The Masked Singer NZ is a New Zealand reality singing competition television show based on the Masked Singer franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer. It premiered on Three on 9 May 2021. The show is hosted by Clinton Randell, with the current judging panel comprising James Roque, Sharyn Casey, and Anika Moa.
Season overview
Season 1 ContestantIdentityOccupation(s)Episodes12345678911 Tuatara Jason Kerrison Singer WIN SAFE SAFE RISK SAFE SAFEWINNER Sheep Troy Kingi Singer WIN SAFE RISK SAFE SAFE SAFERUNNER-UP Medusa Joe Cotton Singer WIN SAFE RISK SAFE RISK RISK THIRD Pavlova Stephanie Tauevihi Singer WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT Monster Kings Rapper WIN RISK SAFE SAFE OUT Jellyfish Matilda Green Author WIN SAFE SAFE OUT Possum Grace Palmer Actress RISK RISK OUT Orange Roughy Mike McRoberts Journalist RISK SAFE OUT Monarch Madeleine Sami Actress RISK OUT Alien Tom Sainsbury Comedian RISK OUT Moa Stephen Donald Rugby player OUT Tui Suzy Cato TV presenter OUT
Episode 1 (9 May) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Tuatara"Cosmic Girl" by Jamiroquai WIN 2 Tui"Woke Up Late" by Drax Project Suzy Cato OUT 3 Jellyfish"Sway" by Bic Runga WIN 4 Possum"I'm Not the Only One" by Sam Smith RISK 5 Alien"Freestyler" by Bomfunk MC's RISK 6 Medusa"24K Magic" by Bruno Mars WIN
Episode 2 (10 May) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Sheep"Rolling In The Deep" by Adele WIN 2 Monarch "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston RISK 3 Monster"Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd WIN 4 Moa"Why Does Love Do This To Me" by The Exponents Stephen Donald OUT 5 Orange Roughy "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins RISK 6 Pavlova "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift WIN
Episode 3 (16 May) + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Alien "Whip It" by Devo Tom Sainsbury OUT 2 Tuatara "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder SAFE 3 Jellyfish "Blame It on Me" by George Ezra SAFE 4 Possum "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts RISK 5 Medusa "Valerie" by Amy Winehouse SAFE
Episode 4 (17 May)
+ Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Sheep "Stay" by Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko SAFE 2 Monster "Faith" by George Michael RISK 3 Orange Roughy "Shotgun" by George Ezra SAFE 4 Monarch "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson Madeleine Sami OUT 5 Pavlova "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John SAFE
Episode 5 (23 May)
+ Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Tuatara "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran SAFE 2 Medusa "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa RISK 3 Orange Roughy "Catching Feelings" by Drax Project featuring Six60 Mike McRoberts OUT 4 Pavlova "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon SAFE
Episode 6 (24 May)
+ Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Possum "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler Grace Palmer OUT 2 Monster "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish SAFE 3 Jellyfish "Suffer" by Charlie Puth SAFE 4 Sheep "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams RISK
Episode 7 (30 May)
+ Performances on the seventh episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Medusa "Supalonely" by Benee ft. Gus Dapperton SAFE 2 Tuatara "Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE RISK 3 Monster "Talk" by Khalid SAFE 4 Jellyfish "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore Matilda Green OUT 5 Pavlova "Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse SAFE 6 Sheep "Blister in the Sun" by Violent Femmes SAFE
Episode 8 (31 May)
+ Performances on the eighth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Medusa "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! RISK 2 Monster "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison Kings OUT 3 Pavlova "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac SAFE 4 Tuatara "Nobody Else" by Tex Pistol & Rikki Morris SAFE 5 Sheep "Turn the Beat Around" by Gloria Estefan SAFE
Episode 9 (6 June)
+ Performances on the ninth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Medusa "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen RISK 2 Tuatara "Wake Me Up" by Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc SAFE 3Sheep "Let's Get it On" by Marvin Gaye SAFE 4 Pavlova "Never Tear Us Apart" by INXS Stephanie Tauevihi OUT
Episode 11 (13 June)
+ Performances on the tenth episode # Stage name Song Identity ResultRound One 1 Tuatara "Somebody to Love" by Queen SAFE 2 Medusa "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele Joe Cotton THIRD 3 Sheep "Señorita" by Justin Timberlake SAFERound Two 1 Sheep "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye Troy KingiRUNNER-UP 2 Tuatara "Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE Jason KerrisonWINNER
Season 2 Contestant Identity Occupation(s) Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 Bedazzled Unicorn Hollie Smith Singer RISK SAFE RISK RISK SAFE SAFEWINNER Gladiator Alligator Drew Ne'emia TV Presenter WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP Blue Penguin Ria Hall Singer RISK SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE RISK THIRD Magic Monster Eroni Clarke Former rugby player WIN RISK RISK SAFE RISK OUT Ruru Chick Laura Daniel Comedian WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT Playing Mantis Paul Ego Comedian WIN SAFE SAFE OUT Retro Robot Simon Bridges Politician WIN RISK OUT Shaggy Sheepdog Mikey Havoc Singer RISK SAFE OUT Regal Rose Antonia Prebble Actress WIN OUT Two-Scoop Ice Cream Steven Ferguson Canoeist RISK OUT Shelley Ferguson TV host Sergeant Steak 'n Cheese Guy Williams Comedian OUT Pōhutukawa Tree Georgina Beyer Politician OUT
Episode 1 (24 July) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Bedazzled Unicorn "Not Many" by Scribe RISK 2 Retro Robot "Cry Me a River" by Michael Bublé WIN 3 Gladiator Alligator "Moondance" by Van Morrison WIN 4 Pōhutukawa Tree "Fever" by Peggy Lee Georgina Beyer OUT 5 Ruru Chick "Dancing On My Own" by Robyn WIN6Two-Scoop Ice Cream"Cold Heart" by Elton John & Dua Lipa RISK
Episode 2 (31 July) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Blue Penguin "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette RISK 2 Playing Mantis "Father and Son" by Cat Stevens WIN 3 Regal Rose "Lips Are Movin" by Meghan Trainor WIN 4 Sergeant Steak 'n Cheese "If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher Guy Williams OUT 5 Shaggy Sheepdog "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler RISK 6 Magic Monster "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic WIN
Episode 3 (7 August) + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Retro Robot "Believer" by Imagine Dragons RISK 2 Two-Scoop Ice Cream "Somethin' Stupid" by Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra Shelley Ferguson OUT Steven Ferguson 3 Bedazzled Unicorn "I Dreamed a Dream" by Susan Boyle SAFE 4 Ruru Chick "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra SAFE 5 Gladiator Alligator "Canción del Mariachi" by Antonio Banderas & Los Lobos SAFE
Episode 4 (14 August) + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Playing Mantis "Love on the Run" by Sons of Zion featuring Jackson Owens SAFE 2 Regal Rose "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper Antonia Prebble OUT 3 Blue Penguin "Shallow" by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper SAFE 4 Magic Monster "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones RISK 5 Shaggy Sheepdog "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown SAFE
Episode 5 (21 August)
+ Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Playing Mantis "Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles SAFE 2 Gladiator Alligator "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran SAFE 3 Shaggy Sheepdog “Beggin'” by Måneskin Mikey Havoc OUT 4 Bedazzled Unicorn "Lose You to Love Me" by Selena Gomez RISK
Episode 6 (28 August)
+ Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Magic Monster "Bruises" by Lewis Capaldi RISK 2 Ruru Chick "Higher Love" by Kygo & Whitney Houston SAFE 3 Retro Robot "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin Simon Bridges OUT 4 Blue Penguin "Tennessee Whiskey" by Chris Stapleton SAFE
Episode 7 (4 September)
+ Performances on the seventh episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Bedazzled Unicorn "Sitting Inside My Head" by Supergroove RISK 2 Magic Monster "Better Be Home Soon" by Crowded House SAFE 3 Ruru Chick "Rainbow" by Kacey Musgraves SAFE 4 Playing Mantis "I Got You" by Split Enz Paul Ego OUT 5 Gladiator Alligator "Blue Ain't Your Color" by Keith Urban SAFE 6 Blue Penguin "If I Were a Boy" by Beyoncé SAFE
Episode 8 (11 September)
+ Performances on the eighth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Gladiator Alligator "This City" by Sam Fischer SAFE 2 Bedazzled Unicorn "In Colour" by Shapeshifter SAFE 3 Ruru Chick "Stupid Love" by Lady Gaga Laura Daniel OUT 4 Magic Monster "Sing To You" by John Splithoff RISK 5 Blue Penguin "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James SAFE
Episode 9 (18 September)
+ Performances on the ninth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Bedazzled Unicorn "I Shot the Sheriff" by Bob Marley and the Wailers SAFE 2 Magic Monster "You Oughta Be in Love" by Dave Dobbyn Eroni Clarke OUT 3 Blue Penguin "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins RISK 4 Gladiator Alligator "When I Get You Alone" by Robin Thicke SAFE
Episode 11 (2 October)
+ Performances on the eleventh episode # Stage name Song Identity ResultRound One 1 Bedazzled Unicorn "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner SAFE 2 Gladiator Alligator "It's Gonna Be Me" by NSYNC SAFE 3 Blue Penguin "What About Us" by Pink Ria Hall THIRDRound Two 1 Bedazzled Unicorn "Fly Away" by Tones and I Hollie SmithWINNER 2 Gladiator Alligator "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen Drew Ne'emiaRUNNER-UP
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