The Masked Singer (German season 3)

The third season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on October 20, 2020 on ProSieben.[1] This season in 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
WinnerSarah Lombardi
as "Skelett"
Runner-upAlec Völkel
as "Alien"
No. of episodes6
Release
Original networkProSieben
Original releaseOctober 20 (2020-10-20) –
November 24, 2020 (2020-11-24)
Season chronology

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

Panelists and host
Season 3 panelists and host
Bülent Ceylan
Sonja Zietlow
Matthias Opdenhövel

On April 24, 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 panelist for this season, but they will be returning in the fourth season, which will be air on 2021.[3] On September 15, 2020, ProSieben announced that contestants from season one Bülent Ceylan and from season two Sonja Zietlow will be in the panel.[4]

Also this season, after every live episode, was aired a spin-off show with the name The Masked Singer - red. Special, the hosts were Viviane Geppert (episodes 1 and 3) and Annemarie Carpendale (episode 2, 4 and 6). On November 16, 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

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

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
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 & TV host 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 & Presenter 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 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 ("Anubis"), Nelson Müller ("Nilpferd"), Alec Völkel ("Alien"), Sarah Lombardi ("Skelett")

Episodes

Week 1 (October 20)
Performances on the first live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
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 (October 27)
Performances on the second live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
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 (November 3)
Performances on the third live episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
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 (November 10)
Performances on the fourth live episode
#Stage nameSongResult
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 detailsIdentityResult
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 (November 16)
Performances on the fifth live episode
#Stage nameSongResult
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 detailsIdentityResult
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 (November 24)

Round One
Performances on the final live episode – round one
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
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
Performances on the final live episode – round two
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
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
Performances on the final live episode – round three
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
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

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

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