Rea Garvey guessed correctly
Klaus Claus is out of “The Masked Singer”.
December 17, 2023, 1:50 a.m
Green hat, green eyes and a long red beard – that’s Klaus Claus, Santa Claus’ brother from “The Masked Singer”. Who is under the costume? Rea Garvey has the right nose.
He was Klaus Claus, Santa Claus’ brother: The German singer-songwriter Tim Bendzko was eliminated in the semi-finals of the ProSieben show “The Masked Singer” and came fifth. The pop singer – dressed as a red-bearded, green-hatted Santa Claus brother – complained to singer Rea Garvey, whose tip was correct, that his spotty English skills had been skewered.
The Berliner, who became famous in 2011 with the song “Just Save the World for a Short Time,” accepted the criticism with a smile. “It was very tiring being under the costume, but it was a lot of fun,” said the 38-year-old. His disguise presented the former young footballer with special physical challenges: Bendzko had to wear the entire heavy costume, not just a mask.
As Klaus Claus, he first sang “Stronger (What Doesn’t Kill You)” by Kelly Clarkson in the fifth episode of the current season. For Rea Garvey, the peculiar English pointed to her colleague Tim Bendzko. Ruth Moschner guessed pop singer Mickie Krause, comedian Rick Kavanian guessed Gregor Gysi.
In the final on December 23rd, the favorites are the Ice Princess, the Lulatsch, the Troll and the Mustang. The ice princess initially won a three-way battle against Lulatsch and Klaus Claus – and moved into the next episode of the music show as the first finalist with the most audience votes. Klaus Claus still had to worry. His second song “Let it Snow” by Dean Martin obviously didn’t reach the audience’s hearts. In the end he had to admit defeat against the Mustang. The wild horse thrilled with hits from Guns ‘n’ Roses and Kenny Loggins and got the last ticket to the final. Before Bendzko, the actor Uwe Ochsenknecht, who appeared as a Kiwi, was unmasked. Other participants in the current series included the singer Katja Ebstein, the model Eva Padberg and the journalist Jenke von Wilmsdorff.