Merry Maskmas! This week’s two-nightMasked Singerspecial continued with the holiday-themed semifinals on Wednesday.
Unfortunately, the Tree didn’t make it to the Christmas episode, as the studio audience and judgesvoted her out on Tuesday night,when actress and comedianAna Gasteyerwas revealed as the festive character. That left Fox, Flamingo, Thingamajig, Leopard and Rottweiler to take the stage on Wednesday. “You sleighed,” panelistJenny McCarthysaid of Fox’s rendition of “This Christmas” that opened the show.
First, Cannon revealed Thingamajig would be going home after flirting with Scherzinger all season. Jeong relished in the unmasking because his guess of NBA star Victor Oladipo was surprisingly correct.
Thingamajig; Victor Oladipo.Michael Becker/FOX; Ron Hoskins/Getty Images
“It feels great,” the Indiana Pacers player, 27, said after being unmasked. “It has been a rough year for me but to be able to come out here and put smiles on people’s faces and just do something fun for once and get away from the game has been awesome. It’s nothing but a blessing for me.”
He also said he’d go on a date with Scherzinger, 41, “anywhere, any time, any place.”
After Oladipo gave an encore performance of “Winter Wonderland,” Cannon announced that Leopard would be the second contestant leaving the show. The panelists and audience members alike were shocked to see singerSealunder the regal outfit.
Fox; Seal.Michael Becker/FOX; Lou Rocco/Getty Images
“It’s certainly one that I won’t forget, that’s for sure,” the “Kiss From a Rose” crooner, 56, said of his time onThe Masked Singer. “But it was a lot of fun and [I’m] kind of sad that it’s over.”
Seal creditedhis four kidswithHeidi Klumas his inspiration for doing the show. “I thought that this would be a great opportunity to make them laugh and make myself laugh,” he said.
Read on for more about the performances that earned three singers a spot in the finale.
Fox
Rottweiler
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Thingamajig (Eliminated)
Leopard; Flamingo.Michael Becker / FOX (2)
Flamingo
Leopard (Eliminated)
The Masked Singerfinale airs next Wednesday at 8 p.m. ET on Fox.
source: people.com
