Nick: "the masked singer" finale is here.
Over the last 13 weeks, 21 singers hit the stage,
But only two remain.
They beat superstar after superstar.
Howie mandel! Pentatonix!
- The legendary dick van dyke! - Oh, my god!
And tonight, medusa and macaw have one last chance
To prove they have what it takes
To become the season nine champion.
- Both masks will come off... - Jenny: Oh, my god!
...But only one will walk away
With the coveted golden mask trophy.
- ( vocalizing ) - it ain't over with yet, baby!
( music playing )
It's the season finale
Of "the masked singer!"
♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who
♪ tell me, who are you?
Please welcome our finalists,
Macaw...
♪ I really wanna know
Medusa.
♪ oh, I really wanna know
♪ come on, tell me, who are you? ♪
♪ you, you, are you?
- Wow! - Ah!
This is the night we have all eagerly
Been waiting for.
It's the much-anticipated showdown
Between our finalists. The macaw...
- Yeah! - Yes!
- Yeah! - ...And medusa.
Medusa! Medusa!
Tonight, both will be unmasked, but only one will go home
With the coveted golden mask trophy.
- Ken: Wow! This is it! - Robin: Only one. Only one.
- We are psyched and ready! - Whoo!
Okay, macaw, medusa,
You've both prepared two performances for the finale.
That's two more times for all of us
To guess exactly who you are.
- Ken: Yeah! - I'm excited.
I'm excited 'cause I have no idea who they are.
Macaw, you're up first.
Before you lay it all on the stage,
Let's see how you became the singer known as the macaw.
Becoming the macaw is exciting
Because it's like I'm becoming a new person.
Even though people can't see me in this,
In a way, it lets me show a lot more of myself.
Nick: The macaw!
I can show the colors I was too afraid to show,
And I'm able to tap deeper emotionally in my performances.
Yes!
You know, I had a lot of anxiety coming here
Because I wasn't sure I could handle an environment of being judged again,
Especially with millions watching on tv.
But being the macaw makes it a lot more fun,
And if I win, it means I actually can win something.
( laughs )
So maybe came in second before.
It may be the last night for macaw,
But he'll live in me forever.
♪ tried to keep you close to me ♪
♪ but life got in between
( no audible dialogue )
♪ tried to square not being there ♪
- Oh! - Robin: Beautiful tone.
- What a beautiful tone. - Jenny: Right?
♪ that I should've been
♪ hold back the river, let me look in your eyes ♪
♪ hold back the river so I
♪ can stop for a minute and be by your side ♪
♪ hold back the river, hold back ♪
♪ hold back the river, let me look in your eyes ♪
♪ hold back the river so I
♪ can stop for a minute and be by your side ♪
- ♪ hold back the river, hold back ♪ - whoo!
( vocalizing )
♪ yeah, yeah
♪ and, oh, yeah, oh
♪ lonely water
♪ won't you let us wander
♪ let us hold each other
♪ lonely water
- ♪ lonely water - come on!
It's finale time energy, baby!
♪ yeah
- ♪ let us hold each other - ♪ hold back the river
♪ let me look in your eyes
♪ hold back the river, so I
♪ hold back the river
- ♪ let me be by your side - ♪ hold back the river
- ♪ hold back - ♪ lonely water
♪ lonely water, won't you
♪ won't you let us
♪ let us hold each other
Whoo!
- Okay! Okay! - Oh!
Fly! Fly, baby!
- Jenny: Amazing! Amazing! - Nick: Amazing.
Always soaring high, the macaw.
- Yes, yes. - Man.
Panel, talk to the macaw about his performance.
I have to say, macaw, season nine finals,
This is the strongest performance
I have seen you do all season.
And we are witnessing some sort of evolution
Of the macaw, and it is beautiful.
- And thank you. Thank you. - Yes, ken. Yes.
Love you, ken, thank you.
It was just a celebration, a celebration of you,
- And you are such an inspiration to so many. - Macaw: Thank you.
Ken: Congratulations. For real.
That means a lot. Thank you.
There it is. Panel, I need some guesses.
Jenny: Well, you know, when I first heard you,
One of the things I thought was zayn malik
Because one of the clues was someone who left a massive group or have gone solo.
There's also an arrow. That could be one direction.
So, you know, that kind of matched.
But I switched gears because he did talk about,
Um, you know, coming out in the lgbtq community,
So the new name that I'm thinking--
Neil patrick harris?
He also said earlier that he was a triple threat.
And, come on, neil patrick harris can do anything.
- Yeah. - So I'm kinda juggling between those.
- What do you guys think? - Nicole: I don't know.
When I first saw the clues and heard macaw,
I was getting someone from a band,
So I thought of doug robb from hoobastank
Because he's got that cry in his voice, too,
And he's got that range.
But then we saw a silver medal,
And that is giving me somebody who came in second place,
Possibly on the seventh season of "american idol."
- Uh-oh. - Which would be david archuleta.
However, with the philippine connection ,
And someone who can sing and do it all is darren criss.
- Oh, good guess. - Oh, I love darren criss.
But, tonight, the final clue, when he says "finally winning,"
You know, maybe that's leaning more towards david archuleta.
- Finally winning. - I like all of your guesses, actually.
Whoever you are, you have touched our hearts all season,
And we can't wait to find out who you are, macaw.
All right, ladies and gentlemen,
Let's keep it going for the macaw.
- Thank you, everyone. - Soar on back.
Men in black, let's help out the macaw.
Macaw has flown his way into our panel's hearts,
But are any of their guesses correct?
We'll soon find out who's underneath those feathers.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer" season finale.
Our next finalist performed on this stage
More than any other singer.
Let's see how this competitor became medusa.
I think people who know me
Wouldn't be the least bit surprised
I'm wearing a costume
With a bunch of snakes all over it
And looking creepy.
I mean, a cheeky reptilian enchantress
Is basically my aesthetic.
- Nick: Give it up for medusa! - Oh, my gosh!
The truth is, I feel really grateful
That I have such a powerful costume to embody.
Medusa has become my second skin.
I'm actually afraid I may get too used to it
And won't take it off when I go on tour.
This is someone who's legit been on tour.
Definitely a major recording artist.
I fought hard to get here,
And it would mean so much to me to join the ranks
Of past winners like the amazing queen of hearts.
The queen of hearts. Has she worked with jewel?
Knowing this is the last time
I'll be performing as medusa is bittersweet,
But this experience is something
I'll carry with me forever.
♪ and another one bites the dust ♪
♪ why can I not conquer love?
♪ I might have thought that we were one ♪
♪ wanted to fight this war without weapons ♪
♪ I wanted it, I wanted it so bad ♪
- Whoo! - ♪ but there were so many red flags ♪
♪ now another one bites the dust ♪
♪ yeah, let's be clear, I trust no one ♪
♪ you did not break me
♪ I'm still fighting for peace ♪
♪ yeah!
♪ 'cause I've got thick skin and an elastic heart ♪
♪ but your blade, it might be too sharp ♪
♪ I'm like a rubber band when you pull too hard ♪
♪ yeah, I may snap and I move fast ♪
♪ you won't see me
♪ fall apart
♪ 'cause I've got an elastic heart ♪
Beautiful, beautiful.
( vocalizing )
( continues vocalizing )
- ♪ whoa-oh, whoa-oh - yeah!
♪ I've got thick skin and an elastic heart ♪
♪ no, no
♪ you won't see me fall apart ♪
♪ 'cause I've got an elastic heart ♪
♪ I've got an elastic heart
Thank you.
- Come on. Come on! - What?
( crowd chanting ) medusa! Medusa! Medusa!
Thank you.
This is a finale like no other finale.
( chanting continues ) medusa! Medusa! Medusa!
Medusa, indeed.
Robin: Medusa, I just want to say that, you know,
Usually, after a few performances,
People have kind of shown all their tricks,
They've shown you everything they got
And it's hard to keep on connecting.
But the consistency that you've shown
With your passion and your presence every single time,
You've been one of my favorites of all nine seasons.
- Yeah. - I agree.
- You are one of the best we've ever had. - What?
- Aah! - Period.
Nick: Wow.
All right, panel, guesses? Who is medusa?
I have no fricking idea, nick. Honestly.
- Sheesh. - But, you know, I started with ellie goulding.
- Robin: Yeah. - There was a dvd clue,
And there was the biggest hit, "50 shades of gray" soundtrack.
- Yep. - Also, though, I was thinking
Based off of twitter--
Yes, I checked out your guys' comments,
And everybody seems to like fergie.
- Ken: Oh, wow. - There's definitely some similarities vocally.
- Right? - Yeah.
And she performed at the super bowl.
Nick: What about you, robin?
Well, you know, I was on the ellie goulding tip also with you,
And then I went through a kesha phase.
Nicole: Yeah, that's good.
But then the son clue, having a son,
Makes me think of there's another artist
That's part of the fox family,
And has a son with elon musk and that's grimes.
Obviously, you can tell I'm not very sure.
- All right. - How about you, nicole?
Okay, from day one, y'all,
I thought for sure when I heard that tone,
The rawness, the energy, I was thinking lorde.
- Jenny: Ooh. - But then we saw a scottish terrier,
Which made me think, okay, could this be someone scottish?
Marches to the beat of her own drum-- shirley manson.
- Ken: Oh, yes. - Jenny: Oh, yes.
But then I saw a clue--
♪ tonight, nick
- ♪ I saw a clue - sing it.
I saw a clue-- queen of hearts.
And queen of hearts made me think of jewel.
- Jewel. - And one of my favorite performances from jewel
Is when she sang a song called "river"
By a beautiful artist named bishop briggs.
Could this be bishop briggs?
Jenny: I like it, I like it.
I just have to say, medusa, whoever you are,
You have shown a vulnerability
That has truly moved and awed us all,
- And we can't wait to finally know who you are. - Nick: There it is.
Ladies and gentlemen, let's keep it going for medusa!
Medusa has been stumping our panel all season,
But tonight we'll finally find out
If any of their guesses are correct.
If there was a tie right now, I would not be upset.
There's just something that medusa's been doing that's magical, you know?
This is my favorite finale ever.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to the season finale of "the masked singer."
- Season finale! - Whoo!
Macaw is next, and he has one last opportunity
To show us what he's made of.
Before he takes the stage, let's take a look
At his journey to the finale.
Man on p.A.: Put your hands together for season nine finalist macaw.
Macaw: When I first started in this competition,
I didn't think I would make it this far.
And honestly, I didn't even know
If I'd still be singing at all.
Not a lot of people know this about me,
But I had a major injury last year
That left me completely silent for three months.
I was also going through some pretty big life events,
And I began to wonder if this is really for me.
But after taking time to reflect,
I realized there was still a part of me in performing,
And that I should keep trying even with all the changes.
♪ I hope you don't mind, I hope you don't mind ♪
♪ that I put down in words
Robin and nicole: Wow.
That vocal that you just put down could win it all.
- Nicole: Wow! - Oh, my gosh. Thank you.
Tonight, I chose this song because I once thought I would end up alone.
( vocalizing )
But from this bird's-eye view,
I can see I deserve to be loved.
♪ when I was young
♪ I never need anyone
♪ and making love
♪ was just for fun
♪ those days are gone
♪ all by myself
♪ don't wanna be
♪ all by myself
♪ anymore
Whoo!
♪ all by myself
♪ don't wanna be
♪ all by myself
♪ anymore
( vocalizing )
Wow!
♪ by myself
♪ anymore
♪ by myself, by myself
♪ anymore
( vocalizing )
♪ by myself
♪ don't wanna live
♪ by myself, by myself
♪ anymore
♪ by myself
♪ by my
♪ don't wanna live by myself ♪
♪ by myself
♪ any
- ♪ more - yeah!
( vocalizing )
This is gonna be the hardest competition yet.
That was amazing.
- Wow. My goodness! - Whoo!
Panel, talk to the macaw.
Tonight, honey, you showed us what you are made of.
Whoo! Amazing.
You always pull at our heartstrings, you give us the feels.
But tonight you hunkered down and you said,
- "naw, it ain't over with yet, baby!" - no!
"I'm coming for you!"
( voice wavering ) thank you, nicole.
I had a lot of anxiety before coming onto this show
Because I was afraid to show myself, um--
- And, uh... - Take your time, take your time.
- Jenny: Oh. - It's been a difficult last couple years,
And I'm truly humbled, so thank you.
- We love you! - Macaw: Thank you.
We love you, indeed. Ladies and gentlemen, the macaw.
- Mc-wow. - Wow.
Nick: Men in black, help the macaw out.
- Wow. That was perfect. - That was exceptional.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer" finale!
- Yes! - Let's go!
It's time for our comeback queen, medusa.
Let's take a look at her exceptional journey
From the premiere to tonight's finale.
Man on p.A.: Give it up for medusa, y'all. All right, let's give it...
Medusa: I cannot believe that I'm here in the finale!
It has been such a journey.
I'm grateful, but deep down in my stomach,
There's a fire that makes me really want to win.
- ♪ and I don't talk bad about you on the internet ♪ - oh, my god! Yes!
♪ never told anyone anything bad ♪
I don't think I've ever been this speechless in nine seasons.
Oh, my god!
Because more than any other singer this season,
I had to fight the hardest to earn my place here tonight.
- ♪ leave me alone - I was almost sent home...
- Nick: California roll! - ...But all of those obstacles
Have prepared me for this moment right now.
Because no matter the circumstances,
My priority is still the connection with the people in front of me
And the hope that they'll feel less alone because of my music.
( crowd chanting ) medusa! Medusa!
I hope when my son watches this,
He'll hear medusa's message that we are capable
Of being so many different things all at once,
That with great loss, there is always still joy,
And more than anything, it's worth fighting for.
I hope I make him proud.
♪ when I was a young boy
♪ my father took me into the city ♪
♪ to see a marching band
♪ he said, "son, when you grow up ♪
♪ would you be the savior of the broken ♪
♪ the beaten and the damned?"
( no audible dialogue )
♪ he said, "will you defeat them ♪
♪ your demons and all the non-believers ♪
♪ the plans that they have made?" ♪
Come on! Bring it, medusa!
( music continues )
♪ sometimes I get the feeling
♪ she's watching over me
♪ and other times I feel like I should go ♪
♪ and through it all, the rise and fall ♪
♪ the bodies in the streets
♪ and when you're gone, we want you all to know ♪
♪ we'll carry on
♪ and though you're dead and gone, believe me ♪
♪ your memories will carry on
♪ do or die, never met me
♪ 'cause the world will never take my heart ♪
♪ go and try, you'll never break me ♪
♪ we want it all, we wanna play this ♪
♪ just a man, not a hero
♪ just a boy, who had to sing this ♪
- ♪ just a man, not a hero - yeah!
♪ I don't care!
♪ we'll carry on
She is bringing the house down!
♪ believe me, your memories will ♪
♪ carry on
♪ will carry on
Robin: Wow.
- Wow. - Unbelievable.
- Thank you. - Yes.
( crowd chanting ) medusa! Medusa! Medusa!
Medusa! Medusa!
- Nick: Incredible! - Wow.
- Thank you. - Incredible, indeed.
- Wow. Wow. - I don't know about you guys,
But to me that sounded like a winning anthem that she just sang.
- Wow. - Medusa: Thank you.
- Nicole: Yeah. - This is your opus.
You have carried on. And honestly?
I still don't know who you are.
- Right. - I wish I was somewhere remotely close.
But whoever you are, you can finally take a deep breath and rest
- Because you have carried on. - Nicole: Yeah. Yes.
Thank you. Aah! Wow.
This means so much to me,
And the fact that--
Oh, my gosh. I'm crying.
- Ah! Whew. - We love you.
The fact that I got to end my journey
With my sister's favorite song,
And sadly, she's no longer here...
- Jenny: Oh, god. - I mean, it means so much.
Truly, for my spirit and my soul, I really needed this.
- So thank you. - We love you, medusa!
- Incredible job. - Thank you.
Thank you for being here.
Macaw, emerge from the mouth.
Jenny: Wow.
Two of the best performances we've ever seen.
Two of the best vocals we've ever heard.
- That's right. - I mean, honestly, it can go either way.
Either way.
All right.
Panel, studio audience,
- The time has come... - ( groans )
...For the final vote of the season.
- Oh, no. - It's all led to this.
Your vote will determine who will be crowned
This season's champion.
We'll have the final results
And our final two unmaskings after the break.
- This is gonna be our hardest vote yet. - I agree.
- The most difficult decision. - Ever!
♪ who is that?
( cheering )
Welcome back to the season finale of "the masked singer."
Whoo!
Macaw and medusa have proven week after week
They are deserving competitors.
But only one can walk away
With the golden mask trophy.
It call comes down to this one moment, ladies and gentlemen.
- Oh, my god! Who's the winner? - I have no idea.
This season's winner of "the masked singer" is...
Robin: Oh, guys?
- It's about to go down! - I don't want it to be over!
I don't want it to be over!
( music playing )
( gasps )
( no audible dialogue )
Medusa!
- Medusa! - ♪ the winner takes it all
♪ the loser standing small
- ♪ beside the victory - congratulations.
Oh, my god, I'm in chills. She's gotta be crying.
- Nick: Medusa! - Wow.
Congratulations, the golden mask trophy is yours!
( shouting indistinctly )
( crowd chanting ) medusa! Medusa! Medusa!
- How's it feel? - Oh, my god!
Thank you so much! Thank you.
This is the craziest, kindest thing ever.
So thank you!
- Yes! - Incredible.
- Congratulations to you again. - Oh, my god.
- You can head on over to our vip section. - Thank you!
- Yes, medusa!
Y'all make some noise for our winner.
But you also gotta keep it going
And show some love for our runner-up,
- The amazing macaw. - Whoo!
Now, macaw, we definitely hate to see you go,
But we can't to see who you are.
Jenny: Seriously.
But before we reveal your true identity,
Panel, let's get your final guesses.
Well, I've been all over the place with the macaw guesses.
- Right. - Nicole: Mm-hmm.
But a new name came to mind.
He's been in the spotlight for a long time now.
This guy can do it all. He's a famous member of the lgbtq community.
I think this is jason mraz.
- Nicole: Wow! - Jenny: I like that guess.
- I like it a lot. - Ken: Good guess.
But since he's a triple threat-- been on tv, broadway,
Recorded music, and can sing,
I think this could be neil patrick harris.
No. No.
- Sorry, jenny. - ( jeering )
You're usually always right, but not on that one.
I surrender this time, 'cause I really have no idea.
- Me either. - Good.
Nicole: I have a good idea, and earlier you said,
"being judged and never winning,"
I think this guy got his start right here on fox on "idol,"
And I think this is david archuleta.
Wow, they audience likes it. Could be right.
Reel talk, I am picking up what nicole scherzinger, my dear friend,
Is putting down with david archuleta, and I'll tell you why.
Yes! Come on, ken!
2007 "american idol" was my favorite season of all time.
I still remember david archuleta's first performance.
He sang such a stirring rendition of "imagine."
It brought me and my wife, who was on bed rest in the hospital
Pregnant with our two kids to tears.
And that's why nicole's right, I think.
- David archuleta. - I love you, ken.
- That is so beautiful. - Robin: Aww.
Okay, our panel has made their final guesses.
Let's see if any of them are correct.
Audience, say it with me.
( all chanting ) take it off! Take it off!
- Jenny: Oh, my god! - Take it off!
Oh, this is going to be huge!
I can't wait to see who this is.
- He's been amazing. - ( chanting continues )
♪ I really wanna know
♪ come on, tell me, who are you?
Take it off! Oh, my gosh!
And there it is, "american idol" finalist
And platinum recording artist david archuleta.
- David archuleta! - Oh, my god!
Come on, ken! Oh.
- So great to see you, man. - Nicole: Wow!
Yeah, baby! Come on!
Nick: Man, oh, man, you were so incredible on this show.
Tell us what this journey has meant to you.
Oh, my gosh, it was so unexpected, y'all.
We knew we were coming on this going out of our comfort zone, doing something different.
I didn't know it was gonna be so much fun.
And so, like I said, it's just been healing
- Being able to be the macaw. - Beautiful.
- Aw. - Nicole, you got it right!
Yeah, what's up, david? Birds of a feather!
- Same feather. Flock together, honey. - Birds of a feather.
Oh, my gosh, I love you. I'm such a big fan of yours.
I just want to say thank you
For being so bold and brave to share your story.
Thank you.
I just have to say, uh, whew--
Real talk, when my wife was, uh, on bed rest in the hospital
Not knowing whether our kids would live or die,
We would watch "idol" every week,
And you were like a ray of light for my family.
- Jenny: Oh! - And it's an honor to see you in this capacity.
Thank god for you, and I love you.
- Oh, ken! - I love you, ken.
- Here comes some love. Oh!
- I love you, ken. Thank you. - When you hear...
- Robin: That's real, ken. - Both: We love you, ken.
...Stories like that and just knowing that your gift has blessed so many,
And now you're here and like you said,
It's a healing process, what do you want to say?
Just like being macaw has felt liberating, um, coming out felt liberating.
And it is scary. I grew up very religious.
- It was a huge part of my life. - Yeah.
And I believed that if I lived the way--
Like, being queer, that I was gonna be evil.
So I worked really hard to be-- to be anything but that.
It got to a point where I thought,
"maybe it's better if I'm not here."
- Robin: Oh, my god. - Oh, angel.
But, um, I realized I can't change this,
So if anyone else has grew up, you know, feeling like they were bad
Just because of who they were attracted to and who they loved,
I want you to know that it is worth taking the courage to show your true colors.
- It's scary, but you're worth it... - Aww, so well said.
...You matter, and it's so beautiful.
- We love you! - Medusa, I love you.
The way you just pour your heart into every performance?
Everyone feels it, and it is so empowering.
- Congratulations. You're beautiful. - Thank you.
Nicole: I just want to say with everything that you said,
- That you are a gift from heaven, my love. - Thank you.
I love each of you. - And we love you.
It's been a pleasure!
To sing one last time,
The artist formerly known as the macaw.
- Give it up for david archuleta! - Yeah, david!
I need y'all to help me sing this, okay?
♪ you don't know, oh-oh
♪ you don't know you're, baby, you light up my world like nobody else ♪
♪ the way that you flip your hair gets me overwhelmed ♪
Crowd: ♪ 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, oh-oh ♪
♪ you don't know you're beautiful ♪
♪ that's what makes you beautiful ♪
- Yeah! - David!
Group hug, group hug! Oh!
- We love you! - We love you, david.
- Ken: We love you. - Thank you.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer" finale.
Yeah!
We just found out that medusa is joining
Our masked singer hall of fame.
Now before we find out medusa's true identity,
Let's take one last guess at it.
Panel, you know what time it is.
Who do you believe is under the medusa mask?
I'll go first. There's the "alias" clue, she has a son.
I think that this is grimes.
Nicole: Yeah, that's good. That's not bad.
You know how I feel about you, medusa.
You know how much I love you.
So only because you're one of the best
Masked singer champions of all time...
- Yes, yes. - ...I gotta go back to my favorite guess.
I gotta follow my heart susan boyle.
- Nicole: Oh, my gosh. Ken! - Jenny: I'm embarrassed.
- I'm embarrassed. - How dare you? How dare you?
- Somebody get a doctor for the doctor. - Wow.
Jenny, what about you?
You know, I see the bishop clue,
And I think, oh, my god, could this be her?
- 'cause she's the duchess. - Yep.
- I think this is fergalicious! - Ken: Good guess.
- Wow! Look at that audience response. - Good guess.
Nic tracy?
Nick, I've been dying to figure out who this is, all right?
It started with the chris martin picture.
And I was like, okay, who toured with chris martin?
Bishop briggs toured with chris martin.
- That's right. - Ken: Yes!
- Jenny: Ooh. - Then I think for me what really solidified it
Is when we saw sarah mclachlan's picture.
"bishop briggs" is her alias.
Her real name is actually sarah grace mclaughlin.
I believe that this is the one and only bishop briggs!
Wow. Wow.
- Amazing. - All right, our panel has made their final guesses.
Let's see if any of them are correct.
Who is under the mask of our winner medusa?
- Who are you? - Audience, say it with me!
( all chanting ) take it off! Take it off!
♪ who are you?
- ♪ who, who, who, who - oh, my god!
I can't believe we're gonna see who this is!
- Take it off! - ♪ oh, I really wanna know
- Take it off! - ♪ come on, tell me, who are you? ♪
- Oh, my gosh! - Come on!
- Take it off! - ♪ you
Multi-platinum powerhouse,
Singer and songwriter bishop briggs!
- Whoa! Wow! - Oh, my god!
Nick: Congratulations. So good to see you.
- So cool. - Jenny: Oh, my god!
- Wow. - Wow, wow.
You fought through episode after episode
To be right here as the golden mask trophy winner.
Oh, my gosh, this is the craziest, coolest thing ever.
Thank you so much. Wow, this is so--
This is so cool. Thank you.
I was obsessed. I was obsessed with you from the start.
And I was like, this is killing me. I gotta figure it out.
And I knew that voice. Why? Because I work out to you 24/7, your music.
You're honestly one of the coolest,
Most raw-est, most real-est artists
We have ever had on this stage.
And congratulations for being our season nine winner.
- Thank you. - I first of all want to say
The biggest congratulations to my huge competitor
David archuleta.
When I heard you in sound check, I said, "oh, no."
- But, "oh, yes." you know? A mix. - Yes.
This has really been such a surreal journey,
And the fact that I got to sing an emo anthem...
...It means so much.
Because when I was hearing david's story,
I was like, oh, my gosh, look at us.
A couple of emo kids here on this stage,
Unsure of who we are,
Not knowing if we wanted to continue on,
And we made it.
You gave us so much love. This was the season of the feels.
Between you and you, you guys have to be so proud of yourselves.
- You've gone through so much and you've persevered. - Nicole: Yes, yes.
- Congratulations, honestly. - Thank you all so much.
This has just been the most incredible experience.
- Whoo! - What an emotional and amazing night, right?
- Yes! - Whoo! Whoo!
Thank you, and congratulations again.
One more time for bishop briggs.
And here to sing her iconic song,
Give it up for the artist formerly known as medusa,
The season nine winner bishop briggs!
Let's go!
♪ how do we fall in love?
♪ harder than a bullet could hit ya ♪
Hi, guys.
♪ how do we fall apart?
♪ faster than a hairpin trigger ♪
- Yeah! Yes! - ♪ don't you say, don't you say it ♪
♪ don't say, don't you say it ♪
♪ one breath, it'll just break it ♪
♪ so shut your mouth
- Come on! - ♪ run me like a river
- ♪ shut your mouth, baby, stand and deliver ♪ - yes! Hey!
♪ holy hands, make me a sinner ♪
♪ like a river, like a river
- ♪ shut your mouth - yes!
- Hey! Hey! - ♪ choke this love till the veins start to shiver ♪
♪ one last breath, tears start to wither ♪
♪ like a river, like a river
♪ shut your mouth and run me like a river ♪
- Whoo! - ( cheering )
- Aah! You're amazing! - Congratulations, baby girl!
- Nick: It has been an incredible season. - Oh, my god.
- You were so phenomenal. - Thanks so much for watching.
We'll see you back here in the fall with our monumental 10th season.
Congratulations. Love you so much. Thank you.