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The Masked Singer returned tonight for the ninth episode of the season, and the race to unmask the winner was tighter than ever. The mystery celebrities appearing on the hit FOX singing competition have had the detective panel—comprising Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora—somewhat stumped all season long, and tonight, they returned to try to guess the identity of yet another person.
Last week’s unmasking stunned the detectives
During last week’s episode, the detectives hopped aboard the “Crazy Train” to celebrate their own personal OzzFest in honor of Ozzy Osborne. The late singer’s daughter, Kelly Osborne, was a special guest on the panel, lending her backstage knowledge to the befuddled detectives, as she’d previously appeared on the show during Season 2 back in 2019.
High Voltage, Galaxy Girl, Eggplant and Pangolin were the mystery celebs on deck, tasked with taking on beloved rock tunes, a couple of which were originally performed by the aforementioned “Godfather of Heavy Metal.” Following the solo performances, Pangolin and Galaxy Girl were voted safe by the detectives and the audience. From there, High Voltage and Eggplant had to compete head-to-head in the “OzzFest Royale,” which required the masked singers to perform a duet of “Iron Man” by Black Sabbath.
As always, the final decision was left to the detectives, who selected High Voltage as the winner, eliminating Eggplant from the competition. McCarthy Wahlberg thought Eggplant’s true identity might be Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon, Jeong guessed Rick Springfield and Osborne was torn between two possibilities: Richie Sambora of Bon Jovi or Alice Cooper. Upon their unmasking, the mystery singer was revealed to be actor Jack Wagner, best known for his roles on General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful and Melrose Place—whom none of the detectives guessed.
With his elimination, the star joined David “Big Papa” Ortiz, The Chrisleys, Tiffany Haddish, Tone Loc, Taraji P. Henson, Claudia Oshry, Teddi Mellencamp and Billy Ray Cyrus as the Season 14 singers unmasked thus far—with another set to join them tonight.
You can check out our full live recap of the last episode here.
This week’s theme
This week, the competition embraced a more cuddly side with a Care Bears theme. The returning masked singers included High Voltage, Pugcasso, Crane and Pangolin, the latter of whom is returning for their second week in a row after blowing away the detectives with their rendition of Osborne’s “Mama I’m Coming Home” during the last episode.
Pangolin
The animal-themed masked singer opened the show with a high-energy rendition of “What a Feeling (Flashdance)” by Irene Cara. During the introduction, Pangolin brought out a “colossal clue,” which was actually a clip from singer Christina Perri—the very celeb McCarthy Wahlberg had guessed the previous week. Perri confirmed that the masked singer was not her, leaving the detectives confused.
Following the performance, the detectives were on their feet, applauding Pangolin’s “voice” and “charisma.” Jeong believed the masked singer might be Meghan Trainor, based on her friendship with Perri. McCarthy Wahlberg thought they might be Jennifer Nettles, following a “waitress”-related tip. Meanwhile, Ora was confident they were Vanessa Carlton off of a “1,000” clue.
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