The fifth season of The Masked Singer based on the Masked Singer franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer. It premiered on VTM on 17 October 2025 and is hosted again by Jens Dendoncker.
On the occasion of the fifth and therefore anniversary season, the presenter was given a masked co-presenter like himself, Grote Jens (Big Jens). This character was unmasked live during The Masked Singer's Christmas concert just before the semi-finals.
The promotional video for Flitser caused a stir among traffic experts, because they believed it promoted apps that alert drivers to speed cameras. For the first time in the Belgian edition, a trio took part when, in episode two, Pluisje became the trio Pluisjes.
Comedienne Jade Mintjens won the season. She was the first non-professional singer to win the Flemish edition.
The season premiere was just shy of being the most-watched television moment of 2025. The broadcasts were the most-watched program of the week for several weeks.
Cast Panelists
Panel members , , and Véronique De Kock returned.
New investigators were assembled, consisting of the winner of the previous season, , two participants from the previous season, James Cooke and Céline Van Ouytsel, and fan of the program and top athlete .
+ Color key Featured in this episode as a judge.
+ The Masked Singer Judges Judge Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="3" colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="2" Céline Van Ouytsel colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="6" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" James Cooke colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="4" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" Véronique De Kock colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="1" colspan="3" colspan="1" colspan="2" colspan="1" colspan="4"
+ The Masked Singer Guest judges Episode Guest judge 1 2 3 Julia, Marthe & Hanne from K3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Camille Dhont 12
Contestants One month before the start of the program, the first costume was revealed. This time, it was not for a masked singer, but for a masked co-host who was disguised as Grote Jens (Big Jens), the host . A week before the program, Grote Jens teased the first seven masked singers: King Krab, Oehoe, Bambi, Pauw, Flitser, Château, and Pluisje.
Stage name Celebrity Occupation Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 King Krab ("King Crab") Jade Mintjens Comedian and Actress WIN RISK RISK RISK WIN RISK RISK SAFE WINNER Eenhoorn ("Unicorn") Singer and Actor WIN WIN SAFE WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE RUNNER-UP Bambi Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE THIRD Viool ("Violin") Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN RISK WIN RISK OUT Chinchilla Radio Presenter WIN WIN RISK RISK WIN RISK OUT Schaapje ("Little Sheep") Ingeborg Singer WIN RISK SAFE WIN RISK OUT Pluisjes ("Fluffs") Music Group RISK WIN SAFE RISK OUT Pauw ("Peacock") Singer WIN RISK WIN OUT Fortuna ("Fortune") Actress RISK RISK OUT Broccoli Philippe Geubels Comedian RISK OUT Cupido ("Cupid") Blogger OUT Oehoe ("Eagle Owl") Toby Alderweireld Footballer RISK WIN OUT Château ("Castle") Weather Presenter WIN OUT Flitser ("Flash") TV Presenter OUT
Episodes
Episode 1 (17 October) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Bambi "Austin (Boots Stop Workin')" by Dasha WIN 2 Eagle Owl "Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls RISK 3 King Crab "That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain WIN 4 Castle "Messy" by Lola Young WIN 5 Flash "Sex Bomb" by Tom Jones & Mousse T. OUT 6 Peacock "Habanera" from Carmen WIN 7 Fluff "Money, Money, Money" by ABBA RISK
Episode 2 (24 October) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Peacock "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter RISK 2 Eagle Owl "Mr. Brightside" by The Killers WIN 3 Fluffs "Caruso" by Lucio Dalla WIN 4 Castle "Mercy" by Duffy OUT 5 Bambi "When the Party's Over" by Billie Eilish WIN 6 King Crab "Why Tell Me, Why" by Anita Meyer RISK
Episode 3 (31 October) Group Performance: "Ghostbusters" by Ray Parker Jr. + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Bambi "Black Magic" by Little Mix WIN 2 Eagle Owl "Narcotic" by Liquido Toby Alderweireld OUT 3 Peacock "Training Season" by Dua Lipa WIN 4 King Crab "Too Good at Goodbyes" by Sam Smith RISK 5 Fluffs "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls SAFE 1 King Crab "Dynamite" by BTS 2 Eagle Owl
Episode 4 (7 November) + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Chinchilla "María" by Ricky Martin WIN 2 Broccoli "Hold the Line" by Toto RISK 3 Little Sheep "Hello World" from The Saddle Club WIN 4 Fortune "Şımarık" by Tarkan RISK 5 Violin "Vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo WIN 6 Cupid "Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" by Tavares OUT 7 Unicorn "Marry the Night" by Lady Gaga WIN
Episode 5 (14 November) + Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Broccoli "Toxic" by Britney Spears Philippe Geubels OUT 2 Unicorn "Pink Pony Club" by Chappell Roan WIN 3 Chinchilla "APT." by Rosé & Bruno Mars WIN 4 Fortune "Hot n Cold" by Katy Perry RISK 5 Violin "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica WIN 6 Little Sheep "Hey Baby" by DJ Ötzi RISK
Episode 6 (21 November) + Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Little Sheep "Anxiety" by Doechii SAFE 2 Unicorn "She's Like the Wind" by Patrick Swayze and Wendy Fraser SAFE 3 Chinchilla "Stop" by Spice Girls RISK 4 Fortune "End of the World" by Miley Cyrus OUT 5 Violin "Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga WIN 1 Chinchilla "Can You Feel It" by The Jacksons 2 Fortune
Episode 7 (28 November) + Performances on the seventh episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Peacock "License to Kill" by Gladys Knight OUT 2 Little Sheep "Warrior" by Oscar and the Wolf WIN 3 Chinchilla "Love Me to Heaven" by Jonas Brothers RISK 4 Bambi "When We Were Young" by Adele WIN 5 King Crab "FRIENDS" by Marshmello and Anne-Marie RISK 6 Unicorn "In My Blood" by Shawn Mendes WIN 7 Fluffs "Right Here Waiting" by Richard Marx RISK 8 Violin "Strobe Lights" by Red Sebastian WIN
Episode 8 (5 December) + Performances on the eighth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Fluffs "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley OUT 2 King Crab "Next Summer" by Damiano David WIN 3 Chinchilla "Salsa Tequila" by Anders Nilsen WIN 4 Little Sheep "Homesick" by Dua Lipa RISK 5 Unicorn "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw WIN 6 Violin "Ordinary" by Alex Warren RISK 7 Bambi "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi WIN
Episode 9 (12 December) + Performances on the ninth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Bambi "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters WIN 2 Little Sheep "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia Ingeborg OUT 3 Violin "In the End" by Linkin Park WIN 4 Chinchilla "I'll Be Waiting" by Cian Ducrot RISK 5 King Crab "Queen of Kings" by Alessandra RISK 6 Unicorn "Sign of the Times" by Harry Styles WIN
Episode 10 (19 December) Group Performance: "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" by Bing Crosby + Performances on the tenth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Chinchilla "Feliz Navidad" by José Feliciano RISK 2 Violin "Underneath the Tree" by Kelly Clarkson RISK 3 King Crab "Sleigh Ride" by The Ronettes RISK 4 Unicorn "Last Christmas" by Wham! WIN 5 Bambi "All I Want for Christmas Is You" by Mariah Carey WIN Sing-off details 1 Chinchilla "Do They Know It's Christmas?" by Band Aid OUT 2 Violin SAFE 3 King Crab SAFE
Episode 11 (26 December) + Performances on the eleventh episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Bambi "Strangers" by Laura Tesoro feat. Alex Germys (duet with Laura Tesoro) rowspan="2" SAFE "Feest" by K3 2 Violin "Because of You" by Gustaph (duet with Gustaph) OUT "Sax" by Fleur East 3 Unicorn "Whisper" by Milk Inc. (duet with Milk Inc.) rowspan="2" SAFE "She Wolf (Falling to Pieces)" by David Guetta feat. Sia 4 King Crab "Swimming In The Pool" by The Radios (duet with Bart Peeters) rowspan="2" SAFE "New Rules" by Dua Lipa
Episode 12 (2 January) - Finale Group Performance: "One Night Only" from Dreamgirls + Performances on the twelfth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Bambi "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith THIRD "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters 2 Unicorn "Crying at the Discoteque" by Alcazar rowspan="2" SAFE "Marry the Night" by Lady Gaga 3 King Crab "The Rose" by Bette Midler rowspan="2" SAFE "Queen of Kings" by Alessandra Sing-off details 1 Unicorn "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman RUNNER-UP 2 King Crab Jade Mintjens WINNER
References
External links