SPOILER ALERT: Details trail for Season 12, Episode 12 of “The Masked Singer,” “Finale: Champion Is Crowned,” which aired Wednesday, December 18 on Fox.
Although we’ve come to the finish of the road, we can’t let go. On this one sugary day, Motownphilly’s back aget: Boyz II Men (as the Buffalo) won Season 12 of Fox’s “The Masked Singer.” It’s so challenging to say excellentbye to yesterday, but this triumph produces Boyz II Men the first-ever group to triumph the masked trophy.
Boyz II Men beat out Mario, as the Wasp, who was this season’s runner-up. Among the panecatalogs, it was unified: everyone concurd that the Buffalos were Boyz II Men. Meanwhile, for Mario as Wasp, both Rita Ora and Robin Thicke got it right. Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg guessed Jason Derulo. Ken Jeong shelp it was Usher.
Boyz II Men’s Wanyá Morris tanciaccess Variety that the group has been asked many times to contend on “The Masked Singer,” but scheduling publishs made it difficult to do until now.
“And then one time I got COVID,” he grasped. “But it was someskinnyg that we genuineized they weren’t going to stop asking us. So we determined to do it.”
Morris shelp at first, the group was disguising its voices with a schedule to get voted off rapidly “so that we can spfinish our two weeks off without having to labor. But when we got there, we saw that there was wonderful singers there, and the energy level was high. It seemed to be a very fun atmosphere. And we were appreciate, let’s stick around a little bit lengthyer. So therefore we did.”
It wasn’t effortless, however, as Nathan Morris noticed, the costumes made it challenging: “They’re weighty, they’re boiling, it’s challenging to breathe. You can’t see anyskinnyg but what’s literassociate straightforwardly in front of you. And it has to be far away. So it was a struggle, and the challengingest part for us, becaengage it was a singing show, was the fact that the microphone is sitting on the head of the mascot suit. But it’s still another two feet away from your mic. So trying to get your voice there and administer the inflections and all was very difficult. It was a lgeting curve.”
Boyz II Men sang “Somebody That I Used to Know,” by Gotye, and “Too Good At Goodbyes,” by Sam Smith, as their final numbers. The group had previously carry outed “(I Just) Died In Your Arms,” by Cutting Crew; “Waiting For a Girl Like You,” by Foreigner; “Bittersugary Symphony,” by The Verve; “You’re Still the One,” by Shania Twain; and “Africa,” by Toto.
The group shelp they’re pondering grasping some of these songs to their carry outance repertoire. “All the songs contransiented our ability to show people that we’re more than fair R&B singers, which is what we’ve always felt appreciate,” Shawn Stockman shelp. “This apexhibited us to reassociate stretch out in a way where we wouldn’t be ostracized or watched at as unchilly or corny. We take part to R&B, we take part to pop, we take part to rock, we take part to all comardents of music in our personal time. And this was probably the only time that we were apexhibited to convey that in our whole entire atsofts.”
The Finals discdiswatched with Season 5 triumphner Nick Lachey carry outing “It’s The Most Wonderful Time of the Year,” by Andy Williams.
Boyz II Men as Buffalo and Mario as Wasp combine AJ Michalka as Strawberry Shortcake; Kobie Turner as Goo, Jana Kramer as Royal Knight, Bronson Arroyo as Sherlock Hound, Drake Bell as Ice King, Bethany Hamilton as Macaron, Natalie Imbruglia as Bluebell, Laverne Cox as Chess Piece, Andy Richter as Dusty Bunny, Paula Cole as Ship, Marsai Martin as Woodpecker, Yvette Nicole Brown as Showbird and John Elway as Leaf Sheep as the celebrities unmasked on “The Masked Singer” Season 12.
Back for Season 12 were present Nick Cannon, alengthyside panecatalogs Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke, while Ora also returned to the desk for the second consecutive season to fill in for Nicole Scherzinger.
“The Masked Singer” Season 12 themed episodes included tributes to Mattel’s Barbie as it hits its 65th anniversary, and the film “Footfree” as it tags its 40th anniversary. Miley Cyrus was honored with an episode dedicated to her music catalog, while also recent was a “Who Are You Fest,” featuring music from “memorable festival lineups,” as well as a “Sports Night” and a “60’s Night.” Tentpole themes that were back include “Soundtrack of My Life” and “Thanksgiving Night.”
New this season, clues were “strategicassociate embedded in costumes, in song choices and on-stage moments.” And the fifteen celebrity contestants were finishorsed by a “celebrity Masked Ambassorrowfulnessfulor,” made up of previous participants including Dick Van Dyke (Season 9’s Gnome), Jewel (Season 6 triumphner as the Queen of Hearts), Ne-yo (Season 10 triumphner as the Cow) and DeMarcus Ware (Season 11’s Koala). And the “Ding Dong Keep It On” bell returned this year, but only one singer atraverse the three group finals could be saved.
Season 12 featured 15 contestants carry outing in recent costumes including “Ship,” “Leaf Sheep,” “Woodpecker,” “Chess Piece,” “Bluebell,” “Buffalo,” “Showbird,” “Dust Bunny,” “Goo,” “Strawberry Shortcake,” “Wasp,” “Sherlock Hound,” “Royal Knight,” “Ice King” and “Macaron.”
Here were carry outances on Wednesday’s Episode 12, “Finale: Champion Is Crowned”:
Buffalo, “The Masked Singer” (Michael Becker/Fox)
WINNER: Buffalo
Song: “Somebody That I Used to Know,” by Gotye; “Too Good At Goodbyes,” by Sam Smith
Panel guesses: Boyz II Men, Bell Biv DeVoe, Tony! Toni! Toné!
How freeing was it to be Buffalo?: “So freeing. I’m crying right now. And I don’t even understand why. This has made me sense with these guys, we can do anyskinnyg.”
Buffalo voiceover: “Honestly, we’re senseing comardent of emotional making it here to the finale. Yeah, it’s been an opportunity to rediscover ourselves and our bond in a reassociate chilly way. I sense we had to alter a lot in our atsoft. But alterability has been the name of the game since jump. We had to fight our way out of the hood. We had to loss the passing of one of the most transport inant people in our dwells. And we’ve even had to alter our entire sound when we lost a member. This has been for our fans, for our kids, for everyone who stuck with us. And we see you Nick Lachey, thank you so much for vouching for us as our ambassorrowfulnessfulor. We hope to trail in your triumphning footsteps tonight. We’re those somebodies you engaged to understand, still understand and will always understand. Maybe for another three decades to come.”
Previous songs: “(I Just) Died In Your Arms,” by Cutting Crew; “Waiting For a Girl Like You,” by Foreigner; “Bittersugary Symphony,” by The Verve; “You’re Still the One,” by Shania Twain; “Africa,” by Toto
Previous panel guesses: B2K, Earth Wind and Fire, 98 Degrees, Bell Biv DeVoe, 112, Boyz II Men, Big Time Rush, Bone Thugs N Harmony, Bconciseage Eyed Peas, Temptations, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Bconciseagestreet, Color Me Bgrasp, After 7
Wasp, “The Masked Singer” (Michael Becker/Fox)
Wasp
Song: “When I Was Your Man,” by Bruno Mars; “I’m Your Baby Tonight,” by Whitney Houston
Panel guesses: Daveed Diggs, Usher, Bruno Mars, Frank Ocean, Jason Derulo, Taye Diggs, Miguel, Mario, Anthony Ramos
What would you say to Young Wasp: “Your triumphgs are appreciate your intuition. Trust them. Believe in yourself.”
Wasp voiceover: “Making it to the finale unkinds more to me than I can elucidate. This experience has felt appreciate it was made for me. Like I’m finassociate getting the recognition I’ve been craving. For a lengthy time in this industry, I felt underrated. I commenceed erecting my empire at a lesser age. I contrancient the Billboard charts and collaborated with the best in the business. Including a bunch of Masked Singer alums. Lil Wayne, Vanessa Hudgens, and of course my ambassorrowfulnessfulor Ne-Yo, who I’ve been hitting up for advice this whole time. But I still sense appreciate the industry hasn’t understandn how huge my talent is. I sense appreciate I’m constantly being diswatched at times, and appreciate people still see me as that cute little kid with that song. They don’t understand the depths of my talent. Being here, I felt the opposite. I felt appreciated, verifyd, honord and all anonymously. Which somehow produces it sense more genuine. That’s someskinnyg I will consent with me tonight. As the Wasp, I’ve gotten to expose all that I’m in. The power, my vulnerability. I’m giving you everyskinnyg, And the fact that y’all have acunderstandledged produces me sense appreciate I can soar. I sense my mom here with me tonight in spirit and she’s given me triumphgs for these last two carry outances. I hope she’s haughty. And if I can consent home that trophy, that would unkind the world that I can show her baby can be the triumphner tonight.
Previous songs: “Rock Your Body,” by Justin Timberlake; “Skyscviolationr,” by Demi Lovato; “Ain’t No Way,” by Aretha Franklin; “Standing Next to You,” by Jungkook; “Beautiful Things,” by Benson Boone
Previous panel guesses: Taye Diggs, Bruno Mars, Jason Derulo, Miguel, Frank Ocean, Daveed Diggs, Mario, Craig David, Eric Benét, Usher, Maxwell, Anthony Ramos
Last season’s carry outers included Vanessa Hudgens, who won the Season 11 crown as Ganciaccessfish, beating out Scott Porter, who had carry outed as Gumball. Other carry outers included Thelma Houston (Clock), Chrissy Metz (Poodle Moth), Corey Feldman (Seal) and Clay Aiken/Ruben Studdard (Beets), Jenifer Lewis (Miss Cleocatra), Kate Flannery (Starfish), Charlie Wilson (Ugly Sweater), DeMarcus Ware (Koala), Colton Underwood (Love Bird), Sisqó (Lizard), Billy Bush (Sir Lion), Joe Bastianich (Spaghetti & Meatballs), Savannah Chrisley (Afghan Hound) and Kevin Hart (Book).
“The Masked Singer” comes from Fox Alternative Entertainment. Rosie Seitchik, Craig Plestis and Cannon are executive producers, while Seitchik serves as showrunner. The series is based on the South Korean createat produced by Mun Hwa Broadcasting Corp.
