( crowd cheering )
A-list celebrities whisked away in secret,
Their identities concealed.
They'll sing for their lives, but who are they?
"the masked singer" is back!
( music playing )
Give it up for our supersleuths, nicole scherzinger!
Jenny mccarthy-wahlberg!
Hi, guys!
Ken jeong!
( shouts )
- And robin thicke! - Yeah!
Oh!
Yes!
Let's go!
- Beautiful. - Wow.
Welcome!
It's our season premiere,
And it's a hollywood party tonight
As our first three masked megastars compete
In everyone's favorite celebrity who-sung-it.
We got some new digs this season.
How about this set?
And the biggest audience in "masked singer" history.
Give it up for yourselves.
You guys ready?
( crowd cheering )
An epic season is coming your way,
With some huge star power.
But only one secret celebrity will take it all
And walk away with the coveted golden mask trophy.
- Yes. - Panel, how you guys doing?
- We are pumped! - Good, man!
- Feeling good, nick cannon. - ( whooping )
- Feeling real good. Yeah! - Look at this stage!
Whoo!
Well, we actually have something else new this season.
Uh, that giant bell right there.
- Oh, snap! - What is that bell?
- What is it for? - What is that bell, nick?
We'll explain all of that bell business later.
Wait, you're not telling us? You're not telling us, daddy?
- Come on! - Not yet! Be patient.
Tonight, three singers will perform,
But only one moves on moves on to next week's abba night.
The champion will be decided by a ruthless battle royale.
- Mm. - Yeah, it's an uphill battle,
And no one is safe this season.
All right, let's get this premiere started, shall we?
- Yes! Yes, yes, yes! - It's a party.
Our first challenger, a singer with a "colt" following,
Here comes the mustang.
The mustang?
Oh, look, look, look!
( music playing )
Oh, my god!
Oh, my lord, that is so sexy.
She's got some swag, that horse.
I know! Look at that.
All right, mustang.
Oops. Oh, oh, okay.
She's got a nice little body. She might be a dancer.
Who is the mustang?
Here are some clues straight from the horse's mouth.
( whinnies )
From the outside, my life may look like a shiny carnival.
I've sold out arenas, I've won awards,
And even collaborated with elvis.
- What? - Is it elvis-elvis or elvis costello?
A-thank you. Thank you very much.
But this ride has come with its fair share of pain.
I've almost died more times than I can count.
But I'm a survivor. I'm hell on heels.
Barbarella? Pamela anderson?
Every time I'm counted out,
I come back stronger than before,
With my herd by my side.
So tonight I'm reigning in all my horsepower
As the sexy, mighty mustang.
And after facing death, how scary can singing here be?
♪ I don't know where I'm going ♪
♪ but I sure know where I've been ♪
Beautiful voice.
♪ hanging on the promises
♪ in the songs of yesterday
♪ and I've made up my mind
♪ I ain't wasting no more time ♪
♪ here I go again
♪ and though I keep searching for an answer ♪
♪ never seem to find what I'm looking for ♪
♪ oh, lord, I pray, give me strength to carry on ♪
♪ 'cause I know what it means
♪ to walk along the lonely street of dreams ♪
♪ and here I go again on my own ♪
♪ going down the only road I've ever known ♪
Who is this?
♪ like a drifter, I was born to walk alone ♪
♪ but I made up my mind
♪ I ain't wasting no more time ♪
♪ but here I go again on my own ♪
♪ going down the only road I've ever known ♪
♪ like a drifter, I was born to walk alone ♪
♪ yeah
Oh!
- Yes! - Really good.
Oh, no! Wow!
Mustang! Wow!
- The perfect choice. - Oh, my god!
The tone of her voice is so beautiful.
The confidence. She was so effortless, right?
- Effortless. Effortless. - Effortless.
- A true star. - That "must-stank."
Obviously, we loved her.
Well, it wouldn't be a premiere party
- Without some free stuff, right? - Robin: Whoo! Bring it on.
The men in black have prepared swag bags for our singers...
- Oh, my god, I love swag bags. - ...With a little clue to help us as well.
Men in black, bring out the swag bag.
( fanfare )
- Oh, my god. - Swag bag, swag bag!
- Ken: Swag bag! - Bring that swag bag.
Jenny: Oh, she's on the cover of something.
- Nick: Okay. - "people."
I truly believe that beauty comes from the inside,
But this time, it's on the cover.
Ken: On the cover.
Nick: So, picking up any clues?
Yes, ken and her were not in the same issue magazine.
I was a centerfold, and that's the only way I'll do a magazine.
Now, I think the onstage clue,
This being "people magazine's" most beautiful person--
She was on the cover a few years ago.
Mustang is p!Nk. Hear me out.
- This makes sense. I know what I'm talking about. - ( crowd jeering )
Do you know what the barbells are for, dude? She's jacked, dawg.
- So stupid! - She's jacked.
Robin, make some sense out of this.
You know, I started looking at the clues, and I'm thinking, okay, the barbell.
This person was famous for their workout videos.
There were three eggs in the nest.
I'm thinking "three's company."
I'm thinking a lot of people didn't know that she could also sing.
I'm thinking this might be suzanne somers.
- You know what? - Oh, wow.
- That is a good guess. - Suzanne somers and the thighmaster?
- Robin! Robin! - I'm going with that.
Jenny: And just to help you out, you know, suzanne somers
Was in a little bit of an accident about a year ago,
Took a long time to rehabilitate herself.
She's also an amazing singer.
This could very well be suzanne somers.
Let's go! Let's go!
Is robin starting the season off the right way?
- You can ring my bell. - I think you guys are all off.
I think that this could be a singer from a group.
She mentioned her herd by her side.
She's got a strong, powerful voice.
I'm getting ann, nancy wilson from heart.
Or chrissie hynde from the pretenders.
Nicole, look at the middle of her chest. What is that?
- Ken: Heart! - Oh!
Oh, snap!
Well, we don't know who you are, but we do think you're amazing.
- Robin: Absolutely. Amazing. - Thank you so much.
- Thank you. Mwah! - Ken: So good.
- All right, well, mustang... - Thank you.
...You can giddy-up on backstage.
Keep it going for mustang, y'all.
- She's good. - She's very good.
We are back, baby. Whoo!
♪ who is that?
It's the season nine premiere
- Of "the masked singer!" - whoo!
- Season nine! - The place is so hot,
Security's turning people away.
And yet they let ken jeong in here.
I'm distinguished now. I'm wearing glasses. How dare you?
Sit your distinguished butt down. Let's go.
Our next singer also made it through the door.
Ladies and gentlemen, it's the gnome.
- Robin: The gnome? - A gnome?
( music playing )
- Oh, my god! - Oh, wow.
- It's a big rig. - He's so cute!
Oh, my god.
He brought the whole olive garden buffet with him.
Jenny: Oh, this is gonna be the hardest one ever.
I have no idea how tall he is, how big he is,
How old he is, how young he is.
He's so cute.
Just like a wise magical gnome observing the forest around him,
I've become a mainstay in your lives
Over the course of my storied career.
Just ask the producers. I really have done it all.
I've joked with the cleverest comedians,
From robin williams to ben stiller.
I've performed with the biggest names in music,
From lin-manuel miranda to madonna.
Umbrella. Maybe it's "rainn" wilson from "the office"?
Get out.
And my address book includes all the president's men,
From barack to biden.
Tony danza! Could be a famous costar of his.
But there's always more to do,
Especially when you're working for the fun of it.
Because being a true entertainer isn't about money or awards.
It's about going to bed every night
Having put a smile on someone's face
And being proud of what you've done.
- Wow! - That's so cool.
♪ when you're smiling
♪ the whole world
♪ smiles with you
♪ when you're laughing
♪ oh, when you're laughing
♪ the sun comes shining through ♪
♪ but when you're crying
- I recognize the voice. - I do, too.
♪ you bring on the rain
♪ so stop that sighing
♪ be happy again
♪ keep on smiling
♪ 'cause when you're smiling
♪ the whole world smiles with you ♪
- ♪ when you're smiling - ♪ when you're smiling
♪ yeah, when you're smiling
♪ keep on smiling
♪ the whole world smiles with you ♪
- ♪ when you're laughing - ♪ keep on smiling now
♪ yeah, when you're laughing
♪ you'll get through somehow ♪
♪ that sun comes shining through ♪
♪ when I'm with you
♪ but when you're crying
♪ you just bring on the rain
♪ stop that sighing
♪ be happy again
♪ so keep on smiling
- ♪ 'cause when you're smiling - oh, my gosh!
♪ the whole world smiles with you ♪
♪ yes, the whole world
- ♪ just smiles with you - aww.
Oh, my god. I'm freaking out right now.
- Ken: Wow. Wow! - Robin: Whoo! Look at that.
- Nick: Smiling indeed! - Whoo!
Such a great performance. Panel, talk to the gnome.
Gnome, I'm just captivated by you.
I'm in awe looking at you and all the detail.
You're just gorgeous.
And I wanted to say that your vocals,
Your voice just melted my heart.
You made this entire country smile after that performance.
Robin: Amazing.
I think that this is the biggest celebrity legend
We've ever had on "the masked singer!"
- Nicole: Wow. - Robin: Maybe, yeah, if it's who I think it is.
I don't think you and I think it's the same person.
- Jenny: Maybe not. - But I'm pretty sure I know that voice very well.
Really?
- I think I "gnome" exactly who this is. - Jenny: Oh!
All right, bring out the swag bag, men in black.
( fanfare )
The swag bag! Uh-oh!
Nick: All right, what's in the bag? Wow.
- Ken: Oh, jfk. A kennedy medal. - Robin: Kennedy center.
- Kennedy center. - Kennedy center honor.
- Robin: Honoree. - Nicole: Wow.
Gnome: I met president biden.
I said, "you know, I used to be as tall as you."
And he said, "I used to have hair like you."
- So he still has his hair. - And his sense of humor.
All right, are you picking up on any clues?
- It's a new year, y'all. - "it's a new year, y'all."
It's season nine. We are going big.
We are going bigger. And we are going biggest!
And I think that this could be the legendary
Tootsie himself, dustin hoffman!
- Ken: Good guess! - You never know.
- Ken: Oh, my god. - Yeah.
- We had the ben stiller clue. "meet the fockers." - I like that.
- Ken: "meet the fockers." - yes.
We had the robin williams. "hook."
- Oh, that's right. - Oh, I'm sorry, that's right.
You all saw the umbrella. For what? "rain man!"
- Ken: Wow! - That's our method gnome.
This is "the graduate" himself, dustin hoffman.
- Why not? - Ken: That's a great guess.
It's not bad. Robin said he was feeling somebody.
Yeah, from the clue packages, we saw producers,
We saw the tony danza on an award,
Which is tony awards, and we saw the stethoscope.
And I was thinking, okay, could this be mel brooks from "the producers" films,
And the stethoscope for "high anxiety."
But then I heard the voice
And I've seen, I think, every single one of your films.
- Ken: Really? - I'm one of your biggest fans.
Even hung out with your son a few times.
I know that voice. That's dustin hoffman, no doubt.
- Nicole: Whoo! - Could it be?
No doubt. I know the voice.
Ken: I feel like we're in the presence of greatness,
But I'm thinking right now someone who I've wanted
Since the very beginning of "the masked singer."
Someone like, oh, I don't know, robert deniro.
- Jenny: Oh, my god! - Nicole: Oh, my--
Yeah! He worked with robin williams in "awakenings,"
Ben stiller in "meet the parents."
How about that tony danza? Who's the boss?
I'll tell you who's the boss. You know.
"hey! Hey, you talking to me?" you know what I mean?
- That is not robert deniro! - Nick: You never know.
But one thing we do know,
- We are in the presence of greatness. - This is exciting!
- I'm so excited. - You guys, keep it going one more time
For such a terrific performance from the gnome.
- I think you're right. - I know that voice.
That's amazing. You guys, this is awesome!
♪ who is that?
It's our big season nine premiere.
We're on to our last performer of the night.
Give it up for medusa.
( music playing )
Robin: Oh, my god!
- Wow. - Oh, my god!
Nicole: Oh, wow. She's got a great, great body.
- Wow. - Wow, that is a lot of snakes.
I mean, that's one of my favorite costumes ever.
- Nicole: I love the eyes. - Jenny: Look how tall she is next to nick.
Oh, you're right. She is tall.
- Maybe she's a model. - Oh, you're right.
Such an amazing costume.
I grew up far from the spotlight,
A dancer in the dark, and I never quite fit in.
I mean, look at me.
But fitting in was never something
I really worried about,
Because I knew early on I was born to stand out.
So I did my own thing and ignored anyone
Who wanted me to conform.
Oh, my gosh, is that buckingham palace?
Embracing my oddities, snakes and all, has taken me far.
From the super bowl to this very stage.
That's right. Technically, I've been here before.
Did someone perform her song here?
But this time, I'm here to compete,
And "masked singer" feels like the perfect stage for me.
Because, honestly? Look around.
It doesn't get much weirder than this. ( laughs )
♪ when I'm away from you
♪ I'm happier than ever
♪ wish I could explain it better ♪
♪ I wish it wasn't true
Whoa.
♪ you call me again
♪ drunk in your benz
♪ driving home under the influence ♪
♪ you scared me to death, but I'm wasting my breath ♪
♪ 'cause you only listen to your friends ♪
♪ I don't relate to you
- What? What? - Yeah!
♪ I don't relate to you, no
♪ 'cause I'd never treat me this badly ♪
♪ you made me hate this city
♪ and I don't talk bad about you ♪
- Oh, my god! Yes! - ♪ on the internet
♪ never told anyone anything bad ♪
♪ 'cause that's just embarrassing ♪
♪ you were my everything
♪ all that you did was make me freaking sad ♪
Nicole, who is this beast?
♪ you ruined everything good
♪ always said you were misunderstood ♪
♪ made all my moments your own ♪
♪ just leave me
♪ alone
Yeah!
♪ leave me alone
♪ leave me
♪ alone
♪ leave me
♪ alone
( vocalizing )
I'm done. I'm done.
I don't even know what just happened.
Wow. That was awesome.
Wow.
We definitely can't leave you alone after that performance.
Nicole, you look like you're still in shock.
I don't think I've ever been this speechless in nine seasons, nick.
What I love more than anything in the world
Is singing and connecting with people.
And if you don't freaking take your heart
And rip it inside out and put it on the stage,
Then what are you doing it for? You're wasting people's times!
And that's what you did tonight.
Indeed. Well, we are ready for another clue.
Men in black, bring out the swag bag.
( fanfare )
- Robin: Whoo! - Jenny: Okay, what's that say?
- Uh, "medusa." - "medusa, three hundred and--"
Jenny: Wait a minute. "340 million sold."
- Oh. - She's sold a lot of albums.
Sometimes success comes
In the grayest of places.
- Ken: Grayest of places. - Grayest.
Oh, wait a minute. Wait a minute.
We saw that dvd and I thought,
"oh, maybe someone that possibly sang on a soundtrack."
A massive movie with a massive soundtrack, "50 shades of gray."
- Oh. - Ken: Oh, I love that.
- Right? Ellie goulding. She's british. - Robin: Yes.
- I think I'm on to something, you guys. - You are.
- Right? - That's a great guess.
- Well said. - Ellie's a good guess.
You know, I heard "dancer in the dark" in the clue package.
Immediately thought of my muse, bjork.
But I think the medusa is meghan markle, and I'll tell you why.
- Nicole: Oh... - This-- hear me out.
- I'm going. Good night, everybody. - Hear me out. Hear me out.
- Good night. - Hear me out.
She grew up far from the spotlight.
Something I can relate to. I'm on fox.
Now, hear me out.
There was a-- a knighted chess piece.
Duh-doy! Royalty. Meghan markle.
We gonna say "no, ken," on three.
One, two, three.
- All: No, ken! - Sit your ass down.
Nick I am two words-- "in-trigued."
Okay? Okay, first of all, we saw buckingham palace.
So immediately I'm thinking of some english singers.
- Right. - So I'm like, is it jessie j?
Is it charli xcx? Is it dua lipa?
But that was such a lorde tone,
- The way that she started out with. - It's true.
- Ooh, yeah. - I love her so much.
- Right? - It could definitely be lorde.
Listen, I don't know who you are yet,
But I'm going to lay in bed and think of this song tonight.
Thank you.
All right, ladies and gentlemen, keep it going for her.
Medusa, you can slither on back.
This was the best raw performance...
- Yeah, right? - ...In ages.
It's already been a spectacular premiere.
We've seen three incredible performances.
But, as promised, it's time to talk about that bell.
- Ken: Yeah! - Finally, the bell.
Panel, now I know in seasons past,
You've lost some of your favorites early on,
Like panther, mermaid.
- Yes. - Right.
So, we think we've found a solution.
What?
You can save a mask from elimination
By ringing what we are calling
The ding-dong keep it on.
- Ken: Wow! - Okay!
- Are you kidding me? - Somebody needed to tell you that nick, okay?
- Oh! - Oh!
- Slap!
- That was good. - Thank you, nick.
- Can I carry on, please? - Yes. Carry on, carry on.
You can only ring the bell three times
Throughout the first three rounds.
Those three saved singers will battle it out
On a special episode to rejoin the competition.
Okay, now that we have a clear understanding,
Let's do this.
Audience and panel, voting is now open.
- Wow. - Who is your favorite of the night?
Which singers will duke it out in the battle royale? Who's going home first?
The results and our first celebrity unmasking
Of the season right after the break.
- Wow, this is gonna be tough. - Brutal.
♪ who is that?
The premiere party is going strong here
On "the masked singer."
But it's that time of the night
Where we have our first unmasking of the season.
Is it yay or "neigh" for the mustang?
- Oh! - Is it time to go home for the gnome?
( jeering )
Have things gotten a little hairy for medusa?
( jeering )
The results are in.
Aah!
The first singer of the season
- To get unmasked is... - Whoo!
Don't do it, don't do it, don't do it.
- ...The gnome. - ( all groaning )
Keep it going for the gnome.
Mustang and medusa, race on back...
- Oh, no! - ...To prepare for the battle royale.
- Ken: Wow. - The gnome.
Let's show him some love.
( chanting ) gnome! Gnome! Gnome!
- Should we use the bell? - No, I want to see.
I want to see-- I want to see who's under the mask.
Gnome, we are so sorry that your journey is ending here,
- But we cannot wait to see your famous face. - Yes!
Whoo! Come on!
But right before we get to that,
We got to get to our panel's final guesses.
Ken, what you got?
He worked with ben stiller in "meet the parents,"
Robin williams in "awakenings."
"you talking to me?"
Yes, I am, robert deniro.
- No. - Jenny: I don't think it is.
- "you talking to me?" - I kinda get why he goes that big.
I do think this is legendary status.
I saw that tony award,
And then I thought of maybe tony bennett.
Robin: Mm. That'd be nice.
- Nick: Robin, what you got? - There was a clue that said, "all the president's men."
And there was the jfk kennedy center honors.
But I really didn't put all the clues together until I heard the voice.
It was the voice that struck me. I'm going with dustin hoffman.
- Jenny: Nice. - Ken: Good guess.
Nicole: I'm picking up what you're putting down, robin.
This is a man who has won two oscars,
- Which is two more than ken has won. - Okay, I know--
This is the legendary dustin hoffman.
Ken: Good guess. Good guess.
Nick: Great guesses up there.
But I think we really want to know who the gnome is right now, right?
- Yeah! - Let's go!
Say it with me.
( all chanting ) take it off! Take it off!
- ♪ who, who, who, who - oh, my god! Who is it?
♪ who are you?
Take it off! Take it off!
( chanting continues )
This is crazy!
Aah, I'm freaking out!
Is it? Is it? Is it?
The legendary tony, grammy, and emmy award-winner,
The one and only dick van dyke!
- ( screaming ) - oh, my gosh!
- Oh, my god! Wow! - Dick van dyke.
Nick: Wow!
Wow!
Nick: Such an honor!
We are in the presence of an icon,
- Ladies and gentlemen. - Whoa!
Oh, my god.
Jenny: Oh, my god.
This is the most seasoned
And decorated entertainer
We have had on our show, ladies and gentlemen.
- Wow. Wow. - Truly a legend.
What was it like being the gnome?
It was real dark in there.
Oh, yeah. You couldn't see anything.
I just loved it that they thought I was robert deniro.
I didn't know robert deniro could sing, to tell you the truth.
Well, we definitely know you can sing.
And, nicole, you are in tears.
Like, it's-- I love you so much.
We love you.
The whole world loves you so much.
It's an honor to have you on our show.
Like, I can't-- I can't believe you're here!
I gotta-- I'm trying to play it cool, but--
And you look so gorgeous. You look so handsome.
Oh, thank you!
- I am so blown away. - I'm 97 years old.
- Ken: Wow. - Jenny: Oh, my god!
- Amazing. - I love dick van dyke, like--
You are-- you are one of the reasons why I got into comedy.
- You are comedy. - Jenny: You're the goat.
- Thank you. - You are comedy.
- You're our childhood. - You're our childhood.
- Thank you. - Our greatest reveal ever.
Oh, thank you.
You gave us an amazing performance.
And I'm telling you, you made the whole world smile once again.
- Wow. - Let's get one more song.
Make some noise for the artist formerly known as the gnome.
The legend, the icon, dick van dyke!
Oh, I love him so much.
♪ because I was afraid to speak when I was just a lad ♪
♪ my father gave my nose a tweak and told me I was bad ♪
♪ and then one day I learned the word that saved me aching nose ♪
♪ the biggest word you ever heard, and this is how it goes ♪
♪ supercalifragilistic- expialidocious ♪
♪ even though the sound of it is something quite atrocious ♪
♪ supercalifragilistic- expialidocious ♪
♪ um-dittle-ittl-um-dittle-lay
♪ um-dittle-ittl- um-dittle-lay ♪
- ( screaming ) - oh, my god!
♪ supercalifragilistic- expialidocious ♪
Dick van dyke, ladies and gentlemen!
It's been such a pleasure having you here on our show.
Ladies and gentlemen, give it up one more time...
- God bless. - ...For dick van dyke.
- ( cheering ) - yes! Wow!
Now there can only be one champion of the night.
Will it be mustang or medusa?
An epic battle royale and another unmasking
Right after the break. Don't go anywhere.
Dick van dyke, ladies and gentlemen!
- Robin: Bow down. Bow down. - Nicole: Wow.
( fanfare )
The time has come
For the battle royale.
- Yes! - Ken: Yes!
- Robin: Yeah! - Nicole: Woohoo!
- The battle royale! - Let's go!
Ken: Yes!
The mustang and medusa are going head to head
In this season's first battle royale.
This gonna be good.
They'll perform the same song, but two different styles.
From that, the panel will decide
Who will be named champion
- And who goes home tonight. - Whoo!
Oh, my gosh. This is gonna be hardcore.
Let the battle commence!
Whoo!
♪ shine light in the beautiful sea ♪
♪ I choose to be happy
♪ you and I, you and I
♪ we're like diamonds in the sky ♪
♪ at first sight I
♪ felt the energy of sunrays
♪ I saw the life inside of your eyes ♪
- Whoo! - ♪ tonight
- ♪ you and I - wow. Wow.
♪ we're beautiful, like diamonds in the sky ♪
♪ eye to eye, so alive
♪ we're beautiful like diamonds in the sky ♪
♪ shine bright like a diamond
God, her voice sounds so familiar.
♪ shine bright like a diamond
♪ oh
( vocalizing )
Whoo! Yeah!
Yeah, mustang!
♪ find light in the beautiful sea ♪
♪ I chose to be happy
♪ you and I, you and I
♪ we're like diamonds in the sky ♪
♪ at first sight, I
♪ felt the energy of sunrays
♪ I saw the light inside, so shine bright ♪
♪ tonight
- ♪ you and I - yes, girl!
♪ we're beautiful like diamonds in the sky ♪
- ♪ eye to eye - yes!
- Whoo! - ♪ so alive
♪ we're beautiful like diamonds in the sky ♪
♪ shine bright like a diamond
( vocalizing )
♪ shine bright like a diamond
- Ken and jenny: Wow. - Nicole: Yeah.
- Jenny: Wow. - Nicole: That was a battle.
That was a pretty even fight.
Keep it going for both mustang and medusa.
- Mind-blowing. - Panel, what are your thoughts?
Yeah, I feel both of them. Mustang, just so effortless.
Again, you make this song your own in your own unique way.
- Just so incredible. - Right?
And then, medusa, you just have this raw power that makes it incredible.
Passion. Passion.
Ken: I mean, this is maybe the best battle royale we've ever had.
- Jenny: Yeah, for sure. - Yeah, maybe the most evenly matched.
- Yes. - Absolutely.
It's gonna be so difficult yet again.
And we're all equally confused,
'cause you guys are frigging amazing!
- Nicole: Yeah. - Thank you!
Now, panel, it's all on you.
Your vote determines who will move on
And who will get unmasked tonight.
( crowd chanting ) me-du-sa! Me-du-sa!
- All right. - Oh, my gosh!
Me-du-sa! Me-du-sa! Me-du-sa!
Panel, who do you want to see move on to next week?
You have to vote now.
Oh, man.
( groans ) this is so hard.
Nick: The pressure is on.
We'll be right back with the results
And another unmasking. Stay right here.
♪ who is that?
Let's get to the final results.
The champion of the night
Advancing to next week is...
- This is a really tough one. - This is really tough.
Medusa!
( fanfare )
Oh!
- Whoo! - So excited.
Nick: Congratulations.
You are moving on to abba night,
And you're one step closer to the golden mask trophy.
Head on back and enjoy this moment, medusa.
Let's give it up for medusa, y'all.
And, mustang, we are so sorry that your journey ends here.
But we are so excited to see your famous face.
But, first, panel, you've gotta make your final guesses.
- Jenny: Oh, no. - Let's start with, uh, ken.
First of all, I just have to say, this was incredibly tough.
I think maybe the most competitive season premiere we've ever had.
- For sure. - Hear me out,
"people's" most beautiful issue
Sealed the deal on my guess.
She said she defied death
Because of all those aerial performances she does.
Mustang is p!Nk.
( crowd jeering )
Okay, you know what?
Even mustang's like, "what are you thinking?"
- Nick: Jenny? - You know, that hell on heels
Made me think of, like, a joan jett.
- Oh, good-- - and there was a soap clue,
And she's got that song, "dirty deeds."
So I'm gonna go with joan jett.
Robin: That's a good guess.
But, you know, I've been stuck on this exercise equipment,
And then I saw the three eggs in the nest
And I'm thinking "three's company."
- I'm gonna go with suzanne somers. - Okay.
- And nicole. - I'ma switch it up, nick.
- Ken: Oh! - I felt like in that battle royale
And that tone, I felt like I heard just a smidgeon of country.
I know that this person has been public about her struggles.
I think this could be wynonna judd.
- Jenny: It's not bad. - Nick: Okay.
- Nicole: It's something to chew on. - Ken: Good guess, good guess.
All right, panel, let's see if any of you are correct.
Audience, you know the drill. Say it with me.
( all chanting ) take it off! Take it off!
♪ who, who, who, who
♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who
♪ I really wanna know
Oh, my god! Who is this?
♪ tell me, who are you?
- Nicole: Aah! Oh, my god! - Robin: Wow.
- ♪ are you - nick: Country superstar
And award-winning platinum artist sara evans.
- Thank you! - Wow.
- No way! - Wow!
Nick: Thank you so much for gracing us--
- You were right with the country. - Yeah!
I heard the country!
Well, I mean, it's an honor.
What makes you want to come on our show?
Oh, I love the show, and, you know,
I don't think there's enough country artists represented.
- I agree. - Nicole: Yeah.
Yeah.
Sara, your voice is absolutely beautiful.
- Robin: Gorgeous. - Thank you.
- Oh, my gosh. - Thank you, thank you. It was so fun.
Is it true that you\ didn't tell anyone
In your family that you were doing this?
No, I have three children
And we're gonna watch it together.
- Oh, that's gonna be so awesome. - Oh!
- That's so good! - Well, we're watching it now.
Mommy got you!
That's so awesome. Well, and speaking of awesome,
She was a joy to have on our show, right?
That is it for our season premiere...
- Thank you so much. - ...But the competition continues next week
When medusa faces two new challengers in abba night.
In the meantime, the stage belongs to the artist
Formerly known as the mustang.
Make some noise for sara evans!
♪ but I made up my mind
- Whoo! - ♪ I ain't wasting no more time ♪
♪ here I go again
♪ again on my own
♪ going down the only road I've ever known ♪
♪ like a drifter I was born to walk alone ♪