The_Masked_Singer_(Australian_season_1)

<i>The Masked Singer</i> (Australian TV series) season 1

The Masked Singer (Australian TV series) season 1

Season of television series

The first season of The Masked Singer Australia premiered on Monday 23 September 2019 on Network 10 and is hosted by Osher Günsberg.[1][2] In the Grand Finale on 21 October 2019, it was announced that the winner was Cody Simpson (who competed as “Robot”), the runner-up Rob Mills (who competed as “Wolf), and the third place finisher was Gorgi Coghlan (who competed as “Monster”).[3]

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The show involved 10 episodes and was filmed at Fox Studios Australia.[4]

Production

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.[5]

The winner, Cody Simpson, received the highest combined audience and panellist votes thereby winning the show.[6]

Panellists and host

Season 1 panellists and host
Jackie O
Dannii Minogue
Lindsay Lohan
Dave Hughes
Osher Günsberg

Following the announcement of the series, it was confirmed by Network 10 that the judging panel would consist of radio personality Jackie O, singer-songwriter Dannii Minogue, international actress and singer-songwriter Lindsay Lohan and comedian Dave Hughes.[7] It was also confirmed that Osher Günsberg would host the show.[8]

Throughout the season, guest panellists appeared as a fifth judge on the judging panel. The guest panellists in the first season were comedians Nazeem Hussain[9] (episode 4) and Luke McGregor[10][11] (episode 5).

Contestants

In the first season, there were 12 competitors in the competition. Before the season began, ten released clues that it included ARIA Music Awards winners, an MTV Award winner, Logie Awards winner, 'Hall of Famers', an Order of Australia recipient and a World Cup winner.[12][13][14][15]

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The celebrities who competed in the first season of The Masked Singer Australia, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):

Brett Lee ("Parrot"), Nikki Webster ("Alien"), Wendell Sailor ("Rhino"), Darren McMullen ("Prawn"), Adam Brand ("Dragon"), Kate Ceberano ("Lion"), Paulini ("Spider"), Deni Hines ("Unicorn"), Rob Mills ("Wolf") and Cody Simpson ("Robot")

Not pictured: Gretel Killeen ("Octopus") and Gorgi Coghlan ("Monster")

Episodes

Episode 1 (23 September)

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Episode 2 (24 September)

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Episode 3 (30 September)

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Episode 4 (1 October)

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Episode 5 (7 October)

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Episode 6 (8 October)

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Episode 7 (14 October)

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Episode 8 (15 October)

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Episode 10 (21 October) — Finale

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Controversy

Independent music group Halocene purported that the Lion's (Kate Ceberano) rendition of "Bad Guy" in episode 3 was "virtually identical" to their own original cover and arrangement of the song.[25] Ceberano received backlash on social media, after which it was clarified that she did not choose the arrangement, only the song.[26]

Reception

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See also

References

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