As in previous seasons, a spin-off show named The Masked Singer - red. Special was aired after each live episode, hosted by Viviane Geppert (episodes 1, 3–4, 6) and Annemarie Carpendale (episodes 2, 5).
Guest panelists
Various guest panelists appeared as the third judge in the judging panel for one episode. These guest panelists included:
Like in the previous seasons, the fourth season included 10 contestants.[11] On 26 January 2021, the first three contestants were revealed.[12] Since 5 February 2021 until 11 February 2021, every day one new costume was revealed.[13]
The masked singer won their face-off and remained in the competition.
The masked singer lost their face-off and was in the bottom four/three/two, but was not eliminated.
The masked singer was safe from elimination.
The masked singer was eliminated from the competition and unmasked upon their elimination.
The celebrities who have competed in the fourth season of The Masked Singer, pictured in order of elimination (l-r):
Katrin Müller-Hohenstein ("Schwein"),Franziska van Almsick ("Einhorn"),Henning Baum ("Quokka"),Judith Rakers ("Küken"),Guildo Horn ("Stier"),Thore Schölermann ("Monstronaut"),Thomas Anders ("Schildkröte"),Ross Antony ("Flamingo"),Cassandra Steen ("Leopard"),Sasha ("Dinosaurier")