The 2024 New Years Eve Special of Маска

The 2024 New Years Eve Special of Маска, the Russian version of the "Masked Singer", premiered on December 31, 2023.
==Performances==
Contestant/ Celebrity 	Guess
Совёнок (Owlet) - Alexander Plushenko 	CORRECTLY GUESSED
Новогодний Леденец (New Years Candy) - Nyusha 	INCORRECTLY GUESSED
Золотая Белка (Golden Squirrel) - Vlad A4 	INCORRECTLY GUESSED
Новогодняя Ночь (New Years Night) - Taisiya Povaly 	INCORRECTLY GUESSED
Тарантул (Tarantula) - Mikhail Shufutinskiy 	CORRECTLY GUESSED
Новогодний Фейерверк (New Years Firework) - Alyona Apina	INCORRECTLY GUESSED
Новогодний Дракон (New Years Dragon) - Evgeny Plushenko 	INCORRECTLY GUESSED
Подснежник (Snowdrop) - Anastasia Stotskaya 	CORRECTLY GUESSED
== Song Selection==
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New Mask Performances=
Contestant 	Song Selection
Owlet 	"Я РУССКИЙ" by SHAMAN
New Years Candy 	"Candyman" by Christina Aguilera
Golden Squirrel 	"Маленькой ёлочке холодно зимой" by Zinaida Aleksandrova
New Years Night 	"Колыбельная Медведицы" by Aida Vedischeva
Tarantula 	"Первый снег" by Moral Codex
New Years Firework	"Ой, снег, снежок" by Lyudmila Zykina
New Years Dragon 	"Крошка моя" by Ruki Vverh!
Snowdrop 	"Diva" by Philipp Kirkorov
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Returning Mask Performances=
Photo	Contestant 	Song Selection
 	Шаурма (Shawerma) 	"Желаю" by Elena Vaenga
 	Дикобраз (Porcupine) 	"Желаю" by Elena Vaenga
 	Скунс (Skunk) 	"Зима в сердце" by Gosti Iz Buduschego
 	Ворон (Raven) 	"Зима в сердце" by Gosti Iz Buduschego
 	Дракон (Dragon) 	"Благодарю тебя" by Muslim Magomaev
 	Горностай (Ermine) 	"Благодарю тебя" by Muslim Magomaev
 	Мандрил (Mandrill) 	"Как быть" by Aleksander Serov
 	Пудель (Poodle) 	"Как быть" by Aleksander Serov
 	Монстрик (Monster) 	"С Новым годом, мой ЛЧ" by Alexey Vorobyov & Viktoriya Dayneko
 	Феникс (Phoenix) 	"С Новым годом, мой ЛЧ" by Alexey Vorobyov & Viktoriya Dayneko
 	Лисёнок (Fox Cub) 	"Плохая девочка" by Vintage (with Vyacheslav Makarov)
 	Мандрил (Mandrill) 	"Если б я был султан" by Yuri Nikulin
 	Мамонтёнок (Mammoth Cub) 	"The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA
 	Скорпион (Scorpion) 	"The Winner Takes It All" by ABBA
 	Пудель (Poodle) 	"Пять минут" by Lyudmila Gurchenko (with Vyacheslav Makarov)
 	Дракон (Dragon) 	"Зима" by Eduard Khil
 	Гусеница (Caterpillar) 	"В лесу родилась ёлочка" by Raisa Kudasheva
 	Хомяк (Hamster) 	"В лесу родилась ёлочка" by Raisa Kudasheva
 	Монстрик (Monster) 	"Просто любить тебя" by Kristina Orbakaite & Avraam Russo
 	Пиковая Дама (Queen Of Spades)	"Просто любить тебя" by Kristina Orbakaite & Avraam Russo
 	Мандрил (Mandrill) 	"Mah Nà Mah Nà" by Piero Umiliani "Ах, ты бедная моя трубадурочка " OST "The Bremen Town Musicians" (with Regina Todorenko)
 	Феникс (Phoenix) 	"I'm Your Baby Tonight" by Whitney Houston (with Timur Rodriguez)
 	Горностай (Ermine) 	"Снег кружится" by Plamya
 	Ворон (Raven) 	"Снег кружится" by Plamya
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Guest Performances=
Guest 	Song Selection
Regina Todorenko & Timur Rodriguez	"Ain't Nobody (Loves Me Better)" by Felix Jaehn
Valeriya & Sergey Lazarev 	"Ты говоришь мне о любви" by Nina Brodskaya
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== Groups ==
For this special zoom call, the masks are split into two groups. The first group, The Fire Crackers, consists of Robopine, Fox Cub, Kebab, Queen of Hearts, Phoenix, Raven, Skunk, Ermine, Hamster, Caterpillar, Mandrill, Poodle, Scorpion, and Mammoth Cub. The second group, The Exploding Fireworks, consists of Monster, Dragon, Night, Candy, Mushroom (with her dance partner Firework), Golden Squirrel, Owlet, Snowdrop, and Tarantula.
== Rules ==
*The groups are completing for the most correct guesses.
*After New Years Dragon, New Years Night, New Years Candy, New Years Firework, Golden Squirrel, Owlet, Snowdrop and Tarantula perform, the masks (except Caterpillar, Firework, and Tarantula) will have to write down their first impression guesses as fast as they can before they are unmasked.
*The masks will be unable to make guesses during a returning mask performance or a guest performance.
*If the mask's first impression guess is correct, the group gains a point.
*If the mask's first impression guess is incorrect, the group does not gain a point.
*Whoever has the most correct first impression guesses at the end of the special will be declared the winner.
== First Impressions ==
== Совёнок ==
== First Impressions ==
Queen of Hearts' First Impression	Robopine's First Impression	Fox Cub's First Impression	Kebab's First Impression	Phoenix's First Impression	Raven's First Impression	Skunk's First Impression	Ermine's First Impression	Hamster's First Impression	Mandrill's First Impression	Poodle's First Impression	Scorpion's First Impression	Mammoth Cub's First Impression	Monster's First Impression	Dragon's First Impression	Candy's First Impression	Night's First Impression	Mushroom's First Impression	Golden Squirrel's First Impression	Snowdrop's First Impression
Alexander Plushenko 	Daniil Samsonov 	Daniil Samsonov 	Arseny Fedotov 	Arseny Fedotov 	Arseny Fedotov 	Arseny Fedotov 	Alexander Plushenko 	Sofia Titova 	Sofia Titova 	Sofia Titova 	Sofia Titova 	Sofia Titova 	Daniil Samsonov 	Daniil Samsonov 	Arseny Fedotov 	Arseny Fedotov 	Arseny Fedotov 	Arseny Fedotov 	Kamila Valieva
== Новогодний Леденец ==
== First Impressions ==
Queen of Hearts' First Impression	Robopine's First Impression	Fox Cub's First Impression	Kebab's First Impression	Phoenix's First Impression	Raven's First Impression	Skunk's First Impression	Ermine's First Impression	Hamster's First Impression	Mandrill's First Impression	Poodle's First Impression	Scorpion's First Impression	Mammoth Cub's First Impression	Monster's First Impression	Dragon's First Impression	Owlet's First Impression	Night's First Impression	Mushroom's First Impression	Golden Squirrel's First Impression	Snowdrop's First Impression
Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha 	Nyusha
== Золотая Белка ==
== First Impressions ==
Queen of Hearts' First Impression	Robopine's First Impression	Fox Cub's First Impression	Kebab's First Impression	Phoenix's First Impression	Raven's First Impression	Skunk's First Impression	Ermine's First Impression	Hamster's First Impression	Mandrill's First Impression	Poodle's First Impression	Scorpion's First Impression	Mammoth Cub's First Impression	Monster's First Impression	Dragon's First Impression	Candy's First Impression	Night's First Impression	Mushroom's First Impression	Owlet's First Impression	Snowdrop's First Impression
Siarhei Tsikhanouski 	Siarhei Tsikhanouski 	Siarhei Tsikhanouski 	Siarhei Tsikhanouski 	Siarhei Tsikhanouski 	Siarhei Tsikhanouski 	Siarhei Tsikhanouski 	Vlad A4 	Vlad A4 	Vlad A4 	Vlad A4 	Vlad A4 	Vlad A4 	Siarhei Tsikhanouski 	Siarhei Tsikhanouski 	Siarhei Tsikhanouski 	Siarhei Tsikhanouski 	Siarhei Tsikhanouski 	Siarhei Tsikhanouski 	Siarhei Tsikhanouski
== Новогодняя Ночь ==
== First Impressions ==
Queen of Hearts' First Impression	Robopine's First Impression	Fox Cub's First Impression	Kebab's First Impression	Phoenix's First Impression	Raven's First Impression	Skunk's First Impression	Ermine's First Impression	Hamster's First Impression	Mandrill's First Impression	Poodle's First Impression	Scorpion's First Impression	Mammoth Cub's First Impression	Monster's First Impression	Dragon's First Impression	Candy's First Impression	Owlet's First Impression	Mushroom's First Impression	Golden Squirrel's First Impression	Snowdrop's First Impression
Halyna Bezruk 	Halyna Bezruk 	Iryna Blokhina 	Iryna Blokhina 	Iryna Blokhina 	Taisiya Povaly 	Taisiya Povaly 	Taisiya Povaly 	Natalia Buchynska 	Natalia Buchynska 	Natalia Buchynska 	Natalia Buchynska 	Natalia Buchynska 	Vera Brezhneva 	Vera Brezhneva 	Vera Brezhneva 	Vera Brezhneva 	Vera Brezhneva 	Vera Brezhneva 	Vera Brezhneva
== Тарантул ==
== First Impressions ==
Queen of Hearts' First Impression	Robopine's First Impression	Fox Cub's First Impression	Kebab's First Impression	Phoenix's First Impression	Raven's First Impression	Skunk's First Impression	Ermine's First Impression	Hamster's First Impression	Mandrill's First Impression	Poodle's First Impression	Scorpion's First Impression	Mammoth Cub's First Impression	Monster's First Impression	Dragon's First Impression	Owlet's First Impression	Candy's First Impression	Night's First Impression	Mushroom's First Impression	Golden Squirrel's First Impression	Snowdrop's First Impression
Businka 	Kubik 	Kubik 	Businka 	Businka 	Kubik 	Kubik 	Kubik 	Businka 	Businka 	Kubik 	Kubik 	Kubik 	Zeliboba 	Zeliboba 	Zeliboba 	Zeliboba 	Kubik 	Kubik 	Kubik 	Zeliboba
== Новогодний Фейерверк ==
== First Impressions ==
Queen of Hearts' First Impression	Robopine's First Impression	Fox Cub's First Impression	Kebab's First Impression	Phoenix's First Impression	Raven's First Impression	Skunk's First Impression	Ermine's First Impression	Hamster's First Impression	Mandrill's First Impression	Poodle's First Impression	Scorpion's First Impression	Mammoth Cub's First Impression	Monster's First Impression	Dragon's First Impression	Owlet's First Impression	Candy's First Impression	Night's First Impression	Mushroom's First Impression	Golden Squirrel's First Impression	Snowdrop's First Impression
Maria Arkhipova 	Maria Arkhipova 	Maria Arkhipova 	Irina Allegrova 	Irina Allegrova 	Maria Arkhipova 	Maria Arkhipova 	Maria Arkhipova 	Irina Allegrova 	Irina Allegrova 	Maria Arkhipova 	Maria Arkhipova 	Maria Arkhipova 	Maria Arkhipova 	Maria Arkhipova 	Maria Arkhipova 	Irina Allegrova 	Irina Allegrova 	Alyona Apina 	Olga Meganskaya 	Olga Meganskaya
== Новогодний Дракон == 
== First Impressions ==
Queen of Hearts' First Impression	Robopine's First Impression	Fox Cub's First Impression	Kebab's First Impression	Phoenix's First Impression	Raven's First Impression	Skunk's First Impression	Ermine's First Impression	Hamster's First Impression	Mandrill's First Impression	Poodle's First Impression	Scorpion's First Impression	Mammoth Cub's First Impression	Monster's First Impression	Dragon's First Impression	Owlet's First Impression	Candy's First Impression	Night's First Impression	Mushroom's First Impression	Golden Squirrel's First Impression	Snowdrop's First Impression
Evgeny Plushenko 	Evgeny Plushenko 	Evgeny Plushenko 	Denis Khodykin 	Denis Khodykin 	Evgeny Plushenko 	Evgeny Plushenko 	Evgeny Plushenko 	Denis Khodykin 	Denis Khodykin 	Sergei Karev 	Sergei Karev 	Sergei Karev 	Sergei Karev 	Alexander Korovin 	Ilya Knyazhuk 	Denis Khodykin 	Denis Khodykin 	Evgeny Plushenko 	Evgeny Plushenko 	Evgeny Plushenko
== Подснежник ==
== First Impressions ==
Queen of Hearts' First Impression	Robopine's First Impression	Fox Cub's First Impression	Kebab's First Impression	Phoenix's First Impression	Raven's First Impression	Skunk's First Impression	Ermine's First Impression	Hamster's First Impression	Mandrill's First Impression	Poodle's First Impression	Scorpion's First Impression	Mammoth Cub's First Impression	Monster's First Impression	Dragon's First Impression	Candy's First Impression	Night's First Impression	Mushroom's First Impression	Golden Squirrel's First Impression	Owlet's First Impression
Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Anastasia Stotskaya 	Anastasia Stotskaya 	Anastasia Stotskaya 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka 	Nadezhda Ruchka
== Winner ==
At the end of the special, The Fire Crackers was declared the winner with 55 correct guesses while The Exploding Fireworks was declared the runner up with 11 correct guesses.
== Trivia ==
*Due to a controversial party, which took place on 20th December and in which two of the guests were Philip Kirkorov and Dima "Mammoth Cub" Bilan, their appearances were cut in promo materials of the special.
*The following performances were cut from the broadcast:
#Philip Kirkorov & Valeriya — "Barbie Girl" by Aqua
#Philip Kirkorov - "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli
#Philip Kirkorov - "Эта музыка" by Andrey Grizz-Lee
#Philip Kirkorov & Mikhail Shufutinsky - "Жара Дубая" by Philip Kirkorov & Mikhail Shufutinsky
#Mammoth Cub & Caterpillar - "Friends Will Be Friends" by Queen