Daniel's Song Race: Season 5

The fifth season of Daniel's Song Race premiered on 29 January 2019, on SCF. Fourteen contestants were selected to compete in the running.

On 14 November 2018, Daniel's Song Race was announced to run its fifth season. The casting for the competition closed on 6 January 2019 and the contestants were announced on 29 January 2019, along with the new judging panel. The competition premiered on the same day.

The promo theme for season five was confirmed to be "Super Queens". Special photos of each contestant were taken in the promo theme photo shooting before the beginning of the season.

Stan Kan McCann was crowned as the winner of the season while Mariah de la Storm ended as the runner-up. Stan also won the title of Miss Musicality while third-placed Tea-Rex was named as the Miss Congeniality of the season.

Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, Mariah de la Storm and Tea-Rex will compete in All Stars Season 2.

Contestants



 * █ The contestant won Daniel's Song Race.
 * █ The contestant was a runner-up.
 * █ The contestant competed in a four person final sing-off against all remaining contestants and placed as a top two finalist.
 * █ The contestant competed in a four-person final sing-off against all remaining contestants and was eliminated.
 * █ The contestant won the week along with another contestant.
 * █ The contestant won the week.
 * █ The contestant was in the top but did not win the week.
 * █ The contestant was a member of a winning team but did not win the main challenge.
 * █ The contestant placed low but not in the bottom two.
 * █ The contestant was in the bottom two.
 * █ The contestant was eliminated.
 * █ The contestant placed in the bottom two but neither one was eliminated.
 * █ The contestant placed in the bottom two and quit.
 * █ The contestant returned and appeared on the "Reunion" episode, but was out of the running.
 * █ The contestant returned and appeared on the "Reunion" episode, chose to walk out and was out of the running.
 * █ The contestant was voted Miss Congeniality by viewers.

Episode 1: "Anniversary Extravaganza"
Dates: 29 January 2019 – 3 February 2019
 * Main Challenge: Anniversary Extravaganza: Send a song fitting the past DSR challenge that was assigned to you.
 * Main Challenge Winner: Cœur De Meme
 * Main Challenge Winner Prize: All of Shemalena Gomez' cash tips from All Stars Season 1
 * Bottom Two: Lameij Winks and Evelyna Světlá
 * Sing-Off Category: Past DSR Entries
 * Sing-Off Choices: "Riptide" by Vance Joy (Evelyna) and N/A (Lameij)
 * Eliminated: Lameij Winks
 * Farewell Message: N/A

Episode 2: "Pull My Strings"
Dates: 4 February 2019 – 10 February 2019


 * Main Challenge: Pull My Strings: Send a song with a violin as main instrument.
 * Main Challenge Winner: Amnesia Scanner
 * Main Challenge Winner Prize: A trip to Reykjavík and a meet-and-greet with Björk
 * Bottom Two: Evelyna Světlá and Reth
 * Sing-Off Category: Harp
 * Sing-Off Choices: ''North" by Harp Twins (Evelyna) and "Small Black Flowers That Grow In The Sky" by Manic Street Preachers (Reth)
 * Eliminated: Evelyna Světlá
 * Farewell Message: "Spread light and love fellow queens because it's the greatest gift we have. / Good luck to all of you! / Btw Cand Ice, you smell really bad"

Episode 3: "Superstars Aligned"
Dates: 10 February 2019 – 16 February 2019

Mini Challenge: Whore-O-Scope Mini Challenge Winner: Cœur De Meme Mini Challenge Winner Advantage: Assign the zodiac signs to each queen and yourself.
 * Main Challenge: Superstars Aligned: Send a song fitting to the zodiac sign that was assigned to you.
 * Main Challenge Winner: Ashley Nicolette Frangipane
 * Main Challenge Winner Prize: 12 zodiac sign shaped dildos from Rebecca More's Seduction Collection
 * Bottom Two: MucLanna and Red Hot Chilli Lady
 * Sing-Off Category: Orchestral
 * Sing-Off Choices: ''Bombs Away" by Jonathan Thulin feat. Rachel Lampa (MucLanna) and "Young Again" by Red Electrick feat. MPO (Chilli Lady)
 * Eliminated: Red Hot Chilli Lady
 * Farewell Message: "Now yall not even red / Not even hot / Not even Chilli / Bye queens, don't fuck it up"

Episode 4: "Golden Garbage"
Dates: 16 February 2019 – 20 February 2019


 * Main Challenge: Golden Garbage: Send the worst song possible.
 * Main Challenge Winner: Mariah de la Storm
 * Main Challenge Winner Prize: A record deal with Patrice Wilson
 * Bottom Two: Cand Ice and Reth
 * Sing-Off Category: Indie-Pop
 * Sing-Off Choices: ''Feelin' Left Out" by The Undercover Dream Lovers (Cand Ice) and "Red" by Lucy Daydream (Reth)
 * Eliminated: Cand Ice
 * Farewell Message: "You can't send unoriginal singers / But it's okay because you're Amnesia. / Double standards at its finest x / Goodbye heathers 💋"

Episode 5: "Double DJ"
Dates: 20 February 2019 – 26 February 2019

Mini Challenge: Club Kids: Using photo editors, give your queen a Club Kid look. Mini Challenge Winners: Cœur de Meme and Yasmin Renshaw Main Challenge Winners: Amnesia Scanner and Ashley Nicolette Frangipane
 * Main Challenge: Double DJ: In pairs, send rave.dj mashups.
 * Main Challenge Winner Prize: A custom party with up to 10 of the winner's friends at Club 96
 * Bottom Two: Mariah de la Storm and Reth
 * Sing-Off Category: Metal
 * Sing-Off Choices: ''Nimrod" by Nine Shrines (Reth) and "Lost In Forever" by Crystal Lake (Mariah)
 * Eliminated: Reth
 * Farewell Message: "I guess y'all weren't Reth-y / jk love you all and good luck ❤ / PS: Justice for Cand Ice xoxo"

Episode 6: "Eurovision Fest"
Dates: 26 February 2019 – 4 March 2019


 * Mini Challenge: Reading is Fundamental
 * Mini Challenge Winner: MucLanna
 * Mini Challenge Advantage: Assign the order in which queens would be able to pick the country assigned to them.
 * Main Challenge: Eurovision Fest: Submit the best Eurovision entry from the country you received
 * Main Challenge Winner: Mariah de la Storm and Stan Kan McCann
 * Main Challenge Winner Prize: A free music taste lesson at Callum's house, travel and airfare not included
 * Bottom Two: Cœur De Meme and Yasmin Renshaw
 * Sing-Off Category: Folk
 * Sing-Off Choices: ''Rún" by SKÁLD (Cœur) and "Estranha Forma De Vida" by Sílvia Pérez Cruz (Yasmin)
 * Eliminated: Yasmin Renshaw
 * Farewell Message: "Well... bye!"

Episode 7: "Battle of the Decades"
Dates: 4 March 2019 – 11 March 2019


 * Main Challenge: Battle of the Decades: In two groups of four, send remarkable songs from the 90s and 2000s.
 * Main Challenge Winner: Krampu$$y
 * Main Challenge Winner Prize: A cap, headphones and outfit to complete a millennial look.
 * Bottom Two: MucLanna and Cœur De Meme
 * Sing-Off Category: 80s
 * Sing-Off Choices: ''It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls (MucLanna) and "Tell It to My Heart" by Taylor Dayne (Cœur)
 * Eliminated: MucLanna
 * Farewell Message: "The educated bitch may be gone but she will never be forgotten / Love you all xoxo / Oh shit now I have to go back to college 😭"

Episode 8: "This Time For Africa"
Dates: 11 March 2019 – 16 March 2019


 * Main Challenge: This Time For Africa: Send an African song.
 * Main Challenge Winner: Tea-Rex
 * Main Challenge Winner Prize: A trip to Liberia and a personal Ebola infection.
 * Bottom Two: Krampu$$y and Ashley Nicolette Frangipane
 * Sing-Off Category: Dance
 * Sing-Off Choices: ''Cry For You" by September (Krampu$$y) and "Siren Song" by Maruv (Ashley)
 * Eliminated: None

Episode 9: "Newcomer Realness"
Dates: 16 March 2019 – 22 March 2019


 * Main Challenge: Newcomer Realness: Send a song by a newcomer artist with less than 10K views on YouTube.
 * Main Challenge Winner: Mariah de la Storm
 * Main Challenge Winner Prize:
 * Bottom Two: Amnesia Scanner and Stan Kan McCann
 * Sing-Off Category: Instrumental
 * Sing-Off Choices: ''Experience" by Ludovico Einaudi (Amnesia) and "Time" by Hans Zimmer (Stan)
 * Eliminated: Amnesia Scanner
 * Farewell Message: "Thank you for letting me be part of this amazing journey"

Episode 10: "Artificial Intelligence"
Dates: 23 March 2019 – 27 March 2019
 * Main Challenge: Artificial Intelligence: Send an artificial/robotic sounding song.
 * Main Challenge Winner: Stan Kan McCann
 * Main Challenge Winner Prize: A €3,000 worth robotic-arm extension from callumsarmsforqueens.com
 * Bottom Three: Ashley Nicolette Frangipane, Cœur De Meme and Mariah de la Storm
 * Sing-Off Category: Big Ballad
 * Sing-Off Choices: ''Suus" by Rona Nishliu (Ashley), "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston (Cœur) and "Praying" by Kesha (Mariah)
 * Eliminated: Ashley Nicolette Frangipane
 * Farewell Message:' "Guess I wasn't made for this poison 😞 / stay mainstream sluts"

Episode 11: "Snowball"
Dates: 27 March 2019 – 31 March 2019

Send a song about global warming Send a song from an Arctic circle country that was assigned to you
 * Main Challenge: Snowball: Send a song about winter
 * Main Challenge Winners: Mariah de la Storm and Tea-Rex
 * Main Challenge Winners Prize: A snowballing session with Rebecca More
 * Bottom Two: Cœur De Meme and Krampu$$y
 * Eliminated: Cœur De Meme (self-elimination)
 * Farewell Message: " It's hard to be kind / Thank you for this incroyable journey! (Awaiting l'invitation pour AS2) / On ne changera pas, xx Cœur De Meme oo"

Episode 12: "Super Queen"
Dates: 31 March 2019 – 17 April 2019


 * Main Challenge: Write verse lyrics for Daniel's single "Super Queen"
 * Eliminated: Krampu$$y and Tea-Rex

Episode 13: "The Grand Finale"
Dates: 18 April 2019 – 19 April 2019


 * Final Challenge: Send a Sing-Off song for the category "Very Best Song Choice" and make a statement on why you should win
 * Miss Congeniality: Tea-Rex
 * Miss Musicality: Stan Kan McCann
 * Runner Up: Mariah de la Storm
 * Winner: Stan Kan McCann

Trivia

 * Season 5 is the first season to..
 * Have 14 contestants, more than any other season before. Season 1 had 9 contestants, Season 2 and 3 had 12 contestants each while Season 4 had 13 contestants.
 * Have 5 judges on the Judging Panel.
 * Have a queen (Lameij Winks in the first episode) to not participate in a sing-off.
 * Have a reunion.
 * Include a song made by one of the queens. Yasmin Renshaw's song "Why Are Yall So Pressed" was featured in the 4th episode of the season.
 * In Episode 11, Cœur De Meme became the third queen to quit the show after Junia Hallow in Season 1 and Alexandrina in Season 2 (although the latter returned an episode after her exit).
 * Mariah de la Storm is the second queen to win the most challenges but not have the best track record after Dinah Lone in Season 1.
 * Stan Kan McCann is the first winner to win her season despite not having the most challenge wins.
 * Season 3 winner Weedy Williams and runner-up Andrélle both won 2 challenges, therefore being tied. Dinah Lone, Juliapeño, Frieda Livêrie and Shemalena Gomez had more wins than any other queen in their respective season.