Masked Singer

The first season of The Masked Singer Australia premiered on Monday 23 September 2019 on Network 10 and is hosted by Osher Günsberg. In the Grand Finale on 21 October 2019, Cody Simpson was declared the winner and Rob Mills was the runner-up.
The show involved 10 episodes and was filmed at Fox Studios Australia.
==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.
The winner, Cody Simpson, received the highest combined audience and panellist votes thereby winning the show.
==Panellists and host==
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. It was also confirmed that Osher Günsberg would host the show.
Throughout the season, guest panelists appeared as a fifth judge on the judging panel. The guest panellists in the first season were comedians Nazeem Hussain (episode 4) and Luke McGregor (episode 5).
==Celebrities==
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.
Stage name	Celebrity 	Occupation 	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes	Episodes
Stage name	Celebrity 	Occupation 	1 	2 	3 	4 	5 	6 	7 	8 	10
Robot 	Cody Simpson 	Singer 	WIN 	 	SAFE 	 	SAFE 	 	SAFE 	SAFE 	WINNER
Wolf 	Rob Mills 	Actor & singer 	RISK 	 	SAFE 	 	SAFE 	 	SAFE 	SAFE 	RUNNER-UP
Monster 	Gorgi Coghlan 	TV presenter 	 	WIN 	 	SAFE 	 	SAFE 	SAFE 	SAFE 	THIRD
Unicorn 	Deni Hines 	Singer 	WIN 	 	 	SAFE 	 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	
Spider 	Paulini 	Singer-songwriter 	 	WIN 	 	SAFE 	 	SAFE 	SAFE 	OUT 	
Lion 	Kate Ceberano 	Singer 	 	WIN 	SAFE 	 	SAFE 	 	OUT 	 	
Dragon 	Adam Brand 	Country singer-songwriter	 	RISK 	 	SAFE 	 	OUT 	 	 	
Prawn 	Darren McMullen	Actor/TV presenter 	WIN 	 	SAFE 	 	OUT 	 	 	 	
Rhino 	Wendell Sailor 	Rugby Union/League player	 	RISK 	 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	
Alien 	Nikki Webster 	Singer/Dancer 	RISK 	 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	
Parrot 	Brett Lee 	Cricketer 	 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Octopus 	Gretel Killeen 	TV presenter/comedian 	OUT 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Episodes==
===Episode 1 (23 September)===
#	Stage name	Song 	Identity 	Result
1	Prawn 	"Suspicious Minds" by Elvis Presley 	 	WIN
2	Alien 	"Born this Way" by Lady Gaga 	 	RISK
 	 	 	 	
3	Octopus 	"Fame" by Irene Cara 	Gretel Killeen	OUT
4	Robot 	"Hold Back the River" by James Bay 	 	WIN
 	 	 	 	
5	Unicorn 	"Perfect" by Ed Sheeran 	 	WIN
6	Wolf 	"Man! I Feel Like a Woman!" by Shania Twain	 	RISK
===Episode 2 (24 September)===
#	Stage name	Song 	Identity 	Result
1	Dragon 	"Geronimo" by Sheppard 	 	RISK
2	Monster 	"Think" by Aretha Franklin 	 	WIN
 	 	 	 	
3	Parrot 	"What's My Scene?" by Hoodoo Gurus 	Brett Lee	OUT
4	Spider 	"Toxic" by Britney Spears 	 	WIN
 	 	 	 	
5	Rhino 	"Shotgun" by George Ezra 	 	RISK
6	Lion 	"High Hopes" by Panic! at the Disco	 	WIN
===Episode 3 (30 September)===
#	Stage name	Song 	Identity 	Result
1	Wolf 	"There's Nothing Holdin' Me Back" by Shawn Mendes	 	SAFE
2	Lion 	"Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish arranged by Halocene 	 	SAFE
3	Alien 	"Youngblood" by 5 Seconds of Summer 	Nikki Webster	OUT
4	Prawn 	"I Want to Break Free" by Queen 	 	SAFE
5	Robot 	"The Horses" by Daryl Braithwaite 	 	SAFE
===Episode 4 (1 October)===
#	Stage name	Song 	Identity 	Result
1	Spider 	"It's a Long Way to the Top (If You Wanna Rock 'n' Roll)" by AC/DC	 	SAFE
2	Monster 	"I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner 	 	SAFE
3	Rhino 	"Low" by Flo Rida 	Wendell Sailor	OUT
4	Unicorn 	"Proud Mary" by Tina Turner 	 	SAFE
5	Dragon 	"Roar" by Katy Perry 	 	SAFE
===Episode 5 (7 October)===
*Group number: "Me!" by Taylor Swift
#	Stage name	Song 	Identity 	Result
1	Prawn 	"Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams 	Darren McMullen	OUT
2	Robot 	"I Don't Care" by Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber	 	SAFE
3	Lion 	"Heroes" by David Bowie 	 	SAFE
4	Wolf 	"Disco Inferno" by The Trammps 	 	SAFE
===Episode 6 (8 October)===
*Group number: "So Am I" by Ava Max
#	Stage name	Song 	Identity 	Result
1	Spider 	"Zombie" by The Cranberries 	 	SAFE
2	Dragon 	"Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon	Adam Brand	OUT
3	Monster 	"Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera 	 	SAFE
4	Unicorn 	"Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé 	 	SAFE
===Episode 7 (14 October)===
#	Stage name	Song 	Identity 	Result
1	Lion 	"Moves like Jagger" by Maroon 5 & Christina Aguilera	Kate Ceberano	OUT
2	Monster 	"All by Myself" by Celine Dion 	 	SAFE
3	Spider 	"Titanium" by David Guetta 	 	SAFE
4	Wolf 	"Shallow" by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper 	 	SAFE
5	Robot 	"Can't Get You Out of My Head" by Kylie Minogue 	 	SAFE
6	Unicorn 	"Forget You" by CeeLo Green 	 	SAFE
===Episode 8 (15 October)===
#	Stage name	Song 	Identity 	Result
1	Unicorn 	"Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars 	Deni Hines	OUT
2	Spider 	"Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi 	Paulini 	OUT
3	Robot 	"Jolene" by Dolly Parton/"Nothing Breaks Like A Heart" by Mark Ronson & Miley Cyrus	 	SAFE
4	Monster 	"Listen to Your Heart" by Roxette 	 	SAFE
5	Wolf 	"Everybody (Backstreet's Back)" by Backstreet Boys 	 	SAFE
===Episode 10 (21 October) — Finale===
*Group number: "This is Me" by Keala Settle, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
#	Stage name	Song 	Identity 	Result
1	Wolf 	"Come Together" by The Beatles 	Rob Mills 	RUNNER-UP
2	Monster 	"What About Us" by Pink 	Gorgi Coghlan	THIRD
3	Robot 	"The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga	Cody Simpson 	WINNER
== 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. Ceberano received backlash on social media, after which it was clarified that she did not choose the arrangement, only the song.
==Reception==
===Ratings===
==See also==
*List of Australian television series
*The Masked Singer franchise
*It Takes Two
*Australian Idol
*Australia's Got Talent
==References==
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