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# Oh, oh, oh, oh
# Ain't nobody... #
Whaa!
..wild card Microphone sang their way into the competition.
That is exactly what I'm talkin' about!
But it was Zombie who went back to the dead.
Take it off! Take it off!
OSHER: It is Emma Watkins!
# I'm not your friend... #
I feel like I've heard this voice before.
..another brand-new wild-card mask takes to the stage...
I'm buying a bigger garden.
..to blow this competition apart.
Yes!
This has never happened on The Masked Singer.
I loved it! I loved it! I loved it!
And one celebrity will be...
This panel tonight is on fire.
..unmasked.
BOTH: Take it off! Take it off! OSHER: Oh, my goodness!
Get ready to play TV's wildest guessing game.
# Don't know your face, don't know your name
# Why don't we play a little game?
# Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
# Who is that? Who is that?
# Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
# Who is that? #
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Yeah!
Thank you!
Good evening! Welcome to Masked Singer!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
So grateful you could join us.
My name's Osher Gunsberg.
Thank you for being a part of this show, which is...
I don't know. How do you describe it?
Imagine the weirdest dream you've ever had
multiplied by a thousand,
and then image that the monster that's chasing you in your dream
is a gigantic rooster wearing a tweed suit.
(LAUGHTER) MEL: Yep.
Which would be terrifying, if he didn't have such a lovely voice.
Tonight you will see four superb singers,
four amazing masks,
but you will not see the famous faces behind those masks...
..until the end of the show.
Because we will then see one secret celebrity's face
right here on this stage tonight! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
And guiding our guesses along the way,
this fantastic foursome.
It's got to be Mel B! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
It can only be Abbie Chatfield! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
It has to be Dave Hughes! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
And it must be Chrissie Swan! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Abbie, we're more than halfway through this series.
Mm-hm. I've gotta ask.
How are you feeling about the captaincy situation?
Hughesy is our self-appointed captain, everyone.
Everyone's happy about that, aren't they?
MEL: No. (WHOOPING)
Don't whoo. Now, here's the thing -
Chrissie Swan has guessed two masks correctly so far.
This is true.
And I was thinking, after the last mask that we saw -
beautiful, amazing Zombie -
that maybe it's time to shake things up in the hierarchy.
Yes.
And maybe it becomes a matriarch, rather than a patriarch.
And that person maybe is the Swan herself.
(GASPS) Yeah, I'm down.
We have... Yeah.
Mel and I have discussed this. Yeah.
#MaskedSpill.
There is a spill going on. It's a spill. It's a coup.
But whoever said this was a democracy, alright? So...
Alright, if Chrissie gets it right tonight, I will abdicate.
If she gets the winner tonight, she becomes team captain.
We happy with that? Winner takes all.
High stakes. Alright.
I'm up for the challenge, though, Hughesy. (CHUCKLES)
Chrissie, if you do become captain... I do have to ask this.
You're a very busy person - you've got breakfast radio,
you have TV commitments, you have a whole family of kids.
Mm-hm.
How are you managing the mental load of all this guessing as well?
I'm neglecting everything apart from The Masked Singer.
(LAUGHTER)
This has just got its fangs in me.
I can't sleep properly, I'm dreaming of the masks...
I've actually had a dream about tonight's show.
Stay tuned.
(CHEERING) Ooh. Whoa.
Mel, last time we stood here, we had our very first wild card.
I've just been told we've got another one tonight.
(MEL LAUGHS) Yes. I love the wild cards!
I love this! A brand-new mask that we've never seen before.
You see? This just makes me wanna lose my shiznot
over and over and over again.
The wild card is so exciting.
We get really excited about it.
I get a fresh chance to get it wrong! I can't wait.
Yes! Exactly.
Always the optimist, Hughesy. I love it.
That wild card will join us later in the show,
but we're gonna kick off with a triple treat -
a three-mask collaboration.
Make some noise for the incredible voices
of Snapdragon, Rooster and Popcorn!
Oh! This is gonna be unbelievable! (CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
('LOVE IS IN THE AIR' PLAYS)
(CLUCKS)
# Love is in the air
# Everywhere I look around
Hm! Come on. Hey!
# Love is in the air
# Every sight and every sound
(CLUCKS)
# And I don't know if I'm being foolish
# I don't know if I'm being wise
# But it's something that I must believe in
# And it's there when I look in your eyes
# Love is in the air
# In the whisper of the trees
# Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
# Love is in the air
# In the thunder of the sea
ALL: # And I don't know if I'm just dreaming
MEL: Nice harmonies!
# Don't know if I feel sane
# But it's something that I must believe in
# And it's there when you call out my name
ROOSTER: Come on. (CLUCKS)
CHOIR: # Love is in the air
# Ooh, love is in the air
# Love is in the air # Love is in the air
# Oh, oh, oh
# Oh, oh, oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
# Love is in the air # Love is in the air
ALL: # Love is in the air! #
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Oh, I love them! OSHER: Snapdragon, Popcorn and Rooster!
Give it up for these guys!
Whoo!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
Rooster is just... has so much show business.
Mel B, how was it for you?
I loved it! Come on, now.
I just wanna see 'em all again!
Oh! We're gagging for it up here!
They're three superstars on that stage...
Yes. Yes. Yeah.
..and I cannot wait to find out who they are.
Yeah. Me too. Me too!
Chrissie, I mean,
I don't know if you've had something to do with the playlist
but there seems to be a lot of Chrissie Swan's Greatest Driving Songs going on.
It really feels like it.
Another Aussie classic from John Paul Young.
I mean, who doesn't love that song?!
Yeah! Especially... Fantastic.
..sung to you by a... a chicken, a flower and a snack.
It's the best combination.
Ever! Ever.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
So, our second wild card is prepped, warmed up, ready to go.
I've never seen them before. Are you ready?
Yes! Australia, meet Gnome!
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
(JAUNTY FAIRYTALE MUSIC)
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE) Massive.
That is a big boy.
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE)
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE DIES DOWN)
(CHEERING, APPLAUSE BUILDS UP)
Is that one of the biggest masks ever?
Nice to see you, Gn...
Oh, are we gonna cuddle?
Aww. ALL: Aww!
Gnome, ladies and gentlemen!
(APPLAUSE)
Before this mighty mask sings for us,
shall we head down the garden path and check out some clues about Gnome?
(APPLAUSE)
Here we go.
(JAUNTY MUSIC)
Hi. I'm Gnome.
And I'm bringing the magic to this competition. (GIGGLES)
He's slapping his thigh. Maybe he's German.
I do love a green and pleasant land. (LAUGHS)
Green land? I'm thinking tennis.
But I'm more of a city Gnome.
It is my garden of earthly delights.
This is where you will find my desires.
Not every gnome gets involved in politics...
Croatian flag. Croatian.
..but I do know a lot about preferential voting!
What's he holding?
Is he holding...awards?
What sort of awards?
Don't confuse me with a goblin.
We only have the name in common.
(PLAYS JAZZ)
And it makes me double boiling mad!
(STEAM WHISTLE BLOWS)
Tonight the Gnome is coming on hot.
(APPLAUSE)
ABBIE: Ooh. Hot Gnome. MEL: Hmm.
What sort of awards were they? I thought they were Logies.
I've never been real close to one, but I reckon they were.
Well, if it's three Logies, it could be Rove.
Oh, it could be naughty Rove.
Rove is not eight foot tall, but he's more garden-gnome size.
He's your mate.
Well, if he's under there, I'm sorry, man.
(LAUGHTER)
Gnome sings for us next on The Masked Singer!
# Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh-oh
# Who is that? #
This is The Masked Singer here on Channel 10,
the 'gnome' of entertainment.
Or wild card is next. First time they're on stage.
But, honestly, they've been singing since they were in the nursery.
Give it up for Gnome!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
(INTRO TO I'M A BELIEVER PLAYS)
# I thought love was only true in fairytales
# Meant for someone else, but not for me
# Love was out to get me
# That's the way it seemed
# Disappointment haunted all my dreams
# Then I saw her face
# Now I'm a believer
# Not a trace, of doubt in my mind
# I'm in love # Ooh
# I'm a believer I couldn't leave her if I tried
# I thought love was more or less... Let me listen to that voice.
# ..a given thing
# Seems the more I gave, the less I got
# What's the use in trying?
I know who that is.
# When all you get is pain I know who it is!
Really? Yep.
# When I need sunshine, I got rain Yes, I know!
# And then I saw her face
# Now I'm a believer
# Not a trace, of doubt in my mind
# I'm in love # Ooh
# I'm a believer, I couldn't leave her if I tried. #
Yes! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Whoo!
Gnome, ladies and gentlemen!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
The Gnome!
Gnome, you are...you're an ornament to this show, mate.
You really are. That was fantastic. Dave.
I'm a believer! Yes!
(LAUGHS)
Oh, mate, I'm buying a bigger garden,
'cause I need you in it, Gnome, alright?
And I want you to take the other four gnomes with you,
'cause I think the Spice Girls
might have a revival situation going on.
Did the clues tell you anything? Do you have any ideas?
Did the voice tell you anything?
I'm weighing it up between...
..Jimmy Barnes and Goran Ivanisevic.
Oh. Oh. Wow!
Yeah. Oh. Goran Ivanisevic?
Goran Ivanisevic, if you don't know,
you need to study your tennis history,
who won Wimbledon against Pat Rafter back in 2001,
and this Gnome is here to take another Aussie title home, I reckon.
Yeah! Oh.
And he also, "green grass" was one of the clues. He won on Wimbledon.
He was a hothead. There was a double boil, wasn't there?
A double boiler situation. A double boiler, yes. Double boiler.
Goran was one of the biggest boilover guys in the game.
Ah. So, yeah.
Good work, Hughesy. I'm impressed. Thank you!
Well done, Hughesy.
I'm impressed. I want to keep my captaincy!
Trying to hold onto that captaincy for all you've got.
Mel...there was a gnome singing about being a believer. How was it for you?
It was fun, actually.
You know what, what mesmerises me is how tall you must be.
Regardless of how tall the outfit is,
you are moving quite swift and quick,
so I'm thinking you really are that tall.
And you sung like an athlete would sing, to me.
Yes!
Is that a nice way of saying, "You're not a professional singer"?
No... Yes.
(LAUGHTER)
So, I mean, there's a few clues that make sense to me.
He said, "I do love a green and pleasant land."
I have something that you might be really impressed with.
The Sydney Swans!
This person has played on the green AFL field since he was 17 years old.
Yes. Yes. Do you know who I'm getting at?
Yeah, the legend himself!
Do you want to say it with me? The one and only...
BOTH: Buddy Franklin!
(CHEERING) CHRISSIE: I like this!
That is a...that is a big guess. And he's a big guy.
And he's a tank in that Gnome costume.
Well and truly could.
Abbie.
Now, that song, it spans generations, that song.
So to hear that sung to you by a gigantic gnome, what was that like?
Oh, it was beautiful.
It was like I was at Shrek the Musical, but better.
(LAUGHS) It was stunning.
I have a few guesses. Yes? Good.
Now, they're all a bit loosey-goosey, but that's alright,
we're starting off with a wild card.
Now, Gnomie, you mentioned preferential voting
and I thought... Yeah.
.."What shows involve preferential voting?"
What ones?
Well, the biggest preferential vote of all is The Bachelor.
Oh!
You've listed them on your sheet one by one.
But Osher's there! (LAUGHTER)
Could this be...Tim Robards?
Oh! That's a good one.
Chrissie, who is behind the mask?
Well, I think it's time for me to divulge my dream.
Oh, this is unbelievable. Who is it?
What is it? Who is it?
And it wasn't here on set, but my dreams generally mean something.
And featured in the dream quite heavily
was Matt Preston.
Oh.
You could hide a cravat under that beard pretty easily.
There was a hot reference there.
The theme song from MasterChef is Hot N Cold by Katy Perry.
There was a newspaper. Matt Preston is a very well regarded journalist.
But here's the clincher, guys.
Oh, go on. Oh, here we go.
This is for the trifecta of correct guesses.
Cravats originate in Croatia.
(ALL EXCLAIM)
That is a good one!
Has she done it again?!
That's a good one. (LAUGHS)
ANNOUNCER: Our panel thought
that one of these celebrities
might be behind the mask.
# Who is that? Who is that? # Who do you think it is?
# Who is that? #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Absolutely nothing is gonna stop us
from seeing a celebrity face right here on this stage tonight.
It could be you!
This is The Masked Singer.
# Who is that? #
This is The Masked Singer!
If you're a florist, prepare yourself.
You're about to see the best singing stamen you'll ever lay your eyes on
in this timeslot.
Dig your teeth into these clues about Snapdragon.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Come on.
Yes! I love Snapdragon.
I'm Snapdragon and I'm in my element in the Masked Singer.
Although, I might feel like a Babushka doll.
As a Snapdragon, you never know what you'll be asked to do.
That's four snapdragons. I wonder if Snappy was in a band.
One day, the public showers you with love,
and the next, you're heading for a downfall.
Ow.
Are they clam shells? Are they oyster shells?
Shell downfall.
Snapdragons come in all colours of the rainbow.
My childhood was quite golden.
Definitely from a privileged background.
I'm Snapdragon
and I'm a natural
to win The Masked Singer.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
I know this is gonna blow my mind again.
('THEREFORE I AM' BY BILLIE EILISH PLAYS)
# I'm not your friend or anything, damn
# You think that you're the man
# I think, therefore, I am
# I'm not your friend or anything, damn
# You think that you're the man
# I think, therefore, I am, ha
# Stop, what the hell are you talking about?
# Ha, get my pretty name out of your mouth
# Well, you're not the same with or without, ha
# Don't talk about me like how you might know how it feels
# Top of the world, but your world isn't real
# Oh, I'm sorry, ha
# I don't think I caught your name
# Ha, I don't think I caught your name
# Yeah (VOCALISES)
# Noooo, I'm not your friend or anything, damn
# You think that you're the man
# I think, therefore, I am
# I'm not your friend or anything, damn
# You think that you're the man I think, therefore, I am
# I think, therefore, I am. #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
CHRISSIE: Incredible!
Snapdragon!
What an unbelievable voice! Snapdragon!
I am just...
I am gobsmacked with the notes that come out of this flower.
(LAUGHTER) Chrissie, that was spectacular.
Snappy, you nailed that!
Every single note. Oh, yes!
And you are fast becoming my favourite in this competition.
You are a miracle.
So good. ABBIE: So amazing. So good.
That voice. Did it tell you anything, who this might be?
Um, yes. I think I've got some ideas.
I've got a new guess. DAVE: Whoa!
A fresh guess. A freshy from Swan?
Mika. Ooh, that's a good one.
Oh! That is a good one.
I knew you'd love that, Mel.
And the reason I think it might be Mika is A, the voice.
I think the babushka reference could refer to the fact
that Mika was trained by a Russian opera singer.
Oh. AUDIENCE: Ooh.
And if that's true, then my gosh, you can hear that.
Yeah, good one.
And the golden childhood could be referring
to his hit song We Are Golden.
Oh! Really good. Yes! Chrissie.
That's good. Really good. Two solid guesses.
So there's definitely something there.
That's a captain's pick right there.
(LAUGHS)
Mel B, that voice, come on.
I mean, I feel like I've heard this voice before.
I mean, you can really sing.
I mean, really, really, really, really, REALLY sing.
And you just hold your own.
You just look like it's just nothing for you.
100% a professional singer.
'Cause every time we've seen you,
your voice is getting bigger and bigger and bigger.
So, I mean, oh, God, where do you start
with the amazing singers of the whole entire universe.
PANEL: Mm.
Every journey starts with one terrible guess, alright, so...
(LAUGHTER)
I did agree with you about the Sam Smith...
Yes! But I texted Sam Smith and...
(GASPS) ..it's definitely not Sam Smith.
Definitely not. Oh, that hurts me.
And then I thought Adam Lambert.
Oh! (APPLAUSE)
Because I know Adam.
He did start his career - this is where the seashells thing,
you know when they were coming down on the he... Yes. What was that?
He did start his career on a cruise ship.
Ah! Cruise ship, water.
That's good.
Dave, you've heard that incredible voice.
Who does it make you think of?
Adam Lambert is a really good guess, I believe, but...
..Sam Smith is still on my radar
and we've got to know that I was the first person to say that.
Why...why would you not believe that?
Because often I am wrong. Yeah. OK.
MEL: Yeah.
But you know what I'm gonna do from now on,
I'm just gonna put out names that it isn't.
(LAUGHTER)
That's good. And that's different from every other season how?
Alright, you're brilliant, whoever you are.
(APPLAUSE)
Abbie?
It's...it's kind of giving Sam Smith vibes and response,
emotional goose bumps only -
Calum Scott.
Oh! (APPLAUSE)
Let me tell you why. Let me tell you why.
There was reference to, "I dance..."
"I'm dancing with other snapdragons."
One of Calum Scott's first songs that he released
was that cover of Dancing On My Own.
Great song. One of the best songs of all time.
See, that is a really good one. That is a really good one.
It really is. (APPLAUSE)
ANNOUNCER: Our panel thought that one of these celebrities
might be behind the mask.
Who do you think it is?
# Who is that? Who is that? #
Yes!
Only two songs to go
and then the lid comes off for one very secret celebrity.
We are gonna see their actual face tonight.
I can't wait, you can't wait, they can't wait.
We can't wait. This is The Masked Singer.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# Who is that? #
where super secret celebrities see if they can sing silly songs
staying secreted under silk, silicon and Swarovskis by the seashore!
Yeah! Yes! Yes!
That was good!
Of all the masks here tonight,
if at the end of this show Rooster's head comes off,
he's just gonna keep running around on the stage like nothing happened.
Dig around in these clues to see if we can't figure out Rooster.
ABBIE: Right, let's do it, guys.
DAVE: Come on. Here we go.
(ROOSTER CROWS)
(CLUCKS) As a rooster,
I never want to be a bore.
(CROWS)
I want to entertain.
Whether it's putting boot to leather...
..or putting on a... (CLEARS THROAT) ..G-string.
A G-string. A G-banger, if you will.
I love New York.
Who doesn't?
If you can make it there, you can also make it anywhere.
Even Alice Springs.
New York AND Alice Springs? Is it Crocodile Dundee?
If you move around as much as I do,
I'd like to say welcome to wherever you are.
Sometimes you just don't measure up.
All I know is that I did it my way.
That's disco queen Gloria Gaynor. She sung I Will Survive.
I'm Rooster,
and in this competition it's all about me.
ABBIE: "All about me"? That rings a bell.
(ROOSTER CROWS)
# Tonight I'm gonna have myself... #
I love this song. # A real good time
# I feel alive
# And the world
# I'll turn it inside out, yeah... #
Wow. Oh, good stuff.
# I'm floating around in ecstasy, so... #
Ooh!
# Don't stop me now... #
(ROOSTER CLUCKS) (LAUGHTER)
# Don't stop me
# 'Cause I'm having a good time, having a good time
# I'm a shooting star leaping through the sky like a tiger
# Defying the laws of gravity
# I'm a racing car passing by like Lady Godiva
# I'm gonna go, go, go, there's no stopping me
# I'm burning through the sky, yeah
# 200 degrees, that's why they call me Mr Fahrenheit
# Travelling at the speed of light
# I wanna make a supersonic man outta you
# Come on
# Don't stop me now
# I'm having such a good time, I'm having a ball
# Don't stop me now
# If you wanna have a good time
# Give me a call
# Don't stop me now
# 'Cause I'm having a good time
# Don't wanna stop at all. #
MEL: That was good. Yes, Rooster!
That was good. That was amazing.
That was so good.
Rooster!
I love him. Rooster, that was fantastic. Amazing!
Once again for Rooster! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Yes!
A classic, Mel, a classic song sung by a giant chicken.
Oh, I know! Where do I even start? I just loved it.
I loved it, I loved it, I loved it. You know what?
You're so much fun. You've got, like, the quirkiest sense of humour.
You completely stay in character.
And by the way, that song was pitch perfect, absolutely pitch perfect.
So you're a singer, but you're a fun singer.
DAVE: Yes. CHRISSIE: Yes, it was brilliant.
What's lining up for you, Mel?
So, this person used to want to be a professional runner
before they ended up singing.
And then when they started to sing, they were part of a boy band,
but then they went solo.
This person loves Australia, got lots of kids,
has actually married an Aussie.
(OTHER JUDGES EXCLAIM)
Ronan Keating.
Married to an Aussie. DAVE: Come on!
CHRISSIE: I love him.
Yeah. Really good.
Abbie, that song, like, one of the best ever.
Of all time. What was it like for you?
That was so exhilarating. Such a dynamic performer.
It's definitely someone who's done theatre or is a singer, but I think
it's someone who's more, you know, multifaceted than just a singer.
They have a song called All About Me,
and that was said as the last sign in the clues package.
Yeah. Yes, it's all about me.
There was Gloria Gaynor, who sung I Will Survive.
Like, you know, who hosted a show called I Will Survive?
Hugh Sheridan.
Hugh Sheridan can sing. Yes.
Brilliant guess, Abbie. That's a good one.
Brilliant, brilliant guess. Thank you, thank you.
Hugh is amazing. This panel tonight is on fire.
Hughesy, that's, like, two really, really strong guesses.
How are you gonna back it up, man?
I love Rooster. Fantastic. But Rooster is funny, really funny.
Is this a professional comedian? Great angle.
I think this could be a friend of mine.
There was an AFL football there, remember that?
Yes.
This friend of mine is absolutely obsessed with the AFL,
he's a really, really funny man -
Mick Molloy.
Alright, we'll give you that. We'll give you that.
Chrissie Swan.
I think the Rooster might be our Grammy Award winner.
DAVE: Come on, who? The name -
Macklemore.
Oh! MEL: Ooh, yeah!
Macklemore! Yeah.
I love that.
I don't know where it came from, it just came to me on a midnight clear.
And he got his costume at the Thrift Shop.
Correct. Now, there was a reference to the outback.
His first daughter's middle name is Koala.
ABBIE: Really?! What?
What are the odds? I know.
And they hang out in the outback, they do.
There's more. He's 1.8m tall. Rooster, you are a big, juicy unit.
No doubt about that.
I love your vibe, I love that.
You like that? I really love it.
Could be. I honestly love it. I love that.
Why not? Why not Macklemore?
ANNOUNCER: Our panel thought
that one of these celebrities
might be behind the mask.
Who do you think it is?
# Who is that? #
Very, very soon a mask will go up
and the veil of mystery will drop on one very famous singer.
Do you have a name?
Tell anyone who'll listen or no-one will believe
that you knew it all along.
After the break, a very tasty treat indeed -
Popcorn sings next, here on The Masked Singer!
OSHER: Go beyond the show, with extended celebrity reveals,
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
This is The Masked Singer.
Four seasons in and I still feel like I'm living in a parallel universe.
You know, the one where I don't have to whisper all the time.
Last time we heard this singer,
we learned that Dave Hughes is definitely down with OPP -
other people's popcorn.
(LAUGHTER)
Grab a handful of these clues about Popcorn!
ABBIE: Let's go!
Alright, Popcorn, who are you?
Am I spiritual? A lot of my class are.
But don't think I'm a cleanskin.
I use a lot of ink.
Who's that? That's Patrick Stewart.
I started young. Well, younger than most, but not my hero.
Started young. In showbiz or sport?
That's when I went from being a Malteser to Popcorn.
The people of Europe love Popcorn,
Northern Europe, especially,
even if it makes them a bit Flemish.
Red and white flag. That's Polish.
I'm Popcorn
and I'll get salty if I don't win this competition.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
# Mmm, ah-ah
That's a great voice!
# It's a human sign
I love this song!
# When things go wrong
# When the scent of her lingers
# And temptation's strong
# Cold, cold heart
# Hardened by you
# Some things lookin' better, baby
# Just passin' through
# Oh-oh, oh-oh
# And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
# Till touchdown brings me 'round again to find
# I'm not the man they think I am at home
# Oh, no, no, no
# And this is what I should have said
# Cold, cold heart
Yes!
# Hardened by you...
# And I think it's gonna be a long, long time
# Till touchdown brings me 'round again to find
# I'm not the man they think I am at home
# Oh, no, no, no # Oh, no! #
Yes! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
I love that!
Popcorn!
My guess is firming up from that voice.
What a solid serving of Popcorn.
Abbie... (LAUGHS)
Abbie, that was something else, wasn't it?
It was great.
I love hearing your voice, I love the performances,
but I hate your clues.
And I'm sick of hearing the voice.
I'm like, the talking voice, I actually...it drives me insane.
I have no idea what's going on.
There's always one mask that just stumps each of us.
For me it's Rooster, for you it's Popcorn.
It's Popcorn. Yeah.
Now, I've got...I've got something.
Yeah? Go on.
So this person was nominated to be
the Best Australian act at the MTV Awards,
the European MTV Awards.
Right.
Um, which is the clue about Europe loving Popcorn.
HUGHESY: Who is it?
I think it's Dean Lewis. Yeah, great.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Big guess from Abbie Chatfield there.
Hughesy, he's got a head full of corn kernels.
I do, absolutely.
The Flemish clue got me.
Yep. Go on.
That is Dutch.
Yes. Yes.
Flemish is Dutch.
Yeah. OK.
The salty clue confirmed it,
'cause this person is the Dutch Dolphin,
champion swimmer Pieter van den Hoogenband!
So many syllables!
CHRISSIE: Another one of the great names.
Chrissie Swan?
I don't believe that it is...
ABBIE: Oh! Oh, no!
I don't believe my dream is gonna come true this season.
Never give up on your dreams. Oh!
I don't believe that's Rick Springfield in there.
Oh. AUDIENCE: Aw!
But guess who I think is in there. Who?
And that performance ticked every box for me.
I think that is multiple Grammy award winner
Will.i.am.
Oh!
The very first clue we got about Popcorn was,
"Let me spell it out for you."
Yep. Mm-hm.
Will. I. Am. Yeah, yeah.
This is huge.
He worked with Kylie Minogue. He's collaborated with Lady Gaga.
And Patrick Stewart! What?
Why is he there? Oh, this is the mic drop!
I'm gonna stand... I'm gonna stand up to say it.
Go on, go on. This is popcorn time.
Both Patrick Stewart and Will.i.am were in the X-Men.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) That's a good one!
Yes!
That's very good.
Chrissie Swan, I've got a feeling
that tonight's gonna be a good night if you're right.
Yes! (LAUGHS)
What have you got, Mel?
Um, so the clue was, "I started young."
Now, this was the youngest person
to win Breakthrough Artist at the ARIA Awards at 14.
Ooh. Right?
He's got, like, 1.3 million followers on Instagram.
OK. Here we go.
He's very career, very like, in the...
He's about to explode.
Who is he? Who is it?
His dad's Dutch, also, I just want to put it out there.
ALL: Oh! His dad's Dutch!
Ruel.
Yes! Oh, Ruel!
Ruel's a good one. Do you know who Ruel is?
Of course I know Ruel.
You know, I take that back.
If you know who Ruel is,
you can stay team captain.
Quick - Google Ruel! (LAUGHS)
ANNOUNCER: Our panel thought that
one of these celebrities
might be behind the mask.
Who do you think it is?
# Who is that? #
All of those celebrity names just floating out there in the ether.
Don't be afraid. Reach out, grab one.
Commit, because, frankly, you're running out of time!
Guessing panel, studio audience, I need your vote right now.
Vote for your favourite performance of the night.
The three singers with the most votes
will sing another day
but the singer with the fewest votes,
well, they're elaborate game of hide and seek is over!
They will have to show us who is behind the mask tonight!
The MIBs are counting the votes right now.
I can assure you, they do not make any mistakes.
When we return, as a country, we will join hands, form a very large circle
and together scream, "Take it off!" over and over again.
That's next, here on The Masked Singer!
# Who is that? #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
This is The Masked Singer
and these four incredible performances
are actually four super secret, very famous celebrities
and we are about to discover the secret identity of one of them.
The votes have been counted
and the result is in.
The first mask that is safe to sing another day is...
(AUDIENCE CALLS OUT SUGGESTIONS)
..Rooster! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
DAVE: Oh, Rooster's safe. (CLUCKS)
(LAUGHS) Oh! Safe.
Get backstage, mate! We'll see you on the next show!
(CLUCKS)
DAVE: Oh, yes. Whoo!
The second mask...safe to sing another day is...
..Snapdragon! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
CHRISSIE: Yes! Oh.
See you again, Snapdragon! I'm happy about that.
We get to hear that magnificent voice again.
Wonderful.
So it's come down to this. Gnome, come this way.
Popcorn, come this way.
And the celebrity who must now take it off is...
CHRISSIE: My heart is breaking. ABBIE: I'm gonna cry.
..Gnome! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Gnome, the wild card!
You are gonna have to take it off! Popcorn, you are safe!
We'll see you again! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Oh, yes.
You got to sing one song, you came in for one night
and we're about to see who you really are!
This had never happened ever on The Masked Singer.
Guessing panel, I'm gonna give you one last chance -
who's behind this mask?
Mel B. I'm gonna go with Buddy Franklin!
DAVE: Whoa, Buddy Franklin!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Superstar.
It is.
Abbie?
I think this is Tim Robards.
OK. (APPLAUSE)
Hughesy, lock in a name, mate.
I think it is...
..Croatian Wimbledon-winning champion Goran Ivanisevic.
(APPLAUSE)
OK, Chrissie, this is it.
You've done pretty well so far, Chrissie.
It started with a dream last night about the dishy Matt Preston
and then I heard that voice and I thought,
"Yeah, could be him. It could be him."
And then I did a little bit of looking around the clues
and now I'm 100% sure that that is Matt Preston.
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
That is a good one.
Well, that is what our panel think.
What about you? Are you right?
Yes! We're about to find out!
Are you ready?
Let's see it! Let's do it!
Take it off! ALL: (CHANT) Take it off!
Take it off! Take it off!
A countermove - the Gnome has started to sway.
Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off!
Oh, my goodness!
It IS Matt Preston! (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
DAVE: You done it again!
It's a trifecta!
More than 10 years on MasterChef,
I don't know how many best-selling books -
there he is right there, Matt Preston!
The king of the cravat!
I dreamt of you last night and now I'm looking at you!
Can you believe it?
You are psychic, Chrissie. You always have been.
(MEL LAUGHS)
The moment I heard you were judging, I knew I was in real trouble.
(LAUGHS) There was no way I was gonna get past you.
What made you wanna come and do this?
Why did you come and do Masked Singer, Matt?
Because it's so totally wrong.
(LAUGHTER)
It's an area I have no skill in dancing, no skill in singing.
(AUDIENCE GROANS) It was one of those moments you go,
"OK, I have to do this. I have to do this."
Matt, can I ask, at the start of the show, Dave was our captain
and then we said that if Chrissie guessed it... (GASPS)
..she would be our captain now.
Do you think Chrissie should be our new team captain?
So I reckon... I mean, let's face it,
you want the captain to be the guy that goes down with the ship,
so I'd leave Dave as the captain... (LAUGHS)
Leave me as captain! Thank you. Perfect.
The team is still working. (LAUGHTER)
Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for the amazing Matt Preston
who's graced our stage. (CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
Keep it going for the guessing panel -
Mel B, Abbie Chatfield, Dave Hughes and Chrissie Swan.
You are too good at this, Chrissie Swan.
Next time we meet, Australia, drop your buffs, it's the merge.
Every one of our remaining singers comes together...
Yes! ..onstage to sing on the same show.
It's gonna be so good!
To take us out, the one, the only, the great, the powerful Matt Preston!
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE) Goodnight, Australia!
Oh!
(I'M A BELIEVER INTRO PLAYS)
# I thought love was only true in fairytales
# Meant for someone else but not for me
Oh, yeah! Yeah!
# Love was out to get me
# That's the way it seemed
# Disappointment haunted all my dreams
# Then I saw her face Yes!
# Now I'm a believer
# Not a trace
# Of doubt in my mind
# I'm in love # Ooh
# I'm a believer, I couldn't leave her if I tried. #
(CHEERING AND APPLAUSE)
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