The Masked Singer (German TV series) season 3
Season of television series
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The third season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 20 October 2020 on ProSieben.[1] This season the panel were Bülent Ceylan and Sonja Zietlow, replacing Ruth Moschner and Rea Garvey. Matthias Opdenhövel also returned as host.
| The Masked Singer | |
|---|---|
| Season 3 | |
| Starring | |
| Hosted by | Matthias Opdenhövel |
| No. of contestants | 10+1 |
| Winner | Sarah Lombardi as "Skelett" |
| Runner-up | Alec Völkel as "Alien" |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Release | |
| Original network | ProSieben |
| Original release | 20 October – 24 November 2020 |
| Season chronology | |
On 24 November 2020, the Skelett (singer Sarah Lombardi) was declared the winner and the Alien (musician Alec Völkel) was the runner-up.
Panelists and host
Season 3 panelists and host
On 24 April 2020, ProSieben announced the third season.[2]
Matthias Opdenhövel returned as host. In August 2020, it was announced that Ruth Moschner and Rea Garvey would not be returning in the panel for this season, but they would be returning in the fourth season, which aired in 2021.[3] On 15 September 2020, ProSieben announced that contestants from season one Bülent Ceylan and from season two Sonja Zietlow would be in the panel.[4]
As in previous seasons, a spin-off show named The Masked Singer - red. Special was aired after each live episode, hosted by Viviane Geppert (episodes 1 and 3) and Annemarie Carpendale (episode 2, 4 and 6). On 16 November 2020, the episode wasn't played, because the live episode was played Monday. In the Final Carpendale hosted also, the red. - The Masked Singer Countdown, which aired for 15 minutes before the final.
Guest panelists
Also this season, various guest panelists appeared as the third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:
Season 3 guest panelists
Dieter Hallervorden (episode 1)
Ruth Moschner (episode 2)
Carolin Kebekus (episode 3)
Elton (episode 4)
Rea Garvey (episode 5)
Tom Beck (episode 6)
| Episode | Name | Notability | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dieter Hallervorden | Actor/Comedian | [5] |
| 2 | Ruth Moschner | Presenter | [6] |
| 3 | Carolin Kebekus | Comedienne | [7] |
| 4 | Elton | Presenter | [8] |
| 5 | Rea Garvey | Singer | [9] |
| 6 | Tom Beck | Actor/Singer | [10] |
Contestants
| Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | Live Episodes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||
| A | B | C | ||||||||
| Skelett "Skeleton" | Sarah Lombardi | Singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | WINNER |
| Alien | Alec Völkel | Musician | WIN | RISK | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | RUNNER-UP |
| Nilpferd "Hippo" | Nelson Müller | Chef | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | RISK | SAFE | OUT | |
| Anubis | Ben Blümel | Singer | RISK | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | OUT | |
| Erdmännchen "Meerkats" | Daniela Katzenberger | TV personality | WIN | WIN | RISK | WIN | RISK | OUT | ||
| Lucas Cordalis | Singer | |||||||||
| Katze "Cat" | Vicky Leandros | Singer | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||
| Frosch "Frog" | Wigald Boning | Comedian | RISK | RISK | WIN | OUT | ||||
| Alpaka "Alpaca" | Sylvie Meis | Model | RISK | RISK | OUT | |||||
| Hummer "Lobster" | Jochen Schropp | Actor/Presenter | RISK | OUT | ||||||
| Biene "Bee" | Veronica Ferres | Actress | OUT | |||||||
The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom five/four/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 competed in the third season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):
Veronica Ferres ("Biene"), Jochen Schropp ("Hummer"), Sylvie Meis ("Alpaka"), Wigald Boning ("Frosch"), Vicky Leandros ("Katze"), Daniela Katzenberger & Lucas Cordalis ("Erdmännchen"), Ben Blümel ("Anubis"), Nelson Müller ("Nilpferd"), Alec Völkel ("Alien"), Sarah Lombardi ("Skelett")
Veronica Ferres ("Biene"), Jochen Schropp ("Hummer"), Sylvie Meis ("Alpaka"), Wigald Boning ("Frosch"), Vicky Leandros ("Katze"), Daniela Katzenberger & Lucas Cordalis ("Erdmännchen"), Ben Blümel ("Anubis"), Nelson Müller ("Nilpferd"), Alec Völkel ("Alien"), Sarah Lombardi ("Skelett")
Episodes
Week 1 (20 October)
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erdmännchen | "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen/"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes | undisclosed | WIN |
| undisclosed | ||||
| 2 | Alpaka | "Say So" by Doja Cat | undisclosed | RISK |
| 3 | Anubis | "They Don't Care About Us" by Michael Jackson | undisclosed | RISK |
| 4 | Nilpferd | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston | undisclosed | WIN |
| 5 | Hummer | "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner | undisclosed | WIN |
| 6 | Alien | "Welcome to St. Tropez" by DJ Antoine | undisclosed | RISK |
| 7 | Katze | "Someone like You" by Adele | undisclosed | WIN |
| 8 | Biene | "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"/"Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses | Veronica Ferres | OUT |
| 9 | Frosch | "I Like to Move It" by Reel 2 Real | undisclosed | RISK |
| 10 | Skelett | "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence | undisclosed | WIN |
Week 2 (27 October)
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hummer | "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars | Jochen Schropp | OUT |
| 2 | Nilpferd | "Purple Rain" by Prince | undisclosed | WIN |
| 3 | Anubis | "Legendary" by Welshly Arms | undisclosed | WIN |
| 4 | Alpaka | "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer | undisclosed | RISK |
| 5 | Erdmännchen | "A Whole New World" from Aladdin | undisclosed | WIN |
| undisclosed | ||||
| 6 | Frosch | "One (Always Hardcore)" by Scooter | undisclosed | RISK |
| 7 | Katze | "The Show Must Go On" by Queen | undisclosed | WIN |
| 8 | Alien | "Alien" by Dennis Lloyd | undisclosed | RISK |
| 9 | Skelett | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler | undisclosed | WIN |
Week 3 (3 November)
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anubis | "As Long as You Love Me"/"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by Backstreet Boys | undisclosed | WIN |
| 2 | Erdmännchen | "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison | undisclosed | RISK |
| undisclosed | ||||
| 3 | Alien | "Perfect Symphony" by Ed Sheeran and Andrea Bocelli | undisclosed | WIN |
| 4 | Nilpferd | "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara | undisclosed | RISK |
| 5 | Frosch | "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees | undisclosed | WIN |
| 6 | Alpaka | "Like a Virgin" by Madonna | Sylvie Meis | OUT |
| 7 | Katze | "Hello" by Lionel Richie | undisclosed | RISK |
| 8 | Skelett | "Dirty Diana"/"Thriller" by Michael Jackson | undisclosed | WIN |
Week 4 (10 November)
| # | Stage name | Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Frosch | "You're My Heart, You're My Soul"/"Cheri, Cheri Lady"/"Brother Louie" by Modern Talking | RISK | |
| 2 | Anubis | "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi | WIN | |
| 3 | Erdmännchen | "I Want to Break Free" by Queen | WIN | |
| 4 | Alien | "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus | WIN | |
| 5 | Katze | "I Am What I Am" by Gloria Gaynor | RISK | |
| 6 | Nilpferd | "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" by Alicia Keys | RISK | |
| 7 | Skelett | "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston | WIN | |
| Sing-off details | Identity | Result | ||
| 1 | Frosch | "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas | Wigald Boning | OUT |
| 2 | Katze | "Diamonds" by Rihanna | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 3 | Nilpferd | "Theme from New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra | undisclosed | SAFE |
Week 5 (16 November) – Semi-final
| # | Stage name | Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alien | "Quando quando quando" by Pat Boone | WIN | |
| 2 | Nilpferd | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith | RISK | |
| 3 | Anubis | "Rooftop" by Nico Santos | WIN | |
| 4 | Katze | "Sex Bomb" by Tom Jones & Mousse T. | RISK | |
| 5 | Erdmännchen | "Breaking Me" by Topic and A7S | RISK | |
| 6 | Skelett | "Chandelier" by Sia | WIN | |
| Sing-off details | Identity | Result | ||
| 1 | Nilpferd | "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Katze | "Believe" by Cher | Vicky Leandros | OUT |
| 3 | Erdmännchen | "Señorita" by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello | undisclosed | SAFE |
| undisclosed | ||||
Week 6 (24 November) – Final
- Group number: "One Night Only" by Jennifer Hudson
Round One
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anubis | "Last Resort" by Papa Roach | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 2 | Alien | "Best of You" by Foo Fighters | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 3 | Nilpferd | "All of Me" by John Legend | undisclosed | SAFE |
| 4 | Erdmännchen | "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift | Daniela Katzenberger | OUT |
| Lucas Cordalis | ||||
| 5 | Skelett | "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera | undisclosed | SAFE |
Round Two
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anubis | "Sonne" by Rammstein | Ben Blümel | OUT |
| 2 | Alien | "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel | undisclosed | WIN |
| 3 | Nilpferd | "The Best" by Tina Turner | Nelson Müller | OUT |
| 4 | Skelett | "Reflection" from Mulan | undisclosed | WIN |
Round Three
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alien | "Perfect Symphony" by Ed Sheeran and Andrea Bocelli | Alec Völkel | RUNNER-UP |
| 2 | Skelett | "Dirty Diana"/"Thriller" by Michael Jackson | Sarah Lombardi | WINNER |
Reception
Ratings
| Episode | Original airdate | Timeslot | Viewers (in millions) |
Share (in %) |
Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Household | Adults 14-49 | Household | Adults 14-49 | ||||
| 1 | 20 October 2020 | Tuesdays 8:15 pm | 3.33 | 2.03 | 12.5 | 25.9 | [11] |
| 2 | 27 October 2020 | 2.91 | 1.79 | 10.9 | 23.4 | [12] | |
| 3 | 3 November 2020 | 3.21 | 1.92 | 11.2 | 22.4 | [13] | |
| 4 | 10 November 2020 | 3.01 | 1.84 | 11.2 | 23.7 | [14] | |
| 5 | 16 November 2020 | Monday 8:15 pm | 3.28 | 1.95 | 11.5 | 23.1 | [15] |
| 6 | 24 November 2020 | Tuesday 8:15 pm | 3.65 | 2.07 | 14.8 | 28.8 | [16] |
| Average | 3.33 | 1.99 | 12.8 | 24.9 | |||