The third season of the The Masked Singer South Africa premiered on SABC 2 on 4 July 2026, and concluded on 26 September 2026. The season was won by dancer Bontle Modiselle as "Spotty", with media personality Robot Boii finishing second as "Mosquito", musician Judith Sephuma placing third as "Gogga", and actress Khanyi Mbau placing fourth as "Chopsticks".
Panelists and host Host Mpho Popps, actor and television personality Somizi Mhlongo, musician and chef J Something, socialite and media personality Sithelo Shozi, actor and comedian Skhumba Hlophe all returned from the previous two seasons.
Guest panelists Episode Name Notability Ref 4 Jason Goliath Comedian 5 Moshe Ndiki TV personality 9 Jason Goliath Comedian 11 Moshe Ndiki TV personality Tbo Touch Radio personality 12 Zee Nxumalo Singer
Production The third season is produced by Rose and Oaks Media for Primedia Studios under the leadership of executive producers Anele Mgudlwa. It is sponsored by Andolex, King Pie and Mentos. The show airs on Saturdays at 19:00 on SABC 2. Repeats are shown on SABC 1 and SABC 2 throughout the week, with episodes also dropping for streaming on Netflix. The season 3 of The Masked Singer South Africa premiered on 4 July 2026. The competition features 16 celebrities battling in extravagant, brand new costumes for the coveted Golden Mask.
Contestants Stage name Celebrity Occupation Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Spotty Bontle Modiselle Dancer/actress WIN WIN SAFE RISK WIN SAFE WINNER Mosquito Robot Boii Media personality WIN WIN SAFE WIN WIN RISK RUNNER-UP Gogga Judith Sephuma Musician WIN WIN SAFE RISK RISK SAFE THIRD Chopsticks Khanyi Mbau Actress WIN RISK RISK WIN RISK RISK FOURTH The Sheep Simphiwe Ngema Actress WIN RISK SAFE WIN WIN OUT Tino Chinyani TV personality Pineapple Brenden Praise Singer WIN WIN RISK WIN OUT Leopard Tumisho Masha Actor RISK RISK RISK OUT Sushi Lasizwe Media personality WIN WIN RISK OUT King Pie Rikus de Beer Comedian RISK WIN OUT Spinach Jack Parow Rapper RISK RISK OUT Koeksister Tumi Morake Actress/comedian RISK OUT Protea Shannon Esra Actress WIN OUT Pap & Wors Popi Sibiya Content creator OUT Clock Sidwell Ngwenya Producer OUT Lady Monster Linda Mtoba Actress OUT Ponte Tower Trevor Gumbi Comedian/actor OUT
Episodes Week 1 (4 July) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Leopard "Ordinary" by Alex Warren RISK 2 Chopsticks "Water" by Tyla WIN 3 Protea "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele WIN 4 Ponte Tower "Dlala Mapantsula" By TKZee Trevor Gumbi OUT
Week 2 (11 July) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Mosquito "Without Me" by Eminem WIN 2 Lady Monster "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters Linda Mtoba OUT 3 Spotty "Where Is My Husband!" by Raye WIN 4 King Pie "Hotel California" by Eagles RISK
Week 3 (18 July) + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Sushi "Hey Ya!" by Outkast WIN 2 Clock "I Like to Move It" by Erick Morillo & Sacha Baron Cohen Sidwell Ngwenya OUT 3 Spinach "Boombastic" by Shaggy RISK 4 Pineapple "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone WIN
Week 4 (25 July) + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Koeksister "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan RISK 2 Gogga "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic WIN 3 Pap & Wors "Say My Name" by Destiny's Child Popi Sibiya OUT 4 The Sheep "Dilemma" by Nelly feat. Kelly Rowland WIN
Week 5 (1 August) + Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Leopard "Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake RISK 2 Mosquito "Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams WIN 3 Chopsticks "Havana" by Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug RISK 4 Spotty "Titanium" by David Guetta feat. Sia WIN 5 Protea "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" by Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell Shannon Esra OUT 6 King Pie "Proud Mary" by Creedence Clearwater Revival WIN
Week 6 (8 August) + Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Sushi "Nkalakatha" by Mandoza WIN 2 Koeksister "Don't Stop the Music" by Rihanna Tumi Morake OUT 3 Spinach "Dames" by Biggy RISK 4 Gogga "Collide" by Lady Zamar WIN 5 Pineapple "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys WIN 6 The Sheep "No Air" by Jordin Sparks & Chris Brown RISK
Week 7 (15 August) Guest Mask: Tbo Touch as "Detective Pangolin" + Performances on the seventh episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Sushi "Hotline Bling" by Drake RISK 2 Spinach "Great Heart" by Johnny Clegg & Savuka Jack Parow OUT 3 Gogga "Easy on Me" by Adele SAFE 4 Pineapple "Timber" by Pitbull feat. Kesha RISK 5 The Sheep "Empire State of Mind" by Jay-Z feat. Alicia Keys SAFE
Week 8 (22 August) + Performances on the eighth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Leopard "7 Days" by Craig David RISK 2 Chopsticks "Brand New Day" by Lebo Mathosa RISK 3 Mosquito "Sister Bethina" by Mgarimbe SAFE 4 Spotty "It's About Time" by Boom Shaka SAFE 5 King Pie "Party in the U.S.A." by Miley Cyrus Rikus de Beer OUT
Week 9 (29 August) + Performances on the ninth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Sushi "Umngan'wami" by Babes Wodumo feat. Mampintsha Lasizwe OUT 2 Pineapple "Bengicela" by GL_Ceejay, MaWhoo and Thukuthela feat. JAZZWRLD WIN 3 Gogga "One Last Time" by Ariana Grande RISK 4 The Sheep "SMA" by Nasty C feat. Rowlene WIN
Week 10 (5 September) + Performances on the tenth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Leopard "A Good Night" by John Legend feat. BloodPop Tumisho Masha OUT 2 Chopsticks "Partii" by Kamo Mphela, Aymos, Que DJ & Jay Music feat. SpacePose WIN 3 Mosquito "All I Do Is Win" by DJ Khaled feat. Ludacris, Snoop Dogg, T-Pain & Rick Ross WIN 4 Spotty "Always Be My Baby" by Mariah Carey RISK
Week 11 (12 September) + Performances on the eleventh episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Chopsticks "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I RISK 2 Spotty "Shela" by Sam Deep, Nia Pearl, Boohle and Mano WIN 3 Mosquito "Phants' Komthunzi Welanga" by Brown Dash WIN 4 Gogga "Don't Let Me Down" by The Chainsmokers feat. Daya RISK 5 The Sheep "Always on Time" by Ja Rule feat. Ashanti WIN 6 Pineapple "Residuals" by Chris Brown Brenden Praise OUT
Week 12 (19 September) + Performances on the twelfth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Chopsticks "Halo" by Beyoncé RISK 2 Mosquito "Thong Song" by Sisqó RISK 3 Spotty "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj SAFE4The Sheep"Beauty and a Beat" by Justin Bieber feat. Nicki Minaj Simphiwe Ngema OUT Tino Chinyani 5 Gogga "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift SAFE
Week 13 (26 September) + Performances on the thirteenth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Chopsticks"APT." by Rosé and Bruno Mars Khanyi Mbau FOURTH 2 Mosquito WIN 3 Spotty"The Boy Is Mine" by Brandy and Monica WIN 4 Gogga Judith Sephuma THIRD Sing-Off 1 Mosquito "Drive" by Black Coffee and David Guetta feat. Delilah Montagu Robot Boii RUNNER-UP 2 Spotty Bontle Modiselle WINNER
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