The Masked Singer (Australian TV series) season 4

The Masked Singer
Season 4
Presented byOsher Günsberg
Judges
No. of contestants12
WinnerMelody Thornton as "Mirrorball"
Runner-upSheldon Riley as "Snapdragon"
No. of episodes11
Release
Original networkNetwork 10
Original release7 August (2022-08-07) –
28 August 2022 (2022-08-28)
Season chronology
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Season 5

The fourth season of The Masked Singer Australia was announced in October 2021[1] and premiered on Network 10 on 7 August 2022. In the Grand Finale on 28 August 2022, The winner was revealed to be Melody Thornton as “Mirrorball”, the runner-up was Sheldon Riley as “Snapdragon”, and third place was Hugh Sheridan as “Rooster”.

The fourth series was filmed with a live audience between 30 June and 20 July 2022.[2]

Production

The costumes were designed and created by Australian Academy Award and BAFTA Award-Winning costume designer Tim Chappel.

Panellists and host

Only comedian Dave Hughes remained on the panel after the show's previous panelists left. British singer-songwriter Mel B, TV personality Abbie Chatfield and radio personality Chrissie Swan joined Hughes as panelists. Osher Günsberg returned as host.

Mel B
Dave Hughes
Chrissie Swan
Osher Günsberg

Contestants

Before the season began, Network Ten revealed that the cast included a Grammy Award winner, a gold medalist, a singer with more than 50 million records sold and a multiple Logie Award winner.[3]

This is the first season to feature "Wild Card" contestants. Further explained in the premiere episode, it was revealed that two of the twelve contestants would perform later in the competition, similar to the format of the fifth American season.[4]

Like the previous season, a special guest mask, "Poodle", appeared for one night.[5] Poodle was revealed to be Tori Spelling, who also appeared as Unicorn on the first American season.

Stage name Identity Occupation Episodes
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11
Mirrorball Melody Thornton Singer SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE WINNER
Snapdragon Sheldon Riley Singer SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE RUNNER-UP
Rooster Hugh Sheridan Actor SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE SAFE THIRD
Microphone (WC) Michelle Williams Singer SAFE SAFE SAFE OUT
Blowfly Shannon Noll Singer SAFE RISK SAFE SAFE OUT
Popcorn Sam Sparro Singer SAFE RISK SAFE OUT
Gnome (WC) Matt Preston Food Critic/TV Personality OUT
Zombie Emma Watkins Singer SAFE SAFE OUT
Tiger Jamie Durie Horticulturist SAFE OUT
Thong Pia Miranda Actress SAFE OUT
Caterpillar Lisa Curry Swimmer OUT
Knight Ryan Moloney Actor OUT
  The masked singer was in the bottom two but won their duel, and was not eliminated.
  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 wildcard contestant.

The celebrities who competed in the fourth season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):
Ryan Moloney ("Knight"), Lisa Curry ("Caterpillar"), Pia Miranda ("Thong"), Jamie Durie ("Tiger"), Emma Watkins ("Zombie"), Matt Preston ("Gnome"), Sam Sparro ("Popcorn"), Shannon Noll ("Blowfly"), Michelle Williams ("Microphone"), Hugh Sheridan ("Rooster"), Sheldon Riley ("Snapdragon") and Melody Thornton ("Mirrorball")

Episodes

Episode 1 (7 August)

Performances on the first episode[6]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Blowfly "Midnight Sky" by Miley Cyrus undisclosed SAFE
2 Mirrorball "Xanadu" by Olivia Newton-John undisclosed SAFE
3 Zombie "Sweet but Psycho" by Ava Max undisclosed SAFE
4 Thong "Footloose" by Kenny Loggins undisclosed SAFE
5 Knight "Bad Habits" by Ed Sheeran Ryan Moloney OUT

Episode 2 (8 August)

Performances on the second episode[7]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Rooster "24K Magic" by Bruno Mars undisclosed SAFE
2 Tiger "Feeling Good" by Nina Simone undisclosed SAFE
3 Snapdragon "Sorry Not Sorry" by Demi Lovato undisclosed SAFE
4 Caterpillar "Cloudy Day" by Tones and I Lisa Curry OUT
5 Popcorn "I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" by Scissor Sisters undisclosed SAFE

Episode 3 (9 August)

Performances on the third episode[8]
# Stage name Song Result
1 Mirrorball "I Wanna Dance with Somebody" by Whitney Houston SAFE
2 Zombie "Maneater" by Nelly Furtado SAFE
3 Blowfly "Easy on Me" by Adele & Chris Stapleton RISK
4 Thong "So What" by P!nk RISK
Duel Identity Result
1 Blowfly "Hit Me with Your Best Shot" by Pat Benatar undisclosed SAFE
2 Thong Pia Miranda OUT

Episode 4 (14 August)

Performances on the fourth episode[9]
# Stage name Song Result
1 Rooster "California Dreamin'" by The Mamas & the Papas SAFE
2 Snapdragon "How Will I Know" by Whitney Houston SAFE
3 Popcorn "Adore You" by Harry Styles RISK
4 Tiger "In the Air Tonight" by Phil Collins RISK
Duel Identity Result
1 Popcorn "I'm Still Standing" by Elton John undisclosed SAFE
2 Tiger Jamie Durie OUT

Episode 5 (15 August)

Performances on the fifth episode[10]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
Wildcard Microphone "Ain't Nobody" by Chaka Khan undisclosed SAFE
2 Zombie "Creep" by Radiohead Emma Watkins OUT
3 Blowfly "Chains" by Tina Arena undisclosed SAFE
4 Mirrorball "Always" by Bon Jovi undisclosed SAFE

Episode 6 (16 August)

Performances on the sixth episode[11]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
Wildcard Gnome "I'm a Believer" by The Monkees Matt Preston OUT
2 Snapdragon "Therefore I Am" by Billie Eilish undisclosed SAFE
3 Rooster "Don't Stop Me Now" by Queen undisclosed SAFE
4 Popcorn "Cold Heart" by Elton John & Dua Lipa undisclosed SAFE

Episode 7 (21 August)

Performances on the seventh episode[12]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Mirrorball "Levitating" by Dua Lipa & DaBaby undisclosed SAFE
2 Popcorn "Over The Rainbow" by Judy Garland Sam Sparro OUT
3 Blowfly "Stay" by The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber undisclosed SAFE
4 Snapdragon "Strong" by London Grammar undisclosed SAFE
5 Microphone "Heroes (We Could Be)" by Alesso feat. Tove Lo undisclosed SAFE
6 Rooster "Pure Imagination" by Gene Wilder undisclosed SAFE

Episode 8 (22 August)

Performances on the eighth episode[13]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Microphone "Say Something" by A Great Big World & Christina Aguilera undisclosed SAFE
2 Blowfly “You Give Love A Bad Name” by Bon Jovi Shannon Noll OUT
3 Mirrorball "Without You" by The Kid LAROI & Miley Cyrus undisclosed SAFE
4 Rooster "Shivers" by Ed Sheeran undisclosed SAFE
5 Snapdragon "Stay" by Rihanna feat. Mikky Ekko undisclosed SAFE

Episode 9 (23 August)

Performances on the ninth episode[14]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Mirrorball "Fantasy" by Earth, Wind & Fire undisclosed SAFE
2 Snapdragon "Valerie" by Amy Winehouse undisclosed SAFE
3 Rooster "Beneath Your Beautiful" by Labrinth undisclosed SAFE
4 Microphone "Don't Stop Believin'" by Journey Michelle Williams OUT

Episode 10 (24 August)

Performances on the tenth episode[15]
# Stage name Song Identity
1 Poodle "Material Girl" by Madonna Tori Spelling
"Somewhere Only We Know" by Keane

Episode 11 (28 August) - Finale

Performances on the eleventh episode[16]
# Stage name Song Identity Result
1 Snapdragon "Never Enough" by Loren Allred Sheldon Riley RUNNER-UP
2 Rooster "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears Hugh Sheridan THIRD
3 Mirrorball "Last Dance" by Donna Summer Melody Thornton WINNER

Reception

Ratings

No. Title Air date Timeslot Overnight ratings Consolidated ratings Total
viewers 		Ref(s)
Viewers Rank Viewers Rank
1 Episode 1
Mask Reveal 		7 August 2022 Sunday 7:30 pm 522,000
598,000		 7
5		 76,000
78,000		 8
5		 598,000
676,000 		[17]
2 Episode 2
Mask Reveal 		8 August 2022 Monday 7:30 pm 455,000
605,000		 13
8		 61,000
60,000		 14
7		 516,000
665,000 		[18]
3 Episode 3
Mask Reveal 		9 August 2022 Tuesday 7:30 pm 449,000
504,000		 13
10		 71,000
53,000		 12
11		 520,000
557,000 		[19]
4 Episode 4
Mask Reveal 		14 August 2022 Sunday 7:30 pm 437,000
549,000		 9
5		 51,000
56,000		 8
5		 488,000
605,000 		[20]
5 Episode 5
Mask Reveal 		15 August 2022 Monday 7:30 pm 445,000
526,000		 15
11		 67,000
59,000		 17
14		 512,000
585,000 		[21]
6 Episode 6
Mask Reveal 		16 August 2022 Tuesday 7:30 pm 494,000
557,000		 10
9		 67,000
66,000		 12
8		 561,000
623,000 		[22]
7 Episode 7
Mask Reveal 		21 August 2022 Sunday 7:30 pm 451,000
568,000		 11
6		 47,000
41,000		 10
7		 498,000
609,000 		[23]
8 Episode 8
Mask Reveal 		22 August 2022 Monday 7:30 pm 491,000
612,000		 13
9		 58,000
63,000		 15
8		 549,000
675,000 		[24]
9 Episode 9
Mask Reveal 		23 August 2022 Tuesday 7:30 pm 476,000
582,000		 10
8		 41,000
51,000		 13
8		 517,000
633,000 		[25]
10 Episode 10
Mask Reveal 		24 August 2022 Wednesday 7:30 pm 420,000
440,000		 15
13		 78,000
81,000		 13
10		 498,000
521,000 		[26]
11 Grand Finale
The Final Reveal 		28 August 2022 Sunday 7:30 pm 575,000
713,000		 7
4		 37,000
44,000		 7
5		 612,000
757,000 		[27]

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