The Masked Singer

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	== Host ==		== Host ==
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	Panel: Rita Ora, [[Jonathan Ross]], [[Davina McCall]], Ken Jeong		Panel: Rita Ora, [[Jonathan Ross]], [[Davina McCall]], Ken Jeong
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		+	Guest panellists: Donny Osmond, Sharon and Kelly Osbourne
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		+	Voiceover: Jim Johnson
	== Broadcast ==		== Broadcast ==
-	Bandicoot for ITV, 4 January 2020 to present	+	Bandicoot Scotland for ITV, 4 January 2020 to present
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	== Synopsis ==		== Synopsis ==
-	ITV promoted the show thus:	+	Celebrities sing while concealed inside costumes.
-	: ''The Masked Singer'' is the surreal and surprising singing show that asks - who is behind the mask?	+	The stars of the show are the costumes, lifesized creations that look absolutely astounding on screen. The hedgehog had real quills, the unicorn had a real rainbow mane, and the tree was really wooden.
-	: Twelve celebrities compete, dressed head to toe in elaborate costumes, their identities are hidden on and off stage, their voices are disguised in interviews - it’s TV’s best kept secret.	+	<div class=image>
		+	[[File:The masked singer costumes.jpg|400px]]
		+	''Tree, Daisy, and Chameleon.''
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-	: As each celebrity sings, a superstar panel, along with the studio audience, are left guessing who’s behind the mask as the celebrity singers try to throw them off the scent.	+	Inside the costumes are some celebrities. Some are singers - the opening series featured pop stars Kelis and Jake Shears. Some are non-singing celebrities, such as footballer Teddy Sheringham and actor Patsy Palmer.
-	: At the end of the show, the first celebrity’s true identity is revealed as they are unmasked on stage.	+	''The Masked Singer'' makes a great play about how they've kept the identity of the celebrities secret. They're kept under guard, their speaking voice is disguised, and the celeb has a coterie of guards marking their every move. We might snark at how ITV will tell us what's going to happen in its soap operas, but not on this show.
-	: It’s the wildest guessing game on TV.	+	<div class=image>
		+	[[File:The masked singer ken jeong stands.jpg|400px]]
		+	''Ken Jeong (standing) with Davina McCall, Rita Ora, and Jonathan Ross.''
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-	{{notaired}}	+	All of this is to let the pop panel speculate as to who is inside the costumes. The panellists - Davina McCall, Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross, and a guest - make guesses based on the performance. Further clues are included in conversation on stage, and in video clips filmed backstage.
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		+	While the audience is asked to vote for the best performance of the night, almost all of the panel discussion is to identify the singer. Once the worst singer has been identified, their costume is opened and they reveal their human identity.
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		+	[[File:The masked singer monster.jpg|400px]]
		+	''Monster performs.''
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		+	''The Masked Singer'' encouraged its audience to speculate through online communities, and that only works if you're watching absolutely live. ITV had come across the magic bullet to get people to watch live, and that includes the adverts during the programme. First series ratings were superb - 6 million through the series, peaking at 7.57 million for the final.
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		+	== Champion ==
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		+	'''2020''' Queen Bee (Nicola Roberts)
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		+	== Inventor ==
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		+	Based on ''King of Masked Singer'', shown on KBS in South Korea. ITV's version is almost a direct copy of the American Fox TV version, itself inspired by a Thai version with spectacular costumes.
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		+	== Title music ==
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		+	Marc Sylvan and Victoria Horn
	== Trivia ==		== Trivia ==
-	Prior to its series on ITV, ''The Masked Singer'' had already been a major hit in South Korea and the USA.	+	Character production was by Plunge Creations, from designs by Tim Simpson and Cath Pater-Lancucki
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		+	== See also ==
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		+	[[Weaver's Week 2020-03-08|Weaver's Week review]]
	[[Category:Variety|Masked Singer, The]]		[[Category:Variety|Masked Singer, The]]
	[[Category:Current|Masked Singer, The]]		[[Category:Current|Masked Singer, The]]
-	[[Category:Awaiting Review|Masked Singer, The]]

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Revision as of 10:42, 8 March 2020

Synopsis

Celebrities sing while concealed inside costumes.

The stars of the show are the costumes, lifesized creations that look absolutely astounding on screen. The hedgehog had real quills, the unicorn had a real rainbow mane, and the tree was really wooden.

Inside the costumes are some celebrities. Some are singers - the opening series featured pop stars Kelis and Jake Shears. Some are non-singing celebrities, such as footballer Teddy Sheringham and actor Patsy Palmer.

The Masked Singer makes a great play about how they've kept the identity of the celebrities secret. They're kept under guard, their speaking voice is disguised, and the celeb has a coterie of guards marking their every move. We might snark at how ITV will tell us what's going to happen in its soap operas, but not on this show.

All of this is to let the pop panel speculate as to who is inside the costumes. The panellists - Davina McCall, Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross, and a guest - make guesses based on the performance. Further clues are included in conversation on stage, and in video clips filmed backstage.

While the audience is asked to vote for the best performance of the night, almost all of the panel discussion is to identify the singer. Once the worst singer has been identified, their costume is opened and they reveal their human identity.

The Masked Singer encouraged its audience to speculate through online communities, and that only works if you're watching absolutely live. ITV had come across the magic bullet to get people to watch live, and that includes the adverts during the programme. First series ratings were superb - 6 million through the series, peaking at 7.57 million for the final.

Champion

2020 Queen Bee (Nicola Roberts)

Inventor

Based on King of Masked Singer, shown on KBS in South Korea. ITV's version is almost a direct copy of the American Fox TV version, itself inspired by a Thai version with spectacular costumes.

Title music

Marc Sylvan and Victoria Horn

Trivia

Character production was by Plunge Creations, from designs by Tim Simpson and Cath Pater-Lancucki

See also

Weaver's Week review

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