The Masked Singer (Australian season 3)
The third season of "The Masked Singer Australia" was renewed in October 2020 and premiered on Monday, 13 September 2021. Osher Günsberg returned as the show's host. In the Grand Finale on 5 October 2021, Anastacia was revealed as the winner and Em Rusciano was the runner-up. 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 third series was filmed with a  virtual audience between 3 and 24 July 2021 and premiered on 13 September, 2021. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown restrictions in Greater Sydney, the in-studio audience again consisted of socially-distanced production staff wearing costumes, like the previous season. Additionally, 100 Australian viewers were selected as a virtual audience. They streamed the live performances and voted for their favourite character's performance. The performer with the least votes was unmasked in each episode. For confidentiality, the virtual audience did not witness the elimination's result or the unmasking of the  performers. Panellists and host. Radio personality Jackie O, singer-songwriter Dannii Minogue and comedians Dave Hughes and Urzila Carlson returned to the judging panel from the previous season. Osher Günsberg returned as host. Contestants. In the third season, there were twelve regular contestants who competed in the competition. Before the season began, Network Ten revealed that the cast included Hollywood A-listers, Logie Award winners, a Brit Award winner, humanitarian, chart-toppers, Grammy Award winner and award-winning superstars. On 17 June 2021, Network Ten announced the stage identities of the first six masks. The Mullet and Piñata were announced  on 10 August 2021 in the first trailer. On 24 August 2021, the final four masks were announced in the second trailer. For the first time on the Australian version of the series, a special guest mask performed as “Rubble” from PAW Patrol in a once-off appearance on Episode 6 which was revealed to be Kyle Sandilands.