The Masked Singer NZ

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The Masked Singer NZ
GenreReality competition
Based onKing of Mask Singer
by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Presented byClinton Randell
Starring
Country of originNew Zealand
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes22
Production
Running time41–85 minutes
Original release
NetworkThree
Release9 May 2021 (2021-05-09) –
present

The Masked Singer NZ is a New Zealand reality singing competition television show based on the Masked Singer franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer. It premiered on Three on 9 May 2021. The show is hosted by Clinton Randell, with the current judging panel comprising James Roque, Sharyn Casey, and Anika Moa.[1]

Season overview

Series overview
SeasonContestantsEpisodesOriginally airedWinnerRunner-upThird place
First airedLast aired
11211May 9, 2021 (2021-05-09)June 13, 2021 (2021-06-13)
Jason Kerrison
as "Tuatara"
Troy Kingi
as "Sheep"
Joe Cotton
as "Medusa"
21211July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)October 2, 2022 (2022-10-02)Hollie Smith
as "Bedazzled Unicorn"
Drew Ne'emia
as "Gladiator Alligator"
Ria Hall
as "Blue Pengiun"

Season 1

Contestant Identity Occupation(s) Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11
Tuatara Jason Kerrison Singer WIN SAFE SAFE RISK SAFE SAFE WINNER
Sheep Troy Kingi Singer WIN SAFE RISK SAFE SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP
Medusa Joe Cotton Singer WIN SAFE RISK SAFE RISK RISK THIRD
Pavlova Stephanie Tauevihi Singer WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Monster Kings Rapper WIN RISK SAFE SAFE OUT
Jellyfish Matilda Green Author WIN SAFE SAFE OUT
Possum Grace Palmer Actress RISK RISK OUT
Orange Roughy Mike McRoberts Journalist RISK SAFE OUT
Monarch Madeleine Sami Actress RISK OUT
Alien Tom Sainsbury Comedian RISK OUT
Moa Stephen Donald Rugby player OUT
Tui Suzy Cato TV presenter 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 three, 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 masked singer did not perform.
The celebrities who competed in the first season of The Masked Singer NZ, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):


Stephen Donald ("Moa"), Tom Sainsbury ("Alien"), Madeline Sami ("Monarch"), Mike McRoberts ("Orange Roughy"), Stephenie Tauevihi ("Pavlova") and Troy Kingi ("Sheep")

Not pictured: Suzy Cato ("Tui"), Grace Palmer ("Possum"), Matilda Green ("Jellyfish"), Kings ("Monster"), Joe Cotton ("Medusa") and Jason Kerrison ("Tuatara")

Episode 1 (9 May)

Performances on the first episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Tuatara "Cosmic Girl" by Jamiroquai undisclosed WIN
2 Tui "Woke Up Late" by Drax Project Suzy Cato OUT
3 Jellyfish "Sway" by Bic Runga undisclosed WIN
4 Possum "I'm Not the Only One" by Sam Smith undisclosed RISK
5 Alien "Freestyler" by Bomfunk MC's undisclosed RISK
6 Medusa "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars undisclosed WIN

Episode 2 (10 May)

Performances on the second episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Sheep "
Rolling In The Deep" by Adele
undisclosed WIN
2 Monarch "I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston undisclosed RISK
3 Monster "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd undisclosed WIN
4 Moa "
Why Does Love Do This To Me" by The Exponents
Stephen Donald OUT
5 Orange Roughy "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins undisclosed RISK
6 Pavlova "Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift undisclosed WIN

Episode 3 (16 May)

Performances on the third episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Alien "Whip It" by Devo Tom Sainsbury OUT
2 Tuatara "Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder undisclosed SAFE
3 Jellyfish "Blame It on Me" by George Ezra undisclosed SAFE
4 Possum "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts undisclosed RISK
5 Medusa "Valerie" by Amy Winehouse undisclosed SAFE

Episode 4 (17 May)

Performances on the fourth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Sheep "Stay" by Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko undisclosed SAFE
2 Monster "Faith" by George Michael undisclosed RISK
3 Orange Roughy "Shotgun" by George Ezra undisclosed SAFE
4 Monarch "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson Madeleine Sami OUT
5 Pavlova "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John undisclosed SAFE

Episode 5 (23 May)

Performances on the fifth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Tuatara "Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran undisclosed SAFE
2 Medusa "Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa Undisclosed RISK
3 Orange Roughy "Catching Feelings" by Drax Project featuring Six60 Mike McRoberts OUT
4 Pavlova "Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon undisclosed SAFE

Episode 6 (24 May)

Performances on the sixth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Possum "Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler Grace Palmer OUT
2 Monster "Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish undisclosed SAFE
3 Jellyfish "Suffer" by Charlie Puth undisclosed SAFE
4 Sheep "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams undisclosed RISK

Episode 7 (30 May)

Performances on the seventh episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Medusa "Supalonely" by Benee ft. Gus Dapperton undisclosed SAFE
2 Tuatara "Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE undisclosed RISK
3 Monster "Talk" by Khalid undisclosed SAFE
4 Jellyfish "You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore Matilda Green OUT
5 Pavlova "Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse undisclosed SAFE
6 Sheep "Blister in the Sun" by Violent Femmes undisclosed SAFE

Episode 8 (31 May)

Performances on the eighth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Medusa "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham! undisclosed RISK
2 Monster "Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison Kings OUT
3 Pavlova "Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac undisclosed SAFE
4 Tuatara "Nobody Else" by Tex Pistol & Rikki Morris undisclosed SAFE
5 Sheep "Turn the Beat Around" by Gloria Estefan undisclosed SAFE

Episode 9: Semi-final (6 June)

Performances on the ninth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Medusa "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen undisclosed RISK
2 Tuatara "Wake Me Up" by Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc undisclosed SAFE
3 Sheep "Let's Get it On" by Marvin Gaye undisclosed SAFE
4 Pavlova "Never Tear Us Apart" by INXS Stephanie Tauevihi OUT

Episode 11: Final (13 June)

Performances on the tenth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
Round One
1 Tuatara "Somebody to Love" by Queen undisclosed SAFE
2 Medusa "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele Joe Cotton THIRD
3 Sheep "Señorita" by Justin Timberlake undisclosed SAFE
Round Two
1 Sheep "Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye Troy Kingi RUNNER-UP
2 Tuatara "Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE Jason Kerrison WINNER

Season 2

Contestant Identity Occupation(s) Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11
Bedazzled Unicorn Hollie Smith Singer RISK SAFE RISK RISK SAFE SAFE WINNER
Gladiator Alligator Drew Ne'emia TV Presenter WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP
Blue Penguin Ria Hall Singer RISK SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE RISK THIRD
Magic Monster Eroni Clarke Former rugby player WIN RISK RISK SAFE RISK OUT
Ruru Chick Laura Daniel Comedian WIN SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Playing Mantis Paul Ego[a] Comedian WIN SAFE SAFE OUT
Retro Robot Simon Bridges Politician WIN RISK OUT
Shaggy Sheepdog Mikey Havoc Singer RISK SAFE OUT
Regal Rose Antonia Prebble Actress WIN OUT
Two-Scoop Ice Cream Shelley Ferguson TV host RISK OUT
Steven Ferguson Canoeist
Sergeant Steak 'n Cheese Guy Williams Comedian OUT
Pōhutukawa Tree Georgina Beyer Politician 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 three, 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 masked singer did not perform.
The celebrities who competed in the first season of The Masked Singer NZ, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):


Georgina Beyer ("Pōhutukawa Tree"), Guy Williams ("Sergeant Steak 'n Cheese"), Antonia Prebble ("Regal Rose"), Mikey Havoc ("Shaggy Sheepdog"), Simon Bridges ("Retro Robot"), Ria Hall ("Blue Penguin"), Drew Ne'emia ("Gladiator Alligator") and Hollie Smith ("Bedazzled Unicorn")

Not Pictured: Steven Ferguson and Shelley Ferguson ("Two-Scoop Ice Cream"), Paul Ego ("Playing Mantis"), Laura Daniel ("Ruru Chick") and Eroni Clarke ("Magic Monster")

Episode 1 (24 July)

Performances on the first episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Bedazzled Unicorn "Not Many" by Scribe undisclosed RISK
2 Retro Robot "Cry Me a River" by Michael Bublé undisclosed WIN
3 Gladiator Alligator "Moondance" by Van Morrison undisclosed WIN
4 Pōhutukawa Tree "
Fever" by Peggy Lee
Georgina Beyer OUT
5 Ruru Chick "
Dancing On My Own" by Robyn
undisclosed WIN
6 Two-Scoop Ice Cream "
Cold Heart" by Elton John & Dua Lipa
undisclosed RISK
undisclosed

Episode 2 (31 July)

Performances on the second episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Blue Penguin "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette undisclosed RISK
2 Playing Mantis "Father and Son" by Cat Stevens undisclosed WIN
3 Regal Rose "Lips Are Movin" by Meghan Trainor undisclosed WIN
4 Sergeant Steak 'n Cheese "If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher Guy Williams OUT
5 Shaggy Sheepdog "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler undisclosed RISK
6 Magic Monster "Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic undisclosed WIN

Episode 3 (7 August)

Performances on the third episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Retro Robot "Believer" by Imagine Dragons undisclosed RISK
2 Two-Scoop Ice Cream "Somethin' Stupid" by Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra Shelley Ferguson OUT
Steven Ferguson
3 Bedazzled Unicorn "I Dreamed a Dream" by Susan Boyle undisclosed SAFE
4 Ruru Chick "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra undisclosed SAFE
5 Gladiator Alligator "Canción del Mariachi" by Antonio Banderas & Los Lobos undisclosed SAFE

Episode 4 (14 August)

Performances on the fourth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Playing Mantis "Love on the Run" by Sons of Zion featuring Jackson Owens undisclosed SAFE
2 Regal Rose "Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper Antonia Prebble OUT
3 Blue Penguin "Shallow" by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper undisclosed SAFE
4 Magic Monster "It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones undisclosed RISK
5 Shaggy Sheepdog "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown undisclosed SAFE

Episode 5 (21 August)

Performances on the fifth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Playing Mantis "Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles undisclosed SAFE
2 Gladiator Alligator "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran undisclosed SAFE
3 Shaggy Sheepdog Beggin'” by Måneskin Mikey Havoc OUT
4 Bedazzled Unicorn "Lose You to Love Me" by Selena Gomez undisclosed RISK

Episode 6 (28 August)

Performances on the sixth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Magic Monster "Bruises" by Lewis Capaldi undisclosed RISK
2 Ruru Chick "Higher Love" by Kygo & Whitney Houston undisclosed SAFE
3 Retro Robot "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin Simon Bridges OUT
4 Blue Penguin "Tennessee Whiskey" by Chris Stapleton undisclosed SAFE

Episode 7 (4 September)

Performances on the seventh episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Bedazzled Unicorn "Sitting Inside My Head" by Supergroove undisclosed RISK
2 Magic Monster "Better Be Home Soon" by Crowded House undisclosed SAFE
3 Ruru Chick "Rainbow" by Kacey Musgraves undisclosed SAFE
4 Playing Mantis "I Got You" by Split Enz Paul Ego OUT
5 Gladiator Alligator "Blue Ain't Your Color" by Keith Urban undisclosed SAFE
6 Blue Penguin "If I Were a Boy" by Beyoncé undisclosed SAFE

Episode 8 (11 September)

Performances on the eighth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Gladiator Alligator "This City" by Sam Fischer undisclosed SAFE
2 Bedazzled Unicorn "In Colour" by Shapeshifter undisclosed SAFE
3 Ruru Chick "Stupid Love" by Lady Gaga Laura Daniel OUT
4 Magic Monster "Sing To You" by John Splithoff undisclosed RISK
5 Blue Penguin "Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James undisclosed SAFE

Episode 9 (18 September)

Performances on the ninth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Bedazzled Unicorn "I Shot the Sheriff" by Bob Marley and the Wailers undisclosed SAFE
2 Magic Monster "
You Oughta Be in Love" by Dave Dobbyn
Eroni Clarke OUT
3 Blue Penguin "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins undisclosed RISK
4 Gladiator Alligator "When I Get You Alone" by Robin Thicke undisclosed SAFE

Episode 11 (2 October)

Performances on the eleventh episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
Round One
1 Bedazzled Unicorn "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner undisclosed SAFE
2 Gladiator Alligator "It's Gonna Be Me" by NSYNC undisclosed SAFE
3 Blue Penguin "What About Us" by Pink Ria Hall THIRD
Round Two
1 Bedazzled Unicorn "Fly Away" by Tones and I Hollie Smith WINNER
2 Gladiator Alligator "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen Drew Ne'emia RUNNER-UP

Notes

  1. ^ Ego was also a guest panelist in episodes previously of the same season.

References

  1. ^ "Bios". Retrieved 8 May 2021.