Il cantante mascherato
| Il cantante mascherato | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Based on | |
| Directed by | Luca Alcini |
| Presented by | Milly Carlucci |
| Judges | |
| Opening theme | Who Are You by The Who |
| Country of origin | Italy |
| Original language | Italian |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 9 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Endemol Shine Italy |
| Original release | |
| Network | Rai 1 |
| Release | 10 January 2020 – present |
| Related | |
| Masked Singer franchise | |
Il cantante mascherato is an Italian reality singing competition television series part of the Masked Singer franchise. It premiered on Rai 1 in 10 January 2020.[1][2]
Production
On 9 July 2019, it was announced that Rai 1 and Endemol Shine Italy were producing a local version of the Fox reality singing competition, The Masked Singer, which itself is based on the Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation singing competition, King of Mask Singer.[3]
Panelists and host
Following the announcement, it was confirmed by Rai 1 through the official Instagram account of the program, that the judging panel would consist of musician, TV presenter and producer Francesco Facchinetti, TV presenter and comedian Flavio Insinna, fashion designer Guillermo Mariotto (who is also a judge on Ballando con le Stelle), actress Ilenia Pastorelli, and singer Patty Pravo. It was also confirmed that Milly Carlucci would host the show, acting also as art director.[1][2] In Season 2, Guillermo Mariotto and Ilenia Pastorelli were replaced by Costantino della Gherardesca and Caterina Balivo as members of the jury. During season 2 Al Bano appeared as a guest panellist in episode 3.
| Cast Member | Seasons | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | |
| Host | ||
| Milly Carlucci | Main | |
| Panelists | ||
| Francesco Facchinetti | Main | |
| Flavio Insinna | Main | |
| Patty Pravo | Main | |
| Guillermo Mariotto | Main | |
| Ilenia Pastorelli | Main | |
| Costantino della Gherardesca | Main | |
| Caterina Balivo | Main | |
Series Overview
| Season | Contestants | Episodes | Originally aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||||||
| 1 | 8 | 4 | January 10, 2020 | January 31, 2020 | Teo Mammucari as "Rabbit" | Al Bano as "Lion" | Alessandro Greco as "Mastiff" | |
| 2 | 10 | 5 | January 29, 2021 | February 26, 2021 | Red Canzian as "Parrot" | Mietta as "Butterfly" | Max Giusti as "Wolf" | |
Contestants
First season
| Stage name | Celebrity | Occupation | Episodes | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4[1] | |||||||
| Coniglio (Rabbit) | Teo Mammucari | TV host | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | ||||
| Leone (Lion) | Al Bano | Singer | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RUNNER-UP | ||||
| Mastino napoletano (Mastiff) | Alessandro Greco | TV host | RISK | RISK | RISK | THIRD | ||||
| Angelo (Angel) | Valerio Scanu | Singer | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | FINALIST | ||||
| Mostro (Monster) | Fausto Leali | Singer | SAFE | RISK | OUT | |||||
| Pavone (Peacock) | Emanuela Aureli | Impressionist | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| Barboncino (Poodle) | Arisa | Singer | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| Unicorno (Unicorn) | Orietta Berti | Singer | OUT | |||||||
Orietta Berti ("Unicorn"), Arisa ("Poodle"), Emanuela Aureli ("Peacock"), Fausto Leali ("Monster"), Valerio Scanu ("Angel"), Alessandro Greco ("Mastiff"), Al Bano ("Lion"), Teo Mammucari ("Rabbit"),
Al Bano later appeared as the Sunflower on the Spanish version of the show, Mask Singer: Adivina quién canta, where he placed 5th. He is the first person ever to appear on The Masked Singer in two different countries. On Il cantante mascherato, he was also the first person on a non-Asian version to perform their own songs, singing his 1996 song È la mia vita in Week 2, and his 1967 song Nel sole in Week 3 (as a medley with Adriano Pappalardo's Ricominciamo).
Second season
| Stage name | Celebrity | Occupation | Episodes | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||
| Pappagallo (Parrot) | Red Canzian | Singer | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | WINNER | |||
| Farfalla (Butterfly) | Mietta | Singer | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | RISK | RUNNER-UP | |||
| Lupo (Wolf) | Max Giusti | TV host | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | THIRD | |||
| Orsetto (Teddy Bear) | Simone Montedoro | Actor | SAFE | SAFE | RISK | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||
| Gatto (Cat) | Sergio Assisi | Actor | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | |||||
| Giraffa (Giraffe) | Katia Ricciarelli | Soprano | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | OUT | ||||||
| Tigre azzurra (Blue Tiger) | Mauro Coruzzi | Radio host | SAFE | RISK | OUT | |||||||
| Baby Alieno 2 (Baby Alien 2)[4] | Gigi e Ross | Comedians | RISK | OUT | ||||||||
| Pecorella (Sheep) | Alessandra Mussolini | Former politician | OUT | |||||||||
| Baby Alieno 1 (Baby Alien 1) | Ricchi e Poveri | Singers | WD | |||||||||
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Ricchi e Poveri ("Baby Alien 1"), Alessandra Mussolini ("Little Lamb"), Gigi e Ross ("Baby Alien 2"), Mauro Coruzzi as Drag persona "Platinette" ("Blue Tiger"), Katia Ricciarelli ("Giraffe"), Sergio Assisi ("Cat"), Simone Montedoro ("Teddy Bear"), Max Giusti ("Wolf"), Mietta ("Butterfly"), Red Canzian ("Parrot"),
See also
References
- ^ a b c Morasca, Fabio (23 December 2019). "Il Cantante Mascherato: Flavio Insinna, Patty Pravo, Ilenia Pastorelli e Guillermo Mariotto saranno i giudici". TvBlog.it (in Italian). Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ a b Manca, Mario (24 December 2019). ""Il cantante mascherato": come funziona il nuovo programma di Milly Carlucci". VanityFair.it. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ ""The masked singer", a gennaio 2020 su Rai1 con Milly Carlucci". Sorrisi.com. 12 July 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
- ^ Baby Alien joined the competition again with a new masked contestant.