The fourth series of the British version of The Masked Singer premiered on ITV on 1 January 2023, and concluded on 18 February 2023. The series was won by singer Charlie Simpson as "Rhino", with singer Ricky Wilson finishing second as "Phoenix", and singer Natalie Appleton placing third as "Fawn".
Production On 14 February 2022, following the conclusion of the third series, ITV announced the commissioning of a fourth and fifth series. Filming for the series took place in October 2022.
Panellists and host
Following the series' commissioning, it was confirmed that Joel Dommett would return as presenter, with Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Mo Gilligan all returning to the panel.
Stephen Mulhern served as a guest panellist in the sixth episode, Peter Crouch, who was a panellist on the second series of The Masked Dancer, served as a guest panellist in the seventh episode, and Lee Mack served as a guest panellist in the eighth episode.
Contestants + Results Stage name Celebrity Occupation Episodes12345678 Rhino Charlie Simpson SingerWINSAFESAFESAFESAFE WINNER Phoenix Ricky Wilson SingerWINSAFESAFESAFESAFE Fawn Natalie Appleton SingerWINSAFESAFERISKSAFE THIRD Jellyfish Amber Riley Actress/singerWINSAFESAFESAFEOUT Richie Sambora MusicianRISKRISKRISKSAFEOUT Otter ActressWINSAFESAFEOUT Knitting Claire Richards SingerRISKRISKSAFEOUT Pigeon Katherine Ryan ComedianWINSAFEOUT Rubbish Stephen Hendry Snooker playerRISKOUT Cat & Mouse Martin Kemp Actor/musicianRISKOUT Shirlie Kemp Singer Piece of Cake Lulu SingerOUT Ghost Chris Kamara OUT
Episodes
Episode 1 (1 January) + Performances on the first episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Knitting “Remember” by Becky Hill & David Guetta RISK 2 Jellyfish "Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses WIN 3 Otter "I'm Always Here" from Baywatch WIN 4 Ghost "Save the Last Dance for Me" by The Drifters OUT 5 "Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)" from Annie Get Your Gun RISK 6 Phoenix "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers WIN
Episode 2 (7 January) + Performances on the second episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 "Viva Las Vegas" by Elvis Presley RISK 2 Fawn "Beauty and the Beast" from Beauty and the Beast WIN 3 Rubbish "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams RISK 4 Pigeon "No Scrubs" by TLC WIN 5 Piece of Cake "Shivers" by Ed Sheeran LuluOUT 6 Rhino "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol WIN
Episode 3 (14 January) Theme: Time Machine Group number: "About Damn Time" by Lizzo +Performances on the third episode # Stage name Song Decade Result 1 Jellyfish "Take Me to Church" by Hozier 2010sSAFE 2 Cat & Mouse "Get Happy" from Summer Stock 1950sRISK 3 Phoenix "Loco in Acapulco" by Four Tops 1980sSAFE 4 Otter "Reflection" from Mulan 1990sSAFE 5 Knitting "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)" by Barbra Streisand & Donna Summer 1970sRISKSing-Off Identity Result 1 "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes OUT Shirlie Kemp 2 Knitting "Memory" from Cats SAFE
Episode 4 (21 January) Theme: Cluefest Group number: "Viva la Vida" by Coldplay +Performances on the fourth episode # Stage name Song Result 1 Rubbish "Ruby" by Kaiser ChiefsRISK 2 Fawn "Into the Groove" by MadonnaSAFE 3 Rhino "Try" by P!nkSAFE 4 Pigeon "Yeah!" by Usher ft. Lil Jon & LudacrisSAFE 5 Jacket Potato "Hallelujah" by Leonard CohenRISKSing-Off Identity Result 1 Rubbish "My Old Man's a Dustman" by Lonnie Donegan OUT 2 "Brass in Pocket" by The Pretenders SAFE
Episode 5 (28 January) +Performances on the fifth episode#Stage nameClue songIdentityResult 1 Phoenix "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John SAFE 2 Jellyfish "Leave a Light On" by Tom Walker SAFE 3 Otter "9 to 5" by Dolly Parton SAFE 4 "Smooth" by Carlos Santana RISK 5 Knitting "Secret Love Song" by Little Mix SAFE 6 Fawn "Ironic" by Alanis Morissette SAFE 7 Pigeon "Fight for This Love" by Cheryl OUT 8 Rhino "I Just Can't Wait to Be King" from The Lion King SAFE
Episode 6 (4 February) Guest panelist: Stephen Mulhern +Performances on the sixth episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult 1 Fawn "Changing" by Sigma feat. Paloma Faith RISK 2 Knitting "Left Outside Alone" by Anastacia Claire RichardsOUT 3 Otter "Cheerleader" by Omi OUT 4 Jellyfish "Alone" by Heart SAFE 5 Rhino "Into You" by Ariana Grande SAFE 6 "Go Your Own Way" by Fleetwood Mac SAFE 7 Phoenix "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones SAFE
Episode 7: Semi-final (11 February) Guest panelist: Peter Crouch +First performances on the seventh episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult 1 Jellyfish "You Give Love a Bad Name" by Bon Jovi SAFE 2 "Love Me Again" by John Newman OUT 3 Fawn "Tomorrow" from Annie SAFE 4 Phoenix "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli SAFE 5 Rhino "Little Bit of Love" by Tom Grennan SAFE
+Second performances on the seventh episode#Stage nameSongIdentityResult 1 Jellyfish "Without You" by David Guetta ft. Usher OUT 2 Fawn "Be the One" by Dua Lipa SAFE 3 Phoenix "Grace Kelly" by Mika SAFE 4 Rhino "Use Somebody" by Kings of Leon SAFE
Episode 8: Final (18 February) Group number: "Heroes (We Could Be)" by Alesso ft. Tove Lo Guest panelist: Lee Mack +First performances on the eighth episode#Stage nameSong 1 Rhino "Before You Go" by Lewis Capaldi 2 Fawn "Hopelessly Devoted to You" by Olivia Newton-John 3 Phoenix "Sway" by Dean Martin
+Second performances on the eighth episode#Stage nameSongDuet partnerIdentityResult 1 Rhino "Beneath Your Beautiful" by Labrinth ft. Emeli Sandé Gabrielle (Harlequin) SAFE 2 Fawn "When She Loved Me" by Sarah McLachlan Aled Jones (Traffic Cone) THIRD PLACE 3 Phoenix "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" by Elton John & Kiki Dee Denise van Outen (Fox) SAFE
+Third performances on the eighth episode#Stage nameSong of the seriesIdentityResult 1 Rhino "Try" by P!nk WINNER 2 Phoenix "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams & Nile Rodgers Ricky Wilson RUNNER-UP
Ratings Official ratings were taken from BARB, utilising the four-screen dashboard which included viewers who watched the programme on laptops, smartphones, and tablets within 7 days of the original broadcast.
EpisodeDateOfficial 7 day rating(millions)Weekly rankfor ITVWeekly rankfor all UK TV1 4.97 3 112 5.74 2 83 5.43 2 84 5.43 3 95 5.74 2 86 5.44 2 97 5.51 2 78 5.74 2 4Series average 2023 5.50 colspan="2"
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