ITV have announced that massive international format The Masked Singer will come to the UK next year!
The show will pit 12 celebrities against each other over eight consecutive nights, as the public - and the show's judges - try to guess the singers' secret identities.
I've seen lots of clips from the international versions and it's very strange I'm looking forward to it.
This would be greatest thing ever if ITV managed to get (by British TV standards) major A-Listers to take part - the fact it'll be over 8 days gives me hope they'll find enough stars to take the time to partake. However, knowing ITV, we'll probably end up with Louis Spence and her from Made in Chelsea.
Ooh, looking forward to this, I know ITV was bidding for it.
Joel Dommett will be hosting!
Ooh YES great choice (not just for being hot as balls x)!!
good luck topping T-Pain winning Masked Singer US *.*
Filming next month!
Shame it won't be live, but there we go.
A bit surprising that - if it's filmed in advance the chances of the contestant's identities being leaked is very high, which could spoil the fun of the concept. It's a pity they couldn't put this out live, but I guess it was easier for them this way. Now to hope that this means that they can get A-List (by ITV's standards) celebrities for this, or will they stick with the Gemma Collinses of this world.
the US version was pre-recorded + they did a pretty good job of keeping it a secret, i think it’ll be fine
The judges are being reported by The Sun as being Rita Ora, Jonathan Ross and Ken Jeong (American comedian/actor, Ben in Community) with a fourth yet to be confirmed.
omg not ken jeong?! he’s the worst on the us version.
RITA *.*
CHRIST, keep it, nty to that panel
The Australian version having Lindsay Lohan is ICONIC
final judge confirmed as Davina McCall!
LOVE Davina, I think that balances out the horror of Jonathan Ross and my random dislike of Rita, especially as Joel is hot as f*** so adds so points too
It's an interesting format anyway, it's fun to watch and guess along and see who's who, providing there's no spoilers leaked but I'll try not to look as a huge part of the fun is trying to guess who's who, it compels you to keep watching to get more clues, hear more and see who's going to be revealed!
How’s it decided in terms of like a winner or who’s been eliminated?
Is it like how BGT The Champions series is decided via a vote from the audience.
the more i think about this, the more i think ken jeong is a bad decision.
this won’t get a-list types taking part - how is he going to guess who the celebrities are? we’re going to get mary from corrie + ken is not going have the slightest clue who she is.
it’s kind of the same with lindsay lohan in australia. it’ll be whatshisface from neighbours and she’ll have to act all surprised!
Yeah I thought that, the clues help you guess even if you won't know the voice because they aren't singers, and that's part of the fun, but if they give a clue about say a memorable moment from a Love Island contestant or a storyline from Hollyoaks, how is Ken gonna know?
My other worry is spoilers, I get that it's much more convenient to film ahead of time and with an audience vote, it doesn't have to be live, but a few of the Australian contestants seem to have already leaked and with how say BGT Champions went I assume it's gonna go the same for the UK one.
This is what Ken Jeong has said in the press release - I'm sure he wouldn't be there if there was absolutely no one he would recognise:
he won’t even know who his fellow judges are never mind who the contestants are
Donny Osmond will be a guest judge on one episode, according to a TV ticket website
Oh god not Rita Ora think I’ll be giving this a miss I can’t stand her!
Sharon & Kelly Osbourne have also been confirmed as guest judges for 1 episode
Yesssss! I am so excited. I watched the first season of the American one and it was awesome
they seem to be teasing this on itv tonight during i’m a celeb!
Industry person on a forum has said the "occupation" (but not name) of a contestant, and if it's true it's quite a big signing for this sort of show!
(big spoiler obvs)
Apparently there is a member of One Direction, my guess would be Louis
First trailer! I am loving those costumes
There's some really great, well designed costumes in there, like the Daisy and the Mirrorball Chameleon, as well as some...less than good ones. Really feel sorry for the person who got the Yellow Duck.
I've started to see a few rumours of who's taken part. One I've seen, and would be amazed if this was true, is one member of One Director signed up for it. If so, then my worry about only having C-Listers has been mitigated
Confirmed to start on January 4th at 7pm!
Really excited for this, feel like it could go either way but it'll be nice to have something fun on TV on a Saturday night!
Not long to go now! I'm very interested to see how it does
I’m definitely excited for this.
I have a feeling I’ll instantly be able to tell maybe three of them? Likely the ones who are actually musicians I think I’ll be able to guess.
How do the eliminations work?
Can't wait for this, love the US version so hopefully it's as good
An audience member over at gameshow blog Bothers' Bar had this to say about the filming which is very interesting
Interesting approach! I'm definitely gonna get this on Catch Up later, think it's such a fun concept that doesn't take itself at all seriously.
Queen Bee is surely Nicola Roberts??
Enjoying it so far. I’m going for Zara Phillips 😂
Duck I'm gonna say Kelly Holmes?
I'm thinking John Barrowman for unicorn!
Adam Lambert or John Barrowman ?
Unicorn could be John Barrowman maybe??
Definitely John Barrowman
I think John Barrowman as well!
John Barrowman for sure!
Wasn't JC in the audience of X Factor Celebrity?
Patsy Palmer
Patsy Palmer deffo
Omg this is actual so confusing, I don’t know anyone.
Nicola Roberts defo seems to be the first one
Ken really has no place on this, he has 0 idea
I actually thought Charlotte Church was the Bee
But John Barrowman as Unicorn and Pasty Palmer as Butterfly are both what I thought.
They really need to stop with after the break omg
That was a tough one but Patsy Palmer seems about right.
I think the Chameleon might be Alexander Armstrong? The voice under the distortion sounds like him and he's surprisingly fit I feel like
Michael McIntyre or Jack Whitehall I think for Hedgehog!
Michael McIntyre for sure!
You’re on fire with these I think Liam!
So is there never a public vote in this?
Patsy Palmer is definitely the level of celebrity that I would expect on this show. I actually thought Hedgehog might be Rev Richard Coles, after he said he was "holy", and his phraseology sounds exactly like him, even with the distortion.
This was SO much fun! I enjoyed trying to guess who was who. If Queen Bee isn't Nicola Roberts then IDK what to do with my life lmao. Her, Patsy and John are the only ones I'm confident with. Hedgehog is the only one I don't have an answer for, but reading the thoughts here, I think Michael McIntyre is an extremely solid shout! I think my guesses line up with Kye's guesses (on Twitter).
I think Will Mellor is Chameleon. I said Paula Radcliffe for Duck, but then she started singing and sounded black (due to the raspiness) so I thought Kelly Holmes, but then the extra clue brought me back to Paula, but I'm still not convinced it's her. I think Kelly is most likely.
This got 5.5m - with 6.5m for the reveal, compared with 3.2m for The Greatest Dancer.
So a very good start!
oop bet Simon Cowell is fuming on all accounts
I can't see Queen Bee being Nicola, I don't think her voice has that power behind it? I definitely understand where people are coming from with the tone though (even though I think it was more of a 'soft' version of her voice).
I like how everyone's clues were mysterious and then Duck just goes yeah im a long distance runner
Interview following the reveal with Patsy Palmer:
Queen Bee must be Nicola. There was a section that sounded almost identical to a section of Sticks and Stones from her album
It was really fun, glad the ratings started solidly - hopefully they continue!
Enjoyed this, as expected. So it's 100% Nicola for the Bee. Her voice is unmistakable and even through the distortion you could hear the accent. But her singing voice is so distinct, it just is her.
Also, someone on Twitter picked up the clue about being called a wildcard - Nicola was apparently brought back as a wildcard on Popstars.
The Bee definitely gave the best performance.
I can hear Nicola but my first thought was Charlotte Church who I can also hear. That’s the reveal I’m most hyped for but I hope whoever it is goes far because they sounded so so good last night.
See with Nicola I never knew her voice had that much power. I always liked her tone though.
Reminder that episode 2 is on tonight at 8pm - and from next week it's just on Saturdays.
Yeh I think it’s Nicola but at the same time she can’t deliver a chorus that powerful
100% Nicola.
I’m sure the monster is Cee-Lo Green. Sounds like him and I’m sure he mentioned Tony Hadley in a interview somewhere before.
Yeah he mentioned it at the X Factor apparently! I think 100% Cee-Lo
Cee Lo is the first one I’ve instantly said the name of who i thought it was by literally one line of the song. His voice is that distinctive for me I’d recognise it anywhere
Deffo Cee-Lo Green
Absolutely no idea on this one.
I think Fox could be Sam Womack, mentioning Eastenders & representing country (possibly Eurovision hint?) gives me that impression.
Samantha Fox or Sam Womack?
This is probably the one I have the least idea on so far
I don’t remember Sam Fox being that good a singer on the tracks of hers I’ve heard
David Beckham 🙄
Oh gosh, it's Harry Redknapp, isn't it.
Pharoh's a terrible singer, but appears to be a guitarist in real life. Could it be the Rolling Stone's guitarist, Ronnie Wood? I noticed there was a pyramid of "brown sugar" as a clue
Pharaoh was absolutely awful!
Actually, after than clue, it could be Alan Johnson MP. He was in a band as a youngster.
Ken is really annoying
Ed Balls for Pharaoh is the most believable for me from those guesses.
I don’t think anyone from Queen is on this
That judge Ken is a bit pointless?
Plus all this after the break reveal thing. Yawn already.
Pharaoh and Tree are the worst two so far, don't really like how they are paired up
Ken was fun as a judge for one critique but its so boring now
Surely we’re due a saturdays member?
And a Sinitta as well.
And jake queuwuwusuwkakakkq
The Octopuses voice to me sounded like the actress who used to play Steph Dean on Hollyoaks. I know she’s done theatre shows since leaving the show and whoever it is sounded very theatrical. However would Anyone guess that voice ?
Someone says fox is Denise Van Outen on twitter
I mean nicole appearing on this would be amazing for Pussycat dolls comeback
Kind of sounded like Lucy Fallon from Corrie
I was thinking Ashley Roberts
Ashley Roberts was in Waitress on the west end. I haven't heard her singing musical theatre though - her voice doesn't sound as rich on her solo stuff.
OMG is that Kelis
Reckon this might be Kelis?
I watched the last 15 minutes or so... absolutely bonkers show. Although so bonkers I think I kind of liked it
So glad Ken isn’t on the Australian Masked Singer Not that Lindsey Lohan was much better... but an improvement still
Looking forward to Sajid Javid appearing on The Masked Singer series 11.
Weirdly, I thought the one who sang the Little Mermaid song sounded exactly like the actual singer... could it really be Jodi Benson 😂😂😂
I was in the audience for the recording of Episode 3 back in September (I think someone else on here mentioned that they were too). It was a great experience for a completely bonkers show but so frustrating that we didn't get to see the reveal, though I guess that makes it more exciting watching the show now! Queen Bee is amazing, I was originally thinking Myleene Klass when I was at the recording but I've since changed my thinking to Nicola Roberts.
omg Kelis is the only one I definitely know! I love how random it is that she’s on this show
I was hopeless at the others though. I thought Cee Lo but I think it might actually be someone a bit older, I just can’t think the right person!
Tree will be someone like Wayne Bridge or something. Definitely that age range and has done some form of reality TV before.
Kelis getting that UK resurgence after this.
It’s definitely her as the daisy. I instantly know her voice but I was like OMG she’s literally on this
Octopus is puzzling me the most from tonight’s. Like I have no clue. Twitter seem to think Ashley Roberts but I just don’t think Ashley can sing that well!
Even if her voice wasn’t already distinctive, one of the clues was that her name was from the same seed she grew from; Kelis’ name is a portmanteau of her parents names!
I caught a bit of this and it sums up everything I hate about these sort of shows. So overly dramatic, drawn out, too many adverts, random 'judges' (the guy from Hangover and Community? Jonathan Ross?? Davina McCall??) and the usual manipulation and games by producers ('have the judges guess as many random, incorrect names as possible to build suspense!") and then the constant zooming in and cutting away on their - OTT - reactions as the masked singer takes the mask off.
Complete trash.
Tbf Ken is more well known in the US and started as a judge there, he’s obviously been adopting in the UK as a judge purely because he’s a Masked Singer judge. Like Cheryl Cole being an X Factor US judge despite being a nobody
I thought this was brilliant, it's so refreshing and the fact that you have to guess along is really fun too it's not the same as say X Factor or The Voice where they take themselves way too seriously because there might be a record contract or whatever, it's silly but that's just really refreshing. As much as I loved getting right into the hot competition of peak X Factor where it really meant something, I think the entertainment factor of this is so much more than XF has had in YEARS or The Voice has ever had.
A big reason why I think it’s done well in ratings is because of the fun and mystery of it mixed with the fact that some of the people can actually sing but it’s not like a serious competition where everyone’s going on about how this is all they’ve ever wanted and the thought of going back to their normal job is the worst thing in the world etc
I like it. I liked the US one though too. Rumer Willis was a huge stand out on that one for me.
Maybe she’s a bit too big for the show?!?! But I think the octopus is Lea Michele from Glee.
Didn’t think of Nicola Roberts as the queen bee. But now that everyone is saying I’m starting to think it could be
The only two I had a guess during the show was Cee Ló green as the Monster, and Kelis as Daisy.
The rest I have no idea.
I think Ashley Roberts could be Octopus, she's got a good musical theatre voice and she does weight training I believe, I'm sure I read that and it rang a bell when she said the clue.
Denise Van Outwn as Fox sounds right, Daisy definitely Kelis and Monster I think could be Cee-Lo as well, the speaking voice sounds about right too.
Lea Michele is an interesting guess. If it is her I think I’ll be able to tell more when she does a non theatre song.
Octopus seemed to be very excited to have the opportunity to do this, possibly someone who has been out the limelight for a bit?
This lost a fifth of it's audience yesterday. It got 4.3m viewers, which is down 22%. BUT it was up against Call The Midwife (7m) & 'The Trial Of Christine Keeler' (4.4m) (where I assume that those who were watching CTM just couldn't be bothered to change the channel or didn't wanna watch TMS half way through or something).
However, it's the hit ITV needed. It's 20.67% share of the total UK audience was well up on the 17.54% that ITV usually get on a Sunday night!
I predict that the ratings will be about 6m next week on the Saturday and ITV are going to be owning Saturday nights once again very soon (I think I read here that there's no Sunday show from next week?)
I thought this was brilliant too, really enjoyed it, trying to guess who they are.
I think the unicorn is definately John Barrowman, monster cee lo green
and the fox going by the eastender clue i thought Danniella Westbrook actually
although i've seen people on Twitter think it's Denise Van Outen so could be her
Seen i few other tweets saying it was Danniella too maybe her or Denise
https://www.adweek.com/tv-video/fox-orders-masked-singer-spinoff-the-masked-dancer-produced-by-ellen-degeneres/
In the US they've ordered a spin off 'The Masked Dancer' - which I really don't see what the appeal for this would be. It could literally be anyone in the costumes!
Ken had to miss some filming, so Donny Osmond is filling in for the next two episodes, he actually appeared on the US version last year:
Episode 3 is on tonight at 7pm.
I LOVE THIS. I didn't expect to like it, but it really surprised me. It's light-hearted, silly and doesn't take itself seriously. I want to know who everyone is literally seconds after they walk on!!
Apparently they're in talks for a "Eurovision style" worldwide thing where every country sends one celebrity in a mask and we can all vote. That sounds fun but I hope they don't overkill and saturate the format, what with the dancer one too, so people get fed up of it.
Yeh defo John Barrowman
I’m saying Jake Shears
I think it might be Jake Shears actually, that's a good shout! The small island clue doesn't fit John, Jake Shears comes from San Juan Island.
Is there only five celebs?
I thought there was a lot more somehow
Definitely Nicola Roberts
100%, you can tell from her voice but also the clues! Beat Of My Drum Also the philanthropist part, she does anti-bullying work and didn't she get legislation passed about young people using sunbeds?
Lmaooooooo!!!!
Nicola will be fuming!!! Nadine has better vocals
Queen Bee - Charlotte Church?
She’s been quite an activist over the years
OK Nicola is the Bee.
I was half and half over her and Charlotte Church but tonight’s performance I heard so much of Nicola in it. And then the drum in the VT yeah I’m pretty much sold it’s her. I’m stunned now at the power she has! Last weeks performance when she sang Sia really threw me but with this performance being softer it had more typical mannerisms to Nicola.
And John Barrowman is so the unicorn. The customer itself gives away its someone Scottish with that being their national animal.
I wish Ken would sit down and shut up
I don’t have a f-ing clue over the Duck.
Mel C I don’t see though. I think she’s a bit of a better vocalist. Don’t think it’s Mel B either. I actually don’t think it’s a singer tbh.
Hedgehog I’m leaning towards Jason Manford but my mams convinced it’s Michael Ball.
I think Michael Crawford
A lot of people seem to think Skin from Skunk Anansie is the Duck, not sure about that one myself
Hedgehog I'm gonna say Michael Ball?
Thinking Will Mellor
Will Mellor isn't a bad guess, it's definitely not Alexander Armstrong like I thought last week Still stumped on this one tbh
the hedgehog is definitely Jason Manford!
Nah hedgehog is Jason Mraz!
Queen Bee obviously Nicola. Alive sounds like her X Factor live performances before the band.
I'm coming round to Duck being Skin actually Next time I will no doubt change my mind again.
WHAT at Justin! Screaming at Rita thirsting and waiting for Anthony Joshua and it being Justin Hawkins.
Justin Hawkins never once come to mind for Chameleon!
It’s actually obvious as well seeing him perform unmasked
Rita soon changed her mind I’m revising down the quality of these celebs.
I was watching a few mins behind so didn't comment here live
I knew it was Justin from the sing off performance! Happy I was correct
Duck is definitely Skin from Skunk Anansie! I found an article about her being sung Happy Birthday by 800,000 fans in Poland. (and it sounds like her)
Peak of 7m last night, up 500k on last Saturday!
Fantastic!
Duck = Skin
Bee = Nicola Roberts
We know those two for sure. You can even hear Nicola's Leeds accent coming through in the VOs How did it tske y'all two episodes to realise?!
Hoping one is Kelis and Unicorn is almost certainly John Barrowman.
I don't think Unicorn is John, as Unicorn directly said John's name in the VT.#
I think it's Jake Shears - as Unicorn mentioned they grew up on a 'small island' (Shears grew up on San Juan Island), and then mentioned they moved to 'the big city' while holding an apple (Shears did move to New York after college).
Some people on twitter are saying Kevin McHale as Unicorn but I’m still saying John.
Kelis definitely sounded like the Daisy last week. Infact that was the quickest one I’ve gotten so far tbh if is her. By like 10 seconds last week I said it’s Kelis 100%. I listen to Flesh Tone a lot so if it’s not her I’ll be shocked and the clues all added up to her.
The Octopus is still the one what’s puzzling me the most though. I need to hear another performance where I’ll imagine some names what come to mind will go. I imagine whoever’s behind that costume will be there until towards the end though. I mean my first guess for octopus was West End Star Carley Stenson who played Steph in Hollyoaks but I’m thinking it’s perhaps someone slightly more known.
I did think Unicorn was John Barrowman at first but now I’ve seen Jake Shears suggested, I just can’t see past that.
I listened to Unicorns performance again from last night and it just screams Jake Shears.
Yeah there's certain phrases he sings and I can only hear Jake
So if it’s Jake was his lie that acting changed his life?
I’m gonna have to listen again. I can’t say I’ve heard his voice yet but I did used to be a fan of Scissor Sisters.
I never heard Justin in Chameleon though but it was so obvious when he was unmasked I was thinking how the hell did I not get that
Gah this show really is puzzling me in such a good way. Like I’m actually low key really invested in trying to work out who is who
Jake’s gonna be in Neighbours soon - so maybe acting isn’t about to change his life
10 minutes to go!
Still have no idea about Octopus, great performance though
Octopus could be Stephanie Mcintosh
Octopus Natalie Imbruglia?
Definitely American, but I’m stumped.
Sounded very much like Kylie to me
Octopus is really intriguing me as I have absolutely no idea. Surely they can’t mean the actual Apprentice show, unless they have appeared on a US or Australian version of the Celebrity Apprentice?
Daisy, Monster and Fox are all obvious ones so I’m just looking forward to this week’s reveal now
As obvious as Nicola, this is Kelis and the VT showed it! She's a trained chef and Jerk Ribs is one of her songs which was on the menu in the VT, plus you can just tell from the voice.
Defo Kelis
Omg g'won Rita, for once the judges are right
Holly Valance is a good shout.
Octopus has me stumped. I thought Lea Michelle last week, but now??
So monster isn't CeeLo then
ok that’s interesting!
I'm going to guess Example for Monster now
I still think he's double bluffing with that lmao, his wiki says he was a problem child ("little monster" from the VT) plus one of his biggest inspirations is Gary Glitter. It didn't sound as much like him this week though
Monster is still Ceelo
Fox definitely Denise Van Outen, more convinced with the clues alluding to Strictly.
Fox is Denise van Outen
Yup I'm convinced on Denise!!
Yeh, when she was on before I was thinking someone of the Loose Women ilk/ guest run in Eastenders and then later saw the teapot thing for Denise, who fits my thinking perfectly!
Octopus is maybe Katherine Jenkins? Definitely not a pop singer from that performance.
Monster could be John Newman or Rag n Bone man ?? Both of them have had hits with Calvin Harris which was a clue
Don’t think anyone guessed Teddy Sherringham
I'd seen a few guesses online for him
bringing my guess from twitter over.. i think octopus could be bonnie anderson. she was an apprentice mechanic on neighbours and featured in a maybelline campaign.. to make her first million? i think it’s someone along those lines.. it doesn’t strike me as someone *that* famous.
Octopus is puzzling me so much!
Fox I can see it being Denise though. But I don’t understand the clues much well the dancing one I do but was there one about record breaking in US or was that for another one of the singers?
I’m with Davina on Monster actually being CeeLo. If it’s someone who’s had a hit with Calvin possibly Rag N Bone Man but personality wise he’s very shy and I don’t think he’d do something like this.
Kelis is 10000% Daisy. She’s the first one I got instantly from one note. I’d know her voice and like others have said the clues in the VT showed song titles from her album FOOD. I knew Rita would get that one first. I can see why some of the judges said Macy though.
Tree was the right one to go!
Yeah Denise had the record-breaker clue, and she is indeed a record-breaker https://www.digitalspy.com/showbiz/a235793/van-outen-breaks-jelly-eating-record/
I’m hearing Octopus is Katherine Jenkins?
Lots of people speculating Rag now for Monster - I'll have to go back and look at the previous clues.
Rag N Bone Man has a much stronger voice and a completely tone as well! There’s no way he’d do a show like this at this stage in his career.
Octopus wise I’m gonna go with Lea Michele.
This is a video of her singing Part Of My World and there are similarities.
https://youtu.be/9axL2KwzVN0
Pretty much certain for me:
Queen Bee: Nicola Roberts
Monster: Cee-Lo Green
Daisy: Kelis
Fox: Denise Van Outen
Unicorn: Jake Shears
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I was confident until I came on here lmao:
Octopus: Dannii Minogue
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Maybe. The most likely guess I've seen:
Hedgehog: Jason Manford
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No Idea:
Duck: I'm outta options especially as I think the Skunk Anansie one going around is the actual answer and I have NO idea what their voice sounds like
I have to admit I have no clue at all who Skunk was until this show existed
I also think Jason is the hedgehog but I’m not at all certain. I just think it’s a Male from somewhere in the UK what’s fairly north (well north of Birmingham but south of north east). My mam thinks Hedgehog is Michael Ball though.
Skin, as part of Skunk Anansie, was the first black female Glastonbury headliner in 1999!
It's a shame they're one of the lesser known headliners now from that period - but that's mostly due to them breaking up for originally in 2001.
I'm more convinced at that split second of opera that the Octopus is Katherine Jenkins.
Seen a few people suggesting Octopus could be Mylene Klass, a piano recital of hers was a prize on the Apprentice in 2016 and apparently her record deal for her album was one of the biggest of all time in terms of classical music (which would explain "shook hands on a record breaking deal" or whatever she said).
It's the cosmetics clue throwing me off! I thik Katharine Jenkins sounds like a good guess but then what of the cosmetics clue?
What surprises me most is that Davina hasn’t figured out Queen Bee - wasn’t she the presenter of Popstars the Rivals and would therefore know Nicola’s voice/ that she was a wildcard
Find it interesting that in this weeks show they have possibly guessed two already (CeeLo and Kelis). I’m actually waiting for a clue where it is announced that two of the masked singers have recorded together....
I’m now thinking Dannii Minogue for Octopus, although Lea Michele is an actress and could be putting on that accent/persona
Lea Michele is much better at singing pop songs than whoever was singing 'One Last Time' last night I always found the Minogue sisters in general to be hit and miss vocally in live performances. So tie that in with the fact they're purposefully trying to disguise their voices at the same time.. that's what helped me come to the conclusion that it was Dannii. (And the Jason Donovan pic)
Yeah I thought the same about Lea, plus I feel like her voice so full and strong it'd be harder for her to hide it if she was just singing differently to throw them off the scent, plus none of the clues really make sense for her.
I bet it's someone so ridiculously random
5.1m last night.
The premise for the show is a good idea at keeping a fairly consistent audience, so I'm not too surprised it holding up pretty well
Lea Michele fits a cosmetic clue because she signed a million dollar deal with L’Oreal to be the face of it.
But having said that I do think she is better than last nights performance. But the first performance sounded a lot like her. I think it’s someone who’s good at acting /accents and someone who isn’t using their real voice. It’s also someone who can sing classical and I think Lea is classically trained.
I’d be stunned if it was Dannii Minogue I didn’t think she could sing that well definitely not as well as the Part Of My World performance.
Lea definitely would have sang One Last Time better! I just can't see it being her, idk if many of the other clues feel like they fit her either.
lea michele is way too big for this show, she’d never do it - they also wouldn’t have the budget for someone like her. plus, she has a really distinctive tone (even if she tried to disguise it) so you’d hear it a mile away.
dannii minogue was a judge on the australian masked singer, i don’t think she’d go from panel to contestant. dannii was also on home + away - the clue showed jason donovan in his neighbours years.
myleene has a raspier voice than the octopus - have any of you heard the hear’say stuff?
Yeah that's also true about Lea, she has one of those strong, clear and distinctive voices where I think even if she tried to sound different in certain songs, there'd always be something lingering that gave her away
With all due respect to her, there's also no way Dannii Minogue has that good a voice!! Octopus is annoying me so much, I kind of wanted Tree to stay yday so we could see who Octopus was but I guess it's going to keep some mystery in the show as most of the other ones right now are obvious.
They really need bigger names tbh
I think they're big enough, and it's been the sort of people who don't usually do reality TV shows.
Yeh the revealed celebs haven’t blown me away (although some still unmasked are good signings!) but it’s much better than the cast I was expecting, which was the usual reality lot.
the second series will pull in some bigger names - especially as its itv’s biggest entertainment show now. most will have been slightly apprehensive about the fact it was a new format. i think they’ll follow america + have a second series near christmas to replace x factor. they’ll want to strike while the iron’s hot + every agent will want to get their celebrity on the show.
Yeah, I think the calibre has been different! I was kinda expecting the Gemma Collins ilk, but they all seem to be quite inspired gets, especially for a first series as Kye said.
Exactly. X Factor will be a quick all stars anyway. They can out that trout at any old time.
I was properly convinced that Octopus was Martine McCutcheon on Saturday tbf..
On now!
Ceelo Green is a grandfather! Definitely looking likely to be him
He also wrote Don't Cha I'm pretty sure so I'm almost certain now!
Yeah he produced it apparently! Must be him
Fox mentioned broken heels - Alexandra Burke?
Obviously DVO
I can’t at the Natalie Cole guess, didn’t she die years ago??
So far definitely CeeLo Green, Denise Van Outen and Kelis
She died in 2015!
Yeah she died in 2015!! I can't
I'm as confident that Daisy is Kelis as I am that Queen Bee is Nicola Roberts.
Oh dear they've even tagged Natalie on twitter!
Nicola sounds a lot better than I thought she did, but I’m still convinced it’s her
I think Katherine Jenkins still, she had a cameo in Emmerdale
Sarah Jessica Parker did Let's Have A Kiki on Glee so Unicorn has to be Jake Shears, I'm convinced now!
Duck is definitely Deborah Dyer from this vocal!
I've never heard Skin referred by her real name before
Literally not been this excited for ages 🤪
Imagine saving f***ing Cee-Lo over Kelis
Sharon and Kelly Osbourne guest judging next week!
How is Duck still there!
Kelis was robbed there as well I’d have saved her over Monster but again there’s more mystery with him as there’s a few people it could potentially be although it’s likely its Cee-Lo.
So yeah not the result I hoped for BUT I knew it was her from like one note of performance one so her leaving means there’s still some form of mystery as I’m not certain on many others apart from the Bee.
I’m catching up now, was the sound a bit weird tonight? The contestants all sounded either really quiet or really echoey!
I didn't notice anything strange with the sound
Queen Bee’s to lose now. Still confused as to how Davina has not figured it out!
She’s still on fire mind, guessing Denise Van Outen and Jake Shears for the first time!
I presume the audience votes for the winner?
I’m now also thinking Jason Manford for the Hedgehog; he sang an Oasis song and they, like him, are from Manchester!
So I just watched the show again I had visitors over when it was actually on
But I’m gonna go with Katherine now for the Octopus. I’ve said three different people for her now but I don’t think it’s Lea Michele anymore.
Denise Van Outen for Fox now as well. Sticking with Jason for Hedgehog. Unicorn still sounds like John to me but I can see the Jake clues but I thought I loved Jakes voice I was a scissor sisters fan back in the day but some of the vocals on this have been ropey.
Duck is probably Skin I’d have never got that if I didn’t look at social sites though I’d have had no clue. They’re my least favourite though of the remaining masked singers. Just the least pleasant to listen too for me.
Some of the guesses though. Diane Abbott, Maya Jama, Gemma Atkinson and someone who’s actually dead eeek.
Also so ironic how the bottom two by the audience are the two who are (on a global scale) the two most successful singers
I’m thinking Bee is most likely to win. Octopus could be a dark horse if they continue down the more classical / theatre route and not pop though.
Only thing I’m not looking forward too next week. Is Kelly and Sharon. Those trolls still getting TV gigs
Unsurprising but great news!
That was not Nicola Roberts' finest performance! It was bad!
Kelis kicked out She should have been in the final with octopus and queen bee!
I think the issue with Kelis and CeeLo Green is that they cannot belt out a song like Nicola/Denise can - so it made sense that they ended up in the bottom 2.
Think Duck would have been bottom 2 on a public vote though....
The Octopus is Courtney Act, surely?
Nah I can’t hear Courtney’s voice at all.
Yeah no Courtney's voice is... nowhere near as pleasant.
Aww gutted for Kelis, especially with Monster being saved over her!
In terms of the actual ‘competition’, it’s surely Nicola’s to loose?! I’m really surprised at how powerful her voice is. It feels it has improved a lot! I do cackle when they guess Nadine for her
It is good that they are throwing out the names that are more accurate - although I didn’t understand the muted response to Davina guessing Jake Shears! I’m really hoping after all the intrigue, Octopus isn’t some random Emmerdale star
To put it diplomatically I can’t see it being Courtney either.
It’s definitely someone who can really SING. Courtney is about as likely as Dannii Minogue
I'm so desperate to see who Octopus is but part of me is so ready for it to be someone really random and disappointing
Definitely not Courtney though, you'd spot her tone a mile off!
Yeah doubt Octopus is Courtney. Would love it to be Mylene Klass, who does have a classical background. Could it also be Susanne Shaw (wasn’t she also in Emmerdale?)
Octopus is Saara Aalto, no? Just checked out that performance of 'Diamonds Are Forever' and it sounds quite unmistakable.
Ahhh that would explain the accent when she said I have twenty, in the Mermaid song!
omg would love it to be Saara!
I'll have to look back, but I'm pretty sure there were some clues that Saara wouldn't fit with (like the Dales)
Yeah I didn't get Saara from it at all, nor from Splish Splash, and I've seen Saara multiple times!
Myleene Klass fits clues for Octopus but I haven’t really heard her voice
I’ve been trying to find videos of her singing (like non hear say stuff )
That's 100% CeeLo now - he did a song with The Muppets
It’s Katherine Jenkins, I’m even more convinced!!!
I’m certain Hedgehog is Jason Manford he’s from a family of musicians and singers
I’m fairly certain now that it’s the following...
Queen Bee = Nicola Roberts
Monster = Cee Lo Green
Fox = Denise Van Outen
Octopus = Katherine Jenkins
Duck = Skin
Hedgehog = Jason Manford
Unicorn = Jake Shears
Totally on board with Katherine Jenkins now - that’s all I could hear during this weeks performance
Not gonna lie it’ll be a travesty if Queen Bee doesn’t win this.
Katherine for Octopus again! That’s still who I most want to see unmasked but not yet!
The right two went tonight tbh.
Agree on Queen Bee for the win though.
I think Fox was the weaekst tonight, I wanted Duck to stay Definitely Queen Bee for the win though!
There’s an article claiming Queen Bee has been rumbled because of Little Mix references! Do like how the producers/singers are deliberately throwing in red herrings
Ah then it's Katherine! I watched her Doc Who ep a few times over Christmas - one of rhe best ever festive doc whos.
I predicted these before the reveal last night
My guesses for @MaskedSingerUK
Fox - Denise Van Outen
Duck - Skin from Skunk Anansie
Unicorn - Jake Shears
Queen Bee - Nicola Roberts
Monster - Cee Lo Green
Hedgehog - Michael Ball
Octopus - Katherine Jenkins
Only one I'm not too sure on is Hedgehog
Hedgehog now I'm pretty much certain it's Jason Manford
Queen Bee is absolutely amazing in this, makes you realise how underused Nicola was in Girls Aloud, she was often given the more pretty and delicate parts of their songs, but I never realised she had such power and control when belting it out too.
I always remember her doing that Girls Aloud Party thing back in 2008 and her belting her section in "The Loving Kind" and the crowd cheering and knew from then that she was one of, if not the strongest singer in the group.
So are Queen Bees Little Mix clues red herrings? I still think it’s Nicola Roberts of course.
The little mix song references and *potentially* spice girls references (list of spices in the bin) could just be “GIRL GROUP” references in general rather than red herrings?
I think Little Mix we’re doing their LM5 tour at the time this was filmed.
Katherine better not be trying to snatch Queen Bee’s crown!!
Kym Marsh
Queen Bee ‘can’t speak French’ - boom! Back with the GA reference!
I honestly don’t know how the judges can’t correlate the French clues with “Can’t Speak French” by GA!
Are they singing two songs tonight as I don’t know how this is lasting another 50 minutes (assuming it’s still 90 minutes long)?
Bit underwhelmed by Queen Bees performance. Worried!
I could do without them performing again tbh, wish tonight’s show was just an hour!
tbh the whole thing has become a bit less exciting now we’re like 90% we know all of them
I am not sure on Hedgehog
Most of the clues for Octopus can be linked to Katherine Jenkins and Sheree Murphy - but all I can hear in the operatic sections is Katherine
I’m convinced now that Hedgehog is Russell Watson.
Hedgehog has to Jason Manford. His ‘My Way’ performance sounds exactly like this performance that’s on YouTube.
They’ll be mad if the don’t get actual Charlotte Church on this for S2. She’s been mentioned every single week
Hedgehog is bookie fave to win.
I want Nicola Roberts to win, but it will be:
1. Katherine Jenkins
2. Jason Momford
3. Nicola Roberts
Still, she got another medal position in another singing competition! Slay!
The Sun are reporting that Joel and all the judges will return for series 2
Broadcast (a very reliable media magazine) are also reporting that filming will start in the summer, and will be aired in early 2021 - so will not be replacing The X Factor.
Eugh, Ken will be back?
Yeah I really hope Ken is not back I find him a bit irritating. Would much rather a guest judge every week instead !
Oh they really need to dial it DOWN with the clues next series... I mean come on, "Cinderella's Eyes"?? That's literally her album title...
But it could be Jesy from Little Mix!!!1!
Jesy has eyes that she used to watch Cinderella!
and that Scarborough clue is Jason Manford confirmed
Not Hedgehog's best performance imo, could he be out first?
Yes it’s 100% Jason Manford.
and NOW Octopus speaking in a Welsh accent! They’re just confirming our thoughts with the clues rather than waiting until the actual taking off the mask!
I really didn't like that, she can do SO much better!
I'm struggling with Octopus. Ngl. GAHHHHH! Especially as she said Jonathan was closest when Rita literally guessed who I thought it was GAHHHH. (Could obviously be a bluff though)
EDIT: Oh and I'm convinced Hedgehog is winning now. Ugh. </3
I really don’t want Hedgehog to win, the other 2 are much better
Go on Hedgehog!
Oh I wasn't expecting him to sing this.
YASSSSSS!
Yay! Correct winner
Oh THANK GOD.
She smashed it!
By far the best, well done Nicola.
Im so glad Nicola has done this because it’s gonna show the GP just what a great singer she is.
Definitely the right winner! I thought Jason was gonna win for a sec, he was good and good on him for getting so far but it had to be Nicola
Isn't it mad that Nicola off Girls Aloud and Jason Manford beat Katherine Jenkins in a singing competition?
6.4m for the final last night, with an 8.4m peak
WHAAAAT! Crazy! It's nice seeing those kinda ratings again for a reality show of this nature
That's amazing, it just goes to show that a huge problem with the other singing reality shows is that they take themselves too seriously. This was just a fun, engrossing watch, no promise of "life changing" recording contracts, I'm sure the artists had loads of fun just getting to sing different kinds of songs under a disguise as well and test putting themselves out there. Hopefully it will lead to something for Nicola though!
Nicola best release an album soon
8.4m is amazing.
I guess another reason it could be successful is we don’t get “fix” claims because there’s no public vote and it’s just different too like it’s fun to watch, doesn’t take itself seriously and there’s genuine mystery too like even though I knew around half of them there was some contestants on this show I’d have never guessed (like Teddy and Alan for instance ).
Having it live would make it much harder for them to get bigger names - as it's easier to just got them for 2 weeks and film it all then.
Idk like on a site like this Clues seemed obvious but to the GP not so much. Like Kelis showing off a load of her songs on her clues (but not obvious ones like Milkshake) and Nicola saying her album title and beating the drum. I’d also say a lot of people wouldn’t know Katherine Jenkins was in Emmerdale either so I can see how that clue three people.
Like I said to my mam it’s Nicola bc Cinderella's Eyes was her album name and I mentioned some of the other obvious clues like She can’t speak French but her reply was “neither can Jade” she was so adamant it was Jade.
I’m baffled at how anyone said Jade though tbh not just clues wise but voice wise I hear no similarities what so ever. What I loved though about this show was how diverse it was and like you could watch it with your family and all guess someone depending on age, interests etc. Like my dad for instance got Teddy and I definitely wouldn’t have at all. My mam also guessed a few like she got Patsy Palmer and Denise.
Some of them though I really didn’t need any clues for like Kelis and Cee Lo were instant. With Nicola I said straight away it was Nicola then said maybe it’s Charlotte Church. But from her second performance I only heard Nicola I think Alive was like the least distinct she sounded tbh.
Nicola Roberts was a worthy winner, and surprised that Jason Manford ended up being Hedgehog - even though everyone on Twitter was adamant it was him, I still thought it could have been Michael Ball. I didn't realise he had such a great voice!
And I must say that despite my scepticism before it was announced, I congratulate ITV on the casting being genuinely impressive, with a mix of bone-fide global stars like Cee-Lo, Kelis & Katherine Jenkins, some singers you wouldn't expect to to a show like this like Skin or Justin Hawkins, as well as a few surprising non-singers like Teddy Sherringham & the former Home Secretary. Given that they got a cast this decent before the show was even a hit, it gives me hope that the standard of celebrity on the next series will be on a par with it, or better.
Sounds like series 2 may go live if they can't have a studio audience (not sure how else the voting would be done!)
ITV will be airing Season 2 of the US version over the summer!
It’s a good idea to fill up empty space but not sure how it will work considering there’s likely a few stars the majority will definitely never have heard of! I feel I checked who the celebrities where but I’ve forgotten (aside from Michelle Williams) and I’ve seen a few from Season 3 who I’m like WhooOoooO
Also the fact you can actually see who everyone is from Day 1
Yeah I'll give that one a miss I've seen who's in it and I hardly recognise anyone lmao
I imagine this’ll be on ITV2 or something and not main ITV.
I really didn’t recognise many from that line up and I watch a lot of trashy reality shows and know of people (well I thought I did) who had middling hits 10-15 year ago before disappearing.
i imagine with how low they are on programming it may go on the main channel?
Nope it's been confirmed for the main channel!
I expect it'll do pretty dismally, it would probably be more worthwhile showing BGT compilations.
I knew most on the most recent US season, there was some fairly diverse bg names a lot of UK viewers will know Chaka Khan, Dionne Warwick, Lil' Wayne, Tony Hawk but then a lot of them were quite random. It'd be the same if American viewers watched ours I suppose
patsy palmer is dj julie in california though
Apparently it's only airing at 5pm, so it won't really matter if it does do terribly for that slot.
Apparently it's only airing at 5pm, so it won't really matter if it does do terribly for that slot.
I mean tbf they may as well put something on that's readily available, if it's this or endless repeats of the same films/documentaries about corona then I'd prefer this
It's now down to start at 16:40 on June 6th.
Mo Gilligan has replaced Ken Jeong for season 2!
Mo Gilligan was a MASSIVE highlight of Celebrity Gogglebox recently so I'm SO here for this *.*
Hmm I'm not a fan of him particularly, but anyone will be better than Ken
omg that’s a great replacement!!
covid finally has an upside!
That's a good move. Ken Jeong was the weak link in the 1st series, and Mo is decent from what I know of him.
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