Masked Singer is a Croatian singing reality television series based on the South Korean television series King of Mask Singer. The series follows a group of celebrities performing under masks, as a set of panelists and viewers attempt to guess the celebrity's identity based on clues given by the masks.
The series debuted with its first season on 2 April 2022 on RTL. The second season premiered on 11 March 2023.
Production RTL announced the series in March 2022. The masks for both seasons were created by the Croatian fashion designer Juraj Zigman.
Format
Each episode consist of group of celebrities performing songs under masks, with each of them revealing clues that point to their real identity. A group of panelists (also referred to as "the detectives") attempt to guess the mask's identity. Based on the vote of the audience, one masks leaves the competition each episode, with their identity being revealed post-elimination.
In the second seasons, the show was broadcast live, with viewers voting for their favorite masks via televote. The mask with the fewest votes would be eliminated.
Hosts and panelists The first season was hosted by Antonija Blaće. The panelists were Borko Perić, Ida Prester, Enis Bešlagić, and Antonija Mandić.
The second season was hosted by Nikolina Pišek, whilst Blaće appeared as a panelist. She was joined by Borko Perić, Saša Lozar, and Nives Celzijus.
Series overview
Season 1 Contestants Stage NameCelebrityOccupationEpisode12345678910 Meduza (Jellyfish)Zsa ZsaSingerWINWINWINWINWINRISKRISKWIN WINNER Ajkula Drakula (Shark Dracula)Vlado ŠolaHandball playerRISKRISKWINRISKWINSAFEWINRISKRUNNER-UP Dalmatinka (Dalmatian)Emilija KokićSingerWINWINRISKRISKWINWINWINWINTHIRD TorpedoSingerRISKRISKWINRISKRISKWINRISKOUT Slatkač (Popsicle)SingerWINWINRISKWINRISKWINOUT Licitarsko Srce (Licitar Heart)Television hostWINWINRISKWINWINOUT TintilinićInfluencer and singerRISKWINWINWINOUT Punjena Paprika (Stuffed Pepper)Actor and comedianRISKRISKWINOUT Majka Zemlja (Mother Earth)Sandra BagarićOpera singer and actressWINRISKOUT Kiborg (Cyborg)Andrea AndrassyInfluencer and writerWINOUT Galeb (Seagull)Emir HadžihafizbegovićActorOUT Baltazar (Balthazar)Retired singerOUT
Color key:
Episodes Week 1 (April 2) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Popsicle "Blinding Lights" by The WeekndWIN 2 Balthazar “Human" by Rag'n'Bone ManRISK 3 Licitar Heart "Piece of My Heart" by Janis JoplinWIN 4 Torpedo "Dirlija" by Crvena jabukaRISK 5 Jellyfish "Like a Virgin" by MadonnaWIN 6 Tintilinić "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno MarsRISKSing-Off 1 Balthazar "Unchain My Heart" by Joe Cocker Senna MOUT 2 Tintilinić "One Way or Another" by Blondie SAFE 3 Torpedo "Željo moja" by Doris Dragović SAFE
Week 2 (April 9) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Mother Nature "Ima jedan svijet" by StijeneWIN 2 Shark Dracula "Čulo se buć bać" by Daleka obalaRISK 3 Seagull "Malo je, malo dana" by Halid BešlićRISK 4 Cyborg "Bad Guy" by Billie EilishWIN 5 Stuffed Pepper "Veseljko" by The Beat FleetRISK 6 Dalmatian "Dalmatinka" by SeverinaWINSing-Off 1 Seagull "Ti si pjesma moje duše" by Mišo Kovač Emir HadžihafizbegovićOUT 2 Shark Dracula "Ja volim samo sebe" by Psihomodo Pop SAFE 3 Stuffed Pepper "Boombastic" by Shaggy SAFE
Week 3 (April 16) + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Dalmatian "Conga" by Gloria Estefan WIN 2 Torpedo "Good Boy" by Minea RISK 3 Stuffed Pepper "Gangnam Style" by Psy RISK 4 Tintilinić "Fever" by Peggy Lee WIN 5 Shark Dracula "La Bamba" by Los Lobos RISK 6 Jellyfish "Someone Like Me" by Ylvis WIN 7 Mother Nature "Stare ljubavi" by Tereza Kesovija RISK 8 Licitar Heart "The Best" by Tina Turner WIN 9 Cyborg "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee Andrea AndrassyOUT 10 Popsicle "Sugar" by Robin Schulz WIN
Week 4 (April 23) + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Licitar Heart "Rekao si" by Nina Badrić RISK 2 Stuffed Pepper "Volio BiH" by Dubioza Kolektiv WIN 3 Popsicle "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk feat. Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers RISK 4 Torpedo "Suada" by Plavi Orkestar WIN 5 Shark Dracula "Baby Shark" by Pinkfong WIN 6 Dalmatian "Who's That Girl?" by Eurythmics RISK 7 Tintilinić "Ugasi me" by Parni Valjak WIN 8 Jellyfish "Try" by Pink WIN 9 Mother Nature "Sunny Day" by Neno Belan Sandra BagarićOUT
Week 5 (April 30) + Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Stuffed Pepper "Rhythm Is a Dancer" by Snap! Zlatan Zuhrić-ZuhraOUT 2 Jellyfish "Mercy" by Duffy WIN 3 Licitar Heart "Srce nije kamen" by Toše Proeski WIN 4 Shark Dracula "Stojin na kantunu" by Đavoli RISK 5 Popsicle "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith WIN 6 Dalmatian "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?" by Rod Stewart RISK 7 Tintilinić "You Know I'm No Good" by Amy Winehouse WIN 8 Torpedo "Proljeće" by Luka Nižetić RISK
Week 6 (May 7) + Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Tintilinić "Dance with Somebody" by Mando Diao Ella DvornikOUT 2 Licitar Heart "Moja posljednja i prva ljubavi" by Tereza Kesovija WIN 3 Torpedo "Ja sam vlak" by Nina Badrić and Emilija Kokić RISK 4 Jellyfish "Dancing on My Own" by Robyn WIN 5 Popsicle "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic RISK 6 Dalmatian "Rock Me" by Riva WIN 7 Shark Dracula "Dinamo ja volim" by Pips, Chips & Videoclips WIN
Week 7 (May 14) + Performances on the seventh episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Torpedo "Kiše jesenje" by Prljavo kazališteWIN 2 Jellyfish "Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You)" by Christina AguileraRISK 3 Shark Dracula "Ero s onoga svijeta" by Let 3SAFE 4 Dalmatian "Take a Chance on Me" by ABBAWIN 5 Licitar Heart "It's a Heartache" by Bonnie TylerRISK 6 Popsicle "Like a Stone" by AudioslaveWINSing-Off 1 Licitar Heart "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette Marijana BatinićOUT 2 Jellyfish "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith SAFE
Week 8 (May 21) + Performances on the eighth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Shark Dracula "Sve je lako kad si mlad" by Prljavo kazališteWIN 2 Torpedo "Šumica" by I BeeRISK 3 Jellyfish "Dodirni mi kolena" by ZanaRISK 4 Popsicle "Zašto praviš slona od mene" by Dino DvornikRISK 5 Dalmatian "Hajde da ludujemo" by TajčiWINSing-Off 1 Torpedo "Lepe ti je Zagorje zelene", a Croatian folk song SAFE 2 Jellyfish "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler SAFE 3 Popsicle "Heaven" by Bryan Adams Filip RudanOUT
Week 9 (May 28) + First performances on the ninth episode # Stage name Song 1 Torpedo "Pjevam danju, pjevam noću" by Zdravko Čolić 2 Jellyfish "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys 3 Shark Dracula "Malo nas je al' nas ima" by Boris Novković and Dino Dvornik 4 Dalmatian "Like a Prayer" by Madonna
Group performance: "Mamma Mia" by ABBA + Second performances on the ninth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Torpedo "I've Got a Feeling" by Kasandra Dražen TurinaOUT 2 Dalmatian "I Want to Break Free" by Queen WIN 3 Shark Dracula "Moja prva ljubav" by Haustor RISK 4 Jellyfish "Vuprem oči" by Teta Liza and Cinkuši WIN
Week 10 (June 4) Group performance: "Takvi kao ti?" by Nina Badrić + First performances on the final episode # Stage name Song 1 Dalmatian "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue 2 Shark Dracula "No sikiriki" by Edo Maajka 3 Jellyfish "Gdje Dunav ljubi nebo" by Josipa Lisac
+ Second performances on the final episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Dalmatian "Dalmatinac" by Mladen Grdović Emilija KokićTHIRD 2 Jellyfish "It's Raining Men" by Geri Halliwell SAFE 3 Shark Dracula "Pjevajmo do zore" by Film SAFE
+ Third performances on the final episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Shark Dracula "Ruzinavi brod" by Daleka obala Vlado ŠolaRUNNER-UP 2 Jellyfish "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen Zsa ZsaWINNER
Season 2 Contestants The second season ran from 11 March to 29 April 2023, and was won by Damir Kedžo under the mask of "Tovar".
Stage NameCelebrityOccupationEpisode12345678 Tovar (Donkey)Damir KedžoSingerWINWINSAFEWINWINWINNER Medo (Teddy Bear)Television hostRISKWINSAFEWINRISKRUNNER-UP Čudnovište (Silly Monster)Hiljson MandelaMusicianWINWINSAFERISKSAFETHIRD Leptirica (Butterfly)Ivana MišerićRadio hostWINWINSAFEWINOUT Kraljica (Queen)Jadranka KosorPoliticianWINWINSAFERISKOUT Vrtni Patuljak (Garden Gnome)ActorRISKWINSAFEOUT Pantera (Panther)Singer and actressWINRISKOUT BananaEdin MehmedovićPersonal coachRISKRISKOUT Joker Mirta MilerInfluencerRISKOUT Flamingica (She Flamingo)Sementa RajhardSinger and actressWINOUT Pasta i Četkica (Paste and Brush)Martin SinkovićOlympic rowersOUT Valent Sinković DinoNika FleissAlpine skierOUT
Color key:
Episodes Week 1 (March 11) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Flamingo "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer LopezWIN 2 Banana "Totalno sam lud" by Electro Team feat. Tony CetinskiRISK 3 Teddy Bear "Evo mene moji ljudi" by Mladen GrdovićRISK 4 Butterfly "Spice Up Your Life" by Spice GirlsWIN 5 Dino "Pusti, pusti modu" by Zdravko ČolićRISK 6 Silly Monster "Can't Help Falling in Love" by Elvis PresleyWINSing-Off 1 Banana "Jump Around" by House of Pain SAFE 2 Teddy Bear "Tonka" by Daleka obala SAFE 3 Dino "Meet the Flintstones" by The B-52's Nika FleissOUT
Week 2 (March 18) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Donkey "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie WilliamsWIN 2 Paste and Brush "Smokvica" by TajčiRISK 3 Panther "Feel It Still" by Portugal. The ManWIN 4 Joker "Poker Face" by Lady GagaRISK 5 Queen "Mamica su štrukle pekli" (Croatian folk song)WIN 6 Garden Gnome "All Star" by Smash MouthRISKSing-Off1Paste and Brush"Minus i plus" by Magazin Martin SinkovićOUT Valent Sinković 2 Joker "Sve još miriše na nju" by Parni Valjak SAFE 3 Garden Gnome "Ni da ni ne" by Kawasaki 3P SAFE
Week 3 (March 25) + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Butterfly "Don't Start Now" by Dua LipaWIN 2 Banana "Ti si mi mislima" by Dino DvornikRISK 3 Flamingo "No Tears Left to Cry" by Ariana GrandeRISK 4 Silly Monster "Kad nema ljubavi" by Ilan KabiljoWIN 5 Teddy Bear "Ostat ću mlad" by AnimatoriWINSing-Off 1 Banana "U Can't Touch This" by MC Hammer SAFE 2 Flamingo "Nije mi svejedno" by Nina Badrić Sementa RajhardOUT
Week 4 (April 1) + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Panther "Italiana" by SeverinaRISK 2 Donkey "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine DionWIN 3 Garden Gnome "I Wanna Be Your Slave" by MåneskinWIN 4 Joker "NLO" by Miach feat. Hiljson MandelaRISK 5 Queen "Mama ŠČ!" by Let 3WINSing-Off 1 Panther "Frka" by Nipplepeople SAFE 2 Joker "Valerie" by Amy Winehouse Mirta MillerOUT
Week 5 (April 8) + Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Banana "Lose Yourself" by Eminem Edin MehmedovićOUT 2 Silly Monster "Ča će mi Copacabana" by Oliver Dragojević SAFE 3 Butterfly "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus SAFE 4 Teddy Bear "Evo noći, evo ludila" by Vlado Kalember SAFE 5 Panther "Hung Up" by Madonna Mila ElegovićOUT 6 Donkey "Vilo moja" by Vinko Coce SAFE 7 Garden Gnome "Meni se skače" by M.O.R.T. SAFE 8 Queen "Teške boje" by Majke SAFE
Week 6 (April 15) + Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Silly Monster "Wicked Game" by Chris IsaakRISK 2 Donkey "Tick-Tock" by AlbinaWIN 3 Butterfly "Kako sam te voljela" by MagazinWIN 4 Garden Gnome "Danger! High Voltage" by Electric SixRISK 5 Queen "Bella ciao" by Goran BregovićRISK 6 Teddy Bear "Bam bam baba lu bam" by Grupa MiWINSing-Off 1 Silly Monster "Theme from New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra SAFE 2 Garden Gnome "Hurt" by Johnny Cash Miran KurspahićOUT 3 Queen "Iznad Tešnja" by Halid Bešlić SAFE
Week 7 (April 22)