The Masked Singer Australia premieres Sunday, August 7 at 7.30pm on 10 and 10 play on demand.
In what is set to be the biggest and best season yet, concealed powerhouse performers will take to the stage, disguised as the most bizarre characters. Hot on their tail is the superstar guessing panel: Mel B, Chrissie Swan, Abbie Chatfield and Dave Hughes, who will try to figure out who is behind the mask.
The masks
Blowfly
Mirrorball
Popcorn
Rooster
Snapdragon
Thong
Tiger
Zombie
The Judges
Taking their places alongside last year’s judge, Dave Hughes, is global pop phenomenon Melanie Brown (aka Mel B), radio royalty Chrissie Swan and pop-culture icon Abbie Chatfield.
Also returning for his fourth season of hosting Australia’s addictive singing competition is host extraordinaire Osher Günsberg.
Pictured left to right: Chrissie Swan, Abbie Chatfield, Mel B and Dave Hughes
Earlier this week, Mediaweek spoke to EP Tamara Simoneau about bringing TV’s most colourful show to life.
At the heart of the show is the guessing panel, who have the job of trying to look past the masks and nail down the voices that are coming out of them. This year there has been a shake up on the panel, with Dave Hughes the only one staying on from last year.
“Hughesy appointed himself team captain, but he might have a mutiny on his hands because his new fellow panellists are that good and that invested in getting it right!” says Simoneau.
As for the three new guessers making their debut, Simoneau says they all bring different strengths to the team.
“Chrissie was a pretty easy choice because, well, she’s Chrissie Swan and we adore her. She’s the show’s number one couch fan along with her daughter. It was an easy switch for her to shake off the slippers, put on some sequins, and come join us in the studio.
“Mel B has been behind the mask twice in overseas versions of the show. So she was really, really keen to have a go on the panel and see it from the other side.
“Abbie Chatfield is just an absolute natural born TV star, and such a super sleuth. She’s such a powerhouse on socials – I think her superpower is the socials and how she works them to figure out who’s behind the masks.”
The Masked Singer: Sunday, August 7 at 7.30pm on 10 and 10 Play