An artist who does not sing or dance in life won the third season of “Masked Singers” on Sunday on TVA. The Chameleon has, to his “great surprise”, got his hands on the coveted Golden Mask.
Did you guess that Michel Courtemanche was hidden under the reptile costume? Only investigator Sam Breton was right in recognizing the 58-year-old comedian, mime, actor and producer, who, like a chameleon, transformed his voice from one performance to another in the most popular show of the moment .
An artist who does not sing or dance in life won the third season of “Masked Singers” on Sunday on TVA. The Chameleon has, to his “great surprise”, got his hands on the coveted Golden Mask. December 3, 2023.
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Michel Courtemanche drew on all his stage background to create this colorful, funny and entertaining character, who, for the finale, revisited the piece “I’m Too Sexy” by the group Right Said Fred.
“I am the first one surprised to have won because there were so many beautiful voices on this “show”,” he said in an interview with the QMI Agency, adding that he had “never” nothing won in his career.
“I think I said ‘well let’s see who’ for a week after my victory!”
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Please your girlfriend
Michel Courtemanche agreed to take part in “Masked Singers” to please his girlfriend, who never misses an episode. He thought he would be quickly eliminated and give him the surprise of his life when, on the evening of the broadcast, he would be unmasked. But he had no choice but to tell her that he was participating in the show during filming – but only to her, he insists! –, because the adventure “became more and more serious” and stretched over time.
“I put my arm in the twister and I didn’t expect to make it to the end at all. It took me completely elsewhere and it was a completely crazy experience! It has nothing to do with what I usually do, not even remotely. I never sang and I was tap dancing in my show a long time ago.”
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Since he is used to recreating movements, he “imitated” the choreographers who were helping him prepare. It was only a few seconds before going on stage before his first performance that he had the idea of a self-confident character, bordering on “fresh crap”,” he revealed.
Michel Courtemanche, who was impressed by the “Masked Singers” team, was embarrassed to sing, but as he was masked, it went well. And he was messing around while dancing, which allowed him to have fun. Before each number, he warmed up the room, as he did on tour in another life.
It was of course hot, very hot, under the Chameleon costume. A fan was installed in the head, but the artist sweated his life during filming last summer. He often gasped for breath, he said, and although it was sometimes physically “taxing,” the pleasure was complete in creating and performing his numbers.
Who are the three finalists?
It was Mario Pelchat who slipped into the Wolf costume, arriving during the season. The coach of “La Voix” relied on a more rock sound than usual to conceal his identity. He concluded his journey by covering “Ma bouche”, by Johnny Hallyday.
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The Lion was carried by the drag queen Rita Baga, alias Jean-François Guèvremont, who was very vocal. On Sunday, Rita tackled the Celine Dion classic “My Heart Will Go On.”
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Finally, it was Marie Denise Pelletier who played Mutante Rita! The great singer managed to outwit all the investigators and sang Aerosmith’s “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” in the finale.
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Two investigators win the Golden Ear
The Golden Ear prize went to investigators Véronic DiCaire and Stéphane Rousseau who, this season, guessed the greatest number of masked people. They succeed Anouk Meunier and Sam Breton.
Behind the scenes next Sunday
Next Sunday, TVA will offer behind-the-scenes access to “Masked Singers” from 6:30 p.m. This special event is already available on TVA+.
Remember that a fourth season of “Masked Singers” has already been confirmed for fall 2024.