I would not have thought that I’d be writing a post about a TV program, let alone this one, yet here I am. I stumbled across this show while flipping channels in its first season, and thought this was a pretty hokey idea. But I came across it again this past season, and had a different opinion. That show is The Masked Singer.
The premise is that a number of well-known people take on a costume and mask and sing, entering into a series of one-on-one contests, voted for by the audience. At the end of each show, the masked singer with the least votes takes off their mask. Inside these costumes have been Olympic gold medal skaters, comedians, singers, dancers, actors, basketball players, etc. all with varying degrees of talent and fame. A judging panel tries to identify the masked singers based on their clue packages.
In December, it was down to three amazing singers – Flamingo, Rottweiler, and Fox. What inspired me was their comments before they removed their masks; each was humbled by the experience, and deeply grateful to have audiences appreciate them so much based only on their singing ability and not who they were or what they were known for. One, Flamingo, commented how she was once told she would never amount to anything. It was more touching than I would have expected. So if you can get into some great music sung by people in crazy costumes, below is Flamingo singing Jeff Buckley’s version of Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah; Rottweiler’s version of Lewis Capaldi’s current hit, Someone You Loved; and Fox’s rendition of Otis Redding’s classic Try A Little Tenderness. Singers unmasked at the end. Enjoy.
Coming in third was Flamingo – Adrienne Bailon, singer, and a member of the girl band Cheetah Girls; in second place was Rottweiler – rock/pop singer Chris Daughtry, who rocketed to fame after a near-win on American Idol; and lastly, Fox – the winner – was unmasked to reveal Wayne Brady, multi-talented singer, Broadway star, comedian, and TV host.
Still A Dreamer 
Very interesting! I haven’t watched TV for the last 20+ years now, and have never heard of this show.
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I watch a limited amount of TV very selectively and came across this quite by chance. The singers, as mentioned, all said how meaningful it was to sing the music that is in their hearts, free of anyone’s expectations. And I think it shows. They were all so happy to be there.
It’s a weird show, but that makes it special.
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I like the premise of the show, too. It does make it more special.
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This is a new show to me. The concept is actually very interesting. I wonder how often the correct guess is made? Isn’t it funny how we are drawn to things we wouldn’t think we would be? We are watching the prequel to The Dark Crystal. It is very good and relevant to today’s world. I would never have thought I would enjoy watching this show, yet I am very much.
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On Adrienne Bailon, 3 judges got her right, on Fox, 2 were right, on Rottweiler, no one got Chris Daughtry – they mostly all sang music that they normally would not. The clue packages are very interesting, but I read that they will be much harder to figure out this next season (starts after the Super Bowl, if interested. 🙂 ) I have The Dark Crystal on my to-watch list – guess I should see that before the prequel, eh? Certain things strike chords with us at certain times, too.
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We love solving mysteries, and I think that’s a big appeal with these types of shows. I’ll have to see if I can find the show. We don’t have cable, but maybe we can put up our LEAF antenna. We watched the movie version first. I think it was helpful.
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You’ll be happy to know it’s not a cable show, at least. It’s on one of the major broadcast networks – Fox – whatever that is by you. You can also catch a whole lot of videos from the just-past season on YouTube – here’s Adrienne Bailon doing Lady Marmalade – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6cM9N9d8QYg To think she was told she’d never amount to anything. Yes, definitely we like the mystery aspect, but it’s also amazing entertainment.
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Ok…that performance blew me away. I can understand how it works now.
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You’ll see some truly amazing performances. Hope you’re able to get reception on it. Week 2 was last night – Drew Carey was unmasked. 🙂
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