The fourth season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 16 February 2021 on ProSieben. Ruth Moschner and Rea Garvey returned to the panel after one season hiatus, replacing Bülent Ceylan and Sonja Zietlow. Matthias Opdenhövel also returned as host.
On 23 March 2021, the Dinosaurier (singer Sasha) was declared the winner and the Leopard (singer Cassandra Steen) was the runner-up.
Panelists and host
Matthias Opdenhövel returned as host. In August 2020, it was announced that Ruth Moschner and Rea Garvey, would be returning after one season hiatus.
As in previous seasons, a spin-off show named The Masked Singer - red. Special was aired after each live episode, hosted by Viviane Geppert (episodes 1, 3–4, 6) and Annemarie Carpendale (episodes 2, 5).
Guest panelists Various guest panelists appeared as the third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:
Episode Name Notability Ref. 1 Carolin Kebekus Comedienne 2 Smudo Rapper 3 Steven Gätjen TV Host 4 Lena Gercke Model & TV Host 5 Katrin Bauerfeind Actress 6 Joko Winterscheidt TV Host
Contestants Like in the previous seasons, the fourth season included 10 contestants. On 26 January 2021, the first three contestants were revealed. Since 5 February 2021 until 11 February 2021, every day one new costume was revealed. + Results Stage name Celebrity Notability Live Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B C Dinosaurier "Dinosaur" Sasha SingerWINWINWINWINWINSAFESAFEWINNER Leopard Cassandra Steen SingerWINWINWINWINRISKSAFESAFERUNNER-UP Flamingo Ross Antony SingerRISKWINRISKWINWINSAFE THIRD Schildkröte "Turtle" Thomas Anders SingerWINWINWINWINRISK OUT Monstronaut Thore Schölermann TV Presenter RISKWINWINRISK OUT Stier "Bull" Guildo Horn SingerWINWINRISKRISK OUT Küken "Chick" Judith Rakers JournalistWINRISKRISK OUT Quokka Henning Baum ActorWINRISK OUT Einhorn "Unicorn" Franziska van Almsick Former SwimmerRISK OUT Schwein "Pig" Katrin Müller-Hohenstein TV Presenter OUT
Episodes Week 1 (16 February) + Performances on the first live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Dinosaurier "Dynamite" by BTS WIN 2 Leopard "GoldenEye" by Tina Turner WIN 3 Küken "New Soul" by Yael Naim/"Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani WIN 4 Flamingo "Sway" by Michael Bublé RISK 5 Monstronaut "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga RISK 6 Stier "Heroes" by David Bowie/"Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes WIN 7 Einhorn "The Last Unicorn" by America RISK 8 Quokka "Insomnia" by Faithless WIN 9 Schwein "Sun is Shining" by Bob Marley and the Wailers/"Singin' in the Rain" by Gene Kelly Katrin Müller-Hohenstein OUT 10 Schildkröte "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins WIN
Week 2 (23 February) + Performances on the second live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Küken "Jungle Drum" by Emilíana Torrini RISK 2 Schildkröte "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John WIN 3 Monstronaut "When You Were Young" by The Killers WIN 4 Flamingo "2 Become 1" by Spice Girls WIN 5 Dinosaurier "I Got You (I Feel Good)" by James Brown WIN 6 Einhorn "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers Franziska van AlmsickOUT 7 Stier "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen WIN 8 Quokka "Come as You Are" by Nirvana RISK 9 Leopard "Survivor" by Destiny's Child WIN
Week 3 (2 March)
+ Performances on the third live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Monstronaut "T.N.T." by AC/DC WIN 2 Leopard "I'll Never Love Again" by Lady Gaga WIN 3 Quokka "One" by U2 Henning BaumOUT 4 Flamingo "All the Lovers" by Kylie Minogue RISK 5 Schildkröte "Way Down We Go" by Kaleo WIN 6 Dinosaurier "Rappers Delight" by The Sugar Hill Gang/"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk WIN 7 Küken "All About That Bass" by Meghan Trainor RISK 8 Stier "You'll Never Walk Alone" by Gerry and the Pacemakers RISK
Week 4 (9 March)
+ Performances on the fourth live episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Dinosaurier "Human" by Rag'n'Bone ManWIN 2 Küken "Supergirl" by ReamonnRISK 3 Flamingo "You Raise Me Up" by Josh GrobanWIN 4 Stier "O Fortuna" from Carmina BuranaRISK 5 Schildkröte "Who Wants to Live Forever" by QueenWIN 6 Monstronaut "Can't Stop"/"Give It Away" by Red Hot Chili PeppersRISK 7 Leopard "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton JohnWIN Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Küken "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'" by Nancy Sinatra Judith RakersOUT 2 Stier "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel SAFE 3 Monstronaut "Careless Whisper" by George Michael SAFE
Week 5 (16 March) – Semi-final + Performances on the fifth live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Flamingo "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi WIN 2 Stier "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis Presley Guildo Horn OUT 3 Monstronaut "Bad Boy for Life" by P. Diddy, Black Rob & Mark Curry RISK 4 Dinosaurier "All By Myself" by Céline Dion WIN 5 Schildkröte "La Vie en rose" by Édith Piaf/"I Was Made for Lovin' You" by Kiss RISK 6 Leopard "White Flag" by Bishop Briggs RISK Sing-off details 1 Monstronaut "School's Out" by Alice Cooper/"Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash Thore Schölermann OUT 2 Schildkröte "Afterglow" by Ed Sheeran SAFE 3 Leopard "Russian Roulette" by Rihanna SAFE
Week 6 (23 March) – Final Group number: "Fix You" by Coldplay
Round One + Performances on the final live episode – round one # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Dinosaurier "Control" by Zoe Wees/"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" by Beyoncé/"Umbrella" by Rihanna SAFE 2 Flamingo "You Are the Reason" by Calum Scott SAFE 3 Schildkröte "Adventure of a Lifetime" by Coldplay Thomas AndersOUT 4 Leopard "Habanera" by Georges Bizet/"Never Enough" by Loren Allred SAFE
Round Two + Performances on the final live episode – round two # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Dinosaurier "Angels" by Robbie Williams SAFE 2 Flamingo "Venus" by Shocking Blue/"Vogue" by Madonna Ross AntonyTHIRD 3 Leopard "Angel" by Sarah McLachlan SAFE
Round Three + Performances on the final live episode – round three # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Dinosaurier "Rappers Delight" by The Sugar Hill Gang/"Get Lucky" by Daft PunkSashaWINNER 2 Leopard "Survivor" by Destiny's Child Cassandra SteenRUNNER-UP
Reception
Ratings Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers Share Source Household Adults 14–49 Household Adults 14–49 1 Tuesdays 8:15 pm 3.55 2.10 12.3 26.7 2 3.38 2.04 11.9 26.1 3 3.15 1.83 10.7 22.5 4 3.23 1.87 11.4 23.8 5 3.47 2.00 12.2 25.2 6 3.75 2.09 14.0 27.9 Average 3.42 1.99 12.1 25.4
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