‘The Mas Mas Singer’ Season 4 Finals: Sun, Mushroom, Crocodile Unmask

Spoiler alert: Don’t read further if you haven’t seen the two-hour season 4 finale of “The Masseed Singer” airing on Fox on December 17th.

Leanne Reims shouldn’t look “blue”: Guy flashed on Wednesday night, as she was unmasked as the winner of “The Mused Singer” Season 4 – Sun.

Also revealed: runner-up Aloe Black, who wore a mushroom costume, and third place went to Nick Carter, who performed as a crocodile.

“I never thought I would do something like this and I don’t think I’ll ever do something like this again.” “This is a unique show. I had no idea what was going on inside me and I was so happy with what happened. “

Panelists Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg and Nicole Scherzinger met with Leanne Reims. Ken Jiong thought he was Mandy Moore, while Robin Thikke named Khartharin Mehe Ki.

Reims said he is looking forward to appearing on “The Muscat Singer” after the Covid-19 epidemic left him without a platform to perform. He said, ‘I haven’t been out on the road and performed live since I was 13 years old.’ “I really wanted to be on stage. And then, when I thought about what I could do on time in this dark moment, it felt like the perfect time. Unlike any show on television, the show itself is very enjoyable. “

“It was a million times better and more challenging than I could have imagined,” Reims said. I never expected to have so much weight in a suit. To perform in this outfit, it was a workout. I went home every day with great grief. But, she added, “I started very young and I didn’t really get a chance to play. And so part of this for me was, ‘Am I going to play in costume? Well, it’s cool. ‘

Reims just released a new song, “Throw My Arms Around the World,” and also podcasted “The Perfect Human.” Performing in the guise of “The Masjid Singer”, Reims said that she has remained anonymous.

“One of the cool things about being behind a mask was that people feel me without a storyline without any preconceptions,” Reims said. “This is the first time people have felt my essence, and my voice and my gift where no story is connected. Especially as a woman, there is a lot in this business [focus on] The way I look and the way I wear it. “

As for the mushroom, Scherzinger said it was black, and so did Piggyback; McCarthy Wahlberg’s name is Ne-Yo; And Jeong thought he was Farrell Williams.

Like Reims, Blake told Variety that the break from the epidemic and the pressures of Farsana gave him the opportunity to do “The Mas Mas Singer.”

“Usually I travel all over the world,” he said. “It simply came to my notice then. Also, I think right now in the world, and especially in our country, where there is a lot of trauma with epidemics and where there is a lot of political part, this show has been one of those moments where we can all come together and celebrate. Life through music. ”

Blake took the show’s secrecy so seriously that he didn’t tell his wife before, and kept his children in the dark until Wednesday was revealed.

“I did not say [my wife] For weeks, ”he said. “Finally, she asked, ‘Why don’t you come with your family?’ Why do you have to work, why can’t you cancel? ‘And so I had to give her this very big secret of what’s going on. “

Black also preferred a mushroom dress over broccoli (another option for him), as he thought his first name, which is also a green plant, might be obvious.

Like most of the cast on “The Masjid Singer,” Blake said the costume was harder than expected from the maneuver, but he found a way. “I like to dance when I’m on stage and I like to be physically active and groove with the audience and sing and clap with them,” he said. “But in this particular case, I was restricted by the head of this mushroom, and the mushroom has a stem so my legs were not free to move around. I had to sort of sort of around the skirt. And it definitely reduced my mobility. Also, singing behind the mask was quite complicated. I have a habit of keeping the mic close to my face. “

Speaking of the songs he chose, Black went along with the ballad of female power, “so I could use a completely different part of my voice. Because if I came out singing with the same tanner, with a little bit of that race out there, I think people would have guessed who I was. “

For Crocodile, McCarthy Wahlberg got it with Carter. The panelists were in the mindset of at least all the boy bands: Thikki came close with another backstreet boy, Howie D. Jeong thought he was Nick Lachi; And Scherzinger went with Jordan Knight.

Carter told Variety that he originally signed up last season to appear as a turtle on “The Mas Mas Singer”. But then he had to get out, and the costume went to Jesse McCartney instead.

When COVID-19 was forced to cancel the Backstreet Boys tour in South America, Carter decided it was time to revisit the show. He immediately gravitated into the crocodile costume.

“I just loved the character so much and what’s going to happen is going to happen,” he said. “And he’s stoned now. I will always be known as Croke. About why I wanted to do it, it is to lean towards discomfort and lean towards challenge. “

Carter said he is also eager to try something new on his own. “I’ve been at the Backstreet Boys since I was 11 years old. And I have been the younger brother of my group. I am a team player and I love being part of the group. But I’ve always felt like maybe I wasn’t doing well on my own, not coming into me as a solo artist. I tried to put out some records, they failed, and I felt there was probably a way to grow a little more as an artist. For my group and individually. “

Like Reims, Carter said he also liked the idea of ​​watching it when the audience would react when they didn’t know it was him. “No other extra noise. It’s just performance and sound. I was interested to see what people would think about it and I was really amazed at how far I went.

Releasing the new solo single “80s Movie” on Friday, Carter said the hardest part of the show was being away from his son and baby daughter. “I felt like if there was someone out there who was running this show and wanted to escape a little bit from the reality of what’s going on right now, if I could be a little bit of that story, a little bit of fun, that’s the reason I want to do it, ”he said.

The costumes for this season were Baby Alien, Crocodile, Broccoli, Gremlin, Mushroom, Jellyfish, Whatmekalite, Lips, Squiggly Monster, Popcorn, Sun, Dragon, Giraffe, Seahorse, Snow Owls and Snake.

Formerly Unmasked Tory Kelly (Seahorse), Taylor Dane (Popcorn), Chloe Kim (Jellyfish), Paul Anka (Broccoli), Lonzo Ball (Whatm C Callit), “Dr .. Elvis” Francois (Snake), Clint Black and Lisa Hartman ( Snow Owls), Bob Sedget (Squiggly Monster), Wendy Williams (Lips), Mark Sanchez (Baby Alien), Brian in Stein Green (Giraffe), Mickey Rourke (Grimlin) and Basta Rhymes (Dragon).

New this season, the show’s panelists competed for the “Golden Year” trophy based on their first impressions of each masked artist. Going into the final, McCarthy Wahlberg led with three, while Thike and Scherzinger got two points each, and Jeong got zero.

For the Sun, the first McCarthy Wahlberg chose Demi Lovato; Giong named Gwyneth Paltrow; Scherzinger thought it was Catherine McPhee; Thikke thought it was Natasha Benningfield.

For the mushroom, McCarthy Wahlberg named Maxwell; Jeong chose Justin Timberlake; Scherzinger was Donald Glover; Thike named Billy Porter.

For Crocodile, McCarthy Wahlberg raised another issue with Nick Carter; Jeong’s first impression was Bradley Cooper; Scherzinger Nick was lazy; And Thick was Jordan Knight.

With four first-impression wins, McCarthy Wahlberg was the clear winner for the “Golden Year”.

Here are the last songs of the three finalists, as well as the previous numbers and panel assumptions.

Crocodile (3rd place)

Song: “Open Arms” by Journey
Previous songs: “It’s My Life” by Bon Jovi; “Toxic” by Britney Spears; “Bloodshed,” by Leo Lewis; “I don’t want to miss a thing.”
Previous panel guess: John Hamm, Nick Leachy, Donnie Wahlberg, Adam Lambert, Lenny Cravies, Harry Kick Nick Jr., Jared Leto, Jordan Knight, Justin Guarini, AJ McClean, Nick Carter

Mushroom (second place)

Song: “I want to” by Steve Wonder.
Previous songs: “The Woman’s Work” by Maxwell; “If I can turn back time,” by the chair; “Unconditional by Katy Perry,” “Valerie,” by Amy Winehouse
Previous panel projections: Donald Glover, Asher, Frank Ocean, Adam Lambert, Jaden Smith, Jaden Smith, Tai Diggs, The Weekend; Jordan Fisher, Leslie Odum Jr., Keegan Michael Key

Sun (first place)

Song: “The Story” by Brandy Carey
Previous songs: “Pray” by Lizo “Cuz I Love You” Cash; “Piece of My Heat” written by Janice Joplin; “When the party ends” by Billy il Lish
Previous panel projections: Catherine McPhee, Demi Lovato, Madonna, Mandy Moore, Carrie Underwood, Jewel, Leanne Reims, Brandy Carlisle, Kate Hudson, Emilia Clark

“The Mas Mas Singer” returns in season 5 in the spring. Meanwhile, the off-the-cuff “The Masjid Dancer” airs on Fox on Dec. 27.