The Masked Singer Switzerland is a Swiss reality singing competition television series adapted from the South Korean format King of Mask Singer. The first season premiered on ProSieben Schweiz on 13 November 2020, and is hosted by Alexandra Maurer. The show features celebrities singing in head-to-toe costumes and face masks which conceal their identities from other contestants, panelists, and an audience. The second season premiered on 10 November 2021 and was hosted by Anna Maier along with former guest panelist of season 1, Christa Rigozzi replacing Steffi Buchli on the judging panel. The third season premiered on 12 October 2022. The fourth season premiered on 15 November 2023.
Panelists and host
Guest panelists Throughout the season, various guest judges appeared alongside Steffi Buchli and Luca Hänni as the third member of the judging panel, for one episode in the first seasons. The same applies for the second season as well except with Christa Rigozzi joining in place of Steffi Buchli.
These guest panelists have included:
Episode Name Notability 1 Marc Sway Singer 2 Stéphanie Berger Model, Singer & Actress 3 Bligg Musician 4 Christa Rigozzi Model & Actress 5 Loco Escrito Musician 6 Stefanie Heinzmann Singer 1 Dominique Rinderknecht Model
Series overview
Season 1
Stage name Celebrity Notability Episodes123456 A B Murmeltier "Marmot" Baschi Singer WIN WIN WIN RISK WINRISK WINNER Seegott "Sea God" Arnold Forrer Wrestler WIN WIN RISK RISK RISKWIN RUNNER-UP Fuchs "Fox" Eliane Singer RISK WIN WIN WIN WIN THIRD Bernhardiner "Saint Bernard" Claudio Zuccolini Host WIN RISK WIN WIN OUT Igel "Hedgehog" Florian Ast Singer WIN RISK RISK OUT Eule "Owl" Dominique Rinderknecht Model RISK WIN OUT Kuh "Cow" Janosch Nietlispach Influencer RISK OUT Gams "Chamois" Denise Biellmann Figure skater OUT
Episodes
Week 1 (13 November) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Eule "Get the Party Started" by Shirley Bassey RISK 2 Murmeltier "Swiss Lady" by Pepe Lienhard Band WIN 3 Bernhardiner "You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman WIN 4 Gams "Head Shoulders Knees & Toes" by Ofenbach & Quarterhead feat. Norma Jean Martine Denise Biellmann OUT 5 Seegott "The Sound of Silence" by Disturbed WIN 6 Fuchs "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga RISK 7 Igel "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)" by Pitbull/"Somebody Dance with Me" by DJ BoBo RISK 8 Kuh "That's Amore" by Dean Martin WIN
Week 2 (20 November) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Igel "The Heavy Entertainment Show" by Robbie Williams RISK 2 Fuchs "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears WIN 3 Bernhardiner "A Million Dreams" by Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman & Michelle Williams RISK 4 Murmeltier "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez WIN 5 Eule "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and the Papas WIN 6 Kuh "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by Backstreet Boys/"In da Club" by 50 Cent Janosch Nietlispach OUT 7 Seegott "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica WIN
Week 3 (27 November)
+ Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Eule "Greased Lightnin'" by John Travolta WIN 2 Murmeltier "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore Dominique Rinderknecht OUT 3 Bernhardiner "Up in the Sky" by 77 Bombay Street WIN 4 Igel "Heaven" by Gotthard RISK 5 Seegott "Thunderstruck" by AC/DC RISK 6 Fuchs "Control" by Zoe Wees WIN
Week 4 (4 December)
+ Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Bernhardiner "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms/"Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" by Brenda Lee WIN 2 Seegott "You Raise Me Up" by Secret Garden RISK 3 Fuchs "Just Like a Pill" by Pink WIN 4 Igel "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon RISK 5 Murmeltier "The Climb" by Miley Cyrus RISK Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Seegott "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith SAFE 2 Igel "She Got Me" by Luca Hänni Florian Ast OUT 3 Murmeltier "Down on the Corner" by Creedence Clearwater Revival SAFE
Week 5 (11 December)
+ Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Fuchs "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle WIN 2 Bernhardiner "Hold My Girl" by George Ezra RISK 3 Murmeltier "Baila morena" by Zucchero WIN 4 Seegott "An Tagen wie diesen" by Die Toten Hosen RISK Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Bernhardiner "Don't Stop the Music" by Rihanna Claudio Zuccolini OUT 2 Seegott "Here Without You" by 3 Doors Down SAFE
Week 6 (18 December) Group performance: "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey + Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Murmeltier "You Can Leave Your Hat On" by Joe CockerRISK 2 Fuchs "Style" by Taylor SwiftRISK 3 Seegott "Use Somebody" by Kings of LeonWIN Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Murmeltier "Angels" by Robbie Williams SAFE 2 Fuchs "Love Me like You Do" by Ellie GouldingEliane THIRD
+ Performances on the sixth episode - Final round # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Murmeltier "Greased Lightnin'" by John Travolta Baschi WINNER 2 Seegott "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel Arnold Forrer RUNNER-UP
Season 2
Stage name Celebrity Notability Episodes123456 A B Mammut "Mammoth" Ritschi Musician WIN WIN WIN WIN WINWIN WINNER Pfau "Peacock" Sandra Studer Singer WIN WIN RISK WIN WINRISK RUNNER-UP Pinguin "Penguin" Walter Andreas Müller Actor WIN WIN WIN RISK RISK THIRD Glacé "Ice Cream" Nicole Bernegger Singer WIN WIN WIN RISK OUT Panda Nemo Rapper RISK RISK WIN OUT Dschinni "Genie" Marco Fritsche Journalist RISK RISK OUT Ameise "Ant" Marco Büchel Ski racer RISK OUT Giraffe Tonia Maria Zindel Actress OUT
Episodes
Week 1 (10 November)
+ Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Giraffe "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé Tonia Maria Zindel OUT 2 Mammut "Numb" by Linkin Park WIN 3 Panda "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! RISK 4 Pinguin "Wellerman" by Nathan Evans WIN 5 Glacé "Ex's & Oh's" by Elle King WIN 6 Ameise "Thunderball" by Tom Jones RISK 7 Dschinni "Friend Like Me" by Robin Williams RISK 8 Pfau "Run" by Snow Patrol WIN
Week 2 (17 November) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Glacé "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton WIN 2 Dschinni "More Than Words" by Extreme RISK 3 Mammut "Love Runs Out" by OneRepublic WIN 4 Pinguin "You Can Get It If You Really Want" by Desmond Dekker WIN 5 Ameise "Superheroes" by The Script Marco Büchel OUT 6 Panda "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters RISK 7 Pfau "All I Know So Far" by Pink WIN
Week 3 (24 November) + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Pfau "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa RISK 2 Mammut "Fallin" by Alicia Keys WIN 3 Pinguin "Congratulations" by Cliff Richard WIN 4 Glacé "Girls Like Us" by Zoe Wees WIN 5 Dschinni "Fly Me To The Moon" by Frank Sinatra Marco Fritsche OUT 6 Panda "Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga WIN
Week 4 (1 December)
+ Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Mammut "All the Small Things" by Blink-182 WIN 2 Pinguin "(Is This the Way to) Amarillo" by Tony Christie RISK 3 Glacé "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell RISK 4 Panda "Sorry" by Justin Bieber RISK 5 Pfau "Easy on Me" by Adele WIN Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Pinguin "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" by The Rolling Stones SAFE 2 Glacé "Always Remember Us This Way" by Lady Gaga SAFE 3 Panda "Kiwi" by Harry Styles Nemo OUT
Week 5 (8 December) + Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Pinguin "Always Look on the Bright Side of Life" by Monty Python RISK 2 Pfau "Colors of the Wind" by Judy Kuhn WIN 3 Glacé "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson RISK 4 Mammut "Skin" by Rag'n'Bone Man WIN Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Pinguin "Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You" by George Benson SAFE 2 Glacé "No Time to Die" by Billie Eilish Nicole Bernegger OUT
Week 6 (15 December) - Finale Group performance: "You'll Be In My Heart" by Phil Collins + Performances on the sixth episode - Round 1 # Stage name Song Result 1 Mammut "Your Song" by Elton John WIN 2 Pfau "Strong Enough" by Cher RISK 3 Pinguin "La Bamba" by Ritchie Valens/"Sh-Boom" by The Chords/"Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard/"Tequila" by The Champs RISK Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Pfau "There You'll Be" by Faith Hill SAFE 2 Pinguin "Last Christmas" by Wham! Walter Andreas Müller THIRD
+ Performances on the sixth episode - Final Round # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Mammut "Numb" by Linkin Park Ritschi WINNER 2 Pfau "Easy on Me" by Adele Sandra Studer RUNNER-UP
Season 3 Stage name Celebrity Notability Episodes123456 A B Tukan "Toucan" Joey Heindle Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN WINWIN WINNER Siebenschläfer "Dormouse" Maja Brunner Singer WIN WIN WIN RISK RISKRISK RUNNER-UP Robi "Robot" Michael von der Heide Singer WIN WIN WIN RISK WIN THIRD Koi-Elfe "Koi Elf" Steffe la Cheffe Rapper WIN RISK WIN WIN OUT Löwe "Lion" Franco Marvulli Cyclist RISK RISK RISK OUT Eisbär "Polar Bear" René Rindlisbacher TV presenter RISK WIN OUT Skarabäus "Scarab" Manuela Frey Model RISK OUT Tannenzapfen "Pine Cone" Sandra Boner TV presenter OUT
Episodes
Week 1 (12 October)
+ Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Tukan "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2 WIN 2 Robi "Sunroof" by Nicky Youre WIN 3 Tannenzapfen "I Follow Rivers" by Lykke Li Sandra Boner OUT 4 Eisbär"Trouble" by Elvis Presley RISK 5 Skarabäus "Hypnotized" by Purple Disco Machine RISK 6 Siebenschläfer "Dreamer" by Ozzy Osborne WIN 7 Löwe "Wonderwall" by Oasis RISK 8 Koi-Elfe "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal WIN
Week 2 (19 October) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Koi-Elfe "Don't Speak" by No Doubt RISK 2 Robi "I Was Made for Lovin' You" by Kiss WIN 3 Skarabäus "Unfaithful" by Rihanna Manuela Frey OUT 4 Eisbär "I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)" by The Proclaimers WIN 5 Siebenschläfer "You Know I'm No Good" by Amy Winehouse WIN 6 Löwe "Under Control" by Calvin Harris & Alesso ft. Hurts RISK 7 Tukan "Bad Liar" by Imagine Dragons WIN
Week 3 (26 October) + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Robi "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd WIN 2 Siebenschläfer "Sk8er Boi" by Avril Lavigne WIN 3 Löwe "Don't You Know" by Kungs ft. Jamie N Commons RISK 4 Koi-Elfe "Happier Than Ever" by Billie Eilish WIN 5 Eisbär "A Little Party Never Killed Nobody (All We Got)" by Fergie, GoonRock & Q-Tip René Rindlisbacher OUT 6 Tukan "Picture of You" by Boyzone WIN
Week 4 (2 November) + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Siebenschläfer "Heart of Glass" by Miley Cyrus RISK 2 Koi-Elfe "Part of Your World" from The Little Mermaid WIN 3 Robi "Love My Life" by Robbie Williams RISK 4 Löwe "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana RISK 5 Tukan "I Don't Wanna Know" by Mario Winans WIN Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Robi "Hung Up" by Madonna SAFE 2 Löwe "Sex Bomb" by Tom Jones Franco Marvulli OUT 3 Siebenschläfer "Dancing in the Dark" by Bruce Springsteen SAFE
Week 5 (9 November) + Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Koi-Elfe "Just Like Fire" by P!nk RISK 2 Robi "She's So High" by Tal Bachman WIN 3 Tukan "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri WIN 4 Siebenschläfer "Something's Got a Hold On Me" by Christina Aguilera RISK Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Koi-Elfe "Higher Love" by Steve Winwood Steff la Cheffe OUT 2 Siebenschläfer"Sweet About Me" by Gabriella Cilmi SAFE
Week 6 (16 November) Group performance: "Heroes" by David Bowie + Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Siebenschläfer "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" by Queen RISK 2 Robi "Hold Me Closer" by Elton John & Britney Spears RISK 3 Tukan "Yesterday" by The Beatles WIN Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Robi "Life Is a Rollercoaster" by Ronan Keating Michael von der Heide THIRD 2 Siebenschläfer "Mercy" by Duffy SAFE