The Masked Singer NZ

The Masked Singer NZ
Genre	Reality competition
Based on	King of Mask Singer by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Presented by	Clinton Randell
Starring	Rhys Darby Sharyn Casey Ladi6 James Roque
Country of origin	New Zealand
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	9
Production
Running time	41–85 minutes
Original release
Network	Three
Release	9 May 2021 (2021-05-09) – present

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 judging panel comprising James Roque, Ladi6, Sharyn Casey and Rhys Darby.

Contestants

Contestant	Identity	Occupation(s)	Episodes
			1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Medusa	TBA		WIN		SAFE		RISK		SAFE	RISK	RISK	TBA
Sheep	TBA			WIN		SAFE		RISK	SAFE	SAFE	SAFE	TBA
Tuatara	TBA		WIN		SAFE		SAFE		RISK	SAFE	SAFE	TBA
Pavlova	Stephanie Tauevihi	Actress/singer		WIN		SAFE	SAFE		SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Monster	Kings	Rapper		WIN		RISK		SAFE	SAFE	OUT
Jellyfish	Matilda Green	Author	WIN		SAFE			SAFE	OUT
Possum	Grace Palmer	Actress	RISK		RISK			OUT
Orange Roughy	Mike McRoberts	Television newscaster		RISK		SAFE	OUT
Monarch	Madeleine Sami	Comedian/actress		RISK		OUT
Alien	Tom Sainsbury	Comedian/actor	RISK		OUT
Moa	Stephen Donald	Rugby union player		OUT
Tui	Suzy Cato	Television presenter	OUT

Episodes

Episode 1 (9 May)

Performances on the first episode

#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	King mouse	"Cosmic Girl" by Jamiroquai	undisclosed	WIN
2	Tent	"Woke Up Late" by Drax Project	Suzy Cato	OUT
3	Tv	"Sway" by Bic Runga	undisclosed	WIN
4	Sheep	"I'm Not the Only One" by Sam Smith	undisclosed	RISK
5	tiger	"Freestyler" by Bomfunk MC's	undisclosed	RISK
6	tundra	"24K Magic" by Bruno Mars	undisclosed	WIN

Episode 2 (10 May)

Performances on the second episode

#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Remote	"Rolling In The Deep" by Adele	undisclosed	WIN
2	Sun	"I Have Nothing" by Whitney Houston	undisclosed	RISK
3	Car	"Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd	undisclosed	WIN
4	Train	"Why Does Love Do This To Me" by The Exponents	Stephen Donald	OUT
5	glove	"Footloose" by Kenny Loggins	undisclosed	RISK
6	Car wash	"Shake It Off" by Taylor Swift	undisclosed	WIN

Episode 3 (16 May)

Performances on the third episode

#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Tiger	"Whip It" by Devo	Tom Sainsbury	OUT
2	king mouse	"Higher Ground" by Stevie Wonder	undisclosed	SAFE
3	tv	"Blame It on Me" by George Ezra	undisclosed	SAFE
4	sheep	"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" by Joan Jett & the Blackhearts	undisclosed	RISK
5	Tundra	"Valerie" by Amy Winehouse	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 4 (17 May)

Performances on the fourth episode

#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Remote	"Stay" by Rihanna ft. Mikky Ekko	undisclosed	SAFE
2	Car	"Faith" by George Michael	undisclosed	RISK
3	glove	"Shotgun" by George Ezra	undisclosed	SAFE
4	Sun	"Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson	Madeleine Sami	OUT
5	Car wash	"I'm Still Standing" by Elton John	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 5 (23 May)

Performances on the fifth episode

#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Tundra	"Shape of You" by Ed Sheeran	undisclosed	SAFE
2	Tv	"Don't Start Now" by Dua Lipa	Undisclosed	RISK
3	Glove	"Catching Feelings" by Drax Project ft. Six60	Mike McRoberts	OUT
4	Car wash	"Sex on Fire" by Kings of Leon	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 6 (24 May)

Performances on the sixth episode

#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	sheep	"Holding Out for a Hero" by Bonnie Tyler	Grace Palmer	OUT
2	king mouse	"Bad Guy" by Billie Eilish	undisclosed	SAFE
3	car	"Suffer" by Charlie Puth	undisclosed	SAFE
4	remote	"Get Lucky" by Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams	undisclosed	RISK

Episode 7 (30 May)

Performances on the seventh episode

#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Tv	"Supalonely" by Benee ft. Gus Dapperton	undisclosed	SAFE
2	Tundra	"Cake by the Ocean" by DNCE	undisclosed	RISK
3	car	"Talk" by Khalid	undisclosed	SAFE
4	King mouse	"You Don't Own Me" by Saygrace ft. G-Eazy	Matilda Green	OUT
5	Car wash	"Back to Black" by Amy Winehouse	undisclosed	SAFE
6	remote	"Blister in the Sun" by Violent Femmes	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 8 (31 May)

Performances on the eighth episode

#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Medusa	"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" by Wham!	undisclosed	RISK
2	Monster	"The Mack" by Nevada ft. Mark Morrison and Fetty Wap	Kings	OUT
3	Pavlova	"Landslide" by Fleetwood Mac	undisclosed	SAFE
4	Tuatara	"Nobody Else" by Tex Pistol & Rikki Morris	undisclosed	SAFE
5	Sheep	"Turn the Beat Around" by Gloria Estefan	undisclosed	SAFE

Episode 9: Semi-final (6 June)

Performances on the ninth episode

#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Medusa	"Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen	undisclosed	RISK
2	Tuatara	"Wake Me Up" by Avicii ft. Aloe Blacc	undisclosed	SAFE
3	Sheep	"Let's Get it On" by Marvin Gaye	undisclosed	SAFE
4	Pavlova	"Never Tear Us Apart" by INXS	Stephanie Tauevihi	OUT