It's '60s night.
Here to have some fun, fun, fun,
It's our group b finalists.
♪ well, she got her daddy's car ♪
♪ and she cruised through the hamburger stand now ♪
♪ seems she forgot all about the library ♪
♪ like she told her old man now ♪
- I love it. - So cute!
♪ and with the radio blasting
♪ goes cruising just as fast as she can now ♪
♪ and she'll have fun, fun, fun ♪
♪ till her daddy takes the t-bird away ♪
♪ fun, fun, fun till her daddy takes the t-bird away ♪
♪ well, all the girls can't stand her ♪
♪ 'cause she walks, looks, and drives like an ace now ♪
♪ you walk like an ace now, you walk like an ace ♪
♪ she makes the indy 500 look like a roman chariot race now ♪
♪ you look like an ace now, you look like an ace ♪
♪ a lot of guys try to catch her ♪
♪ but she leads them on a wild goose chase now ♪
♪ you drive like an ace now, you drive like an ace ♪
♪ and we'll have fun, fun, fun
♪ now that daddy took the t-bird away ♪
♪ fun, fun, fun, now that daddy ♪
♪ and we'll have fun, fun, fun ♪
♪ now that daddy took the t-bird away ♪
♪ fun, fun, fun, now that daddy took the t-bird away ♪
( vocalizing )
♪ now that daddy took the t-bird away ♪
♪ fun, fun, now that daddy took the t-bird away ♪
( continues vocalizing )
♪ fun, fun, fun now that daddy took the t-bird away ♪
- Whoo! - "masked singer!"
- Yeah! - That's "the masked singer!"
- '60s night! - That's "the masked singer!"
- Right there! - That's my favorite song.
- Fun, fun, fun! - Whoo!
One of these three singers
Will move on to the quarterfinals as the group b champ.
The golden mask trophy is at stake.
Head on back, y'all, and prepare for a battle.
- Yeah! Yeah! - Yes!
- It's '60s night! - Whoo!
Tonight, our masked celebrities
Are performing music from the grooviest era of all.
But it won't be all peace and love.
We have reached the most competitive part of the game.
- It's double elimination night. - Double elimination.
But as I've told you in the past, there's still hope.
- Cue the bell. - ( indistinct chatter )
- Oh, my god! - The bell is back. Thank you so much.
- My favorite thing. - Ah, yes, the ding dong keep it on bell
- Is back in play, ladies and gentlemen. - That's right.
Remember, panel, ring the bell
If there's a singer you're dying to save.
It will stop the unmasking
And send them to the quarterfinals,
Where they'll have a second chance in the game.
- That's right. - I'll be in charge of that.
- Nick: But you gotta use it wisely. - Yeah, I trust you with it.
Because you can only save one singer across the three group finals,
And we've still got a new group to meet.
- So we gotta be really wise. - Yep.
You guys got the rules? You dig it?
- Yes. - Yes, sir.
Dug. All right, bell, wind it back up.
- Bye! - Bye, bell.
I might see you later, I might not.
Now, we're kicking things off strong
With our favorite man, goo.
Who is the famous face behind the slimy green mess?
Hopefully, this will help.
Making it to the group b finals
Makes me feel all warm and gooey inside.
Honestly, I'm just now starting to fully believe in myself.
I once had a major goal, and scraped up just enough money
To survive for only one year to make it happen.
I was on borrowed slime.
With a dollar and a dream, I didn't just coast.
I worked harder than anyone else.
- Another chess piece? - Hey, a rook! Maybe a rookie.
And luckily, it paid off.
That's when I got a rare call that changed everything.
- Sack of gold. - Gold records.
You know, this past year's been pretty far-out. A total rush.
And I feel I'm still on the rise to greatness.
It just "goos" to show, nothing's impossible if you bet on yourself.
I'm trying to remember that tonight,
Because it would literally melt my heart
If I made it to the quarterfinals.
Rita: All right, goo.
- This is one of our favorites. - This is.
This is gonna be good.
♪ there is a house
♪ in new orleans
- ♪ they call the rising sun - whoa.
♪ rising sun, rising sun
♪ and it's been the ruin
♪ of many a poor boy
♪ and, god, I know I'm one
- Yes, goo! Sing it, baby! - Whoo!
♪ my mother
♪ was a tailor
♪ she sewed
♪ my new blue jeans
♪ and my father
♪ was a gambling man
♪ way down
♪ in new orleans
Wow!
( no audible dialogue )
♪ there is a house
♪ in new orleans
♪ they call
- ♪ the rising sun - yeah!
- Hit it! - ♪ and it's been the ruin
♪ of many a poor boy
♪ and, god
♪ I know I'm one
- Aah! - Yes!
♪ and god
♪ I know I'm one
♪ ooh, ooh
( no audible dialogue )
- Nick: Wow. - Yes.
How amazing.
Crowd's going crazy.
What a way to open a show. Jenny, talk to goo.
I feel like we are standing in front
Of a grammy-winning performance artist.
Ken: Agreed.
You are so next-level. Like, I got the chills.
You touched my soul. I want your autograph.
I want to go on tour with you.
- I am a goo groupie. That was phenomenal. - Yes.
Thank you!
- A goopie. - I'm a goopie.
- You're a goopie. - Goopie.
- Robin: That's awesome. - Awesome, indeed.
Now, lots of incredible things were invented in the '60s,
Like the transistor radio and ken jeong.
- Okay, you know what? How dare you? - Exactly.
- I'm only 23 years old. - Really?
- Yeah. - Wow.
Yeah, whatever you say, austin powerless.
Austin powerless?
Tonight, we'll be checking out some '60s gadgets
That are connected to our singers.
- Oh. - Wait. This just in.
- ( beeping ) - uh-oh.
Inventions of the '60s!
- Oh! - Yeah!
Men in black, bring it out.
In 1964, it was said there's always room
For this jelly lunchtime staple.
- Is that jell-o? With an american flag! Aww. - Nice.
Nick: It's j-e-l-l-o! Jell-o!
Let's see what's inside.
- And a whistle? - A whistle.
♪ oh, say, can you see?
That has a special meaning to me in more than one way.
- The national anthem. - Rita: Anthem!
All right, well, thank you, men in black. Take the jell-o back.
All right, panel, got any good guesses on who goo might be?
I mean, look, I'll kick it off.
This person performed at the nba all-star game
This year, 2024.
He's curated so many careers, hence the conductor baton,
Which I think really makes a lot of sense.
So maybe anthony hamilton.
- Robin: Ooh, yes. - That's one of my favorite singers.
- Robin: That's a great guess. - So I'm gonna go with anthony hamilton.
- That's a great guess. - Uh-oh.
Ken, why are you standing up?
Because I am saluting who I believe is goo.
Based on height alone, this is brian mcknight.
- Gold albums. - Uh-huh?
Brian mcknight had several gold albums.
An album named "gold."
Brian's performed multiple national anthems.
If you weren't in the lead now, goo,
You are back at one, baby. Boom. Boom.
Nick: Well, robin thicke knows brian mcknight really well.
- 'cause it's him. - I do.
Is it anything like him?
Actually, when I was 16 years old,
Brian mcknight signed me to my first record deal.
- Oh, wow. - And we did--
So, are you getting that feeling?
Uh, I'm not feeling what
You're putting down right now.
But you know what? I'm gonna jenny-out this week,
And I'm gonna try to out-jenny on the clues.
- Wow. - Whoa! Those are tall words, my friend.
- I'm not usually known for my clues... - Good luck.
...But I do know, I'm a big fan of this young artist.
He's a very soulful singer, grammy-nominated.
And he recently did a soul version
Of the national anthem for espn.
- And I think the gold coins are-- - yeah.
His album was called "gold-diggers sound,"
Which was one of his best albums.
And I think that this is leon bridges.
- Ken: Oh, good guess. - Oh! That's a good one.
- That's a good guess, robin. - You like that guess, don't ya?
- I'm clueing out. I'm clueing out, jenny. - That's good.
- Wow! - I'm doing the work. I'm not a slacker!
- You're not. You're not. - No, you're not.
- You're not. - I'm not a slacker, mom.
- You're a winner. - I'm actually really proud of you.
- You're learning. It's nice. - Thank you, jenny.
Well, some excellent guesses, and excellent work as well.
Y'all give it up for goo for that excellent performance.
Men in black, help goo out, please.
That was really amazing to watch.
- I mean, he's been crushing every performance. - Crushing it.
Oh, he's worth winning, yes.
♪ who is that?
I feel like I should call rita "chiquita banana" tonight.
- That's right! I love that. - Just chiquita, for short.
- Right, right. - Do we call you curious george?
I look like the kid who hangs out with winnie the pooh.
Yeah! Oh, my god.
Yeah, you're christopher robin thicke.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to '60s night on "the masked singer."
Our next group b contender is one audiences think is totally far-out.
- It's bluebell. - Bluebell!
But what's not far-out-- some new clues.
They're coming right at ya right now.
Whew! I can't believe it. I made it to the group b finals.
I love dancing and singing, expressing my creativity.
'cause there was a time when I had not a drop of inspiration in my bucket.
I was at the top of my field, but when things stopped going my way,
I was left wondering does anyone still love me?
My ideas dried up, and it felt like
I couldn't put two words together to save my life.
- Carnival. - Oh, natalie merchant has a song called "carnival."
No seed I planted seemed to grow,
And that writer's block carried on for years.
But it all changed the moment I became a mom.
- Aww. - Motherhood.
All of the sudden, with a fresh-cut perspective,
Inspiration came flooding back.
Now, being here, I feel like the blue belle of the ball.
So, do you love me? Hopefully enough for me to get to the quarterfinals.
Watch me now, hey!
♪ do you love me?
♪ I can really move
♪ do you love me?
♪ I'm in the groove
- ♪ do you love me? - Oh!
♪ do you love me?
♪ now that I can dance
♪ dance
♪ watch me now, hey
♪ work, work
♪ ooh, work it out, baby
♪ work, work
♪ well, you're driving me crazy ♪
♪ work, work
♪ a little bit of soul now
♪ work
♪ I can't mash-potato
♪ I can mash-potato
♪ and I can do the twist
♪ I can do the twist
♪ tell me, baby
♪ do you like it like this?
♪ tell me
♪ do you love me?
♪ now do you love me?
♪ do you love me?
♪ now do you love me?
♪ do you love me?
♪ now that I can dance
♪ dance, dance
♪ watch me now, hey
♪ work
- Uh-oh! Yeah! - Oh! Oh!
- Hey! - She's can move, too!
- ♪ do you love me? - ♪ do you love me?
- ♪ yeah, do you love me? - ♪ do you love me?
- ♪ do you love me?
♪ now that I can dance
♪ dance, dance
♪ watch me now, hey!
Love it!
Yes, we do love you.
Bluebell, ladies and gentlemen.
I mean, bluebell, you have always been so open with us.
Thank you for representing strong women tonight
- In this competition. - Ooh! I love you, rita!
I think that that was your best song choice, best performance...
- Agreed. Agreed. - ...And you've been killing it.
I think that that was your very best yet.
Oh, my gosh! Thank you so much.
And here you sing "do you love me," so that was great.
- Do you love me? - We definitely do love you.
- And we love clues, too. You guys want some clues? - Yeah, yeah!
- I want clues, please! - Yeah!
- This just in. - ( beeping )
Inventions of the '60s.
- Wow. - Men in black, bring it out.
Oh, my gosh. What is it?
Nick: Things really heated up
With this iconic kids toy from 1963.
( gasps )
They make delicious cupcakes.
- It's the easy bake oven. - Whoa!
- No way. I love that. - Rita: That's so cute.
That's a vegemite sandwich, nick.
- All: Vegemite? - Oh.
It's considered a delicacy where I was born.
Nick, I think you need to take a bite out of that
- So we can know really what it's like. - Ken: Yes.
- Robin: Get that vegemite. - Jenny: Don't be scurred, nick.
Come on, dolomite, try the vegemite.
- Take a bite. - That's a prop.
- You can do it, buddy. - Ken: Eat it, eat it!
- Y'all don't love me. - All: Eat it, eat it, eat it!
- ( chanting continues ) - jenny: Do it, do it!
- Yeah! - Yeah!
- ( laughing ) - thanks, men in black.
Thank you. Thank you, guys. Blech!
- Love it! He loves it. - Robin: Ah.
It is an acquired taste, for sure.
Are you guys picking up on any clues?
- Rita: Yes. - Absolutely. This changes everything.
With vegemite being australian.
You know what? Someone from australia?
Rose byrne is from australia.
Great actress, great singer.
And you have jar of sugar that you share with--
I don't know-- neighbors?
Rose was in "neighbors" with seth rogan.
And most importantly, rose byrne is a mom.
So I honestly believe bluebell is rose byrne.
- It's not bad. - Yep.
- It's not bad. - You didn't boo me!
I didn't know vegemite was from australia,
So I'm not getting the australian vibe as much as--
Where did you think it was from, robin?
Like everyone here knows that vegemite's from australia?
- Ken: Yes, we did. - Jenny: Kinda.
Yeah. What do you think, rita?
( broad accent ) well, this is my australian accent.
- Not bad. - So, vegemite is awful. It does not taste good.
- I agree. - But there is an icon from australia.
She was also in a soap opera called "neighbors."
And what do you do with your neighbors? You ask for some sugar.
It's kylie minogue.
- Ken: Oh, kylie minogue. - Robin: See, I like kylie minogue.
And did you say that-- is she a mom?
- She's a mum to the lgbtqia community, honey! - Ahh.
- Oh. - You know what I'd call that? A stretch. It's true--
- She's got a lot of kids. - It's true, but it's a little bit of a stretch.
My australian actress-- and why do we think it's an actress?
We had a clue. There was a script before.
We know she's multi-talented.
So I definitely think it's an australian actress.
Mine also has kids, okay? And we saw the sun.
Her name kind of goes with it. Could it be naomi watts?
- Like the sun? She lights up like the sun? - Ken: Wow.
- Naomi watts can sing. She's so incredibly talented. - I don't know.
- Well, whoever you are, you are amazing.
- Amazing. - Exactly.
- And you do light up a room, by the way. - Exactly.
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up for bluebell one more time.
Men in black, help her out so she can go get watered backstage.
We'll see you for the vote.
She's mother!
I need to go wash off this vegemite.
( broad accent ) should I do this accent all night?
- Please don't. - No?
Throwing some shrimp on the barbie.
God.
We'll be right back after these messages.
♪ who is that?
Hey, so, guys, tell me, what are your favorite things from the '60s?
The beatles. It's the synthesis of modern music.
I love the beatles. I love everything about them.
Yeah, for me it'd be motown and, you know, that--
I mean, for me, the music, but actually the fashion and the makeup and everything.
- It's so, so strong. - Jenny: Oh, yeah, right? I know.
- What about you, jenny? - Oh, that's easy.
- Um, donnie wahlberg was born in the '60s. - Robin: Oh!
♪ who is that?
- ( music playing ) - ( indistinct chatter )
Sock it to me. Welcome back to '60s night
- On "the masked singer." - whoo!
The stakes are higher than rita's thigh-high boots.
Only one group b singer can advance to the quarterfinals.
Will it be wasp?
Last week, he had a super-charged emotional performance.
It had the panel gasping for air and new guesses.
Maybe this will help 'em out.
Getting to the group b finals makes me feel like a superhero underneath this wasp armor.
But in my life, there's been one hero that I've admired most.
And that's my mother.
She was creative and she loved Halloween.
She loved costumes more than anything.
She was my protector, fighting off invisible monsters under my bed
- And neighborhood kids who tried to steal my bike. - Ooh, a treasure map.
- Like bruno mars? "treasure"? - Oh, yeah.
But as I got older, I started to see cracks in her armor
As she faced her darkest battle yet.
And I tried everything that I could to save her, but no amount of money,
No amount of love could mend her broken wings.
And when she passed, I thought I'd never recover from the sting.
Now, I still feel it. I think about her all the time.
- Oh. - He really makes me emotional.
But me being here would have brought
So much joy to her.
I mean, she probably would try to steal my costume to wear herself.
She'd be so proud of me.
But she wouldn't want me to stop here.
So, tonight, this is for her, my queen bee.
- Aww. - Oh, wow.
( vocalizing )
♪ ain't no way
♪ for me to love you
♪ if you won't
♪ let me
- Oh, my god. - Okay.
♪ ain't no way
♪ for me to give you all you need ♪
Whoo.
♪ if you won't let me give you all of me ♪
♪ oh, baby
♪ stop trying to be
- Whoo! - ♪ someone you're not
♪ how cold and cruel is a woman ♪
♪ who paid too much for what she got? ♪
♪ and if you need me to love you ♪
- ♪ like you say, say you do - oh, my god.
♪ baby, please, please, please
♪ don't you know that I need, need you? ♪
♪ oh, ain't no way
♪ it ain't no way
♪ ain't no way
♪ I'm gonna love you
♪ if you won't
♪ let me
♪ if you won't
♪ let me
( vocalizing )
- Wow. - Unbelievable.
Nick: He done sang the air out of this whole room.
Rita: Wow.
The wasp got everybody emotional.
Rita, I see the tears. You all right?
You need to get out of here with that voice, man.
That was amazing. That really got me.
The story, your voice, you just left it all out on that stage.
- Well done. Well done. That was amazing. - I miss my ma.
Thank you so much, rita. Thank you.
- Wow, that was incredible, right? - Thank you so much.
But we gotta get some clues. What iconic '60s staple
Does wasp have a connection to?
- This just in. - ( beeping )
Inventions of the '60s.
Men in black, bring it out.
In 1967, people were finally granted
Fast access to their cash
With this world-changing invention.
- It's the atm! - In the '60s?
The automatic teller machine.
I'm learning a lot this episode.
- What? - Hey, hey! That's my money!
- Hey, hey! - Making it rain.
Wasp: That's an interesting bill.
- It has robin's face on it. - No way.
Why know why? 'cause I'm money.
- Hey! - Oh, my god.
- Tell us about this, wasp. - Well, just like this bill,
- I've also hit a million. - Oh!
- Yeah! - Record sales, of course.
A million sales for sure. Records.
Robin, I did not know you were on the million dollar bill.
- He is "robin" a bank. - ( wasp laughs )
And that's a million you said, right? A million?
- Yeah, a million. - Okay. Good to know.
All right, she wrote that down. That's a clue.
Any other clues you guys picking up on?
Well, can I start it off, guys?
- Sure! - You have got me so confused,
But tonight I saw it in that clue package.
The ambassador of wasp is ne-yo, okay?
And I'm a big fan of this artist.
"d.N.A." was the name of his album.
He did a song I think with ne-yo.
- "let me love you." - ( cheering )
Just from the voice, too, like, I think this is mario.
I've toured with mario and from the moves to the voice,
This level of artistry is mario's level.
I mean, there's only a handful of guys who can do
- What mario does as well as he does. - Yeah.
But I'm gonna go with something different just because
Wasp really featured his falsetto a lot tonight.
One name that comes to mind who has a song "d.N.A." is craig david.
- Ah! - Craig david from over the pond.
- Yes. - But also another name that comes to mind
Who is known for his amazing falsetto
And was married to halle berry,
Has famous d.N.A., eric benét.
- Oh! - I mean, hello?
But if the cluemaster started connecting some clues,
I can give an alt, which also could be a name that you mentioned before.
- Who is-- who is it? - Well, the stethoscope clue,
He has a song called "heartbeat, okay?
And there was a theater clue, you guys, last time.
He actually performed in theater for "cats."
- Mm. - I think this could be the amazing jason derulo.
- Yeah. - All right, those are some amazing guesses.
Robin, he got his own money!
And speaking of money,
What an amazing performance from the wasp,
Ladies and gentlemen.
- Keep it going! - Ken: Frontrunner!
- Frontrunner! - Killer job!
- Frontrunner! - Head on backstage,
And we'll see you for the final vote of group b.
Men in black, help the wasp out.
Group b killed it on stage tonight.
They're all fighting tooth and tail
To make it to the quarterfinals,
- But only one can claim the spot. - Yeah.
- Studio audience, panel. - We got to vote. It's gonna be tough.
Vote for your favorite singer of the night right now.
The singer with the least amount of votes will be unmasked immediately.
The other two will head to the battle royale.
It's all coming up after the break.
- I mean, they're all amazing. - Yeah, this is probably
- The toughest group final we've ever had. - Truly.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to the group b finals on "the masked singer."
It's '60s night,
And sadly the decade is about to come to an end
- For one of our competitors. - Ah.
The first singer unmasking tonight is...
I genuinely don't want anyone to go home.
I can't look.
- Bluebell. - Oh!
- Rita: Oh, no. - Ugh, that was tough.
Wasp and goo, congratulations. You're safe for now.
Head on back and prepare for the battle royale.
I'm perplexed about this because this could be the finals right now.
- Oh, yeah. - This could easily have been the finals
- Of any other season. - Nick: Bluebell! Bluebell!
( all chanting ) bluebell! Bluebell! Bluebell!
Bluebell, sadly, your journey ends here.
- Oh. - But the good news is,
We finally get to reveal your famous face.
- Yes! - Right?
Panel, you know what time it is.
- Ooh! - We need to hear your final guesses
- On who you think bluebell is. - Rita: Oh, no.
The thing is, we're all a little bit insecure about our guesses,
'cause we haven't quite figured you out.
- Rita: No. - Robin: Yeah.
But I feel like with the clues we have,
We had a polaroid picture of a split,
Like she went through a public breakup.
- Yup. - We also saw that she's a mom.
We also got the clue that she's from australia.
I also got clues that she's an actress.
I think this could be the amazing naomi watts.
I'll at least piggyback on where you're headed.
Actress, from australia,
Mom, and also there was a fire clue.
Could be for her fiery red hair.
I'm thinking maybe this is isla fisher.
Jenny: Not bad. Not bad.
- If I'm following the clues. - If we're following the clues,
Flowers in the clues.
She's a mom, and the vegemite sealed the deal.
She is an aussie.
This is "bridesmaids" star rose byrne.
Jenny: Ooh, that could be good.
Okay, so I'm gonna stick with my guess from earlier.
I mean, she's australian.
She's close friends with kelly osbourne,
Who is also the ambassador of bluebell.
- Is it kylie minogue? Yeah? - Ken: Good guess.
All right, panel, let's see if any of you are correct.
- Ah! Come on! - Bluebell, we need to know, who are you?
Audience, you know the drill. Say it with me.
Take it off! Take it off! Take it off!
- ( chanting continues ) - ♪ who are you?
- Take it off! - Who are you?
- ♪ I really wanna know - come on, come on!
♪ oh, I really wanna know
- ♪ come on, tell me, who are you? ♪ - who is it?
♪ you, you, are you?
Award-winning singer, songwriter, and actress
Natalie imbruglia.
Oh my-- oh, my god!
- Natalie! - Hi.
Oh, my god!
- I know. Hi, rita. - Rita?
Natalie!
- Man. - Oh, my god.
- "torn." the polaroid's torn. - I know. I know.
- Torn! Hello? - Ken: Absolutely.
Oh, wow.
- Natalie, "the masked singer!" - yes.
Why did you choose to do this?
Well, it's just so much fun to get--
For me-- to do the dance choreography and everything.
Things that I don't do actually in my music career.
- Right. - But I'm actually a stage school kid.
- So I grew up doing it. - Yes.
- Oh. - And so it's fun for me!
- Are you australian? - Yeah.
- Oh, my god. - Robin: I didn't know that.
I'm struggling to get my accent back
Because I've been in american accent the whole time.
- That was amazing! Yeah. - Perhaps a bad one, but you know.
- It was amazing. - We thought you were american the whole time.
You did a great job disguising your voice. Amazing.
You did. You're so tal-- I've been waiting for you to come on our show forever.
- I'm, like, she's gonna come someday. - Ah, you're so sweet.
- And I missed it. - But you played the game so well.
- I mean, you fooled us the whole time. - I know. You did!
- Great job. - And are you the one to blame
For making me have to taste that vegemite? Because that was...
I was laughing, because it's-- I have to say,
Sorry, aussies, but it's not my favorite thing.
- Yeah. She's being kind. - It's really sticky.
Yeah, but you know what? You were amazing.
- Thank you so much. - Absolutely. Absolutely.
Outstanding.
So, is there anything that you would like to say
To our panel or anyone here tonight?
Just thank you so much for supporting bluebell.
I know I haven't been here long, but I've had the best time.
And, yeah, I just-- thank you "masked singer" for having me!
It's been amazing. It's been amazing.
Well, we thank you for entertaining us all.
- Yeah! - Ladies and gentlemen,
Give it up one more time for natalie.
- Yes! - I love you so much!
- Thank you, judges! - Both: Love you.
♪ we belong to the sound of the words ♪
♪ we've both fallen under
♪ whatever we deny or embrace, for worse or for better ♪
♪ we belong, we belong
Nick: After the break, goo and wasp fight it out
In the most competitive battle royale ever.
- Whoo-hoo-hoo! - Natalie imbruglia, ladies and gentlemen.
- Thank you, everybody. - Love you, natalie.
Thank you!
♪ who is that?
( dramatic music playing )
That's how I work out. I just pound steel with a hammer.
The time has come
For the battle royale!
Yes! Bring me the battle royale please.
Nick: The battlefield is set.
Goo and wasp are going to battle it out mask to mask,
Performing the same song but making it their own.
- All right! - This performance will determine
Who will move on to the quarterfinals
And who will be unmasking in a matter of moments.
- Oh, man. - Goo will go first and wasp will follow.
May the best mask win.
- Let the battle commence. - Yikes!
♪ well, bet you're wondering how I knew ♪
- Whoo! - Ooh.
♪ about your plans to make me blue ♪
♪ with some other guy you knew before ♪
♪ between the two of us guys, you know I love you more ♪
♪ it took me by surprise, I must say ♪
♪ when I found out yesterday
♪ don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine? ♪
- Yes! So good! So good! - Oh, my gosh.
♪ not much longer would you be mine ♪
♪ don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine? ♪
♪ and I'm just about to lose my mind ♪
- Yeah, yeah! - ♪ honey, honey
♪ yeah, yeah, yeah
- Go on! - ♪ ooh-ooh
♪ I bet you wondered how I knew ♪
- Oh, forget about it. - Hey!
♪ about your plans to make me blue ♪
♪ with some other guy you knew before ♪
♪ between the two of us guys, you know I love you more ♪
♪ it took me by surprise, I must say ♪
♪ I must say
♪ when I found out yesterday
♪ don't you know that I heard it through the grapevine? ♪
- ♪ not much longer will you be mine ♪ - yes!
♪ oh, I heard it through the grapevine ♪
♪ honey, I'm just about to lose my mind ♪
♪ honey, honey, yeah
- Wow. - Wow.
- Wow. Wow. - We're in trouble.
Talk about a battle, ladies and gentlemen.
- That was sensational. - Wow.
- I mean-- - panel, give us your thoughts.
That was one of the best battles I've ever seen in my entire life.
What was great was goo really let it burn real slow and built it up,
And then really killed it at the end.
But you know, wasp came right out the gate
And made us start grooving and dancing and worked the stage.
So that was-- that's hard to--
- Well said, robin. - Yeah, that's hard to...
- Ooh, it's gonna be so hard. - ...Figure out.
Tough decisions, indeed.
Panel, who won the battle royale?
Vote now...
- Oh, my god. - ...For your favorite.
The fates of our celebrities are in your hands.
After the break, we announce the big group b champ,
And we have another celebrity unmasking.
Don't you go anywhere.
- I can't do it. - In all seriousness, let's talk real.
- Yup. - Rita: There's no way.
We are in charge. We can say they go or they stay.
'cause right now, I wanna ring the bell.
- Rita: Yeah. - Ken: Well, maybe there's someone
In the final round that we can't save.
Are you willing to risk that right now on this?
- Ooh, it's hard. - I don't know what to do.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back. The votes are in.
And we can now reveal the results.
The winner of the battle royale...
Oh, man.
...Securing their spot in the quarterfinals is...
Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no. Oh, no.
Ken: Oh!
Robin: Oh!
Ken: Oh, man.
The wasp.
( fanfare )
Oh, my god!
Congratulations, you are the group b winner,
And you'll be joining the buffalos in the quarterfinals.
Fly on back and savor that win.
Y'all keep it going for the wasp.
And keep it going for goo, y'all.
Oh, goo.
Goo, we are so sorry that the road ends for you here.
But honestly, we cannot wait
- To see what huge superstar you are. - Jenny: Right?
But first, panel, are you ready for your final guesses?
Okay, well, I mean, just based off your tone
I mean, you gave us such stellar performances.
I mean, it's unbelievable, the talent.
We are in the presence of greatness, ladies and gentlemen.
- Robin: Definitely. - I think I'm gonna go with my last guess.
He's won grammys. He's a legend in his own right.
He came up in gospel, which goes with the church robe from earlier.
- It might be anthony hamilton. - Yeah, that's a good guess.
- Good guess. - It's a good one.
Okay, the soul clues. He said robin is a fan.
- The chess clue for knight. - That's right.
Goo is brian mcknight.
- Not bad. Not bad at all. - Rita: Okay.
Not "goo" either.
- ( robin laughs ) - jenny: Okay, so,
There was a "soul train" clue.
He's won multiple "soul train" awards.
And there was a conductor,
Which makes me think he's part of a band.
I think this is the amazing,
The incredibly talented johnny gill.
- Rita: Wow. - Robin: Johnny gill.
Well, that's not bad,
And I am a fan of johnny gill, big time,
But someone else that I'm a fan of who's a younger artist,
Very soulful-- and also, we saw the sack of gold, right?
And his album was "gold-digger sounds."
I think that goo could be leon bridges. That's what I think.
All right. All amazing guesses.
- Let's see if any of you are correct. - Goo!
- Audience, you know the drill. Say it with me.
( all chanting ) take it off! Take it off! Take it off!
- ( chanting continues ) - jenny: I wanna save him. But you have to--
- ( overlapping chatter ) - robin: Definitely. Save him. Save him, jenny.
- ( chatter continues ) - I'm glad we're all agreeing for once.
- Rita: Yes! Do it! Do it! - Robin: Go, jenny!
Yes, go, jenny!
( all chanting ) ring the bell! Ring the bell!
- Go, jenny! - Go, go, go, go, go!
- ( indistinct shouting ) - ( chanting continues )
- Jenny: Yes? - Yes! Yes!
- ( cheering ) - yeah! Yes!
- The bell has been rung! - Way to go, jenny.
- Way to bring it home! - Way to go.
Goo: Whoo! Whew!
I mean, we couldn't see you go.
- Ken: No way. - There's no way.
- Goo: Thank you! - Goo, we have to ask you.
I mean, you just got saved.
Jenny hit the ding dong keep it on bell.
- How do you feel? - It feels incredible to survive and advance.
And I'll see you guys in the quarterfinals, and I'm gonna bring it.
- Yeah! - Yes, goo!
- Yes! - Oh, we love you, goo!
Congratulations, goo. You are not unmasking tonight.
You'll be facing off against the buffalos
And wasp in the quarterfinals.
We won't have another unmasking tonight, but let's close it off.
- Hit it! - ( music playing )
Robin: Keep it "goo-ing" for goo.
Ken: Yes.