Shh. I'm standing on the most secretive stage
in television history.
And, trust me, I'm kept in the dark just as much as you are, america.
But, tonight...
All will be revealed!
( crowd cheering )
america, grab some hot cocoa and give some holiday cheer
to your season 4 finalists.
♪ oh, oh
- ♪ oh, yeah - wow!
♪ christmas
♪ the snow's coming down
♪ christmas
♪ I'm watching it fall
♪ christmas
♪ lots of people around
♪ christmas
♪ baby, please come home
♪ christmas
♪ the church bells in town
♪ christmas
♪ are ringing in song
♪ christmas
♪ full of happy sounds
♪ christmas
♪ baby, please come home
♪ they're singing "deck the halls" ♪
♪ but it's not like christmas at all ♪
♪ 'cause I remember when you were here ♪
♪ and all the fun we had last year ♪
♪ pretty lights on the tree
♪ christmas
♪ I'm watching them shine
♪ christmas
♪ you should be here with me
♪ christmas
♪ baby, please come home
- ♪ please - ♪ please
- ♪ please, please - ♪ please, please
♪ baby, please come home
wow.
♪ baby, please come home
♪ oh, yeah
- yay! - Yes!
Nicole: That's amazing.
This is finale night on "the masked singer."
and one of these secret celebrities
will soon be crowned champion.
Will it be crocodile?
Sun?
Or mushroom?
An epic battle between cold-blooded, red hot,
and, well, mushroom temp.
Before they blow us away with their final performances,
we'll expose exclusive, never before seen footage
of their surreal journeys.
We'll crack the code of all those puzzling clues
that flew over ken's head.
Sit down.
And the mega moment of the hour,
they'll each reveal a brand-new clue
that might just give away the whole game.
But, first, she kicked off our season with a big bang,
check out the sun's golden road to the finals.
( music playing )
sun: I decided to do "the masked singer"
because, after working pretty much my entire life,
I just wanted to have some much needed fun and joy
and try something weird.
But from my first rehearsals,
something weirder happened.
I realized that as the sun,
I could retell my story just through song
like I never could before, and it all started
with that very first note.
Announcer: Five seconds. Four, three, two, one, playback.
♪ I'm crying 'cause I love you ♪
oh, my god!
♪ oh
♪ never been in love before
♪ what the hell are all these feelings, yo? ♪
♪ once upon a time I was alone ♪
♪ don't wanna be alone no mo' ♪
♪ got ya something from the liquor store ♪
♪ little bit of lizzo and some more ♪
♪ trying to open up a little mo' ♪
♪ sorry if my heart a little slow ♪
oh, my god!
♪ I thought that I didn't care ♪
what sun opened her mouth,
something changed inside of me.
I never felt music like that before.
It touched my soul.
♪ I don't know what I'm gon' do ♪
♪ ooh
- oh, my god. - Yeah!
♪ I'm crying
♪ 'cause I love you
- what? - Wow!
Goosebumps!
Nick: The sun!
What a way to open season four on "the masked singer," sun!
Sun: I was over the moon because I finally felt
completely free to express myself,
and there's power in that.
But after that first song,
I realized my costume was too tight
to let me hit certain notes.
And the mask so heavy,
I felt like I was gonna fall over.
Whoa! Help!
The design team came to my rescue
to restructure it
and ensure I could really let my voice shine.
Because for my second performance, I wanted to dig deep.
And show a side that is softer,
more fragile, and deeply emotional.
♪ well, you almost had me fooled ♪
♪ told me that I was nothing without you ♪
♪ oh, but after everything you've done ♪
♪ 'cause you brought the flames and you put me through hell ♪
what I love about the sun is she has amazing pitch,
she knows exactly how to hit the soft note, hit the big note,
and that's why she's one of the strongest singers
we've had on any of the seasons.
♪ I hope you're somewhere praying ♪
♪ praying
♪ I hope your soul is changing ♪
♪ changing
♪ I hope you find your peace
♪ falling on your knees
♪ praying
oh, my gosh!
Robin: Oh, wow.
Probably, out of all of our seasons,
my favorite female vocal I've ever heard on this show.
I was tearing up.
Sun: I was so touched
by the panel's reaction,
and even more determined to bare my soul each week.
Nick: And in the super six, sun rose to the occasion
with possibly the most emotional performance in "masked" history.
I love billie eilish's "when the party's over"
because it's haunting in its simplicity.
But I decided to take a risk
and strip it down even further to expose my raw voice.
And be more vulnerable than ever.
♪ don't you know
♪ I'm no good for you?
♪ I've learned to lose you
♪ can't afford to
♪ quiet when I'm coming home ♪
♪ I'm on my own
♪ I could lie, say I like it like that,
♪ like it like that
♪ I could lie, say I like it like that ♪
♪ like it like that
♪ don't you know
♪ too much already?
Nicole: You could just hear every breath in her voice,
every cry in her voice, every pain in her voice.
And it was magical.
♪ call me friend
♪ but keep me closer
♪ and I'll call you
♪ when the party's over
the depth of emotion, you can't teach.
You just have to live. It was haunting.
We all shed a tear.
I get choked up even thinking about it.
♪ I could lie, say I like it like that ♪
♪ like it like that
I just love you.
You're the sun, but you're really an angel.
I could've never imagined how transformational this would be for me.
That it would rebuild my soul.
That I'd be able to finally express myself
in such an intimate and powerful way
under this golden mask.
But now to complete my journey,
I have to win the golden mask.
Nick: But which bright star
is having her moment in the sun?
Let's shine some light on her clue.
We've weathered all sorts of nature hints,
like these woods, this icicle,
and we saw her breathe fire.
Sun: Sorry!
Nick: We saw creatures like this butterfly,
these cows, this chihuahua, and this jaguar.
Yay!
And there was this drone clue from the sky.
Well, this magic 8 ball help you conjure up my identity?
Outlook not so hot.
The panel guessed every big star under the sun,
including mandy moore, leann rimes,
katharine mcphee, carrie underwood,
kate hudson, and demi lovato.
You might think my identity is plain as day,
but when the mask comes off tonight,
it'll dawn on you that, actually,
you've been in the dark.
- Nick: Coming up... - This is it.
...We gift you the biggest clues yet
behind the identities of our final three...
Best gift ever!
- Yes! - ...Before the winner
will be crowned and all will be revealed.
We're not worthy!
Welcome back to "the masked singer"
and our massive road to the finals.
Coming up tonight, we'll crown a champion
and everyone will be unmasked.
Now, it's time to play detective
as we explain the crafty clues
of our unmasked singers once and for all.
All right, the first mask to be slayed was dragon.
Who turned out to be trailblazing rapper busta rhymes.
Busta bust!
There were hints everywhere to his identity,
so get fired up as we shed light on the key clues.
"lairz" was our take on the show "cribs,"
where he was on its first season,
showing off his crib in hometown new york,
hence the statue of liberty.
And the biggest clue of all?
His costume. Busta's nickname is the dragon.
I just was in the spirit of wanting to give people a dope, obvious clue,
and I felt like the dragon costume did it.
It just nailed it.
Nick: The next singer to take it off
was our mischievous gremlin,
who made "masked singer" history as the first celebrity
to break all the rules and self-unmask before the vote.
- No! No! - Ken: Don't do it!
Nick: I was shocked to see it was oscar-nominated actor mickey rourke.
I can't believe it.
- Robin: Oh, my god! - Ken: Jenny! You were right!
I still can't believe it.
And he's out!
Mickey rourke!
That's crazy.
- Oh. - Yay.
Nick: Did his clues leave you hanging?
There was this boxing shark,
a triple clue to his movie "rumble fish,"
his real life stint as a boxer,
and the movie that snagged him that oscar nom, "the wrestler."
I love this costume. I wanted a friendly, cuddly guy.
Nick: He sang "stand by me"
in honor of his late friend, willy deville.
♪ stand by me
♪ oh, darling
♪ won't you stand by
♪ stand by me?
It was all-- all about my feelings about willy.
We doing this for willy, ladies and gentlemen!
The next to stick his neck out
on the chopping block was giraffe,
who turned out to be actor and new "masked dancer" panelist
brian austin green.
You guys were all so close, but so far.
I can't believe that's you.
Leave it to us to explain his key clues.
The fox wasn't for wayne brady
but his ex, megan fox,
and the amazing network, ahem that spawned "90210," fox!
And he talked about overcoming a neurological disorder that...
Giraffe: ...Scrambled my brain.
Nick: Brain unscrambled is...
Well, look at that.
These right here, that's where my eyes were.
I couldn't see but, like, this little tiny strip
because the collar comes up and it's a whole different ballgame.
I'm trying not to do too much right now.
Just conserve your energy and, yeah.
I mean, 'cause you're a giraffe.
It's all encompassing, moving in this.
Good-bye, my friend. You've been...
An interesting experience.
Nick: The second to unmask from group b was baby alien.
And this cute little guy was former nfl quarterback mark sanchez.
You got everybody!
The first puppet in "masked" history.
Time to guzzle down his key clues.
There were hints everywhere to teams he's qb'd for.
This liberty bell and cheese stake
for the philadelphia eagles,
this horse and this horse shoe
for the broncos and cowboys,
and this marching band for usc,
the college team he led to a rose bowl victory.
It is the strangest experience I've ever had.
I gotta say, I'm turning into a puppeteer.
Now he starts doing things that I don't even control.
We've grown pretty close over the last couple of weeks.
My message is very simple.
I come to the planet to bring world peace.
Good-bye, buddy.
( groans )
good-bye.
Nick: The next famous face to smile for the cameras
was lips, who was talk show icon wendy williams.
Tada!
Wendy!
Let's pay some lip service to her clues.
There were hints to her talk show segments everywhere.
This roller skate for her shoe cam.
This fire for hot topics.
And this ice cream scoop for inside scoop.
And while west wing may have had you thinking politics...
Omarosa?
...It was simply a clue to her initials.
This is a first-class show. I'd be a fool to turn down
the invitation to be on this show.
And then, once I accepted it, I'm like,
"oh, what am I getting myself into?"
the costume is like 50 pounds.
They sewed velcro on one piece
to keep it from slipping forward because it was so heavy.
It was frightening, but fun.
Nick: The next celebrity to be disarmed
was squiggly monster,
who ended up being tv legend bob saget.
Saget!
Were you able to see through his clues?
There were hints everywhere to shows he starred in.
All the slips, hits, and falls
were clues to hosting "america's funniest home videos."
this dj for his "full house" daughter d.J. Tanner,
and this teddy bear for the "full house" teddy bear song
and voicing ted mosby on "how I met your mother."
the show is meant to be fun and make people feel good.
And this is not the easiest time in the world.
So it's just nice to bring some joy to people, entertainment.
Nick: And despite having seven eyes, he couldn't see a thing.
Why does it have a hat? I never wore a hat.
Did it have a hat?
I wore a hat the whole time?
It had a hat?
Nick: Our next to take flight were the snow owls,
our first ever double-headed costume,
who ended up hatching country singing couple
clint black and lisa hartman black.
And whose unmasked rendition of "the prayer"
had ken praying for a tissue.
♪ and we'll remember
♪ we are all god's children
♪ reaching out to touch you
♪ reaching for the sky
seriously, that was the most beautiful thing ever.
Nick: Let's snuggle up to their key clues.
There was the spinning dallas basketball,
a clue to clint's role in the film "maverick"
and lisa's role in the spinoff to "dallas," "knott's landing."
and this flying witch hat for lisa's bewitching role as tabitha,
and, of course, clint's must-have fashion accessory.
Snow owls mate for life,
and we're coming up on almost 30 years of marriage,
so we thought that was pretty special.
I loved every minute of it. Everybody's wonderful
and they make you feel at home and we're like a family
and we're gonna miss everybody. I'm gonna cry now.
Nick: Coming up, we'll expose the secrets
of our other unmasked singers.
Watch out.
And later, your holiday wishes come true.
Sun, mushroom, and crocodile will finally...
All: Take it off!
Whoo!
Welcome back to "the masked singer"
and our epic road to the finals.
Soon everything-- and I mean everything-- will be revealed.
I'm here with our favorite pink reptile, the crocodile.
This is much, much different
than the rivers and the lakes that you're used to.
So, uh, how you feeling about the finale coming up tonight?
I'm a little nervous, to be quite honest with you.
I mean, I know there's some fierce competition out there,
but I'm ready to bring it.
Absolutely. And you've been doing it all season long,
so let's take a inside look
at your jaw-dropping road to the finale.
Crocodile: Man, it's crazy to think how I got to this point,
having just beaten seahorse.
Crocodile!
Oh, wow! Oh!
Nick: Congratulations, crocodile!
The golden mask trophy is still within your reach.
So let me tell you my tale of how it happened.
( tape rewinding )
I suited up here because despite performing most of my life,
I could never show my true self.
But becoming this powerful pink reptile,
I felt protected by my thick skin, able to just be me.
And right away, I was ready to croc.
It was now or never.
♪ this ain't a song for the broken-hearted ♪
♪ a silent prayer for faith departed ♪
when crocodile first performed,
I wondered if we've ever had a better rock vocalist.
Crocodile just totally went for bon jovi and nailed it.
♪ it's my life, it's now or never ♪
♪ I ain't gonna live forever
♪ I just wanna live while I'm alive ♪
♪ it's my life
♪ the heart is like an open highway ♪
♪ like frankie said, I did it my way ♪
♪ I just wanna live while I'm alive ♪
♪ it's my life
oh, my gosh! That was electrifying!
After that first song, I realized I could truly display the range of talent
few people know about.
So I was on a mission to switch it up every week,
and return with an unexpected song
I knew would have the panel chomping at the bit to figure me out.
♪ with a taste of your lips I'm on a ride ♪
♪ you're toxic, I'm slipping under ♪
♪ with a taste of a poison paradise ♪
♪ I'm addicted to you, don't you know that you're toxic? ♪
this crocodile can pretty much sing any style of music,
and to me that's what makes him an amazing entertainer.
♪ with the taste of your lips, I'm on a ride ♪
- come on! - ♪ you're toxic, I'm slipping under ♪
♪ with a taste of a poison paradise ♪
♪ I'm addicted to you, don't you know that you're toxic? ♪
♪ intoxicate me now
♪ with your loving now
- hey! - ♪ I think I'm ready now
♪ oh, yeah
♪ intoxicate me now
♪ with your loving now
♪ I think I'm ready
♪ don't you know that you're toxic? ♪
robin: Oh, yeah!
Come on! I'm going to croc's concert!
We haven't really seen this diverse of a transformation
in between two performances.
I mean, I feel totally seduced right now.
You were seduced by the pink croc.
It felt amazing to show off my skills here unfiltered,
but going into the super six, against the sensational seahorse,
I knew I could only win by leaving every single ounce
of my heart, my soul on that stage.
You wanna stop for the night?
No way. Let's run it again. Let's keep going.
So I chose a song that gets to my core,
my world, my croc-lings.
And it meant so much to me.
♪ I could stay awake
♪ just to hear you breathing
♪ watch you smile while you are sleeping ♪
♪ while you're far away and dreaming ♪
♪ I could spend my life
♪ in this sweet surrender
♪ I could stay lost
to me, the crocodile is-- is an all-around entertainer.
He sings well, he performs well,
there is a force of personality.
He has that stage presence. He could definitely win it all.
♪ is a moment I treasure
crocodile: This show gives me a chance to be a superhero dad
for my kids and really make them proud.
I'll always be there for them because...
♪ I don't wanna miss a thing ♪
♪ I don't wanna miss one smile ♪
♪ I don't wanna miss one kiss ♪
there's something to be said about how much do you want it?
He said, "I want it bad enough and I'm going for it
and I'm gonna get it."
♪ yeah, yeah
♪ yeah!
♪ don't wanna close my eyes
♪ I don't wanna fall asleep
♪ 'cause I'd miss you, babe
♪ and I don't wanna miss a thing ♪
you're bringing it every single time you sing.
You change your voice. You up your game. You are amazing!
Which brings me back to that moment.
Nick: The crocodile!
And now that I've made it to the end,
I wanna win more than anything!
To show to the world and my family
that with hard work and a full heart,
anything is possible.
Nick: But the question remains,
which croc-star celebrity
is under all that glitter?
Let's brush up on his killer clues.
There were so many water references.
Like this slip n' slide,
toy boat, anchor,
and piñata full of dolphins.
We flagged this italian flag,
this american flag,
and this jolly roger flag.
And here's his super clue straight from the subway:
This pizza rat.
His clues lead the panel to guess actors like
jon hamm and jared leto.
Solo singers like adam lambert and justin guarini.
And boy banders like jordan knight and nick lachey.
When I win tonight and my identity is revealed,
your jaws will drop,
'cause if you think you know who I am,
you're in "de-nile," the river I'm from.
Welcome back to "the masked singer"
and our ridiculous road to the finals tonight
will reveal our final three famous faces.
And one of them will leave with the golden mask.
But now, time to crack more clues
for those faces we've actually seen.
The eighth celebrity to call it a day
was whatchamacallit, who, under all that hair,
was nba star lonzo ball...
Who ken actually guessed!
- ( screaming ) - oh! You did it!
Nick: Let's comb through his key clues.
There were hints to teams he's played for,
like the bear and coffee brewing
for the ucla bruins,
and this lake for the lakers.
Whoo!
And he literally said his own name.
Whatchamacallit: As a bright hairball, I can shine alone.
For me it was a lot of fun because I love music.
I always wanted to perform. Basketball, I have a whole team with me.
On "masked singer," I just came in here, had a whole new look. Just went after it.
My mom's definitely gonna love this.
You know, all the sacrifices she made for me,
the least I can do is put a smile on her face.
And every time I do that, it makes me happy.
Nick: The next to slither away was serpent,
who was singer and actual orthopedic surgeon,
dr. Elvis francois...
- Nick: Oh my goodness! - It is!
...Who went viral for healing the world with his voice.
♪ amazing
♪ grace
and had one of the most emotional unmaskings in the show's history.
That's what a real doctor does, man. This guy is smarter
than any doctor on the planet and there's just truly no one more...
Talented than him. And I'm crying because I'm jealous that you're more talented than me.
- And we love you so much. - I'm just happy to play a small part and humbled.
Nick: And now, let's rattle off his key clues.
There were medical hints everywhere.
Like these scrubs,
this ambulance,
this x-ray,
and this sign that literally says "medicine."
- I mean, come on. - On a day to day basis I'm in
an operating room, which is very, very, very different
than putting on a costume, standing on a stage, and sharing music.
The message that I hope to share is, "look to your left and to your right,
and find a way that you can help the person beside you. And I think we'll get
to a better tomorrow if we all do that."
nick: The next off our plate was broccoli,
who was revealed as the legendary paul anka.
- Yeah! - Robin thicke got it right!
Let's serve up explanations for his tastiest clues.
There were hints to his classic songs,
like this die, for "diana,"
and these dogs for "puppy love."
and this roulette wheel for being an icon in vegas,
where at age 26 he wrote the song "my way"
for the big cheese himself, frank sinatra.
After doing this for 65 years, if you told me
30 years ago I'd have broccoli on my head,
I would've told you you were crazy. But the experience itself was great.
Hey, b-man. Every time I sit down and look at a plate of you,
I'm gonna have trouble swallowing it.
And I thank you for being there with me, okay, pal?
Say good-bye to everybody.
- Good-bye! - ( laughter )
- broccoli: Good-bye! - Nick: The next singer
to micro-wave good-bye was popcorn,
who turned out to be pop-star taylor dayne.
- Ah! - Yay!
Were you dialed in to her biggest clues?
There was this crimper and rubik's cube.
Clues to the '80s, the decade taylor launched to stardom.
Touring with prince, starring in "cats,"
and releasing her single, "with every beat of my heart."
"the masked singer" is a place where we can celebrate
and I felt really a part of something here.
She's my homie.
Okay, you can take my head now.
But you can't have my heart, baby.
( chuckles )
the next to feel the sting was jellyfish,
who turned out to be olympic gold medalist chloe kim.
Yeah!
Let's "ten-tackle" her main clues.
There were snowboarding hints floating around everywhere.
Like these pipes, for half-pipes.
This fidget spinner for her awesome 360 and 720 tricks
on her board where she speeds down hills.
I was more nervous here on "the masked singer" stage
than I was at the olympics.
I never performed before. But it was so much fun.
I'm gonna miss you. Muah!
Can I have help? ( chuckles )
nick: And the last mask to ride off into the sunset
was early frontrunner, seahorse.
♪ you're here
♪ there's nothing I fear
♪ and I know
♪ that my heart will
♪ go on
she was revealed as grammy winner tori kelly.
Yes!
Let's untangle her key clues.
There were blinking lights to her songs everywhere.
These winged clocks for "time flies."
two baby dolls for "baby, baby."
and this sign for her mega-hit, "unbreakable smile."
and this colorful amphibian?
A nod to when I got to sing "rainbow connection"
- with kermit the frog. - Oh!
One thing I learned about myself on this show
is that I definitely have an alter ego.
There's the sassy, diva side of me
that's been hiding, so...
...Watch out.
So funny, 'cause now as me,
I don't know what to do with my hands.
- I'm like, "yeah, so..." - ( laughter )
whereas before I was like, "anyways..."
nick: Coming up...
Revel in all the reveals.
- Take it off! - The finale is almost here!
Welcome back to "the masked singer"
and our road to the finals.
Later tonight this mushroom
along with sun and crocodile, will battle it out
for the golden mask.
Whoo! Yeah!
Now, how much do you want to capsize
- the croc and the sun? - I'm usually a big softie
and I don't like to fight. But since I am the mushroom,
I'm gonna mush them both 'cause there ain't no room for nobody but me.
Ah-ha-ha, I heard that. Well, let's take a peek
and your fun and fungus-y road to the finals.
Mushroom: When I decided to be on "the masked singer,"
I could have been anything on earth,
but I felt my true calling was in the earth. The mushroom.
Mushrooms are gentle and magical.
They connect all the plants together underground.
And I'm here because I hope my music can connect you all
- in the same way. - She looks fabulous!
But I'm also here because I'm super determined
to fool the panel to the very, very end.
So I embodied a unique character.
Oh, my god. I'm loving that outfit!
And I started with an incredible song I knew would really disguise my voice.
♪ pray god you can cope
♪ I'll stand outside
♪ this woman's work
♪ this woman's world
♪ oh, it's hard on a man
♪ now his part is over
oh, my gosh, it's a guy.
♪ now starts the craft...
His voice. Oh, the first time I ever heard him sing.
It was just rich and yummy
and I felt like I could crawl inside of his voice
like a blanket. And that everything was gonna be okay
while I was having a cup of hot cocoa.
♪ all the things I should have given but I didn't ♪
- wow. - ♪ oh
♪ darling, make it go
♪ just make it go away
oh, my gosh!
Robin: Wow!
Nick: That was amazing!
Oh, my gosh. First of all, I thought you were a woman,
but I think you're a man underneath there. You never know.
I love singing as the mushroom, though the whole time I was just watching the panel's faces.
Do they know it's me?
That was weighing on me, plus this head was, too.
It weighs, like, 20 pounds.
- You doing okay, mush? - Yeah, it's just really heavy,
but it helps relieve pressure on my neck if I just hold it up like this.
- You're doing great. Hang in there. - Okay, thanks.
But my big head isn't gonna stop me from winning.
So for my second song, I added extra choreo
and took on an energetic power vocal
to share my spicier side.
♪ if I could turn back time
♪ if I could find a way
♪ I'd take back those words that hurt you ♪
♪ if I could reach the stars
wow!
Oh, my god, when mushroom sang "turn back time,"
the tone of his voice, it sang to my soul.
- It touched me. - ♪ ...Like you used to do
♪ if I could turn back time
♪ if I could find a way
mushroom: I tried to find a way to hold the note at the end as long as possible.
♪ stay
what?
( vocalizing )
mushroom: And I nailed it!
- Nick: Wow! - That was hot!
Nick: We are in the presence of greatness!
Mushroom, I think you might be unbeatable.
- Thank you. - Absolutely, jenny.
The panel's comments mean so much.
Mushrooms often get stepped on.
People don't give credit to things they think are beneath them.
So it's nice to be a fighter for those that have been made to feel small.
Nick: But after jellyfish topped him in round three,
mushroom had to fight extra hard
becoming the first finalist forced to fight for his life in the smackdown.
♪ I've been so many places
♪ in my life and time
♪ but we're alone
♪ and now I'm singing this song ♪
♪ to you
wow! Did you see that? Stealth!
Mushroom: While I was sad to take out fellow plant-life,
it felt good to represent for us lowly mushrooms
and continue to spread my message.
It just seems like everything the mushroom stands for
is togetherness, unity, equality,
a brother and sisterhood,
and especially right now in this world,
that's what we need more than ever.
Nick: And more than ever in the super six,
mushroom had to up his game as he faced the fish
who stung him a week earlier.
♪ well, sometimes I go out by myself ♪
♪ and I look across the water
♪ and I think of all the things ♪
♪ what you're doing
♪ and in my head I paint a picture ♪
ken: The mushroom's version of "valerie" was powerful.
To have that beautiful, melodic voice
come out of that mushroom, I was just very moved by that.
♪ and I've missed your ginger hair ♪
- ♪ and the way you like to dress ♪ - whoo!
♪ won't you come on over?
♪ stop making a fool out of me ♪
I still don't know who this is!
♪ why don't you come on over, valerie? ♪
- ( beatboxing ) - hey!
♪ valerie
( beatboxing continues )
♪ valerie
that's insane!
Mushroom: This journey has been so fulfilling,
but believe me,
I want to win and shock the world more than you can imagine.
And I'm so close!
Week after week, he has been changing it up,
and it's been driving me crazy! Honestly,
out of everyone, I am just, like,
"I know who that voice is," but I don't know.
Nick: Do you know, not know, who it is?
If you're hungry for his clues, pay close attention.
We saw this breakfast club with a pancake,
an egg, and orange juice.
Plus a beet person,
and a hot dog stand with a hat--brella.
This turkey was stuffed with a game-changer.
The name that I go by now
was not my name when I first sprouted.
And for dessert, he magically...
- Whoa! - ...Gave us a piece of his mind.
- Ken: Ugh. Eww. - What-- what flavor is that brain?
Strawberry.
Nick: Are you still picking your brain?
The panel may or may not help.
They've guessed solo artists like frank ocean,
the weeknd, and usher,
and actors who sing like jordan fisher,
jayden smith, and donald glover.
To my fungi fam out there,
I'm giving it all for the golden mask.
And when my mushroom head comes off tonight,
it's going to blow the mush-roof off this joint!
Nick: Gotta love mush!
Very, very soon, we are going to reveal
the secret identities of crocodile, mushroom, and the sun!
Think you know who they are? Listen up for some brand new game-changing clues
before they perform again.
For the holidays, we made clue-kies for st. Nick.
Cookies that are clues!
- ( timer rings ) - they're ready!
I love the smell of fresh-baked clues.
Mmm. Ready to see mine first?
I hope you left mush-room for dessert.
These look out of this world in any month.
But do you know what they mean?
Here are my clues. Piping hot out of the oven.
I had a ton of fun baking these.
But I didn't burn them. Can you solve them?
I'm starting to croco-dial into some new talents.
I put my heart and soul into these.
And just a hint of hints. Can you figure them out?
I hope st. Nick likes them.
- Maybe I'll just take one bite. - Sun: Put that back!
- Nick: Coming right up... - This is it.
...Ho, ho, who will win the golden mask?
- The winner is... - Take it off!
Nick: There's no masking the truth, america,
2020 had challenged all of us.
But despite the hardships,
we made it our mission to bring a smile
to your face week after week.
And while we know you're not able to be with all of your loved ones this year,
we invite you to join us for the best holiday party around.
Because it's time to crown a masked champion.
For months, our undercover stars have dazzled us with their talent.
- I love you! - But now, just three remain.
- Mushroom. - Mushroom: I've kept the panel on their toes all season,
but I've got one more trick up my sleeve to take it all.
- Nick: Sun. - Sun: I've never felt more like myself under this mask,
so winning would mean the world to me.
- Nick: And crocodile. - Crocodile: I've worn my heart on my sleeve week after week,
and tonight I'm leaving it all on the stage.
Nick: Each have one last shot to prove they got what it takes
to win the golden mask.
I don't want it to be over.
So from our dysfunctional family to yours,
let's celebrate.
Because it's time to unwrap all the gifts under the tree.
That set the bar so high.
Tune in next time for "the masked singer" holiday finale.