The Masked Singer | |
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Season 2 | |
Presented by | Osher Günsberg |
Judges | |
No. of contestants | 12 |
Winner | Bonnie Anderson as "Bushranger" |
Runner-up | Kate Miller-Heidke as "Queen" |
No. of episodes | 11 |
Release | |
Original network | Network 10 |
Original release | 10 August 14 September 2020 | –
Season chronology |
The second season of The Masked Singer Australia was renewed in October 2019[3] and premiered on Monday, 10 August 2020.[4][5][6] Osher Günsberg returned as the show's host.[7][8] In the Grand Finale on 14 September 2020, Bonnie Anderson (as “Bushranger”) was crowned as the winner, Kate Miller-Heidke (as “Queen”) was the runner-up, and Eddie Perfect (as “Frillneck”) placed third.[9]
Production
[edit]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.[10][11]
Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic
[edit]As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the in studio audience consisted of socially-distanced production staff wearing costumes.[12][13] Additionally, a small number of Australian viewers that were selected to act as a virtual audience. The virtual audience streamed the live performances online while the show was produced and voted for their favourite character's performances. The performer with the fewest votes by the virtual audience was unmasked in each episode. For confidentiality, the virtual audience did not witness the elimination's result or the unmasking of the performers.[14]
Production of The Masked Singer was suspended on 22 August 2020 after a crew member tested positive to COVID-19, with 16 confirmed cases connected to the show.[15] All production staff, judges and singers were placed in self-isolation.[16][17][18] All episodes of the show except for the grand finale had been filmed prior to the production's suspension, with the finale having been scheduled to film within hours of the shut down.[18][19]
Panellists and host
[edit]Lindsay Lohan did not return to the judging panel due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Australia's travel restrictions.[8] She was replaced by a new panellist, comedian Urzila Carlson.[1][2]
The returning judging panel consisted of radio personality Jackie O, singer-songwriter Dannii Minogue and comedian Dave Hughes.[8] Osher Günsberg returned to host the show.[8]
Contestants
[edit]In the second season, there were 12 contestants who competed in the competition.[5][6] Before the season began, Network Ten revealed that the cast included Hollywood actors, a "big name" from an Emmy Award winning television series, Logie Award winners, chart-toppers and a triple Olympian who is a top 10 world-ranked athlete. They further revealed the cast amassing a combined 22 platinum records, 11 gold records, 13 ARIA Awards and two World Cups.[12]
Stage name[6][20] | Celebrity | Occupation | Episodes | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 11 | |||
Bushranger | Bonnie Anderson | Singer | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | |||
Queen | Kate Miller-Heidke | Singer | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER-UP | |||
Frillneck | Eddie Perfect | Singer | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | THIRD | |||
Puppet | Simon Pryce | Entertainer | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
Kitten | Julia Morris | Comedian | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
Cactus | Lucy Durack | Actress | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
Wizard | Isaiah Firebrace | Singer | RISK | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
Dragonfly | Sophie Monk | TV personality | RISK | SAFE | OUT | |||||||
Sloth | Katie Noonan | Singer | WIN | OUT | ||||||||
Goldfish | Christine Anu | Singer | RISK | OUT | ||||||||
Hammerhead | Michael Bevan | Cricketer | OUT | |||||||||
Echidna | Mark Philippoussis | Tennis player | OUT |
Mark Philippoussis ("Echnida"), Christine Anu ("Goldfish"), Katie Noonan ("Sloth"), Sophie Monk ("Dragonfly"), Isaiah Firebrace ("Wizard"), Lucy Durack ("Cactus"), Julia Morris ("Kitten"), Simon Pryce ("Puppet"), Eddie Perfect ("Frillneck"), Kate Miller-Heidke ("Queen") and Bonnie Anderson ("Bushranger")
Not pictured: Michael Bevan ("Hammerhead")Episodes
[edit]Episode 1 (10 August)
[edit]# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Goldfish | "Post Malone" by Sam Feldt | undisclosed | RISK |
2 | Puppet | "Burning Love" by Elvis Presley | undisclosed | WIN |
3 | Queen | "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd | undisclosed | WIN |
4 | Echidna | "Faith" by George Michael | Mark Philippoussis | OUT |
5 | Dragonfly | "True Colours" by Cyndi Lauper | undisclosed | RISK |
6 | Frillneck | "Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande & Nicki Minaj | undisclosed | WIN |
Episode 2 (11 August)
[edit]# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sloth | "Good as Hell" by Lizzo | undisclosed | WIN |
2 | Wizard | "Firework" by Katy Perry | undisclosed | RISK |
3 | Kitten | "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa | undisclosed | WIN |
4 | Hammerhead | "Working Class Man" by Jimmy Barnes | Michael Bevan | OUT |
5 | Cactus | "Just A Girl" by No Doubt | undisclosed | RISK |
6 | Bushranger | "Bills" by LunchMoney Lewis | undisclosed | WIN |
Episode 3 (17 August)
[edit]# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dragonfly | "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Frillneck | "Breaking Me" by Topic & A7S | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Queen | "Paint It Black" by The Rolling Stones | undisclosed | SAFE |
4 | Goldfish | "It's My Life" by Bon Jovi | Christine Anu | OUT |
5 | Puppet | "Somebody to Love" by Queen | undisclosed | SAFE |
Episode 4 (18 August)
[edit]# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Bushranger | "Poker Face" by Lady Gaga | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Wizard | "Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye feat. Kimbra | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Sloth | "Higher Love" by Kygo feat. Whitney Houston | Katie Noonan | OUT |
4 | Kitten | "The Day You Went Away" by Wendy Matthews | undisclosed | SAFE |
5 | Cactus | "I Love It" by Iconia Pop feat. Charli XCX | undisclosed | SAFE |
Episode 5 (24 August)
[edit]- Group number: "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Dragonfly | "Tik Tok" by Ke$ha | Sophie Monk | OUT |
2 | Queen | "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" by Marilyn Monroe | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Frillneck | "Mad World" by Michael Andrews feat. Gary Jules | undisclosed | SAFE |
4 | Puppet | "Despacito" by Luis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee | undisclosed | SAFE |
Episode 6 (25 August)
[edit]- Group number: "Came Here for Love" by Sigala & Ella Eyre
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Wizard | "Raise Your Glass" by Pink | Isaiah Firebrace | OUT |
2 | Bushranger | "Be Alright" by Dean Lewis | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Cactus | "I Touch Myself" by Divinyls | undisclosed | SAFE |
4 | Kitten | "One Way Or Another" by Blondie | undisclosed | SAFE |
Episode 7 (31 August)
[edit]# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Frillneck | "Land of 1000 Dances" by Wilson Pickett | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Bushranger | "Motivation" by Normani | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Cactus | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler | Lucy Durack | OUT |
4 | Queen | "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift | undisclosed | SAFE |
5 | Puppet | "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran | undisclosed | SAFE |
6 | Kitten | "All The Small Things" by Blink-182 | undisclosed | SAFE |
Episode 8 (1 September)
[edit]# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Puppet | "Take On Me" by A-ha | undisclosed | SAFE |
2 | Queen | "Lose You to Love Me" by Selena Gomez | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Kitten | "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore | Julia Morris | OUT |
4 | Bushranger | "Need You Now" by Lady A | undisclosed | SAFE |
5 | Frillneck | "Can't Hold Us" by Macklemore & Ryan Lewis | undisclosed | SAFE |
Episode 9 (7 September)
[edit]- Group number: "This City" by Sam Fischer
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Puppet | "Livin' la Vida Loca" by Ricky Martin | Simon Pryce | OUT |
2 | Frillneck | "Don't Dream It's Over" by Crowded House | undisclosed | SAFE |
3 | Bushranger | "One Last Time" by Ariana Grande | undisclosed | SAFE |
4 | Queen | "Dancing on My Own" by Robyn | undisclosed | SAFE |
Episode 11 (14 September) — Finale
[edit]- Because of COVID-19 shutdown, the judges had to be in different states, with Dannii and Dave in-studio in Melbourne, Jackie in Sydney alongside Osher and Urzila in New Zealand.
- Group number: "Together" by Sia
# | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Frillneck | "Devil Inside" by INXS | Eddie Perfect | THIRD |
2 | Queen | "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor | Kate Miller-Heidke | RUNNER UP |
3 | Bushranger | "When Love Takes Over" by David Guetta & Kelly Rowland | Bonnie Anderson | WINNER |
Reception
[edit]Ratings
[edit]No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers |
Ref(s) | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | ||||||
1 | Episode 1 Mask Reveal |
10 August 2020 | Monday 7:30 pm | 733,000 823,000 |
10 7 |
75,000 77,000 |
9 7 |
808,000 900,000 |
[31][32] |
2 | Episode 2 Mask Reveal |
11 August 2020 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 818,000 942,000 |
6 5 |
132,000 117,000 |
6 2 |
950,000 1,059,000 |
[33][34] |
3 | Episode 3 Mask Reveal |
17 August 2020 | Monday 7:30 pm | 767,000 929,000 |
8 5 |
85,000 79,000 |
6 4 |
852,000 1,008,000 |
[35][36] |
4 | Episode 4 Mask Reveal |
18 August 2020 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 806,000 916,000 |
6 5 |
87,000 91,000 |
6 5 |
893,000 1,007,000 |
[37][38] |
5 | Episode 5 Mask Reveal |
24 August 2020 | Monday 7:30 pm | 692,000 786,000 |
11 7 |
61,000 106,000 |
10 6 |
753,000 892,000 |
[39][40] |
6 | Episode 6 Mask Reveal |
25 August 2020 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 717,000 810,000 |
9 6 |
86,000 86,000 |
8 5 |
803,000 896,000 |
[41][42] |
7 | Episode 7 Mask Reveal |
31 August 2020 | Monday 7:30 pm | 729,000 938,000 |
10 5 |
66,000 73,000 |
8 5 |
795,000 1,011,000 |
[43][44] |
8 | Episode 8 Mask Reveal |
1 September 2020 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 681,000 797,000 |
10 5 |
106,000 131,000 |
7 5 |
787,000 928,000 |
[45][46] |
9 | Episode 9 Mask Reveal |
7 September 2020 | Monday 7:30 pm | 775,000 918,000 |
7 5 |
46,000 51,000 |
8 5 |
821,000 963,000 |
[47][48] |
10 | The Masked Singer: Unmasked "Road to Grand Finale" |
8 September 2020 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 592,000 | 9 | 25,000 | 11 | 618,000 | [49][50] |
11 | Grand Finale The Final Reveal |
14 September 2020 | Monday 7:30 pm | 1,000,000 1,191,000 |
6 1 |
47,000 46,000 |
3 1 |
1,047,000 1,237,000 |
[51][52] |
See also
[edit]- List of Australian television series
- The Masked Singer Franchise
- It Takes Two
- Australian Idol
- Australia's Got Talent
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