# The Masked Singer (Australian TV series) season 5

The fifth and final season of The Masked Singer Australia was announced in February 2023 and premiered on Network 10 on 11 September 2023.
The fifth series was filmed with a live audience between 13 June and 3 July 2023.

## 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.

## Panellists and host

Comedian Dave Hughes, British singer-songwriter Mel B, TV personality Abbie Chatfield and radio personality Chrissie Swan returned to the judging panel from the previous season. Hughes is the only remaining original panellist. Osher Günsberg returned as host.

## Contestants

Before the season began, Network Ten revealed that the cast included a Hollywood heartthrob, a Grammy Award-winning international singer, a singer with almost 25 million albums sold, a singer with more than 1 million records sold, a performer with more than a billion streams, a reality TV star and a sportstar. The cast were also revealed to have amassed a combined 20 ARIA Awards and hold multiple platinum and gold-certified records.
The Wild Card twist from the previous season returned, with three "Wild Card" contestants to enter and perform later in the competition.
| Stage name | Identity | Occupation(s) | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes | Episodes |
| Stage name | Identity | Occupation(s) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 12 |
| Snow Fox | Dami Im | Singer | | SAFE | | SAFE | | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER |
| Grim Reaper | Darren Hayes | Singer | SAFE | | SAFE | | SAFE | | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER-UP |
| Bouncer | Conrad Sewell | Singer | | SAFE | | SAFE | | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | THIRD |
| Cow Girl | Courtney Act | Drag queen/singer | SAFE | | SAFE | | SAFE | | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |
| The Captain (WC) | Brendan Fevola | Australian rules footballer | | | | | | | | | OUT | | |
| Orca (WC) | Amy Sheppard | Singer | | | | | SAFE | | SAFE | OUT | | | |
| Burger Gal (WC) | La Toya Jackson | Singer | | | | | | SAFE | OUT | | | | |
| Tiny | Pete Murray | Singer/musician | | SAFE | | RISK | | OUT | | | | | |
| Space Fairy | Charlotte Crosby | Reality TV personality | SAFE | | RISK | | OUT | | | | | | |
| Bluebottle | Shaynna Blaze | Interior designer/TV personality | | SAFE | | OUT | | | | | | | |
| Bad Avocado | Summer Warne | Internet personality | SAFE | | OUT | | | | | | | | |
| Fawn | Sandra Sully | News presenter/journalist | | OUT | | | | | | | | | |
| Crash Test Dummy | Brian Austin Green | Actor | OUT | | | | | | | | | | |
(WC) This masked singer is a wild card contestant.

## Episodes
### Episode 5 (9 October)

* Group number: "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" by Good Charlotte

### Episode 6 (16 October)

* Group number: "Run" by Becky Hill & Galantis

### Episode 10 (31 October)

* Group number: "Alive" by Sia

### Episode 12 (7 November) – Finale

* Group number: "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters
* After being unmasked, Sewell performed "Rolling Thunder" from his album Precious as his encore performance.

## Reception
### Ratings

| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Overnight ratings | Overnight ratings | Consolidated ratings | Consolidated ratings | Total viewers | Ref(s) |
| No. | Title | Air date | Timeslot | Viewers | Rank | Viewers | Rank | Total viewers | Ref(s) |
| 1 | Episode 1 Mask Reveal | 11 September 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 449,000560,000 | 138 | 87,00079,000 | 139 | 819,000982,000 | |
| 2 | Episode 2 Mask Reveal | 18 September 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 381,000526,000 | 1810 | 59,00078,000 | 179 | 683,000925,000 | |
| 3 | Episode 3 Mask Reveal | 25 September 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 371,000459,000 | 1914 | 75,00088,000 | 1714 | 663,000814,000 | |
| 4 | Episode 4 Mask Reveal | 2 October 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 363,000477,000 | 1710 | 61,00066,000 | 1611 | 632,000826,000 | |
| 5 | Episode 5 Mask Reveal | 9 October 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 344,000459,000 | 1714 | 71,00097,000 | 1611 | 633,000864,000 | |
| 6 | Episode 6 Mask Reveal | 16 October 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 315,000452,000 | 1913 | 42,00050,000 | 1613 | 561,000782,000 | |
| 7 | Episode 7 Mask Reveal | 23 October 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 349,000490,000 | 1712 | 30,00043,000 | 1711 | 603,000831,000 | |
| 8 | Episode 8 Mask Reveal | 24 October 2023 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 331,000401,000 | 1612 | 30,00029,000 | 1512 | 568,000692,000 | |
| 9 | Episode 9 Mask Reveal | 30 October 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 364,000520,000 | 1510 | 27,00043,000 | 1712 | 593,000837,000 | |
| 10 | Episode 10 Mask Reveal | 31 October 2023 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 368,000478,000 | 128 | 37,00050,000 | 129 | 621,000793,000 | |
| 11 | The Masked Singer: Greatest Hits "Road to Grand Finale" | 6 November 2023 | Monday 7:30 pm | 379,000 | 14 | 32,000 | 15 | 614,000 | |
| 12 | Grand Finale The Final Reveal | 7 November 2023 | Tuesday 7:30 pm | 511,000594,000 | 119 | 27,00026,000 | 107 | 829,000965,000 | |
* 1 2 Originally announced as a combined figure of 463,000 viewers and ranked 11th.