The Masked Singer (German TV series) season 5

*The Masked Singer*
The Masked Singer
Season 5
Starring	Ruth Moschner; Rea Garvey; Various guests;
Hosted by	Matthias Opdenhövel
No. of contestants	10 (+1 online)
Winner	Alexander Klaws as "Mülli Müller"
Runner-up	Sandy Mölling as "Raupe"
No. of episodes	6
Release
Original network	ProSieben
Original release	16 October –; 20 November 2021
Season chronology
	← Previous; Season 4 Next →; Season 6

The fifth season of the German singing competition The Masked Singer premiered on 16 October 2021 on ProSieben.^[1] Ruth Moschner and Rea Garvey returned to the panel. Matthias Opdenhövel also returned as host.

On 20 November 2021, the Mülli Müller (singer Alexander Klaws) was declared the winner and the Raupe (singer Sandy Mölling) was the runner-up.

Panelists and host

Season 5 panelists and host

Ruth Moschner

Rea Garvey

Matthias Opdenhövel

Matthias Opdenhövel returned as host. On 14 September 2021, it was announced that Ruth Moschner, would return for her fourth time as the main panelist.^[2] On 19 September 2021, it was announced that also Rea Garvey, from the last season would return, for his third time as main panelist.^[3]

As in previous seasons, a spin-off show named The Masked Singer - red. Special was aired after each live episode, hosted by Annemarie Carpendale, who also competed as “Teddy”, (episodes 1–2, 4), Rebecca Mir (episode 3, 5) and Viviane Geppert (episode 6).

Guest panelists

Various guest panelists appeared as the third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:

Season 5 guest panelists

Álvaro Soler (episode 1)

Janin Ullmann (episode 2)

Steven Gätjen (episode 3)

Thore Schölermann (episode 4)

Joko Winterscheidt (episode 5)

Sasha (episode 6)

Episode	Name	Notability	Ref.
1	Álvaro Soler	Singer	^[4]
2	Janin Ullmann	Presenter	^[5]
3	Steven Gätjen	TV Presenter	^[6]
4	Thore Schölermann	TV Presenter	^[7]
5	Joko Winterscheidt	TV Host	^[8]
6	Sasha	Singer	^[9]

Contestants

Like in the previous seasons, the fifth season included 10 contestants. According to ProSieben, a special eleventh mask, "Tiger" did not compete in the main competition rather they were an online exclusive mask who performed separately and be revealed after the finale of season 5.^[10]

Results
Stage name	Celebrity	Notability	Live Episodes
			1	2	3	4	5	6
			1	2	3	4	5	A	B	C
Mülli Müller "Trash Monster"	Alexander Klaws	Singer	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	WINNER
Raupe "Caterpillar"	Sandy Mölling	Singer	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	SAFE	SAFE	RUNNER-UP
Heldin "Heroine"	Christina Stürmer	Singer	WIN	WIN	WIN	WIN	RISK	SAFE	THIRD
Mops "Pug"	Carolin Niemczyk	Singer	WIN	WIN	RISK	RISK	RISK	OUT
Axolotl	Andrea Sawatzki	Actress	WIN	RISK	RISK	RISK	OUT
Teddy	Annemarie Carpendale	Television host	RISK	WIN	^[a]	WIN	OUT
Phönix "Phoenix"	Samuel Koch	Actor	WIN	WIN	RISK	OUT
Stinktier "Skunk"	Peter Kraus	Singer	RISK	RISK	OUT
Hammerhai "Hammerhead"	Pierre Littbarski	Football manager	RISK	OUT
Chili	Jens Riewa	Television presenter	OUT

The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.

The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom four/three/two, but was not eliminated.

The masked singer was safe from elimination.

The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.

The masked singer did not perform.

The celebrities who have competed in the fifth season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):
Jens Riewa ("Chili"), Pierre Littbarski ("Hammerhai"), Peter Kraus ("Stinktier"), Samuel Koch ("Phönix"), Annemarie Carpendale ("Teddy"), Andrea Sawatzki ("Axolotl"), Carolin Niemczyk ("Mops"), Christina Stürmer ("Heldin"), Sandy Mölling ("Raupe"), Alexander Klaws ("Mülli Müller")

Episodes

Week 1 (16 October)

Performances on the first live episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Mülli Müller	"Hot in Herre" by Nelly/"Tiny Riot" by Sam Ryder	undisclosed	WIN
2	Axolotl	"Oops!... I Did It Again" by Britney Spears	undisclosed	WIN
3	Mops	"Un-Break My Heart" by Toni Braxton	undisclosed	WIN
4	Chili	"Can You Feel It" by The Weather Girls	Jens Riewa	OUT
5	Teddy	"Lovefool" by The Cardigans	undisclosed	RISK

6	Raupe	"Proud Mary" by Ike & Tina Turner	undisclosed	WIN
7	Phönix	"Also sprach Zarathustra" by Richard Strauss/"Firestarter" by The Prodigy	undisclosed	WIN
8	Hammerhai	"Sledgehammer" by Peter Gabriel	undisclosed	RISK
9	Stinktier	"I Like Chopin" by Gazebo	undisclosed	RISK
10	Heldin	"Smells Like Teen Spirit" by Nirvana	undisclosed	WIN

Week 2 (23 October)

Performances on the second live episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Mops	"We Found Love" by Rihanna feat. Calvin Harris	undisclosed	WIN
2	Teddy	"Je ne veux pas travailler" by Pink Martini/"Alors on danse" by Stromae	undisclosed	WIN
3	Stinktier	"Black or White" by Michael Jackson	undisclosed	RISK

4	Mülli Müller	"Radioactive" by Imagine Dragons	undisclosed	WIN
5	Hammerhai	"Vamos a la playa" by Righeira/"Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen	Pierre Littbarski	OUT
6	Heldin	"I'm with You" by Avril Lavigne	undisclosed	WIN

7	Axolotl	"Good as Hell" by Lizzo	undisclosed	RISK
8	Phönix	"Imagine" by John Lennon	undisclosed	WIN
9	Raupe	"Nutbush City Limits" by Ike & Tina Turner	undisclosed	WIN

Week 3 (30 October)

Performances on the third live episode^[b]
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Heldin	"Alive" by Sia	undisclosed	WIN
2	Axolotl	"Dream a Little Dream of Me" by Doris Day	undisclosed	RISK
3	Mülli Müller	"Bombtrack" by Rage Against the Machine/"Heal the World" by Michael Jackson	undisclosed	WIN
4	Stinktier	"Let Her Go" by Passenger	Peter Kraus	OUT

5	Phönix	"Bitter Sweet Symphony" by The Verve	undisclosed	RISK
6	Raupe	"Skyscraper" by Demi Lovato	undisclosed	WIN
7	Mops	"Love Me Tender" by Elvis Presley/"Who Let the Dogs Out" by Baha Men	undisclosed	RISK

Week 4 (6 November)

Performances on the fourth live episode
#	Stage name	Song	Result
1	Teddy	"Around the World (La La La La La)" by A Touch of Class/"Take a Look Around" by Limp Bizkit	WIN
2	Raupe	"The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga	WIN
3	Phönix	"Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World" by Israel Kamakawiwoʻole/I Have a Dream by Martin Luther King Jr.	RISK

4	Mülli Müller	"The Power" by Snap!	WIN
5	Mops	"Ironic" by Alanis Morissette	RISK
6	Axolotl	"Bongo Cha Cha Cha" by Caterina Valente	RISK
7	Heldin	"In the End" by Linkin Park	WIN
Sing-off details			Identity	Result
1	Phönix	"Fleur De Lis" by The Raven Age/"I Can" by Nas	Samuel Koch	OUT
2	Mops	"Just the Way You Are" by Bruno Mars	undisclosed	SAFE
3	Axolotl	"I Don't Want to Grow Up" by Ramones	undisclosed	SAFE

Week 5 (13 November) - Semi-final

Performances on the fifth live episode
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Mülli Müller	"I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston	undisclosed	WIN
2	Axolotl	"Fight For Your Right" by Beastie Boys	undisclosed	RISK
3	Mops	"Drop It Like It's Hot" by Snoop Dogg ft. Pharrell Williams/"Halo" by Beyonce	undisclosed	RISK

4	Teddy	"Englishman in New York" by Sting	Annemarie Carpendale	OUT
5	Heldin	"Sunday Bloody Sunday" by U2	undisclosed	RISK
6	Raupe	"Drivers License" by Olivia Rodrigo	undisclosed	WIN
Sing-off details			Identity	Result
1	Axolotl	"Time Warp" by The Hit Crew	Andrea Sawatzki	OUT
2	Mops	"Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol	undisclosed	SAFE
3	Heldin	"Hedonism (Just Because You Feel Good)" by Skunk Anansie	undisclosed	SAFE

Week 6 (20 November) – Final

Group number: "Let's Get Loud" by Jennifer Lopez

Round One

Performances on the final live episode – round one
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Raupe	"Heavy Cross" by Gossip	undisclosed	SAFE
2	Mops	"Iris" by Goo Goo Dolls	Caroline Niemczyk	OUT
3	Mülli Müller	"Dangerous" by David Guetta ft. Sam Martin	undisclosed	SAFE
4	Heldin	"Another Day in Paradise" by Phil Collins	undisclosed	SAFE

Round Two

Performances on the final live episode – round two
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Raupe	"Bird Set Free"/"Unstoppable" by Sia	undisclosed	SAFE
2	Mülli Müller	"Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson	undisclosed	SAFE
3	Heldin	"Castle on the Hill" by Ed Sheeran	Christina Stürmer	THIRD

Round Three

Performances on the final live episode – round three
#	Stage name	Song	Identity	Result
1	Raupe	"Proud Mary" by Ike & Tina Turner	Sandy Mölling	RUNNER-UP
2	Mülli Müller	"Bombtrack" by Rage Against the Machine/"Heal the World" by Michael Jackson	Alexander Klaws	WINNER

The Masked Singer Ehrmann Tiger

Barbara Meier, The Masked Singer Ehrmann Tiger

The Masked Singer Ehrmann Tiger is an online show as part of the fifth season of The Masked Singer. For the first time, a mask appears exclusively online. A performance video is to be put online every Saturday and an evidence video every Tuesday. The unmasking also took place online on 20 November 2021.^[11]

Performances
Episode	Date	Stage name	Celebrity	Notability	Song
1	16 October 2021	Tiger	Barbara Meier	Model	"Saturday Night" by Whigfield
2	23 October 2021				"Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
3	30 October 2021				"Wannabe" by Spice Girls
4	6 November 2021				"Watermelon Sugar" by Harry Styles
5	13 November 2021				"Lucky" by Britney Spears
6	20 November 2021				"Blue (Da Ba Dee)" by Eiffel 65

Reception

Ratings

Episode	Original airdate	Timeslot	Viewers (in millions)		Share (in %)		Source
Episode	Original airdate	Timeslot	Household	Adults 14-49	Household	Adults 14-49	Source
1	16 October 2021 (2021-10-16)	Saturday 8:15 pm	2.96	1.63	11.3	24.1	^[12]
2	23 October 2021 (2021-10-23)		2.79	1.56	10.7	24.1	^[13]
3	30 October 2021 (2021-10-30)		2.72	1.47	10.6	24.2	^[14]
4	6 November 2021 (2021-11-06)		2.20	1.12	7.1	12.8	^[15]
5	13 November 2021 (2021-11-13)		3.03	1.76	11.4	25.1	^[16]
6	20 November 2021 (2021-11-20)		3.25	1.77	12.3	25.6	^[17]
Average			2.83	1.55	10.6	22.7

Notes

^ Teddy gained immunity for one week due to contracting COVID and she was safe. She appeared in the next episode due to getting a negative test.
^ There was 7 performances instead of 8, due to the celebrity behind Teddy having to quarantine due contracting COVID. She was safe and appeared in the next episode due to getting a negative test.

References

External links

Official website

[11] Teddy gained immunity for one week due to contracting COVID and she was safe. She appeared in the next episode due to getting a negative test.

[12] There was 7 performances instead of 8, due to the celebrity behind Teddy having to quarantine due contracting COVID. She was safe and appeared in the next episode due to getting a negative test.

[1] ""THE MASKED SINGER": HIGHLIGHT AM WOCHENENDE - DAS GRÖSSTE TV-RÄTSEL STARTET AM 16. OKTOBER 2021".

[2] ""THE MASKED SINGER" 2021: RUTH MOSCHNER SITZT IM RATETEAM VON STAFFEL 5".

[3] ""THE MASKED SINGER" 2021: REA GARVEY IST WIEDER TEIL DES RATETEAMS".

[4] ""THE MASKED SINGER" 2021: DIESER MEGA-STAR IST DER ERSTE RATEGAST".

[5] ""THE MASKED SINGER" 2021: JANIN ULLMANN IST RATEGÄSTIN IN FOLGE 2".

[6] ""THE MASKED SINGER" 2021: STEVEN GÄTJEN IST RATEGAST IN FOLGE 3".

[7] ""THE MASKED SINGER" 2021: DIESER EX-TEILNEHMER IST RATEGAST IN FOLGE 4".

[8] ""THE MASKED SINGER" 2021: AUSGESCHLOSSEN - JOKO WINTERSCHEIDT STECKT UNTER KEINER MASKE".

[9] ""THE MASKED SINGER": DER EHEMALIGE GEWINNER SASHA IST RATEGAST IM FINALE".

[10] ""THE MASKED SINGER EHRMANN TIGER": ALLE INFOS ZUR ELFTEN MASKE UND DER ONLINE-SHOW".

[13] ""The Masked Singer": Elfter maskierter Sänger singt nur online".

[14] "Ist "The Masked Singer" das Ende für RTL?". 17 October 2021.

[15] ""The Masked Singer" dominiert den Samstagabend weiter". 24 October 2021.

[16] ""Das Supertalent" wieder mit Tiefstwerten". 31 October 2021.

[17] ""The Masked Singer" zeigt sich unbeeindruckt". 7 November 2021.

[18] ""The Masked Singer" knackt die 3 Millionen". 14 November 2021.

[19] "Alexander Klaws gewinnt "The Masked Singer"". 21 November 2021.

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The Masked Singer
Season 5
Starring	Ruth Moschner Rea Garvey Various guests

Hosted by	Matthias Opdenhövel
No. of contestants	10 (+1 online)
Winner	Alexander Klaws as "Mülli Müller"
Runner-up	Sandy Mölling as "Raupe"

No. of episodes	6
Release
Original network	ProSieben
Original release	16 October (2021-10-16) – 20 November 2021 (2021-11-20)
Season chronology
← Previous Season 4 Next → Season 6