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The Masked Singer<\/em> 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\u2014comprising Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora\u2014somewhat stumped all season long, and tonight, they returned to try to guess the identity of yet another person.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n During last week\u2019s episode, the detectives hopped aboard the \u201cCrazy Train\u201d to celebrate their own personal OzzFest in honor of Ozzy Osborne. The late singer\u2019s daughter, Kelly Osborne, was a special guest on the panel, lending her backstage knowledge to the befuddled detectives, as she\u2019d previously appeared on the show during Season 2 back in 2019.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 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 \u201cGodfather of Heavy Metal.\u201d 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 \u201cOzzFest Royale,\u201d which required the masked singers to perform a duet of \u201cIron Man\u201d by Black Sabbath.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As always, the final decision was left to the detectives, who selected High Voltage as the winner, eliminating Eggplant<\/strong> from the competition. McCarthy Wahlberg thought Eggplant\u2019s 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<\/strong>, best known for his roles on General Hospital<\/em>, The Bold and the Beautiful <\/em>and Melrose Place<\/em>\u2014whom none of the detectives guessed.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n With his elimination, the star joined David \u201cBig Papa\u201d 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\u2014with another set to join them tonight.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n This week, the competition embraced a more cuddly side with a Care Bears<\/em> 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\u2019s \u201cMama I\u2019m Coming Home\u201d during the last episode. <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n The animal-themed masked singer opened the show with a high-energy rendition of \u201cWhat a Feeling (Flashdance)\u201d by Irene Cara. During the introduction, Pangolin brought out a \u201ccolossal clue,\u201d which was actually a clip from singer Christina Perri\u2014the very celeb McCarthy Wahlberg had guessed the previous week. Perri confirmed that the masked singer was not her, leaving the detectives confused.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Following the performance, the detectives were on their feet, applauding Pangolin\u2019s \u201cvoice\u201d and \u201ccharisma.\u201d 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 \u201cwaitress\u201d-related tip. Meanwhile, Ora was confident they were Vanessa Carlton off of a \u201c1,000\u201d clue.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\nLast week\u2019s unmasking stunned the detectives<\/h2>\n
You can check out our full live recap of the last episode\u00a0here<\/a>.<\/h3>\n
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