The Masked Singer Austria
- Arabella Kiesbauer
- Mirjam Weichselbraun
- Elke Winkens
- Nathan Trent
- Sasa Schwarzjirg
- Rainer Schönfelder
(including commercials)
present
- Masked Singer franchise
- King of Mask Singer
- The Masked Singer (US)
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 14 March 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]
On 19 March 2020, Puls 4 announced that the production would be interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria.[3] The program continued on 15 September 2020.
Panelists and host
Arabella Kiesbauer served as host of the series for its first season.[4] Kiesbauer was replaced by Mirjam Weichselbraun for the second season.[5] Since the first season, the panelists consist of Elke Winkens and Sasa Schwarzjirg. Nathan Trent served as a third panelist in the first season before being replaced by Rainer Schönfelder for the second.
Cast | Seasons | |
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1 | 2 | |
Hosts | ||
Arabella Kiesbauer | Main | Does not appear |
Mirjam Weichselbraun | Does not appear | Main |
Panelists | ||
Elke Winkens | Main | |
Sasa Schwarzjirg | Main | |
Nathan Trent | Main | Does not appear |
Nazar | Guest | Does not appear |
Hans Sigl | Guest | Does not appear |
Josh. | Guest | |
Cesár Sampson | Guest | Mask |
Gery Seidl | Guest | Does not appear |
Manuel Rubey | Guest | Does not appear |
Rainer Schönfelder | Mask | Main |
Felix Neureuther | Does not appear | Guest |
Nina Proll | Mask | Guest |
Andy Borg | Does not appear | Guest |
Ina Regen | Does not appear | Guest |
Nadine Beiler | Mask | Guest |
Series overview
Season | Celebrities | Episodes | Originally aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | ||
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First aired | Last aired | |||||||
1 | 8 | 6 | March 14, 2020 (2020-03-14) | October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13)[a] | Nadine Beiler as "Yeti" | Simone Stelzer as "Lipizzaner" | Nina Proll as "Geistergräfin" | |
2 | 9 | 6 | February 15, 2021 (2021-02-15) | March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22) | Sandra Pires as "Babyelefant" | Madita as "Donaunymphe" | Jakob Seebäck as "Gelse" |
Reception
Ratings
Season | Time slot | No. of episodes | Premiered | Ended | TV season | Viewers (in millions) | ||
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Date | Viewers (in millions) | Date | Viewers (in millions) | |||||
1 | Saturday 8:15 pm (episode 1) Tuesdays 8:15 pm (episodes 2-6) | 6 | 14 March 2020 | 0.311[6] | 1 August 2019 | 0.292 | 2019–2020 | |
2 | Mondays 8:15 pm | 6 | 15 February 2021 | 0.121[7] | 22 March 2021 | TBA | 2020–2021 |
Notes
- ^ This season was originally set to end on April 18, 2020 but was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. It eventually resumed in September 2020, after a six-month hiatus.
References
- ^ "Maskierte Sänger gibt es demnächst auch in Österreich".
- ^ "Arabella Kiesbauer moderiert "The Masked Singer Austria"".
- ^ ""Masked Singer Austria" muss wegen Corona pausieren". DWDL.de (in German). 19 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Arabella Kiesbauer moderiert "The Masked Singer Austria"".
- ^ "Mirjam Weichselbraun wird neue Moderatorin von "The Masked Singer Austria"".
- ^ "Guter "Masked Singer"-Start, ORF mit Rekord-Quoten". DWDL.de (in German). 17 March 2020. Retrieved 19 March 2020.
- ^ "Reichweiten für PULS 4 am 15. Februar 2021". prosiebensat1puls4.com (in German).
External links
- Official website
- The Masked Singer Austria on Internet Movie Database
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