpfer "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" by Elton John SAFE 3 Monster "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z SAFE 4 Engel "Chop Suey!" by System of a Down SAFE 5 Astronaut "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong / "Fields of Gold" by Sting SAFE

Round Two + Performances on the final live episode – round two # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Grashüpfer "Kings and Queens" by 30 Seconds to Mars WIN 2 Monster "Friends" by Marshmello & Anne-Marie Susi Kentikian OUT 3 Engel "Wannabe" by Spice Girls Bülent Ceylan OUT 4 Astronaut "Earth Song" by Michael Jackson WIN

Round Three + Performances on the final live episode – round three # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Grashüpfer "Shallow" by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper Gil Ofarim RUNNER-UP 2 Astronaut "Tears in Heaven" by Eric Clapton Max Mutzke WINNER

Reception

Ratings Episode Original airdate Time slot Viewers Share Source Household Adults 14-49 Household Adults 14-49 1 Thursdays 8:15 pm 2.19 1.46 9.4 20.7 2 2.55 1.65 11.1 24.6 3 3.03 2.04 12.1 27.3 4 3.12 2.02 12.9 27.2 5 3.16 2.07 14.0 29.0 6 4.34 2.67 20.0 38.5 Average 3.15 2.03 13.6 28.3

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