Masked Singer

Masked Singer is an international music game show franchise. It originated from the South Korean program King of Mask Singer, developed by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.

Masked Singer
Original workKing of Mask Singer
Owned byMBC Entertainment
Films and television
Television seriesMasked Singer (independent international versions, see below)
Miscellaneous
First aired5 April 2015 (2015-04-05)

Format

The format features celebrities who perform anonymously in elaborate head-to-toe costumes and are unmasked if they receive the fewest votes. In the United States and the UK votes are limited to the live studio audience members due to the show being pre-taped. In Germany and Austria votes are open to all viewers because the show is live. While the panelists will guess based on clues the singers give about themselves, the panelists do not participate in the vote. Singers in the American version have spanned the range of Grammy award winners to professional video gamers and YouTube influencers to professional athletes.

International versions
     Franchise with a currently airing season
     Franchise with an upcoming season
     Franchise with an unknown status
     Franchise awaiting confirmation
     Franchise that has ceased to air
Country/Region Local title Network Seasons and winners Panelists Host(s)
Australia[1] The Masked Singer Network Ten
Osher Günsberg[3]
Austria The Masked Singer Austria Puls 4
  • Season 1, 2020: Interrupted
Arabella Kiesbauer
Azerbaijan TBA İTV
  • Season 1, TBA: New series[4]
  • TBA
 TBA
Bulgaria Маскираният певец
(The Masked Singer)		 NOVA TV
Dimitar Rachkov
Vasil Vasilev – Zueka
China (Mandarin) King of Mask Singer JSTV
Li Hao
Mask Singer
  • Season 1, 2016: No winner
 Various
Czech Republic
Slovakia[5]		 Zlatá maska
(Golden mask)		 Prima
JOJ
  • Season 1, 2020: New series
  • Jakub Prachař
  • Michal Hudák
 Martin Rausch
Estonia[6] Maskis laulja
(Masked Singer)		 TV3
  • Season 1, 2020: Stefan Airapetjan
  • Season 2, TBA: Awaiting confirmation
  • Birgitte Susanne Hunt
  • Ženja Fokin
  • Mart Juur
  • Krista Lensin
 Mart Sander
Finland[7] Masked Singer Suomi
(Masked Singer Finland)		 MTV3
  • Season 1, 2020: Sami Hedberg
  • Season 2, TBA: Awaiting confirmation
Ilkka Uusivuori
France[8] Mask Singer TF1
Camille Combal[9][10]
Germany[11] The Masked Singer ProSieben
Matthias Opdenhövel
Greece Masked Singer Greece Skai TV
  • Season 1, 2021: New series
  • Nikos Moutsinas
  • Tamta
  • Harry Varthakouris
 Sakis Rouvas
Hungary Álarcos énekes
(Masked Singer)		 RTL Klub
  • Season 1, Early 2020: Nikolett Gallusz
  • Season 2, Fall 2020: Upcoming season
Bence Istenes
Indonesia The Mask Singer Indonesia GTV
  • Various
 John Martin Tumbel
Italy Il cantante mascherato
(The Masked Singer)		 Rai 1
Milly Carlucci
Mexico[12] ¿Quién es la máscara?
(Who is the Mask?)		 Televisa
Omar Chaparro
Malaysia The Masked Singer Malaysia [13] Astro Warna Season 1, 2020: New Series TBA TBA
Myanmar The Masked Singer Myanmar MRTV Entertainment
  • Season 1, 2019-20: Current season
  • A Yine
  • Khine Thin Kyi
  • Tun Tun
  • Yadanar My
 Paing Zay Ye Tun
Netherlands[11] The Masked Singer RTL 4
  • Season 1, 2019: Tania Kross
  • Season 2, 2020: Upcoming season
Ruben Nicolai
Perú La Máscara
(The Mask)		 Latina Televisión
  • Season 1, 2020: Eva Ayllón
  • Season 2, TBA: Awaiting confirmation
Mathías Brivio
Portugal[14][15] A Máscara
(The Mask)		 SIC
  • Season 1, 2020: Rita Guerra
  • Season 2, TBA: Awaiting confirmation
João Manzarra
Romania Masked Singer România
(Masked Singer Romania)		 Pro TV
  • Season 1, 2020: New series
George Papagheorghe
Russia[16] Маска
(Mask)		 NTV
Vyacheslav Makarov
South Korea King of Mask Singer MBC (no season, airing from April 5, 2015 to present)
Various
Kim Sung-joo
Spain[14][17] Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta
(Mask Singer: Guess Who Sings)		 Antena 3
  • Season 1, 2020: New series
Arturo Valls[20]
Thailand The Mask Singer Workpoint TV
Various
Kan Kantathavorn
Ukraine[26] Маска
(Mask)		 Ukraine
  • Season 1, TBA: New series
  • TBA
 TBA
United Kingdom[27] The Masked Singer ITV
Joel Dommett[29]
United States The Masked Singer Fox
Nick Cannon
Vietnam Mặt nạ Ngôi Sao
(Star Mask)[30][31]		 HTV7
Various
Hoàng Rapper

Spin-off: The Masked Dancer

On 7 January 2020, at the winter Television Critics Association press tour, Fox Alternative Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television announced that they had ordered a spin-off series, The Masked Dancer, with Ellen DeGeneres as executive producer. DeGeneres had previously conducted The Masked Dancer as a recurring segment of her syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show, as a self-admitted parody of The Masked Singer. DeGeneres stated that the show was "gonna be just as fun and suspenseful", but "with a lot more krumping."[35][36]

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  21. This season was known as Project A
  22. This season was known as Line Thai
  23. This season was known as Thai Literature
  24. This season was known as Zodiac
  25. This season was known as Temple Fair
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