Masked Singer (French: Chanteurs Masqués) is a Canadian French language reality singing competition television series based on the South Korean television series King of Mask Singer. The series premiered on September 19, 2021, at (EST/EDT) on TVA. The show features celebrities singing popular songs while wearing head-to-toe costumes and face masks concealing their identities. It employs panelists who guess the celebrities' identities by interpreting clues provided to them throughout the series.
Overview Production In February 2021, it was announced that Quebecor Media had acquired the rights to air and produce The Masked Singer format in Canada. The series was confirmed to air on Quebecor's production company Groupe TVA's network TVA in September 2021 after filming completed in August 2021.Richard Therrien, "Chanteurs masqués: mais qui se cache derrière la dinde noire?". Le Soleil, September 15, 2021.
Host and panelists Actor Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge was announced as the main host of the program, while the announced panelists consist of comedian Sam Breton, singer Véronic DiCaire, singer Marc Dupré (who for season 4 was our clue mask Jack Spi-Rat), actress Anouk Meunier, and comedian Stéphane Rousseau.
Meunier won the Golden Ear as the panelist with the most correct guesses as to the identities of the performers throughout the season; however, Rousseau was the only panelist to correctly identify the final winners.Vanessa Seguin, "Chanteurs masqués : Marie-Hélène Thibert & Wilfred Lebouthillier remportent le masque d'or". HollywoodPQ, November 29, 2021.
For season 2, Dupré left the panel and was not replaced, whereas Breton, Meunier, DiCaire and Rousseau returned. All four second season panelists returned for season 3. For season 4, Sébastien Benoit replaced Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge as host, whereas Mélissa Bédard replaced Véronic DiCaire alongside Anouk Meunier, Sam Breton and Stéphane Rousseau, who all returned. For season 5, all panelists and host from season 4 returned.
Response In its year-end review of Canadian film and television in 2021, the trade magazine Playback named Chanteurs masqués the Unscripted Series of the Year.Andy Fry, "Unscripted Series of the Year: Chanteurs masqués". Playback, December 16, 2021.
Series overview
Season 1 Stage name Celebrity Occupation Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Lovebirds (Inséparables) Wilfred Le BouthillierSingers SAFE WIN SAFE RISK WIN WINNERS Marie-Élaine Thibert Black Turkey (Dinde Noire) Jason Roy Léveillée Actor SAFE WIN SAFE WIN WIN RUNNER-UP Wedding Owl (Harfang des Noces) Johanne Blouin Singer SAFE RISK SAFE WIN WIN THIRD Emerald Ash Borer (Agrile du Frêne) Bruno Pelletier Singer SAFE WIN SAFE RISK OUT Butterfly (Papillon) Ludivine Reding Actress SAFE WIN SAFE WIN OUT Metal Moose (Orignal de Métal) Dominic Paquet Comedian SAFE WIN SAFE WIN OUT Poutine Annie Grenier Actress SAFE WIN SAFE OUT Cake (Gâteau) Alexandre Despatie Diver SAFE RISK SAFE OUT Gladiatrix (Gladiatrice) Lise Dion Comedian SAFE RISK OUT Goddess Cat (Déesse Chatte) Sophie Thibault Journalist SAFE RISK OUT Space Queen (Reine de L'espace) Lise Watier Businesswoman SAFE OUT Shepherd Ewe (Brebis Bergère) Marie-Claude Barrette TV Host SAFE OUT Beaver in a Suit (Castor en Costard) Normand Brathwaite Comedian OUT Speckled Trout (Truite Mouchetée) Pierre Brassard Actor OUT Whitecoat (Blanchon) Michel Bergeron Former ice hockey coach OUT
Episodes
Week 1 (19 September) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Metal Moose "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi SAFE 2 Goddess Cat "Alors on danse" by Stromae SAFE 3 Wedding Owl Medley of "Je t'aime" by Lara Fabian and "Et je t'aime encore" by Celine Dion SAFE 4 Whitecoat "New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra Michel Bergeron OUT 5 Lovebirds "Say Something" by A Great Big World and Christina Aguilera SAFE
Week 2 (23 September) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Speckled Trout "Fais attention" by Les B.B. Pierre Brassard OUT 2 Cake "Mony Mony" by Billy Idol SAFE 3 Butterfly "Je vole" by Michel Sardou SAFE 4 Space Queen "A Sky Full of Stars" by Coldplay SAFE 5 Gladiatrix "We're Not Gonna Take It" by Twisted Sister SAFE
Week 3 (3 October) + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Poutine "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton/"Born This Way" by Lady Gaga SAFE 2 Beaver in a Suit "J't'aime comme un fou" by Robert Charlebois Normand Brathwaite OUT 3 Shepherd Ewe "La Vie en rose" by Édith Piaf SAFE 4 Emerald Ash Borer "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish SAFE 5 Black Turkey "Isn't She Lovely"/"Superstition" by Stevie Wonder SAFE
Week 4 (10 October) + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Goddess Cat "Désenchantée" by Mylène Farmer RISK 2 Lovebirds "Je l'aime à mourir" by Francis Cabrel WIN 3 Shepherd Ewe "Higher Love" by Steve Winwood Marie-Claude Barrette OUT 4 Butterfly "Je veux" by Zaz WIN 5 Metal Moose "Un peu plus haut, Un peu plus loin" by Ginette Reno WIN 6 Wedding Owl "Piece of My Heart" by Erma Franklin RISK
Week 5 (17 October) + Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Cake "Grand Champion" by Les Trois Accords RISK 2 Emerald Ash Borer "Kiss" by Prince WIN 3 Black Turkey "Soulman" by Ben l'Oncle Soul WIN 4 Gladiatrix "Humana" by Lara Fabian RISK 5 Space Queen "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga Lise Watier OUT 6 Poutine "Groove Is in the Heart" by Deee-Lite WIN
Week 6 (24 October) + Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Wedding Owl "Let It Be" by The Beatles SAFE 2 Goddess Cat "Coton ouaté" by Bleu Jeans Bleu Sophie Thibault OUT 3 Black Turkey "Les bombes" by Michel Pagliaro SAFE 4 Lovebirds "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes SAFE 5 Metal Moose "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams SAFE
Week 7 (31 October) + Performances on the seventh episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Poutine "J'ai vu" by Niagara SAFE 2 Butterfly "C'est zéro" by Julie Masse SAFE 3 Emerald Ash Borer "Physical" by Dua Lipa SAFE 4 Gladiatrix "The Best" by Bonnie Tyler Lise Dion OUT 5 Cake "Step by Step" by New Kids on the Block SAFE
Week 8 (7 November) Group Performance: "I've Got the Music in Me" by The Kiki Dee Band/"Laissez-Moi Danser" by Dalida + Performances on the eighth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Black Turkey "Suavemente" by Elvis Crespo WIN 2 Lovebirds "Le Monde est stone" by Fabienne Thibeault RISK 3 Cake "Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE Alexandre Despatie OUT 4 Wedding Owl "The Show Must Go On" by Queen WIN
Week 9 (14 November) Group performance: "J'ai mangé trop de patates frites"/"Coton ouaté" by Bleu Jeans Bleu + Performances on the ninth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Emerald Ash Borer "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes RISK 2 Butterfly "S'il suffisait d'aimer" by Celine Dion WIN 3 Poutine "Jump Around" by House of Pain Annie Grenier OUT 4 Metal Moose "Deux Par Deux Rassemblés" by Pierre Lapointe WIN
Week 10 (21 November) + Performances on the tenth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Wedding Owl "Let It Go" by Idina Menzel WIN 2 Metal Moose "Casser La Voix" by Patrick Bruel Dominic Paquet OUT 3 Black Turkey "Lean on Me" by Bill Withers WIN 4 Butterfly "Hymne à la beauté du monde" by Isabelle Boulay Ludivine Reding OUT 5 Emerald Ash Borer "C'est moi" by Marie-Mai Bruno Pelletier OUT 6 Lovebirds "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" by Bryan Adams WIN
Week 11 (28 November) Group Performance: "Incognito"/"Je danse dans ma tête" by Celine Dion (Final 3), "Oxygène" by Celine Dion (Wedding Owl), "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor (Black Turkey), "Tu t'en vas" by Alain Barrière (Lovebirds), "The Final Countdown" by Europe (Final 3) + Performances on the eleventh episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Wedding Owl "I Will Follow Him" by Peggy March Johanne Blouin THIRD 2 Black Turkey "Mes Blues Passent Pu Dans' Porte" by Offenbach Jason Roy Léveillée RUNNER-UP 3 Lovebirds "Someone Like You" by Adele Wilfred Le Bouthillier WINNERS Marie-Élaine Thibert
Season 2 Stage name Celebrity Occupation Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1112 Queen of the Day and the Night (Reine du Jour et de la Nuit) Véronique Claveau Singer SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER Robot Singer SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP Supper Otter (Super Loutre) Pierre-Yves Lord Radio personality SAFE RISK SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRD Firefly (Luciole) Véronique Béliveau Singer SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT Yéyé Elephant (Éléphante Yéyé) Maude Guérin Actress SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT Punk Skunk (Moufette Punkette) Laurence Jalbert Singer SAFE WIN SAFE SAFE OUT Lobster the Sheriff (Homard le Shérif) Jacques Rougeau Former professional wrestler SAFE RISK SAFE OUT Mandrill Stéphane Archambault Actor SAFE RISK SAFE OUT Hedgehog (Hérisson) Patrick Norman Singer SAFE RISK OUT Baby Beluga (Bébéluga) Mariana Mazza Comedian SAFE WIN OUT Phoenix (Phénix) Robert Piché Pilot SAFE OUT Bullfrog (Ouaouaron) Dany Turcotte Comedian SAFE OUT Foxy (Renarde) Monique Jérôme-Forget Politician OUT Chinese Pie (Pâté Chinois) Mathieu Baron Actor OUT Cocktail Tiki Denise Bombardier Journalist OUT
Episodes Episode 1 (18 September) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Yéyé Elephant "I Lost My Baby" by Jean Leloup SAFE 2 Baby Beluga "Tu ne sauras jamais" by Les B.B. SAFE 3 Cocktail Tiki "My Way" by Frank Sinatra Denise Bombardier OUT 4 Super Otter "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen SAFE 5 Queen of the Day and the Night "Never Enough" by Loren Allred SAFE
Episode 2 (25 September) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Chinese Pie "Boum Boum Boum" by Mika Mathieu Baron OUT 2 Robot "Je danse dans ma tête" by Celine Dion SAFE 3 Punk Skunk "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar SAFE 4 Mandrill "Dans la forêt des mal-aimés" by Pierre Lapointe SAFE 5 Phoenix "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics SAFE
Episode 3 (2 October) + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Lobster the Sheriff "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley SAFE 2 Bullfrog "The Frog Song" by Robert Charlebois SAFE 3 Foxy "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Shania Twain Monique Jérôme-Forget OUT 4 Hedgehog "Loin, loin de la ville" by Georges Thurston SAFE 5 Firefly "The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga SAFE
Episode 4 (9 October) + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Yéyé Elephant "Respect" by Aretha Franklin WIN 2 Bullfrog "Mistral gagnant" by Renaud Dany Turcotte OUT 3 Mandrill "You Sexy Thing" by Hot Chocolate RISK 4 Baby Beluga "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia WIN 5 Super Otter "La Tribu de Dana" by Manau RISK 6 Queen of the Day and the Night "Entre l'ombre et la lumière" by Marie Carmen WIN
Episode 5 (16 October) + Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Lobster the Sheriff "Hélène" by Roch Voisine RISK 2 Robot "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles WIN 3 Firefly "L'envie d'aimer" by Daniel Lévi WIN 4 Hedgehog "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" by Barry White RISK 5 Phoenix "Le coeur est un oiseau" by Richard Desjardins Robert Piché OUT 6 Punk Skunk "Time to Say Goodbye" by Andrea Bocelli & Sarah Brightman WIN
Episode 6 (23 October) + Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Queen of the Day and the Night "Chandelier" by Sia SAFE 2 Mandrill "1990" by Jean Leloup SAFE 3 Baby Beluga "I'm Like a Bird" by Nelly Furtado Mariana Mazza OUT 4 Super Otter "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd SAFE 5 Yéyé Elephant "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle SAFE
Episode 7 (30 October)