The sixth season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 19 March 2022 on ProSieben. Ruth Moschner and Rea Garvey returned to the panel. Matthias Opdenhövel also returned as host. Thore Schölermann hosted only the first episode after Opdenhövel tested positive for COVID-19.
On 23 April 2022, the Zebra (singer Ella Endlich) was declared the winner and the Dornteufel (actor Mark Keller) was the runner-up.
Panelists and host
TV Presenter Ruth Moschner and singer Rea Garvey both returned for their fifth and fourth season as panelists, respectively. Regular host Matthias Opdenhövel tested positive for COVID-19 a few days before production was set to begin in March 2022; consequently, Thore Schölermann guest hosted the first episode. Opdenhövel returned in the second episode.
As in previous seasons, a spin-off show named The Masked Singer - red. Special was aired after each live episode, hosted by Rebecca Mir (episode 1, 5), Annemarie Carpendale (episode 2, 4, 6) and Viviane Geppert (episode 3).
Guest panelists Various guest panelists appeared as the third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:
Episode Name Notability Ref. 1 Ralf Schmitz Comedian, presenter 2 Giovanni Zarrella Singer, presenter 3 Carolin Kebekus Comedienne 4 Linda Zervakis Presenter, journalist 5 Nico Santos Singer, songwriter 6 Riccardo Simonetti Presenter, author
Contestants Like in the previous seasons, the sixth season included 10 contestants. Children had until 20 November 2021 to send ProSieben drawings of costumes they would like to see for season 6. One mask from the submissions would appear as a costume in season six. The production chose the drawing of 10-year-old Emma, who had painted the Brilli mask. The most labor-intensive costume was the Dornteufel with 1000 hours of work, the easiest was the Seestern. In the second episode on 26 March 2022, Galax'Sis could not appear because the celebrity in this character was sick with COVID-19.
+ Results Stage name Celebrity Notability Live Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B C Zebra Ella Endlich Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN RISK SAFE SAFE WINNER Dornteufel "Thorny Devil" Mark Keller Actor WIN RISK WIN WIN RISK SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP Discokugel "Disco Ball" Jeanette Biedermann Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE THIRD Ork "Orc" Nora Tschirner Actress RISK WIN WIN RISK WIN OUT Seestern "Starfish" Jasna Fritzi Bauer Actress WIN RISK RISK RISK OUT Gorilla Rúrik Gíslason Footballer WIN WIN RISK WIN OUT Galax'Sis Joana Zimmer Singer RISK RISK OUT Koala Paul Potts Tenor WIN RISK OUT Möwe "Seagull" Cherno Jobatey Journalist RISK OUT Brilli Jeannine Michaelsen Presenter OUT
Episodes Week 1 (19 March) + Performances on the first live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Ork "Zitti e buoni" by Måneskin RISK 2 Zebra "Tik Tok" by Kesha WIN 3 Seestern "Maybe This Time" by Liza Minnelli WIN 4 Brilli "A Kind of Magic" by Queen Jeannine Michaelsen OUT 5 Koala "Take On Me" by A-ha WIN 6 Galax'Sis "Il dolce suono" from Lucia di Lammermoor/"Floating Through Space" by Sia & David Guetta RISK 7 Möwe "Wellerman" by Nathan Evans/"Gettin' Jiggy wit It" by Will Smith RISK 8 Dornteufel "Young and Beautiful" by Lana Del Rey WIN 9 Gorilla "Basket Case" by Green Day WIN 10 Discokugel "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor WIN
Week 2 (26 March) + Performances on the second live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Seestern "Masterpiece" by Jessie J RISK 2 Koala "Hold the Line" by Toto RISK 3 Ork "Şımarık" by Tarkan WIN 4 Zebra "I Am Woman" by Emmy Meli WIN 5 Discokugel "September" by Earth, Wind & Fire WIN 6 Gorilla "Leave a Light On" by Tom Walker WIN 7 Möwe "There Is a Party" by DJ BoBo Cherno Jobatey OUT 8 Dornteufel "Uprising" by Muse RISK
Week 3 (2 April) + Performances on the third live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Ork "Just a Girl" by No Doubt WIN 2 Gorilla "Livin' on a Prayer" by Bon Jovi RISK 3 Koala "Cold Heart" by Elton John & Dua Lipa Paul Potts OUT 4 Discokugel "Flower Duet" by Léo Delibes/"Wild World" by Cat Stevens WIN 5 Seestern "Fame" by Irene Cara RISK 6 Dornteufel "Man on a Mission" by Oh The Larceny WIN 7 Galax'Sis "In the Dark" by Purple Disco Machine & Sophie and the Giants RISK 8 Zebra "Rise Up" by Andra Day WIN
Week 4 (9 April) + Performances on the fourth live episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Dornteufel "Copacabana" by Barry Manilow WIN 2 Seestern "On the Floor" by Jennifer Lopez feat. Pitbull RISK 3 Zebra "...Baby One More Time" by Britney Spears WIN 4 Galax'Sis "Toy" by Netta RISK 5 Gorilla "Superstition" by Stevie Wonder WIN 6 Ork "When the Party's Over" by Billie Eilish RISK 7 Discokugel "Higher Power" by Coldplay WIN Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Seestern "This Is Me" by Keala Settle SAFE 2 Galax'Sis "Dream On" by Aerosmith Joana Zimmer OUT 3 Ork "Entre Dos Tierras" by Héroes del Silencio SAFE
Week 5 (16 April) + Performances on the fifth live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Discokugel "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle WIN 2 Dornteufel "Dance with Somebody" by Mando Diao RISK 3 Zebra "Teenage Dirtbag" by Wheatus RISK 4 Ork "Mein Herr" from Cabaret WIN 5 Gorilla "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys Rúrik Gíslason OUT 6 Seestern "Starlight" by Muse RISK Sing-off details Identity Result 1 Dornteufel "Hold Me Now" by Johnny Logan SAFE 2 Seestern "Don't Rain on My Parade" by Barbra Streisand Jasna Fritzi Bauer OUT 3 Zebra "Greatest Love of All" by Whitney Houston SAFE
Week 6 (23 April) Group number: "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey
Round One + Performances on the final live episode – round one # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Zebra "Addicted to You" by Avicii SAFE 2 Dornteufel "Hound Dog"/"Blue Suede Shoes"/"Tutti Frutti" by Elvis Presley SAFE 3 Discokugel "My Hero" by Foo Fighters SAFE 4 Ork "Vökuró" by Björk Nora Tschirner OUT
Round Two + Performances on the final live episode – round two # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Discokugel "Golden Slumbers" by The Beatles Jeanette Biedermann THIRD 2 Dornteufel "Enjoy the Silence" by Depeche Mode SAFE 3 Zebra "Without You" by Badfinger SAFE
Round Three + Performances on the final live episode – round three # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Dornteufel "Copacabana" by Barry Manilow Mark Keller RUNNER-UP 2 Zebra "Rise Up" by Andra Day Ella Endlich WINNER
Reception
Ratings Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers Share Source Household Adults 14-49 Household Adults 14-49 1 Saturday 8:15 pm 2.46 1.27 9.7 21.3 2 2.31 1.12 9.3 19.2 3 2.23 1.14 8.1 18.0 4 2.25 1.12 8.5 18.1 5 1.71 0.77 7.4 15.4 6 2.48 1.22 10.3 20.7 Average 2.24 1.11 8.8 18.8
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