SPOILER ALERT: Don’t learn forward in case you have not watched Season 10, Episode 10 of “The Masked Singer,” “I Wanna Rock,” which aired Dec. 6 on Fox.
Ginuwine wasn’t positive he needed to be on “The Masked Singer” when it first got here calling. However the “Pony” artist finally couldn’t resist. “At first I mentioned no, as a result of I’m just about a loner sort dude, I don’t prefer to be out in public like that loads,” he instructed Selection. “However after a bit of little bit of speaking, I ended up saying sure. I needed to return out of my consolation zone, do one thing that I hadn’t carried out.”
And certainly, “The Masked Singer” is in contrast to something he or Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach had ever carried out. Ginuwine and Bach had been revealed on Wednesday as the newest two celebrities to take part in Season 10 of “The Masked Singer.” Ginuwine was the Husky, whereas Bach was Tiki.
“I really like singing, and truthfully I noticed some actually cool associates of mine on the present — particularly Dee Snider and Bret Michaels,” Bach mentioned. “I’ve all the time beloved an enormous manufacturing. I simply went to the final Kiss present at Madison Sq. Backyard. And I’ve all the time beloved costumes and make-up and smoke and lights. ‘The Masked Singer’ is unquestionably an enormous manufacturing with lots of staging. Earlier than I acquired on the present, I believed it was extra about comedy and the costumes — which it’s. However then once I did it, I came upon it’s concerning the singing. I used to be very pleased to be part of it as a result of I like to sing.”
For Husky, Nicole Scherzinger acquired it proper with Ginuwine, and Robin Thicke agreed. Ken Jeong named Romeo Miller. Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg thought it was Brian McKnight.
“I’m glad I undoubtedly did it,” Ginuwine mentioned. “It was difficult for me so far as the costume as a result of it was really heavy and sizzling. I’ve acquired bronchial asthma, and [the costume] dried me out loads, so I couldn’t sing as I might usually sing outdoors of a masks. However I used to be capable of get by way of it as soon as I set my thoughts, simply focus and get it carried out.”
As for Tiki, Nicole Scherzinger acquired this one proper too, in naming Sebastian Bach. Robin Thicke went with Perry Farrell, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg named Adam Lambert and Ken Jeong went with Jon Bon Jovi.
“They let me select, as a lot as they may, the songs that I used to be gonna sing,” Bach mentioned. “Which made me pleased as a result of I acquired to do Elton John, “Magic” by Pilot and Woman Gaga. There was a pair different songs that I needed to sing, however we couldn’t clear them in time. ‘The Remaining Countdown’ by Europe. I used to be going to slay you all with that one. I used to be asking to do some Journey and Led Zeppelin however these had been fairly laborious to clear.”
The singer with the night’s least variety of votes was Ginuwine as Husky. The remaining two contestants going through off in a battle royale (now not a “smackdown”!) to find out who would transfer on to the finals, had been Tiki and Sea Queen. The 2 contestants sang their very own tackle “Nothing However a Good Time,” by Poison.
Bach as Tiki was voted out after that, which implies Sea Queen is Group B champion, and can meet Group A champion Cow and Group A “Ding Dong Preserve It On” recipient Gazelle within the finals. Subsequent up, the Group C Finals shall be between Anteater, Candelabra and Donut.
It was “I Wanna Rock” evening, and Poison frontman Bret Michaels, who beforehand appeared on the present because the Banana, carried out “Nothing However a Good Time” earlier than Tiki and Sea Queen did.
Sebastian Bach as Tiki and Ginuwine as Husky be part of Ashley Parker Angel as S’extra, Metta World Peace as Cuddle Monster, Luann de Lesseps as Hibiscus, Tyler Posey as Hawk, Billie Jean King as Royal Hen, Michael Rapaport as Pickle, Tom Sandoval as Diver, Anthony Anderson as Rubber Ducky and one-time particular visitor Demi Lovato as Anonymouse because the Season 10 unmasked celebrities to date.
“The Masked Singer” includes a new format this season, with three teams adopted by Battle Royale semi-final episodes. The season additionally contains the return of Wild Card contestants, with one Wild Card launched to every group, and the “Ding Dong Preserve It On Bell” is again within the Battle Royale semi-final episodes, the place the judges can select to save lots of one contestant from elimination and transfer them on to the finale.
With sixteen complete superstar singers, Season 10 options new costumes together with “Donut,” “Anteater,” “Hawk,” “Hibiscus,” “Diver,” “Gazelle,” “Royal Hen,” “Husky,” “Tiki,” “Pickle,” “Rubber Ducky,” “Candelabra,” “Cow,” “Sea Queen,” “Anonymouse” and a life-size “S’Extra.” Additionally returning to mark the present’s tenth are celebrities who’ve been beforehand unmasked because the present started. In line with the present, Season 10 contestants “boast a mixed 40 medals, 33 Grammy nominations, seven corridor of fame awards, three lifetime achievement awards and over 50 tattoos.”
The season’s themed episodes will embody a tribute to Elton John; a “Trolls Evening” tied to the November launch of DreamWorks Animation’s “Trolls Band Collectively”; a “Harry Potter Evening” airing the week of Halloween; “NFL Evening”; “One Hit Wonders”; “Disco”; “2000s Evening”; “I Wanna Rock”; and “Soundtrack of My Life.” Again for Season 10 are host Nick Cannon, alongside panelists Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke.
Right here had been the opposite performances on this week’s episode:
Tiki, “The Masked Singer” (Michael Becker / Fox)
Pete Dadds
Tiki
Music: “I Was Made for Lovin’ You,” by Kiss
Panel guesses: Sebastian Bach, Perry Farrell, Adam Lambert
Clue: (Delivered by Kelly Osbourne) “Japan.” “I had the best time in Japan. I really bumped into Nicole Scherzinger there.”
Package deal voiceover: “Making it into the Group B finals after chugging my competitors within the smackdown feels wonderful. Particularly because it’s rock evening. My jam, child. After I was a child, my buddy requested me to affix the choir. He instructed me if I acquired in, I’d get a $3 stipend each month. I mentioned, what’s a stipend? However I knew $3 meant two extra Kiss posters. So I auditioned, and since I had an excellent high-pitched voice, I used to be made lead soprano. At 8 years outdated, I hit the street, singing at church buildings throughout. Who’d a thunk I’d be touring the remainder of my life? So simply goes to indicate, by no means cross up a possibility, since you by no means know what it’s going to lead you to. And now, finale! Right here I come!”
Earlier songs: “Goodbye Yellow Brick Highway,” by Elton John; “Magic,” by Pilot
Earlier panel guesses: John Stamos, David Lee Roth, Robert Plant, Dave Grohl, Jon Bon Jovi, Roger Daltry, Robert Plant
Husky, “The Masked Singer” (Michael Becker / Fox)
Pete Dadds
Husky
Music: “All the time,” by Bon Jovi
Panel guesses: DJ D-Wrek. Ginuwine, Brian McKnight
Clue: “Wild.” “Nicely, Nick, this one’s for you. Sharing the stage with you once more is wild.”
Package deal voiceover: “I’m so grateful to nonetheless be right here rocking with you within the Group B finals. This has been a wild trip to date, however I wouldn’t change a factor. The lack of my largest followers, my mother and father, after they handed away inside a yr of one another I utterly misplaced my approach. I did something I may to numb the ache. My coronary heart was twisted. However I needed to discover a strategy to stay with out them. I didn’t need my kids to harm the best way I used to be hurting. So I made a change. I’ve all the time checked out myself as a powerful man. However studying to manage in a more healthy approach took all of the grace I’ve. Now I’ve by no means been extra assured within the Husky I’m right now. And I do know that tenacity will take me into the finale.”
Earlier music: “Benny and the Jets,” by Elton John; “Superfreak,” by Rick James
Earlier panel guesses: Babyface, Terrence Howard, Morris Chestnut, Tank, Ginuwine, Brian McKnight
Nick Cannon and Sea Queen, “The Masked Singer” (Michael Becker / Fox)
Pete Dadds
Sea Queen
Music: “To Be With You,” by Mr. Massive
Panel guesses: Queen Latifah, Nicey Nash, Macy Grey, Viola Davis
Clue: (Offered by Kelly Osbourne). “Co-star.” “I used to be fortunate sufficient to share the display screen with Ken. Humorous, not a lot has modified..”
Package deal voiceover: “Making my wild debut on Harry Potter evening was really a wild expertise. And I’m so excited to rock with you all evening. As a result of I used to be really in a tough rock band as soon as upon a time. I’ve lived lots of completely different experiences. One I’ll all the time keep in mind is once I acquired to co-star with Denzel Washington. I’ve been so stunned by what number of Oscar winners I’ve labored with that convey their appearing coaches to set! Humorous typically the way you suppose these huge stars have all of it found out. However they’re nonetheless attempting to be taught and enhance identical to the remainder of us. That’s my technique for making it into the finale. Study my songs and preserve attempting to enhance as my Sea Queen self!”
Earlier music: “Love Potion No. 9,” by The Searchers
Earlier panel guesses: Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah, Jennifer Lewis
“The Masked Singer” is produced by Fox Various Leisure, with James Breen (who can also be showrunner), Craig Plestis and Cannon as government producers.