# The Masked Singer (Belgian TV series) season 2

The second season of The Masked Singer based on the Masked Singer franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer. It premiered on VTM on 14 January 2022 and is hosted by Niels Destadsbader. The season was won by singer Camille Dhont as "Miss Kitty", with singer Loredana finishing second as "Knight", and party chairman Conner Rousseau placing third as "Rabbit".
The second season started successfully. Highlights in this season was the unmasking of Johnny Logan, the first international contestant outside of the Benelux, and the unexpected unmasking of Robots in the fifth episode, one of the favorites of the public. The first duo ever in the Belgian series, Robots, turned out to be reallife partners Lize Feryn & Aster Nzeyimana. Another reallife couple, Tine Embrechts and Guga Baúl participated, not in duo but with the matching characters Flamme Fatale and Ice King, representing the elements fire and ice. The unexpected reveal of politician Conner Rousseau during the final made headlines and started a debate about politicians in entertainment programs. Winner Camille Dhont was the revelation of the season.
The season repeated the success of the first season and again became the best-watched program in Flanders in 2022.

## Production

After the success of the first season, a second season was ordered. The show was filmed during the summer of 2021. The security and confidentiality was even stricter since people knew the show this time with high fines, taping of smartphones and very planned exits for the contestants.

## Cast
### Panelists

Panel members Julie Van den Steen, Jens Dendoncker and Karen Damen from the first season returned. Andy Peelman, Kevin Janssens and Ruth Beeckmans, who participated at the first season as masked singers, joined the panel. Of this group of 6 judges, a few of them would be selected for each episode. In the second season Bart Kaëll, Élodie Ouédraogo, Ann Tuts & Bart Peeters were guest judges.
The Masked Singer Judges :
| Judge | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes |
| Judge | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Andy Peelman | | | | | | | | | | |
| Jens Dendoncker | | | | | | | | | | |
| Julie Van den Steen | | | | | | | | | | |
| Karen Damen | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kevin Janssens | | | | | | | | | | |
| Ruth Beeckmans | | | | | | | | | | |
| Guest Judge | | | Bart Kaëll | Élodie Ouédraogo | Ann Tuts | Bart Peeters | Stan Van Samang | Tinne Oltmans | An Lemmens | — |

## Contestants

The first contestants were introduced on 23 December. Robots were the first time a duo participated in the Belgian series. On 29 December all eight original contestants were introduced. At the same time four symbols alluding to four unseen characters were revealed.
Flamme Fatale joined the line-up in the second episode. Scorpion was introduced in the third episode. Two masked singers first appeared during the fourth episode, Rabbit & Ice King.
| Stage name | Celebrity | Occupation | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes |
| Stage name | Celebrity | Occupation | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Miss Poes ("Miss Kitty") | Camille Dhont | Singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
| Ridder ("Knight") | Loredana | Singer | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | WIN | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER-UP |
| Konijn ("Rabbit") | Conner Rousseau | Politician | | | | RISK | RISK | WIN | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | THIRD |
| Schorpioen ("Scorpion") | Klaasje Meijer | Singer | | | RISK | WIN | RISK | RISK | WIN | RISK | OUT | |
| IJskoning ("Ice King") | Guga Baúl | Actor | | | | RISK | WIN | WIN | RISK | OUT | | |
| Flamme Fatale ("Flame Fatale") | Tine Embrechts | Actress | | RISK | RISK | RISK | WIN | RISK | OUT | | | |
| Papegaai ("Parrot") | Mathias Vergels | Actor | RISK | RISK | WIN | RISK | RISK | OUT | | | | |
| Robots | Lize Feryn | Actress | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | OUT | | | | | |
| Robots | Aster Nzeyimana | Journalist | WIN | WIN | WIN | RISK | OUT | | | | | |
| Edelhert ("Red Deer") | Johnny Logan | Singer | RISK | RISK | RISK | OUT | | | | | | |
| Cycloop ("Cyclops") | Bart Cannaerts | Comedian | RISK | WIN | OUT | | | | | | | |
| Radijsje ("Radish") | Erik Van Looy | Film director | WIN | OUT | | | | | | | | |
| Roos ("Rose") | Yanina Wickmayer | Tennis player | OUT | | | | | | | | | |
Yanina Wickmayer ("Roos"), Erik Van Looy ("Radijsje"), Bart Cannaerts ("Cycloop"), Johnny Logan ("Edelhert"), Lize Feryn ("Robots"), Mathis Vergels ("Papegaai"), Tine Embrechts ("Flamme Fatale"), Guga Baúl ("IJskoning"), Klaasje Meijer ("Schorpioen"), Conner Rosseau ("Konijn"), Loredana ("Ridder"), and Camile Dhont ("Miss Poes")

## Episodes
### Episode 2 (21 January)

A new contestant "Flame Fatale" enters the competition.

### Episode 3 (28 January)

A new contestant "Scorpion" enters the competition.

### Episode 4 (4 February)

Two new contestants "Rabbit" and "Ice King" enter the competition.

### Episode 7 (25 February)

* Group performance: "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas

### Episode 8 (4 March)

* Group performance: "Learning to Fly" by Sheppard

### Episode 9 (11 March)

Each contestant performed two songs. Two contestants were saved from elimination by the judges, one contestant was saved by the audience. The remaining contestant was unmasked.

### Episode 10 (18 March) - Finale

* Group performance: "The Best" by Tina Turner
* Robots Performance: "Rewrite The Stars" from The Greatest Showman
After each contestant performed two songs, two of them will be saved by the audience and the third one is unmasked. The remaining two contestants go up against each other in a sing-off. The audience choose the winner, after which both the runner-up and the winner were unmasked.

## Ratings

Official ratings are taken from CIM, which includes viewers who watched the programme within 7 days of the original broadcoast.
| Episode | Date | Viewers | Weekly rank |
| 1 | 14 January 2022 | 1.764.658 | 1 |
| 2 | 21 January 2022 | 1.801.726 | 1 |
| 3 | 28 January 2022 | 1.907.046 | 1 |
| 4 | 4 February 2022 | 1.812.664 | 1 |
| 5 | 11 February 2022 | 1.747.144 | 1 |
| 6 | 18 February 2022 | 1.802.189 | 1 |
| 7 | 25 February 2022 | 1.653.930 | 1 |
| 8 | 4 March 2022 | 1.620.897 | 1 |
| 9 | 11 March 2022 | 1.617.641 | 1 |