The first season of Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta premiered on 4 November 2020,[1] and lasted for 8 episodes. On 23 December 2020, Catrina (actress Paz Vega) was declared the winner.
Panelists and host
Arturo Valls served as the show's host, and was joined by a permanent panel of 'investigators' composed of actors Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi, singer Malú and comedian José Mota. Some episodes also featured guest panelists. Classical singer Ainhoa Arteta (who would later make a guest appearance in season 2 as "Paella") was initially slated to be in the panel, but pulled out due to delays in production caused by the coronavirus pandemic and was replaced by Malú. Also, Vanesa Martín stood in for Malú when she missed a taping due to injury and Eva González appeared as a guest investigator.[2][3][4][5][6]
^Paz Vega (Catrina) previously appeared as a guest judge during the first season of the Mexican version of the show, ¿Quién es la máscara?. She is the first person to appear as a guest judge on The Masked Singer, then later appear as a contestant on another series of the show. She would later return to the Spanish version as a permanent judge on the second season.
^Al Bano (Sunflower) previously appeared as the Lion (Leone) on the Italian version of the show, Il cantante mascherato, where he placed 2nd. He is the first person ever to appear as a contestant on The Masked Singer in two different countries. Bano also appeared in season 2 of Il cantante mascherato as a guest panellist making him the only person who appeared as a contestant twice and a guest panellist and the fourth person to be a contestant and guest panellist after Paz Vega ,Cesár Sampson and
Sasha.
