The Masked Singer (Greek TV series)

The Masked Singer
GenreReality competition
Based onMasked Singer
by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Presented bySakis Rouvas
Starring
Opening theme"Who Are You" by The Who
Country of originGreece
Original languageGreek
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12
Production
Executive producerAggelos Christopoulos
Production locationAthens
Running timeapprox. 180 to 200 minutes per episode
(including commercials)
Production companyAcun Medya
Original release
NetworkSkai TV
Release31 March (2022-03-31) –
2 July 2022 (2022-07-02)
Related

The Masked Singer is a Greek reality singing competition television series that premiered on Skai TV on 31 March 2022.[1] It is part of the Masked Singer franchise which began in South Korea and features celebrities singing songs while wearing head-to-toe costumes and face masks concealing their identities. The show is hosted by Sakis Rouvas, the program employs panelists who guess the celebrities' identities by interpreting clues provided to them throughout each season. Elisavet Konstantinidou, Thodoris Marantinis, Nikos Moutsinas and Athina Oikonomakou appear in each episode and vote alongside an audience for their favorite singer after all perform. The least popular is eliminated, taking off their mask to reveal their identity.[2][3] The first season ended on 2 July 2022 with actor Renos Haralambidis coming in first as "Minotavros" and singer Sarbel coming in second as "Moro".

To prevent their identities from being revealed before each prerecorded episode is broadcast, the program makes extensive use of code names, disguises, non-disclosure agreements, and a team of security guards.

Format

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The show features a group of celebrity contestants. In a typical episode, eight contestants each sing a 90-second cover for panelists and an audience anonymously in costume. Hints to their identities are given before and occasionally after each performs. The perennial format is a taped interview with a celebrity's electronically masked voice narrating a video showing cryptic allusions to what they are known for. After performances, and before an elimination, the panelists are given time to speculate each singer's identity out loud and write comments in note binders. They may ask questions and the host may offer additional clues. After performances conclude, the audience and panelists vote for their favorite singer using an electronic device. The least popular contestant then takes off their mask to reveal their identity.[4]

Production

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The broadcast format started in South Korea in 2015 as King of Mask Singer. In 2019, it was rumored that Skai TV would air in Greece the format of Masked Singer, that have been aired also in Asia, the United States and lot of other countries.[5] In November 2019, it was announced that Skai TV would broadcast the show in 2020.[6] The makers of Skai TV are in feverish preparations, as they are preparing to air not one, but two talent shows when 2021 arrives. The reason of course is House of Fame and The Masked Singer. But at the end of the 2020-2021 television season, Skai TV did not air The Masked Singer, but it was announced that would begin airing in 2021-2022 television season.[7] It was announced that Skai TV wants that the show to begin air in February 2022.[8] This particular project was due to air two years ago and in March 2022 the first trailer was seen.[9]

Panelists and host

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Current season panelists and host
Thodoris Marantinis
Athina Oikonomakou
Sakis Rouvas

Several artists were rumored to be part of the panel once Skai TV announced the show. Model Iliana Papageorgiou was rumored as the host of the show, but Skai TV denied the agreement.[10] Then Skai TV announced the singer Sakis Rouvas as the presenter of the show.[11]

It was rumored that singer Harry Varthakouris has already been booked to be on the show as a panelist, as he was already a member of Skai's staff due to Big Brother, while discussions were well underway with TV presenter and actor Nikos Moutsinas, who is also a member of the station's staff, as well as with singer Tamta,[12] singer Eleni Foureira,[13] Giorgos Tsalikis[14] and Phoebus[15] On 21 March 2022, Skai TV announced that the panel would be actress Elisavet Konstantinidou, singer and songwriter Thodoris Marantinis, TV presenter and actor Nikos Moutsinas and actress Athina Oikonomakou.[16]

In the 10th episode, Katerina Stikoudi was a guest and sang as the Skiachtro, she was immediately unmasked after her performance. For the rest of the episode she was the guest panelist.[17]

Contestants

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Results
Stage name Celebrity Notability Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Minotavros ("Minotaur") Renos Haralambidis Actor SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Moro ("Baby") (WC) Sarbel Singer SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP
Pagotó ("Ice Cream") (WC) Natalia Dragoumi Actress SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRD
Amforéas ("Amphora") (WC) Ivan Svitailo Actor SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Cyber Girl Maria Korinthiou Actress SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Papaki ("Duck") (WC) Dorotea Mercouri Actress SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Gorilas ("Gorilla") Penelope Anastasopoulou Actress SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Pop Korn ("Popcorn") Christos Cholidis Singer SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Margaríta ("Daisy") (WC) Michalis Seitis Paralympic athlete SAFE SAFE OUT
Tsolias ("Evzone") Konstantinos Kazakos Actor SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Achinos ("Sea Urchin") (WC) Gogo Tsamba Singer SAFE OUT
Kyklopas ("Cyclops") Memos Mpegnis Actor SAFE SAFE OUT
Melissa ("Bee") Kostas Martakis Singer SAFE OUT
Ippopotamos ("Hippo") Christina Souzi Meteorologist OUT
Skiachtro ("Scarecrow") Katerina Stikoudi Singer GUEST
  The masked singer was safe from elimination.
  The mask was a guest and was immediately unmasked after their performance.
  The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.
  The masked singer did not perform.

(WC) This masked singer is a wild card contestant.

Episodes

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Week 1 (31 March)

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Performances on the first episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Gorilas "Levitating" by Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby undisclosed SAFE
2 Pop Korn "Telika" by Konstantinos Argyros feat. Rack undisclosed SAFE
3 Minotavros "Beggin'" by Måneskin undisclosed SAFE
4 Cyber Girl "Caramela" by Eleni Foureira undisclosed SAFE
5 Melissa "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd undisclosed SAFE
6 Tsolias "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams undisclosed SAFE
7 Ippopotamos "Crazy Girl" by Mimis Plessas Christina Souzi OUT
8 Kyklopas "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli undisclosed SAFE

Week 2 (7 April)

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Performances on the second episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
Wildcard Moro "Dynata (Ta Ta Ta)" by Stefanos Pitsiniagas undisclosed SAFE
1 Kyklopas "O Horos (Klise Ta Matia)" by Onirama undisclosed SAFE
2 Gorilas "I Sklava" by Tzeni Vanou undisclosed SAFE
3 Tsolias "Dance with Somebody" by Mando Diao undisclosed SAFE
4 Minotavros "Pou na vro mia na sou moiazei" by Kostis Maraveyas undisclosed SAFE
5 Melissa "Ola S'agapane" by Stamatis Gonidis Kostas Martakis OUT
6 Cyber Girl "Zeibekiko (M' Aeroplana kai Vaporia)" by Sotiria Bellou undisclosed SAFE
7 Pop Korn "Eimai Allou" by Melisses undisclosed SAFE

Week 3 (14 April)

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Performances on the third episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
Wildcard Achinos "Ta Kalitera Paidhia" by Josephine undisclosed SAFE
1 Moro "Eimai Enas Allos" by Nino undisclosed SAFE
2 Kyklopas "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor Memos Mpegnis OUT
3 Gorilas "Re!" by Anna Vissi undisclosed SAFE
4 Pop Korn "Magiko Hali" by Locomondo undisclosed SAFE
5 Tsolias "As kratisoun oi Khoroi" by Dionysis Savvopoulos undisclosed SAFE
6 Minotavros "You Can Leave Your Hat On" by Randy Newman undisclosed SAFE
7 Cyber Girl "I Love It" by Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX undisclosed SAFE

Week 4 (28 April)

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Performances on the fourth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
Wildcard Margaríta "S' Agapo" by Marinella undisclosed SAFE
1 Pop Korn "They Don't Care About Us" by Michael Jackson undisclosed SAFE
2 Achinos "S'Echo Kanei Theo" by Katerina Stanisi Gogo Tsamba OUT
3 Gorilas "The Show Must Go On" by Queen undisclosed SAFE
4 Cyber Girl "Gia Sena" by Anna Vissi undisclosed SAFE
5 Tsolias "Hippy Hippy Shake" by The Swinging Blue Jeans undisclosed SAFE
6 Minotavros "Min Andistekese" by Sakis Rouvas undisclosed SAFE
7 Moro "Physical" by Dua Lipa undisclosed SAFE

Week 5 (5 May)

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Performances on the fifth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
Wildcard Papaki "Dancing Queen" by ABBA undisclosed SAFE
1 Minotavros "Diamanti" by Snik undisclosed SAFE
2 Cyber Girl "Ela Ela" by Lena Zevgara undisclosed SAFE
3 Margaríta "Another Brick in the Wall" by Pink Floyd undisclosed SAFE
4 Moro "Fuego" by Eleni Foureira undisclosed SAFE
5 Tsolias "Kataigida" by Antypas Konstantinos Kazakos OUT
6 Gorilas "Xero Ti Zitao" by Hi-5 undisclosed SAFE
7 Pop Korn "Valto Terma" by Nikos Oikonomopoulos undisclosed SAFE

Week 6 (21 May)

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Performances on the sixth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
Wildcard Pagotó "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga undisclosed SAFE
1 Gorilas "Anoixe Petra" by Marinella undisclosedg SAFE
2 Moro "Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin undisclosed SAFE
3 Papaki "S' agapo" by Mariada Pieridi undisclosed SAFE
4 Pop Korn "My Way" by Frank Sinatra undisclosed SAFE
5 Margaríta "Margarites" by Angela Dimitriou Michalis Seitis OUT
6 Minotavros "Caruso" by Lucio Dalla undisclosed SAFE
7 Cyber Girl "Deja Vu" by Helena Paparizou feat. Marseaux undisclosed SAFE

Week 7 (28 May)

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Performances on the seventh episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
Wildcard Amforéas "Believer" by Imagine Dragons undisclosed SAFE
1 Gorilas "I Anixi" by Sophia Vossou undisclosed SAFE
2 Pop Korn "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake Christos Cholidis OUT
3 Pagotó "Pio Psila" by Vegas undisclosed SAFE
4 Minotavros "El Ritmo Psicodélico"/"Gasolina" by Eleni Foureira undisclosed SAFE
5 Cyber Girl "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez undisclosed SAFE
6 Moro "Apopse Stis Akrogialies" by Vassilis Tsitsanis undisclosed SAFE
7 Papaki "Zitti e buoni" by Måneskin undisclosed SAFE

Week 8 (4 June)

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Performances on the eighth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Moro "Moves like Jagger" by Maroon 5 ft. Christina Aguilera undisclosed SAFE
2 Papaki "A Pa Pa" by Despina Vandi undisclosed SAFE
3 Amforéas "American Woman" by The Guess Who undisclosed SAFE
4 Gorilas "Ola Gyro Sou Gyrizoun" by Sakis Rouvas Penelope Anastasopoulou OUT
5 Minotavros "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara undisclosed SAFE
6 Pagotó "To Kati Pou Echeis" by Eleni Foureira undisclosed SAFE
7 Cyber Girl "(You Drive Me) Crazy" by Britney Spears undisclosed SAFE

Week 9 (11 June)

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Performances on the ninth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Cyber Girl "I Kissed A Girl" by Katy Perry undisclosed SAFE
2 Papaki "Yes Sir, I Can Boogie" by Baccara Dorotea Mercouri OUT
3 Minotavros "Evaisthisíes" by Katy Garbi undisclosed SAFE
4 Pagotó "Can't Get You out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue undisclosed SAFE
5 Moro "S' Agapáo Sou Fónaxa" by Petros Iakovidis undisclosed SAFE
6 Amforéas "Athína Mou" by Konstantinos Argyros undisclosed SAFE

Week 10 (18 June)

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Performances on the tenth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Skiachtro "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz Katerina Stikoudi GUEST
2 Pagotó "Ta Koritsia Χenihtane" by Alexia Vassiliou undisclosed SAFE
3 Moro "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst undisclosed SAFE
4 Cyber Girl "Stihimatizo" by Manto Maria Korinthiou OUT
5 Minotavros "Peirazei Pou Eimai Firma" by Giannis Floriniotis undisclosed SAFE
6 Amforéas "The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson undisclosed SAFE

Week 11 (25 June)

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Performances on the eleventh episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Minotavros "Hristougenna" by Despina Vandi undisclosed SAFE
2 "Madame" by Kings and Trannos
3 Pagotó "Ego" by Josephine undisclosed SAFE
4 "Pou isoun Chtes" by Onirama
5 Amforéas "Kalos Sas Vrika" by Giorgos Mazonakis Ivan Svitailo OUT
6 “(I've Had) The Time of My Life” by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
7 Moro "Vrehi Fotia sti strata mou" by Stratos Dionysiou undisclosed SAFE
8 "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls

Week 12 - Final (2 July)

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Performances on the twelfth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
Round 1
1 Minotavros "I Agapi Moy Stin Ikaria" by Nasia Konitopoulou undisclosed SAFE
"Tosa Kalokairia" by Dakis
2 Moro "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears undisclosed SAFE
"Last Kiss" by Ishtar
3 Pagotó "Ximeromata" by Konstantinos Argyros Natalia Dragoumi THIRD PLACE
"Anaveis Foties" by Despina Vandi
Round 2
4 Minotavros "Min Andistekese" by Sakis Rouvas Renos Haralambidis WINNER
5 Moro "Dynata (Ta Ta Ta)" by Stefanos Pitsiniagas Sarbel RUNNER-UP

Ratings

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Episode Date Timeslot (EET) Ratings Viewers
(in millions) 		Rank
Daily 		Share Source
Household Adults 18-54
1 Week 1: "Season Premiere" 31 March 2022 (2022-03-31) Thursday 9:00pm 6.6% 0.680 #8 14.1% 18.5% [18]
2 Week 2 7 April 2022 (2022-04-07) —2 9.4% 10.4% [19]
3 Week 3 14 April 2022 (2022-04-14) 4.7% 0.491 #10 10.7% 12.4% [20]
4 Week 4 28 April 2022 (2022-04-28) 4.9% 0.507 #7 11.8% 11.7% [21]
5 Week 5 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) —2 8.1% 7.4% [22]
6 Week 6 21 May 2022 (2022-05-21) Saturday 9:00pm 4.1% 0.425 #2 12.3% 12.1% [23]
7 Week 7 28 May 2022 (2022-05-28) 3.8% 0.391 #7 11.2% 8.7% [24]
8 Week 8 4 June 2022 (2022-06-04) 4.0% 0.409 #2 13.6% 13.5% [25]
9 Week 9 11 June 2022 (2022-06-11) 4.5% 0.465 #2 13.0% 10.3% [26]
10 Week 10 18 June 2022 (2022-06-18) 4.2% 0.430 #6 13.5% 11.8% [27]
11 Week 11 25 June 2022 (2022-06-25) 3.6% 0.375 #6 13.2% 10.9% [28]
12 Week 12: "Season Finale" 2 July 2022 (2022-07-02) 4.1% 0.420 #3 15.8% 12.9% [29]
Note
  1. ^ Outside top 20.

References

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  1. ^ "ΤHE MASKED SINGER: Κάνει πρεμιέρα την Πέμπτη 31 Μαρτίου στις 21.00 στον ΣΚΑΪ".
  2. ^ "The Masked Singer: Τέσσερις "ντετέκτιβ" στο νέο σόου του ΣΚΑΙ – Όσα θα δούμε".
  3. ^ "The Masked Singer: Η ανακοίνωση του ΣΚΑΪ για τον Σάκη Ρουβά και την επιτροπή-έκπληξη".
  4. ^ "Σάκης Ρουβάς: Τί είναι το "The Masked Singer" που θα παρουσιάσει στον Σκάι".
  5. ^ "Πότε θα βγει στον "αέρα" του ΣΚΑΪ το "The Masked Singer"".
  6. ^ "Masked Singer : Αυτός είναι ο παρουσιαστής και οι κριτές του show!".
  7. ^ "The Masked Singer: Ραντεβού του χρόνου!".
  8. ^ "The Masked Singer: Όλη η αλήθεια για το project του ΣΚΑΪ".
  9. ^ "The Masked Singer: Το σόου που βλέπει πίσω από τις μάσκες έχει τρέιλερ".
  10. ^ "Ανατροπή με την Ηλιάνα Παπαγεωργίου: Ο ΣΚΑΪ διαψεύδει τα περί συμφωνίας -Εχουμε παρουσιαστή για το The Masked Singer".
  11. ^ "The Masked Singer: Ο Σάκης Ρουβάς έρχεται με κριτική επιτροπή – έκπληξη".
  12. ^ "The Masked Singer: Ο παρουσιαστής κι αυτοί που θα είναι στην κριτική επιτροπή".
  13. ^ "The Masked Singer: Ελένη Φουρέιρα VS Τάμτα για τη θέση στην κριτική επιτροπή".
  14. ^ "Γιώργος Τσαλίκης: Ο ΣΚΑΪ "τα βρίσκει" μαζί του και προτείνει εκπομπή στον τραγουδιστή".
  15. ^ "Νίκος Μουτσινάς, Σάκης Ρουβάς και Φοίβος μαζί στο The Masked Singer του ΣΚΑΪ".
  16. ^ "The Masked Singer – Είναι οριστικό: Αυτοί θα είναι στην κριτική επιτροπή".
  17. ^ "The Masked Singer: Η Κατερίνα Στικούδη έκανε την ανατροπή και άφησε τους πάντες με το στόμα ανοιχτό".
  18. ^ "Τι τηλεθέαση έκανε η πρεμιέρα του The Masked Singer απέναντι στον σκληρό ανταγωνισμό;".
  19. ^ "Τι τηλεθέαση έκανε στο φινάλε του ο Άγιος Παϊσιος;".
  20. ^ "Τηλεθέαση: Η μυθοπλασία χτύπησε… κόκκινο".
  21. ^ "Τηλεθέαση: Η μάχη στην prime time την Πέμπτη (28/04) - Τι έκαναν ο "Σασμός" και το "The Masked Singer";".
  22. ^ "Τηλεθέαση: Η μυθοπλασία κατατρόπωσε shows και realities".
  23. ^ "Τηλεθέαση: Chart Show πρώτο στο δυναμικό – Masked Singer πρωτιά στο σύνολο".
  24. ^ "Τηλεθέαση: Ο τελικός Champions League "τσάκισε" την prime time του Σαββάτου".
  25. ^ "Τηλεθέαση: Ποιος έπιασε κορυφή το σαββατόβραδο;".
  26. ^ "Τηλεθέαση: Ποιος έκοψε πρώτος το νήμα το βράδυ του Σαββάτου;".
  27. ^ "Τηλεθέαση: Ποιος κατέκτησε την πρώτη θέση το βράδυ του Σαββάτου;".
  28. ^ "Τηλεθέαση: Ποιος κέρδισε τη μάχη του σαββατόβραδου;".
  29. ^ "Τηλεθέαση: Τελικός με νίκη για το Masked Singer".
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