( music playing )
It's the semi-finals of "the masked singer."
Three celebrities remain,
But only two can move on to the finale.
Let's welcome our panel!
Nicole scherzinger!
♪ I want just to be loved, loved ♪
Jenny mccarthy wahlberg!
♪ I want just to be loved, loved ♪
- Dr. Ken jeong. - Thank you so much.
Thank you!
♪ I want just to be loved, loved ♪
- Whoo! - And the forever slick robin thicke!
- Whoo! Yeah! Yeah! - ♪ loved, loved
Whoo!
- Oh, yeah! - Nick cannon!
- What's up, nick? - So much love.
The energy in here is insane.
- Incredible. - You guys can head on over to the desk.
- Keep it going... - Yep.
- ...For the best panel on tv! - Yeah, let's keep it going!
- Let's keep it-- - you don't host this show. That's the other show.
- I-- this is me. - You just made the list, buddy.
Yeah.
Tonight, our semi-finalists battle it out
For two spots available in the finale.
The golden mask trophy is on the horizon,
Ready for the taking,
And it's fair to say that there are no frontrunners.
That is why we are tossing our singers
Into an epic three-way battle royale tonight.
We are getting up close and personal with our semi-finalists
To find out more about the celebrities under the mask.
Let's start by taking a deep dive with the california roll.
I think I speak for all of us
That it's really exciting to be here in the semi-finals.
- Yeah. - Because we love a little friendly competition,
And it's really nice to flex that creative muscle right now.
Yeah, it's definitely a full circle moment.
Number one roll.
Maybe they were first in the box office?
While we were rehearsing and filming,
I feel like I'm having flashbacks
To the first time we performed together.
I'm even having some of the same anxiety as before.
I remember being so nervous
That I literally was backstage for "uptown girl"
- Just singing it over and over. - ( laughs )
I was like, "oh, my god, am I 19 again?"
But it's making me realize how far we've come as a group.
- Yeah. - And as musicians individually.
And I feel like we're really stretching ourselves creatively.
Sounds like being here has taken them back to their roots.
One of the things I've loved about what we've been doing
Is, like, we've really taken the reins on the creative process.
Like, we make it something that feels like it's very much us
But present something to the world that feels like it's innovative and creative.
And hopefully that'll impress the audience and judges
And take us to the final round.
♪ I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly ♪
♪ I'll do what it takes
♪ till I touch the sky
♪ grew up in a small town
♪ when the rain would fall down ♪
♪ I'd just stare out my window
♪ I'd just stare out my window ♪
♪ dreaming of what could be
♪ if I'd end up happy
- ♪ I would pray - ♪ I would pray
- ♪ trying hard to reach out - ♪ hey
- ♪ but when I try to speak out ♪ - ♪ hey
♪ felt like no one could hear me ♪
♪ wanted to belong here
♪ but something felt so wrong here ♪
- ♪ so I pray - whoo!
♪ I could break
♪ away
- ♪ way - ♪ oh
♪ I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly ♪
♪ I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky ♪
♪ and I'll make a wish, take a chance ♪
♪ make a change
- ♪ and break away - whoo!
♪ come on!
♪ buildings with a hundred floors ♪
♪ swinging through revolving doors ♪
♪ I don't know where they'd take me ♪
♪ whoo!
♪ but I gotta keep moving on ♪
♪ fly away
Yeah! Yeah!
♪ spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly ♪
♪ I'll do what it takes till I touch the sky ♪
- ♪ I'm gonna make a wish - ♪ make a wish
- ♪ take a chance, make a change ♪ - ♪ take a chance
- ♪ I will make a change - ♪ break away
♪ out of the darkness and into the sun ♪
♪ I won't forget
♪ all the ones that I love
♪ I will take a risk, I will take a chance ♪
♪ and I'll break away
( vocalizing )
Oh, my god! Amazing.
Yes! Oh, my god.
Whoo! Oh!
- The california rolls. - Semi-final!
- Semi-final energy! - Semi-final energy!
- That was amazing.
That's the way to semi-final, right there.
Jenny: Yes.
I feel like you guys were the ones to beat
And are still the ones to beat.
- You're absolutely... - Ken: Wow. Really?
- ...Incredible. Yep. - Really?
- I'm putting my money on them. - Wow.
Nicole: I mean, the harmonies, the voices.
You completely made that song your own.
It is truly an honor to have you on our stage
Because you are a master at your craft.
Thank you.
- Ken: Yes. - Nick: Indeed, indeed.
Tonight, we've asked each of our semi-finalists
Which of our four panelists they share a connection with.
I love sushi.
California roll, which of our four panelists
Are you guys connected with, and how?
- Our connection is with jenny. - ( gasps, laughs )
"dear jenny, I know you've enjoyed us on the stage,
But I think it's our time on broadway
That you may remember us from."
- On broadway? - Broadway!
Does that help, jenny? You picking up on any clues?
Well, kinda. You know, um, previously I had mentioned,
Because of their harmonies, pentatonix, of course.
But this could be an amazing cast from broadway,
- Like a "dear evan hansen." - ken: Broadway.
- Nicole: Yes. - Ken: Oh, good guess.
Jenny: You know, I was hearing a little ben platt in there.
- I also saw a gold menu, number one. - Nicole: Yeah.
They won a tony for best musical.
- So, that could be that. - Yes, number one.
How is that connected with you?
Well, I've seen that amazing broadway play.
She's seen a lot of shows on broadway.
She sees a lot of shows, nick. Wear a shirt.
Come on, man.
I just want to say, you know it's the semi-finals
When nick cannon has his chesticles out
And they are electric, everybody!
- They're electric! - I don't like it.
We have a budget. Use your shirt money budget.
- All right, very good. - Can we focus?
Well, jenny, you are helping me out.
You said the number one roll,
Which makes me think of best musical.
Last week, I mentioned the cast of "hamilton,"
- One of my absolute favorite musicals ever. - Ken: Oh, good guess.
And when I think of "hamilton,"
I also think of one of my favorite actors,
Which is jonathan groff, who was--
- Ken: Oh. - Yes, who was the king in "hamilton."
- He is so talented. - Who was also in a musical called "spring awakening."
- Yes. - And that musical birthed lea michele
- And my friend skylar astin as well. - Jenny: Wow.
I think maybe this could be the cast of "spring awakening."
They won best musical as well, and we saw a horseshoe,
Which means luck, and some of them be getting lucky
In that musical "spring awakening,"
- If any of you've seen it. - Yes, yes.
- So, yeah. - Absolutely, you know?
- But I don't think so because I know exactly who this is. - Oh, god.
- ( jeering ) - stop booing!
- Give him a chance! Let's give him a chance. - Give me a chance.
Let's give him a chance.
This reminds me, broadway musical,
Maybe turned movie,
Like my favorite movie of 2021,
"in the heights."
Gold menu, number one-- "in the heights"
Was the number one soundtrack on the billboard charts.
This could be anthony ramos, leslie grace,
Melissa barrera, marc anthony,
- And last, you got it, jimmy smits. - That's a good guess.
- That's pretty good. - You want to boo, but you can't!
'cause it's pretty good.
Well, keep it up, 'cause you guys are on a roll
- And we love you. - Definitely.
Ken: Great job.
California roll, you absolutely crushed that performance.
Surf and turf backstage and we'll see you for the battle royale.
- You guys! - You guys!
- We're at the semi-finals! - Semi-finals!
- That was awesome! - I don't want it to be over.
- I don't either. - We love being the california roll.
We've been having so much fun getting to do all these songs,
Turn the arrangements on their head.
And we're really trying to make every song,
Like, really, really unique,
And so it's definitely been a challenge,
Mind and body, being in this role,
But it's been so much fun.
We're having the best time.
♪ who is that?
- ♪ who is that? - It's the semi-finals!
Tonight, our three masks hit the stage,
But only two move on to the finale.
Ah!
Our serpentine singer has been a force
To be reckoned with all season long.
Let's get to know more about medusa.
Making it into the semi-finals means so much to me.
The coolest part of all is that this is a show
The person closest to me would 100% have been a fan of.
She was a really colorful, vibrant person,
And was my biggest cheerleader.
In 2020, I lost her.
She was really young, and it was really sudden.
When you lose your other half,
It's really hard to see what your future could look like.
So it felt like the biggest blessing ever
When I found out I was pregnant with my son.
It felt like a gift from her.
What an emotional story.
She and my son are a big part of my soul and my spirit.
Sarah mclachlan?
So it really makes my heart soar when the judges
Feel emotionally attached to what I'm singing about,
And I always attribute it to them.
I'll be channeling them tonight, as always,
With a song that had me tearing up even at sound check.
I'm hoping that energy comes across and will push me to the finale.
♪ my lover's got humor
♪ she's the giggle at a funeral ♪
♪ knows everybody's disapproval ♪
♪ should've worshipped her sooner ♪
♪ if the heavens ever did speak ♪
♪ she's the last true mouthpiece ♪
♪ every Sunday's getting more bleak ♪
♪ fresh poison each week
♪ I was born sick
♪ but I love it
♪ amen
♪ take me to church
♪ I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies ♪
♪ I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife ♪
♪ offer me that deathless death ♪
♪ good god, let me give you my life ♪
I love it!
♪ no masters or kings
♪ when the ritual begins
♪ in the madness and soil
♪ of that sad earthly scene
♪ only then I am human
♪ only then I am clean
♪ oh, oh, oh
♪ oh, amen
♪ amen
♪ take me to church, I'll worship like a dog ♪
- Yes! - ♪ at the shrine of your lies
♪ I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife ♪
♪ offer me that deathless death ♪
♪ good god, let me give you my life ♪
♪ take me to church
- ♪ oh, oh, oh, yeah - ( screaming )
♪ offer me that deathless death ♪
♪ good god
♪ no
♪ take me to church
- Whoo! - Yes!
- Let's go! Let's go! - Thank you.
( chanting ) medusa! Medusa! Medusa!
- Medusa! Medusa! - Wow.
- Medusa! - Everybody is on their feet.
Whoo!
We just witnessed...
- Wow! - ...Something phenomenal.
Wow!
I have two words. Holy moly!
- Oh, my god! - I just got to tell you,
Not only did you take us to church,
You bursted our hearts wide open.
- Oh! - Medusa, we freaking love you.
- Thank you! - Yo!
- That was great, jenny. - Oh, my god.
I have two words,
And that's called front runner, baby.
- That's what I'm talking about. - Aah!
Oh, my gosh!
Yo, you turned "the masked singer" into a lion's den tonight.
- It was crazy. - Oh, my god.
You were savage up there.
You were savage. And, honey, you just slayed this competition tonight.
- Totally. - Oh, thank you.
I can't believe that any of this is happening right now.
Um, words can truly not express
What this moment right this second
That we're all sharing together means to me.
So, thank you, seriously.
All right, tonight we're asking our singers
Which panelist they have a connection with,
So hopefully we can get a clue about your true identities.
Is it-- ken, sit down.
Which panelist are you connected to, medusa?
Okay, my connection is with robin.
- Hey, robin! - Okay.
- Hey, robin! - Robin, both of our voices
Have taken us on a journey,
One that put platinum on our walls.
What?
Both: She's a platinum-selling artist.
I mean, after that performance, absolutely she's platinum.
- Thank you. - Jenny: Does that help you, robin?
Well, you know, it could be a platinum record.
You know, last week I was picking up the ellie goulding vibes,
And she definitely has a platinum record and she's a mom with a son.
But you know who else has a son is grimes,
And maybe the sarah mclachlan clue
Is that they're both canadian.
Ah, you see where I'm going with this?
She has a son. Maybe this is grimes.
- Wow. - Sherlock scherzi, what we got?
Um, if I'm going off of the clues this week,
I know that we were looking at sarah mclachlan.
It's giving me the lilith fair vibes,
Thinking like natalie merchant, paula cole.
But she gives me a younger energy and spirit.
- So do y'all remember the 1996 clue? - Yep.
So I'm still convinced maybe this is a singer
- That was born in 1996. - Okay.
Originally, I was thinking lorde,
Who was born in 1996, has that tone.
- Right. - Other singers who were born in 1996,
- Hailee steinfeld, dove cameron. - Ken: Oh.
However, none of them have children.
- That's a big clue. - So, I don't know, nick,
But I'm going to figure it out.
I know you will.
I'm having a tough time with this one.
You know what? I'm having a tough time, too,
Because believe it or not, this one has me stumped.
But right now I know
This is dido, all right?
( crowd murmuring )
Haha, you didn't boo me. Heh, heh, heh.
- Dido-- how dare-- - ( jeering )
You keep inciting your own boos.
- He does! He loves the attention. - Ken: I should've shut up.
This is kind of a legit guess.
- Why? Why? - Platinum.
Because her album "life for rent" went double platinum.
Also, we had an "alias" clue.
- Alias. - Alias and dido.
I mean, surely that's not her real name.
That's right, and then also
She was on the lilith fair lineup.
All right, I'll give you that. But is she a mom?
Yeah, she is a mom. She has a son, stanley, and a dog.
- Dido, fido is her dog. - What?
Sit your ass down, ken.
Ken jeong, ladies and gentlemen.
- The one and only. - Yep.
- Well, one thing we do know, medusa was amazing tonight. - Thank you.
You were amazing, whoever you are!
It doesn't matter 'cause you're incredible.
Thank you.
We will see you later in the battle royale.
Men in black, help her out.
Oh, my gosh, I just laid my soul out there,
And it would mean everything to make it to the finale.
But even if I don't, that was just such a special moment,
And I'm so grateful for the opportunity.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer."
Macaw is our last semi-finalist.
Let's learn about the struggles that brought him to our stage
Straight from his own beak.
When I first started in my career,
I was a lot more reserved because I was young
So I wasn't quite sure who I was and who I was supposed to be.
But as I was getting to know myself,
I was also afraid of who I was.
I thought if I told the truth, I was going to lose everyone.
But when I did, it changed my life in such a beautiful way.
It helped me feel like I don't have to hide anything anymore.
Vote sign? Maybe from a political drama.
Like, I always avoided love songs
Because I didn't like what they talked about
Because I couldn't relate to it.
And now I know what it's talking about
Because I've experienced it.
I'm really excited for tonight's performance
Because while I know people are still going through what I went through,
To be able to come back on tv, point right at the camera,
And say, "you're enough," means everything.
It's so beautiful, and I'm like,
Why did I keep this from myself for all this time?
♪ so, come on, you got it wrong ♪
♪ to prove I'm right, I put it in a song ♪
- ♪ I don't know why - oh, yes!
♪ you're being shy, yeah
♪ and turn away when I look into your eyes ♪
♪ everyone else in the room can see it ♪
♪ everyone else but you
♪ baby, you light up my world like nobody else ♪
♪ the way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed ♪
♪ but when you smile at the ground it ain't hard to tell ♪
♪ you don't know, oh-oh
♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪
♪ if only you saw what I could see ♪
♪ you'll understand why I want you so desperately ♪
♪ right now I'm looking at you and I can't believe ♪
♪ you don't know, oh-oh
♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪
♪ oh-oh
♪ that's what makes you beautiful ♪
♪ na-na-na-na, na-na-na-na-na ♪
Come on, "masked singer," put your hands together!
- ♪ na-na-na-na, yeah - ♪ na-na-na-na
- ♪ na-na-na-na-na - ♪ hey
♪ na-na-na-na-na-na
♪ baby, you light up
( all singing ) ♪ my world like nobody else
♪ the way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed ♪
- Ken: Wow! - They're all singing.
♪ but when you smile at the ground ♪
♪ it ain't hard to tell
♪ you don't know, oh-oh
♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪
♪ like nobody else
♪ the way that you flip your hair ♪
- ♪ oh, yeah - yes!
♪ so overwhelmed
♪ it ain't hard to tell
♪ you don't know, oh-oh
♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪
- ♪ that I could see, yeah - whoo!
♪ so desperately, oh
♪ oh, yeah, you don't know
♪ you don't know you're beautiful, oh-oh ♪
- ♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪ - whoo!
♪ that's what makes you beautiful ♪
- Jenny: Yes! Oh, my god! - Ken: Wow.
- He came to play. He came to play. - He did!
- This is a competition. - Nicole: Wow. Wow!
Nick: Flying high! The macaw.
Panel, talk to the macaw.
That was a macaw concert tonight is what that was.
- ( laughs ) - robin: Wow.
I love that song choice for you
Because you are staying true to who you are and the reason why you're here,
And I could tell you were singing with all of your heart and soul
Because you meant it, because you knew someone
Out there tonight needed to hear that.
- Thank you. - Amazing job.
That was definitely macaw-some.
( laughs )
All right, well, macaw, we definitely could use a clue,
So I need to know, who on this panel do you have a connection with?
Well, this connection is with nicole.
Robin: Yay!
Not only do we both love to travel,
But we both have a special love for the philippines.
Panel: Oh!
- I am filipino. - That's a good clue.
I feel like that's a juicy, delicious clue.
And that clue gave me wings, just like that performance.
Ken: Wow.
I feel like that clue alone
Confirms my guesses from last week,
Which were darren criss, who is also part filipino.
- Yes, yes, yes. - Right? He can do everything.
There was a clue that he's done broadway and tv and music.
- Yeah. - And the chili pepper, we saw a chili pepper,
- Because he loves to sing red hot chili peppers music. - Yeah.
But there's another person that the philippines clue makes me think of,
And that is david archuleta.
- Crowd: Whoo! - They like that.
- Right? - He's got a fan club here.
Nicole: If anyone knows david archuleta's story
And know his heart and his struggles
And everything he's gone through in his life and over his career
And recently coming out to the lgbtq+ community,
This sounds very similar to his story, his message,
And I do know, because I am part filipina,
That he is extremely loved in the philippines and adored,
So I feel like this could be david archuleta.
I got something different from the chili pepper.
So, we've had natasha bedingfield on before, right?
- Yes. - Oh, and she was the--
And she was the chili pepper.
Nicole: That's right.
And a lot of people might not know
That she has a very talented brother
Who also had some hit records named daniel bedingfield.
- Nicole: So talented. - He's a great songwriter.
And we saw the vote sign, and I'm thinking
'cause he was a judge on, I think,
"x factor new zealand" or something.
- Got it. - But him and I go way back,
And the energy and that talent,
I'm gonna go with daniel bedingfield.
But you know what? The "vote" reminds me
- Of david archuleta for "american idol." - yep, that's right.
What about, like, a daniel radcliffe, right?
- You mean harry potter? - Yeah. He sings.
I don't know if harry potter can sing like that.
Nicole: Ooh, I'm not buying it.
- He can hold his own show, his own concert. - Ken: Yeah.
Well, the only thing we can agree on
Is that nick needs to wear a shirt.
- Macaw, you were outstanding! - Macaw, we love you.
- Thank you, ken. - Y'all keep it going for the macaw.
Fly on backstage, and we'll see you soon.
Men in black, help the macaw out.
- Whoo! - Yeah!
Nick: Our three semi-finalists have taken the stage.
Now they have one last chance to prove
They have what it takes to advance to the finale.
The battle royale will set them apart, and it's up next.
Oh, that was so fun!
Hearing the whole audience singing along,
It just got me so emotional.
I'm glad I have the mask
So people didn't see me just sobbing,
And just to know that, hey, if there's someone
Who was watching macaw flop around up there
And it was a little reminder
For them to know that they're beautiful,
It made it a full-circle moment for me.
♪ who is that?
( fanfare )
The time has come for this season's last...
Most legendary...
Most epic and amazing...
And ultimate three-way...
All: Battle royale!
Whoo!
California roll, medusa, and macaw
Are going head to head to head in the battle royale.
This is gonna be savage.
A game of rock, paper, scissors determined
That california roll will go first,
Macaw second, and medusa will go last.
I wish you all luck.
For the final time this season, let the battle commence.
Let's go!
One, two, hit me, ow!
♪ looky here, looky here, yeah, what do we have? ♪
- ♪ what do we have? - ♪ another pretty thing ready for me to grab ♪
- ♪ ready for him to grab - ♪ little does she know
♪ that I'm a wolf in sheep's clothing ♪
♪ and at the end of the night, it is her I'll be holding ♪
- ♪ I love you so - ♪ I love you so
- ♪ that's what I'll say - ♪ that's what you'll say
- ♪ baby, baby, please don't go away ♪ - ♪ don't go away
- ♪ but when I play - ♪ but when I play
- ♪ I never stay - ♪ I never stay
♪ so every girl that I meet, yeah, this is what I say ♪
- Come on! - ( beatboxing )
- What? - They're beatboxing!
- Whoo! - ( beatboxing )
♪ run, run, run away, run away, baby ♪
♪ before I put my spell on you ♪
- ♪ ow - ♪ get, get, get away, get away, darling ♪
- ♪ 'cause everything you heard is true ♪ - ♪ break it down now
♪ poor little heart will end up alone ♪
- ♪ lord knows I'm a rolling stone ♪ - my mind is blown.
♪ you better run, run, run away, run away, baby ♪
♪ run away, baby
- Robin: Whoo. - Oh, my god!
♪ yeah, yeah
♪ looky here, looky here, ah, what do we have? ♪
♪ another pretty thing ready for me to grab ♪
♪ but little does she know that I'm a wolf in sheep's clothing ♪
♪ so at the end of the night, it is her I'll be holding ♪
- ♪ I love you so - ♪ hey
- Oh, my goodness. - He can sing, man.
♪ please don't go away
♪ the other day, I never stay
♪ so every girl that I meet, yeah, this is what I say ♪
♪ run, run, run away, run away, baby ♪
♪ before I put a spell on you
♪ you better get, get, get away ♪
♪ get away, darling
♪ 'cause everything you heard is true ♪
♪ your poor little heart will end up alone ♪
♪ 'cause lord knows I'm a rolling stone ♪
♪ you better run, run, run away ♪
♪ run away, baby
Whoo!
- Woman: Medusa! - ♪ well, looky here
♪ looky here, ah, what do we have? ♪
♪ another pretty thing ready for me to grab ♪
♪ but little does she know that I'm a wolf in sheep's clothing ♪
♪ 'cause at the end of the night ♪
♪ it's her I'll be holding
♪ but when I play, I never stay ♪
♪ so every girl that I meet, yeah, this is what I say ♪
- ♪ run, run, run away, run away, baby ♪ - oh, my god.
♪ before I put a spell on you
♪ you better get, get, get away, get away, darling ♪
♪ 'cause everything you heard is true ♪
♪ your poor little heart will end up alone ♪
♪ 'cause lord knows I'm a rolling stone ♪
♪ you better run, oh, run away, baby ♪
- Oh, my god! - Wow.
That was the craziest battle royale.
Talk about a battle.
( chanting ) medusa! Medusa! Medusa!
( chanting ) macaw! Macaw! Macaw!
( chanting ) california roll! California roll!
Panel, what are your thoughts?
That was the best battle royale ever
Because to do the same song and do it so differently,
Each three styles of these three artists, that was outstanding.
Outstanding.
Yes, that battle royale was nasty.
Nasty good.
I mean, california roll,
Ooh, you brought out that vocal percussion tonight.
Macaw, you started to sing,
It was funky, you got is in a groove.
And then medusa, ooh, she said, "don't count me out.
I am taking a stand and I am making a threat tonight."
Jenny: Yes.
Honestly, none of you deserve to go home because you guys
- Are all equally so incredibly talented. - Robin: What a treat.
Amazing.
Absolutely.
Okay, well, audience and panel, the vote is now open.
- The pressure! - Oh, it's tough.
Who deserves to be in next week's finale?
Only two singers can continue on.
- The decision is all yours. - Nicole: You know what?
I feel like we got three professionals up there.
- Yeah. - Jenny: Right.
Robin, I think the pressure's all on macaw.
He really ripped it, but medusa just keeps on bringing the funk.
I mean, I'm glad they started with california roll
- Because it elevated the competition. - Yes.
We're gonna take a quick break.
We'll count the votes and have the results when we return.
This is really tough.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back.
Our celebrities just endured a brutal battle royale.
Two of these singers will become our season finalists.
The other's dreams of masked glory end tonight,
One week short of the finale.
- This is tough. - Did the macaw fit the bill?
Will medusa leave the competition in "hiss-terics"?
( jeering )
Whatever happens tonight, california roll,
No bad "tempuras," please.
The votes have been counted.
- Oh. - The singer coming in third place,
Unmasking tonight is...
This is brutal.
- Some of our strongest singing in any semi-final. - Right?
- The california roll. - ( crowd groans )
You guys keep it going
And make some noise for medusa and macaw!
- ( crowd cheering ) - you're off to the finale.
- Congratulations. - Robin: Wow.
- Keep it going for the california roll! - Make some noise!
( chanting ) california roll! California roll!
Wow, california roll, we hate to see you go,
But we can't wait to see who you actually are.
Yes.
But, panel, we also have to get your final guesses. Nicole?
First of all, I just want to say,
As I've said earlier, it's been an honor.
You are the masters of your craft, so thank you.
Well said, nicole. Well said.
Now, I've named a lot of casts for this talented group--
"hamilton", "spring awakening,"
But because their harmonies are so bomb and their pitches so perfect,
I think this is the cast of "pitch perfect."
I'ma go with it.
Ken: Everything has been pitch perfect,
But nicole has guessed the "hamilton" cast...
- Yes. - ...Featuring anthony ramos.
Which had me thinking of anthony
From the movie "in the heights."
- "in the heights." - and I really think
This is the cast of the movie--
Anthony ramos, leslie grace,
Melissa barerra, marc anthony,
And "l.A. Law's" very own jimmy smits.
- Oh, that's a good one. - Nicole: Wow.
- That would be amazing. That would be electric. - Ken: It would.
Nick: Robin, what you got?
For me, I know we've been talking about musicals
And we said the cast of "pitch perfect,"
But I think the "pitch perfect" clue
Was because this group was in the movie "pitch perfect."
I think that this is pentatonix.
And, jenny-- jenny and I both had this gut feeling.
I think it was more than a gut.
From the get-go, I felt instantly--
But I wasn't quite sure because I've been wrong before.
But the confirmation tonight
When they said there was a connection to me.
I hosted new year's eve for a decade with "seacrest!"
- And they did perform... - "seacrest!"
- Right there in time square. - Ah.
- And those harmonies are unbelievable. - Robin: Yeah, they're--
- It's like, duh! - When you've listen to a whole album of theirs...
- Correct. - ...It's hard not to hear--
How about this? When you know, you know.
And tonight, we know. I think this is pentatonix.
( cheering )
All right, panel, well, you guys made your final guesses.
Let's see if any of you are correct.
California roll, we need to know, who are you guys?
Audience, say it with me.
( chanting ) take it off! Take it off! Take it off!
- Oh, you guys! - Take it-- come on!
♪ who are you?
- Come on, robin! - It's gotta be!
Wait, wait, wait, wait! Don't do it just yet.
- What? - We'll find out who you guys are
- After the break. - Oh! Come on!
- You ain't right! - Every time.
♪ who is that?
- ♪ who are you? - Welcome back.
Let's finally see who's under the california roll mask.
( chanting ) take it off! Take it off! Take it off!
Oh, my god, who is this?
- Take it off! Take it off! - Take it off!
Men in black, let's help them out.
- Robin, who is it? Are we right? - Aah!
Ladies and gentlemen...
♪ you, you, are you?
...The grammy award-winning,
Multi-platinum pentatonix!
Aah!
Let's go!
- Whoo! - Ken: Wow.
- Yes! Oh, my god! - Wow.
Such an honor and pleasure and privilege
To have you guys here.
You guys are one of the greatest groups ever.
- Ever! - Yeah!
- Thank you. - Ever!
I mean, what made you guys say, "you know what?
We're gonna do 'the masked singer.'"
People know us for our a capella harmonies,
But to do it and rearrange stuff with instruments,
We just thought this was a really fun opportunity
To do something we'd never done before.
And thank you all for having us on this show.
- Man. - Thank y'all.
Thank y'all so much. Thank you.
You're probably the most unique act we've ever had
Because of who you are and what you do.
Like, what was your strategy?
I think our strategy was to just be as creative as possible
And take a song and totally flip it
So you hear it in a way you've never heard it before.
And then just sing in perfect harmony, I guess.
Perfect harmony. Can I ask a connection?
What was the most difficult part?
Trying to get so many arrangements done that were so full-out,
And learning all these harmonies in such a quick amount of time, I feel like.
- And being sushi. - And being sushi.
No, no, but, seriously, being a singer myself,
The harmonies and the arrangements you guys come up with
Are so spectacular and original.
And I thought every time you guys brought us something completely different.
- It was outstanding. - All: Thank you.
I just want to say you all defy what the human voice can do.
- I mean, it's just so innovative and next level. - Wow, thank you.
And we have champions, we have grade a artists on our stage right now.
- Oh, wow. Thank you. - Thank you, thank you.
- ( overlapping chatter ) - we had so much fun.
Well, thank you guys so much for blessing us with your presence.
Let's give it up one more time for the pentatonix.
They're about to bust it out.
The "masked singer" finale is next week!
Medusa and macaw take the stage in a night to remember.
But right now, put your hands together
For the artists formerly known as the california roll,
The amazing pentatonix!
♪ when you were here before
♪ I couldn't look you in the eye ♪
♪ you're just like an angel
♪ your skin makes me cry
- ♪ you float like a feather - yes!
♪ in a beautiful world
- ♪ you're so very special - oh, my god.
♪ I wish I was special
♪ but I'm a creep
♪ I am a weirdo
♪ what the hell am I doing here? ♪
♪ oh
♪ I don't belong here
Whoo!
♪ and I don't care if it hurts ♪
- What? Oh, my gosh! - ♪ no, I want to have control
♪ I want the perfect body
- ♪ I want the perfect soul - ♪ soul, soul
♪ I want you to notice
♪ when I'm not around
- ♪ you're so very special - ♪ so very special
♪ I wish I was special
♪ she's
- ♪ running out - oh, my god.
♪ the door
♪ she's
♪ running out
♪ she's run
- ♪ run - ♪ run
♪ run
Yes!
♪ run
Aah!
♪ she's running out
( vocalizing )
♪ ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
♪ I don't belong here
- Wow. Wow. - Oh, my god.
- Yes! - Oh, my god. Whew!
♪ who is that?