Mask Singer is a French reality television series based on the format of the South Korean television game show series King of Mask Singer by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. Run by TF1 Group, Mask Singer is a singing competition between celebrities donning elaborate costumes and face coverings to conceal their identity from the audience, judges and other contestants.
The first season of Mask Singer premiered 8 November 2019. Hosted by Camille Combal, it featured TV host and producer Alessandra Sublet, singer Anggun as well as humorists Kev Adams and Jarry on the judging panel. The second season commenced filming in 2020, and aired from 17 October to 28 November 2020 with the same host and panel. The third season started airing on April 1, 2022, and featured the exact same host and panel, along with a surprise fifth judge in costume, a new addition to the series. The fourth season started to air on August 23, 2022, on a weekly prime-time format. The fifth season premiered on April 14, 2023, and the sixth season premiered on May 3, 2024. The seventh season premiered on May 2, 2025, and the eighth season began on September 12, 2025. The ninth season premiered on April 24, 2026.
Format A group of celebrities compete anonymously on stage, singing in full costumes over a series of episodes. Each episode, a portion of the competitors are paired off into face-off competitions, in which each will perform a song of his/her choice. From each face-off, the panelists and live audience vote: the winner's safe for the week, while the loser is put up for elimination. At the end of the episode, the face-off's losers are then subjected to new votes of the panelists to determine who will not continue. The eliminated singer then enters a special room backstage where it turns its back to the camera, takes off its mask, then turns around to reveal his/her identity to the viewers.
In addition to the singing competition, hints to each masked singer's identity are offered during the show. Pre-taped interviews are given as hints and feature their distorted voices. The panelists are given time to speculate the identity of the singer after the performance and ask them a single question to try and determine their identity.
Panelists and host Following the announcement of the series, TF1 announced that the judging panel for season 1 would consist of Radio & TV Host Alessandra Sublet, singer Anggun and comedians Kev Adams and Jarry. Said panel remained for seasons 2 and 3. On June 4, 2022, it was announced that three new panellists would join Kev Adams for the fourth season in replacement to Jarry, Alessandra Sublet and Anggun : ventriloquist and stand-up comedian Jeff Panacloc, actress and comedian Chantal Ladesou, and singer-songwriter Vitaa; constituted the new panel of judges for season 4. Ladesou and Vitaa did not return in the fifth season and were replaced by Élodie Frégé and Michèle Bernier. Frégé, Panacloc, and Bernier did not return in the sixth season and were replaced by Inès Reg, Laurent Ruquier, and Ladesou. Reg did not return in the seventh season and was replaced by Élodie Poux. Poux did not return in the eighth season and was replaced by Michaël Youn. In some episodes, there is a guest panelist who joins the main panel after performing a song in costume.
Season synopsis
Season 1 (2019) Contestants Stage NameIdentityOccupationEpisodes123456ABABABAB Unicorn (Licorne) Laurence Boccolini TV presenter WIN WIN WIN WINSAFE WIN WINNER Eagle (Aigle) Karl Zéro Television journalist RISK WIN RISK RISKSAFE RISK RUNNER-UP Panda Julie Zenatti Singer WIN WIN WIN WINSAFE WIN THIRD Peacock (Paon) Frank Leboeuf Football player WIN RISK RISK RISKSAFEFINALIST Cupcake Natasha St-Pier Singer RISK WIN WINWINOUT Lion David Douillet Judoka/politician RISK RISK WIN OUT Dino Yves Lecoq Comedian WIN RISK OUT Bee (Abeille) Joyce Jonathan Singer WIN WIN OUT Monster (Monstre) Smaïn Comedian WIN OUT Seahorse (Hippocampe) Lio Singer/actress RISKOUT Squirrel (Écureuil) Sheila SingerOUT Panther (Panthère) Marie-José Pérec SprinterOUT
Episodes Week 1 (8 November) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Unicorn "Crazy in Love" by Beyonce feat. Jay-Z WIN 2 Panther "Papaoutai" by Stromae RISK 3 Panda "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake WIN 4 Eagle "J'aime regarder les filles" by Patrick Coutin RISK 5 Monster "Que je t'aime" by Johnny Hallyday WIN 6 Seahorse "Alright" by Jain RISK Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Panther "Balance ton quoi" by Angèle Marie-José Pérec OUT 2 Eagle "La fille du Père Noël" by Jacques Dutronc SAFE 3 Seahorse "Sarà perché ti amo" by Ricchi e Poveri SAFE
Week 2 (15 November) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Bee "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters WIN 2 Lion "Sapés comme jamais" by Maître Gims feat. Niska RISK 3 Cupcake "Quelqu'un m'a dit" by Carla Bruni RISK 4 Dino "Cette année-là" by Claude François WIN 5 Peacock "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John WIN 6 Squirrel "Djadja" by Aya Nakamura RISK Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Lion "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" by The Blues Brothers SAFE 2 Cupcake "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and the Papas SAFE 3 Squirrel "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga Sheila OUT
Week 3 (22 November) Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled : Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote.
Group Number: "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Cupcake "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" by Celine Dion WIN 2 Lion "We Will Rock You" by Queen RISK 3 Eagle "Tous les mêmes" by Stromae WIN 4 Seahorse "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle Lio OUT
# Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Bee "It's Oh So Quiet" by Betty Hutton WIN 2 Monster "Je joue de la musique" by Calogero Smaïn OUT 3 Peacock "Le Diable ne s'habille plus en Prada" by Soprano RISK 4 Unicorn "Help!" by The Beatles WIN 5 Dino "Feel" by Robbie Williams RISK 6 Panda "La Boulette" by Diam's WIN
Week 4 (29 November) Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled : Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote. + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Panda "Take Me to Church" by Hozier WIN 2 Bee "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia Joyce Jonathan OUT 3 Peacock "Toi et moi contre le monde entier" by Claude François RISK 4 Cupcake "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas WIN
# Stage name Song Identity Result 5 Eagle "Le Sud" by Nino Ferrer RISK 6 Unicorn "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen WIN 7 Lion "Pas de boogie woogie" by Eddy Mitchell WIN 8 Dino "L'Envie" by Johnny Hallyday Yves Lecoq OUT
Week 5 (6 December) Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled : Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote. + Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Panda "Single Ladies" by Beyoncé WIN 2 Peacock "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell RISK 3 Lion "Bella ciao" by Maître Gims David Douillet OUT 4 Unicorn "Si, maman si" by France Gall WIN 5 Eagle "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes RISK 6 Cupcake "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith WIN
# Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Panda "Always Remember Us This Way" by Lady Gaga SAFE 2 Peacock "My Way" by Frank Sinatra SAFE 3 Unicorn "Bang Bang" by Jessie J feat. Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj SAFE 4 Eagle "Être une femme" by Michel Sardou SAFE 5 Cupcake "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen Natasha St-Pier OUT
Week 6 (13 December) As only 4 characters are still in competition, run time allows for face-offs again. The 4th place was determined by a first round of duels then a face-off, while the top 3 was determined in a second round. Round One + Performances on the final episode – round one # Stage name Song Result 1 Eagle "Alors on danse" by Stromae RISK 2 Unicorn "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler WIN 3 Panda "Firework" by Katy Perry WIN 4 Peacock "La groupie du pianiste" by Michel Berger RISK Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Eagle "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Arrows SAFE 2 Peacock "Formidable" by Stromae Frank Leboeuf OUT
Round Two + Performances on the final episode – round two # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Unicorn "Marcia Baïla" by Les Rita Mitsouko Laurence Boccolini WINNER 2 Panda "Un homme heureux" by William Sheller Julie Zenatti THIRD 3 Eagle "Jusqu'à minuit" by Johnny Hallyday Karl Zéro RUNNER-UP
Season 2 (2020) Contestants Stage NameIdentityOccupationEpisodes123456ABABABAB Penguin (Manchot) Larusso Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE WIN WINNER Robot Daniel Lévi Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE WIN RUNNER-UP Dragon Issa Doumbia Actor RISK WIN RISK SAFE SAFE RISK THIRD Spider (Araignée) Karine Ferri TV presenter WIN WIN WIN RISK SAFEOUT Shark (Requin) Basile Boli Footballer RISK RISK WIN SAFEOUT Octopus (Pieuvre) Liane Foly Singer RISK RISK RISKOUT Skeleton (Squelette) Djibril Cissé Footballer WIN RISK WINOUT Owl (Hibou) Dave Singer RISK RISKOUT Foxy (Renarde) Valérie Damidot TV personality WIN WINOUT Parrots (Perroquets) Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff Scientists/TV presenters WINOUT Mouth (Bouche) Frédérique Bel ActressOUT Wolf (Loup) Laure Manaudou SwimmerOUT
Episodes Week 1 (17 October) + Performances of the first half # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Skeleton "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis feat. Ray Dalton WIN 2 Wolf "Oui ou non" by Angèle Laure Manaudou OUT 3 Shark "Femme Like U" by K.Maro RISK 4 Spider "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue WIN 5 Robot "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire WIN 6 Dragon "Les planètes" by M. Pokora RISK
+ Performances of the second half # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Penguin "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I WIN 2 Mouth "F*ck You" by Lily Allen Frédérique Bel OUT 3 Owl "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley RISK4Parrots"Bamboléo" by Gipsy Kings WIN 5 Octopus "Bim bam toi" by Carla Lazzari RISK 6 Foxy "My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas WIN
Week 2 (24 October) Guest Performance: "Million Reasons" by Lady Gaga performed by Itziar Ituño as "Ballerina" + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Octopus "The Greatest Show" from The Greatest Showman RISK 2 Robot "Soulman" by Ben l'Oncle Soul WIN 3 Owl "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele RISK 4 Foxy "Éblouie par la nuit" by Zaz WIN 5 Spider "Sans contrefaçon" by Mylène Farmer WIN6Parrots"Yesterday" by The Beatles Igor Bogdanoff OUT Grichka Bogdanoff 7 Dragon "Pookie" by Aya Nakamura WIN 8 Skeleton "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics RISK 9 Shark "Human" by Rag'n'Bone Man RISK 10 Penguin "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones WIN
Week 3 (31 October) + Performances of the first half # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Spider "La grenade" by Clara Luciani WIN 2 Dragon "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker RISK 3 Foxy "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse Valérie Damidot OUT 4 Skeleton "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! WIN
+ Performances of the second half # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Shark "Le coup de soleil" by Foé WIN 2 Octopus "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars RISK 3 Robot "All of Me" by John Legend WIN 4 Penguin "On the Floor" by Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull WIN 5 Owl "Ti amo" by Umberto Tozzi Dave OUT
Week 4 (7 November) Panelist Performance: "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor performed by Anggun as "Disco Ball" + Performances of the first half # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Penguin "J'irai où tu iras" by Celine Dion feat. Jean-Jacques Goldman WIN 2 Skeleton "Tombé" by M. Pokora Djibril Cissé OUT 3 Robot "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor WIN 4 Spider "Avant toi" by Vitaa and Slimane RISK
+ Performances of the second half # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Shark "Le Coach" by Soprano SAFE 2 Octopus "La Vie en rose" by Grace Jones Liane Foly OUT 3 Dragon "On va s'aimer" by Gilbert Montagné SAFE
Week 5 (21 November) Group Performance: "Allez reste" by Boulevard des Airs feat. Vianney