The eighth season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 1 April 2023 on ProSieben.
Panelists and host
TV Presenter Ruth Moschner returned for her seventh season, and Rea Garvey for his fifth season as panelists. Matthias Opdenhövel returned for his eighth season as host.
As in previous seasons, a spin-off show named The Masked Singer - red. Special aired after each live episode.
Guest panelists Various guest panelists appeared as the third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:
Episode Guest Panelist Notability 1 Wincent Weiss Singer 2 Rick Kavanian Actor/Comedian 3 Carolin Kebekus Comedian 4 Beatrice Egli Musician/Singer 5 Sarah Engels Singer 6 Daniel Donskoy, Bürger Lars Dietrich Actor, Musician/Comedian
Contestants The season features 9 contestants.
+ Results Stage name Celebrity Notability Live Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 A B C Schuhschnabel "Shoebill" Luca Hänni Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE SAFE WINNER Igel "Hedgehog" Felicitas Woll Actress WIN RISK RISK WIN WIN SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP Mystica Patricia Kelly Singer WIN WIN WIN WINRISK SAFE THIRD Frotteefant "Terrycloth Elephant" Melissa Khalaj TV Presenter WIN WIN RISKRISKRISK OUT Toast Inka Bause TV Presenter WIN WIN RISK RISKOUT Seepferdchen "Seahorse" Anna Loos Actress RISK RISK WINOUT Pilz "Mushroom" Marianne Rosenberg Singer RISK RISK OUT Waschbär "Raccoon" Daniel Boschmann TV Presenter WIN OUT Känguru "Kangaroo" Jan Josef Liefers Actor OUT
Episodes Week 1 (1 April) + Performances on the first live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Känguru "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke feat. T.I. and Pharrell Williams Jan Josef Liefers OUT 2 Frotteefant "Never Gonna Not Dance Again" by Pink WIN 3 Schuhschnabel "One Step Closer" by Linkin Park WIN 4 Igel "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes WIN 5 Toast "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic / "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters WIN 6 Seepferdchen "Because of You" by Kelly Clarkson RISK 7 Pilz "In the Shadows" by The Rasmus RISK 8 Waschbär "Hey Ya!" by Outkast WIN 9 Mystica "Diamonds Are Forever" by Shirley Bassey WIN
Week 2 (8 April) + Performances on the first live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Igel "About Damn Time" by Lizzo RISK 2 Schuhschnabel "With or Without You" by U2 WIN 3 Waschbär "Pretty Fly (For a White Guy)" by The Offspring Daniel Boschmann OUT 4 Frotteefant "Kiss Me" by Sixpence None the Richer WIN 5 Pilz "You Know I'm No Good" by Amy Winehouse RISK 6 Toast "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! / "Frankreich Frankreich" by Bläck Fööss WIN 7 Seepferdchen "Clocks" by Coldplay RISK 8 Mystica "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones WIN
Week 3 (15 April) + Performances on the third live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Frotteefant "Dancing Queen" by ABBA "Easy On Me" by Adele RISK 2 Schuhschnabel "Gossip" by Måneskin WIN 3 Toast "Scatman (Ski-Ba-Bop-Ba-Dop-Bop)" by Scatman John / "Be My Lover" by La Bouche / Somebody Dance With Me by DJ Bobo "Moves Like Jagger / This Love" by Maroon 5 RISK 4 Pilz "Industry Baby" by Lil Nas X Marianne Rosenberg OUT 5 Seepferdchen "Respect" by Aretha Franklin WIN 6 Igel "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga RISK 7 Mystica "Dark Horse" by Katy Perry WIN
Week 4 (22 April) + Performances on the fourth live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Schuhschnabel "Pray For Me" by The Weeknd feat. Kendrick Lamar"Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran feat. Bring Me the Horizon WIN 2 Seepferdchen "Jolene" by Dolly Parton Anna Loos OUT 3 Igel "Never Gonna Give You Up" by Rick Astley"Girls Just Want to Have Fun" by Cyndi Lauper WIN 4 Toast "When I Need You" by Leo Sayer RISK 5 Frotteefant "Love Yourself" by Justin Bieber "Where Is the Love?" by Black Eyed Peas RISK 6 Mystica "Elastic Heart" by Sia WIN
Week 5 (29 April) - Semi-final + Performances on the fifth live episode # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Toast "Rock You Like a Hurricane" by Scorpions RISK 2 Igel "Chim Chim Cher-ee" by Dick Van Dyke WIN 3 Mystica "Maneater" by Nelly Furtado RISK 4 Frotteefant "Levitating" by Dua Lipa RISK 5 Schuhschnabel "Closer to the Edge" by Thirty Seconds To Mars WIN Sing-off details with (Skelett) Sarah Engels Identity Result 1 Toast "Don't Be Cruel" by Elvis Presley / "Tutti Frutti" by Little Richard Inka Bause OUT 2 Mystica "Stay" by Shakespears Sister SAFE 3 Frotteefant "Trick Me" by Kelis SAFE
Week 6 (May 6) - Final Group number: "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon
Round One + Performances on the final live episode – Round one # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Igel "Flowers" by Miley Cyrus SAFE 2 Mystica "Hysteria" by Muse SAFE 3 Frotteefant "No Diggity" by Blackstreet & Dr. Dre Melissa Khalaj OUT 4 Schuhschnabel "Trustfall" by P!nk SAFE
Round Two + Performances on the final live episode – round two # Stage name Song with (Maulwurf) Daniel Donskoy Identity Result 1 Igel "Uninvited" by Alanis Morissette SAFE 2 Mystica "Stronger" by Britney Spears Patricia Kelly THIRD 3 Schuhschnabel "Losing My Religion" by R.E.M. SAFE
Round Three + Performances on the final live episode – round three # Stage name Song Identity Result 1 Igel "Anti-Hero" by Taylor Swift Felicitas Woll RUNNER-UP 2 Schuhschnabel "Gossip" by Måneskin Luca Hänni WINNER
Reception
Ratings Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers Share Source Household Adults 14-49 Household Adults 14-49 1 Saturday 8:15 pm 2.14 0.96 8.8 17.9 2 1.97 0.87 8.4 16.8 3 2.08 0.94 8.6 17.2 4 2.02 0.92 8.9 18.7 5 1.81 0.82 8.0 16.5 6 2.00 0.78 9.4 16.8 Average 2.00 0.88 8.7 17.3
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