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The Masked Singer (Australian TV series) season 1

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The first season of The Masked Singer Australia premiered on Monday 23 September 2019 on Network 10 and is hosted by Osher Günsberg.[1][2] In the Grand Finale on 21 October 2019, it was announced that the winner was Cody Simpson (who competed as “Robot”), the runner-up Rob Mills (who competed as “Wolf), and the third place finisher was Gorgi Coghlan (who competed as “Monster”).[3]

The Masked Singer
Season 1
Presented byOsher Günsberg
Judges
No. of contestants12
WinnerCody Simpson as "Robot"
Runner-upRob Mills as "Wolf"
No. of episodes10
Release
Original networkNetwork 10
Original release23 September (2019-09-23) –
21 October 2019 (2019-10-21)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 2

The show involved 10 episodes and was filmed at Fox Studios Australia.[4]

Production

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The costumes were designed and created by Australian Academy Award and BAFTA Award-Winning costume designer Tim Chappel, who is best known for his work on The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert with Lizzy Gardiner.[5]

The winner, Cody Simpson, received the highest combined audience and panellist votes thereby winning the show.[6]

Panellists and host

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Season 1 panellists and host
 
Jackie O
 
Dannii Minogue
 
Lindsay Lohan
 
Dave Hughes
 
Osher Günsberg

Following the announcement of the series, it was confirmed by Network 10 that the judging panel would consist of radio personality Jackie O, singer-songwriter Dannii Minogue, international actress and singer-songwriter Lindsay Lohan and comedian Dave Hughes.[7] It was also confirmed that Osher Günsberg would host the show.[8]

Throughout the season, guest panellists appeared as a fifth judge on the judging panel. The guest panellists in the first season were comedians Nazeem Hussain[9] (episode 4) and Luke McGregor[10][11] (episode 5).

Contestants

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In the first season, there were 12 competitors in the competition. Before the season began, ten released clues that it included ARIA Music Awards winners, an MTV Award winner, Logie Awards winner, 'Hall of Famers', an Order of Australia recipient and a World Cup winner.[12][13][14][15]

Stage name[16] Celebrity Occupation Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10
Robot Cody Simpson Singer WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Wolf Rob Mills Actor RISK SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP
Monster Gorgi Coghlan TV Presenter WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRD
Unicorn Deni Hines Singer WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Spider Paulini Singer WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Lion Kate Ceberano Singer WIN SAFE SAFE OUT
Dragon Adam Brand Singer RISK SAFE OUT
Prawn Darren McMullen TV Presenter WIN SAFE OUT
Rhino Wendell Sailor Rugby Player RISK OUT
Alien Nikki Webster Singer RISK OUT
Parrot Brett Lee Cricketer OUT
Octopus Gretel Killeen Comedian OUT
  The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
  The masked singer lost their face-off, but was saved by the judges and, therefore, not eliminated.
  The masked singer was safe from elimination.
  The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.
  The masked singer did not perform.


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
The celebrities who competed in the first season of The Masked Singer Australia, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):

Brett Lee ("Parrot"), Nikki Webster ("Alien"), Wendell Sailor ("Rhino"), Darren McMullen ("Prawn"), Adam Brand ("Dragon"), Kate Ceberano ("Lion"), Paulini ("Spider"), Deni Hines ("Unicorn"), Rob Mills ("Wolf") and Cody Simpson ("Robot")

Not pictured: Gretel Killeen ("Octopus") and Gorgi Coghlan ("Monster")

Episodes

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Episode 1 (23 September)

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Performances on the first episode[17]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Prawn "Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley undisclosed WIN
2 Alien "Born this Way" by Lady Gaga undisclosed RISK
3 Octopus "Fame" by Irene Cara Gretel Killeen OUT
4 Robot "Hold Back the River" by James Bay undisclosed WIN
5 Unicorn "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran Beyonce & Andrea Bocelli undisclosed WIN
6 Wolf "Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Shania Twain undisclosed RISK

Episode 2 (24 September)

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Performances on the second episode[18]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Dragon "Geronimo" by Sheppard undisclosed RISK
2 Monster "Think" by Aretha Franklin undisclosed WIN
3 Parrot "What's My Scene?" by Hoodoo Gurus Brett Lee OUT
4 Spider "Toxic" by Britney Spears and 2WEI undisclosed WIN
5 Rhino "Shotgun" by George Ezra undisclosed RISK
6 Lion "High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco undisclosed WIN

Episode 3 (30 September)

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Performances on the third episode[19]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Wolf "There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes undisclosed SAFE
2 Lion "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish undisclosed SAFE
3 Alien "Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer Nikki Webster OUT
4 Prawn "I Want to Break Free" by Queen undisclosed SAFE
5 Robot "The Horses" by Daryl Braithwaite undisclosed SAFE

Episode 4 (1 October)

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Performances on the fourth episode[20]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Spider "It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" by AC/DC undisclosed SAFE
2 Monster "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner undisclosed SAFE
3 Rhino "Low" by Flo Rida Wendell Sailor OUT
4 Unicorn "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner undisclosed SAFE
5 Dragon "Roar" by Katy Perry undisclosed SAFE

Episode 5 (7 October)

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Performances on the fifth episode[21]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Prawn "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams Darren McMullen OUT
2 Robot "I Don't Care" by Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber undisclosed SAFE
3 Lion "Heroes" by David Bowie undisclosed SAFE
4 Wolf "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps undisclosed SAFE

Episode 6 (8 October)

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Performances on the sixth episode[22]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Spider "Zombie" by The Cranberries undisclosed SAFE
2 Dragon "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon Adam Brand OUT
3 Monster "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera undisclosed SAFE
4 Unicorn "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé undisclosed SAFE

Episode 7 (14 October)

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Performances on the seventh episode[23]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Lion "Moves like Jagger" by Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera Kate Ceberano OUT
2 Monster "All by Myself" by Celine Dion undisclosed SAFE
3 Spider "Titanium" by David Guetta & Sia undisclosed SAFE
4 Wolf "Shallow" by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper undisclosed SAFE
5 Robot "Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue undisclosed SAFE
6 Unicorn "Forget You" by CeeLo Green undisclosed SAFE

Episode 8 (15 October)

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Performances on the eighth episode[24]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Unicorn "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars Deni Hines OUT
2 Spider "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi Paulini OUT
3 Robot "Jolene" by Dolly Parton/"Nothing Breaks Like A Heart" by Mark Ronson & Miley Cyrus undisclosed SAFE
4 Monster "Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette undisclosed SAFE
5 Wolf "Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by Backstreet Boys undisclosed SAFE

Episode 10 (21 October) — Finale

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Performances on the tenth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Wolf "Come Together" by The Beatles Rob Mills RUNNER- UP
2 Monster "What About Us" by Pink Gorgi Coghlan THIRD
3 Robot "The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga Cody Simpson WINNER

Controversy

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Independent music group Halocene purported that the Lion's (Kate Ceberano) rendition of "Bad Guy" in episode 3 was "virtually identical" to their own original cover and arrangement of the song.[25] Ceberano received backlash on social media, after which it was clarified that she did not choose the arrangement, only the song.[26]

Reception

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Ratings

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No. Title Air date Timeslot Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers 		Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 Episode 1 23 September 2019 Monday 7:30 pm 1,162,000 1 95,000 1 1,257,000 [27][28]
2 Episode 2 24 September 2019 Tuesday 7:30 pm 1,054,000 1 95,000 1 1,149,000 [29][30]
3 Episode 3
Mask Reveal 		30 September 2019 Monday 7:30 pm
Monday 8:30 pm 		835,000
1,063,000		 6
1		 75,000
74,000		 4
1		 910,000
1,144,000 		[31][32]
4 Episode 4
Mask Reveal 		1 October 2019 Tuesday 7:30 pm 848,000
1,004,000		 5
1		 125,000
104,000		 2
1		 977,000
1,127,000 		[33][34]
5 Episode 5
Mask Reveal 		7 October 2019 Monday 7:30 pm 700,000
880,000		 9
5		 72,000
66,000		 8
2		 781,000
995,000 		[35][36]
6 Episode 6
Mask Reveal 		8 October 2019 Tuesday 7:30 pm 713,000
877,000		 7
4		 78,000
79,000		 6
3		 791,000
956,000 		[37][38]
7 Episode 7
Mask Reveal 		14 October 2019 Monday 7:30 pm 905,000
1,155,000		 6
1		 43,000
49,000		 6
1		 948,000
1,204,000 		[39][40]
8 Semi Finals: Double Unmasking
Mask Reveals 		15 October 2019 Tuesday 7:30 pm 839,000
1,007,000		 5
1		 72,00
87,000		 3
1		 911,000
1,094,000 		[41][42]
9 The Masked Singer: Unmasked
"Road to Grand Finale" 		15 October 2019 Tuesday 8:40 pm 617,000 9 64,000 9 683,000 [41][42]
10 Grand Finale
The Final Reveal 		21 October 2019 Monday 7:30 pm 1,050,000
1,372,000		 2
1		 45,000
52,000		 2
1		 1,095,000
1,425,000 		[43][44]

See also

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References

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