ANNOUNCER: Twelve celebrities hid their identity,
and the whole nation guessed who's behind the mask.
Tonight, it's the grand final.
Three superstars remain - Fawn...
'It's the final night,
'and I can honestly say I never, ever thought I would be here.'
...Rhino...
'This is it. The last chance to guess who I am.'
...and Phoenix.
'OMG. The final.'
One will be crowned champion.
This is The Masked Singer Grand Final.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who are ya? Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Heroes (We Could Be)'
# We could hide away in daylight
# We go undercover, wait out the sun
# Got a secret side in plain sight
# Where the streets are empty That's where we run
# Every clay, people do Everyday things
# But I can't be one of them
# I know you hear me now
# We are a different kind We can do anything
ALL: # We could be heroes
# Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
# We could be heroes
# Me and you
# We could be... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Anybody's got the power
# They don't see it Cos they don't understand
# I know you hear me now We are a different kind
# We can do anything
ALL: # We can be heroes
# Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh
# We can be heroes
# Me and you
# We can be. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Oh, wow! Look at this bunch!
Whoo!
Welcome to the grand final of The Masked Singer, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
What a series it has been.
Yeah.
Tonight, our finalists, Rhino, Fawn and Phoenix,
will all be unmasked.
But only one of them can reign supreme.
To crack this case, we need some superheroes -
or CLUE-per heroes!
It's our panel, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I'm coming, guys.
I've got the slidey shoes on.
Here we go. Yeah!
We call him Captain A-Mo-rica.
It's Mo Gilligan! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Da-vengers assemble - it's Davina McCall!
I love that! Yeah. CHEERING
Don't make her angry -
it's the lnc-Rita-ble Hulk. Rita Ora!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
He's less Thor and more Phwoar -
it's Jonathan Ross! CHEERING
Got to be happy with that one. Get that on a plaque. Yeah.
And finally, we are joined by a very special guest panel list.
Is it a bird, is it a plane?
No, it's Super-Mack! It's Lee Mack, everyone.
Hello, hello. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Lee. Hello.
You are great at working out the truth.
Do you think that's gonna help you here?
I'm distracted quite a lot by the mirrors on Rita.
You know what? This is a trick. What I do now,
I use these mirrors to look at everyone's notebooks.
That's clever. Very clever.
Why don't you just look at my notebook? I know.
LAUGHTER
Good luck. It's our panel, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Good luck, Rita. I'm gonna guess some right.
Tonight, Rhino, Fawn and Phoenix will sing for the win,
which means they have to wow this wonderful crowd.
CHEERING
After all three have performed,
the studio audience will vote for their favourites,
and the act with the fewest votes will be unmasked,
leaving the remaining two to sing it out for the grand prize.
Not only that, our finalists will be joined
by characters from series past for some epic duets.
The more, the masher.
Remember, there are clues everywhere -
but mostly in the clue packages,
parts of which feature stunt doubles.
First up tonight, honk your horns...
HE HONKS
It's Rhino!
GUNSHOT
In the semi-final, I rocked out.
# Trying to find my way back to you Cos I'm needing... #
I'm gonna go for Robbie Williams.
You are Charlie Simpson from Busted.
I think it is James Arthur in there.
Now I'm charging into the final.
Well, howdy doody dandy.
'This is it.
'The last chance to guess who I am.'
ls "last chance" a clue?
You've got until sundown to get it right.
Just string together all the clues. LASSO CRACKS
Can you do it?
Let's concentrate real hard.
OK, 10,000 divided by two...
That's 3,000. It is, yes.
# You've got to know When to hold 'em... #
Someone said I was James Arthur.
But then you said no.
Ah, look at... The tie, the tie.
That's James Arthur colours.
It's time to put the "wild" into Wild West, petal.
Let's have some fun.
Wild West. Maybe they're from the West Country? Maybe.
'You're halfway there already.'
But will you complete your guessing journey tonight?
'lee-ha!
# There'll be time enough For countin'
# When the dealing's done. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Before You Go'
# I fell by the wayside Like everyone else
# I hate you, I hate you, I hate you
# But I was just kidding myself
# Ancl our every moment I try to replay
# Now that they're gone
# All I hear are the words That I needed to say
# When you hurt Under the surface... #
Good, isn't he? So good.
# Like troubled water running cold
# Well, time can heal But this won't... #
I love him. So good.
#50
# Before you go
# Was there something I could've said
# To make it all stop hurting?
# It kills me that your mind Can make you feel so worthless
#50
# Before you go... #
WOW!
# Was never the right time Whenever you called
# Went little by little by little Until there was nothing at all
# Ancl our every moment I start to replay
# But all I can think about ls seeing that look on your face
# When you hurt under the surface
# Like troubled water running cold
# Well, time can heal But this won't
#50
# Before you go
# Was there something I could've said
# To make it all stop hurting?
# It kills me that your mind Can make you feel so worthless
#50
# Before you go. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Absolutely fantastic!
Give it up for Rhino, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Who wants to go first?
I do! Rita Ora.
Rhino, you have my favourite voice in the whole wide world.
WOW!
Obviously, we all saw the maths equation, and...
a quick calculation equals 3,000.
Ancl there's a really famous lyric
from this band that this guy is from.
# Ancl I've been in the year 3000. #
Love that.
I'm gonna go with Charlie Simpson from Busted.
OK.
Davina McCall?
We saw the school tie. Yeah.
Ancl Busted wore a school uniform in What I Go To School For.
It's Charlie Simpson!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I'm gonna come to you, Lee. 3,000, Roman numerals, MMM.
It could be a chef. What?!
"Mmm."
LAUGHTER
Or Marsha“ Mathews.
Oh! Eminem.
All right. I'm thinking it might be Eminem.
LAUGHTER
Mo, what are you thinking? I seen a clue that said "uniform".
In the army, they have a uniform. We've said it before,
but I think it could be James Blunt, you know.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Jonathan, who do you think it is?
I'm gonna stick with my guess.
I still think it's James Arthur in there.
CHEERING A lot of people agree with you here.
Do you need some help? Yes, please.
In the TV collab you've been dreaming of,
our friends at The Chase
are giving you the chance to play for a clue.
I know, right? To find out more,
let's head over to the main man, Bradley Walsh.
OK, panel, good luck. Here comes your first clue.
HE READS CLUE
I'd say '90s. Yeah, used to have them in the '90s.
Which one do you think?
Definitely not the '80s. Yeah, it's the '90s.
'90s? Yeah, go '90s.
Let's head back to Bradley to see if you're right.
Correct answer is:
Yeah! Yay!
Chaser's put:
Is that a clue? Someone else who was big in the '90s, maybe.
Someone who was big in the '90s.
What, you mean like Marshall Mathers?
LAUGHTER OK, who's that under the hat?
We'll only know when the mask comes off.
Give it up for Rhino, everybody.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Do you think the panel are charging towards Rhino's identity?
Or "Arthur" nowhere near?
This Rhino is ecstatic to be in the final.
I think that last clue
really threw the panel off track. Yee-ha!
On to our next finalist now.
Do I make you "fawny", baby?
It's Fawn!
# The sun'll come out tomorrow... #
In the semi-final, I gave them some really big clues.
I think it's Shania Twain. jenny McCarthy.
Suzanne Shaw. Billie Piper, ladies and gentlemen.
But I'm still on the run, and I'm still giving them the slip.
PRODUCER: Fawn interview, take one. Ooh, ace.
It's the final night,
and I can honestly say I never, ever thought I would be here.
But I'm so pleased I am.
# I got a feeling That tonight is on my side... #
'As Fawn, I've tried to stay leaps and bounds ahead of you.'
But now it's over to you.
"Leaps and bounds"... It's an athlete.
# I got it, I got it, I'm gold
# I'm shining so bright Yeah, I'm gold... #
You have one guess as to who I am.
One guess. One Direction?
But how can you be SURE?
Sure... Suzanne Shaw.
You'll just have to wait until the mask comes off.
# There's nothing better than to Hear the sound, hear the sound... #
Tonight, it's finally time to "fawn-d" out who I am.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Hopelessly Devoted To You'
# Guess mine ls not the first heart broken
# My eyes are not the first To cry... #
Oh, she's good, isn't she?
# I'm not the first to know
# There's just no getting over you
# I'm hopelessly devoted to you
# But now there's nowhere to hide
# Since you pushed my love aside
# I'm out of my head
# Hopelessly devoted to you... #
Oh, I recognised that voice then, for a second. I know, me too.
# Hopelessly devoted to you
# To you
# My head is ea yin'
# "Fool, forget him"
# My heart is ea yin'
# "Don't let go"
# Hold on to the end
# That's what I intend to do
# I'm hopelessly devoted to you
# But now there's no way to hide
# Since you pushed my love aside
# I'm outta my head
# Hopelessly devoted to you
# To you. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That was beautiful, wasn't it? Fabulous.
Give it up for Fawn, everybody! CH EERING
For me? For me!
Oh!
This is so lovely. Wasn't that beautiful?
It was so beautiful.
Whoever you are, you've got a world-class voice.
I'm gonna change my guess, I think. The last few weeks,
I've been guessing Billie Piper, ladies and gentlemen.
But then I remembered a clue from last week, which was "November 1st".
And I realised November 1st is All Saints' Day.
Oh! What?! That's good.
So I'm thinking it must be one of All Saints in there,
and I'm gonna guess Shaznay Lewis.
Shaznay! Yeah, Shaznay. Wow.
Davina, I'll come to you next. I was thinking model.
They keep walking down this straight line in the woods.
What lives in woods?
Foxes. Foxes!
Ancl I was like, "Oh, my God, it is Sam Fox in there."
Ancl she did I'm A Celeb. We had a "topsy-turvy" clue earlier.
I'm gonna go with Sam Fox, people.
Sam Fox.
Lee? You've got a look on your face
where you're like, "I've got a really good name."
At one point, she emphasised the word "who".
Didn't she? Yes. In the VT.
I started thinking about Doctor Who. There just happens to be
a type of mustard called Yellow Deer Mustard.
Genuinely true. What's another type of mustard?
Colman's mustard.
I think it might be Jenna Coleman.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Good. Mo, what are you thinking?
I know who it is, and I've been saying it for weeks.
Ancl I know this voice, it's so distinctive.
That's Shania Twain. Wow.
APPLAUSE
Rita, who do you think it is?
I kept hearing "sure, sure, sure".
I'm gonna stick with Suzanne Shaw.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Do you need another clue? Yes. Yes, please.
OK, let's play The Chase. Roll Bradley.
HE READS CLUE
We should let Lee decide,
cos it's his first night on the show. You decide.
I'm gonna go with B.
Let's see if you've found the answer.
Correct answer is... Gotta be "all called Leo", surely.
Leo DiCaprio. Yeah. Leo. Chaser's put:
LAUGHTER Lee, you know what might help us?
Is there a famous Leo who enjoys mustard?
I think Leonardo DiCaprio loves a bit of Colman's.
OK. New Fawn, who dis?
We'll only know when the mask comes off.
Raise the "hoof" for Fawn, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
The panel don't sound so SURE they've figured out Fawn's identity.
All sounds like "hearsay" to me.
I've been devoted to confusing the panel with my clues,
and it's worked.
They're still hopelessly searching for my identity. Ha-ha-ha!
Don't go switching, cos we have one more performance
from Phoenix before the studio audience vote.
Bye!
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to The Masked Singer. It is the grand final, everybody.
Whoo!
Time now for one more performance before the first audience vote.
He can walk the walk, but can he squawk the squawk?
It's Phoenix!
# I love you, baby Ancl if it's quite all right... #
'In the semi-final, what can I say?'
I was just too good to be true.
Luke Evans. johnny Borrell from Razorlight.
Gary Barlow. I think David Tennant can sing like that.
When it comes to who I am,
the panel are getting themselves in a flap. Ha-ha-ha-ha!
MUSIC: 'The Phoenix'
OMG. I can't believe it. The final!
# Rising tide, so come on... #
Twice before, I've been here. Ancl consecutively succeeded.
Consecutively. Twice.
Yes, I've been number one before, but that was a collective effort.
I'm telling you, he's in a band.
In a band, definitely a band member.
The Masked Singer stage.
It has all the buzz of a sell-out stadium.
Stadium, he's playing stadiums.
Wow. Oh, I know this!
Peanuts? Why is he eating peanuts?
My aim tonight: To make sure everyone has a good time.
'No-one wants a bunch of angry people at the door.'
He must have created a problem.
Tonight, I'm hoping for a blaze of glory.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'sway.
# When marimba rhythms Start to play... #
DAVINA CHEERS
# Dance with me, make me sway
# Like a lazy ocean hugs the floor
# Hold me close, sway me more
# Other dancers may be on the floor
# Dear, but my eyes They see only you... #
# Only you have that magic technique
# When we dance, I go weak... #
Sensational.
# When marimba rhythms start to play
# Dance with me, make me sway... #
CHEERING
# Like a lazy ocean hugs the shore
# Dance with me, sway me more... #
Yeah!
# Like a flower Bending in the breeze
# Dance with me, sway with me
# I can hear the sounds of violins
# Stay with me, sway with me
# When marimbas start to play... #
SUSTAINED NOTE
# When you dance You have a way with me
# Stay with me
# Sway with me. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
That was so good!
Give it up for Phoenix, everybody!
PANEL CHANT: Phoenix! Phoenix! Phoenix!
Give me a hug.
So good. Who wants to go first, who fancies it?
Oh, that was so good, Joel. The dancers, the choreography.
You're a real show man, you know this? Yeah.
But I think maybe this is someone who's a bit more of a producer.
I think it might be Mark Ronson. That's right.
Oh! What? That has come out of nowhere.
Yeah, I know.
Davina McCall?
I have said the same name for week after week.
I think that Phoenix is David Tennant.
All the clues are pointing me in this direction. OK. Lee Mack?
When I watched the VT, I thought I had it.
Collective effort? Three Lions on a shirt, with The Lightning Seeds.
Stadiums. And he can sing.
Frank Skinner.
Oh! Oh, that's a good guess.
Then I listened to the voice, that's ruined it for me.
There's no way that's Frank.
I think I'll go for my initial reaction,
which is David Tennant. Oof.
LAUGHTER Well stolen, Lee Mack.
What? I like that.
Rita Ora, how are you feeling? I've been saying Gary Barlow.
Ancl then I was like, "OK, maybe it could be Mark Owen."
JONATHAN: Yeah, I think you could be right.
Jonathan Ross?
I think, from the band Razorlight, I think it's johnny Borrell.
OK.
Fancy another clue? Yes, please.
OK, time for the final round of The Chase.
Here's your next clue.
HE READS CLUE
What?!
DAVINA LAUGHS
It's a Winkle-picker. Which one's correct? A, A!
It's got to be winkle-picker, hasn't it?
Yeah, we'll go with A. OK, let's see whether you're correct.
OK, a winkle-picker.
Yeah, gotta be, innit?
Yeah, well played. DAVINA CHEERS
Thank you. Chaser's put:
Goes winkle-picker. Ancl it's a fancy shoe.
Any idea what that could mean?
Well, a Winkle-picker is a shoe with a very sharp point.
What else is sharp?
A razor blade. johnny Borrell from Razorlight.
Oh, that could be something.
Well, we'll only see who da man inside da wingspan
when the mask comes off. Give it up for Phoenix! Yeah.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Are the panel's guesses swaying in the right direction?
Who do you think's behind the mask?
It's the final,
so I went hell for "feather" in that performance.
Watch and learn, everybody.
Our three finalists, Rhino, Fawn and Phoenix,
have now performed.
Studio audience, it is time to vote for your favourite masked singer.
The two acts with the most votes
will sing their song of the series later in the show,
leaving the remaining finalists to be unmasked.
AUDIENCE: Ooh.
While our audience vote,
here is a reminder of tonight's performances.
# Was there something I could've said
# To make it all stop hurting? #
# Hopelessly devoted to you... #
# Sway with me. #
The studio audience have voted, but before we reveal the results,
we've got something very special for you.
To help us crack the case,
we've invited back some former masked luminaries,
or CLUE-minaries...
See what I did there? ..to duet with tonight's finalists.
I love it.
Like us, they have no idea who's behind these masks.
But they've been rehearsing very closely,
so they're the perfect undercover agents.
Rhino, you will be going first.
Fawn and Phoenix, please go and get ready for your performances.
Head off down the tunnel. # Who are ya? Who are ya?
# Who are ya? Who's that behind the mask? #
Yes, Rhino! She's got a great "joker" face.
Please welcome back to the stage Harlequin!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# You and I
# We're beautiful Like diamonds in the sky... #
Hi, Harlequin.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Beneath Your Beautiful'
# You tell all the boys no
# Makes you feel good, yeah
# I know you're out of my league
# But that won't scare me away Oh, no... #
Wow.
# You've carried on so long
# You couldn't stop if you tried it
# You've built your wall so high
# No-one could climb it... #
What a voice.
BOTH: # But I'm gonna try
# Would you let me
# See beneath your beautiful?
# Would you let me
# See beneath your perfect?
# Take it off now, girl Take it off now, boy
# I wanna see inside
# Would you let me
# See beneath your beautiful Tonight?
# Would you let me
# See beneath your beautiful Tonight? #
VOCALISING
# Oh, tonight
# See beneath your beautiful
#Oh
# We, we ain't perfect We ain't perfect, no
# Would you let me Would you let
# See beneath your beautiful
# Tonight? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Oh, that's just... Wow! ..wonderful.
Give it up for Rhino and Harlequin, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Oh, it's so good to have you back, Harlequin.
That voice is unmistakable.
But let's just make sure it is who we think it is.
Everybody! Take it off!
ALL: Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off! Yay!
It's Gabrielle!
Gabrielle, the legend. Gabrielle!
Oh, Gabrielle, what's it like being back on the Masked Singer stage?
It's incredible.
I love being reunited with the Harlequin costume.
Aw! It's amazing.
And who do you think you've just duetted with?
Do you know something? DAVINA GASPS
Sounds like James Arthur to me.
You think it's James Arthur. I think it's James.
If not, I'll be kicking myself. Panel, what do you think?
I've been saying James Arthur for a while, so I think it is,
but I've got to say, hearing Gabrielle sing again,
what a treat. RITA: Oh, my God, I love you.
I love you all, too.
What is next for you? What are you up to?
I'm touring this year,
to celebrate 30 years of my single Dreams being out.
Wow! CHEERING
Anybody wants to come and hang out with me, let's have some fun.
I love that. Thank you so much for being here.
Give it up for Gabrielle, everybody! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Let's hear it for Rhino and Harlequin!
Thank you. Thank you so much.
I had so much fun with Harlequin out there tonight.
The perfect partner to keep me fooling the panel.
Coming up, we've got two more marvellous duets,
and one of our finalists will be unmasked.
Stay right where you are.
Including you. And you!
And... No, no, no, you! Sit!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Welcome back to The Masked Singer grand final!
Very soon, we'll be revealing the result of our first audience vote,
but now it is time for our second duet.
Fawn, you will be performing with a Masked Singer favourite.
Please welcome back to the stage, Traffic Cone!
# Highway to the Danger Zone... #
Yes!
# Highway to the Danger Zone. #
Nice to see him back.
SONG: 'When She Loved Me'
# When somebody loved me
# Everything was beautiful
# Every hour spent together
# Lives within my heart
# And when she was sad
# I was there to dry her tears
# And when she was happy
# So was I
# When she loved me... #
Aww. So good.
# Ancl when he was lonely
# I was there to comfort him
# Ancl I knew that... #
Wow.
# He loved me... #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# So the years went by
# I stayed the same
# But he began to drift away
# I was left alone
# Still, I waited for the clay
# When she'd say
# "I will always
# "Love you"
Oh, my God.
BOTH: # When somebody loved me
# Everything was beautiful
# Every hour we spent together
# Lives within my heart
# When he loved me When she loved me. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
AWW!
JOEL: Love that!
So beautiful.
Give it up for Traffic Cone and Fawn, everyone!
Look at Traffic Cone.
So wonderful to see you!
You're still just as hard to hug as you were before.
OK! Well, Traffic Cone, this isn't your first road-E-O.
You know what to do. Take it off!
CROWD CHANTING: Take it off, take it off!
There he is! It's Aled Jones, everyone!
Oh, it's lovely to see you again, Aled.
Any idea at all who you might be duetting with, Aled?
She's brilliant. Yeah. Absolutely brilliant.
Beautiful voice. Absolutely beautiful. It could be...
Fawn, baby deer - could be Baby Spice.
Baby Spice? That's a good shout.
You sounded amazing. Oh, thank you.
Ancl we love singing this song.
Ancl also, I love Coney, so any excuse to come back.
Well, Traffic Cone,
Aled Jones, it has been great to have you here,
but now get back to work on the M1, please! Good luck!
Let's hear it again for Fawn and Traffic Cone!
Love you, Med.
It was so amazing to duet with Traffic Cone tonight.
It must be driving the panel mad not knowing who I am.
I am loving these duets,
and it is time to complete the trio!
Phoenix, you'll be performing with someone pretty fantastic.
Welcome back to the stage, Fox!
Wow! Oh!
# Ring-ding-ding Ding-dingeringeding
# Gering-ding-ding Ding-dingeringeding
# Ring-ding-ding Ding-dingeringeding
# What the fox say?
# Wa-pa-pa, Pa'pa'pa'P°W
# What the fox say? #
That costume is so good. So good.
SONG: 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart'
Oh, banger!
# Don't go breaking my heart
# I couldn't if I tried... #
Yeah!
# Oh, honey, if I get restless
# Baby, you're not that kind... #
Whoo! Go on, Fox!
# Don't go breaking my heart
# You take the weight off of me
# Oh, honey When you knock on my door
# Oh, I gave you my keY
BOTH: # Whoo-hoo, nobody knows it
# When I was down
# I was your clown
# Whoo-hoo, nobody knows it
# Right from the start
# I gave you my heart
# Ooh, ooh
# Gave you my heart
# Don't go breaking my heart
# I won't go breaking your heart
# Don't go breaking my Don't go breaking my
# Don't go breaking my heart
# Don't go breaking my Don't go breaking my
# Don't go breaking my heart. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes!
Give it up for Fox and Phoenix, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
You're so beautiful, Fox.
So good. I hope it is Denise van Outen in there.
There's only one way to find out, everybody. Take it off!
CROWD CHANTING: Take it off, take it off!
Take it off!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Now you've taken the head off
you just look like you're dressed like Rita Ora.
Did you enjoy getting back into character again?
You know what? It's so nice.
I love this show, it's just great to be back as the Fox,
and to perform with Phoenix, who is amazing!
DAVI NA: Yes!
I feel like the panel really need your help.
Who do you think it could be?
I can detect a slight Northern accent.
I don't know if you can pick that up when singing. No.
The reddish colour of the costume... Yes.
...I'm thinking this could be Leigh Francis.
OK. AKA, Keith Lemon.
Can Leigh sing that well? Yes!
Oh, can he? I've heard Leigh do karaoke, and he's really good.
Oh, really? Trust me on this one.
Fox, thank you so much. You've been fantastic.
Give it up for Phoenix and Fox, everybody!
AKA, Denise van Outen.
My cunning plan to confuse the panel
with the help of my friend Fox has worked.
The panel are still scratching for names,
and I'm swooping towards The Masked Singer crown!
Mwah-ha-ha-ha!
After the break,
we'll be revealing the results of our studio audience votes,
and either Rhino, Fawn or Phoenix will be unmasked.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to the grand final!
Earlier tonight, our studio audience voted
for their favourite masked singer - Rhino, Fawn or Phoenix.
But which two characters will be performing again
to become the 2023 champion?
RITA GASPS I have the results.
Oh, here we go.
I can reveal... Oh, gosh.
...that in no particular order,
the first masked singer going through is...
AUDIENCE SHOUTING OUT
Could be any of them, couldn't it?
...Phoenix!
Wow! Wow.
That means Rhino and Fawn,
one of you is in the final two,
and the other will be unmasked immediately.
SHE GASPS
Oh. AUDIENCE: Ooh.
The second masked singer returning to perform again... Oh, my God.
...is...
AUDIENCE SHOUTING OUT
...Rhino!
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Oh, congratulations.
Give it up for Rhino and Phoenix, everyone.
Yeah. Well done, guys. Head off down the tunnel, you're amazing.
# Who are ya? Who are ya? Who's that behind the mask? #
Let's hear it for Fawn.
Aw, Fawn. I thought Fawn was through.
Yeah, me too. You have been so wonderful.
Aw.
Unfortunately, your time on The Masked Singer has come to an end,
and it is time to remove your mask.
But first, of course, panel, who do you think it is? Mo?
This is a name that I've said for the last couple of weeks,
I think it's Shania Twain.
OK. Davina McCall?
Sam Fox.
Ooh. AUDIENCE GROAN
I know, I'd boo me, too. It's fine.
Lee Mack. It's just come to me who the voice reminds me of.
I think it might be Sharleen Spiteri from Texas.
Oh, yes. RITA: Ah, that's a great shout.
Rita Ora. I'm just gonna stick with Suzanne Shaw.
Going with Suzanne Shaw. Jonathan Ross.
From All Saints, I think it might be Shaznay Lewis.
OK, let's see if any of you are right.
There's only one way to find out.
Fawn, who's behind the mask?
ALL: Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off!
God, I'm so excited to see who it is!
I can't wait!
ALL: Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off! Who are you?
Take it off!
Take it off! Take it off! Take it off!
It's Natalie Appleton, everybody!
Ah!
From All Saints, platinum-selling girl band.
I knew it! It's Natalie Appleton!
I was so close again.
Oh, my gosh.
Oh, wow. Oh, man.
We were so close!
You were so incredible. Hi.
You are so amazing. Oh, my God, that's what you look like!
That's what YOU look like! LAUGHTER
You absolutely had us all flummoxed,
and that is quite something, so well done, that's so good.
We don't get to hear your voice like that often,
where you're singing those ballads. What an amazing voice you have.
Incredible. Thank you very much.
I loved, like, fooling you guys, it was such a buzz.
I guessed All Saints. You did.
That was pretty close. I genuinely thought you were Shania Twain!
LAUGHTER
I was so buzzing. LAUGHTER
There was a clue that said "Never Ever".
That's an All Saints song. An All Saints song. Oh, my goodness.
Ancl there was a clue about you didn't want milk in your coffee.
Of course, that's Black Coffee, such an amazing track. Yeah.
Oh!
Have you had fun? I've had the best time ever.
Yeah? It's been amazing.
I do recommend.
If you could recommend it to Shania Twain, Mo might be right one clay.
LAUGHTER
Well, we've absolutely loved having you.
Performing for us one final time, unmasked at last,
ladies and gentlemen, it's Natalie Appleton!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Thank you.
Well done.
SONG: 'Hopelessly Devoted To You'
Whoo! Go, Natalie!
# Guess mine ls not the first heart broken
# My eyes are not the first to cry
# I'm not the first to know
# There's just no getting over you
# I'm hopelessly devoted to you
# But now
# There's nowhere to hide
# Since you pushed my love aside
# I'm out of my head... #
Wow.
# Hopelessly devoted to you... #
Whoo!
# Hopelessly devoted to you
# To you. #
Yes!
Whoa'. Yes, Natafie'.!
Yes!
Give it up for Natalie Appleton, everybody.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Thank you.
Thank you!
So, Rhino and Phoenix are our final two,
and for their next performance,
they'll sing their favourite song of the series.
It's like the last day of term! AUDIENCE: Ooh!
Jonathan, will you sign my shirt?
No. OK, we've still got a case to crack.
Before Rhino takes to the stage,
here's what happened when Mr Dommett, that's me,
called our finalists into the classroom to get some answers.
I'm strict.
BELL RINGS
OK, everybody, settle down, settle down.
Time for everybody's favourite lesson...
...maths!
Boring! Quiet at the front!
Who can tell me, if we add up all the clues together so far,
what do we get?
Well, sir, if it's the panel doing the sum,
it's the wrong answer.
Well, smarty pants,
maybe you can sum things up for us, Rhino.
Sure thing, partner!
'They each added up all the arrows.'
Three arrows. What do you think that means?
'They didn't factor in the direction.'
One of them must have subtracted a brain cell
because they had forgotten we've met before.
One of you guys might think I'm quite muggy. Muggy?
That's what Rylan says. "Mugging me off, mate.
"It's well muggy, innit?"
They literally couldn't add up
what my creative endeavour was trying to tell them.
Maybe he's, like, an actor or something.
There were clues times three with a common link on my rider.
That's not helped anybody, has it? No.
If they'd added that all up, it would have equal led me.
Oh, don't show off.
RHINO HUFFS Nobody likes a rhino-it-all.
GROWLS
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Try'
# Ever wonder 'bout What he's doing...? #
Whoo!
# Ancl how it all turned to lies
# Sometimes, I think it's better
# Not to ask why
# Ooh, ooh
# Ooh, hoo... #
What a voice.
That's a falsetto.
# Where there is desire There is gonna be a flame
# Where there is a flame Someone's bound to get burned
# just because it burns Doesn't mean you're gonna die
# You've gotta get up And try, try, try
# Funny how the heart Can be deceiving
# Even for a couple times
# Why do we fall in love so easy
# Even when it's not right?
# Where there is desire There is gonna be a flame
# Where there is a flame Someone's bound to get burned
# just because it burns Doesn't mean you're gonna die
# You've gotta get up And try, try, try
. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
ALL: Rhino! Rhino! Rhino! Rhino!
Give it up for Rhino, everybody!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yes! It's so good, it was wonderful.
Panel, did you enjoy seeing that wonderful song again?
Even better second time round. Brilliant.
I don't know if it's the excitement of the final and everything,
but you were fantastic.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
This is your last chance now.
Have you picked up any extra clues from the school VT?
It was tough, wasn't it? There was the arrows,
there was a target he was painting. Ooh!
Oh?
Yes, Miss McCall. Three members of Busted.
Yes. Three arrows. Mo Gilligan?
The arrows were pointing down,
so I don't know if there's someone in One Direction,
maybe Liam Payne.
You know, arrows, if they hit you, it's a lot of pain.
LAUGHTER
I've spent the last three minutes
trying to work out who's in the horse.
LAUGHTER
I think it might be Ant and Dec. LAUGHTER
Well, can Rhino "rhi-go" all the way?
There's not long until we find out. Give it up for Rhino, everybody.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
As a cowboy, I'm used to being in duels.
Who's drawn the best performance?
It's got to be me.
The bell doesn't dismiss you, I dismiss you.
Next to attend Mr Dommett's School For Masked Singers,
it's Phoenix.
When'. More dues.
BELL RINGS
# School's out for summer... #
Welcome...
...to detention.
Whatever I did, I didn't do it, sir.
You know full well why you're here, Phoenix.
Withholding clues is against school policy.
And you keep setting off the fire alarms.
I refute that accusation, Headmaster.
It's not my fault the panel haven't learned to read my clues.
Care to explain yourself, Phoenix?
With pleasure.
It's not my fault the penny didn't drop
about my name being a catchphrase.
That clue didn't help us at all.
So it should be them in detention, really.
I'm simply not to blame that Mo spotted a clue
but then just let his attention wander.
There's a football there.
I can't be held accountable
if they didn't recognise a memento from the school trip.
Two sticks of rock.
I thought he was a rock star, but now I'm thinking he's an actor.
I gave them a good charade.
Mind your head, old boy.
Mind your head? To do with Henry VIII?
But you can't accuse me if they didn't work it out.
The only thing I'm guilty of
is laughing at how far away they are with their guessing.
Ha-ha-ha! See?
Quiet in class!
Any more out of you, Phoenix,
and I'll set off the fire extinguisher.
Flaming hell, sir.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
SONG: 'Get Lucky'
# Like the legend of the phoenix
# All ends in beginning
# What keeps the planet spinnin' Yeah
# A force from the beginning
# We've come too far
# To give up who we are... #
9“. yeah'. Hey'.!
# So let's raise the bar
# Lift our cups to the stars
# She's up all night till the sun I'm up all night to get some... #
This is such a good performance. Yeah.
# For good fun She's up all night... #
SINGS ALONG: # To get lucky. #
# Like the present has no ribbon
# If you wanna leave, I'm with it
# Coming along
# Cos we've come too far
# To give up who we are
# So let's raise the bar
# And our cups to the stars
# She's up all night till the sun
# I'm up all night to get some
# She's up all night for good fun
# I'm up all night to get lucky... # RITA MOUTHS
# We're up all night till the sun
# We're up all night to get some
# We're up all night for good fun
# We're up all night to get... # HE VOCALISES
# Lucky. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
JOEL: Well done. Good stuff. Give it up for Phoenix, everybody!
Yeah! Yeah.
Oh...
That was wonderful, Phoenix, for the final time. So good! Oh!
Wow. Did you enjoy seeing that song again?
So... Amazing. So good.
Absolutely brilliant. CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
I quite enjoyed those clues the second time round,
cos I saw the rock, and I thought,
"Maybe it is somebody in a rock band".
OK. Cos I really enjoy when you sing swing,
but maybe it's a massive disguise, maybe you're a massive rock star.
AUDIENCE: Ooh.
Well, will we be saying, "And the 'winger' is?"
Give it up for Phoenix, everybody! Yeah!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
So, here we are. The final two.
I've "pecked" off the competition one by one.
This bird WILL have the last word. Mwah-ha-ha-ha.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Rhino and Phoenix have sung their hooves and feathers off,
but who will take home the Masked Singer crown?
All will be revealed after the break,
but now it's your final chance to win
our spectacular competition prize worth over £140,000.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to the Masked Singer grand final.
CHEERING
We started with 13 brand-new characters,
and now just two remain.
AUDIENCE: Ooh.
Studio audience, who do you want to win The Masked Singer 2023?
Rhino or Phoenix?
While the studio audience vote,
here is a reminder of all of tonight's performances.
# So, before you go... #
# Got to get up and try, try, try
# Got to get up And try, try, try... #
# Like a flower Bending in the breeze
# Dance with me, sway with me... #
# We're up all night to get... # HE VOCALISES
# Lucky. #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yeah! Ah...
The results... DAVINA GASPS
...are in.
Ooh. I can reveal...
...that the winner... DAVINA GASPS
...of The Masked Singer 2023...
...is...
AUDIENCE SHOUTS
It's Rhino!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Well done!
Aw! Look at his nose!
Well done!
Give a hug... Aw!
Well done. So good. Massive congratulations.
Yay!
Well done, Rhino. You will be removing your mask very shortly.
Off you go. Get ready for your final performance.
Yay! Well done.
Give it up for Phoenix, everybody. Aw!
APPLAUSE Phoenix, you've been so good.
You came so close,
and now it is time to finally find out who you really are.
First of all, Mo, who do think it is?
Oh, man, congratulations on getting to the final.
You've been absolutely incredible.
The last name I said was Mark Ronson.
I'll stick with that. I think it's Mark Ronson. OK.
Davina McCall? I'm gonna stick with David Tennant.
OK. Good guesses. Lee Mack?
All I've got is winkle-pickers.
I'm going for Henry Winkler, The Fonz.
LAUGHTER Rita?
You've confused absolutely everybody. Yes!
I'm gonna go with Mark Owen. Mark Owen.
Jonathan? I don't know if any of us got it right,
but I'll stick with johnny Borrell from Razorlight.
OK.
Well, let's see if any of you were right.
Phoenix, who's behind the mask?
ALL CHANT: Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off!
Who is it? Take it off!
Come on! Take it off! Take it off!
It's Ricky Wilson!
Oh! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Wow! Oh, my God, Ricky!
It's legendary front man. of incredible band, Kaiser Chiefs.
It's Ricky Wilson. Of course it is.
Rita, how long did you work with him? No.
There's no way.
Hi. Oh, my God!
How long did you work with Ricky? We did a whole show together!
LAUGHTER
This is not fair. I'm never gonna forgive you ever again. Sorry.
I don't think it's Ricky's fault. I think it's your fault.
What do you think of some of their guesses?
David Tennant, I'm very pleased with that, Davina. Yes.
I was a bit sad that you weren't David Tennant,
but I'm very pleased that you're Ricky.
I'm a bit sad I'm not David Tennant either.
LAUGHTER
I think you sound like Michael Buble, there's a career in swing.
CHEERING Yeah. Go for it.
The swing album will be available by Christmas.
LAUGHTER
That's why I think it threw people off.
You were going... Completely.
...an entirely different way with your music.
Was that intentional? Yes.
It was really difficult. You were so good.
If you sang how you sing, I would've got you in a second.
Badly. LAUGHTER
I feel like you completely embodied a different character.
Yeah. The confidence.
APPLAUSE Whoa'.!
That was the best bit of it. I can't stop doing that. Yeah.
LAUGHTER You're so in the character.
Those wings must've been very hard to go to the toilet with.
LAUGHTER
Cos he's a bird, he can just poo on people's cars.
LAUGHTER
Can I ask you a question? Yes, of course you can, Rita.
You said, "I get people angry." What's that about?
Oh, we had a song called Angry Mob. Angry Mob.
Oh! Of course. Oh!
There was, like, an office chair, but without the chair on it,
but it was for The Voice.
The spinning chair from The Voice! They spin round.
Oh, come on! LAUGHTER
How did we not get that?
Have you enjoyed it, though? Of course. It gets quite infectious.
Yeah. You really wanna win it.
Yeah. Rhino!
Damn you, Rhino! CHEERING
Give it up for Ricky Wilson, everybody. Thank you!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE I love you!
Performing for us one final time, unmasked at last,
it is your runner-up, it's Ricky Wilson, everyone.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE You're amazing.
SONG: 'sway.
SHE LAUGHS
# When marimba rhythm starts to play
# Dance with me, make me sway
# Like the lazy oceans hug the shore
# Hold me close, sway me more... #
Yes, Ricky! Yes!
# When marimba rhythm starts to play
# Dance with me, make me sway
# Like the lazy ocean hugs the shore
# Hold me close, sway me more
# When marimbas start to play... # HE VOCALISES
Yes!
# Hold me close, let me sway
# When we dance You have a way with me
# Sway with me
# Stay. # HELAUGHS
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Yeah!
Loved it. Go on, Ricky.
Give it up one last time for Ricky Wilson, everyone!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Stay right where you are, because after the break,
Rhino will return to the stage as our Masked Singer champion
and finally reveal their true identity.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# Who's that behind the mask? #
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Welcome back to the grand final.
It doesn't get any grander than this, baby!
Now, before the break, we found out Phoenix's true identity,
but now, are you ready to unmask one last celebrity?
AUDIENCE: Yes!
Please welcome back to the stage your Masked Singer winner,
it's Rhino!
MUSIC: 'Wild Thing' by The Troggs
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
# You make my heart sing... #
Rhino. Yes!
I love that.
So good.
Rhino is our champion,
and it is finally time to reveal their identity.
AUDIENCE: Ooh!
But first, panel, who do you think it is? Mo?
Congratulations, Rhino. You was absolutely phenomenal.
I think it is Jason Orange from Take That.
OK. That's who I'm going with.
Davina McCall?
Please be Charlie Simpson. That's all I'm gonna say. Please.
JOEL LAUGHS
Lee Mack? George Ezra.
Yes. Cos he's got the little bassy voice.
RITA: Yeah. OK. Rita Ora?
I am also gonna stick with Charlie Simpson.
OK. And finally, Jonathan Ross?
I've been saying this name for a while,
but the fact that Gabrielle thought it was him as well.
The voice. I think it's got to be James Arthur.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Everyone really thinks it's James Arthur here in the studio.
OK. Let's see if any of you are right.
Who's behind the mask?
ALL CHANT: Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off!
Oh, my goodness.
Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off!
Oh, my gosh!
Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off!
# Who's that behind the mask? #
Charlie Simpson! Oh! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Your winner is Charlie Simpson.
CHEERING Oh!
Yeah! Oh, my God.
From Busted and Fight star, Brit Award winner Charlie Simpson.
Yes, mate. Amazing.
How are you? Oh!
You've been so, so good. Oh, this is so weird!
LAUGHTER
Is it weirder without the head on than...? It's so much weirder.
LAUGHTER
There's no secret - I'm a huge fan.
Well, can I check? Cos you said you wrote down a name
on a piece of paper at the beginning... Oh! Yeah.
Ancl we said, "Let's check and see whether Joel is telling the truth."
I've got the piece of paper. Oh, it's there.
Whoo! Ah, there it is.
There we go. Oh! "Charlie Simpson."
DAVI NA: Yeah!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Episode one.
Charlie, check his other pocket. He has one saying "James Arthur".
LAUGHTER
There was loads of clues in there. The wedding crashers one you got.
Yes. What was "get muggy"?
The first time we went on your show, Jonathan, you gave us a mug each.
Me, Matt and James. Yes. Ancl it had our faces engraved in it.
Me and my children painted your faces on mugs. Yes.
Aw! And we made them as unflattering as possible.
LAUGHTER Yes.
So, can I ask you? Were you taken back by the experience?
So, I was terrified the entire time,
because the thing I'm scared most of is remembering lyrics.
I often forget lyrics to my own songs on stage.
Yeah. It happens. LAUGHTER
Try, the last version of Try I did,
was sort of the only time I didn't really think about lyrics
and just tried to enjoy it. Yeah. Yeah.
Ancl it was amazing. Thank you.
Like, you won. I know!
You won. Yay! CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Did you think at any point that you were gonna win this? No. No.
I was just like, "Just remember the lyrics and have fun."
Your voice shone through so beautifully.
Every song, it was flawless. It really was. Thank you.
Yeah. Really wonderful.
You've been absolutely amazing. I'm really excited it's you.
Give it up for Charlie Simpson. Thank you so much, everyone.
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE Your winner. Thank you.
What a grand final. What a grand series.
The case of The Masked Singer 2023 is officially closed.
A massive well done to all of our celebrities,
the panel, and, of course, you at home.
Thank you for playing along.
We hope you've enjoyed it as much as we have.
Next on ITV, it's the brand-new series of Starstruck
with new judge...
Yes, that's right, Mo, it's Shania Twain.
LAUGHTER That DOES impress me much.
But now, with the final performance of the series, unmasked at last,
it's your winner, Charlie Simpson!
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Thank you.
SONG: 'Before You Go'
# Was never the right time Whenever you called
# Went little by little by little Until there was nothing at all
# Ancl our every moment I start to replay
# All I can think about ls seeing that look on your face
# You hurt under the surface
# Like troubled water running cold
# Well, time can heal but this won't
# So... # CHEERING
# Before you go
# Was there something I could've said... #
Yes!
# To make it all stop hurting?
# It kills me that your mind Can make you feel so worthless
# So, before you go. #
HE VOCAUSES
CHEERING AND APPLAUSE
Yeah!
Thank you.
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