Mask Singer (French TV series)


Mask Singer is a French reality television series based on the format of the South Korean television game show series King of Mask Singer by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation. Run by TF1 Group, Mask Singer is a singing competition between celebrities donning elaborate costumes and face coverings to conceal their identity from the audience, judges and other contestants.
The first season of Mask Singer premiered 8 November 2019. Hosted by Camille Combal, it featured TV host and producer Alessandra Sublet, singer Anggun as well as humorists Kev Adams and Jarry on the judging panel.
The second season commenced filming in 2020, and aired from 17 October to 28 November 2020 with the same host and panel.
The third season started airing on April 1, 2022, and featured the exact same host and panel, along with a surprise fifth judge in costume, a new addition to the series.
The fourth season started to air on August 23, 2022, on a weekly prime-time format. The fifth season premiered on April 14, 2023, and the sixth season premiered on May 3, 2024.
The seventh season premiered on May 2, 2025, and the eighth season began on September 12, 2025.
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Format

A group of celebrities compete anonymously on stage, singing in full costumes over a series of episodes. Each episode, a portion of the competitors are paired off into face-off competitions, in which each will perform a song of his/her choice. From each face-off, the panelists and live audience vote: the winner's safe for the week, while the loser is put up for elimination. At the end of the episode, the face-off's losers are then subjected to new votes of the panelists to determine who will not continue. The eliminated singer then enters a special room backstage where it turns its back to the camera, takes off its mask, then turns around to reveal his/her identity to the viewers.
In addition to the singing competition, hints to each masked singer's identity are offered during the show. Pre-taped interviews are given as hints and feature their distorted voices. The panelists are given time to speculate the identity of the singer after the performance and ask them a single question to try and determine their identity.

Panelists and host

Following the announcement of the series, TF1 announced that the judging panel for season 1 would consist of Radio & TV Host Alessandra Sublet, singer Anggun and comedians Kev Adams and Jarry. Said panel remained for seasons 2 and 3. On June 4, 2022, it was announced that three new panellists would join Kev Adams for the fourth season in replacement to Jarry, Alessandra Sublet and Anggun : ventriloquist and stand-up comedian Jeff Panacloc, actress and comedian Chantal Ladesou, and singer-songwriter Vitaa; constituted the new panel of judges for season 4. Ladesou and Vitaa did not return in fifth season and were replaced by Élodie Frégé and Michèle Bernier. Frégé, Panacloc, and Bernier did not return in the sixth season and were replaced by Ines Rég, Laurent Ruquier, and Ladesou. Rég did not return in the seventh season and was replaced by Élodie Poux. Poux did not return in the eighth season and was replaced by Michaël Youn. In some episodes, there is a guest panelist who joins the main panel after performing a song in costume.

Season 1 (2019)

Episodes

Week 3 (22 November)

Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled :
Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote.
Group Number: "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars

Week 4 (29 November)

Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled :
Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote.

Week 5 (6 December)

Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled :
Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote.
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Panda"Always Remember Us This Way" by Lady GagaSAFE
2Peacock"My Way" by Frank SinatraSAFE
3Unicorn"Bang Bang" by Jessie J feat. Ariana Grande and Nicki MinajSAFE
4Eagle"Être une femme" by Michel SardouSAFE
5Cupcake"Call Me Maybe" by Carly Rae JepsenNatasha St-PierOUT

Week 6 (13 December)

As only 4 characters are still in competition, run time allows for face-offs again. The 4th place was determined by a first round of duels then a face-off, while the top 3 was determined in a second round.
Round One
Round Two
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Unicorn"Marcia Baïla" by Les Rita MitsoukoLaurence BoccoliniWINNER
2Panda"Un homme heureux" by William ShellerJulie ZenattiTHIRD
3Eagle"Jusqu'à minuit" by Johnny HallydayKarl ZéroRUNNER-UP

Season 2 (2020)

Episodes

Week 2 (24 October)

Guest Performance: "Million Reasons" by Lady Gaga performed by Itziar Ituño as "Ballerina"

Week 4 (7 November)

Panelist Performance: "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor performed by Anggun as "Disco Ball"
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Shark"Le Coach" by SopranoSAFE
2Octopus"La Vie en rose" by Grace JonesLiane FolyOUT
3Dragon"On va s'aimer" by Gilbert MontagnéSAFE

Week 5 (21 November)

Group Number: "Allez reste" by Boulevard des Airs feat. Vianney
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Spider"The Show Must Go On" by QueenSAFE
2Robot"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk feat. Pharrell WilliamsSAFE
3Dragon"Oh Happy Day" by Edwin Hawkins SingersSAFE
4Penguin"Tous les cris les SOS" by Daniel BalavoineSAFE
5Shark"Sex Bomb" by Tom Jones and Mousse T.Basile BoliOUT

Week 6 (28 November)

Round One
For the first round the contestants did a duet with a previous contestant.
#Stage nameSong
1Penguin and Panda"Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper
2Robot and Lion"Aline" by Christophe
3Dragon and Cupcake"J'ai demandé à la Lune" by Indochine
Round Two
Round Three

Season 3 (2022)

Episodes

Week 2 (8 April)

Week 4 (22 April)

Week 5 (29 April)

Week 6 (6 May)

Week 7 (13 May)

Round One
  • For the first round the contestants did a duet with a previous contestant.
#Stage nameSong
1Deer and Penguin"Chandelier" by Sia
2Banana and Robot"I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5
3Butterfly and Spider"Je sais pas" by Celine Dion
Round Two
Round Three
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Banana"Je te promets" by Johnny HallydayValérie BègueRUNNER-UP
2Butterfly"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by NirvanaDenitsa IkonomovaWINNER

Season 4 (2022)

Episodes

Week 3 (6 September)

Week 4 (13 September)

Week 5 (20 September)

#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Turtle"Mourir demain" by Natasha St-Pier & Pascal ObispoWIN
1Monkey"Mourir demain" by Natasha St-Pier & Pascal ObispoWIN
2Knight"Bye Bye" by Ménélik & Médina KonéLaurent MaistretOUT
2Bride"Bye Bye" by Ménélik & Médina KonéRISK
3Elephant"Manhattan-Kaboul" by Renaud & Axelle RedWIN
3Bear"Manhattan-Kaboul" by Renaud & Axelle RedWIN

Week 6 (27 September)

Week 7 (4 October)

  • Guest Performance: "La Boîte de jazz" by Michel Jonasz performed by Inès Reg as "Tigress"

Week 8 (11 October)

Round One
Round Two
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Elephant"Say You Won't Let Go" by James ArthurKeen'VRUNNER-UP
2Turtle"Writing's on the Wall" by Sam SmithAmaury VassiliWINNER

Season 5 (2023)

Episodes

Week 3 (28 April)

Week 4 (5 May)

#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Doe"All I Want For Christmas Is You" by Mariah CareySAFE
2Zebra"Savoir aimer" by Florent PagnyCartmanOUT
3Husky"When Love Takes Over" by David Guetta feat. Kelly RowlandWIN
4Witch"Quand on n'a que l'amour" by Jacques BrelSAFE
5Jellyfish"Someone Like You" by AdeleSAFE
6Alien"Freed From Desire" by GalaSAFE
7Camel"Ce rêve bleu" from AladdinSAFE

Week 6 (19 May)

Week 7 (26 May)

Week 8 (2 June)

Guest Group Performance: "J'ai vu" by Niagara performed by Laurent Maistret as Knight, Keen'V as Elephant and Amaury Vassili as Turtle
Round One
Round Two
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Husky"Diego libre dans sa tête" by Johnny HallydayVincent NicloWINNER
2Doe"Où je vais" by Amel BentAurélie KonatéRUNNER-UP

Season 6 (2024)

Episodes

Week 3 (17 May)

Week 5 (31 May)

Week 6 (7 June)

Week 7 (15 June)

Week 8 (22 June)

Guest Group Performance: "Respire encore" by Clara Luciani performed by Vincent Niclo as Husky, Aurélie Konaté as Doe and Charlotte Gaccio as Jellyfish
Round One
Round Two
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Scarecrow"La Chanson des vieux amants" by Jacques BrelGérémy CrédevilleRUNNER-UP
2Hippo"Des milliers de je t'aime" by SlimaneAgustín GalianaWINNER

Season 7 (2025)

Episodes

Week 2 (9 May)

Week 3 (16 May)

Week 4 (23 May)

  • Theme: Musicals

Week 5 (30 May)

Week 6 (6 June)

  • Guest panelist: Cristina Córdula
  • Theme: Harry Potter Night

Week 7 (13 June)

Week 8 (20 June)

Week 9 (27 June)

Guest Group Performance: "Tu me Play" by Juliette Armanet performed by Denitsa Ikonomova as Butterfly, Gérémy Crédeville as Scarecrow and Chimène Badi as Leopard
Round One
Round Two

Season 8 (2025)

Episodes

Week 1 (12 September)

Week 2 (19 September)

Week 3 (26 September)

Week 4 (3 October)

Week 5 (11 October)

Week 6 (17 October)

Week 7 (24 October)

Guest Group Performance: "Spider" by Gims & Dystinct performed by LeBouseuh as Broccoli, Anne Sila as Swan and Séverine Ferrer as Kitten
Round One
Round Two

Christmas Special (2024)

On 20 December 2024, a Christmas special was aired with 10 previous costumes of the show. In these costumes, 9 of the 10 contestants were previous contestants who participated in the first 5 seasons but in other costumes.
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Dragon"Hold My Hand" by Lady GagaLaurent OurnacRUNNER-UP
2Chameleon"Tous les mêmes" by StromaeVéronic DiCaireWINNER