The Masked Singer Austria
The Masked Singer Austria | |
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Genre | Reality television Game show |
Based on | King of Mask Singer by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation |
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Opening theme | "Who Are You" by The Who |
Country of origin | Austria |
Original language | German |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Production locations | MMC Studios, Cologne |
Running time | approx. 110 to 135 minutes per episode (including commercials) |
Production companies | EndemolShine Germany, 4Entertainment |
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Original network | Puls 4 |
Picture format | 576i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
Audio format | Dolby Digital 5.1 |
First shown in | South Korea |
Original release | 14 March 2020 present | –
Chronology | |
Related shows | Masked Singer franchise King of Mask Singer The Masked Singer (US) |
External links | |
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The Masked Singer Austria is an Austrian reality singing competition television series adapted from the South Korean format King of Mask Singer. The first season premiered on Puls 4 on 14 March 2020, and is hosted by Arabella Kiesbauer. The show features celebrities singing in head-to-toe costumes and face masks which conceal their identities from other contestants, panelists, and an audience.[1][2]
On 19 March 2020 the channel Puls 4 announced that the production would be interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria.[3] The program continued on 15 September 2020.
Panelists and host[]
In the first season the host of the show was Arabella Kiesbauer.[4] Since the second season, the host of the show is Mirjam Weichselbraun.[5] Since the first season, the panelist are Elke Winkens and Sasa Schwarzjirg. In the first season, the third panelist was Nathan Trent and since the second season, the third panelist is Rainer Schönfelder.
There were also in every episode guest panelists that appear as the fourth panelist on the series—occasionally for multiple episodes. In the first season, they were Nazar (episode 1), Hans Sigl (episode 2), Josh. (episode 3), Cesár Sampson (episode 4), Gery Seidl (episode 5) and Manuel Rubey (episode 6). In the second season, they were Felix Neureuther (episode 1), Nina Proll (episode 2).
Cast Member | showSeasons |
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Series overview[]
Season | Celebrities | Episodes | Originally aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | |||
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First aired | Last aired | ||||||||
1 | 8 | 6 | March 14, 2020 | October 13, 2020[a] | Nadine Beiler as "Yeti" | Simone Stelzer as "Lipizzaner" | Nina Proll as "Geistergräfin" | ||
2 | 9 | 6 | February 15, 2021 | March 22, 2021 | Sandra Pires as "Babyelefant" | Madita as "Donaunymphe" | Jakob Seebäck as "Gelse" |
Reception[]
Ratings[]
Season | Time slot | No. of episodes |
Premiered | Ended | TV season | Viewers (in millions) | ||
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Date | Viewers (in millions) |
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1 | Saturday 8:15 pm (episode 1) Tuesdays 8:15 pm (episodes 2-6) |
6 | 14 March 2020 | 0.311[6] | 1 August 2019 | 0.292 | 2019–2020 | |
2 | Mondays 8:15 pm | TBA | 15 February 2021 | 0.121[7] | 22 March 2021 | TBA | 2020–2021 |
Notes[]
- ^ This season was originally set to end on April 18, 2020 but was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It eventually resumed in September 2020, after a six-month hiatus.
References[]
- ^ "Maskierte Sänger gibt es demnächst auch in Österreich".
- ^ "Arabella Kiesbauer moderiert "The Masked Singer Austria"".
- ^ ""Masked Singer Austria" muss wegen Corona pausieren". DWDL.de (in German). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Arabella Kiesbauer moderiert "The Masked Singer Austria"".
- ^ "Mirjam Weichselbraun wird neue Moderatorin von "The Masked Singer Austria"".
- ^ "Guter "Masked Singer"-Start, ORF mit Rekord-Quoten". DWDL.de (in German). 17 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Reichweiten für PULS 4 am 15. Februar 2021". prosiebensat1puls4.com (in German).
External links[]
- Official website
- The Masked Singer Austria on Internet Movie Database
- Austrian television series
- 2020 Austrian television series debuts
- 2020s Austrian television series
- German-language television shows
- Austrian television series based on South Korean television series
- Masked Singer