The Masked Singer (German TV series) season 8
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The Masked Singer | |
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Season 8 | |
Starring | |
Hosted by | |
No. of contestants | 9 |
Winner | Luca Hänni as "Schuhschnabel" |
Runner-up | Felicitas Woll as "Igel" |
No. of episodes | 6 |
Release | |
Original network | ProSieben |
Original release | 1 April 6 May 2023 | –
Season chronology |
The eighth season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 1 April 2023 on ProSieben.[1]
Panelists and host[edit]
TV Presenter Ruth Moschner returned for her seventh season, and Rea Garvey for his fifth season as panelists. Matthias Opdenhövel returned for his eighth season as host.[2]
As in previous seasons, a spin-off show named The Masked Singer - red. Special aired after each live episode.
Guest panelists[edit]
Various guest panelists appeared as the third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:
Episode | Guest Panelist | Notability |
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1 | Wincent Weiss | Singer |
2 | Rick Kavanian | Actor/Comedian |
3 | Carolin Kebekus | Comedian |
4 | Beatrice Egli | Musician/Singer |
5 | Sarah Engels | Singer |
6 | Daniel Donskoy, Bürger Lars Dietrich | Actor, Musician/Comedian |
Contestants[edit]
The season features 9 contestants.
Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | Live Episodes | |||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
A | B | C | ||||||||
Schuhaschnabel "Shoebill" | Luca Hänni | Singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
Igel "Hedgehog" | Felicitas Woll | Actress | WIN | RISK | RISK | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER-UP |
Mystica[a] | Patricia Kelly | Singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | SAFE | THIRD | |
Frotteefant "Terrycloth Elephant" | Melissa Khalaj | TV Presenter | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | RISK | OUT | ||
Toast | Inka Bause | TV Presenter | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||
Seepferdchen "Seahorse" | Anna Loos | Actress | RISK | RISK | WIN | OUT | ||||
Pilz "Mushroom" | Marianne Rosenberg | Singer | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||||
Waschbär "Raccoon" | Daniel Boschmann | TV Presenter | WIN | OUT | ||||||
Känguru "Kangaroo" | Jan Josef Liefers | Actor | OUT |
Episodes[edit]
Week 1 (1 April)[edit]
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Känguru | "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell Williams | Jan Josef Liefers | OUT |
2 | Frotteefant | "Never Gonna Not Dance Again" by Pink | undisclosed | WIN |
3 | Schuhschnabel | "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park | undisclosed | WIN |
4 | Igel | "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes | undisclosed | WIN |
5 | Toast | "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic / "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters | undisclosed | WIN |
6 | Seepferdchen | "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson | undisclosed | RISK |
7 | Pilz | "In the Shadows" by The Rasmus | undisclosed | RISK |
8 | Waschbär | "Hey Ya!" by Outkast | undisclosed | WIN |
9 | Diamantula | "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey | undisclosed | WIN |
Week 2 (8 April)[edit]
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Igel | "About Damn Time" by Lizzo | undisclosed | RISK |
2 | Schuhschnabel | "With or Without You" by U2 | undisclosed | WIN |
3 | Waschbär | "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" by The Offspring | Daniel Boschmann | OUT |
4 | Frotteefant | "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer | undisclosed | WIN |
5 | Pilz | "You Know I'm No Good" by Amy Winehouse | undisclosed | RISK |
6 | Toast | "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! / "Frankreich Frankreich" by Bläck Fööss | undisclosed | WIN |
7 | Seepferdchen | "Clocks" by Coldplay | undisclosed | RISK |
8 | Diamantula | "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones | undisclosed | WIN |
Week 3 (15 April)[edit]
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result | |
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1 | Frotteefant | "Dancing Queen" by ABBA | "Easy On Me" by Adele | undisclosed | RISK |
2 | Schuhschnabel | "Gossip" by Måneskin | undisclosed | WIN | |
3 | Toast | "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" by Scatman John / "Be My Lover" by La Bouche / Somebody Dance With Me by DJ Bobo | "Moves Like Jagger / This Love" by Maroon 5 | undisclosed | RISK |
4 | Pilz | "Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X | Marianne Rosenberg | OUT | |
5 | Seepferdchen | "Respect" by Otis Redding | undisclosed | WIN | |
6 | Igel | "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift | "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga | undisclosed | RISK |
7 | Diamantula | "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry | undisclosed | WIN |
Week 4 (22 April)[edit]
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result | |
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1 | Schuhschnabel | "Pray For Me" by The Weeknd feat. Kendrick Lamar | "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran feat. Bring Me the Horizon | undisclosed | WIN |
2 | Seepferdchen | "Jolene" by Dolly Parton | Anna Loos | OUT | |
3 | Igel | "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley | "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper | undisclosed | WIN |
4 | Toast | "When I Need You" by Leo Sayer | undisclosed | RISK | |
5 | Frotteefant | "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber | "Where Is the Love?" by Black Eyed Peas | undisclosed | RISK |
6 | Diamantula | "Elastic Heart" by Sia | undisclosed | WIN |
Week 5 (29 April) - Semi-final[edit]
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Toast | "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by Scorpions | undisclosed | RISK |
2 | Igel | "Chim Chim Cher-ee" by Dick Van Dyke | undisclosed | WIN |
3 | Diamantula | "Maneater" by Nelly Furtado | undisclosed | RISK |
4 | Frotteefant | "Levitating" by Dua Lipa | undisclosed | RISK |
5 | Schuhschnabel | "Closer to the Edge" by Thirty Seconds To Mars | undisclosed | WIN |
Sing-off details with (Skelett) Sarah Engels | Identity | Result | ||
1 | Toast | "Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley / "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard | Inka Bause | OUT |
2 | Diamantula | "Stay" by Shakespears Sister | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Frotteefant | "Trick Me" by Kelis | undisclosed | SAFE |
Week 6 (May 6) - Final[edit]
- Group number: "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon
Round One[edit]
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Igel | "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Diamantula | "Hysteria" by Muse | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Frotteefant | "No Diggity" by Blackstreet & Dr. Dre | Melissa Khalaj | OUT |
4 | Schuhschnabel | "Trustfall" by P!nk | undisclosed | SAFE |
Round Two[edit]
# | Stage name | Song with (Maulwurf) Daniel Donskoy | Identity | Result |
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1 | Igel | "Uninvited" by Alanis Morissette | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Diamantula | "Stronger" by Britney Spears | Patricia Kelly | OUT |
3 | Schuhschnabel | "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. | undisclosed | SAFE |
Round Three[edit]
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
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1 | Igel | "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift | Felicitas Woll | RUNNER-UP |
2 | Schuhschnabel | "Gossip" by Måneskin | Luca Hänni | WINNER |
Reception[edit]
Ratings[edit]
Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (in millions) | Share (in %) | Source | ||
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Household | Adults 14-49 | Household | Adults 14-49 | ||||
1 | 1 April 2023 | Saturday 8:15 pm | 2.14 | 0.96 | 8.8 | 17.9 | [3] |
2 | 8 April 2023 | 1.97 | 0.87 | 8.4 | 16.8 | [4] | |
3 | 15 April 2023 | 2.08 | 0.94 | 8.6 | 17.2 | ||
4 | 22 April 2023 | 2.02 | 0.92 | 8.9 | 18.7 | ||
5 | 29 April 2023 | 1.81 | 0.82 | 8.0 | 16.5 | ||
6 | 6 May 2023 | 2.00 | 0.78 | 9.4 | 16.8 | ||
Average | 2.00 | 0.88 | 8.7 | 17.3 |
Notes[edit]
- ^ The character was initially named "Diamantula", but changed their name in episode 5.