The Masked Singer NZ

*The Masked Singer NZ*
The Masked Singer NZ
Genre	Reality competition
Based on	King of Mask Singer; by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Presented by	Clinton Randell
Starring	Rhys Darby; Sharyn Casey; Ladi6; James Roque; Anika Moa;
Country of origin	New Zealand
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	22
Production
Running time	41–85 minutes
Original release
Network	Three
Release	9 May 2021

The Masked Singer NZ is a New Zealand reality singing competition television show based on the Masked Singer franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer. It premiered on Three on 9 May 2021. The show is hosted by Clinton Randell, with the current judging panel comprising James Roque, Sharyn Casey, and Anika Moa.^[1]

Season overview

Series overview
Season	Contestants	Episodes	Originally aired		Winner	Runner-up	Third place
Season	Contestants	Episodes	First aired	Last aired	Winner	Runner-up	Third place
1	12	11	May 9, 2021 (2021-05-09)	June 13, 2021 (2021-06-13)	Jason Kerrison as "Tuatara"	Troy Kingi as "Sheep"	Joe Cotton as "Medusa"
2	12	11	July 24, 2022 (2022-07-24)	October 2, 2022 (2022-10-02)	Hollie Smith as "Bedazzled Unicorn"	Drew Ne'emia as "Gladiator Alligator"	Ria Hall as "Blue Pengiun"

Season 1

Contestant	Identity	Occupation(s)	Episodes
Contestant	Identity	Occupation(s)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	11
Tuatara	Jason Kerrison	Singer	WIN		SAFE		SAFE		RISK	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
Sheep	Troy Kingi	Singer		WIN		SAFE		RISK	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RUNNER-UP
Medusa	Joe Cotton	Singer	WIN		SAFE		RISK		SAFE	RISK	RISK	THIRD
Pavlova	Stephanie Tauevihi	Singer		WIN		SAFE	SAFE		SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Monster	Kings	Rapper		WIN		RISK		SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Jellyfish	Matilda Green	Author	WIN		SAFE			SAFE	OUT
Possum	Grace Palmer	Actress	RISK		RISK			OUT
Orange Roughy	Mike McRoberts	Journalist		RISK		SAFE	OUT
Monarch	Madeleine Sami	Actress		RISK		OUT
Alien	Tom Sainsbury	Comedian	RISK		OUT
Moa	Stephen Donald	Rugby player		OUT
Tui	Suzy Cato	TV presenter	OUT

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

The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom three, 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 first season of The Masked Singer NZ, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):

Stephen Donald ("Moa"), Tom Sainsbury ("Alien"), Madeline Sami ("Monarch"), Mike McRoberts ("Orange Roughy"), Stephenie Tauevihi ("Pavlova") and Troy Kingi ("Sheep")

Not pictured: Suzy Cato ("Tui"), Grace Palmer ("Possum"), Matilda Green ("Jellyfish"), Kings ("Monster"), Joe Cotton ("Medusa") and Jason Kerrison ("Tuatara")

Episode 1 (9 May)

Performances on the first episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Tuatara	"Cosmic Girl" by Jamiroquai	undisclosed	WIN
2	Tui	"Woke Up Late" by Drax Project	Suzy Cato	OUT

3	Jellyfish	"Sway" by Bic Runga	undisclosed	WIN
4	Possum	"I'm Not the Only One" by Sam Smith	undisclosed	RISK

5	Alien	"Freestyler" by Bomfunk MC's	undisclosed	RISK
6	Medusa	"24K Magic" by Bruno Mars	undisclosed	WIN

Episode 2 (10 May)

Performances on the second episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Sheep	"Rolling In The Deep" by Adele	undisclosed	WIN
2	Monarch	"I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston	undisclosed	RISK

3	Monster	"Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd	undisclosed	WIN
4	Moa	"Why Does Love Do This To Me" by The Exponents	Stephen Donald	OUT

5	Orange Roughy	"Footloose" by Kenny Loggins	undisclosed	RISK
6	Pavlova	"Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift	undisclosed	WIN

Episode 3 (16 May)

Performances on the third episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Alien	"Whip It" by Devo	Tom Sainsbury	OUT
2	Tuatara	"Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder	undisclosed	SAFE
3	Jellyfish	"Blame It on Me" by George Ezra	undisclosed	SAFE
4	Possum	"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts	undisclosed	RISK
5	Medusa	"Valerie" by Amy Winehouse	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 4 (17 May)

Performances on the fourth episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Sheep	"Stay" by Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko	undisclosed	SAFE
2	Monster	"Faith" by George Michael	undisclosed	RISK
3	Orange Roughy	"Shotgun" by George Ezra	undisclosed	SAFE
4	Monarch	"Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson	Madeleine Sami	OUT
5	Pavlova	"I'm Still Standing" by Elton John	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 5 (23 May)

Performances on the fifth episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Tuatara	"Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran	undisclosed	SAFE
2	Medusa	"Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa	Undisclosed	RISK
3	Orange Roughy	"Catching Feelings" by Drax Project featuring Six60	Mike McRoberts	OUT
4	Pavlova	"Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 6 (24 May)

Performances on the sixth episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Possum	"Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler	Grace Palmer	OUT
2	Monster	"Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish	undisclosed	SAFE
3	Jellyfish	"Suffer" by Charlie Puth	undisclosed	SAFE
4	Sheep	"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams	undisclosed	RISK

Episode 7 (30 May)

Performances on the seventh episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Medusa	"Supalonely" by Benee ft. Gus Dapperton	undisclosed	SAFE
2	Tuatara	"Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE	undisclosed	RISK
3	Monster	"Talk" by Khalid	undisclosed	SAFE
4	Jellyfish	"You Don't Own Me" by Lesley Gore	Matilda Green	OUT
5	Pavlova	"Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse	undisclosed	SAFE
6	Sheep	"Blister in the Sun" by Violent Femmes	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 8 (31 May)

Performances on the eighth episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Medusa	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!	undisclosed	RISK
2	Monster	"Return of the Mack" by Mark Morrison	Kings	OUT
3	Pavlova	"Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac	undisclosed	SAFE
4	Tuatara	"Nobody Else" by Tex Pistol & Rikki Morris	undisclosed	SAFE
5	Sheep	"Turn the Beat Around" by Gloria Estefan	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 9: Semi-final (6 June)

Performances on the ninth episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Medusa	"Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen	undisclosed	RISK
2	Tuatara	"Wake Me Up" by Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc	undisclosed	SAFE
3	Sheep	"Let's Get it On" by Marvin Gaye	undisclosed	SAFE
4	Pavlova	"Never Tear Us Apart" by INXS	Stephanie Tauevihi	OUT

Episode 11: Final (13 June)

Performances on the tenth episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
Round One
1	Tuatara	"Somebody to Love" by Queen	undisclosed	SAFE
2	Medusa	"Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele	Joe Cotton	THIRD
3	Sheep	"Señorita" by Justin Timberlake	undisclosed	SAFE
Round Two
1	Sheep	"Let's Get It On" by Marvin Gaye	Troy Kingi	RUNNER-UP
2	Tuatara	"Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE	Jason Kerrison	WINNER

Season 2

Contestant	Identity	Occupation(s)	Episodes
Contestant	Identity	Occupation(s)	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	11
Bedazzled Unicorn	Hollie Smith	Singer	RISK		SAFE		RISK		RISK	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
Gladiator Alligator	Drew Ne'emia	TV Presenter	WIN		SAFE		SAFE		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RUNNER-UP
Blue Penguin	Ria Hall	Singer		RISK		SAFE		SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	RISK	THIRD
Magic Monster	Eroni Clarke	Former rugby player		WIN		RISK		RISK	SAFE	RISK	OUT
Ruru Chick	Laura Daniel	Comedian	WIN		SAFE			SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Playing Mantis	Paul Ego^[a]	Comedian		WIN		SAFE	SAFE		OUT
Retro Robot	Simon Bridges	Politician	WIN		RISK			OUT
Shaggy Sheepdog	Mikey Havoc	Singer		RISK		SAFE	OUT
Regal Rose	Antonia Prebble	Actress		WIN		OUT
Two-Scoop Ice Cream	Shelley Ferguson	TV host	RISK		OUT
Two-Scoop Ice Cream	Steven Ferguson	Canoeist	RISK		OUT
Sergeant Steak 'n Cheese	Guy Williams	Comedian		OUT
Pōhutukawa Tree	Georgina Beyer	Politician	OUT

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

The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom three, 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 second season of The Masked Singer NZ, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):

Georgina Beyer ("Pōhutukawa Tree"), Guy Williams ("Sergeant Steak 'n Cheese"), Antonia Prebble ("Regal Rose"), Mikey Havoc ("Shaggy Sheepdog"), Simon Bridges ("Retro Robot"), Ria Hall ("Blue Penguin"), Drew Ne'emia ("Gladiator Alligator") and Hollie Smith ("Bedazzled Unicorn")

Not Pictured: Steven Ferguson and Shelley Ferguson ("Two-Scoop Ice Cream"), Paul Ego ("Playing Mantis"), Laura Daniel ("Ruru Chick") and Eroni Clarke ("Magic Monster")

Episode 1 (24 July)

Performances on the first episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Bedazzled Unicorn	"Not Many" by Scribe	undisclosed	RISK
2	Retro Robot	"Cry Me a River" by Michael Bublé	undisclosed	WIN

3	Gladiator Alligator	"Moondance" by Van Morrison	undisclosed	WIN
4	Pōhutukawa Tree	"Fever" by Peggy Lee	Georgina Beyer	OUT

5	Ruru Chick	"Dancing On My Own" by Robyn	undisclosed	WIN
6	Two-Scoop Ice Cream	"Cold Heart" by Elton John & Dua Lipa	undisclosed	RISK
6	Two-Scoop Ice Cream	"Cold Heart" by Elton John & Dua Lipa	undisclosed	RISK

Episode 2 (31 July)

Performances on the second episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Blue Penguin	"You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette	undisclosed	RISK
2	Playing Mantis	"Father and Son" by Cat Stevens	undisclosed	WIN

3	Regal Rose	"Lips Are Movin" by Meghan Trainor	undisclosed	WIN
4	Sergeant Steak 'n Cheese	"If I Could Turn Back Time" by Cher	Guy Williams	OUT

5	Shaggy Sheepdog	"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler	undisclosed	RISK
6	Magic Monster	"Leave the Door Open" by Silk Sonic	undisclosed	WIN

Episode 3 (7 August)

Performances on the third episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Retro Robot	"Believer" by Imagine Dragons	undisclosed	RISK
2	Two-Scoop Ice Cream	"Somethin' Stupid" by Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra	Shelley Ferguson	OUT
2	Two-Scoop Ice Cream	"Somethin' Stupid" by Frank Sinatra & Nancy Sinatra	Steven Ferguson	OUT
3	Bedazzled Unicorn	"I Dreamed a Dream" by Susan Boyle	undisclosed	SAFE
4	Ruru Chick	"Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra	undisclosed	SAFE
5	Gladiator Alligator	"Canción del Mariachi" by Antonio Banderas & Los Lobos	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 4 (14 August)

Performances on the fourth episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Playing Mantis	"Love on the Run" by Sons of Zion featuring Jackson Owens	undisclosed	SAFE
2	Regal Rose	"Time After Time" by Cyndi Lauper	Antonia Prebble	OUT
3	Blue Penguin	"Shallow" by Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper	undisclosed	SAFE
4	Magic Monster	"It's Not Unusual" by Tom Jones	undisclosed	RISK
5	Shaggy Sheepdog	"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 5 (21 August)

Performances on the fifth episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Playing Mantis	"Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles	undisclosed	SAFE
2	Gladiator Alligator	"Perfect" by Ed Sheeran	undisclosed	SAFE
3	Shaggy Sheepdog	“Beggin'” by Måneskin	Mikey Havoc	OUT
4	Bedazzled Unicorn	"Lose You to Love Me" by Selena Gomez	undisclosed	RISK

Episode 6 (28 August)

Performances on the sixth episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Magic Monster	"Bruises" by Lewis Capaldi	undisclosed	RISK
2	Ruru Chick	"Higher Love" by Kygo & Whitney Houston	undisclosed	SAFE
3	Retro Robot	"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin	Simon Bridges	OUT
4	Blue Penguin	"Tennessee Whiskey" by Chris Stapleton	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 7 (4 September)

Performances on the seventh episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Bedazzled Unicorn	"Sitting Inside My Head" by Supergroove	undisclosed	RISK
2	Magic Monster	"Better Be Home Soon" by Crowded House	undisclosed	SAFE
3	Ruru Chick	"Rainbow" by Kacey Musgraves	undisclosed	SAFE
4	Playing Mantis	"I Got You" by Split Enz	Paul Ego	OUT
5	Gladiator Alligator	"Blue Ain't Your Color" by Keith Urban	undisclosed	SAFE
6	Blue Penguin	"If I Were a Boy" by Beyoncé	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 8 (11 September)

Performances on the eighth episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Gladiator Alligator	"This City" by Sam Fischer	undisclosed	SAFE
2	Bedazzled Unicorn	"In Colour" by Shapeshifter	undisclosed	SAFE
3	Ruru Chick	"Stupid Love" by Lady Gaga	Laura Daniel	OUT
4	Magic Monster	"Sing To You" by John Splithoff	undisclosed	RISK
5	Blue Penguin	"Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta James	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 9 (18 September)

Performances on the ninth episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Bedazzled Unicorn	"I Shot the Sheriff" by Bob Marley and the Wailers	undisclosed	SAFE
2	Magic Monster	"You Oughta Be in Love" by Dave Dobbyn	Eroni Clarke	OUT
3	Blue Penguin	"In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins	undisclosed	RISK
4	Gladiator Alligator	"When I Get You Alone" by Robin Thicke	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 11 (2 October)

Performances on the eleventh episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
Round One
1	Bedazzled Unicorn	"Proud Mary" by Tina Turner	undisclosed	SAFE
2	Gladiator Alligator	"It's Gonna Be Me" by NSYNC	undisclosed	SAFE
3	Blue Penguin	"What About Us" by Pink	Ria Hall	THIRD
Round Two
1	Bedazzled Unicorn	"Fly Away" by Tones and I	Hollie Smith	WINNER
2	Gladiator Alligator	"Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen	Drew Ne'emia	RUNNER-UP

Notes

^ Ego was also a guest panelist in episodes previously of the same season.

References

^ "Bios". Retrieved 8 May 2021.

[2] Ego was also a guest panelist in episodes previously of the same season.

[1] "Bios". Retrieved 8 May 2021.

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