The Masked Singer

How does The Masked Singer work?

The Masked Singer is a Fox reality series where celebrities engage in a singing competition while wearing elaborate, mascot-style costumes to shield their identity. Although the audience hears their real singing voice, their speaking voices are obscured as well as their faces. The show is based on a South Korean series called King of Mask Singer and first gained wide U.S. recognition when actor Ryan Reynolds appeared on the Korean version while doing press for Deadpool 2.

Who was on The Masked Singer season 1?

The inaugural season of the U.S. series featured host Nick Cannon and celebrity judges Ken Jeong, Nicole Scherzinger, Jenny McCarthy, and Robin Thicke. Contestants included (in elimination order):

• Antonio Brown — "Hippo" (Eliminated Week 1)
• Tommy Chong — "Pineapple" (Eliminated Week 2)
• Terry Bradshaw — "Deer" (Eliminated Week 3)
• Margaret Cho — "Poodle" (Eliminated Week 4)
• Tori Spelling — "Unicorn" (Eliminated Week 5)
• Ricki Lake — "Raven" (Eliminated Week 6)
• LaToya Jackson — "Alien" (Eliminated Week 7)
• Rumer Willis — "Lion" (Eliminated Week 8)
• Joey Fatone — "Rabbit" (Eliminated Week 8)
• Gladys Knight — "Bee" (Third Place)
• Donny Osmond — "Peacock" (Runner-up)
• T-Pain — "Monster" (Winner)

Who was on The Masked Singer Season 2? 

The second season of the singing competition returned on September 25, 2019, with a handful of new contestants — with even crazier costumes. So, who was unmasked in Season 2? 

• Ninja — "Ice Cream" (Eliminated Week 1)
• Johnny Weir — "Egg" (Eliminated Week 1)
• Laila Ali — "Panda" (Eliminated Week 2)
• Dr. Drew Pinsky — "Eagle" (Eliminated Week 3)
• Paul Shaffer — "Skeleton" (Eliminated Week 4)
• Sherri Shepherd — "Penguin" (Eliminated Week 5)
• Raven Symone — "Black Widow" (Eliminated Week 6)
• Kelly Osbourne — "Ladybug" (Eliminated Week 7)
• Patti LaBelle — "Flower" (Eliminated Week 8)
• Michelle Williams — "Butterfly" (Eliminated Week 9)
• Ana Gasteyer — "Tree" (Eliminated Week 10) 
• Seal — "Leopard" (Eliminated Week 10)
• Victor Oladipo — "Thingamajig" (Eliminated Week 10)
• Adrienne Bailon-Houghton — "Flamingo" (Third Place)
• Chris Daughtry — "Rottweiler" (Runner-up)
• Wayne Brady —"Fox" (Winner)

Who was onThe Masked Singer Season 3?

• Lil Wayne — “Robot” (Eliminated Week 1)
• Drew Carey — “Llama” (Eliminated Week 2)
• Chaka Khan — “Miss Monster” (Eliminated Week 3)
• Tony Hawk — “Elephant” (Eliminated Week 4)
• Dionne Warwick — “Mouse” (Eliminated Week 5)
• Tom Bergeron — “Taco” (Eliminated Week 6)
• Sarah Palin — “Bear” (Eliminated Week 7)
• Bella Thorne — “Swan” (Eliminated Week 8)
• JoJo Siwa — “T-Rex” (Eliminated Week 9)
• Rob Gronkowski — “White Tiger” (Eliminated Week 10)
• Jordyn Woods — “Kangaroo” (Eliminated Week 11)
• Bret Michaels — “Banana” (Eliminated Week 12)
• Hunter Hayes — “Astronaut” (Eliminated Week 13)
• Jackie Evancho — “Kitty” (Eliminated Week 14)
• Barry Zito — “Rhino” (Eliminated Week 15)
• Bow Wow — “Frog” (Third Place)
• Jesse McCartney — “Turtle” (Runner-up)
• Kandi Burruss — “The Night Angel” (Winner)

Who was on The Masked Singer Season 4?

• Busta Rhymes — “Dragon” (Eliminated Week 1)
• Mickey Rourke — “Gremlin” (Quit on Week 2)
• Brian Austin Green — “Giraffe” (Eliminated Week 3)
• Mark Sanchez — “Baby Alien” — Eliminated Week 4)
• Wendy Williams — “Lips” (Eliminated Week 5)
• Bob Saget — “Squiggly Monster” (Eliminated Week 6)
• Clint Black and Lisa Hartman Black — “The Snow Owls” (Eliminated Week 7)
• Lonzo Ball — “Whatchamacallit” (Eliminated Week 8)
• Dr. Elvis Francois — “Serpent” (Eliminated Week 9)
• Paul Anka — “Broccoli” (Eliminated Week 10)
• Taylor Dayne — “Popcorn” (Eliminated Week 10)
• Chloe Kim — ”Jellyfish” (Eliminated Week 10)
• Tori Kelly — “Seahorse” (Eliminated Week 10)
• Nick Carter — “Crocodile” (Third Place)
• Aloe Blacc — “Mushroom” (Runner-up)
• LeAnn Rimes — “Sun” (Winner)

Who Was on The Masked Singer Season 5?

• Kermit the Frog — “Snail” (Eliminated Week 1)
• Caitlyn Jenner — “Phoenix” (Eliminated Week 2)
• Danny Trejo — "Raccoon" (Eliminated Week 3)
• Logan Paul — "Grandpa Monster" (Eliminated Week 4)
• Nick Cannon — "Bulldog" (Eliminated Week 5)
• Mark McGrath — "Orca" (Eliminated Week 6)
• Tamera Mowry-Housley — “Seashell” (Eliminated Week 7)
• Bobby Brown — "Crab" (Eliminated Week 7)
• Tyrese Gibson — "Porcupine" aka "Robopine" (Eliminated Week 8)
• Hanson — “The Russian Dolls” (Eliminated Week 9)
• Omarion — "Yeti" (Eliminated Week 10)
• Wiz Khalifa — “Chameleon” (Third Place)
• JoJo — “Black Swan” (Runner-up)
• Nick Lachey — “Piglet” (Winner)

Who won The Masked Singer Season 1? 

T-Pain shocked the audience and judges when he was revealed to be the voice behind The Monster. During the premiere episode, he stunned viewers with his performance of Queen's "Don't Stop Me Now," and he brought down the house during the finale with his song choice of "This Is How We Do It," by Montell Jordan. 

The judges didn't even suspect the "Buy U A Drank" singer, guessing everyone from Jamie Foxx to Kevin Hart to Ceelo Green. 

"I didn't have a chance to come into the game with my natural voice. A lot of my peers did, and they get accepted," T-Pain said after his win. "This helped me get my voice out there even more."

Here are the other winners of The Masked Singer:

• Season 2 Winner: Wayne Brady
• Season 3 Winner: Kandi Burruss
• Season 4 Winner: LeAnn Rimes
• Season 5 Winner: Nick Lachey