The seventh season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 1 October 2022 on ProSieben. Ruth Moschner returned to the panel and Matthias Opdenhövel also returned as host.
Panelists and host
TV Presenter Ruth Moschner returned for her sixth season as a panelist. Matthias Opdenhövel returned for his seventh season as host.
As in previous seasons, a spin-off show named The Masked Singer - red. Special aired after each live episode, hosted by Viviane Geppert for the first and third episodes, Annemarie Carpendale for the second, fourth and sixth episodes and Rebecca Mir for the fifth episode.
Guest panelists Various guest panelists appeared as the second and third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:
Episode Guest Panelists Ref. 1 Linda Zervakis Smudo 2 Carolin Kebekus Eko Fresh 3 Yvonne Catterfeld Ross Antony 4 Giovanni Zarrella Stefanie Kloß 5 Johannes Oerding Rea Garvey 6 Riccardo Simonetti Judith Williams
Contestants The season features 9 contestants, one less than previous seasons. + Results Stage name Celebrity Notability Live Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B C Maulwurf "Mole" Daniel Donskoy Actor WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE SAFE WINNER Werwolf "Werewolf" Bürger Lars Dietrich Comedian/Actor WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP Rosty Rick Kavanian Actor WIN RISK RISK RISK RISK SAFE THIRD Zahnfee "Tooth Fairy" Leslie Clio Singer WIN RISK WIN WIN RISK OUT Goldi Armin Rohde Actor RISK WIN WIN RISK OUT Black Mamba Felix von Jascheroff Actor WIN WIN RISK OUT Pfeife "Whistle" Thomas Hayo Creative Director WIN RISK OUT Walross "Walrus" Jutta Speidel Actress RISK OUT Brokkoli "Broccoli" Katja Burkard TV Presenter OUT
Episodes Week 1 (1 October) + Performances on the first live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Maulwurf "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler WIN 2 Brokkoli "So What" by Pink Katja Burkard OUT 3 Black Mamba "Trust in Me" from The Jungle Book WIN 4 Werwolf "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi WIN 5 Rosty "Mr. Lonely" by Bobby Vinton WIN 6 Walross "Move in the Right Direction" by Gossip RISK 7 Goldi "An Angel" by The Kelly Family RISK 8 Pfeife "Smooth Criminal" by Michael Jackson WIN 9 Zahnfee "When You Believe" by Mariah Carey & Whitney Houston WIN
Week 2 (8 October) + Performances on the second live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Zahnfee "Firework" by Katy Perry RISK 2 Black Mamba "Temple of Love" by Sisters of Mercy WIN 3 Pfeife "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak RISK 4 Goldi "Bad Day" by Daniel Powter WIN 5 Rosty "As It Was" by Harry Styles RISK 6 Werwolf "Enter Sandman" by Metallica WIN 7 Walross "What You Waiting For" by Gwen Stefani Jutta Speidel OUT 8 Maulwurf "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis/"Pony" Ginuwine WIN
Week 3 (15 October) + Performances on the third live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Black Mamba "Like a Prayer" by Madonna "Relight My Fire" by Take That RISK 2 Maulwurf "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion WIN 3 Goldi "Gold" by Spandau Ballet WIN 4 Zahnfee "Kings & Queens" by Ava Max "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj WIN 5 Pfeife "Live and Let Die" by Paul McCartney and Wings Thomas Hayo OUT 6 Rosty "Stayin' Alive" by Bee Gees "Walk This Way" by Run-D.M.C. & Aerosmith RISK 7 Werwolf "You're My Heart, You're My Soul" by Modern Talking WIN
Week 4 (22 October) + Performances on the fourth live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Maulwurf "Larger than Life" by Backstreet Boys "Felicità" by Al Bano & Romina Power WIN 2 Rosty "Happy" by Pharrell Williams RISK 3 Zahnfee "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa "Beauty and the Beast" by Ariana Grande & John Legend WIN 4 Black Mamba "Unholy" by Sam Smith & Kim Petras Felix von Jascheroff OUT 5 Goldi "Looking for Freedom" by David Hasselhoff "Born to Be Wild" by Steppenwolf RISK 6 Werwolf "In My Blood" by Shawn Mendes WIN
Week 5 (29 October) - Semi-final + Performances on the fifth live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Rosty "Get Down on It" by Kool & The Gang RISK 2 Zahnfee "Remedy" by Leony RISK 3 Maulwurf "Breathe Easy" by Blue WIN 4 Goldi "Time to Say Goodbye" by Andrea Bocelli/"We Will Rock You" by Queen RISK 5 Werwolf "Personal Jesus" by Marilyn Manson WIN Sing off details Identity Result 1 Rosty "Holiday" by Madonna SAFE 2 Zahnfee "Stay" by Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko SAFE 3 Goldi "Sharp Dressed Man" by ZZ Top/"Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer Armin Rohde OUT
Week 6 (5 November) - Final Group number: "Beautiful Day" by U2
Round One + Performances on the final live episode – Round one # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Maulwurf "Grenade" by Bruno Mars SAFE 2 Zahnfee "Take Me to Church" by Hozier Leslie Clio OUT 3 Rosty "Miami" by Will Smith/ "Conga" by Gloria Estefan SAFE 4 Werwolf "Numb" by Linkin Park SAFE
Round Two + Performances on the final live episode – round two # Stage name Song with (Zebra) Ella Endlich Identity Result 1 Maulwurf "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon SAFE 2 Rosty "I'll Be There for You" by The Rembrandts Rick Kavanian THIRD 3 Werwolf "Hurt" by Johnny Cash SAFE
Round Three + Performances on the final live episode – round three # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Maulwurf "Larger than Life" by Backstreet Boys Daniel Donskoy WINNER 2 Werwolf "Hard Rock Hallelujah" by Lordi Bürger Lars Dietrich RUNNER-UP
Reception
Ratings Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers Share Source Household Adults 14–49 Household Adults 14–49 1 Saturday 8:15 pm 2.42 1.15 10.3 21.2 2 2.12 1.03 8.5 17.1 3 2.19 1.07 8.9 20.2 4 1.86 0.87 7.6 15.3 5 2.13 1.01 9.0 19.0 6 2.29 1.21 10.0 23.1 Average 2.17 1.06 9.1 19.3
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