# The Masked Singer Austria

The Masked Singer Austria is an Austrian reality singing competition television series adapted from the South Korean format King of Mask Singer. The first season premiered on Puls 4 on 14 March 2020, and is hosted by Arabella Kiesbauer. The show features celebrities singing in head-to-toe costumes and face masks which conceal their identities from other contestants, panelists, and an audience.
On 19 March 2020, Puls 4 announced that the production would be interrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Austria. The program continued on 15 September 2020.

## Panelists and host

Arabella Kiesbauer served as host of the series for its first season. Kiesbauer was replaced by Mirjam Weichselbraun for the second season. Since the first season, the panelists consist of Elke Winkens and Sasa Schwarzjirg. Nathan Trent served as a third panelist in the first season before being replaced by Rainer Schönfelder for the second.
Cast timeline :
| Cast | Seasons | Seasons |
| Cast | 1 | 2 |
| Hosts |||
| Arabella Kiesbauer | Main | Does not appear |
| Mirjam Weichselbraun | Does not appear | Main |
| Panelists |||
| Elke Winkens | Main | Main |
| Sasa Schwarzjirg | Main | Main |
| Nathan Trent | Main | Does not appear |
| Nazar | Guest | Does not appear |
| Hans Sigl | Guest | Does not appear |
| Josh. | Guest | Guest |
| Cesár Sampson | Guest | Mask |
| Gery Seidl | Guest | Does not appear |
| Manuel Rubey | Guest | Does not appear |
| Rainer Schönfelder | Mask | Main |
| Felix Neureuther | Does not appear | Guest |
| Nina Proll | Mask | Guest |
| Andy Borg | Does not appear | Guest |
| Ina Regen | Does not appear | Guest |
| Nadine Beiler | Mask | Guest |

## Series overview

Series overview :
| Season | Celebrities | Episodes | Episodes | Originally aired | Originally aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
| Season | Celebrities | Episodes | Episodes | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place |
| 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | March 14, 2020 (2020-03-14) | October 13, 2020 (2020-10-13) | Nadine Beiler as "Yeti" | Simone Stelzer as "Lipizzaner" | Nina Proll as "Geistergräfin" |
| 2 | 9 | 6 | 6 | February 15, 2021 (2021-02-15) | March 22, 2021 (2021-03-22) | Sandra Pires as "Babyelefant" | Madita as "Donaunymphe" | Jakob Seebäck as "Gelse" |

## Season 1

Contestants
| Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes |
| Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | A | B |
| Yeti | Nadine Beiler | Singer | RISK | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WINNER |
| Lipizzaner | Simone Stelzer | Singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | SAFE | RUNNER-UP |
| Geistergräfin "Ghost Countess" | Nina Proll | Actress/singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | WIN | THIRD | |
| Karpfen "Carp" | Rainer Schönfelder | Retired Ski Racer | RISK | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | | |
| Klimaheld "Climate Hero" | Lukas Plöchl | Rapper | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | | | |
| Katze "Cat" | Sabine Petzl | Actress | WIN | RISK | OUT | | | | |
| Steinbock "Ibex" | Alfons Haider | Actor/singer | RISK | OUT | | | | | |
| Falke "Falcon" | James Cottriall | Musician/singer | OUT | | | | | | |
* Carp is also known as Carp Diva
Episodes

### Week 6 (13 October) – Final

Group Number: "Everybody Needs Somebody to Love" by The Blues Brothers

#### Round Two
## Season 2

Contestants
| Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes |
| Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
| Stage name | Celebrity | Notability | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | A | B | A | B |
| Babyelefant "Baby Elephant" | Sandra Pires | Singer | RISK | RISK | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | WINNER |
| Donaunymphe "Danube Siren" | Madita | Singer/actress | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | RUNNER-UP |
| Gelse "Mosquito" | Jakob Seeböck | Actor | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | SAFE | RISK | THIRD | |
| Frechdachs "Cheeky Badger" | Cesár Sampson | Singer | RISK | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | OUT | | |
| Weintraube "Grape" | Elisabeth Görgl | Retired Ski Racer | WIN | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | | | |
| Wackeldackel "Bobblehead" | Robert Almer | Former Footballer | WIN | RISK | WIN | OUT | | | | |
| Germknödel "Yeast Dumpling" | Roberto Blanco | Singer & Actor | WIN | RISK | OUT | | | | | |
| Schaf "Sheep" | Nicole Beutler | Actress | RISK | OUT | | | | | | |
| Wildschwein "Wild Boar" | Klaus Eberhartinger | Singer/actor/host | OUT | | | | | | | |
Klaus Eberhartinger ("Wildschwein"), Nicole Beutler ("Schaf"), Roberto Blanco ("Germknödel"), Robert Almer ("Wackeldackel"), Elisabeth Görgl ("Weintraube") Cesár Sampson ("Frechdachs") Madita ("Donaunymphe"), Sandra Pires ("Babyelefant").
Episodes

### Week 6 (22 March)

* Group number: "Come Together" by The Beatles/"Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen

## Reception
### Ratings

| Season | Time slot | No. of episodes | Premiered | Premiered | Ended | Ended | TV season | Viewers (in millions) |
| Season | Time slot | No. of episodes | Date | Viewers (in millions) | Date | Viewers (in millions) | TV season | Viewers (in millions) |
| 1 | Saturday 8:15 pm (episode 1) Tuesdays 8:15 pm (episodes 2-6) | 6 | 14 March 2020 | 0.311 | 1 August 2019 | 0.292 | 2019–2020 | |
| 2 | Mondays 8:15 pm | 6 | 15 February 2021 | 0.121 | 22 March 2021 | TBA | 2020–2021 | |