''Masked Singer Suomi'' is a Finnish reality singing competition television series based on the ''
Masked Singer
''Masked Singer'' is an international music reality game show franchise. It originated from the South Korean program '' The King of Mask Singer'', developed by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation.
Format
The format features the celebrities who per ...
'' franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show ''
King of Mask Singer
''The King of Mask Singer'' () is a South Korean singing competition program presented by Kim Sung-joo, with introductions by voice actor . It airs on MBC on Sunday, starting from April 5, 2015 as a part of MBC's '' Sunday Night'' programming ...
''. It premiered on
MTV3
MTV3 ( fi, MTV Kolme, sv, MTV Tre) is a Finnish commercial television station. It had the biggest audience share of all Finnish TV channels until Yle TV1 (from Yle) took the lead. The letters MTV stand for Mainos-TV (literally "Advertisemen ...
on 14 March 2020, and is hosted by Ilkka Uusivuori and the panelists are
Janne Kataja, Jenni Kokander and
Maria Veitola
Maria Aleksandra Veitola (born 26 February 1973) is a Finnish journalist, screenwriter, talk show host and TV and radio host. She is one of the most prominent figures in Finnish entertainment and has appeared in multiple TV shows on commercial ch ...
.
The inaugural season premiered in March 2020 and was successful with roughly a million viewers per episode. Season 2 started on 17 October 2020, with new panelist Christoffer Strandberg joining in.
The third season was announced in June 2021, with 16 contestants, while Uusivuori hosting and Kataja, Veitola, Kokander and Strandberg serve as panelists.
Cast
The series has been hosted by Ilkka Uusivuori all way from Season 1. The Regular panelists have been Janne Kataja, Jenni Kokander and Maria Veitola from Season 1 as well.
In Season 1, there was a changing Guest panelist in each episode. These appearances were made by
Tuure Boelius,
Krista Siegfrids
Kristin "Krista" Siegfrids (born 4 December 1985) is a Finnish pop singer. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with her entry " Marry Me". Siegfrids' debut album, named '' Ding Dong!'', was released in May 2013. As a t ...
,
Aki Linnanahde,
Eicca Toppinen, Christoffer Strandberg, and many others.
From Season 2, Christoffer Strandberg was replacing the Guest panelists.
Series overview
Season 1 (Spring 2020)
The first season of ''Masked Singer Suomi'' was aired on spring 2020. Ilkka Uusivuori served as the host, while Janne Kataja, Jenni Kokander and Maria Veitola were panelists. The guest panelists were (in episode order)
Tuure Boelius,
Aki Linnanahde,
Joonas Nordman Joonas Matti Nordman (born 9 July 1986, in Pori, Finland) is a Finnish actor, comedian, impersonator, director and screenwriter, best known as an actor and a director of popular Finnish sketch comedy television show ''Putous'' (2014–2015, 2017–2 ...
, Jufo Peltomaa,
Krista Siegfrids
Kristin "Krista" Siegfrids (born 4 December 1985) is a Finnish pop singer. She represented Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with her entry " Marry Me". Siegfrids' debut album, named '' Ding Dong!'', was released in May 2013. As a t ...
,
Mikko Kuustonen,
Benjamin Peltonen, Eini,
Jannika B and
Eicca Toppinen.
Sami Hedberg
Sami Henrik Hedberg (born 13 March 1981 in Helsinki) is a Finnish stand up comedian and actor. Hedberg became famous after winning the ''Get up, stand up'' competition on Sub TV in 2005. This victory caused him to become one of the most popular s ...
won the Season as “Lion”, while
Ilkka Alanko, “Haystack” finished as second.
Season 2 (Autumn 2020)
The second season of ''Masked Singer Suomi'' was aired on late autumn 2020, and was hosted by Ilkka Uusivuori. Janne Kataja, Jenni Kokander and Maria Veitola continued as panelists, while Christoffer Strandberg joined them.
Marko Hietala won the Season as “Doctor”, while Jarkko Tamminen finished as second with Masked Singer “Mouse”.
Season 3 (2021)
The third season of ''Masked Singer Suomi'' was aired on late summer 2021, and was hosted by Ilkka Uusivuori. Janne Kataja, Jenni Kokander, Maria Veitola and Christoffer Strandberg continued as panelists.
Anna-Maija Tuokko won the Season as "Superhero", while Waltteri Torikka finished second as "Party Panda".
Season 4 (2022)
The fourth season of ''Masked Singer Suomi'' was aired on fall 2022, and was hosted by Ilkka Uusivuori. Janne Kataja, Jenni Kokander, Maria Veitola and Christoffer Strandberg continued as panelists.
Lenni-Kalle Taipale won the Season as "Black Sheep", while
Tuure Boelius finished second as "Orc".
Season 1
Episodes
Week 1 (14 March)
Week 2 (21 March)
Week 3 (28 March)
Week 4 (4 April)
Week 5 (11 April)
Week 6 (18 April)
Week 7 (24 April)
Week 8 (2 May)
Week 9 (9 May)
Week 10 (16 May)
Group performance: "
Don't Stop the Music" by
Rihanna
Season 2
Episodes
Week 1 (17 October)
Week 2 (24 October)
Week 3 (31 October)
Week 4 (7 November)
Week 5 (14 November)
Week 6 (21 November)
Week 7 (28 November)
Week 8 (12 December1)
1 There were aired no episodes in the first week of December, due other local programming at the same time. The eighth episode of Season 2 was postponed to the following week.
Week 9 (18 & 19 December)
* Group performance: "Peto On Irti" by
Antti Tuisku
Antti Tuisku (born 27 February 1984) is a Finnish pop singer. He finished third in the 2003 '' Idols'' talent show, the Finnish version of ''Pop Idol''. Tuisku has sold over 300,000 records during his career in Finland.
In 2016, Tuisku won the ...
Season 3
Episodes
Week 1 (28 August)
Week 2 (4 September)
Week 3 (11 September)
Week 4 (18 September)
Week 5 (25 September)
Week 6 (2 October)
Week 7 (9 October)
Week 8 (16 October)
Week 9 (23 October)
Week 10 (30 October)
* Guest Performance: "Kanoottilaulu" by
Sielun Veljet performed by Mika Tommola as "Monster."
Week 11 (6 November)
Week 12 (13 November)
Week 13 (20 November)
* Group performance: "I Love You" By
Teflon Brothers
Teflon Brothers is an Finnish hip hop group originally from Helsinki, Finland. The band consists of Pyhimys, Heikki Kuula and Voli.
Commercial success
Teflon Brothers released their first single "Matkal kotiin" in 2006. It was also featured ...
& Pandora
Season 4
Episodes
Week 1 (3 September)
Week 2 (10 September)
Week 3 (17 September)
Week 4 (24 September)
Week 5 (1 October)
Week 6 (8 October)
Week 7 (15 October)
Week 8 (22 October)
Week 9 (29 October)
Week 10 (5 November)
Week 11 (12 November)
Week 12 (19 November)
* Group performance: "
Bad Romance
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" by
Lady Gaga
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References
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2020 Finnish television series debuts
2020s Finnish television series
Finnish-language television shows
Finnish television series based on South Korean television series
Masked Singer
MTV3 original programming