Mask Singer

Format

A group of celebrities compete anonymously on stage, singing in full costumes over a series of episodes. Each episode, a portion of the competitors are paired off into face-off competitions, in which each will perform a song of his/her choice. From each face-off, the panelists and live audience vote: the winner's safe for the week, while the loser is put up for elimination. At the end of the episode, the face-off's losers are then subjected to new votes of the panelists to determine who will not continue. The eliminated singer then enters a special room backstage where it turns its back to the camera, takes off its mask, then turns around to reveal his/her identity to the viewers.

In addition to the singing competition, hints to each masked singer's identity are offered during the show. Pre-taped interviews are given as hints and feature their distorted voices. The panelists are given time to speculate the identity of the singer after the performance and ask them a single question to try and determine their identity.

Panelists and host

Following the announcement of the series, TF1 announced that the judging panel for season 1 would consist of Radio & TV Host Alessandra Sublet, singer Anggun and comedians Kev Adams and Jarry. Said panel remained for seasons 2 and 3. On June 4, 2022, it was announced that three new panellists would join Kev Adams for the fourth season in replacement to Jarry, Alessandra Sublet and Anggun : ventriloquist and stand-up comedian Jeff Panacloc, actress and comedian Chantal Ladesou, and singer-songwriter Vitaa; constituted the new panel of judges for season 4. Ladesou and Vitaa did not return in the fifth season and were replaced by Élodie Frégé and Michèle Bernier. Frégé, Panacloc, and Bernier did not return in the sixth season and were replaced by Inès Reg, Laurent Ruquier, and Ladesou. Reg did not return in the seventh season and was replaced by Élodie Poux. Poux did not return in the eighth season and was replaced by Michaël Youn. In some episodes, there is a guest panelist who joins the main panel after performing a song in costume.

Season 1 (2019)

Episodes

Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled :

Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote.

Group Number: "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars

Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled :

Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote.

Two singers are to be eliminated this episode. Therefore, Sing-offs are canceled :

Contestants sing only once before being subjected to the vote.

As only 4 characters are still in competition, run time allows for face-offs again. The 4th place was determined by a first round of duels then a face-off, while the top 3 was determined in a second round.

Season 2 (2020)

Episodes

Guest Performance: "Million Reasons" by Lady Gaga performed by Itziar Ituño as "Ballerina"

Panelist Performance: "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor performed by Anggun as "Disco Ball"

Group Performance: "Allez reste" by Boulevard des Airs feat. Vianney

For the first round the contestants did a duet with a previous contestant.

Season 3 (2022)

Episodes

Guest Performance: "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone performed by Teri Hatcher as "Ladybug"

Guest Performance: "Le Banana Split" by Lio performed by Anne Roumanoff as "Gorilla"

Panelist Performance: "Envole-moi" by Jean-Jacques Goldman performed by Jarry as "Elephant"

Group Performance: "Ça (C'est Vraiment Toi)" by Téléphone

Guest Performance: "With or Without You" by U2 performed by Seal as "Cowboy"

Guest Performance: "Pauvres Diables" by Julio Iglesias performed by Kendji Girac as "Wolf"

For the first round the contestants did a duet with a previous contestant.

Season 4 (2022)

Episodes

Guest Performance: "My Way" by Frank Sinatra performed by David Hasselhoff as "Cobra"

Guest Panelist: Tom Villa as "Spy"

Group Performance: "Quand la musique est bonne" by Jean-Jacques Goldman

Guest Performance: "Let's Twist Again" by Chubby Checker performed by Francis Huster" as "Viking"

Guest Reveal: Michel Ansault as "Plot"

Guest Performance: "Price Tag" by Jessie J feat. B.o.B performed by Tori Spelling as "Cat"

Guest Performance: "La Boîte de jazz" by Michel Jonasz performed by Inès Reg as "Tigress"

Season 5 (2023)

Episodes

Guest Performance: "Roar" by Katy Perry performed by Mel B as "Sun"

Guest Performance: "Attention mesdames et messieurs" by Michel Fugain performed by Laurent Ruquier as "Lobster"

Guest Performance: "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton John performed by Anastacia as "Kangaroo"

Group Performance: "J'ai cherché" by Amir

Guest Performance: "Grenade" by Bruno Mars performed by Anggun as "Bull"

Guest Group Performance: "J'ai vu" by Niagara performed by Laurent Maistret as Knight, Keen'V as Elephant and Amaury Vassili as Turtle

Season 6 (2024)

Episodes

Theme: Movies

Guest Performance: "Stand By Me" by Ben E. King (Stand by Me) performed by Gloria Gaynor as "Ice Queen"

Guest Performance: "S'il suffisait d'aimer" by Celine Dion performed by Shy'm as "Flake"

Theme: Love

Guest Performance: "Houdini" by Dua Lipa performed by Natalie Imbruglia as "Joker"

Theme: Idols

Group Performance: "Le Bal masqué" by La Compagnie Créole

Guest Performance: "Si j'étais un homme" by Diane Tell performed by Vincent Desagnat as "Avatar"

Theme: 80s Night

Guest Group Performance: "Respire encore" by Clara Luciani performed by Vincent Niclo as Husky, Aurélie Konaté as Doe and Charlotte Gaccio as Jellyfish

Season 7 (2025)

Episodes

Guest Performance: "Could You Be Loved" by Bob Marley and the Wailers performed by Shaggy as "Cyclops"

Theme: Summer Hits

Guest Performance: "Hung Up" by Madonna performed by La Toya Jackson as "Empress"

Theme: Musicals

Guest Performance: "Pour que tu m'aimes encore" by Celine Dion performed by Arnaud Ducret as "Burger"

Theme: 90s Night

Guest panelist: Cristina Córdula

Theme: Harry Potter Night

Theme: Karaoke

Guest Performance: "La vie par procuration" by Jean-Jacques Goldman performed by Jarry as "Pilot"

Theme: Las Vegas

Guest Performance: "You Can Leave Your Hat On" by Joe Cocker performed by Patrick Duffy as "Frog"

Guest Group Performance: "Tu me Play" by Juliette Armanet performed by Denitsa Ikonomova as Butterfly, Gérémy Crédeville as Scarecrow and Chimène Badi as Leopard

Season 8 (2025)

Episodes

Theme: French Songs

Theme: Hollywood

Guest Performance: "Men in Black" by Will Smith (Men in Black) performed by Brian Austin Green as "Goat"

Theme: Police Songs

Guest Performance: "Purple Rain" by Prince performed by Lou Bega as "Bird"

Theme: Party

Guest Performance: "Crazy" by Gnarls Barkley performed by Constance Gay as "Lady Sausage"

Theme: Halloween

Guest Performance: "Marcia Baïla" by Les Rita Mitsouko performed by Marie s'infiltre as "Martian"

Theme: Time Travel

Guest Performance: "You're the First, the Last, My Everything" by Barry White performed by Jean-Luc Reichmann as "Lord of the Forest"

Guest Group Performance: "Spider" by Gims & Dystinct performed by LeBouseuh as Broccoli, Anne Sila as Swan and Séverine Ferrer as Kitten

Season 9 (2026)

Episodes

Guest Panelist: Booder

Guest Performance: "My Love" by Justin Timberlake performed by Jason Derulo as "Hedgehog"

Guest Performance: "Aimons-nous vivants" by François Valéry performed by Monsieur Poulpe as "Potato"

Theme: World Tour

Guest Performance: "Mauvaise foi nocturne" by Fatal Bazooka feat. Vitoo performed by LeBouseuh & Pidi as "Hammerhead" and "Walrus"

Theme: Summer

Guest Performance: "Popcorn salé" by Santa performed by Christophe Willem as "Werewolf"

Theme: Party

Theme: Superheroes

Guest Performance: "The Best" by Tina Turner performed by Michelle Williams as "Bat"

Group Performance: "Désenchantée" by Mylène Farmer

Panelist Performance: "Caruso" by Lucio Dalla performed by Michaël Youn as "Gorilla"

Guest Group Performance: "Le sens de la vie" by Tal performed by Élisa Tovati as Beetle, Karima Charni as Lamb and Priscilla Betti as Mole

Christmas Special (2024)

On 20 December 2024, a Christmas special was aired with 10 previous costumes of the show. In these costumes, 9 of the 10 contestants were previous contestants who participated in the first 5 seasons but in other costumes.