Mask Singer (French TV series)

Mask Singer
Genre
  • Reality television
  • Game show
Based on
Presented byCamille Combal
Judges
Country of originFrance
Original language(s)French
No. of seasons2(production)
No. of episodes6
Production
Executive producer(s)Anthony Meunier
Producer(s)Hervé Hubert
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time50 minutes
Production company(s)Hervé Hubert
Release
Original networkTF1
Original release8 November 2019 (2019-11-08) –
present
External links
Website

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's 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.

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 Jarry. No further information is available now as for whether or not this part of the cast will be modified for season 2.

Season synopsis
Season Number of Duration Finalists
Celebrities Episodes Winner Runner-up Third place
1 12 6 November 8, 2019 — December 13, 2019 Laurence Boccolini as "Unicorn" Karl Zero as "Eagle" Julie Zenatti as "Panda"

Season 1 (2019)

Contestants
Stage Name Identity Occupation Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6
A B A B A B Finale
Unicorn Laurence Boccolini TV presenter WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE Winner
Eagle Karl Zero Television journalist RISK WIN RISK RISK SAFE Runner up
Panda Julie Zenatti Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE 3rd place
Peacock Frank Leboeuf Football player WIN RISK RISK RISK SAFE OUT
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 Joyce Jonathan Singer WIN WIN OUT
Monster Smaïn Comedian WIN OUT
Seahorse Lio Singer / Actress RISK OUT
Squirrel Sheila Singer OUT
Panther 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 did not perform in this episode.

Episodes

Week 1 (8 November)
Performances on the first episode
#Stage nameSongResult
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 Halliday WIN
6 Seahorse "Alright" by Jain RISK
Sing-off detailsIdentityResult
1 Panther "Balance ton quoi" by Angèle Marie-José Pérec OUT
2 Eagle "La fille du pere noel" 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 nameSongResult
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 detailsIdentityResult
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.

Performances on the third episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
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 nameSongIdentityResult
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 nameSongIdentityResult
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 nameSongIdentityResult
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 nameSongIdentityResult
1 Panda "Single Ladies" by Beyoncé undisclosed WIN
2 Peacock "Tainted Love" by Gloria Jones 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 nameSongIdentityResult
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 femme" by Michel Sardou undisclosed SAFE
5 Cupcake "Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae Jepsen Natasha St-Pier OUT

Week 6 (Dec. 13th, 2019)

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 nameSongResult
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 detailsIdentityResult
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 nameSongIdentityResult
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 Zero RUNNER-UP

Season 2 (2020)
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