Mask Singer (French TV series)

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Mask Singer
Genre
  • Reality television
  • Game show
Based on
Presented byCamille Combal
Judges
Country of originFrance
Original languageFrench
No. of seasons2 (production)
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerAnthony Meunier
ProducerHervé Hubert
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time50 minutes
Production companyHervé Hubert
Release
Original networkTF1
Original release8 November 2019 (2019-11-08) –
present
External links
Website

Mask Singer is a French reality television series that is based on the format of the South Korean television game show series King of Mask Singer by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.[1] Run by TF1 Group, Mask Singer is a singing competition between celebrities donning elaborate costumes and face coverings to conceal their identity from the audience, judges and other contestants.[1]

The first season of Mask Singer premiered 8 November 2019. Hosted by Camille Combal, it featured Alessandra Sublet, Kev Adams, Anggun and Jarry on the judging panel.[1] The second season commenced filming in 2020, and aired from 17 October to 28 November 2020 with the same hosts on the panel.[2]

Format[]

A group of celebrities compete anonymously on stage, singing in full costumes over a series of episodes. Each episode, a portion of the competitors are paired off into face-off competitions, in which each will perform a song of his or her choice. From each face-off, the panelists and live audience vote: the winner is safe for the week, while the loser is put up for elimination. At the end of the episode, the losers of the face-offs are then subjected to new votes of the panelists to determine who will not continue; the eliminated singer then enters a special room backstage where it turns its back to the camera, takes off its mask, then turns around to reveal his/her identity to the viewers.

In addition to the singing competition, hints to each masked singer's identity are offered during the show. Pre-taped interviews are given as hints and feature the celebrities' distorted voices. The panelists are given time to speculate the identity of the singer after the performance and ask them a single question to try and determine their identity.

Panelists and host[]

Following the announcement of the series, TF1 announced that the judging panel for season 1 would consist of actor Kev Adams, Radio & TV Host Alessandra Sublet, singer Anggun and comedian . Said panel remained for season 2, but no further information is available now as for whether or not this part of the cast will be modified for an eventual season 3.[original research?]

Season synopsis[]

Season Number of Duration Finalists
Celebrities Episodes Winner Runner-up Third place
1 12 6 8 November 2019
– 13 December 2019 		Laurence Boccolini
as "Unicorn" 		Karl Zéro
as "Eagle" 		Julie Zenatti
as "Panda"
2 17 October 2020
– 28 November 2020 		Larusso
as "Penguin" 		Daniel Lévi
as "Robot" 		Issa Doumbia
as "Dragon"

Season 1 (2019)[]

Contestants[]

Stage Name Identity Occupation Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6
A B A B A B Finale
Unicorn (Licorne) Laurence Boccolini TV presenter WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE Winner
Eagle (Aigle) Karl Zéro Television journalist RISK WIN RISK RISK SAFE Runner up
Panda Julie Zenatti Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE 3rd place
Peacock (Paon) Frank Leboeuf Football player WIN RISK RISK RISK SAFE FINALIST
Cupcake Natasha St-Pier Singer RISK WIN WIN WIN OUT
Lion David Douillet Judoka/politician RISK RISK WIN OUT
Dino Yves Lecoq Comedian WIN RISK OUT
Bee (Abeille) Joyce Jonathan Singer WIN WIN OUT
Monster (Monstre) Smaïn Comedian WIN OUT
Seahorse (Hippocampe) Lio Singer/actress RISK OUT
Squirrel (Écureuil) Sheila Singer OUT
Panther (Panthère) Marie-José Pérec Sprinter OUT
  The masked singer won its face-off and remained in the competition.
  The masked singer lost its face-off, but was not eliminated.
  The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon elimination.
   The masked singer was saved from elimination.
  The masked singer did not perform in this episode.

Episodes[]

Week 1 (8 November)[]

Performances on the first episode
# Stage name Song Result
1 Unicorn "Crazy in Love" by Beyonce ft. Jay-Z WIN
2 Panther "Papaoutai" by Stromae RISK
3 Panda "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake WIN
4 Eagle "J'aime Regarder Les Filles" by Patrick Coutin RISK
5 Monster "Que Je T'aime" by Johnny Hallyday WIN
6 Seahorse "Alright" by Jain RISK
Sing-off details Identity Result
1 Panther "Balance ton quoi" by Angèle Marie-José Pérec OUT
2 Eagle "La fille du Père Noël" by Jacques Dutronc undisclosed SAFE
3 Seahorse "Sarà perché ti amo" by Ricchi e Poveri undisclosed SAFE

Week 2 (15 November)[]

Performances on the second episode
# Stage name Song Result
1 Bee "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters WIN
2 Lion "Sapés comme jamais" by Maître Gims ft. Niska RISK
3 Cupcake "Quelqu'un m'a dit" by Carla Bruni RISK
4 Dino "Cette année-là" by Claude François WIN
5 Peacock "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John WIN
6 Squirrel "Djadja" by Aya Nakamura RISK
Sing-off details Identity Result
1 Lion "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" by The Blues Brothers undisclosed SAFE
2 Cupcake "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas and the Papas undisclosed SAFE
3 Squirrel "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga Sheila OUT

Week 3 (22 November)[]

Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled : Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote.

Group Number: "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars

Performances on the third episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Cupcake "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" by Celine Dion undisclosed WIN
2 Lion "We Will Rock You" by Queen undisclosed RISK
3 Eagle "Tous les mêmes" by Stromae undisclosed WIN
4 Seahorse "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle Lio OUT
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Bee "It's Oh So Quiet" by Betty Hutton undisclosed WIN
2 Monster "Je joue de la musique" by Calogero Smaïn OUT
3 Peacock "Le Diable ne s'habille plus en Prada" by Soprano undisclosed RISK
4 Unicorn "Help!" by The Beatles undisclosed WIN
5 Dino "Feel" by Robbie Williams undisclosed RISK
6 Panda "La Boulette" by Diam's undisclosed WIN

Week 4 (29 November)[]

Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled : Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote.

Performances on the fourth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Panda "Take Me to Church" by Hozier undisclosed WIN
2 Bee "Torn" by Natalie Imbruglia Joyce Jonathan OUT
3 Peacock "Toi et moi contre le monde entier" by Claude François undisclosed RISK
4 Cupcake "I Gotta Feeling" by The Black Eyed Peas undisclosed WIN
# Stage name Song Identity Result
5 Eagle "Le Sud" by Nino Ferrer undisclosed RISK
6 Unicorn "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen undisclosed WIN
7 Lion "Pas de boogie woogie" by Eddy Mitchell undisclosed WIN
8 Dino "L'Envie" by Johnny Hallyday Yves Lecoq OUT

Week 5 (6 December)[]

Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled : Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote.

Performances on the fifth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Panda "Single Ladies" by Beyoncé undisclosed WIN
2 Peacock "Tainted Love" by Soft Cell undisclosed RISK
3 Lion "Bella ciao" by Maître Gims David Douillet OUT
4 Unicorn "Si, maman si" by France Gall undisclosed WIN
5 Eagle "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes undisclosed RISK
6 Cupcake "Stay with Me" by Sam Smith undisclosed WIN
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Panda "Always Remember Us This Way" by Lady Gaga undisclosed SAFE
2 Peacock "My Way" by Frank Sinatra undisclosed SAFE
3 Unicorn "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande ft. Nicki Minaj undisclosed SAFE
4 Eagle "Être une femme" by Michel Sardou undisclosed SAFE
5 Cupcake "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen Natasha St-Pier OUT

Week 6 (13 December)[]

As only 4 characters are still in competition, run time allows for face-offs again. The 4th place was determined by a first round of duels then a face-off, while the top 3 was determined in a second round.

Round One[]
Performances on the final episode – round one
# Stage name Song Result
1 Eagle "Alors on danse" by Stromae RISK
2 Unicorn "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler WIN
3 Panda "Firework" by Katy Perry WIN
4 Peacock "La groupie du pianiste" by Michel Berger RISK
Sing-off details Identity Result
1 Eagle "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Arrows undisclosed SAFE
2 Peacock "Formidable" by Stromae Frank Leboeuf OUT
Round Two[]
Performances on the final episode – round two
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Unicorn "Marcia Baïla" by Les Rita Mitsouko Laurence Boccolini WINNER
2 Panda "Un homme heureux" by William Sheller Julie Zenatti THIRD PLACE
3 Eagle "Jusqu'à minuit" by Johnny Hallyday Karl Zéro RUNNER-UP

Season 2 (2020)[]

Contestants[]

Stage Name Identity Occupation Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6
A B A B A B A B Finale
Penguin (Manchot) Larusso Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE WIN Winner
Robot Daniel Lévi Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE WIN Runner Up
Dragon Issa Doumbia Actor RISK WIN RISK SAFE SAFE RISK 3rd place
Spider (Araignée) Karine Ferri TV presenter WIN WIN WIN RISK SAFE OUT
Shark (Requin) Basile Boli Footballer RISK RISK WIN SAFE OUT
Octopus (Pieuvre) Liane Foly Singer/actress RISK RISK RISK OUT
Skeleton (Squelette) Djibril Cissé Footballer WIN RISK WIN OUT
Owl (Hibou) Dave Singer RISK RISK OUT
Fox (Renarde) Valérie Damidot TV personality WIN WIN OUT
Parrots (Perroquets) Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff Scientists/TV presenters WIN OUT
Mouth (Bouche) Frédérique Bel Actress OUT
Wolf (Loup) Laure Manaudou Swimmer OUT
  The masked singer won its face-off and remained in the competition.
  The masked singer lost its face-off, but was not eliminated.
  The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon elimination.
  The masked singer was saved from elimination.
  The masked singer did not perform in this episode.

Episodes[]

Week 1 (17 October)[]

Performances of the first half
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Skeleton "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis ft. Ray Dalton undisclosed WIN
2 Wolf "Oui ou non" by Angèle Laure Manaudou OUT
3 Shark "Femme Like U" by K.Maro undisclosed RISK
4 Spider "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue undisclosed WIN
5 Robot "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire undisclosed WIN
6 Dragon "Les planètes" by M. Pokora undisclosed RISK
Performances of the second half
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Penguin "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I undisclosed WIN
2 Mouth "F*ck You" by Lily Allen Frédérique Bel OUT
3 Owl "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley undisclosed RISK
4 Parrots "Bamboléo" by Gipsy Kings undisclosed WIN
undisclosed
5 Octopus "Bim bam toi" by Carla Lazzari undisclosed RISK
6 Fox "My Humps" by Black Eyed Peas undisclosed WIN

Week 2 (24 October)[]

Guest Performance: "Million Reasons" by Lady Gaga performed by Itziar Ituño as "Ballerina."

Performances on the second episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Octopus "The Greatest Show" from The Greatest Showman undisclosed RISK
2 Robot "Soulman" by Ben l'Oncle Soul undisclosed WIN
3 Owl "Rolling in the Deep" by Adele undisclosed RISK
4 Fox "Éblouie par la nuit" by Zaz undisclosed WIN
5 Spider "Sans contrefaçon" by Mylène Farmer undisclosed WIN
6 Parrots "Yesterday" by The Beatles Igor Bogdanoff OUT
Grichka Bogdanoff
7 Dragon "Pookie" by Aya Nakamura undisclosed WIN
8 Skeleton "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics undisclosed RISK
9 Shark "Human" by Rag'n'Bone Man undisclosed RISK
10 Penguin "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones undisclosed WIN

Week 3 (31 October)[]

Performances of the first half
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Spider "La grenade" by Clara Luciani undisclosed WIN
2 Dragon "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker undisclosed RISK
4 Fox "Rehab" by Amy Winehouse Valérie Damidot OUT
5 Skeleton "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! undisclosed WIN
Performances of the second half
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Shark "Le coup de soleil" by Foé undisclosed WIN
2 Octopus "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars undisclosed RISK
3 Robot "All of Me" by John Legend undisclosed WIN
4 Penguin "On the Floor" by Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull undisclosed WIN
5 Owl "Ti amo" by Umberto Tozzi Dave OUT

Week 4 (7 November)[]

Panelist Performance: "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor performed by Anggun as "Disco Ball."

Performances of the first half
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Penguin "J'irai où tu iras" by Celine Dion ft. Jean-Jacques Goldman undisclosed WIN
2 Skeleton "Tombé" by M. Pokora Djibril Cissé OUT
4 Robot "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor undisclosed WIN
5 Spider "Avant toi" by Vitaa ft. Slimane undisclosed RISK
Performances of the second half
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Shark "Le coach" by Soprano undisclosed SAFE
2 Octopus "La Vie en rose" by Grace Jones Liane Foly OUT
3 Dragon "On va s'aimer" by Gilbert Montagné undisclosed SAFE

Week 5 (21 November)[]

Group Number: "Allez reste" by Boulevard des Airs ft. Vianney

Performances of the first half
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Spider "The Show Must Go On" by Queen undisclosed SAFE
2 Robot "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams undisclosed SAFE
3 Dragon "Oh Happy Day" by Edwin Hawkins Singers undisclosed SAFE
4 Penguin "Tous les cris les SOS" by Daniel Balavoine undisclosed SAFE
5 Shark "Sex Bomb" by Tom Jones and Mousse T. Basile Boli OUT
Performances of the second half
# Stage name Song Result
1 Robot "Les yeux de la mama" by Kendji Girac undisclosed WIN
2 Dragon "Ma philosophie" by Amel Bent undisclosed RISK
3 Penguin "Black or White" by Michael Jackson undisclosed WIN
4 Spider "Justify My Love" by Madonna Karine Ferri OUT

Week 6 (28 November)[]

Round One[]

For the first round the contestants did a duet with a previous contestant.

Performances on the final episode – round one
# Stage name Song
1 Penguin and Panda "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
2 Robot and Lion "Aline" by Christophe
3 Dragon and Cupcake "J'ai demandé à la Lune" by Indochine
Round Two[]
Performances on the final episode – round two
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Penguin "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift undisclosed SAFE
2 Robot "Avec le temps" by Léo Ferré undisclosed SAFE
3 Dragon "Stach Stach" by Bratisla Boys Issa Doumbia THIRD PLACE
Round Three[]
Performances on the final episode – round three
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Penguin "La Bohème" by Charles Aznavour Larusso WINNER
2 Robot "Don't You Worry 'bout a Thing" by Stevie Wonder Daniel Lévi RUNNER-UP

Season 3 (2021)[]

Contestants[]

Stage Name Identity Occupation Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6
Chameleon (Caméléon) TBA TBA

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Mask Singer - TF1". MYTF1 (in French). Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Mask Singer (TF1) : Kev Adams dévoile les premières images de la saison 2 !". www.programme-television.org. Retrieved 22 September 2020.

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