The Masked Singer Austria

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 March 14, 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]

The Masked Singer Austria
Genre
  • Reality competition
  • Panel show
Based on
Presented byArabella Kiesbauer
Starring
Country of originAustria
Original language(s)German
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes1
Production
Production location(s)MMC Studios, Cologne
Camera setupMulti-camera
Running time130
Production company(s)EndemolShine Germany, 4Entertainment
Release
Original networkPuls 4
Original releaseMarch 14, 2020 (2020-03-14) –
present
Chronology
Related showsMasked Singer franchise

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 is to be continued on 15 September 2020.

Panelists and host
Season 1 panelists and host
Elke Winkens
Nathan Trent
Sasa Schwarzjirg
Arabella Kiesbauer

Guest panelists

Throughout the season, various guest judges appeared alongside Elke Winkens, Nathan Trent and Sasa Schwarzjirg as the fourth member of the judging panel, for one episode.

These guest panelists have included:

Episode Name Notability Ref.
1 Nazar Rapper

Celebrities
Stage name Celebrity Notability Episodes
1
Carp TBA RISK
Cat TBA WIN
Climate Hero TBA WIN
Ghost Countess TBA WIN
Ibex TBA RISK
Lippizaner TBA WIN
Yeti TBA RISK
Falcon James Cottriall Singer OUT
  The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
  The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom three/two, but was not eliminated.
  The masked singer was safe from elimination.
  The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.
  • Carp is also known as Carp Diva

Episodes

Week 1 (March 14)
Performances on the first episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1 Falcon "Junge Roemer" by Falco James Cottriall OUT
2 Ghost Countess "Take Me to Church" by Hozier undisclosed WIN
3 Carp "Diamonds" by Rihanna undisclosed RISK
4 Cat "Your Song" by Elton John undisclosed WIN
5 Climate Hero "Formidable" by Stromae undisclosed WIN
6 Ibex "Girl, You'll Be a Woman Soon" by Neil Diamond undisclosed RISK
7 Lippizaner "Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette undisclosed WIN
8 Yeti "Supergirl" by Reamonn undisclosed RISK

Reception

Ratings
Episode Original airdate Time slot Viewers
(in millions)		 Share Source
Household Adults 12-49 Household Adults 12-49
1 March 14, 2020 Saturday 8:15 pm 0.311 0.236 – 18.3% [4]

References
  1. "Maskierte Sänger gibt es demnächst auch in Österreich".
  2. "Arabella Kiesbauer moderiert "The Masked Singer Austria"".
  3. ""Masked Singer Austria" muss wegen Corona pausieren". DWDL.de (in German). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
  4. "Guter "Masked Singer"-Start, ORF mit Rekord-Quoten". DWDL.de (in German). 17 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
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