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.
On 19 March 2020, Puls 4 announced that the production would be interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria. The program continued on 15 September 2020.
Panelists and host
Arabella Kiesbauer served as host of the series for its first season. Kiesbauer was replaced by Mirjam Weichselbraun for the second season. 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 timeline Cast Seasons 1 2 Hosts Arabella Kiesbauer Mirjam Weichselbraun Panelists Elke Winkens colspan="2" Sasa Schwarzjirg colspan="2" Nathan Trent Nazar Hans Sigl Josh. colspan="2" Cesár Sampson Gery Seidl Manuel Rubey Rainer Schönfelder Felix Neureuther Nina Proll Andy Borg Ina Regen Nadine Beiler
Series overview
Season 1
Contestants Stage name Celebrity Notability Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B Yeti Nadine Beiler Singer RISKWINWINWINWIN SAFE WINNER Lipizzaner Simone Stelzer SingerWINWINWINWIN RISK SAFE RUNNER-UP Geistergräfin "Ghost Countess" Nina Proll Actress/singerWINWINWIN RISKWIN THIRD Karpfen "Carp" Rainer Schönfelder Retired Ski Racer RISKWIN RISK RISK OUT Klimaheld "Climate Hero" Lukas Plöchl RapperWIN RISK RISK OUT Katze "Cat" Sabine Petzl ActressWIN RISK OUT Steinbock "Ibex" Alfons Haider Actor/singer RISK OUT Falke "Falcon" James Cottriall Musician/singer OUT
Carp is also known as Carp Diva
Episodes
Week 1 (14 March) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Falke "Junge Roemer" by Falco James Cottriall OUT 2 Geistergräfin "Take Me to Church" by Hozier WIN 3 Karpfen "Diamonds" by Rihanna RISK 4 Katze "Your Song" by Elton John WIN 5 Klimaheld "Formidable" by Stromae WIN 6 Steinbock "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" by Neil Diamond RISK 7 Lipizzaner "Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette WIN 8 Yeti "Supergirl" by Reamonn RISK
Week 2 (15 September)
+ Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Lipizzaner "Ex's & Oh's" by Elle King WIN 2 Steinbock "The Final Countdown" by Europe Alfons Haider OUT 3 Geistergräfin "No Time to Die" by Billie Eilish WIN 4 Karpfen "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle WIN 5 Klimaheld "Skinny Love" by Bon Iver RISK 6 Yeti "Mercy" by Duffy WIN 7 Katze "Memory" from Cats RISK
Week 3 (22 September)
+ Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Result 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 SAFE 3 Klimaheld "Say Something" by A Great Big World SAFE
Week 4 (29 September)
+ Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Result 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 SAFE 2 Klimaheld "Love Me like You Do" by Ellie Goulding Lukas Plöchl OUT 3 Geistergräfin "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson SAFE
Week 5 (6 October)
+ Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Result 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 SAFE
Week 6 (13 October) – Final
Group Number: "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" by The Blues Brothers
Round One + Performances on the final live episode – round one # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Geistergräfin "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake Nina Proll THIRD 2 Lipizzaner "Cordula Grün" by Josh. SAFE 3 Yeti "Creep" by Radiohead SAFE
Round Two + Performances on the final live episode – round two # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Lipizzaner "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus Simone Stelzer RUNNER-UP 2 Yeti "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst Nadine Beiler WINNER
Season 2
Contestants Stage name Celebrity Notability Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B A B Babyelefant "Baby Elephant" Sandra Pires Singer RISK RISK WINWIN SAFEWIN SAFE WINNER Donaunymphe "Danube Siren" Madita Singer/actressWINWINWINWIN SAFEWIN SAFE RUNNER-UP Gelse "Mosquito" Jakob Seeböck ActorWINWIN RISK RISK SAFE RISK THIRD Frechdachs "Cheeky Badger" Cesár Sampson Singer RISKWINWINWIN SAFE OUT Weintraube "Grape" Elisabeth Görgl Retired Ski Racer WINWIN RISK RISK OUT Wackeldackel "Bobblehead" Robert Almer Former FootballerWIN RISKWIN OUT Germknödel "Yeast Dumpling" Roberto Blanco Singer & ActorWIN RISK OUT Schaf "Sheep" Nicole Beutler Actress RISK OUT Wildschwein "Wild Boar" Klaus Eberhartinger Singer/actor/host OUT
Episodes
Week 1 (15 February) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Gelse "Easy" by Lionel Richie/"Gangnam Style" by Psy WIN 2 Babyelefant "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens RISK 3 Donaunymphe "Toxic" by Britney Spears WIN 4 Schaf "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra RISK 5 Frechdachs "Welcome to the Jungle" by Guns N' Roses RISK 6 Wackeldackel "Kabinenparty" by Skero WIN 7 Wildschwein "Behind Blue Eyes" by Limp Bizkit Klaus Eberhartinger OUT 8 Weintraube "Je Veux" by Zaz WIN 9 Germknödel "Caruso" by Lucio Dalla WIN
Week 2 (22 February) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Donaunymphe "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa WIN 2 Germknödel "Cotton Eye Joe" by Rednex RISK 3 Weintraube "I Wanna Be Loved By You" by Marilyn Monroe/"Schöner fremder Mann" by Connie Francis WIN 4 Wackeldackel "Daddy Cool"/"Sunny" by Boney M. RISK 5 Gelse "Bungalow" by Bilderbuch WIN 6 Schaf "Time Warp" from The Rocky Horror Show Nicole Beutler OUT 7 Babyelefant "Dancing Queen" by ABBA RISK 8 Frechdachs "Every You Every Me" by Placebo WIN
Week 3 (1 March) + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Frechdachs "The Real Slim Shady" by Eminem WIN 2 Gelse "Last Resort" by Papa Roach RISK 3 Wackeldackel "Hollywood" by Gigi D'Agostino WIN 4 Donaunymphe "Mother" by Danzig WIN 5 Weintraube "Underdog" by Alicia Keys RISK 6 Germknödel "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra Roberto Blanco OUT 7 Babyelefant "Engel" by Rammstein WIN
Week 4 (8 March) + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Result 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 KamakawiwoʻoleWIN 3 Wackeldackel "Was du Liebe nennst" by Bausa RISK 4 Frechdachs "Largo al factotum" by Gioachino RossiniWIN 5 Gelse "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears RISK 6 Donaunymphe "Time After Time" by Cyndi LauperWIN Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Weintraube "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone/Muse SAFE 2 Wackeldackel "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John Robert Almer OUT 3 Gelse "Ham kummst" by Seiler und Speer SAFE
Week 5 (15 March) + Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity ResultRound One 1 Baby Elefant "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen SAFE 2 Gelse "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Marilyn Manson/Eurythmics SAFE 3 Weintraube "I Will Follow Him" by Peggy March Elisabeth Görgl OUT 4 Donaunymphe "Frozen"/"Hung Up" by Madonna SAFE 5 Frechdachs "Wild World" by Cat Stevens SAFERound Two 1 Babyelefant "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston WIN 2 Gelse "Word Up!" by Cameo RISK 3 Donaunymphe "Ohne dich" by Rammstein WIN 4 Frechdachs "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley Cesár Sampson OUT
Week 6 (22 March) Group number: "Come Together" by The Beatles/"Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen
+ Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Identity ResultRound One 1 Donaunymphe "Freed from Desire" by Gala SAFE 2 Gelse "Under the Bridge" by Red Hot Chili Peppers Jakob SeeböckTHIRD 3 Babyelefant "Never Enough" by Loren Allred SAFERound Two 1 Donaunymphe "Toxic" by Britney Spears Madita RUNNER-UP 2 Babyelefant "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen Sandra Pires WINNER
Reception
Ratings Season Time slot ofepisodes Premiered Ended TV season Viewers(in millions) Date Viewers Date Viewers 1 Saturday 8:15 pm (episode 1)Tuesdays 8:15 pm (episodes 2-6) 6 14 March 2020 0.311 1 August 2019 0.292 2019–2020 2 Mondays 8:15 pm 6 15 February 2021 0.121 22 March 2021 TBA 2020–2021
Notes
References
External links
The Masked Singer Austria on Internet Movie Database