The second series of the British version of The Masked Singer premiered on ITV on 26 December 2020, following a "The Story So Far" recap episode which aired on 19 December, and concluded on 13 February 2021. The series was won by singer Joss Stone as "Sausage", with singer Ne-Yo finishing second as "Badger", and singer Aston Merrygold placing third as "Robin".
Production On 25 January 2020, it was announced that the show would be returning for a second series. On 30 April 2020, it was reported that they were considering filming the new series without an audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United Kingdom. It was later announced on 17 August 2020 that filming would begin on 14 September with safety precautions in place.
Panellists and host
Following the announcement of the series, it was confirmed by ITV that Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall and Rita Ora would all return to the panel for the second series. It was also confirmed that Joel Dommett would also return as host.
On 19 August 2020, it was announced that British comedian Mo Gilligan would replace Ken Jeong on the panel for series two, due to travel restrictions from COVID-19 preventing his participation.
Guest panellists included Alan Carr in the sixth episode, Matt Lucas in the seventh episode, and series one winner, Nicola Roberts, in the eighth episode.
Contestants A 10-second teaser revealing the first two costumes was released in November 2020. The series has 12 contestants.
+ Results Stage name Celebrity Occupation(s) Episodes12345678 Sausage Joss Stone SingerWINRISKSAFESAFESAFE WINNER Badger Ne-Yo SingerRISKSAFESAFESAFESAFE Robin Aston Merrygold SingerWINSAFESAFESAFESAFE THIRD Harlequin Gabrielle SingerRISKSAFESAFESAFEOUT Dragon Sue Perkins Comedian WINSAFERISKRISKOUT Blob Lenny Henry ComedianWINSAFESAFEOUT Viking Morten Harket SingerWINRISKSAFEOUT Bush Baby John Thomson ComedianWINSAFEOUT Glenn Hoddle Football Player RISKOUT Swan Actress/SingerRISKOUT Seahorse Mel B OUT Alien Sophie Ellis-Bextor SingerOUT
Episodes
Episode 1 (26 December) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Robin "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake WIN 2 Alien "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa OUT 3 Swan "That Don't Impress Me Much" by Shania Twain RISK 4 Dragon "You've Got a Friend in Me" from Toy Story WIN 5 Sausage "Skin" by Rag'n'Bone Man WIN 6 Badger "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone RISK
Episode 2 (2 January) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Harlequin "Diamonds" by Rihanna RISK 2 Blob "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars WIN 3 Seahorse "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue Mel BOUT 4 Viking "Songbird" by Fleetwood Mac WIN 5 Bush Baby "Delilah" by Tom Jones WIN 6 "Rock Around the Clock" by Bill Haley & His Comets RISK
Episode 3 (9 January) +Performances on the third episode#Stage nameSong Result1Sausage"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" from DreamgirlsRISK2Robin"Dance Monkey" by Tones and ISAFE3Swan"I Am What I Am" by Gloria GaynorRISK4Badger"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by AerosmithSAFE5Dragon"Reach" by S Club 7SAFESing-OffIdentityResult1Sausage"Don't Let Go (Love)" by En VogueSAFE2Swan "Black Velvet" by Alannah MylesOUT
Episode 4 (16 January) +Performances on the fourth episode#Stage nameSong Result1Grandfather Clock"You Make Me Feel So Young" by Frank SinatraRISK2Harlequin"Smile" by Nat King ColeSAFE3Bush Baby"A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley SAFE4Viking"Watermelon Sugar" by Harry StylesRISK5Blob"Word Up!" by CameoSAFESing-OffIdentityResult1"Can't Smile Without You" by Barry ManilowOUT2Viking"Crazy" by SealSAFE
Episode 5 (23 January) +Performances on the fifth episode#Stage nameClue songIdentityResult 1 Blob "Hotel Room Service" by Pitbull SAFE 2 Sausage "All Around the World" by Lisa Stansfield SAFE 3 Viking "Take On Me" by A-ha SAFE 4 Badger "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson SAFE 5 "Release Me" by Engelbert Humperdinck OUT 6 Dragon "All by Myself" by Celine Dion RISK 7 Harlequin "Fast Car" by Tracy Chapman SAFE 8 Robin "Rockin' Robin" by Michael Jackson SAFE
Episode 6 (30 January) Group number: "That's Not My Name" by The Ting Tings Guest panelist: Alan Carr +Performances on the sixth episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult 1 Dragon "The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" by Cher RISK 2 Harlequin "Falling" by Harry Styles SAFE 3 Blob "Addicted to Love" by Robert Palmer Lenny HenryOUT 4 Robin "Closer" by Ne-Yo SAFE 5 Badger "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus SAFE 6 Viking "The Scientist" by Coldplay OUT 7 Sausage "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor SAFE
Episode 7: Semi-final (6 February) Group number: "Superstar" by Jamelia Guest panelist: Matt Lucas
+First performances on the seventh episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult 1 Badger "Grease" by Frankie Valli SAFE 2 Harlequin "Everything I Wanted" by Billie Eilish SAFE 3 Robin "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran SAFE 4 Sausage "Good as Hell" by Lizzo SAFE 5 Dragon "Make You Feel My Love" by Adele OUT +Second performances on the seventh episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult 1 Badger "Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana SAFE 2 Harlequin "Sweet but Psycho" by Ava Max Gabrielle OUT 3 Robin "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins SAFE 4 Sausage "Rise Up" by Andra Day SAFE
Episode 8: Final (13 February) Group number: "I'm Coming Out" by Diana Ross Guest panelist: Nicola Roberts +First performances on the eighth episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult 1 Robin "For Once in My Life" by Stevie Wonder THIRD PLACE 2 Badger "Believer" by Imagine Dragons SAFE 3 Sausage "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston SAFE
+Second performances on the eighth episode#Stage nameSong of the seriesIdentityResult 1 Badger "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus Ne-Yo RUNNER-UP 2 Sausage "Rise Up" by Andra Day WINNER
Ratings Official ratings are taken from BARB, utilising the four-screen dashboard which includes viewers who watched the programme on laptops, smartphones, and tablets within 7 days of the original broadcast.
EpisodeDateOfficial 7 day rating(millions)Official 28 day rating(millions)Weekly rankfor ITVWeekly rankfor all UK TV1 5.43 5.89 7 Outside top 152 6.60 6.81 2 73 7.32 7.69 1 44 7.34 7.52 5 65 7.94 8.07 1 16 8.16 8.26 1 27 8.44 8.58 1 38 9.92 10.06 1 1Series average 2020/2021 7.64 7.86 colspan="2"
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