The Masked Singer (German TV series) season 12
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| The Masked Singer | |
|---|---|
| Season 12 | |
| Starring | |
| Hosted by | |
| No. of contestants | 9 |
| Winner | Meltem Kaptan as "Muuhnika" |
| Runner-up | Pietro Lombardi as "Rave-Ioli" |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ProSieben |
| Season chronology | |
The twelfth season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 8 November 2025 on ProSieben.
Guest panelists
Season 12 main panelists and host
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In this season, there are two new members on the guessing panel, actress and TV host Verona Pooth, and comedian Chris Tall. Matthias Opdenhövel returned for his twelfth season as host.[1]
Various guest panelists appeared as the third and fourth judge in the judging panel for one episode.[2] These guest panelists included:
| Episode | Panelist | Guest Panelist(s) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verona Pooth | Chris Tall | Edin Hasanović | |
| 2 | Alec Völkel | Sascha Vollmar | ||
| 3 | Sasha | |||
| 4 | Conchita Wurst | |||
| 5 | Álvaro Soler | |||
| 6 | Beatrice Egli | |||
Season 12 guest panelists
Edin Hasanović (episode 1)
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Alec Völkel and Sascha Vollmar (episode 2)
Sasha (episode 3)
Conchita Wurst (episode 4)
Álvaro Soler (episode 5)
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Beatrice Egli (episode 6)
Contestants
The season features 9 contestants, which is less than the number of contestants in the previous season, as it featured 10 contestants.
| Stage name[3] | Celebrity | Notability | Live Episodes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| A | B | C | ||||||||
| Muuhnika "Moonika" | Meltem Kaptan | Actress | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
| Rave-ioli | Pietro Lombardi | Singer | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER-UP |
| King | Wayne Carpendale | Actor | SAFE | RISK | RISK | RISK | RISK | SAFE | THIRD | |
| Eggi | Amira Aly | Presenter | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | RISK | OUT | ||
| Harry Otter | Clemens Schick | Actor | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||
| Dude | Jared Hasselhoff | Musician | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| Quietsch "Squeak" | Natalia Wörner | Actress/Writer | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| Kiss | Brigitte Nielsen | Actress/Model | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| Smiley | Barbara Becker | Actress | OUT | |||||||
The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom three/two, but was not eliminated.
The masked singer was safe from elimination.
The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.
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The celebrities who have competed in thetwelfth season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):
Barbara Becker ("Smiley"), Brigitte Nielsen ("Kiss"), Natalia Wörner ("Quietsch"), Jared Hasselhoff ("Dude"), Clemens Schick ("Harry Otter"), Amira Aly ("Eggi"), Wayne Carpendale ("King"), Pietro Lombardi ("Rave-ioli"), Meltem Kaptan ("Muuhnika")
Barbara Becker ("Smiley"), Brigitte Nielsen ("Kiss"), Natalia Wörner ("Quietsch"), Jared Hasselhoff ("Dude"), Clemens Schick ("Harry Otter"), Amira Aly ("Eggi"), Wayne Carpendale ("King"), Pietro Lombardi ("Rave-ioli"), Meltem Kaptan ("Muuhnika")
Episodes
Episode 1 (8 November)
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kiss | "Lovefool" by The Cardigans | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Muuhnika | "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton/"Milkshake" by Kelis | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 3 | Dude | "Hot in Herre" by Nelly | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 4 | Quietsch | "You've Got a Friend in Me" by Randy Newman | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 5 | Harry Otter | "A Kind of Magic" by Queen | undisclosed | RISK |
| 6 | Rave-ioli | "In My Head" by Jason Derulo | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 7 | Eggi | "Hollaback Girl" by Gwen Stefani | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 8 | Smiley | "On Top of the World" by Imagine Dragons | Barbara Becker | OUT |
| 9 | King | "Rock DJ" by Robbie Williams | undisclosed | SAFE |
Episode 2 (15 November)
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eggi | "Saturday Night" by Whigfield | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Dude | "All The Small Things" by Blink-182 | undisclosed | RISK |
| 3 | Rave-ioli | "Sweat" by Inner Circle | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 4 | Harry Otter | "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 5 | King | "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley | undisclosed | RISK |
| 6 | Quietsch | "Ella, elle l'a" by France Gall | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 7 | Kiss | "Espresso" by Sabrina Carpenter | Brigitte Nielsen | OUT |
| 8 | Muuhnika | "Still Loving You" by Scorpions | undisclosed | SAFE |
- Before the Voting is official, The BossHoss sings: "I'll Be Back" by The BossHoss
Episode 3 (22 November)
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King | "I See Fire" by Ed Sheeran | undisclosed | RISK |
| 2 | Eggi | "La Isla Bonita" by Madonna | undisclosed | RISK |
| 3 | Harry Otter | "Wake Me Up When September Ends" by Green Day | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 4 | Dude | "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 5 | Muuhnika | "Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 6 | Quietsch | "Le Freak" by Chic | Natalia Wörner | OUT |
| 7 | Rave-ioli | "A Whole New World" from Aladdin | undisclosed | SAFE |
- Before the Voting is official, Sasha sings: "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone
Episode 4 (29 November)
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Eggi | "99 Luftballon" by Nena | undisclosed | SAFE |
| "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel | ||||
| 2 | Muuhnika | "Vogue" by Madonna | undisclosed | SAFE |
| "Fame" by Irene Cara | ||||
| 3 | Dude | "Unbelievable" by EMF | Jared Hasselhoff | OUT |
| "Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake | ||||
| 4 | Harry Otter | "Blue Monday" by New Order | undisclosed | SAFE |
| "Quit Playing Games" by The Backstreet Boys | ||||
| 5 | Rave-ioli | "You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson | undisclosed | SAFE |
| "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club | ||||
| 6 | King | "Freedom! '90" by George Michael | undisclosed | RISK |
| "Summer of '69" by Bryan Adams |
Episode 5 (6 December)
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King | "The Cup of Life" by Ricky Martin | undisclosed | RISK |
| "Auf uns" by Andreas Bourani | ||||
| 2 | Rave-ioli | "Titanium" by David Guetta & Sia | undisclosed | SAFE |
| "We Are the Champions" by Queen | ||||
| 3 | Eggi | "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" by ABBA | undisclosed | RISK |
| "Too Lost in You" by Sugababes | ||||
| 4 | Muuhnika | "One Moment in Time" by Whitney Houston | undisclosed | SAFE |
| "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez | ||||
| 5 | Harry Otter | "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond | Clemens Schick | OUT |
| "Major Tom (Völlig losgelöst)" by Peter Schilling |
- Before the Voting is official, Álvaro Soler sings: "Jardín de los Recuerdos" by Álvaro Soler and Jared Hasselhoff sings: "Seven Nation Army" by The White Stripes
Week 6 (13 December) - Final
- Group number: "Forever Young" by David Guetta, Alphaville and Ava Max
Round One
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rave-ioli | "Fresh" by Kool & the Gang | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Eggi | "Ex's & Oh's" by Elle King | Amira Aly | OUT |
| 3 | King | "Stand by Me" by Ben E. King | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 4 | Muuhnika | "I Was Made For Lovin' You" by Yungblud | undisclosed | SAFE |
Round Two
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | King | "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra | Wayne Carpendale | THIRD |
| 2 | Rave-ioli | "We Are The World" by USA for Africa | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 3 | Muuhnika | "Lovely" by Billie Eilish & Khalid | undisclosed | SAFE |
Round Three
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rave-ioli | "You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson | Pietro Lombardi | RUNNER-UP |
| 2 | Muuhnika | "Abracadabra" by Lady Gaga | Meltem Kaptan | WINNER |
- Before the final round, Beatrice Egli sings: "Hör nie auf damit" by Beatrice Egli and Loi sings: "Hurt" by Christina Aguilera