The Masked Singer (Australian TV series) season 3

The third season of The Masked Singer Australia was renewed in October 2020^[1] and premiered on Monday, 13 September 2021.^[1]^[2]^[3]Osher Günsberg returned as the show's host.^[4]^[5] In the Grand Finale on 5 October 2021, Anastacia (as “Vampire”) was revealed as the winner, Em Rusciano (as “Dolly”) was the runner-up, and Axle Whitehead (as “Mullet”), was third.^[6]

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.^[7]

The third series was filmed with a virtual audience between 3 and 24 July 2021 and premiered on 13 September 2021.^[8]^[9]

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.^[9] 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 fewest votes was unmasked in each episode. For confidentiality, the virtual audience did not witness the elimination's result or the unmasking of the performers.^[9]

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.^[2]Osher Günsberg returned as host.^[8]^[2]

Season 3 panellists and host

Contestants

In the third season, there were twelve regular contestants who competed in the competition.^[2] 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.^[10] On 17 June 2021, Network Ten announced the stage identities of the first six masks.^[11] The Mullet and Piñata were announced on 10 August 2021 in the first trailer.^[12] On 24 August 2021, the final four masks were announced in the second trailer.^[13]

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^[14] which was revealed to be Kyle Sandilands.^[15]

The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.

The masked singer lost their face-off, but was not eliminated.

The masked singer was safe from elimination.

The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.

The masked singer did not perform.

The celebrities who competed in the third series of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):

Vinnie Jones ("Volcano"),George Calombaris ("Duster"),Ben Lee ("Professor"),Lote Tuqiri ("Piñata"),Mahalia Barnes ("Pavlova"),Macy Gray ("Atlantis"),Ella Hooper ("Baby"),Jack Vidgen ("Kebab"),Axle Whitehead ("Mullet") and Anastacia ("Vampire")

Not pictured: Alli Simpson ("Lightning") and Em Rusciano ("Dolly")

Episodes

Episode 1 (13 September)

Episode 2 (14 September)

Episode 3 (19 September)

Episode 4 (20 September)

Episode 5 (21 September)

Group number: "Dynamite" by BTS

Episode 6 (26 September)

Group number: "Head & Heart" by Joel Corry & MNEK

Special guest mask performance: "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" by Train performed by Kyle Sandilands as Rubble

Episode 7 (27 September)

Episode 8 (28 September)

Episode 10 (4 October)

Group number: "Only Human" by The Jonas Brothers

Episode 11 (5 October)

Group number: "On a Night Like This" by Kylie Minogue

Reception

Ratings

References

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↑"Global star Anastacia wins The Masked Singer Australia as Em Rusciano places second". The Music Network. Vivienne Kelly. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
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1 2Knox, David (17 June 2021). "Masked Singer to begin filming soon". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
1 2 3Knox, David (28 June 2021). "The Masked Singer shifts audience to Zoom". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
↑"The Masked Singer Australia". Foxtel. Retrieved 14 September 2021. Australia's favourite guessing game returns for a third season. With Hollywood A-listers and award-winning superstars, the performances are truly outstanding and the competition is fierce.
1 2Knox, David (17 June 2021). "Gallery: 10 Up Close". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
↑Knox, David (11 August 2021). "The Masked Singer: promo". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
↑Mastroianni, Bianca (24 August 2021). "A Masked Singer contestant loses their prop head during a performance". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
↑"Paw Patrol's Rubble Joins The Masked Singer Australia". Network 10. ViacomCBS ANZ. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
↑Bond, Nick (26 September 2021). "Aussie household name, US music star revealed on The Masked Singer". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
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↑Whitehead, Mat (14 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 2 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
↑Whitehead, Mat (19 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From The Masked Singer Australia 2021 Episode 3". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
↑Whitehead, Mat (20 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 4 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
↑Whitehead, Mat (21 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 5 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
↑Whitehead, Mat (26 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 6 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 26 September 2021.
↑Whitehead, Mat (27 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 7 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
↑Whitehead, Mat (28 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 8 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
↑Whitehead, Mat (4 October 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 10 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
↑Whitehead, Mat (5 October 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From The Grand Finale Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
↑Knox, David (14 September 2021). "Monday 13 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 14 September 2021.
↑Knox, David (15 September 2021). "Tuesday 14 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
↑Knox, David (20 September 2021). "Sunday 19 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
↑Knox, David (21 September 2021). "Monday 20 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
↑Knox, David (22 September 2021). "Tuesday 21 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 September 2021.
↑Knox, David (27 September 2021). "Sunday 26 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
↑Knox, David (28 September 2021). "Monday 27 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
↑Knox, David (29 September 2021). "Tuesday 28 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
↑Knox, David (4 October 2021). "Sunday 3 October 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
↑Knox, David (5 October 2021). "Monday 4 October 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
↑Knox, David (6 October 2021). "Tuesday 5 October 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

External links

Official website
The Masked Singer at IMDb

[S3_Announcement-1] 1 2Knox, David (15 October 2020). "Upfronts 2021: 10". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

[Airdate-2] 1 2 3 4"Returning: The Masked Singer". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 1 September 2021.

[3] "You Masked For It!". 10ViacomCBS. ViacomCBS ANZ. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.

[4] "Hosts – Osher Günsberg". 10 Play. Network 10. Retrieved 25 June 2021.

[About_Show-5] "The Masked Singer Australia: About". 10 Play. Network 10. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

[6] "Global star Anastacia wins The Masked Singer Australia as Em Rusciano places second". The Music Network. Vivienne Kelly. Retrieved 6 October 2021.

[7] Knox, David (28 August 2019). "Tim Chappel Has Designed Masked Singer Costumes". TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

[Filming-8] 1 2Knox, David (17 June 2021). "Masked Singer to begin filming soon". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

[Zoom-9] 1 2 3Knox, David (28 June 2021). "The Masked Singer shifts audience to Zoom". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 June 2021.

[10] "The Masked Singer Australia". Foxtel. Retrieved 14 September 2021. Australia's favourite guessing game returns for a third season. With Hollywood A-listers and award-winning superstars, the performances are truly outstanding and the competition is fierce.

[Masks-11] 1 2Knox, David (17 June 2021). "Gallery: 10 Up Close". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 17 June 2021.

[12] Knox, David (11 August 2021). "The Masked Singer: promo". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 11 August 2021.

[13] Mastroianni, Bianca (24 August 2021). "A Masked Singer contestant loses their prop head during a performance". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

[14] "Paw Patrol's Rubble Joins The Masked Singer Australia". Network 10. ViacomCBS ANZ. 23 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.

[15] Bond, Nick (26 September 2021). "Aussie household name, US music star revealed on The Masked Singer". news.com.au. News Corp Australia. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[16] "The Masked Singer Australia – Season 3". 10 Play. Network 10. 9 September 2021. Retrieved 9 September 2021.

[17] Whitehead, Mat (13 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 1 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 13 September 2021.

[18] Whitehead, Mat (14 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 2 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

[19] Whitehead, Mat (19 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From The Masked Singer Australia 2021 Episode 3". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 19 September 2021.

[20] Whitehead, Mat (20 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 4 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[21] Whitehead, Mat (21 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 5 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[22] Whitehead, Mat (26 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 6 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 26 September 2021.

[23] Whitehead, Mat (27 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 7 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 27 September 2021.

[24] Whitehead, Mat (28 September 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 8 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

[25] Whitehead, Mat (4 October 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From Episode 10 Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

[26] Whitehead, Mat (5 October 2021). "Every Clue You Missed From The Grand Finale Of The Masked Singer Australia 2021". 10 Play. Network Ten. Retrieved 5 October 2021.

[27] Knox, David (14 September 2021). "Monday 13 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 14 September 2021.

[28] Knox, David (15 September 2021). "Tuesday 14 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[29] Knox, David (20 September 2021). "Sunday 19 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 20 September 2021.

[30] Knox, David (21 September 2021). "Monday 20 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

[31] Knox, David (22 September 2021). "Tuesday 21 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

[32] Knox, David (27 September 2021). "Sunday 26 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 27 September 2021.

[33] Knox, David (28 September 2021). "Monday 27 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 September 2021.

[34] Knox, David (29 September 2021). "Tuesday 28 September 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[35] Knox, David (4 October 2021). "Sunday 3 October 2021". TV Tonight. TV Tonight. Retrieved 4 October 2021.

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