The third series of the British version of The Masked Singer premiered on ITV on 1 January 2022, following a Christmas singalong episode which aired on 25 December 2021, and concluded on 12 February 2022. The series was won by singer Natalie Imbruglia as "Panda", with singer Charlotte Church finishing second as "Mushroom", and singer Mark Feehily placing third as "Robobunny".
Production Prior to the airing of the second series' finale, panellist Jonathan Ross revealed that the programme would be returning for a third series. Filming for the series took place between 1 and 13 November 2021.
Panellists and host
Following the announcement of the series, it was confirmed by ITV that Joel Dommett would return to present the series, whilst Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Mo Gilligan would all return to the panel.
Guest panellists included Olly Alexander in the sixth episode, Joan Collins in the seventh episode and series two winner Joss Stone in the eighth episode.
Contestants A series of teasers revealing all twelve costumes were released on 27 November 2021.
+ Results Stage name Celebrity Occupation Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Panda Natalie Imbruglia Singer/actressWINSAFESAFESAFESAFE WINNER Mushroom Charlotte Church SingerRISKSAFESAFESAFESAFE Robobunny Mark Feehily SingerWINSAFERISKSAFESAFE THIRD Rockhopper Singer/actress RISKSAFESAFERISKOUT Traffic Cone Aled Jones WINSAFESAFESAFEOUT Doughnuts Michael Owen FootballerWINSAFESAFEOUT Firework Jaime Winstone ActressRISKRISKSAFEOUT Poodle Tom Chaplin SingerWIN RISKOUT Bagpipes Pat Cash Tennis playerRISKOUT Lionfish Will Young SingerWINOUT Gloria Hunniford TV presenterOUT Chandelier Heather Small SingerOUT
Episodes
Episode 1 (1 January) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Mushroom "It's Oh So Quiet" by Björk RISK 2 Robobunny "Saving All My Love for You" by Whitney Houston WIN 3 Doughnuts "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor WIN 4 Chandelier "Crazy" by Patsy Cline OUT 5 Lionfish "Nessun Dorma" by Giacomo Puccini WIN 6 Firework "Domino" by Jessie J RISK
Episode 2 (2 January) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Rockhopper "Higher Love" by Kygo ft. Whitney Houston RISK 2 Traffic Cone "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley WIN 3 Poodle "Rocket Man" by Elton John WIN 4 "Big Spender" by Shirley Bassey OUT 5 Panda "Levitating" by Dua Lipa ft. DaBaby WIN 6 Bagpipes "Song 2" by Blur RISK
Episode 3 (8 January) Theme: Movies Group number: "Another Day of Sun" from La La Land +Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Movie Result 1 Firework "Fame" by Irene Cara FameRISK 2 Mushroom "There Are Worse Things I Could Do" by Stockard Channing GreaseSAFE 3 Lionfish "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston RISK 4 Doughnuts "Spice Up Your Life" by Spice Girls Spice WorldSAFE 5 Robobunny "Shallow" by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper A Star Is BornSAFESing-Off Identity Result 1 Firework "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon SAFE 2 Lionfish "Stop This Flame" by Celeste Will YoungOUT
Episode 4 (15 January) Theme: Love Group number: "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys +Performances on the fourth episode#Stage nameSong Result 1 Poodle "What's New Pussycat?" by Tom JonesRISK 2 Rockhopper "Love Is a Losing Game" by Amy WinehouseSAFE 3 Bagpipes "Teenage Dirtbag" by WheatusRISK 4 "When She Loved Me" by Sarah McLachlanSAFE 5 Panda "Hot Stuff" by Donna SummerSAFESing-OffIdentityResult 1 Poodle "Symphony" by Clean Bandit feat. Zara Larsson SAFE 2 Bagpipes "I Only Want to Be with You" by Bay City Rollers Pat CashOUT
Episode 5 (22 January) +Performances on the fifth episode#Stage nameClue songIdentityResult 1 Robobunny "Dynamite" by BTS RISK 2 Doughnuts "Sweet Caroline" by Neil Diamond SAFE 3 Firework "Kids" by Robbie Williams & Kylie Minogue SAFE 4 Panda "Story of My Life" by One Direction SAFE 5 "Back for Good" by Take That SAFE 6 Mushroom "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley SAFE 7 Poodle "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield OUT 8 Rockhopper "Edge of Midnight" by Miley Cyrus SAFE
Episode 6 (29 January) Guest panelist: Olly Alexander +Performances on the sixth episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult 1 Panda "Blame It on the Boogie" by The Jacksons SAFE 2 Firework "Waterloo" by ABBA OUT 3 Rockhopper "We Don't Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)" by Tina Turner RISK 4 Doughnuts "Everybody Get Up" by Five Michael OwenOUT 5 "A Million Dreams" from The Greatest Showman SAFE 6 Mushroom "Stone Cold" by Demi Lovato SAFE 7 Robobunny "The Music of the Night" from The Phantom of the Opera SAFE
Episode 7: Semi-final (5 February) Guest panelist: Joan Collins +First performances on the seventh episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult 1 "Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" by Rupert Holmes OUT 2 Rockhopper "Adore You" by Harry Styles SAFE 3 Robobunny "Over the Rainbow" by Ariana Grande SAFE 4 Panda "Karma Chameleon" by Culture Club SAFE 5 Mushroom "Don't Walk Away" by Jade SAFE
+Second performances on the seventh episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult 1 Rockhopper "Lovin' You" by Minnie Riperton OUT 2 Robobunny "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" by Mark Ronson ft. Miley Cyrus SAFE 3 Panda "Dancing On My Own" by Robyn SAFE 4 Mushroom "The Power of Love" by Jennifer Rush SAFE
Episode 8: Final (12 February) Group number: "The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga Guest panelist: Joss Stone +First performances on the eighth episode#Stage nameSong 1 Robobunny "Run" by Leona Lewis 2 Panda "Blank Space" by Taylor Swift 3 Mushroom "Flower Duet" by Léo Delibes
+Second performances on the eighth episode#Stage nameSongDuet partnerIdentityResult 1 Robobunny "I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)" by Aretha Franklin & George Michael Nicola Roberts (Queen Bee) THIRD PLACE 2 Panda "It Takes Two" by Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston Jason Manford (Hedgehog) SAFE 3 Mushroom "We Found Love" by Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris Aston Merrygold (Robin) SAFE
+Third performances on the eighth episode#Stage nameSong of the seriesIdentityResult 1 Panda "Story of My Life" by One Direction WINNER 2 Mushroom "Stone Cold" by Demi Lovato Charlotte Church RUNNER-UP
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 5.21 5.71 2 82 4.96 5.52 7 143 5.95 6.52 2 54 6.31 6.59 2 55 6.09 6.34 2 56 6.13 6.28 2 67 6.62 6.75 2 58 7.31 7.45 2 3Series average 2022 6.07 6.40 colspan="2"
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