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The Masked Singer (Belgian TV series) season 4

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The Masked Singer
Season 4
Starring
Hosted byJens Dendoncker [nl]
Release
Original networkVTM
Original release20 September 2024 (2024-09-20)
Season chronology
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The fourth season of The Masked Singer based on the Masked Singer franchise which originated from the South Korean version of the show King of Mask Singer. It premiered on VTM on 20 September 2024 and is hosted again by Jens Dendoncker.[1]

The season had a first in the Belgian series and featured for the first time a masked guest singer, multiple-time cyclocross world champion Wout Van Aert.[2] [3] Also for the first time in this Belgian series, a fictional character participated. This was the television dog Samson who participated with his fictional owner Marie. [4] [5] For the second time, an international artist participated, Ruslana, who was unmasked just before the semifinals. [6] [7]

Production

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After three successful seasons, it was quickly apparent that The Masked Singer would return for a fourth season.[8] For the first time, a contest was organized to create a costume for the new series.[9] The winning design, Mister Withlove, was designed by an eleven-year-old girl named Fiona, and featured in the first episode of the series.[10]

The filming took place in May 2024. The jury was presented in August 2024, and consisted mainly of a mix of contestants from the previous three seasons.[11]

Cast

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Panelists

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Panel members Ruth Beeckmans [nl] and Tine Embrechts [nl] returned.

Aaron Blommaert [nl], Boris Van Severen, Erik Van Looy and Véronique De Kock who participated at the previous seasons as masked singers, joined the panel. Elisabeth Lucie Baeten [nl] and Frances Lefebure [nl] were new members. Of this group of 8 judges, a few of them would be selected for each episode.[12]

Color key
      Featured in this episode as a judge.
The Masked Singer Judges
Judge Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Aaron Blommaert [nl]
Boris Van Severen
Elisabeth Lucie Baeten [nl]
Erik Van Looy
Véronique De Kock
Tine Embrichts [nl]
Ruth Beekmans [nl]
Frances Lefebure [nl]
Guest Judge Olga Leyers [nl] Fien Germijns [nl] William Boeva [nl] Dany Verstraeten [nl] Jeroom Snelders Lynn Van den Broeck [nl] Kelly Pfaff-Gooris [nl] Manu Van Acker [nl]

Contestants

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Some costumes were revealed through actions during the first weeks of September.[13][14][15] On September 10, 2024, the first 12 contestants were presented.[16] Additional characters Poppemie and Labradoodle participated for the first time in the third and fourth episodes, respectively. One-time guest participant Squirrel appeared in the fifth episode.[17][18][19]

Once again a duo participated, this time best friends Joris Hessels and Dominique Van Malder.[20] During Space Babe's first appearance in the second episode, it was made surprisingly clear that she is a duo with her spacecraft, Scooter, so there were two duos participating this season.[21][22]

The participants again started in two groups of which unmasking happened in turn in group one. In the seventh episode, the remaining four contestants from each group in the Big Bang were merged into a group of eight masked singers.[23] The bell of truth (bel van de waarheid) appeared in the ninth episode. As a result, a video of a prime suspect of a masked singer appeared, allowing it to be removed from the list of possible candidates. [24]

There was a one-off appearance by a masked singer. This celebrity was unable to make more time due to his schedule. Between the two episodes of his participation, the identity of this singer was much discussed on social media.[25][26] This was Wout Van Aert, multiple world cyclocross champion, which got a lot of attention in the press.[27]

Stage name Celebrity Occupation Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
Feniks ("Phoenix") TBA WIN WIN SAFE WIN RISK WIN SAFE SAFE TBA
Labradoodle (WC) TBA WIN SAFE WIN WIN WIN SAFE SAFE TBA
Poppemie ("Doll") (WC) TBA WIN SAFE WIN RISK RISK SAFE SAFE TBA
Medusa Linda Mertens Singer WIN WIN RISK RISK WIN WIN RISK OUT
Zeeduivel ("Monkfish") Ruslana Singer WIN WIN SAFE WIN WIN RISK OUT
Giraf ("Giraffe") James Cooke TV presenter/actor WIN RISK WIN RISK RISK OUT
Zebra Céline Van Ouytsel Miss Belgium/blogger RISK WIN WIN RISK OUT
Space Babe Samson en Marie [nl] Music duo WIN RISK RISK OUT
Dame Blanche Zita Wauters [nl] Actress RISK RISK OUT
Tik & Tok Joris Hessels [nl] Radio presenter RISK RISK OUT
Dominique Van Malder [nl] Actor
Eikeltje ("Acorn") Frank Verstraeten [nl] Disc jockey WIN OUT
Boom ("Tree") Wim De Vilder [nl] News anchor RISK OUT
De Mike ("The Mike") Hugo Sigal Singer OUT
Mister Withlove Karl Vannieuwkerke [nl] Journalist OUT
Eekhoorn (Squirrel) Wout Van Aert Road and cyclo-cross racer GUEST
  The masked singer was safe from elimination.
  The masked singer won their face-off, and remained in the competition.
  The masked singer lost their face-off, but was not eliminated.
  The masked singer was eliminated from the competition, and was unmasked upon their elimination.
  The masked singer did not perform.
  The masked singer won the competition.
  The masked singer finished second.
  The masked singer finished third.

Episodes

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Episode 1 (20 September)

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Performances on the first episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Tik & Tok "I Wanna Be Your Slave" by Måneskin undisclosed RISK
2 Giraffe "We've Got It Goin' On" by Backstreet Boys undisclosed WIN
3 Tree "Relax" by Frankie Goes To Hollywood undisclosed RISK
4 Monkfish "Listen To Your Heart" by Roxette undisclosed WIN
5 Mister Withlove "Copacabana" by Barry Manilow Karl Vannieuwkerke OUT
6 Medusa "Uninvited" by Alanis Morissette undisclosed WIN

Episode 2 (27 September)

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Performances on the second episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Zebra "Dance The Night" by Dua Lipa undisclosed RISK
2 Space Babe "For You" by Liam Payne & Rita Ora undisclosed WIN
3 The Mike "Substitution" by Kungs & Purple Disco Machine Hugo Sigal OUT
4 Phoenix "Holding Out For A Hero" by Adam Lambert undisclosed WIN
5 Dame Blanche "Padam Padam" by Kylie Minogue undisclosed RISK
6 Acorn "The Hum" by Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike undisclosed WIN

Episode 3 (4 October)

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Performances on the third episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Giraffe "She Bangs" by Ricky Martin undisclosed RISK
Wildcard Doll "What Was I Made For?" by Billie Eillish undisclosed WIN
3 Medusa "Is It Love" by Loreen undisclosed WIN
4 Tree "Heaven" by Niall Horan Wim De Vilder OUT
5 Tik & Tok "Especially For You" by Jason Donovan & Kylie Minogue undisclosed RISK
6 Monkfish "Bring Me To Life" by Evanescence undisclosed WIN

Episode 4 (11 October)

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Performances on the fourth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Phoenix "yes, and?" by Ariana Grande undisclosed WIN
2 Acorn "Satisfaction" by Benny Benassi Frank Verstraeten OUT
3 Dame Blanche "Me Too" by Meghan Trainor undisclosed RISK
4 Zebra "Murder on the Dancefloor" by Sophie Ellis-Bextor undisclosed WIN
5 Space Babe "Scream & Shout" by will.i.am & Britney Spears undisclosed RISK
Wildcard Labradoodle "Are You Gonna Go My Way" by Lenny Kravitz undisclosed WIN

Episode 5 (18 October)

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  • Guest Performance: Squirrel (Guest Mask) performs "Song 2" by Blur
Performances on the fifth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Medusa "Houdini" by Dua Lipa undisclosed RISK
2 Giraffe "Control" by Zoe Wees undisclosed WIN
3 Monkfish "Don't Stop The Music" by Rihanna undisclosed SAFE
4 Tik & Tok "Alexandrie, Alexandra" by Claude François Joris Hessels OUT
Dominique Van Malder
5 Doll "Titanium" by David Guetta & Sia undisclosed SAFE
1 Medusa "Don't Leave Me This Way" by Thelma Houston
2 Tik & Tok

Episode 6 (25 October)

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Performances on the sixth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Dame Blanche "Green Light" by Lorde Zita Wauters OUT
2 Labradoodle "Used To Be Young" by Miley Cyrus undisclosed SAFE
3 Phoenix "Crazy In Love (Fifty Shades of Grey Remix)" by Beyoncé undisclosed SAFE
4 Zebra "Dat Heb Jij Gedaan" by Meau undisclosed WIN
5 Space Babe "(I've Had) The Time Of My Life" by Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes undisclosed RISK
1 Dame Blanche "Jump (For My Love)" by Pointer Sisters
2 Space Babe

Episode 7 (1 November)

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Performances on the seventh episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Phoenix "The Door" by Teddy Swims undisclosed WIN
2 Giraffe "Yeah 3x" by Chris Brown undisclosed RISK
3 Monkfish "Please Forgive Me" by Bryan Adams undisclosed WIN
4 Zebra "On The Floor" by Jennifer Lopez undisclosed RISK
5 Doll "Tattoo" by Loreen undisclosed WIN
6 Space Babe "Rasputin" by Boney M. Samson en Marie OUT
7 Labradoodle "Where Have You Been" by Rihanna undisclosed WIN
8 Medusa "My Immortal" by Evanescence undisclosed RISK

Episode 8 (8 November)

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Performances on the eighth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Phoenix "Push Up" by Freestylers undisclosed RISK
2 Labradoodle "Beautiful Things" by Benson Boone undisclosed WIN
3 Giraffe "Lady Marmalade" by Christina Aguilera, Mýa, P!nk, & Lil' Kim undisclosed RISK
4 Zebra "Your Song" by Elton John Céline Van Ouytsel OUT
5 Medusa "Burnin' Up" by Jessie J ft. 2 Chainz undisclosed WIN
6 Doll "Turning Tables" by Adele undisclosed RISK
7 Monkfish "Move Your Body" by Sia undisclosed WIN

Episode 9 (15 November)

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Performances on the ninth episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Phoenix "Love Me Again" by John Newman undisclosed WIN
2 Monkfish "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinéad O'Connor undisclosed RISK
3 Doll "Unwritten" by Natasha Bedingfield undisclosed RISK
4 Medusa "Nutbush City Limits" by Tina Turner undisclosed WIN
5 Giraffe "In The Stars" by Benson Boone undisclosed RISK
6 Labradoodle "Freed from Desire" by Gala Rizzatto undisclosed WIN
Sing-off details
1 Monkfish "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" by Belinda Carlisle undisclosed SAFE
2 Doll undisclosed SAFE
3 Giraffe James Cooke OUT

Episode 10 (22 November)

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The masked singers were given a duet partner in the tenth episode.

Performances on the tenth episode
# Stage name Song Duet partner Identity Result
1 Phoenix "De Wereld Draait Voor Jou" by Niels Destadsbader & Regi Penxten Niels Destadsbader undisclosed SAFE
2 Medusa "Light of My Life" by Belle Perez Belle Perez undisclosed RISK
3 Monkfish "Sisters Are Doin' It For Themselves" by Natalia & The Pointer Sisters Natalia undisclosed RISK
4 Labradoodle "Simple Life" by Stan Van Samang Stan Van Samang undisclosed SAFE
5 Doll "I'm On Fire/Lift U Up" by 2 Fabiola 2 Fabiola undisclosed SAFE
Sing-off details
1 Medusa "Stargazing" by Myles Smith N/A undisclosed SAFE
2 Monkfish N/A Ruslana OUT

Episode 11 (28 November)

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Each contestant performed two songs. Two contestants were saved from elimination by the judges, one contestant was saved by the audience. The remaining contestant was unmasked.

Performances on the eleventh episode
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Doll "Hurt" by Christina Aguilera undisclosed SAFE
"Break Free" by Ariana Grande ft. Zedd
2 Labradoodle "Lose Control" by Teddy Swims undisclosed SAFE
"Turn Up The Music" by Chris Brown
3 Medusa "E.T." by Katy Perry Linda Mertens OUT
"Running Up That Hill" by Within Temptation
4 Phoenix "Texas Hold 'Em" by Beyoncé undisclosed SAFE
"Rise Like A Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst

References

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  3. ^ "Naast bekende sporter ook bekende dochter ontmaskerd in 'The masked singer'". HUMO (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Marie Verhulst én Samson waren Space Babe en de scooter in 'The Masked Singer': 'Ik ambieer geen solocarrière, hè'". HUMO (in Dutch). Retrieved 2 November 2024.
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