The first season of the German singing competition ''

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'' premiered on 27 June 2019 on

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. The panelists were Collien Ulmen-Fernandes,

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and

Ruth Moschner Ruth Isabel Moschner (born 11 April 1976) is a German TV presenter and actress. She was a judge in the first season of the German talent show ''Das Supertalent'' (part of the ''Got Talent'' franchise), but was replaced by Sylvie van der Vaart i ...

. The host was

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. On 1 August 2019, the Astronaut (singer

Max Mutzke Maximilian Nepomuk Mutzke (born 21 May 1981) is a German singer, songwriter and television personality. He gained public interest in early 2004 when he won ''SSDSGPS'', a talent contest hosted in Stefan Raab's late-night show ''TV total''. Mutzk ...

) was declared the winner and the Grashüpfer (singer

Gil Ofarim Gil Doron Reichstadt Ofarim (born 13 August 1982) is a German singer, songwriter, and actor, also known as the lead singer of the bands Zoo Army and Acht. Early life Ofarim is the first child of Israeli musician Abi Ofarim (1937–2018), whose ...

) was the runner-up.

Panelists and host

Following the announcement of the series, it was confirmed by

on 16 May 2019 that

would host the show. On 17 June 2019 it was confirmed by the channel that the ''rateteam'' or panelists would consist of actor Collien Ulmen-Fernandes, singer

and TV presenter

. After every live episode, was aired a spin-off show with the name ''The Masked Singer - red. Special'', the hosts were Viviane Geppert (episodes 1, 3 and 5) and

Annemarie Carpendale Annemarie Carpendale (born 29 October 1977 in Hanover, Lower Saxony) is a German television host and singer. From 2000 to 2005 she was a dancer in the band Bellini. She has been with ProSieben since 2005, where she hosts the tabloid programs ' ...

(episodes 2, 4 and 6). The show features interviews from the judges and the unmasked celebrity from that episode. In the Final Carpendale hosted also, the ''red. - The Masked Singer Countdown'', which aired for 15 Minutes before the final.

Guest panelists

Throughout the season, various guest panelists appeared as the fourth judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:

Contestants

Among the masked are winners of 41 gold records, 10 × platinum, double platinum, 4-platinum, athletes, German champions, world champions, Golden Camera and Bambi winner and winner of a merit order.

Episodes

Week 1 (27 June)

Week 2 (4 July)

Week 3 (11 July)

Week 4 (18 July)

Week 5 (25 July) – Semi-final

Week 6 (1 August) – Final

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" by

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Round One

Round Two

Round Three

Reception

Ratings

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Masked Singer (German season 1), The 2019 German television seasons The Masked Singer (German TV series)