Could Keith Urban join The Masked Singer Australia judging panel in 2021?

The Masked Singer Australia could see more A-list celebrities join the judging panel in 2021. 

While global stars, like season one’s Lindsay Lohan, have become trickier to secure given COVID-19 travel restrictions, the network are rumoured to be looking closer to home for their new-look panel.

An industry insider told New Idea on Monday that country music star Keith Urban is at the top of producers’ wish lists for season three.

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The source claimed the show risked ‘becoming stale’ if they kept the panel and format the same. 

‘New blood will invigorate things… Keith would be a fantastic fit,’ they added.

Daily Mail Australia has contacted Channel 10 and Keith Urban’s management for further comment.

It wouldn’t be Kieth’s first time on a panel of a reality TV singing contest. 

Keith featured as a couch on the inaugural season of The Voice Australia in 2012, before quitting due to a conflict in scheduling.

In a statement issued by the Nine Network in September 2012, Urban said: ‘I’ve been so fortunate to have been a part of The Voice. And as much as I’d love to do it again, it’s clear that the recording and promoting of a new album, a tour and other commitments will keep me from being a part of the second season.’

However, two days later he was confirmed as a new judge on American Idol. He remained on the program for four years.

With Nicole focused on more local-based productions, it may be the perfect move for them both to remain in Australia.  

Nicole has recently been filming $100M production of miniseries Nine Perfect Strangers in New South Wales’ coastal town of Byron Bay.  

She told The Daily Telegraph in July that she was ‘thrilled’ to be able to bring hundreds of jobs to the local industry. 

‘It is a great opportunity for me to give back to the community that nurtured me through so much of my career,’ Nicole said.