Mask Singer (French TV series)


Format

A group of celebrities compete anonymously on stage, singing in full costumes over a series of episodes. Each episode, a portion of the competitors are paired off into face-off competitions, in which each will perform a song of his or her choice. From each face-off, the panelists and live audience vote : the winner's safe for the week, while the loser is put up for elimination. At the end of the episode, the losers of the face-offs are then subjected to new votes of the panelists to determine who will not continue ; the eliminated singer then enters a special room backstage where it turns its back to the camera, takes off its mask, then turns around to reveal his/her identity.
In addition to the singing competition, hints to each masked singer's identity are offered during the show. Pre-taped interviews are given as hints and feature the celebrities' distorted voices. The panelists are given time to speculate the identity of the singer after the performance and ask them a single question to try and determine their identity.

Panelists and host

Following the announcement of the series, TF1 announced that the judging panel for season 1 would consist of actor Kev Adams, Radio & TV Host Alessandra Sublet, singer Anggun and comedian Jarry. No further information is available now as for whether or not this part of the cast will be modified for season 2.

Season synopsis

Season 1 (2019)

Contestants

Episodes

Week 1 (8 November)

Week 2 (15 November)

Week 3 (22 November)

Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled :
Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote.

Week 4 (29 November)

Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled :
Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote.

Week 5 (6 December)

Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled :
Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote.
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Panda"Always Remember Us This Way" by Lady GagaSAFE
2Peacock"My Way" by Frank SinatraSAFE
3Unicorn"Bang Bang" by Jessie J, Ariana Grande ft. Nicki MinajSAFE
4Eagle"Être femme" by Michel SardouSAFE
5Cupcake"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae JepsenNatasha St-PierOUT

Week 6 (Dec. 13th, 2019)

As only 4 characters are still in competition, run time allows for face-offs again. The 4th place was determined by a first round of duels then a face-off, while the top 3 was determined in a second round.
Round One
Round Two
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Unicorn"Marcia Baïla" by Les Rita MitsoukoLaurence BoccoliniWINNER
2Panda"Un homme heureux" by William ShellerJulie ZenattiTHIRD PLACE
3Eagle"Jusqu'à minuit" by Johnny HallydayKarl ZeroRUNNER-UP

Season 2 (2020)