The fifth season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 16 October 2021 on ProSieben. Ruth Moschner and Rea Garvey returned to the panel. Matthias Opdenhövel also returned as host.
On 20 November 2021, the Mülli Müller (singer Alexander Klaws) was declared the winner and the Raupe (singer Sandy Mölling) was the runner-up.
Panelists and host
Matthias Opdenhövel returned as host. On 14 September 2021, it was announced that Ruth Moschner, would return for her fourth time as the main panelist. On 19 September 2021, it was announced that also Rea Garvey, from the last season would return, for his third time as main panelist.
As in previous seasons, a spin-off show named The Masked Singer - red. Special was aired after each live episode, hosted by Annemarie Carpendale, who also competed as “Teddy”, (episodes 1–2, 4), Rebecca Mir (episode 3, 5) and Viviane Geppert (episode 6).
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 Álvaro Soler Singer 2 Janin Ullmann Presenter 3 Steven Gätjen TV Presenter 4 Thore Schölermann TV Presenter 5 Joko Winterscheidt TV Host 6 Sasha Singer
Contestants Like in the previous seasons, the fifth season included 10 contestants. According to ProSieben, a special eleventh mask, "Tiger" did not compete in the main competition rather they were an online exclusive mask who performed separately and be revealed after the finale of season 5.
+ Results Names Celebrity Notability Live Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B C Mülli Müller Alexander Klaws Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE SAFE WINNER Raupe "Caterpillar" Sandy Mölling Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP Heldin "Heroine" Christina Stürmer Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN RISK SAFE THIRD Mops "Pug" Carolin Niemczyk Singer WIN WIN RISK RISK RISK OUT Axolotl Andrea Sawatzki Actress WIN RISK RISK RISK OUT Teddy Annemarie Carpendale Television host RISK WIN WIN OUT Phönix "Phoenix" Samuel Koch Actor WIN WIN RISK OUT Stinktier "Skunk" Peter Kraus Singer RISK RISK OUT Hammerhai "Hammerhead" Pierre Littbarski Football manager RISK OUT Chili Jens Riewa Television presenter OUT
Episodes Week 1 (16 October) + Performances on the first live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Mülli Müller "Hot in Herre" by Nelly/"Tiny Riot" by Sam Ryder WIN 2 Axolotl "Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears WIN 3 Mops "Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton WIN 4 Chili "Can You Feel It" by The Weather Girls Jens Riewa OUT 5 Teddy "Lovefool" by The Cardigans RISK 6 Raupe "Proud Mary" by Ike & Tina Turner WIN 7 Phönix "Also sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss/"Firestarter" by The Prodigy WIN 8 Hammerhai "Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel RISK 9 Stinktier "I Like Chopin" by Gazebo RISK 10 Heldin "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana WIN
Week 2 (23 October) + Performances on the second live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Mops "We Found Love" by Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris WIN 2 Teddy "Je ne veux pas travailler" by Pink Martini/"Alors on danse" by Stromae WIN 3 Stinktier "Black or White" by Michael Jackson RISK 4 Mülli Müller "Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons WIN 5 Hammerhai "Vamos a la playa" by Righeira/"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen Pierre Littbarski OUT 6 Heldin "I'm with You" by Avril Lavigne WIN 7 Axolotl "Good as Hell" by Lizzo RISK 8 Phönix "Imagine" by John Lennon WIN 9 Raupe "Nutbush City Limits" by Ike & Tina Turner WIN
Week 3 (30 October) + Performances on the third live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Heldin "Alive" by Sia WIN 2 Axolotl "Dream a Little Dream of Me" by Doris DayRISK 3 Mülli Müller "Bombtrack" by Rage Against the Machine/"Heal the World" by Michael Jackson WIN 4 Stinktier"Let Her Go" by PassengerPeter Kraus OUT 5 Phönix "Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve RISK 6 Raupe"Skyscraper" by Demi LovatoWIN 7 Mops"Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley/"Who Let the Dogs Out" by Baha MenRISK
Week 4 (6 November) + Performances on the fourth live episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Teddy "Around the World (La La La La La)" by A Touch of Class/"Take a Look Around" by Limp BizkitWIN 2 Raupe "The Edge of Glory" by Lady GagaWIN 3 Phönix "Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole/I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.RISK 4 Mülli Müller "The Power" by Snap!WIN 5 Mops "Ironic" by Alanis MorissetteRISK 6 Axolotl "Bongo Cha Cha Cha" by Caterina ValenteRISK 7 Heldin "In the End" by Linkin ParkWIN Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Phönix "Fleur De Lis" by The Raven Age/"I Can" by Nas Samuel Koch OUT 2 Mops "Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars SAFE 3 Axolotl "I Don't Want to Grow Up" by Ramones SAFE
Week 5 (13 November) - Semi-final + Performances on the fifth live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Mülli Müller "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston WIN 2 Axolotl "Fight For Your Right" by Beastie Boys RISK 3 Mops "Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell Williams/"Halo" by Beyonce RISK 4 Teddy "Englishman in New York" by Sting Annemarie Carpendale OUT 5 Heldin "Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2 RISK 6 Raupe "Drivers License" by Olivia Rodrigo WIN Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Axolotl "Time Warp" by The Hit Crew Andrea Sawatzki OUT 2 Mops "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol SAFE 3 Heldin "Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" by Skunk Anansie SAFE
Week 6 (20 November) – Final Group number: "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez
Round One + Performances on the final live episode – round one # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Raupe "Heavy Cross" by Gossip SAFE 2 Mops "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls Caroline Niemczyk OUT 3 Mülli Müller "Dangerous" by David Guetta ft. Sam Martin SAFE 4 Heldin "Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins SAFE
Round Two + Performances on the final live episode – round two # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Raupe"Bird Set Free"/"Unstoppable" by Sia SAFE 2 Mülli Müller "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson SAFE 3 Heldin "Castle on the Hill" by Ed Sheeran Christina Stürmer THIRD
Round Three + Performances on the final live episode – round three # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Raupe "Proud Mary" by Ike & Tina Turner Sandy Mölling RUNNER-UP 2 Mülli Müller "Bombtrack" by Rage Against the Machine/"Heal the World" by Michael Jackson Alexander Klaws WINNER
The Masked Singer Ehrmann Tiger
The Masked Singer Ehrmann Tiger is an online show as part of the fifth season of The Masked Singer. For the first time, a mask appears exclusively online. A performance video is to be put online every Saturday and an evidence video every Tuesday. The unmasking also took place online on 20 November 2021.
+ Performances Episode Date Stage name Celebrity Notability Song 1 16 October 2021 Tiger Barbara Meier Model "Saturday Night" by Whigfield 2 23 October 2021 "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor 3 30 October 2021 "Wannabe" by Spice Girls 4 6 November 2021 "Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles 5 13 November 2021 "Lucky" by Britney Spears 6 20 November 2021 "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65
Reception
Ratings Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers Share Source Household Adults 14-49 Household Adults 14-49 1 Saturday 8:15 pm 2.96 1.63 11.3 24.1 2 2.79 1.56 10.7 24.1 3 2.72 1.47 10.6 24.2 4 2.20 1.12 7.1 12.8 5 3.03 1.76 11.4 25.1 6 3.25 1.77 12.3 25.6 Average 2.83 1.55 10.6 22.7
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