The Masked Singer (Australian TV series) season 5

The costumes were designed and created by Australian Academy Award and BAFTA Award-Winning costume designer Tim Chappel, who is best known for his work on The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert with Lizzy Gardiner. ==Panellists and host==

Comedian Dave Hughes, British singer-songwriter Mel B, TV personality Abbie Chatfield and radio personality Chrissie Swan returned to the judging panel from the previous season. Hughes is the only remaining original panellist. Osher Günsberg returned as host. ==Contestants==

Before the season began, Network Ten revealed that the cast included a Hollywood heartthrob, a Grammy Award-winning international singer, a singer with almost 25 million albums sold, a singer with more than 1 million records sold, a performer with more than a billion streams, a reality TV star and a sportstar. The cast were also revealed to have amassed a combined 20 ARIA Awards and hold multiple platinum and gold-certified records. The Wild Card twist from the previous season returned, with three "Wild Card" contestants to enter and perform later in the competition. (WC) This masked singer is a wild card contestant. ==Episodes==

Episode 1 (11 September) Episode 2 (18 September) Episode 3 (25 September) Episode 4 (2 October) Episode 5 (9 October) • Group number: "Lifestyles of the Rich and Famous" by Good Charlotte Episode 6 (16 October) • Group number: "Run" by Becky Hill & Galantis Episode 7 (23 October) – "Time Machine" Episode 8 (24 October) – "Heroes, Legends & Icons" Episode 9 (30 October) Episode 10 (31 October) • Group number: "Alive" by Sia Episode 12 (7 November) – Finale • Group number: "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters • After being unmasked, Sewell performed "Rolling Thunder" from his album Precious as his encore performance. ==Reception==