The Masked Singer (Belgian season 5)
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| The Masked Singer | |
|---|---|
| Starring | |
| Hosted by | Jens Dendoncker |
| Winner | Jade Mintjens as "King Crab" |
| Runner-up | Mathias Mesmans as "Unicorn" |
| No. of episodes | 12 |
| Release | |
| Original network | VTM |
| Original release | 17 October 2025 – 2 January 2026 |
| Season chronology | |
The fifth season of The Masked Singer based on the Masked Singer franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer. It premiered on VTM on 17 October 2025 and is hosted again by Jens Dendoncker.[1]
On the occasion of the fifth and therefore anniversary season, the presenter was given a masked co-presenter like himself, Grote Jens (Big Jens).[2][3] This character was unmasked live during The Masked Singer's Christmas concert just before the semi-finals.[4]
The promotional video for Flitser caused a stir among traffic experts, because they believed it promoted apps that alert drivers to speed cameras.[5] For the first time in the Belgian edition, a trio took part when, in episode two, Pluisje became the trio Pluisjes.[6]
Comedienne Jade Mintjens won the season. She was the first non-professional singer to win the Flemish edition.[7][8]
The season premiere was just shy of being the most-watched television moment of 2025. The broadcasts were the most-watched program of the week for several weeks.[9][10]
Panelists
Panel members Aaron Blommaert, Frances Lefebure, Tine Embrechts and Véronique De Kock returned.
New investigators were assembled, consisting of the winner of the previous season, Francisco Schuster, two participants from the previous season, James Cooke and Céline Van Ouytsel, and fan of the program and top athlete Ward Lemmelijn.[11][12]
| Featured in this episode as a judge. | |
| Judge | Episodes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |
| Aaron Blommaert | ||||||||||||
| Céline Van Ouytsel | ||||||||||||
| Elisabeth Lucie Baeten | ||||||||||||
| Frances Lefebure | ||||||||||||
| Francisco Schuster | ||||||||||||
| James Cooke | ||||||||||||
| Ruth Beeckmans | ||||||||||||
| Tine Embrechts | ||||||||||||
| Véronique De Kock | ||||||||||||
| Ward Lemmelijn | ||||||||||||
| Episode | Guest judge |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 2 | |
| 3 | Julia, Marthe & Hanne from K3 |
| 4 | Steven Van Herreweghe |
| 5 | Anastasya Chernook |
| 6 | Average Rob |
| 7 | Ruben Van Gucht |
| 8 | Eva De Roo |
| 9 | Nora Monsecour |
| 10 | Aster Nzeyimana |
| 11 | Camille Dhont |
| 12 | |
Contestants
One month before the start of the program, the first costume was revealed. This time, it was not for a masked singer, but for a masked co-host who was disguised as Grote Jens (Big Jens), the host Jens Dendoncker.[13] A week before the program, Grote Jens teased the first seven masked singers: King Krab, Oehoe, Bambi, Pauw, Flitser, Château, and Pluisje.[14]
| Stage name | Celebrity | Occupation | Episodes | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | |||
| King Krab ("King Crab") | Jade Mintjens | Comedian and Actress | WIN | RISK | RISK | RISK | WIN | RISK | RISK | SAFE | WINNER | |||
| Eenhoorn ("Unicorn") | Mathias Mesmans | Singer and Actor | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | RUNNER-UP | |||
| Bambi | Maureen Vanherberghen | Singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | THIRD | |||
| Viool ("Violin") | LEEZ | Singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | WIN | RISK | OUT | ||||
| Chinchilla | Dorothee Dauwe | Radio Presenter | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | WIN | RISK | OUT | |||||
| Schaapje ("Little Sheep") | Ingeborg | Singer | WIN | RISK | SAFE | WIN | RISK | OUT | ||||||
| Pluisjes ("Fluffs") | De Romeo's | Music Group | RISK | WIN | SAFE | RISK | OUT | |||||||
| Pauw ("Peacock") | Pauline Slangen | Singer | WIN | RISK | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
| Fortuna ("Fortune") | Lynn Van den Broeck | Actress | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||||||||
| Broccoli | Philippe Geubels | Comedian | RISK | OUT | ||||||||||
| Cupido ("Cupid") | Ender Scholtens | Blogger | OUT | |||||||||||
| Oehoe ("Eagle Owl") | Toby Alderweireld | Footballer | RISK | WIN | OUT | |||||||||
| Château ("Castle") | Jacotte Brokken | Weather Presenter | WIN | OUT | ||||||||||
| Flitser ("Flash") | Viktor Verhulst | TV Presenter | OUT | |||||||||||