Vodyanoy/Водяной (Translated as Merman) is a masked contestant on the fifth Russian season of Маска
Appearence[]
Vodyanoy is an old man with a thick gray beard covering his whole upper body. He wears glasses and a hat. The skin is pale blue in color. Instead of legs Vodyanoy has a fish tail with many iridescent scales. He sits on a wooden barrel, covered with seaweed on top of it. During his last performance, Vodyanoy came out of the barrel. He also wore pants in the form of a split fishtail.
Songs[]
| Week | Song Selection | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Песня Водяного" by Anatoli Papanov/"Makeba" by Jain | SAFE |
| 2 | "Oh, Pretty Woman" by Roy Orbison | SAFE |
| 3 | "Зачем вы, девочки, красивых любите?" by Nina Sazonova | BTM3 |
| "Let Me Entertain You" by Robbie Williams | ELIM |
Final Guesses[]
| Week | Alexey's Guess | Valeria's Guess | Philipp's Guess | Regina's Guess | Timur's Guess |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Vladimir Vinokur | Igor Sarukhanov | Bedros Kirkorov | Mikhail Galustyan | Efim Shifrin |
Trivia[]
- Vodyanoy was the first annonced mask of season 5. His title card was published in the press on January 18, a week before the first TV promo of the masks.
- The mask itself and Vodyanoy's first song were inspired by an eponymous character of the Soviet cartoon "Летучий Корабль" ("The Flying Ship"), a live-action adaptation of which was the one of main sponsors of season 5.
- Another character of "Летучий Корабль", Babka-Yozhka, would later appear in episode 7 as a guest mask.
- Due to similarity with his father, Bedros Kirkorov, Philipp Kirkorov was jokely acting like Vodyanoy is Bedros.
- The judges previously had a minor guess that Stas could be Zayats in season 2.
- Vodyanoy would later make a cameo in Denis Klyaver's "Любовь с первого взгляда" ("Love at First Sight") music video. Stas Yarushin played the main role in this video.
- According to Stanislav's unmasked interview, in episode 5 he would have performed the rock version of song "Сойти с ума" by Reflex.
Gallery[]
Vodyanoy during his first performance
Vodyanoy during his second performance
Vodyanoy during his third performance
Vodyanoy during his fourth performance
Vodyanoy's full-length poster by the official fanclub
A valentine card with Vodyanoy by the official fanclub
Vodyanoy's first teaser image
Vodyanoy's appearence in Denis Klyaver's MV