The Masked Singer (Greek TV series)

The Masked Singer is a Greek reality singing competition television series that premiered on Skai TV on 31 March 2022.[1] It is part of the Masked Singer franchise which began in South Korea and features celebrities singing songs while wearing head-to-toe costumes and face masks concealing their identities. The show is hosted by Sakis Rouvas, the program employs panelists who guess the celebrities' identities by interpreting clues provided to them throughout each season. Elisavet Konstantinidou, Thodoris Marantinis, Nikos Moutsinas and Athina Oikonomakou appear in each episode and vote alongside an audience for their favorite singer after all perform. The least popular is eliminated, taking off their mask to reveal their identity.[2][3]

The Masked Singer
GenreReality competition
Based onMasked Singer
by Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation
Presented bySakis Rouvas
Starring
Opening theme"Who Are You" by The Who
Country of originGreece
Original languageGreek
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerAggelos Christopoulos
Production locationAthens
Running timeapprox. 180 to 200 minutes per episode
(including commercials)
Production companyAcun Medya
Release
Original networkSkai TV
Picture format576i
HDTV 1080i
Audio formatDolby Digital 5.1
First shown inSouth Korea
Original release31 March 2022 (2022-03-31) –
present
Chronology
Related showsMasked Singer franchise
King of Mask Singer

To prevent their identities from being revealed before each prerecorded episode is broadcast, the program makes extensive use of code names, disguises, non-disclosure agreements, and a team of security guards.

Format

The show features a group of celebrity contestants. In a typical episode, eight contestants each sing a 90-second cover for panelists and an audience anonymously in costume. Hints to their identities are given before and occasionally after each performs. The perennial format is a taped interview with a celebrity's electronically masked voice narrating a video showing cryptic allusions to what they are known for. After performances, and before an elimination, the panelists are given time to speculate each singer's identity out loud and write comments in note binders. They may ask questions and the host may offer additional clues. After performances conclude, the audience and panelists vote for their favorite singer using an electronic device. The least popular contestant then takes off their mask to reveal their identity.[4]

Production

The broadcast format started in South Korea in 2015 as King of Mask Singer. In 2019, it was rumored that Skai TV would air in Greece the format of Masked Singer, that have been aired also in Asia, the United States and lot of other countries.[5] In November 2019, it was announced that Skai TV will broadcast the show in 2020.[6] The makers of Skai TV are in feverish preparations, as they are preparing to air not one, but two talent shows when 2021 arrives. The reason of course is House of Fame and The Masked Singer. But at the end of the 2020-2021 television season, Skai TV did not air The Masked Singer, but it was announced that will begin air in 2021-2022 television season.[7] It was announced that Skai TV wants that the show to begin air in February 2022.[8] This particular project was due to air two years ago and on March 2022 the first trailer was seen.[9]

Panelists and host
Current season panelists and host
Thodoris Marantinis
Athina Oikonomakou
Sakis Rouvas

Several artists were rumored to be part of the panel once Skai TV announced the show. Model Iliana Papageorgiou was rumored as the host of the show, but Skai TV denied the agreement.[10] Then Skai TV announced the singer Sakis Rouvas as the presenter of the show.[11] It was rumored that singer Harry Varthakouris has already been booked to be on the show as a panelist, as he was already a member of Skai's staff due to Big Brother, while discussions were well underway with tv presenter and actor Nikos Moutsinas, who is also a member of the station's staff, as well as with singer Tamta,[12] singer Eleni Foureira,[13] Giorgos Tsalikis[14] and Phoebus[15] On 21 March 2022, Skai TV announced that the panel will be actress Elisavet Konstantinidou, singer and songwriter Thodoris Marantinis, tv presenter and actor Nikos Moutsinas and actress Athina Oikonomakou.[16]

Contestants
Results
Stage name Celebrity Notability Episodes
1 2 3 4 5
Cyber Girl TBA SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE TBA
Gorilas ("Gorilla") TBA SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE TBA
Margaríta ("Daisy") (WC) TBA SAFE TBA
Minotavros ("Minotaur") TBA SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE TBA
Moro ("Baby") (WC) TBA SAFE SAFE SAFE TBA
Pop Korn ("Popcorn") TBA SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE TBA
Tsolias ("Evzone") TBA SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE TBA
Achinos ("Sea Urchin") (WC) Gogo Tsamba Singer SAFE OUT
Kyklopas ("Cyclops") Memos Mpegnis Actor SAFE SAFE OUT
Melissa ("Bee") Kostas Martakis Singer SAFE OUT
Ippopotamos ("Hippo") Christina Souzi Meteorologist OUT
  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.

(WC) This masked singer is a wild card contestant.

Episodes

Week 1 (31 March)
Performances on the first episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Gorilas "Levitating" by Dua Lipa feat. DaBaby undisclosed SAFE
2 Pop Korn "Telika" by Konstantinos Argyros feat. Rack undisclosed SAFE
3 Minotavros "Beggin'" by Måneskin undisclosed SAFE
4 Cyber Girl "Caramela" by Eleni Foureira undisclosed SAFE
5 Melissa "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd undisclosed SAFE
6 Tsolias "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams undisclosed SAFE
7 Ippopotamos "Crazy Girl" by Mimis Plessas Christina Souzi OUT
8 Kyklopas "Can't Take My Eyes Off You" by Frankie Valli undisclosed SAFE

Week 2 (7 April)
Performances on the second episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
Wildcard Moro "Dynata (Ta Ta Ta)" by Stefanos Pitsiniagas undisclosed SAFE
1 Kyklopas "O Horos (Klise Ta Matia)" by Onirama undisclosed SAFE
2 Gorilas "I Sklava" by Tzeni Vanou undisclosed SAFE
3 Tsolias "Dance with Somebody" by Mando Diao undisclosed SAFE
4 Minotavros "Pou na vro mia na sou moiazei" by Kostis Maraveyas undisclosed SAFE
5 Melissa "Ola S'agapane" by Stamatis Gonidis Kostas Martakis OUT
6 Cyber Girl "Zeibekiko (M' Aeroplana kai Vaporia)" by Sotiria Bellou undisclosed SAFE
7 Pop Korn "Eimai Allou" by Melisses undisclosed SAFE

Week 3 (14 April)
Performances on the third episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
Wildcard Achinos "Ta Kalitera Paidhia" by Josephine undisclosed SAFE
1 Moro "Eimai Enas Allos" by Nino undisclosed SAFE
2 Kyklopas "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor Memos Mpegnis OUT
3 Gorilas "Re!" by Anna Vissi undisclosed SAFE
4 Pop Korn "Magiko Hali" by Locomondo undisclosed SAFE
5 Tsolias "As kratisoun oi Khoroi" by Dionysis Savvopoulos undisclosed SAFE
6 Minotavros "You Can Leave Your Hat On" by Randy Newman undisclosed SAFE
7 Cyber Girl "I Love It" by Icona Pop feat. Charli XCX undisclosed SAFE

Week 4 (28 April)
Performances on the fourth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
Wildcard Margaríta "S' Agapo" by Marinella undisclosed SAFE
1 Pop Korn "They Don't Care About Us" by Michael Jackson undisclosed SAFE
2 Achinos "S'Echo Kanei Theo" by Katerina Stanisi Gogo Tsamba OUT
3 Gorilas "The Show Must Go On" by Queen undisclosed SAFE
4 Cyber Girl "Gia Sena" by Anna Vissi undisclosed SAFE
5 Tsolias "Hippy Hippy Shake" by The Swinging Blue Jeans undisclosed SAFE
6 Minotavros "Min Andistekese" by Sakis Rouvas undisclosed SAFE
7 Moro "Physical" by Dua Lipa undisclosed SAFE

Ratings
Episode Date Timeslot (EET) Ratings Viewers
(in millions)		 Rank Share Source
Daily Weekly Household Adults 18-54
1 Week 1: "Show Launch" 31 March 2022 (2022-03-31) Thursday 9:00pm 6.6% 0.680 #8 N/A1 14.1% 18.5% [17]
2 Week 2 7 April 2022 (2022-04-07) N/A2 9.4% 10.4% [18]
3 Week 3 14 April 2022 (2022-04-14) 4.7% 0.491 #10 10.7% 12.4% [19]
4 Week 4 28 April 2022 (2022-04-28) 4.9% 0.507 #7 11.8% 11.7% [20]
5 Week 5 5 May 2022 (2022-05-05) TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA TBA
Note
  1. ^ Outside top 20.
  2. ^ Outside top 10.

References
  1. "ΤHE MASKED SINGER: Κάνει πρεμιέρα την Πέμπτη 31 Μαρτίου στις 21.00 στον ΣΚΑΪ".
  2. "The Masked Singer: Τέσσερις "ντετέκτιβ" στο νέο σόου του ΣΚΑΙ – Όσα θα δούμε".
  3. "The Masked Singer: Η ανακοίνωση του ΣΚΑΪ για τον Σάκη Ρουβά και την επιτροπή-έκπληξη".
  4. "Σάκης Ρουβάς: Τί είναι το «The Masked Singer» που θα παρουσιάσει στον Σκάι".
  5. "Πότε θα βγει στον "αέρα" του ΣΚΑΪ το "The Masked Singer"".
  6. "Masked Singer : Αυτός είναι ο παρουσιαστής και οι κριτές του show!".
  7. "The Masked Singer: Ραντεβού του χρόνου!".
  8. "The Masked Singer: Όλη η αλήθεια για το project του ΣΚΑΪ".
  9. "The Masked Singer: Το σόου που βλέπει πίσω από τις μάσκες έχει τρέιλερ".
  10. "Ανατροπή με την Ηλιάνα Παπαγεωργίου: Ο ΣΚΑΪ διαψεύδει τα περί συμφωνίας -Εχουμε παρουσιαστή για το The Masked Singer".
  11. "The Masked Singer: Ο Σάκης Ρουβάς έρχεται με κριτική επιτροπή – έκπληξη".
  12. "The Masked Singer: Ο παρουσιαστής κι αυτοί που θα είναι στην κριτική επιτροπή".
  13. "The Masked Singer: Ελένη Φουρέιρα VS Τάμτα για τη θέση στην κριτική επιτροπή".
  14. "Γιώργος Τσαλίκης: Ο ΣΚΑΪ «τα βρίσκει» μαζί του και προτείνει εκπομπή στον τραγουδιστή".
  15. "Νίκος Μουτσινάς, Σάκης Ρουβάς και Φοίβος μαζί στο The Masked Singer του ΣΚΑΪ".
  16. "The Masked Singer – Είναι οριστικό: Αυτοί θα είναι στην κριτική επιτροπή".
  17. "Τι τηλεθέαση έκανε η πρεμιέρα του The Masked Singer απέναντι στον σκληρό ανταγωνισμό;".
  18. "Τι τηλεθέαση έκανε στο φινάλε του ο Άγιος Παϊσιος;".
  19. "Τηλεθέαση: Η μυθοπλασία χτύπησε… κόκκινο".
  20. "Τηλεθέαση: Η μάχη στην prime time την Πέμπτη (28/04) - Τι έκαναν ο "Σασμός" και το "The Masked Singer";".
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