Friday evening, TF1 launched with great fanfare the third season of Mask Singer. The objective for twelve celebrities: to try to go incognito on the stage of the show for several weeks. However, only eleven personalities paraded before the eyes of the investigators during this launch bonus, the fault of an injury for one of the candidates. “I reassure you, he is slowly recovering from his emotions but for safety reasons, he will not sing tonight”, announced Camille Combal in the middle of the show.
It is therefore not immediately that we were able to discover the entire cast of this edition. However, the public got to know the banana, the pig or even the tree to tunes by Lady Gaga, Luis Mariano and Elton John. These three characters will continue the adventure next week, unlike the hermit crab and the coral fish, who have dropped their masks.
Alain Bernard and Maud Fontenoy like fish in water
In the middle of the evening, it was first Alain Bernard who revealed his identity. after singing Tell me BB Brunes, the first French Olympic champion in the 100 meter freestyle was confused with… Passe-Partout by Fort Boyard. A funny comparison for the one who measures 1.96 m, the fault of a very intelligent costume since the swimmer was hidden on a chair with wheels.
It was also necessary to turn to the aquatic environment to discover the name of the second personality eliminated from the evening. The coral fish, whose clues led to the protection of the oceans, was embodied by Maud Fontenoy. The navigator, the only woman to have crossed the North Atlantic Ocean and the South Pacific by rowing, had been discovered by the investigator Alessandra Sublet who won her first point of the season.
The start of the season down
On the audience side, there is a drop compared to the launch of the second season, broadcast in October 2020. This Friday, Mask Singer was followed by 3.58 million interviewers for an audience share of 20.2% of the general public. TF1 is largely beaten by Captain Marleau with Corinne Masiero, Gérard Darmon and Elie Semoun. The France 2 series attracted 6.36 million followers, or 30.5% of the public.
A year and a half ago, the first bonus of the show hosted by Camille Combal brought together 4.75 million people in front of their screen, or 24.3% market share according to Médiamétrie figures published by Puremedia.