Masked singers | Costume change, it’s urgent!

In comparison with the Metal Moose, Lobster the Sheriff, the Butterfly or the Black Turkey of the first two editions, the costumes of the fourth season of Masked singerswhich died Sunday evening on TVA, lacked flamboyance, scope and budget, it seems.

Poor Betty Bett (who hid host Julie Bélanger) had to settle for a simple beet head placed on a figure skater outfit from Jean Coutu. Nothing to do with the sparkling Queen of day and night, played by Véronique Claveau, or the magnificent firefly, illuminated by Véronique Béliveau.

Let’s say that we were bored of the good years of the Robot, the Super Otter, the Phoenix and the Skunk Punkette when we came across, this fall, the Banana or the Owl, which looked more like Halloween costumes than to works made by meticulous craftsmen.

Fortunately, the winner who was crowned on Sunday, Gabrielle Destroismaisons, wore very pretty feathers, those of the Swan, who remade A chance we have by Jean-Pierre Ferland.

The investigating judge Mélissa Bédard, the recruit of 2024, also shed several tears during this final Swan song, as did the host Sébastien Benoit, which was a lot of emotion for a lipsync quite banal, let’s say it.

HAS Masked singersMélissa Bédard proves to be an invested, energetic and very enthusiastic analyst, no doubt about it. On the other hand, the quality of her French plays nasty tricks on her when emotion takes over and she is unable to correctly verbalize her observations.

Result ? Mélissa Bédard’s comments contrast with those, concise, thoughtful and punchy, of her colleagues Stéphane Rousseau, Anouk Meunier and Sam Breton. Insightful and lively, Anouk Meunier remains my favorite, closely followed by comedian Sam Breton, who won, for the second time, the Golden Ear trophy for having unmasked the greatest number of mascots in 11 episodes .

Sam Breton was the only one to recognize the co-host of It’s a good end to the weekJulie Bélanger, hidden under Betty Bett’s bright red noggin.

She was amazing, this Betty Bett, as much on All That Jazz from the musical Chicagoon I would like to see New York by Daniel Lavoie only on The ballet et I have so much love for you by Celine Dion.

Stéphane Rousseau understood his role as a “comic spring” in the panel and he indulges in histrionic puns, one of my own passions, I must say.

The Zebra, who remade Somebody to Love of Queen with a less altered voice, it seems to me, was spotted by Sam Breton and Anouk Meunier: it was the actor Benoit McGinnis, who notably drew from the repertoire of Céline Dion (I Surrender), by Joe Dassin (In Emilie’s eyes) and Francis Cabrel (Again and again).

A real stage beast, this Zebra. And quite a bit better than the Chameleon (Michel Courtemanche), who triumphed last year for his energetic swaying hips and his funny interactions with the public, and not for his breathtaking vocal performances.

Le Cygne (champion Gabrielle Destroismaisons) has been consistent since September, putting on moving numbers like The black eagle by Marie Carmen or striking like We’re Not Gonna Take It des Twisted Sisters.

Excluding comedian Michel Courtemanche, all the winners of Masked singers were professional singers, namely Wilfred LeBouthillier and Marie-Élaine Thibert (the Inséparables of season 1), Véronique Claveau (the Queen of day and night of season 2) and Gabrielle Destroismaisons (the Swan of season 4) .

At the helm of this impressive set, Sébastien Benoit quickly made us forget the robotic and less fluid interventions of his predecessor, Guillaume Lemay-Thivierge. It seems that Sébastien Benoit has a lot of work to do. He responds to what his comrades send him, he never loses control and he masters his stress perfectly. When we see a Sébastien Benoit or a Véronique Cloutier on our televisions, we find that everything seems easy for them, that it flows naturally, while this naturalness and this ease come from years and years behind the microphone .

Masked singers remains the most popular show on Quebec television with an average audience of 1,685,000 fans, which includes recordings.

It would be very surprising if TVA did not repeat its intergenerational success, which brings grandparents and grandchildren together in front of their screen on Sunday evenings.

We agree that this South Korean concept (Masked Singer) is not as complicated to follow as an episode ofIndustry or from Dune : Prophecy. There are big, colorful mascots who do lipsync on a stage and there are clues about the famous personalities who put on these costumes of Miss Maïs or Serge the lama. That’s all.

By viewing Masked singers in bursts, we feel the repetition effect more. It’s better to indulge in this pleasure during the week. And if this game of musical mascots comes back on the air, we should really put money back into the costumes to avoid confusing this big TVA show with a Party Expert showcase, thanks in advance.