The Masked Singer (British TV series) series 5

The fifth series of the British version of The Masked Singer premiered on ITV on 30 December 2023, following a Christmas special episode on 25 December. Joel Dommett returned as the show's presenter, whilst Mo Gilligan, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Jonathan Ross returned as panellists. The series is the second in a two-year commissioning by ITV.

The series was won by singer Danny Jones as "Piranha", whilst TV presenter Alex Brooker finished second as "Bigfoot" and singer Lemar finished third as "Cricket".

Production
The commissioning of the fifth series was announced by ITV in February 2022, alongside the fourth series as part of a two-year contract. Filming for the series took place in October 2023 at Bovingdon Studios in Hertfordshire, with the public being invited to apply for tickets to be in the audience. The series began airing on 30 December 2023, following the show's first Christmas special episode that aired on 25 December and as in second series, would begin prior to the New Year.

Panellists and host
Prior to the series airing, it was announced that Joel Dommett would return as presenter, with Jonathan Ross, Davina McCall, Rita Ora and Mo Gilligan all returning to the panel. However, due to Ora's scheduling conflicts with the eleventh season of the American version where she filled in for Nicole Scherzinger, it was confirmed that Charlie Simpson, Olly Murs, Jennifer Saunders, the former of whom won the previous series as "Rhino", would serve as guest panellists in her place for three of the respective episodes, with Simpson in the season premiere, Murs in the third episode, and Saunders in the fourth episode. Ellie Goulding served as a guest panellist in the fifth episode. Lenny Henry, who appeared in the second series as "Blob", served as a guest panellist in the sixth episode. Lorraine Kelly, who was revealed as "Owl" in the fifth episode, served as a guest panellist in the seventh episode. Rob Brydon served as a guest panellist in the eighth episode.

Contestants
The twelve costumes for the fifth series were released on 10 December 2023.

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Episode 3 (13 January)

 * Theme: Circus
 * Group number: "Let Go for Tonight" by Foxes

Episode 4 (20 January)

 * Theme: School Disco
 * Group number: "Live While We're Young" by One Direction

Episode 7: Semi-final (10 February)
After being unmasked, Tiffany performed her cover of "I Think We're Alone Now" as her encore.

Episode 8: Final (17 February)
Group number: "By Your Side" by Calvin Harris ft. Tom Grennan