The Masked Singer (German TV series) season 3

The third season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 20 October 2020 on ProSieben.[1] This season the panel were Bülent Ceylan and Sonja Zietlow, replacing Ruth Moschner and Rea Garvey. Matthias Opdenhövel also returned as host.

The Masked Singer
Season 3
Starring
Hosted byMatthias Opdenhövel
No. of contestants10+1
WinnerSarah Lombardi as "Skelett"
Runner-upAlec Völkel as "Alien"
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkProSieben
Original release20 October (2020-10-20) –
24 November 2020 (2020-11-24)
Season chronology
← Previous
Season 2
Next →
Season 4

On 24 November 2020, the Skelett (singer Sarah Lombardi) was declared the winner and the Alien (musician Alec Völkel) was the runner-up.

Panelists and host

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On 24 April 2020, ProSieben announced the third season.[2]

Matthias Opdenhövel returned as host. In August 2020, it was announced that Ruth Moschner and Rea Garvey would not be returning in the panel for this season, but they would be returning in the fourth season, which aired in 2021.[3] On 15 September 2020, ProSieben announced that contestants from season one Bülent Ceylan and from season two Sonja Zietlow would be in the panel.[4]

As in previous seasons, a spin-off show named The Masked Singer - red. Special was aired after each live episode, hosted by Viviane Geppert (episodes 1 and 3) and Annemarie Carpendale (episode 2, 4 and 6). On 16 November 2020, the episode wasn't played, because the live episode was played Monday. In the Final Carpendale hosted also, the red. - The Masked Singer Countdown, which aired for 15 minutes before the final.

Guest panelists

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Also this season, various guest panelists appeared as the third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:

Season 3 guest panelists
Ruth Moschner (episode 2)
Carolin Kebekus (episode 3)
Elton (episode 4)
Rea Garvey (episode 5)
Tom Beck (episode 6)
Episode Name Notability Ref.
1 Dieter Hallervorden Actor/Comedian [5]
2 Ruth Moschner Presenter [6]
3 Carolin Kebekus Comedienne [7]
4 Elton Presenter [8]
5 Rea Garvey Singer [9]
6 Tom Beck Actor/Singer [10]

Contestants

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Results
Stage name Celebrity Notability Live Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6
A B C
Skelett "Skeleton" Sarah Lombardi Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE WIN WINNER
Alien Alec Völkel Musician WIN RISK WIN WIN WIN SAFE WIN RUNNER-UP
Nilpferd "Hippo" Nelson Müller Chef WIN WIN RISK RISK RISK SAFE OUT
Anubis Ben Blümel Singer RISK WIN WIN WIN WIN SAFE OUT
Erdmännchen "Meerkats" Daniela Katzenberger TV personality WIN WIN RISK WIN RISK OUT
Lucas Cordalis Singer
Katze "Cat" Vicky Leandros Singer WIN WIN RISK RISK OUT
Frosch "Frog" Wigald Boning Comedian RISK RISK WIN OUT
Alpaka "Alpaca" Sylvie Meis Model RISK RISK OUT
Hummer "Lobster" Jochen Schropp Actor/Presenter RISK OUT
Biene "Bee" Veronica Ferres Actress OUT
  The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
  The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom five/four/three/two, but was not eliminated.
  The masked singer was safe from elimination.
  The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.
The celebrities who competed in the third season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):
Veronica Ferres ("Biene"), Jochen Schropp ("Hummer"), Sylvie Meis ("Alpaka"), Wigald Boning ("Frosch"), Vicky Leandros ("Katze"), Daniela Katzenberger & Lucas Cordalis ("Erdmännchen"), Ben Blümel ("Anubis"), Nelson Müller ("Nilpferd"), Alec Völkel ("Alien"), Sarah Lombardi ("Skelett")

Episodes

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Week 1 (20 October)

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Performances on the first live episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Erdmännchen "Hungry Eyes" by Eric Carmen/"(I've Had) The Time of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes undisclosed WIN
undisclosed
2 Alpaka "Say So" by Doja Cat undisclosed RISK
3 Anubis "They Don't Care About Us" by Michael Jackson undisclosed RISK
4 Nilpferd "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston undisclosed WIN
5 Alien "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner undisclosed WIN
6 Hummer "Welcome to St. Tropez" by DJ Antoine undisclosed RISK
7 Katze "Someone like You" by Adele undisclosed WIN
8 Biene "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star"/"Sweet Child o' Mine" by Guns N' Roses Veronica Ferres OUT
9 Frosch "I Like to Move It" by Reel 2 Real undisclosed RISK
10 Skelett "Bring Me to Life" by Evanescence undisclosed WIN

Week 2 (27 October)

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Performances on the second live episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Hummer "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars Jochen Schropp OUT
2 Nilpferd "Purple Rain" by Prince undisclosed WIN
3 Anubis "Legendary" by Welshly Arms undisclosed WIN
4 Alpaka "Hot Stuff" by Donna Summer undisclosed RISK
5 Erdmännchen "A Whole New World" from Aladdin undisclosed WIN
undisclosed
6 Frosch "One (Always Hardcore)" by Scooter undisclosed RISK
7 Katze "The Show Must Go On" by Queen undisclosed WIN
8 Alien "Alien" by Dennis Lloyd undisclosed RISK
9 Skelett "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler undisclosed WIN

Week 3 (3 November)

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Performances on the third live episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Anubis "As Long as You Love Me"/"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by Backstreet Boys undisclosed WIN
2 Erdmännchen "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison undisclosed RISK
undisclosed
3 Alien "Perfect Symphony" by Ed Sheeran and Andrea Bocelli undisclosed WIN
4 Nilpferd "Flashdance... What a Feeling" by Irene Cara undisclosed RISK
5 Frosch "How Deep Is Your Love" by Bee Gees undisclosed WIN
6 Alpaka "Like a Virgin" by Madonna Sylvie Meis OUT
7 Katze "Hello" by Lionel Richie undisclosed RISK
8 Skelett "Dirty Diana"/"Thriller" by Michael Jackson undisclosed WIN

Week 4 (10 November)

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Performances on the fourth live episode
# Stage name Song Result
1 Frosch "You're My Heart, You're My Soul"/"Cheri, Cheri Lady"/"Brother Louie" by Modern Talking RISK
2 Anubis "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi WIN
3 Erdmännchen "I Want to Break Free" by Queen WIN
4 Alien "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus WIN
5 Katze "I Am What I Am" by Gloria Gaynor RISK
6 Nilpferd "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" by Alicia Keys RISK
7 Skelett "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston WIN
Sing-off details Identity Result
1 Frosch "Kung Fu Fighting" by Carl Douglas Wigald Boning OUT
2 Katze "Diamonds" by Rihanna undisclosed SAFE
3 Nilpferd "Theme from New York, New York" by Frank Sinatra undisclosed SAFE

Week 5 (16 November) – Semi-final

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Performances on the fifth live episode
# Stage name Song Result
1 Alien "Quando quando quando" by Pat Boone WIN
2 Nilpferd "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" by Aerosmith RISK
3 Anubis "Rooftop" by Nico Santos WIN
4 Katze "Sex Bomb" by Tom Jones & Mousse T. RISK
5 Erdmännchen "Breaking Me" by Topic and A7S RISK
6 Skelett "Chandelier" by Sia WIN
Sing-off details Identity Result
1 Nilpferd "Ain't No Sunshine" by Bill Withers undisclosed SAFE
2 Katze "Believe" by Cher Vicky Leandros OUT
3 Erdmännchen "Señorita" by Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello undisclosed SAFE
undisclosed

Week 6 (24 November) – Final

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Round One

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Performances on the final live episode – round one
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Anubis "Last Resort" by Papa Roach undisclosed SAFE
2 Alien "Best of You" by Foo Fighters undisclosed SAFE
3 Nilpferd "All of Me" by John Legend undisclosed SAFE
4 Erdmännchen "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift Daniela Katzenberger OUT
Lucas Cordalis
5 Skelett "Fighter" by Christina Aguilera undisclosed SAFE

Round Two

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Performances on the final live episode – round two
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Anubis "Sonne" by Rammstein Ben Blümel OUT
2 Alien "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel undisclosed WIN
3 Nilpferd "The Best" by Tina Turner Nelson Müller OUT
4 Skelett "Reflection" by Christina Aguilera undisclosed WIN

Round Three

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Performances on the final live episode – round three
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Alien "Perfect Symphony" by Ed Sheeran and Andrea Bocelli Alec Völkel RUNNER-UP
2 Skelett "Dirty Diana"/"Thriller" by Michael Jackson Sarah Lombardi WINNER

Reception

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Ratings

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Episode Original airdate Timeslot Viewers
(in millions)
Share
(in %)
Source
Household Adults 14-49 Household Adults 14-49
1 20 October 2020 (2020-10-20) Tuesdays 8:15 pm 3.33 2.03 12.5 25.9 [11]
2 27 October 2020 (2020-10-27) 2.91 1.79 10.9 23.4 [12]
3 3 November 2020 (2020-11-03) 3.21 1.92 11.2 22.4 [13]
4 10 November 2020 (2020-11-10) 3.01 1.84 11.2 23.7 [14]
5 16 November 2020 (2020-11-16) Monday 8:15 pm 3.28 1.95 11.5 23.1 [15]
6 24 November 2020 (2020-11-24) Tuesday 8:15 pm 3.65 2.07 14.8 28.8 [16]
Average 3.33 1.99 12.8 24.9

References

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  1. ^ "The Masked Singer: Im Oktober geht's wieder los".
  2. ^ ""THE MASKED SINGER": IM HERBST 2020 STARTET STAFFEL 3".
  3. ^ ""The Masked Singer" im Herbst mit neuem Rateteam".
  4. ^ ""THE MASKED SINGER" 2020 HERBST STAFFEL 3: DAS SIND DIE NEUEN MITGLIEDER IM RATETEAM".
  5. ^ ""THE MASKED SINGER" 2020 STAFFEL 3: TV-LEGENDE DIETER HALLERVORDEN IST DER ERSTE RATEGAST".
  6. ^ ""The Masked Singer": Ruth Moschner kehrt zurück".
  7. ^ ""THE MASKED SINGER" STAFFEL 3 FOLGE 3: CAROLIN KEBEKUS IST DER GAST IM RATETEAM".
  8. ^ ""THE MASKED SINGER" STAFFEL 3 FOLGE 4: ELTON IST ZU GAST IM RATETEAM".
  9. ^ ""THE MASKED SINGER" 2020 STAFFEL 3: REA GARVEY IST IM HALBFINALE ZU GAST IM RATETEAM".
  10. ^ ""THE MASKED SINGER": TOM BECK IST IM FINALE IM RATETEAM ZU GAST".
  11. ^ "Stärkster Staffelauftakt für "The Masked Singer"". 21 October 2020. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  12. ^ ""The Masked Singer": Geringste Reichweite seit über einem Jahr". 28 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  13. ^ ""The Masked Singer" gewinnt 300.000 Zuschauer zurück". 4 November 2020. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  14. ^ ""The Masked Singer" auch ohne Rekordjagd nicht zu schlagen". 11 November 2020. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Super: "The Masked Singer" läuft auch am Montagabend sehr stark". 17 November 2020. Retrieved 17 November 2020.
  16. ^ ""The Masked Singer": Finale mit 28,8 Prozent Marktanteil". 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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