The ninth season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 18 November 2023 on ProSieben.
Panelists and host
TV presenter Ruth Moschner returned for her eighth season, and Álvaro Soler, who previously appeared as a guest panelist in season 5, returned as a full panelist. Matthias Opdenhövel returned for his ninth season as host. For the three remaining episodes, Álvaro Soler did not appear for personal reasons, so he was replaced by Rick Kavanian.
Guest panelists Various guest panelists appeared as the third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:
Episode Panelist Guest Panelist Notability 1 Ruth Moschner Álvaro Soler Jenke von Wilmsdorff Actor 2 Heiner Lauterbach Actor 3 The BossHoss Band 4 Rick Kavanian Kebekus siblings Comedians 5 Rea Garvey Singer 6 Judith Williams Presenter
Contestants The season features 9 contestants.
+ Results Stage name Celebrity Notability Live Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B C Eisprinzessin "Ice Princess" Jennifer Weist Singer RISK WIN RISK WIN WIN SAFE SAFE WINNER Lulatsch Pasquale Aleardi Actor RISK RISK WIN RISK RISK SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP Mustang Hendrik Duryn Actor WIN RISK RISK WIN RISK SAFE THIRD Troll Mieze Katz Singer WIN WIN WIN RISK WIN OUT Klaus Claus Tim Bendzko Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN OUT Kiwi Uwe Ochsenknecht Actor WIN WIN RISK OUT Marsmaus "Mars Mouse" (WC) Jenke von Wilmsdorff Actor RISK OUT Feuerlöscher "Fire Extinguisher" Eva Padberg Model RISK OUT Okapi Katja Ebstein Singer OUT
(WC) This masked singer is a wild card contestant.
Episodes Week 1 (18 November) + Performances on the first live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Eisprinzessin "Jar of Hearts" by Christina Perri RISK 2 Feuerlöscher "The Heat Is On" by Glenn Frey RISK 3 Mustang "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor WIN 4 Kiwi "Love Is in the Air" by John Paul Young WIN 5 Klaus Claus "Love Runs Out" by OneRepublic WIN 6 Lulatsch "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5 RISK 7 Okapi "Iko Iko" by Belle Stars Katja Ebstein OUT 8 Troll "The Scientist" by Coldplay WIN
Week 2 (26 November) + Performances on the second live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Kiwi "She's Like the Wind" by Patrick Swayze WIN 2 Feuerlöscher "I Love It" by Icona Pop Eva Padberg OUT 3 Troll "Adiemus" by Adiemus / "No Limits" by 2 Unlimited WIN 4 Lulatsch "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer RISK 5 Mustang "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2 RISK 6 Klaus Claus "It Wasn't Me" by Shaggy WIN 7 Marsmaus "Uptown Funk" by Bruno Mars RISK 8 Eisprinzessin "Unstoppable" by Sia WIN
Week 3 (2 December) Guest Performances Alien (season 3): "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel + Performances on the third live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Eisprinzessin "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" from Frozen "Love Again" by Dua Lipa RISK 2 Klaus Claus "Run Rudolph Run"/"Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry WIN 3 Marsmaus "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams "Tearin' Up My Heart" by NSYNC/"Jingle Bells" by James Lord Pierpont Jenke von Wilmsdorff OUT 4 Lulatsch "Se Bastasse Una Canzone" by Eros Ramazzotti WIN 5 Mustang "Whatever It Takes" by Imagine Dragons RISK 6 Kiwi "Danger Zone" by Kenny Loggins "Count On Me" by Bruno Mars RISK 7 Troll "History Repeating" by Propellerheads WIN
Week 4 (9 December) + Performances on the fourth live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Klaus Claus "Mercy" by Shawn Mendes "Falling Slowly" by Glen Hansard & Markéta Irglová WIN 2 Troll "When Love Takes Over" by David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland RISK 3 Kiwi "Rebel Yell" by Billy Idol "All Summer Long" by Kid Rock / "Sweet Home Alabama" by Lynyrd Skynyrd Uwe Ochsenknecht OUT 4 Mustang "Ain't That a Kick in the Head?" by Dean Martin WIN 5 Lulatsch "Ich liebe das Leben" by Vicky Leandros "Somethin' Stupid" by Nancy Sinatra & Frank Sinatra RISK 6 Eisprinzessin "Euphoria" by Loreen WIN
Week 5 (16 December) – Semi-final
+ Performances on the fifth live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Klaus Claus "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson RISK 2 Lulatsch "Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65 RISK 3 Eisprinzessin "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen WIN 4 Mustang "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins RISK 5 Troll "Hijo de la Luna" by Mecano WIN Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Klaus Claus "Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!" by Frank Sinatra Tim Bendzko OUT 2 Lulatsch "With a Little Help from My Friends" by Joe Cocker SAFE 3 Mustang "Paradise City" by Guns N' Roses / "Driving Home for Christmas" by Chris Rea SAFE
Week 6 (23 December) - Final Group number: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey
Round One + Performances on the final live episode – Round one # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Lulatsch "Celebration" by Kool & the Gang SAFE 2 Eisprinzessin "Hero" by Mariah Carey SAFE 3 Troll "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele Mieze Katz OUT 4 Mustang "Skin" by Rag'n'Bone Man SAFE
Round Two + Performances on the final live episode – round two # Stage name Song with (Schuhschnabel) Luca Hänni Identity Result 1 Lulatsch "Carol of the Bells"/"That's Amore" by Dean Martin SAFE 2 Eisprinzessin "Underneath the Tree" by Kelly Clarkson SAFE 3 Mustang "Thank God It's Christmas" by Queen Hendrik Duryn THIRD
Round Three + Performances on the final live episode – round three # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Lulatsch "Se Bastasse Una Canzone" by Eros Ramazzotti Pasquale Aleardi RUNNER-UP 2 Eisprinzessin "Euphoria" by Loreen Jennifer Weist WINNER
Reception
Ratings Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers Share Source Household Adults 14-49 Household ??? Adults 14-49 1 Saturday 8:15 pm 1.79 0.73 7.1 13.0 2 Sunday 8:15 pm 1.70 0.73 6.7 12.2 3 Saturday 8:15 pm 1.57 0.65 6.7 13.0 4 1.59 0.61 6.8 11.9 5 1.53 0.64 6.5 13.2 6 1.68 0.69 7.0 13.6 Average 1.64 0.68 6.8 12.8
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