( western music playing )
nick: All season long, the team good express
stayed on track with the best in the wild west.
The passion and determination,
this shows me how much you wanna win this thing.
- You are a fighter. - If you don't win,
I'm coming back with a shaved head next season.
Because you deserve to win. That was unbelievable.
When you were singing, it was very honest.
Your heart was just wide open,
so you must be an extraordinary person.
Now it's every mask for themselves.
Who do you choo-choo-choose to win it all?
♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who?
♪ come on, tell me, who are you? ♪
♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who?
♪ oh, I really wanna know
♪ who are you?
- Yeah! - I'm here for it.
Hello, america, and welcome to
"the masked singer: The good, the bad, and the cuddly,"
- yes! - Whoo!
We're on the road to the finals.
Listen up, because this is your last chance
to get some brand new game-changing clues.
Whoo!
We are just days away from the finale
of the season that for the first time
put our contestants into teams.
We had goodies.
♪ team good
- we had baddies. - Yes! Bad!
We had cuddlies.
Robin: Cuddly!
And newsflash,
all three finalists are from the same team,
team good!
Yes!
Please welcome ringmaster!
- Ken: Ringmaster! - Whoo!
Prince!
Viva la prince!
And firefly!
- Robin: Firefly! - Jenny: Yes!
- Whoo, whoo! - Jenny: Yes!
Keep it going for them, y'all.
Ken: Yeah!
Nick: Firefly and prince, we'll see you later.
You like your finalists feline?
Well, give it up for ringmaster!
- Whoo! - Yeah!
All right, ringmaster, what have you learned about yourself doing the show?
What I've learned is that while success in music
hasn't come to me in a traditional sense,
I have had really a validating experience being on this show,
and I know that I'm gonna keep singing for the rest of my life
because it's what I truly love to do.
So thank you.
- Give it up for ringmaster! - Nick: Okay.
Well, let's take a look at the ringmaster's journey right here.
I've never imagined that my career would take me to this place
and become the ringmaster.
It feels like this costume was made for me.
That may be my favorite outfit. I really love it.
I'm a little bit of a ringmaster in my own life,
and I try to take charge and be the leader
as much as I possibly can.
Plus, I'm a cat lover,
so having this cat face was purr-fect.
( meows )
I really wanted to set the tone early on,
that I had the fight to reach the top
and the faith in myself to get there.
I think that really embodies
what it means to be the ringmaster,
and it's the reason why I wanted to debut with this song.
♪ there's always gonna be another mountain ♪
♪ I'm always gonna wanna make it move ♪
I think the reason why ringmaster touched me so much
was the soul that she brought to it.
♪ ain't about what's waiting on the other side ♪
♪ it's the climb
jenny: When you connect to the emotions
and you can hear a story being put out in that song,
it makes you connect to your own story.
Wow.
♪ it's the climb
- ringmaster, I feel like I recognize that voice. - Right?
Nicole: I mean, you were sanging up there, honey.
- Nicole, it's good to see you again. - Ken: Ooh!
I'm honestly stumped by ringmaster.
I believe she has a hidden talent.
I don't know if I know her
or we know her for this beautiful voice
and gift that she has.
One of my favorite things about this show
is that I get to keep everyone guessing.
I even learned some new moves
just so I can be one step ahead.
Step back to center, and that's it.
It was tough, and I was worried I'd be out of breath.
But where else could I perform in a way
that no one would ever expect from me?
( sighs )
♪ you've got my heartbeat running away ♪
♪ beating like a drum, and it's coming your way ♪
♪ can't you hear that boom, badoom, boom, boom, badoom, boom, bass? ♪
♪ that super bass, boom, badoom, boom, boom, badoom, boom, bass ♪
♪ that's that super bass
it's so much fun being animated in this costume
and getting to show my bubbly personality.
That's really who I am underneath.
But I'm so grateful and enjoying every moment,
because I'm able to finally show world my love has always been in music.
And what better way to show this than by tackling
some of the most vocally challenging songs of all time?
♪ and I
♪ will always love you
♪ I
♪ will always love you
♪ I will always
♪ love you
♪ and I
♪ I will always
♪ love
♪ you
if you don't win, I'm coming back with a shaved head next season.
That was unbelievable.
I was dead serious when I said I would shave my head,
because her level of talent is absolutely insane.
It's one of the greatest voices I've ever heard,
let alone on "masked singer."
it's sort of a "pinch me" moment right now
that I've gotten this far in the competition.
I'm very confident in my abilities,
but I'm still a little hesitant
to stand up to such talented singers
like prince and firefly.
Next week, the top two finalists will get to sing two songs.
I've been saving the first song for the finale.
It's one that I've sung my whole life,
so to be able to do it on this stage
is gonna be so special.
My second is such a fun song,
and vocally I feel strong when it comes to this one.
So I'm excited to end on a high note.
- ( muted chatter ) - ♪ oh, yeah
- literally.
I didn't come this far for anyone to run rings around me.
I'm going to give it my all
and hopefully be the next "masked singer" winner.
Ringmaster, y'all, make some noise.
Remember, if you think you can guess the secret celebrity,
put it out there into the universe
by using that hashtag, #themaskedsinger.
- Coming up... - ♪ pretty young thing
♪ do you really want it?
...Exclusive unseen footage.
I hear you're a great singer.
♪ never gonna get it, never gonna get it ♪
good job, space bunny.
You did pretty good out there. So why were we sent home?
- Uh... - Hey!
- More from your favorites... - Ah, forget about it.
Plus natasha bedingfield, aka pepper...
♪ release your inhibitions
...Returns to our stage with an exclusive performance
you won't want to miss.
Man: Mark. Recording audio.
Team cuddly,
the most important thing in my life.
Um, I have a prepared statement for such a fiery question.
( laughter )
it is okay that there are no cuddlies
in the finale, for...
...Everyone in the good team
has some cuddly in them,
so ken jeong will remain happy.
Oh, that's-- that's it.
Welcome back to "the masked singer."
we are taking you way behind the scenes tonight
as we track the steps our finalists took to get here.
A lot of work from a lot of people goes into making this show,
but we have a lot of fun too. Check this out.
The road to the finals is by no means an easy path.
Winning that golden mask takes dedication...
- Is this the head? - Yes.
...And sacrifice.
It's so heavy.
First, you gotta get used to the secrecy.
If you're not in our military grade
"don't talk to me" hoodie and visor,
you're in wardrobe for fitting after fitting after fitting.
Yay. There she is!
Then come the vocal lessons.
Not everyone is a natural singer,
so we have coaches on hand to help.
♪ darling, just-- ( laughs )
- that's okay. - ( vocalizing )
and when you have the notes, you gotta get the moves.
You'll rehearse in our dance studios,
then you'll rehearse on the stage,
where you realize you can't see anything...
I don't know where we're going.
Does everybody have a "we can't see" problem?
...Apart from the people sticking fans in your face.
Do you need a break from the mask?
- I'm okay. - You sure?
- Yeah, I got my fan. - All right.
My number one fan besides you.
And that's even before the competition kicks in.
To make it this far, ringmaster had to survive three knockout rounds
against lemur, hydra, armadillo, and miss teddy.
The diva lemur was the first of ringmaster's challengers.
Crowd: Take it off!
Super model, actress, christie brinkley!
There it is!
Look at that.
Hi, lemur. How are you?
"I'm so excited to work with you."
oh, that's such a nice thing to say.
Me, too. I can't wait to work with you.
"I hear you're a great singer."
oh, really? You heard that?
Next in ringmaster's group was hydra,
our most ambitious creation yet.
This three-headed super serpent
turned out to be penn and teller.
You'd think moving in a suit like this would be difficult,
and you'd be absolutely right.
A little show secret,
before we even get to the celebrities,
the designers test out the costumes on stand-ins.
- You're good, you're good. - But these superstars weren't fazed.
Penn: Many people have told us
this is the most complicated costume
and the most uncomfortable costume,
and they picked the right guys for it.
We've hung upside down in straightjackets.
We have been in little tiny mirror boxes that no one knew about.
We have been in much smaller places than that.
It's like neil armstrong and buzz aldrin
are the only people who were more equipped
than we are to be in that little space.
Aw, yeah.
Nick: Then there was armadillo.
This spunky sand creature came out karate kicking
his way across the stage.
You have the presence of a legend,
someone distinctive, and you're having fun.
And a lot of kicking, which I would just...
You can never have too much.
You do the high kicks, don't you?
I could kick a camel in the mouth.
He took a spill in his second performance.
Armadillo: I was stunned that I fell down.
It felt like somebody pushed me from the shoulder.
You know who I think it was? Satan!
( evil laughter )
but then I thought, "you've got the full armor of god on.
Get up." and I did.
Nick: He ended up walking the dog past team bad
and making it to the group finals.
♪ and if you don't know how to do it ♪
♪ I'll show you how to walk the dog ♪
and was unmasked to be dog the bounty hunter.
- Television star dog the bounty hunter! - Oh, my god!
How many of you guessed it was dog?
Did you feel it in your bones?
Thank you, "the masked singer!"
but forget the tough guys.
The last of ringmaster's challengers came bearing hugs.
- Miss teddy. - Aw, can I have a hug?
- Aw! Thank you! - Oh, look at that! That was adorable!
But looks can be deceiving,
and under all that fur hid someone fierce.
- Crowd: Take it off! - Oh, my god!
Grammy award-winning and tony award-winning
iconic superstar jennifer holliday!
♪ can you hear my heart say
♪ yeah
♪ you ain't nobody till you got somebody ♪
hey, hey!
♪ you ain't nobody till you got somebody ♪
- yes! - ♪ everything I need
♪ standing in front of me
- whoo! - ♪ I know that everything is gonna be all right ♪
I knew miss teddy had to be a legend,
but I was amazed to see it was jennifer holliday.
♪ baby, I'm gonna stick around ♪
once she'd been unmasked,
she had the audience on their feet
and the judges on the desk.
I hope they'll be just as surprised
when they see who is under my mask.
From the start, the panel didn't know where to place me.
- Was I pop... - Olivia rodrigo, y'all.
...Or country?
- I think this could be maren morris. - Kacey musgraves.
Ken was sure he had me pegged as a powerhouse.
This is definitely kelly clarkson then.
I am doubling-- I am tripling down.
And if he doubled down on kelly,
he was all in on tay-tay.
This has got to be taylor swift.
Maybe I wasn't a singer after all.
Could this possibly be sarah hyland?
But who do you think I am? Here's one more clue.
Stay with us for more clues,
backstage secrets, and unseen footage.
When we come back, we hit the road with the toad.
Prince spills the royal tea in just a few minutes.
Hi, we're penn and teller from inside hydra
saying to prince, firefly, and ringmaster, go get 'em.
Best of luck to all of you.
Nick: Why was the season seven finale
the longest filming day in "masked singer" history?
Head over to tmz.Com to find out.
♪ who is that? Who is that?
♪ who is that?
Welcome back, america. We're on the road to the finals.
And here with me now,
he wears a crown, he likes to get down,
it's the prince!
- Jenny: Yes! Yes! - Nicole: Whoo!
All right, now, prince, have you been holding anything back, my brother?
I mean, are there any surprises for the finale?
I promised myself when I got in this
I would not hold anything back,
so with every song choice,
I try to kind of challenge myself
and do something I've never done before,
and I just wanna leave it all on the dance floor.
- All right, well said. - Ken: Yeah!
We can't wait to see you.
But first, let's revisit your royal route. Check this out.
Prince: So when I got first approached to be the prince,
I loved the idea that this toad, warts and all,
from the swamp, rose to royalty really.
The prince's journey is not dissimilar to mine.
I mean, I'm not royalty,
but most people don't even know me as a singer.
So this is my chance to reintroduce myself to the world.
( horn honks )
- you look very regal. - Thank you.
I worked so hard with the choreographers and the creatives.
I'm not gonna lie, it's scary because I can't see.
I wanted to start off with "la copa de la vida"
because I wanted something high energy,
the show stopping kind of number.
I also wanted to speak spanish
and throw the judges a little bit.
So I thought that would be a really great entrance into this competition.
♪ do you really want it? Do you really want it? ♪
- ♪ do you really want it? - Oh, my god!
Yes!
♪ the cup of life, this is the one ♪
♪ now is the time, don't ever stop ♪
♪ push it along, gotta be strong ♪
♪ push it along, right to the top ♪
♪ como cain y abel
♪ es un partido cruel
♪ tienes que pelear por una estrella ♪
he's a singer!
I was really impressed with prince.
I could tell he sings, acts, and dances,
and that's really had to find, especially dressed as a frog.
♪ do you really want it?
We want it! Look how good of a dancer he is.
- Yeah! - ♪ here we go
♪ alé, alé, alé
♪ go, go, go
♪ alé, alé, alé
♪ tonight's the night
♪ we're gonna celebrate
♪ cup of life
♪ alé, alé, alé
♪ hey!
Prince: Week two, I wanted to do something
totally different from week one.
So the obvious choice would be to strip it down
really connect to these lyrics
and sing to each and every person in the audience
and each and every one of the judges.
♪ yes, I do
♪ I believe that one day I will be ♪
♪ where I was right there
♪ right next to you
♪ and it's hard
♪ the days just seem so dark
♪ the moon and the stars
♪ are nothing without you
♪ told me not to cry
- ♪ when you were gone - wow.
♪ but the feeling's overwhelming ♪
♪ it's much too strong
♪ can I lay by your side?
♪ next to you?
♪ I don't want to be here
♪ if I can't be with you tonight ♪
( vocalizing )
yes, yes!
♪ can I lay by your side?
♪ next to you
♪ you
I just really appreciate your talents.
I felt like when you were singing, it was very honest,
and at the end, when you opened your arms,
I felt like your heart was just wide open.
So you must be an extraordinary person,
so thank you.
Prince: My goal with that song was to have them feel
like I was speaking directly to them.
And when nicole pointed that out, it felt so great.
Week three, I wanted something fun,
'cause I'm a fricking frog.
( laughs ) I mean, come on.
So I chose "sir duke"
because I wanted some moving and grooving.
And a duke is royal. I'm a prince.
- I thought there were lots of great parallels. - Oh, wow.
Stevie wonder music is so positive,
and I hope I did him proud.
♪ but here are some of music's pioneers ♪
♪ that time will not allow us to forget now ♪
♪ for there's basie, miller, satchmo ♪
♪ and the king of all sir duke
♪ and with a voice like ella's ringing out ♪
♪ there's no way the band can lose ♪
♪ you can feel it all over
♪ you can feel it all over people ♪
- ♪ you can feel it all over - this has to be a huge star.
♪ they can feel it all over, people ♪
( scatting )
- hey! - Wow!
- Yeah! - Yes!
- Wow! - Wow!
I think you are more than just a singer.
I think you might be, like, a triple threat.
- He might be our winner. - Yeah! Yeah!
I have a feeling the prince is a very talented,
maybe broadway type vocalist that I'm not as familiar with.
The reason the prince can win it all is because prince is fun.
He's fabulous, he's fun.
Who doesn't love fabulous and fun?
Prince: Oh, the prince has got some tricks
up his toad sleeve for the finale.
- I feel good. I'm super hot, but I feel-- - man: Tired?
Prince: I feel okay.
I'm really happy that the music I'm choosing
and the songs and the stories
that I'm trying to tell are landing.
First song, I want to get emotional and open up my heart.
But I feel really excited about the second performance.
This song basically taught me to sing.
This has been a really humbling,
exciting, and massively good experience.
This is a wild ride,
and I hope to ride it all the way to end.
Are we gonna crown a winner who already has one?
And which superstar singer hides in disguise?
- Ow! - Tweet us by using that hashtag,
#themaskedsinger.
Hey, there.
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Plus, create your own wallet
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See you at the finale.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to the road to the finals.
We're reliving the best moments from an unprecedented season.
To make it to the finale,
prince had to compete against some giant talents,
like baby mammoth,
who turned out to be the one and only kirstie alley.
Kirstie alley!
But she was no match for space bunny
in our first ever cuddly duel.
♪ do you really want to hurt me? ♪
bunny sang a love song to me, so that sort of melted me.
- ♪ ...Make me cry? - 'cause it's sort of dreamy.
It was no surprise kirstie melted,
because under that massive helmet
- was mr. Lover lover himself. - Oh!
Grammy award-winning superstar shaggy!
- There he is! - Yeah!
- Ken: Yes! - It's going down over here.
- Robin: Whoa! - Yes!
- What took y'all so long, yo? - I--
come on!
Man: What do you think?
Guess what I'm doing right now.
( laughter )
♪ shake, shake, shake, the mamba ♪
♪ shake your body line
♪ shake, shake, shake, senora
♪ shake it all the time
♪ work, work, work, senora
♪ work your body line
♪ work, work, work, senora
♪ work it all the time
♪ my girl name is senora
♪ I tell her friends I adore her ♪
♪ and when she dances, oh, brother ♪
♪ she's a hurricane in all kind of weather ♪
♪ jump in line, rock your body on time ♪
♪ okay, I believe you!
♪ jump in line, rock your body on time ♪
♪ okay, I believe you!
♪ jump in line, rock your body on time ♪
♪ okay, I believe you!
♪ jump in line, rock your body on time ♪
here we go!
♪ shake, shake, shake, senora
♪ shake your body line
♪ shake, shake, shake, senora
♪ shake it all the time
♪ work, work, work, senora!
- Yeah! - Yeah!
Ladies and gentlemen, shaggy!
Robin: Yeah!
Wow.
This is fly.
Pretty fly, man. Yeah.
Good job, space bunny.
Well, you know, I gotta live in style.
You did pretty good out there.
( both laugh )
so why were we sent home?
Uh, you probably just didn't perform properly.
It wasn't me. I did my thing.
- Hey, it wasn't me. - It wasn't me.
- Nah, it wasn't me. - It wasn't me.
It wasn't me.
Nick: With the space bunny gone and mammoth extinct,
the only thing in prince's way were the three queen cobras.
♪ I'ma leave my door
♪ open, baby
one of the most famous girl groups of all time,
- en vogue! - Oh, my god.
From the get go, en vogue embraced their inner serpents.
It took a little while getting used to it,
but we grew into it.
The more we had to wear them and rehearse in them
and start to find our character,
- we became cobras. - Nick: Even though prince
may have took the last spot in the finale,
the cobras had one last message for him about the golden mask.
♪ never gonna get it, never gonna get it ♪
- ♪ never gonna get it - mm-hmm!
Prince: Well, we'll just see about that, cobras,
but what I do get is that the panel couldn't guess where they knew me from.
Did I belong on the diamond?
- Derek jeter? - Alex rodriguez.
- Behind a mic? - Niall horan.
- What about jc chasez? - "on-rique" iglesias?
It's "en-rique," ken.
Mm, best friends call him on.
Or maybe on a stage?
- Darren criss. - Ben platt.
Andrew rannells.
Are you leaping towards any conclusions?
Maybe this will help you out.
( howling )
we're taking a quick break, but when we come back
firefly takes us through her journey right here.
Hey, everybody, it's me, baby mammoth.
I just wanna wish all the finalists the best of luck,
and may the best creature win!
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer."
we're on the road to the finals of our most dramatic season ever...
- Yes. - ...And no one knows that more than firefly, y'all.
Give it up for her.
All right, firefly. Let me ask you a question now.
On your "masked singer" journey,
what did you learn about yourself?
Honestly, on this journey, it made singing
and performing fun for me again.
You know, I have my moments where I feel down
and I feel like it's not fun anymore.
But being back on here, I get to just strip
everything down and just sing.
Nick: Wow, that's truly what we need,
to strip everything down and just let it all out.
Well, okay, time for your highlight reel.
This is firefly's road to the finals.
Check it out.
Firefly: When I set out to become the firefly,
I wanted to prove to everyone that I could do it all.
Throughout my career, I always felt like I never had a chance to show my range.
That's why I was so excited to come on this show,
where your talent counts the most.
However, wearing this costume is tough.
My eyes are where my mouth is.
This booty and wings feels like I'm carrying 30 extra pounds,
not to mention the corset and the chunky heeled boots.
It's a lot, for sure.
- Ooh, this butt is so heavy. - Woman: Oh, no.
So for my first song, I decided I'd focus on my vocals with a ballad,
but when I was getting to my favorite part, the mask came under my chin
and made it really hard to breathe.
♪ now we're flying through the-- ♪
ooh.
( coughing )
somebody needs to help her. Someone needs to help her!
I started to get hot, which I never get hot,
and immediately had a panic attack.
Firefly had to suddenly stop her performance.
She's backstage right now being looked after by our set medic.
Firefly: But I'm a trooper.
I regrouped and got back up.
The show must go on.
♪ I've been waiting for you
♪ it's been so long
♪ I knew just what I would do
♪ when I heard your song
♪ you fill my heart with your kiss ♪
♪ you gave me freedom
♪ you knew I could not resist, I needed someone ♪
♪ and now we're flying through the stars ♪
♪ hope this night will last forever ♪
- whoa! - Yeah!
♪ oh, oh, oh, oh
♪ ain't nobody
♪ loves me better
♪ you make me happy
♪ you make me feel this way
♪ ain't nobody
♪ loves me better than you
- oh, my god! - Whoa!
- Yes! - For my second performance, I wanted to switch it up.
When I was a kid, I used to dress up in my mom's clothes
while I listened to michael jackson
and pretend I was the girl he was chasing.
There's something about that beat that would just get me going.
And that night, I wanted to show everyone my moves.
- Jenny: Whoo! Yes! - Nicole: That's a dancer.
♪ pretty young thing, repeat after me ♪
♪ I said, "na, na, na"
all: ♪ na, na, na
- ♪ na, na, na, na, na - all: ♪ na, na, na, na, na
♪ ooh, take you there, take you there ♪
- ♪ I want to love you - ♪ p.Y.T.
♪ pretty young thing
- ♪ you need some loving - ♪ t.L.C.
♪ tender loving care
♪ I'll take you there
- ♪ I want to love you - ♪ p.Y.T.
- Ken: Whoa! - Jenny: Yes!
- Yeah! - Jenny: Yes!
Nick: And she got the m.J. Pose! She ain't move yet.
Firefly: Honestly, I get the jitters every single week,
but I was really scared when I was in the bottom two duel with ram.
But I sung my heart out.
♪ you, you love it how I move you ♪
♪ love it how I touch you, my one... ♪
firefly, the passion and determination that you showed tonight
and this season, it just shows me and all of us
how much you wanna be here.
♪ oh, yeah
and how much you wanna win this thing. You are a fighter.
Robin: Yeah.
♪ you will believe god is a woman ♪
hearing that means a lot.
I think the reason I've gotten this far is because
I stayed passionate and paid attention to every detail.
The best thing would be to be in the middle and then coming down.
Aesthetically, that makes more sense, you hear what I'm saying?
♪ you just want attention, you don't want my heart ♪
♪ maybe you just hate the thought of me with someone new ♪
you know, I love firefly.
I think there's a lot of complexity there.
There's such a rich, deep voice. She hasn't let us down yet.
♪ getting over you
( vocalizing )
♪ hey
♪ what do you do to me?
♪ hey
♪ you just want attention
♪ I knew right from the start
♪ you're just making sure I'm never getting over you ♪
( vocalizing )
by putting on this firefly mask,
I got to strip down, step out of my comfort zone,
and just perform without any judgment.
That felt really, really good.
Your girl has always been repping team good,
so it's going to be tough facing my own teammates.
The prince and ringmaster are both incredible artists, so I have to level up.
The first song I'm singing for the finale is a fun one,
and I might even show the judges just how bad I can be.
And I'm literally shaking from being nervous about singing the second one.
It's one of my favorite songs,
and I respect this artist so much.
Plus, I know he'll be watching.
There's a lot of pressure on me to win,
but I know the firefly is a strong and confident woman
that can light up a room even in the darkest places.
Sorry, prince and ringmaster,
there's no way you can get in this light.
I'm not stopping until I fly away with that golden mask.
Nick: Coming up, more unseen footage,
a brand new clue for firefly,
plus natasha bedingfield performs.
♪ the rest is still unwritten
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer"
and our road to the finals.
To get to this point, firefly had to beat out some pretty intimidating competition.
One hard headed challenger was the ram.
- My man joe buck! - Oh!
Like I'm going to a joust.
When you put this costume on,
you immediately feel more powerful.
Nick: Another strong competitor was cyclops.
Jorge garcia!
Oh, my god! It's jorge garcia!
Then there was mcterrier.
This sweet pup was unmasked
to be celebrity pastry chef duff goldman.
Duff goldman!
- Duff goldman! - First of his team to perform,
this good boy had a bit of a "ruff" time.
First, I was doing my drum solo,
and then I went to step off of the drum riser,
and I totally took a dinger.
Nicole: You tripped off, and you was like,
"the show must go ra-ra-ra-on."
♪ everyone's watching
♪ to see what you will do
and then right at the end, I was up here howling and not looking.
( howling )
- ken: Oh! - Oh!
His mask just fell off.
- Oh, my goodness! - Jenny: Turn around, nicole!
And I was covering my face because I didn't want anyone to see it was me.
- Thank you! - This is a first.
What would you guys do as performers if that happened to you?
- I would duck, I would be embarrassed, it would just-- - I would cry.
Jenny: I would just stand there and be like, "I'm sorry! I ruined it!"
- no, I really would, yeah. - But he didn't. He's a top dog.
Duff: Team good, you guys, I'm sorry I'm not gonna be with you on your journey.
But when it's all over and you guys win, let me know. I'm gonna make you a cake.
Nick: But beating out thingamabob
was gonna be anything but cake.
- ♪ I feel nice - whoo!
♪ like sugar and spice
my biggest threat in this round was thingamabob.
I knew he was something special when he first took that stage.
♪ 'cause I'm a cowboy
♪ and on steel horse I ride
nfl star, philadelphia eagle jordan mailata.
- Oh! - Whoa, I was wrong!
Nick: My man!
♪ and I ride, and I ride
♪ dead or alive whoo!
Firefly: With a voice like that,
I would never have guessed he was an active nfl player.
So where does that leave me?
Am I a singer?
- Monica. - Keyshia cole!
- Lauryn hill. - Alicia keys.
- Ciara. - Then jenny brought the funny.
- Aisha tyler. - What if I'm really a comic?
Let's see if this big clue stands up.
Nick: News just in.
"the masked singer" is heading out on a live 50 city tour
starting in st. Louis on may 28th.
It's hosted by our very own pepper from last season...
- Yeah! - ...And she's here tonight with a taster.
- Singing "unwritten"... - Yeah!
- Jenny: We're ready! - ...Please give it up for natasha bedingfield.
♪ staring at the blank page before you ♪
♪ open up the dirty window
♪ let the sun illuminate the words that you could not find ♪
♪ reaching for something in the distance ♪
♪ so close you can almost taste it ♪
♪ release your inhibitions
♪ feel the rain on your skin
♪ no one else can feel it for you ♪
♪ only you can let it in
♪ no one else, no one else
♪ can speak the words on your lips ♪
♪ drench yourself in words unspoken ♪
♪ live your life with arms wide open ♪
♪ today is where your book begins ♪
♪ the rest is still unwritten
- ( vocalizing ) - whoo!
♪ staring at the blank page before you ♪
♪ open up the dirty window
♪ let the sun illuminate
♪ the words you could not find
♪ reaching for something in the distance ♪
♪ so close you can almost taste it ♪
♪ release your inhibitions
♪ yeah
♪ no one else can feel it for you ♪
♪ only you can let it in
♪ no one else, no one else
♪ can speak the words on your lips ♪
♪ oh, yeah
♪ live your life with arms wide open ♪
♪ whoo-hoo!
♪ the rest is still
- ♪ whoa, whoa - whoo!
♪ oh, oh, oh, oh
♪ whoa, whoa, whoa
♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ the rest is still
♪ unwritten
- nicole: Oh! - Robin: Yeah!
( cheering )
- nicole: Hey! - Jenny: Yes!
- Thank you. - Yeah!
Nick: Wow.
Welcome back to our stage, natasha.
That was incredible.
Tell us about the masked singer national tour.
Well, nick, we're gonna be hitting the road this summer.
I'm coming along, and also some of your favorite characters and surprise guests.
It's gonna be amazing. I can't wait to see everybody there.
Nick: We are so excited about this.
- Thank you again, natasha bedingfield! - Robin: Yeah!
Fans at home, tickets are on sale now
at themaskedsingertour.Com.
See natasha and so many surprises
across america this summer.
- Whoo! - Yeah!
We've got one last surprise for you.
We'd like to send them all of our thanks and mad respect.
These are your season seven singers.
Check this out.
- I've actually sung this karaoke. - Man: Perfect.
So this'll be the best one you get.
♪ hey, hey, hey, hey
I can't do it right. I don't know this song like that.
Dude, any gen xer can sing that song.
( laughs )
ready?
♪ won't you come see about me?
♪ I'll be alone
♪ dancing, you know it, baby
♪ tell me your troubles and doubts ♪
♪ giving everything
♪ inside and out
♪ love's strange, so real in the dark ♪
♪ think of the tender things
♪ that we were working on
♪ slow change may pull us apart ♪
♪ when the light gets into your heart, baby ♪
♪ don't you
♪ forget about me
eh, forget about it.
Don't, don't, don't, don't.
♪ don't you
♪ you forget about me
- ♪ will you recognize - ♪ will you recognize me?
♪ call my name or
♪ walk on by
♪ rain keeps falling
down, down, down, down.
- ♪ as you walk on by - ♪ as you walk away
- was that the right spot for that? All right. - Woman: Yeah!
That's it. What you just got is all you're getting.
Bye, everybody.
That's all we have time for.
There's so much more coming in the finale.
- Whoo! - We will return next week for the epic showdown,
where all will be revealed, Wednesday, may 18th!
Do not miss a single moment.
Next week, the final three battle it out.
This is it. Whoo!
Who will win the golden mask?
Who's the new champ?