Maskis Laulja is an Estonian reality singing competition television series based on the Masked Singer franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer. It premiered on TV3 on 15 March 2020.
Production 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 or 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 losers of the face-offs 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.
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 the celebrities' 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.
Costumes and Costume Designers The costumes of Season 1 and Season 2 were designed by Liisi Eesmaa and partly feature baltic and national motives such as Vanapagan, a devil-like creature from the Estonian mythology as well as Jonnipunni, an infant-like looking Doll that is one of the most-common-baby-articles of the countries or Kalevipoeg, the protagonist of National Epic. They are partly also used on the Latvian counterpart of the show.
The 10 costumes of Season 3 were designed by Grete Laus-Evestus Liisi Eesmaa- dark artist Grete Laus-Evestus (Artist name Grete Stitch Laus) designed 5 costumes- Lumehelbeke (Snowflake), Ronk (Raven), Tort (Cake), Ööliblikas (Night Butterfly/ Moth) and Jänes (Rabbit). Liisi Eesmaa designed the other 5 costumes- Hirv (Deer), Ükssarvik (Unicorn), Kaheksajalg (Octopus), Sinine Ahv (Blue Monkey) and Malekuningas (Chess King).
Panelists and host
The panelists and host for season one were announced on 3 March 2020. It featured TV host Krista Lensin, journalist, radio host and actress Brigitte Susanne Hunt, fashion artist Ženja Fokin and comedian Mart Juur. For the second season, Fokin was replaced by Kristjan Jõekalda. Entertainer Mart Sander is the presenter of the show.
Series overview
Season 1 The first season was announced on 7 February 2020 and started airing on 15 March 2020 and concluded on 3 May 2020. It featured 10 celebrities from the field of entertainment, music, film and theatre, journalism and politics and was won by Stefan Airapetjan.
Celebrities
Stage name Celebrity Notability Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Jäär ("Aries") Stefan Airapetjan Singer WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WINNER Lill ("Flower") Kaire Vilgats SingerWIN WIN WINWINRISK RUNNER-UP Putukas ("Insect") Mart Mardisalu Presenter WIN RISK WIN WIN WINTHIRD Lövi ("Lion") Kärt Anvelt JournalistWINWIN RISK RISK OUT Pilv ("Cloud") Toomas Uibo Singer RISK RISK RISK OUT Silmamuna ("Eyeball") Kaisa Selde Actress RISKWIN OUT Jonnipunn ("Doll") Getter Jaani Singer RISK OUT Sõdalane ("Warrior") Toomas Luhats JournalistWIN OUT Rott ("Rat") Laine Randjärv Politician OUT Vanapagan ("Devil") Jaanus Nõgisto Composer & Director OUT
Episodes Episode 1 (15 March) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Cloud "Hey Brother" by Avicii RISK 2 Aries "Fly Me to the Moon" by Frank Sinatra WIN 3 Lion "Hea tuju laul" by Anne Veski WIN 4 Devil "White Wedding" by Billy Idol RISK 5 Doll "I Put a Spell on You" by Annie Lennox RISK 6 Flower "Over the Hills and Far Away" by Gary Moore WINSing-Off 1 Cloud "Kiki Miki" by Papa Suur SAFE 2 Devil "Here Comes the Sun" by The Beatles Jaanus Nõgisto OUT 3 Doll "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars SAFE
Episode 2 (22 March) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Rat "Tsirkus" by Fix RISK 2 Insect "Love Is in the Air" by John Paul Young WIN 3 Warrior "Mãssasjate laul" by J.M.K.E. WIN 4 Eyeball "Like A Virgin" by Madonna RISKSing-Off 1 Rat "Somebody Loves Me" by Ella Fitzgerald Laine Randjärv OUT 2 Eyeball "Heiki" SAFE
Episode 3 (29 March) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Flower "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)" by Eurythmics WIN 2 Warrior "Joogilaul" by RISK 3 Cloud "Blurred Lines" by Robin Thicke feat. Pharrell Williams and T.I. RISK 4 Eyeball "Ühiselu" by Kukerpillid WINSing-Off 1 Warrior "Old Town Road" by Lil Nas X and Billy Ray Cyrus Toomas Luhats OUT 2 Cloud "Space Oddity" by David Bowie SAFE
Episode 4 (5 April) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Doll "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner RISK 2 Aries "für Oksana" by Nublu WIN 3 Lion "Nothing Else Matters" by Metallica WIN 4 Insect "Achy Breaky Heart" by Billy Ray Cyrus RISKSing-Off 1 Doll "Need read" by Karl-Erik Taukar Getter Jaani OUT 2 Insect "I Promised Myself" by Nick Kamen SAFE
Episode 5 (12 April) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Cloud "Jää jumalaga puberteet" by Singer Vinger RISK 2 Aries "Jailhouse Rock" by Elvis Presley WIN 3 Eyeball "Rulli, rulli, rulli" by Öed RISK 4 Insect "Georgia (On My Mind)" by WIN 5 Lion "Bad Romance" by Lady Gaga RISK 6 Flower "Kuninganna" by Fix WINSing-Off 1 Eyeball "Rich Girl" by Gwen Stefani Kaisa Selde OUT 2 Cloud "Wicked Game" by Chris Isaak SAFE 3 Lion "Sajab mehi" by Family SAFE
Episode 6 (19 April) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Cloud "Weather with You" by Crowded House RISK 2 Insect "La camisa negra" by Juanes WIN 3 Flower "Diamonds" by Rihanna WIN 4 Lion "Naine" by Sadamasild RISK 5 Aries "Human" by Rag'n'Bone Man WINSing-Off 1 Cloud "Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw Toomas Uibo OUT 2 Lion "Go West" by Pet Shop Boys SAFE
Episode 7 (26 April) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Flower "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Queen RISK 2 Aries "Take Me to Church" by Hozier WIN 3 Insect "Ühega miljoneist" by 2 Quick Start WIN 4 Lion "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens RISKSing-Off 1 Flower "Let It Go" by James Bay SAFE 2 Lion "Let's play love" by Jaak Joala Kärt Anvelt OUT
Episode 8 - Finale (3 May) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Aries "Chop Suey!" by System of a Down SAFE 2 Flower "Aed" by Arvo Pärt SAFE 3 Insect "My Way" by Frank Sinatra Mart Mardisalu THIRD Sing-Off 1 Aries "für Oksana" by Nublu Stefan Airapetjan WINNER 2 Flower "Kuninganna" by Fix Kaire Vilgats RUNNER-UP
Season 2 Season 2 was confirmed on 17 August 2020 and started to be taped in the same week. The first episode was aired on 18 October 2020. An additional programme called Maski taga (Behind the Mask) was launched that featured interviews with unmasked contestants and panelists as well as further speculations and theories about the main show.
Celebrities
Stage name Celebrity Notability Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Polaarhunt ("Arctic Wolf") Mikk Saar SingerWIN WIN WINWINWIN WINNER Fööniks ("Phoenix") Elina Nechayeva SingerWIN WIN RISKWINWIN RUNNER-UP Draakon ("Dragon") Henessi Schmidt Actress WINWIN WIN RISK RISKTHIRD Kärbseseen ("Fly Agaric") Luisa Rõivas Singer WIN WIN RISK RISK OUT Sebra ("Zebra") Tomi Rahula Musician RISK RISK WIN OUT Ilves ("Lynx") Elina Born Singer RISK RISK OUT Saturn Sven Mikser Politician RISK OUT Liblikas ("Butterfly") Liis Lusmägi Journalist RISK OUT Tulnukas ("Alien") Peeter Oja Actor OUT Kalevipoeg Joel Ostrat Chef OUT
Episodes Episode 1 (18 October) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Kalevipoeg "Uncle John" by Daniel Lévi RISK 2 Phoenix "Why Don't You Do Right?" by Benny Goodman and Peggy Lee WIN 3 Lynx "Dance Monkey" by Tones and I RISK 4 Saturn "Et sa teaks" by Smilers RISK 5 Arctic Wolf "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel WINSing-Off 1 Kalevipoeg "Käime katuseid mööda" by Smilers Joel Ostrat OUT 2 Lynx "Phantom of the Opera" by Andrew Lloyd Webber SAFE 3 Saturn "Budapest" by George Ezra SAFE
Episode 2 (25 October) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Zebra "Savage Love" by Jason Derulo RISK 2 Fly Agaric "Frozen" by Madonna WIN 3 Dragon "Ma ei maga, ma ei söö" by Boris Björn Sagger and Siiri Sisask WIN 4 Alien "Mama, I'm Coming Home" by Ozzy Osbourne RISK 5 Butterfly "Kauges külas" by Curly Strings RISKSing-Off 1 Zebra "Thunder" by Imagine Dragons SAFE 2 Alien "Crazy" by Patsy Cline Peeter Oja OUT 3 Butterfly "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars SAFE
Episode 3 (1 November) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Arctic Wolf "Bang Bang" by Jessie J feat Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj WIN 2 Butterfly "Tulen saarelt" by Ele Kõlar RISK 3 Dragon "Wuthering Heights" by Kate Bush WIN 4 Zebra "'O sole mio" by Luciano Pavarotti RISKSing-Off 1 Butterfly "Everything I Wanted" by Billie Eilish Liis Lusmägi OUT 2 Zebra "Should I Stay or Should I Go" by The Clash SAFE
Episode 4 (8 November) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Phoenix "Kehakeel" by Liis Lemsalu WIN 2 Saturn "Bonfire Heart" by James Blunt RISK 3 Lynx "Jolene" by Dolly Parton RISK 4 Fly Agaric "La forza" by Elina Nechayeva WINSing-Off 1 Saturn "Ring of Fire" by Johnny Cash Sven Mikser OUT 2 Lynx "On läinud aastad" by Mahavok SAFE
Episode 5 (15 November) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Lynx "Rain On Me" by Ariana Grande and Lady Gaga RISK 2 Arctic Wolf "Armastan vaid sind" by Rock Hotel WIN 3 Fly Agaric "River Deep, Mountain High" by Tina Turner RISK 4 Dragon "Toxic" by Britney Spears WIN 5 Phoenix "Someone Like You" by Adele RISK 6 Zebra "Du Hast" by Rammstein WINSing-Off 1 Lynx "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston Elina Born OUT 2 Fly Agaric "Ükskord" by Eda-Ines Etti SAFE 3 Phoenix "Mambo Italiano" by Sophia Loren SAFE
Episode 6 (22 November) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Arctic Wolf "Blinding Lights" by The Weeknd WIN 2 Dragon "What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes RISK 3 Zebra "(Ei ole) aluspükse" by 5MIINUST feat. Nublu RISK 4 Fly Agaric "Symphony" by Clean Bandit RISK 5 Phoenix "Non, je ne regrette rien" by Édith Piaf WINSing-Off 1 Dragon "Without Me" by Eminem SAFE 2 Zebra "Ai se eu te pego" by Michel Teló Tomi Rahula OUT 3 Fly Agaric "Nädalalõpp" by Koit Toome SAFE
Episode 7 (29 November) In this episode, the contestants performed duets with famous singers. #Stage Name and Duet PartnerSongIdentityResult 1 Phoenix and Mikk Saar "Beauty and the Beast" by Céline Dion and Peabo Bryson WIN 2 Dragon and Mart Müürisepp "Kosmos-maa" by RISK 3 Fly Agaric and Stefan Airapetjan "Shallow" by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper RISK 4 Arctic Wolf and Kaire Vilgats and Dagmar Oja "Let Me Entertain You" By Robbie Williams WINSing-Off 1 Dragon "Hallelujah" by Leonard Cohen SAFE 2 Fly Agaric "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus Luisa Rõivas OUT
Episode 8 - Finale (6 December) #Stage NameSongIdentityResult 1 Dragon "Sound of Music Medley" by Peter Hollens Henessi Schmidt THIRD 2 Phoenix "Never Enough" by Loren Allred SAFE 3 Arctic Wolf "Born This Way" by Lady Gaga SAFE Sing-Off 1 Phoenix "Non, je ne regrette rien" by Édith Piaf Elina Nechayeva RUNNER-UP 2 Arctic Wolf "The Sound of Silence" by Simon & Garfunkel Mikk Saar WINNER
Season 3 Celebrities Stage name Celebrity Notability Episodes 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Sinine Ahv ("Blue Monkey") Franz Malmsten Actor WIN WIN WIN WIN WIN WINNER Malekuningas ("Chess King") Hanno Pevkur Politician WIN WIN WIN RISK RISK RUNNER-UP Hirv ("Deer") Marta Laan Actress RISK RISK WIN RISK WIN THIRD Jänes ("Rabbit") Ithaka Maria Singer WIN RISK RISK WIN OUT Ukssarvik ("Unicorn") Ott Lepland Singer WIN WIN RISK OUT Kaheksajalg ("Octopus") Silvia Ilves Cellist RISK WIN OUT Ööliblikas ("Night Butterfly") Katrin Karisma Actress RISK OUT Lumehelbeke ("Snowflake") Sissi Nylia Benita Singer RISK OUT Tort ("Cake") Ott Kiivikas Bodybuilder OUT Ronk ("Raven") Hannes Võrno Comedian OUT
Episodes Episode 1 (13 March)