The fourth season of MasterChef Singapore premieres on August 9, and the winning chef will get S$10,000 in cash.

 There are 18 participants participating in three groups of six this season, each of which is headed by a judge.

Don't switch channels once the celebrations are over if you're watching this year's National Day Parade (NDP) on your televisions on August 9.

The fourth season of MasterChef Singapore will premiere at 8.30 p.m. on Mediacorp's Channel 5 and mewatch just after the NDP celebrations.

But there will be a little surprise this season. 

Similar to The Voice, there will be three groups of six aspiring home chefs competing against one another. The fights for individual awards will come into sharper focus as the rivalry heats up. The MasterChef title, S$10,000 in cash, internship possibilities, leisure packages, and a variety of home goods and appliances will go to the final cook.

 This season's contestants comprise folks from all walks of life:

1. Amanda Chia, 23, legal trainee
2. Aameer Ailmchandani, 24, spice mixer
3. Aretha Law, 24, engineer
4. Aizat Haikal Saini, 33, ex-flight attendant
5. Esther Aw, 53, homemaker
6. Dheive Uthaman, 25, digital marketer
7. Divya Tolath, 31, account director
8. Inderpal Singh, 33, home-based business owner
9. Jacky Tan, 41, marketing consultant
10. Tham Jun Gui, 33, home-based baker
11. Jonathan Ng, 37, shipbroker
12. Louise Yuan, 43, a food start-up owner
13. Mandy Kee, 41, business manager
14. Reuben Wong, 30, a former pharmacist
15. Saza Faradilla, 27, student life manager
16. Sharmaine Toh, 25, urban planner
17. Tina Amin, 42, administrative officer
18. Lin Zi Xuan, 18, a student

Chefs Audra Morrice, Bjorn Shen, and Damian D'Silva will be in charge of them.

In a statement, Angeline Poh, Chief Customer and Corporate Development Officer, Mediacorp, said, "We are thrilled to open the doors to the MasterChef kitchen this National Day, in a perfectly timed celebration of Singaporeans' universal love for food."