The first season of the Philippine television series Masked Singer Pilipinas premiered on TV5 on October 24, 2020, and concluded on December 26, 2020. The inaugural season was won by Daryl Ong as "2-2-B", with Katrina Velarde as "Diwata" as the runner-up, and Carlyn Ocampo in third place as "Pusa-way".
Production Viva originally began developing a local Philippine adaptation of the franchise in 2016 with Cesar Montano as the host and GB Sampedro as the director. Two pilot episodes of the series were filmed to be presented to TV5 management with a planned premiere in June 2016. However, the series was eventually shelved due to budget concerns and to some extent disagreements by the audience and the management.
On 24 September 2020, TV5 hinted a new show with a poster of a mysterious mask. This was further confirmed on the same day. The filming of the show started on October 6, 2020.
Panelists and host
In August 2020, Billy Crawford confirmed that he will be hosting a show in October of the same year. On 3 September 2020, Crawford was confirmed to host the show.
On 26 September 2020, Aga Muhlach, Cristine Reyes, Kim Molina, and Matteo Guidicelli were revealed as the permanent panelists of the show. A guest panelist occasionally enters with a mask and joins the four permanent panelists.
Guest panelists regularly joined the panel, appearing onstage with a mask. These included Julia Barretto as "Kitty Perry" in the fourth episode, Hajji Alejandro as "Bantay" in the fifth episode, Nonoy Zuñiga as "Oso Taulava" in the sixth, Sam Concepcion as "Robot Mortiz" in the seventh, and Mark Bautista as "Mask Alvarado" in the eighth. Barretto returned to the panel on the penultimate episode as a guest judge.
Contestants The first season featured 12 celebrity contestants, all being professional singers.
Stage name Celebrity Occupation Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2-2-B Daryl Ong Singer-songwriter WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER Diwata Katrina Velarde OPM artist WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP Pusa-Way Carlyn Ocampo Member of Z-Girls WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRD Tikboy Wency Cornejo Singer-songwriter WIN SAFE SAFE OUT Valentino Carl Guevara Band Vocalist WIN SAFE OUT Adarna Roselle Nava OPM artist RISK SAFE OUT Sea-Reyna Lolita Carbon OPM icon RISK OUT Agila Joey Generoso Band vocalist RISK OUT Marie-Posa Bituin Escalante Singer-actress WIN OUT Bee-Ni-Bee-Ni Nina Singer OUT Syokoy Meds Marfil Band vocalist OUT Aspin Renz Verano OPM artist OUT
Episodes Week 1 (24 October) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Pusa-way "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj WIN 2 Aspin "I'm Yours" by Jason Mraz Renz Verano OUT 3 Adarna "Dyosa" by Yumi Lacsamana RISK 4 2-2-B "Rock with You" by Michael Jackson WIN
Week 2 (31 October) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Agila "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi RISK 2 Diwata "Hindi Tayo Pwede" by The Juans WIN 3 Marie-posa "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish WIN 4 Syokoy "Heaven" by Bryan Adams Meds Marfil OUT
Week 3 (7 November) + Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Bee-Ni-Bee-Ni "Big Spender" by Shirley Bassey Nina OUT 2 Tikboy "Times Like These" by Foo Fighters WIN 3 Sea-Reyna "Hand in My Pocket" by Alanis Morissette RISK 4 Valentino "Titanium" by David Guetta WIN
Week 4 (14 November) + Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Marie-posa "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses Bituin Escalante OUT 2 2-2-B "The Nearness of You" by Norah Jones SAFE 3 Diwata "Somewhere" by Barbra Streisand SAFE
Week 5 (21 November) + Performances on the fifth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Adarna "Kilometro" by Sarah Geronimo SAFE 2 Valentino "Careless Whisper" by George Michael SAFE 3 Agila "Forever" by Kenny Loggins Joey Generoso OUT
Week 6 (28 November) + Performances on the sixth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Pusa-Way "When I Grow Up" by The Pussycat Dolls SAFE 2 Tikboy "Anak" by Freddie Aguilar SAFE 3 Sea-Reyna "Every Breath You Take" by The Police Lolita Carbon OUT
Week 7 (5 December) + Performances on the seventh episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Adarna "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner Roselle Nava OUT 2 Pusa-Way "End of Time" by Beyoncé SAFE 3 2-2-B "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal SAFE
Week 8 (12 December) + Performances on the eighth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Diwata "On Bended Knee" by Boyz II Men SAFE 2 Valentino "A Million Dreams" by Ziv Zaifman, Hugh Jackman and Michelle Williams Carl Guevarra OUT 3 Tikboy "Chandelier" by Sia SAFE
Week 9 (19 December) + Performances on the ninth episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Diwata "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle SAFE 2 2-2-B "How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" by Michael Bolton SAFE 3 Pusa-way "Look at Me Now" by Chris Brown SAFE 4 Tikboy "O Holy Night" by Mariah Carey Wency Cornejo OUT
Week 10 (26 December) + Performances on the tenth episode # Stage name Song IdentityResult 1 Pusa-Way "Power" by Little Mix Carlyn Ocampo THIRD 2 Diwata "Sana Maulit Muli" by Regine Velasquez Katrina Velarde RUNNER-UP 3 2-2-B "One Last Cry" by Brian McKnight Daryl Ong WINNER
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