The first season of the Austrian singing competition The Masked Singer Austria premiered on 14 March 2020 on Puls 4. The panelists were Elke Winkens, Nathan Trent and Sasa Schwarzjirg. The host was Arabella Kiesbauer.
On 19 March 2020 the channel Puls 4 announced that the production would be interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria. The program continued on 15 September 2020.
On 13 October 2020, the Yeti (singer Nadine Beiler) was declared the winner and the Lipizzaner (singer Simone Stelzer) was the runner-up.
Panelists and host
Guest panelists Throughout the first season, various guest judges appeared alongside Elke Winkens, Nathan Trent and Sasa Schwarzjirg as the fourth member of the judging panel, for one episode.
These guest panelists have included:
Episode Name Notability 1 Nazar Rapper 2 Hans Sigl Actor 3 Josh. Singer 4 Cesár Sampson Singer 5 Gery Seidl Actor 6 Manuel Rubey Actor & Comedian
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
Reception
Ratings Episode Original airdate Time slot Viewers Share Source Household Adults 12-49 Household Adults 12-49 1 14 March 2020 Saturday 8:15 pm 0.311 0.236 – 18.3% 2 15 September 2020 Tuesday 8:15 pm 0.182 0.125 – 12.4% 3 22 September 2020 0.141 0.086 – 8.8% 4 29 September 2020 0.175 0.101 – 9.8% 5 6 October 2020 0.183 0.099 – 9.3% 6 13 October 2020 0.292 0.166 – 16.1%
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