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The first season of The Masked Singer based on the Masked Singer franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer. It premiered on VTM on 18 September 2020, and is hosted by Niels Destadsbader. The season was won by singer Sandra Kim as "Queen", with actor-singer Giovanni Kemper finishing second as "Diver", and actor Kevin Janssens placing third as "Wolf".

The season was very successful with every episode having more than 1 million viewers. The final made a record with having more than 2 million viewers, giving broadcoaster VTM the highest rating in more than 20 years. The Masked Singer was the best-watched program of 2020 in Flanders.One of the highlights of this season was the instant recognition by panelist Damen of her ex-colleague Aerts. Their reunion after the unmasking of Aerts even made headlines in the Netherlands.

Because of the high ratings, the show was renewed for a second season.

Cast

Panelists and host

Niels Destadsbader was the host of the series. Jens Dendoncker, Julie Van den Steen and Karen Damen were permanent members of the panel. In every episode, there was another guest judge.

Karen Damen guessed eight out of ten contestants correctly, making her the highest scoring judge. Julie Van den Steen only managed to guess three contestants. Jens Dendocker didn't guess any of the contestants.

Contestants

Bart Tommelein ("Monster"), Dina Tersago ("Libelle"), Sam Bettens ("Otter"), Kathleen Aerts ("Zeemeermin"), Ruth Beeckmans ("Aap"), Kevin Janssens ("Wolf"), Giovanni Kemper ("Duiker") and Sandra Kim ("Koningin")

Episodes

Episode 1 (18 September)

Episode 2 (25 September)

A new contestant "Mermaid" enters the competition.

Episode 3 (2 October)

A new contestant "Candyfloss" enters the competition.

Episode 4 (9 October)

Episode 5 (16 October)

In this episode, only one of the masked singers at risk was saved from elimination by the judges. The bottom two contestants went up against each other in a sing-off. The audience chose the winner, the runner-up was unmasked.

Episode 6 (23 October)

Each contestant performed a song. Two contestants were saved from elimination by the audience, one contestant was saved by the judges. The remaining two contestants went up against each other in a sing-off. The audience chose the winner, the runner-up was unmasked.

Episode 7 (30 October)

Each contestant performed two songs. Two contestants were saved from elimination by the judges, one contestant was saved by the audience. The remaining contestant was unmasked.

Episode 8 (6 November) - Finale

After each contestant performed two songs, two of them were saved by the audience and the third one was unmasked. The remaining two contestants went up against each other in a sing-off. The audience chose the winner, after which both the runner-up and the winner were unmasked.

Ratings

Official ratings are taken from CIM, which includes viewers who watched the programme within 7 days of the original broadcoast.

See also

• The Masked Singer franchise

References

1. "Niels Destadsbader presenteert wereldwijde tv-hit 'The Masked Singer': "Zelfs ik weet niet wie er meedoet"". HLN.be (in Dutch). 10 January 2020.
2. "Alle 'Masked singers' ontmaskerd". DeStandaard (in Dutch). 6 November 2020.
3. "Finale van The Masked Singer was best bekeken VTM-programma in 20 jaar". De Standaard (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 November 2020.
4. "VTM gaat aan de haal met best bekeken programma van het jaar". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 5 November 2024.
5. "Zeemeermin reageert na heftigste ontknoping in 'The masked singer': "Eén ding had ik onderschat"". HetNieuwsblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 16 October 2020.
6. "Emotioneel weerzien K3 na ontmaskering Kathleen in Vlaamse Masked Singer". AD (in Dutch). Retrieved 17 October 2020.
7. "'The Masked Singer' krijgt tweede seizoen". HLN (in Dutch). Retrieved 7 November 2020.
8. "Top 20| CIM". www.cim.be. Retrieved 1 February 2022.

External links

• Official website

• Masked Singer
• 2020 television seasons