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.

Season overview

Series overview
SeasonContestantsEpisodesOriginally releasedWinnerRunner-upThird place
First releasedLast released
11211May 9, 2021(2021-05-09)June 13, 2021(2021-06-13)Jason Kerrison as "Tuatara"Troy Kingi as "Sheep"Joe Cotton as "Medusa"
21211July 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 Penguin"

Season 1

ContestantIdentityOccupation(s)Episodes
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TuataraJason KerrisonSingerWINSAFESAFERISKSAFESAFEWINNER
SheepTroy KingiSingerWINSAFERISKSAFESAFESAFERUNNER-UP
MedusaJoe CottonSingerWINSAFERISKSAFERISKRISKTHIRD
PavlovaStephanie TauevihiSingerWINSAFESAFESAFESAFEOUT
MonsterKingsRapperWINRISKSAFESAFEOUT
JellyfishMatilda GreenAuthorWINSAFESAFEOUT
PossumGrace PalmerActressRISKRISKOUT
Orange RoughyMike McRobertsJournalistRISKSAFEOUT
MonarchMadeleine SamiActressRISKOUT
AlienTom SainsburyComedianRISKOUT
MoaStephen DonaldRugby playerOUT
TuiSuzy CatoTV presenterOUT
The celebrities who competed in the first season of The Masked Singer NZ, pictured in order of elimination (l-r): Suzy Cato ("Tui"), Stephen Donald ("Moa"), Tom Sainsbury ("Alien"), Madeline Sami ("Monarch"), Mike McRoberts ("Orange Roughy"), Stephenie Tauevihi ("Pavlova"), Troy Kingi ("Sheep"), and Jason Kerrison ("Tuatara"), Not pictured: Grace Palmer ("Possum"), Matilda Green ("Jellyfish"), Kings ("Monster"), and Joe Cotton ("Medusa")

Episode 1 (9 May)

Performances on the first episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Tuatara"Cosmic Girl" by JamiroquaiundisclosedWIN
2Tui"Woke Up Late" by Drax ProjectSuzy CatoOUT
3Jellyfish"Sway" by Bic RungaundisclosedWIN
4Possum"I'm Not the Only One" by Sam SmithundisclosedRISK
5Alien"Freestyler" by Bomfunk MC'sundisclosedRISK
6Medusa"24K Magic" by Bruno MarsundisclosedWIN

Episode 2 (10 May)

Performances on the second episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Sheep"Rolling In The Deep" by AdeleundisclosedWIN
2Monarch"I Have Nothing" by Whitney HoustonundisclosedRISK
3Monster"Blinding Lights" by The WeekndundisclosedWIN
4Moa"Why Does Love Do This To Me" by The ExponentsStephen DonaldOUT
5Orange Roughy"Footloose" by Kenny LogginsundisclosedRISK
6Pavlova"Shake It Off" by Taylor SwiftundisclosedWIN

Episode 3 (16 May)

Performances on the third episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Alien"Whip It" by DevoTom SainsburyOUT
2Tuatara"Higher Ground" by Stevie WonderundisclosedSAFE
3Jellyfish"Blame It on Me" by George EzraundisclosedSAFE
4Possum"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett & the BlackheartsundisclosedRISK
5Medusa"Valerie" by Amy WinehouseundisclosedSAFE

Episode 4 (17 May)

Performances on the fourth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Sheep"Stay" by Rihanna ft. Mikky EkkoundisclosedSAFE
2Monster"Faith" by George MichaelundisclosedRISK
3Orange Roughy"Shotgun" by George EzraundisclosedSAFE
4Monarch"Breakaway" by Kelly ClarksonMadeleine SamiOUT
5Pavlova"I'm Still Standing" by Elton JohnundisclosedSAFE

Episode 5 (23 May)

Performances on the fifth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Tuatara"Shape of You" by Ed SheeranundisclosedSAFE
2Medusa"Don't Start Now" by Dua LipaUndisclosedRISK
3Orange Roughy"Catching Feelings" by Drax Project featuring Six60Mike McRobertsOUT
4Pavlova"Sex on Fire" by Kings of LeonundisclosedSAFE

Episode 6 (24 May)

Performances on the sixth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Possum"Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie TylerGrace PalmerOUT
2Monster"Bad Guy" by Billie EilishundisclosedSAFE
3Jellyfish"Suffer" by Charlie PuthundisclosedSAFE
4Sheep"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell WilliamsundisclosedRISK

Episode 7 (30 May)

Performances on the seventh episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Medusa"Supalonely" by Benee ft. Gus DappertonundisclosedSAFE
2Tuatara"Cake by the Ocean" by DNCEundisclosedRISK
3Monster"Talk" by KhalidundisclosedSAFE
4Jellyfish"You Don't Own Me" by Lesley GoreMatilda GreenOUT
5Pavlova"Back to Black" by Amy WinehouseundisclosedSAFE
6Sheep"Blister in the Sun" by Violent FemmesundisclosedSAFE

Episode 8 (31 May)

Performances on the eighth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Medusa"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!undisclosedRISK
2Monster"Return of the Mack" by Mark MorrisonKingsOUT
3Pavlova"Landslide" by Fleetwood MacundisclosedSAFE
4Tuatara"Nobody Else" by Tex Pistol & Rikki MorrisundisclosedSAFE
5Sheep"Turn the Beat Around" by Gloria EstefanundisclosedSAFE

Episode 9: Semi-final (6 June)

Performances on the ninth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Medusa"Don't Stop Me Now" by QueenundisclosedRISK
2Tuatara"Wake Me Up" by Avicii ft. Aloe BlaccundisclosedSAFE
3Sheep"Let's Get it On" by Marvin GayeundisclosedSAFE
4Pavlova"Never Tear Us Apart" by INXSStephanie TauevihiOUT

Episode 11: Final (13 June)

Performances on the tenth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
Round One
1Tuatara"Somebody to Love" by QueenundisclosedSAFE
2Medusa"Set Fire to the Rain" by AdeleJoe CottonTHIRD
3Sheep"Señorita" by Justin TimberlakeundisclosedSAFE
Round Two
1Sheep"Let's Get It On" by Marvin GayeTroy KingiRUNNER-UP
2Tuatara"Cake by the Ocean" by DNCEJason KerrisonWINNER

Season 2

ContestantIdentityOccupation(s)Episodes
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Bedazzled UnicornHollie SmithSingerRISKSAFERISKRISKSAFESAFEWINNER
Gladiator AlligatorDrew Ne'emiaTV PresenterWINSAFESAFESAFESAFESAFERUNNER-UP
Blue PenguinRia HallSingerRISKSAFESAFESAFESAFERISKTHIRD
Magic MonsterEroni ClarkeFormer rugby playerWINRISKRISKSAFERISKOUT
Ruru ChickLaura DanielComedianWINSAFESAFESAFEOUT
Playing MantisPaul EgoComedianWINSAFESAFEOUT
Retro RobotSimon BridgesPoliticianWINRISKOUT
Shaggy SheepdogMikey HavocSingerRISKSAFEOUT
Regal RoseAntonia PrebbleActressWINOUT
Two-Scoop Ice CreamSteven FergusonCanoeistRISKOUT
Shelley FergusonTV host
Sergeant Steak 'n CheeseGuy WilliamsComedianOUT
Pōhutukawa TreeGeorgina BeyerPoliticianOUT
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"), Shane Ferguson ("Two-Scoop Ice Cream"), Antonia Prebble ("Regal Rose"), Mikey Havoc ("Shaggy Sheepdog"), Simon Bridges ("Retro Robot"), Paul Ego ("Playing Mantis"), Laura Daniels ("Ruru Chick"), Ria Hall ("Blue Penguin"), Drew Ne'emia ("Gladiator Alligator") and Hollie Smith ("Bedazzled Unicorn") Not Pictured: Shelley Ferguson ("Two-Scoop Ice Cream") and Eroni Clarke ("Magic Monster")

Episode 1 (24 July)

Performances on the first episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Bedazzled Unicorn"Not Many" by ScribeundisclosedRISK
2Retro Robot"Cry Me a River" by Michael BubléundisclosedWIN
3Gladiator Alligator"Moondance" by Van MorrisonundisclosedWIN
4Pōhutukawa Tree"Fever" by Peggy LeeGeorgina BeyerOUT
5Ruru Chick"Dancing On My Own" by RobynundisclosedWIN
6Two-Scoop Ice Cream"Cold Heart" by Elton John & Dua LipaundisclosedRISK
undisclosed

Episode 2 (31 July)

Performances on the second episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Blue Penguin"You Oughta Know" by Alanis MorissetteundisclosedRISK
2Playing Mantis"Father and Son" by Cat StevensundisclosedWIN
3Regal Rose"Lips Are Movin" by Meghan TrainorundisclosedWIN
4Sergeant Steak 'n Cheese"If I Could Turn Back Time" by CherGuy WilliamsOUT
5Shaggy Sheepdog"Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie TylerundisclosedRISK
6Magic Monster"Leave the Door Open" by Silk SonicundisclosedWIN

Episode 3 (7 August)

Performances on the third episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Retro Robot"Believer" by Imagine DragonsundisclosedRISK
2Two-Scoop Ice Cream"Somethin' Stupid" by Frank Sinatra & Nancy SinatraShelley FergusonOUT
Steven Ferguson
3Bedazzled Unicorn"I Dreamed a Dream" by Susan BoyleundisclosedSAFE
4Ruru Chick"Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank SinatraundisclosedSAFE
5Gladiator Alligator"Canción del Mariachi" by Antonio Banderas & Los LobosundisclosedSAFE

Episode 4 (14 August)

Performances on the fourth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Playing Mantis"Love on the Run" by Sons of Zion featuring Jackson OwensundisclosedSAFE
2Regal Rose"Time After Time" by Cyndi LauperAntonia PrebbleOUT
3Blue Penguin"Shallow" by Lady Gaga & Bradley CooperundisclosedSAFE
4Magic Monster"It's Not Unusual" by Tom JonesundisclosedRISK
5Shaggy Sheepdog"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James BrownundisclosedSAFE

Episode 5 (21 August)

Performances on the fifth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Playing Mantis"Watermelon Sugar" by Harry StylesundisclosedSAFE
2Gladiator Alligator"Perfect" by Ed SheeranundisclosedSAFE
3Shaggy Sheepdog“Beggin'” by MåneskinMikey HavocOUT
4Bedazzled Unicorn"Lose You to Love Me" by Selena GomezundisclosedRISK

Episode 6 (28 August)

Performances on the sixth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Magic Monster"Bruises" by Lewis CapaldiundisclosedRISK
2Ruru Chick"Higher Love" by Kygo & Whitney HoustonundisclosedSAFE
3Retro Robot"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha FranklinSimon BridgesOUT
4Blue Penguin"Tennessee Whiskey" by Chris StapletonundisclosedSAFE

Episode 7 (4 September)

Performances on the seventh episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Bedazzled Unicorn"Sitting Inside My Head" by SupergrooveundisclosedRISK
2Magic Monster"Better Be Home Soon" by Crowded HouseundisclosedSAFE
3Ruru Chick"Rainbow" by Kacey MusgravesundisclosedSAFE
4Playing Mantis"I Got You" by Split EnzPaul EgoOUT
5Gladiator Alligator"Blue Ain't Your Color" by Keith UrbanundisclosedSAFE
6Blue Penguin"If I Were a Boy" by BeyoncéundisclosedSAFE

Episode 8 (11 September)

Performances on the eighth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Gladiator Alligator"This City" by Sam FischerundisclosedSAFE
2Bedazzled Unicorn"In Colour" by ShapeshifterundisclosedSAFE
3Ruru Chick"Stupid Love" by Lady GagaLaura DanielOUT
4Magic Monster"Sing To You" by John SplithoffundisclosedRISK
5Blue Penguin"Something's Got a Hold on Me" by Etta JamesundisclosedSAFE

Episode 9 (18 September)

Performances on the ninth episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
1Bedazzled Unicorn"I Shot the Sheriff" by Bob Marley and the WailersundisclosedSAFE
2Magic Monster"You Oughta Be in Love" by Dave DobbynEroni ClarkeOUT
3Blue Penguin"In the Air Tonight" by Phil CollinsundisclosedRISK
4Gladiator Alligator"When I Get You Alone" by Robin ThickeundisclosedSAFE

Episode 11 (2 October)

Performances on the eleventh episode
#Stage nameSongIdentityResult
Round One
1Bedazzled Unicorn"Proud Mary" by Tina TurnerundisclosedSAFE
2Gladiator Alligator"It's Gonna Be Me" by NSYNCundisclosedSAFE
3Blue Penguin"What About Us" by PinkRia HallTHIRD
Round Two
1Bedazzled Unicorn"Fly Away" by Tones and IHollie SmithWINNER
2Gladiator Alligator"Hallelujah" by Leonard CohenDrew Ne'emiaRUNNER-UP

Notes