The Masked Singer (Australian season 1)
The first season of The Masked Singer Australia premiered on Monday 23 September 2019 on Network 10 and is hosted by Osher Günsberg. In the Grand Finale on 21 October 2019, Cody Simpson was declared the winner and Rob Mills was the runner-up.
The show involved 10 episodes and was filmed at Fox Studios Australia.
Production
The costumes were designed and created by Australian Academy Award and BAFTA Award-Winning costume designer Tim Chappel, who is best known for his work on The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert with Lizzy Gardiner.The winner, Cody Simpson, received the highest combined audience and panellist votes thereby winning the show.
Panellists and host
Following the announcement of the series, it was confirmed by Network 10 that the judging panel would consist of radio personality Jackie O, singer-songwriter Dannii Minogue, international actress and singer-songwriter Lindsay Lohan and comedian Dave Hughes. It was also confirmed that Osher Günsberg would host the show.Throughout the season, guest panelists appeared as a fifth judge on the judging panel. The guest panellists in the first season were comedians Nazeem Hussain ' and Luke McGregor '.
Celebrities
In the first season, there were 12 competitors in the competition. Before the season began, Ten released clues that it included ARIA Music Awards winners, an MTV Award winner, Logie Awards winner, 'Hall of Famers', an Order of Australia recipient and a World Cup winner.Episodes
Episode 1 (23 September)
Episode 2 (24 September)
Episode 3 (30 September)
Episode 4 (1 October)
Episode 5 (7 October)
- Group number: "Me!" by Taylor Swift
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
| 1 | Prawn | "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams | Darren McMullen | OUT |
| 2 | Robot | "I Don't Care" by Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber | SAFE | |
| 3 | Lion | "Heroes" by David Bowie | SAFE | |
| 4 | Wolf | "Disco Inferno" by The Trammps | SAFE |
Episode 6 (8 October)
- Group number: "So Am I" by Ava Max
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
| 1 | Spider | "Zombie" by The Cranberries | SAFE | |
| 2 | Dragon | "Shut Up and Dance" by Walk the Moon | Adam Brand | OUT |
| 3 | Monster | "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera | SAFE | |
| 4 | Unicorn | "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé | SAFE |
Episode 7 (14 October)
Episode 8 (15 October)
Episode 10 (21 October) — Finale
- Group number: "This is Me" by Keala Settle, Benj Pasek & Justin Paul
| # | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result |
| 1 | Wolf | "Come Together" by The Beatles | Rob Mills | RUNNER-UP |
| 2 | Monster | "What About Us" by Pink | Gorgi Coghlan | THIRD |
| 3 | Robot | "The Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga | Cody Simpson | WINNER |