( music playing )
♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who
♪ come on, tell me, who are you? ♪
♪ who are you?
- Amazing! - Oh, my god!
- ♪ who, who? - ♪ oh, I really wanna know
- ♪ who are you? - Oh! Nick cannon!
- Yay! - Yeah!
- The holidays are happening a little early this year
because tonight we give you a gift better than anything under your tree.
It's "the masked singer" finale!
Yes! Yes! Yes!
Nick: It's been a roller coaster season,
but tonight it all comes down to this--
a formidable trio of finalists,
our strongest power vocalists of all time.
- That's right, that's right. - Any one of these singers can
and should win that beautiful golden mask trophy.
But only one can do it.
Will it be the crocodile,
the mushroom, or the sun?
- Come on! - At some point in this season, every single one of them
had a panelist say they are the best.
And speaking of our celeb dick tracys,
- give it up for our panel. - Yeah!
Nick: Sherlock scherzie in the building.
- Where's ken? - Paging dr. Ken jeong.
- ♪ joy to the world - nick: Uh...
- There he is. - Oh, brother!
- Nick: Wait, wait. Hold on. - What?
First of all, that looks like one of my capes.
I'm just saying, you been in my closet again, son.
Well, you're busy hosting on stage,
so that was an ample time
for me to go to your closet and raid it.
Hold on. Why do you have three crowns?
I got three guesses correct.
Oh, my gosh. Three guesses and you think you're a king.
Ken: Correct. It is a ken jeong record.
Nick: And speaking of keeping score,
tonight one of our panel will win
the second most coveted prize in all of hollywood,
the golden ear trophy.
- Yeah! - It's a close race.
Jenny has three points, and robin and nicole trail with two.
- Hey! - But, ken, within the three crowns,
how do you add the math
for your journey for this golden ear?
Oh, it's simple. I gotta get each and every one of these contestants correct
and I will win the golden ear.
- It's very simple. - That's the funniest thing he's said all season.
Nick: All right, all right. We're kicking things off in a big way.
He's been a crowd favorite since the very, very beginning.
Let's take one final look at how the croc rocked his way to the finale.
( music playing )
going up against seahorse in super six,
I thought for sure I was going home.
The one advancing to the finale-- the crocodile!
- Wow! - So I feel so blessed
to be here in the finale.
This journey has meant so much to me
because I've gotten the freedom
to completely express the real me
that for so much of my life has been hidden.
♪ I don't wanna fall asleep
♪ 'cause I miss you, baby
♪ and I don't wanna miss a thing ♪
that might be your best performance yet.
Tonight, I picked a song that's deeply personal to me.
Growing up, my family was dirt poor.
So I mowed lawn after lawn just to afford my first album--
"frontiers" by journey.
Tonight, I'm singing a song from that same band
channeling that tiny croc-ling
that loved to sing more than anything.
Hopefully it's enough to win that golden mask.
( music playing )
♪ lying beside you
♪ here in the dark
♪ feeling your heartbeat
♪ with mine
♪ we sailed on together
♪ and drifted apart
♪ and here you are
♪ by my side
♪ so now I come to you
- ♪ with open arms - love it.
♪ nothing to hide
♪ believe what I say
♪ and here I am
♪ with open arms
♪ hoping you'll see
♪ what your love means to me
♪ and now that you've come back ♪
♪ turned night into day
♪ I need you to stay
♪ so now I come
- ♪ with open arms - yes!
♪ nothing to hide
♪ believe what I say
♪ so here I am
♪ with open arms
♪ hoping you'll see
♪ what your love means to me
♪ open arms
- yes. - Oh, croc brought it.
Dominating the stage like a true professional.
Man, everybody's on their feet.
- Crocodile! - Wow!
You could feel that he might have been waiting
to sing that live his whole life.
- Yeah. - And it all came out in the vocal.
That set the bar so high for the finale.
That was outstanding. Outstanding.
I love performing, but I've discovered that a lot of my joy
comes from knowing that I'm taking care of my kids and my family.
- That's right. That's right. - This is for them.
Nick: Lovely, man. We love it.
Now, because we're in the holiday spirit,
the singers have each brought a gift for a panelist...
- Oh! - Ah.
...That is near and dear to their hearts.
- That's so sweet. - Why, thank you, croc. That's really nice.
Croc, who is your gift for?
- ( bells jingling ) - jenny.
I knew you were singing "open arms" to me. I knew it!
You have a gift under your chair.
I just want to thank you for your kind words,
and you helped me believe in myself a little bit more.
Thank you. I meant every word of it.
Nick: We all want to see what you got.
Oh, it's beautiful.
- It's an angel. - Ken: Oh, my goodness.
- Looks like you, jenny. - Just as plastic, also.
Thank you so much. This is gorgeous.
All right, panel, I'm sure that gift got the wheels turning.
- That's great. - Start mulling it over because you'll have one more chance
to make your final guesses later tonight.
Well, whoever you are, croc, you just made this competition so much harder
because that was an amazing performance.
Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise one more time for the crocodile.
- Whoo! - Robin: Croc, you killed it!
Nick: The panel have been all over the swamp this season
with their guesses for the croc.
Will we be seeing one of these faces tonight?
We'll find out before the end of the show.
- I thought he brought it. - That was amazing.
- That was insane. - Nicole: Crazy.
- Yeah. - Jenny: He's gonna be hard to beat.
Honey! Season four!
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer" finale.
This is the tightest three-way race we have ever had.
- Yes! - But now we have a mushroom ready to turn up the heat
with his final performance of the season.
Here's a little more on how he went straight
from your local produce aisle all the way to the finale.
Mushroom: Being the mushroom, it's been so transformative
to get to share my voice in this unexpected way.
♪ I should be crying, but I just can't let it show ♪
that is probably the most transcending performance
we have ever had on "the masked singer."
when I set out to become the mushroom,
my ultimate inspiration was my little 'shroom, my daughter.
I channeled her mannerisms, her voice,
her love of dressing up every time I step out on this stage.
And she doesn't even know I'm doing this.
So I cannot wait to see the look on her face when I unmask tonight.
And you'll be surprised, too.
Because while most of you have shopped to my music in the supermarket
and heard me on the radio,
not a lot of you know me by name.
But I hope tonight changes all that.
I want to win "the masked singer"
in the name of all those who have ever felt different.
Tonight, for my grand finale,
I'm singing my daughter's favorite song,
and I can't wait to bring her home that golden mask.
Aww! He's got a daughter!
( music playing )
♪ looking back on when I was a little nappy-headed boy ♪
ah-ha!
Whoo!
♪ then my only worry was for christmas ♪
♪ what would be my toy?
♪ even though we sometimes wouldn't get a thing ♪
♪ we were happy with the joy the day would bring ♪
♪ I wish those days could come back once more ♪
♪ why did those days ever have to go? ♪
♪ well, I wish those days could come back once more ♪
♪ why did those days ever have to go? ♪
♪ 'cause I love them so
♪ I love them so, yeah
I know that voice.
♪ sneaking out the back door
♪ to hang out with those hoodlum friends of mine ♪
♪ ooh
♪ greeted at the back door
♪ "I thought I told you not to go outside!" ♪
whoo!
♪ trying your best to bring the water to your eyes ♪
♪ thinking it might stop her from whooping your behind ♪
♪ I wish those days could come back once more ♪
♪ why did those days ever have to go? ♪
♪ well, I wish those days could come back once more ♪
- ♪ why did those days ever have to go? ♪ - you're killing it!
♪ well, I love them so
( vocalizing )
- nicole: Yes! - Robin: Man!
- Wow! - Man!
- Jenny: Who is this? - Nicole: Yes!
Wow! That was amazing.
It is only fitting
that we have a funky christmas with fun-guy mushroom.
- Robin: Yeah! - Right?
I mean, so far tonight, those are excellent, excellent performances.
- Yeah. - I mean, in every week,
you never know what mushroom's gonna do next.
You never know how he's gonna sound.
- Totally. - It's gonna be very tough.
- Very tough. That was awesome. - Indeed.
Music is truly the universal language that connects us all,
and mushroom is a connector.
And here we are in masks and costumes
just delivering messages that can resonate with everyone.
- Nick: Ooh! - Robin: Ah.
- He's so deep. - If this is who I think it is,
that was a great clue.
So he's a producer that can sing possibly.
- Mm. - Well, the mushroom is a great guy
because he has brought a special holiday gift.
Mushroom, who is your gift for?
( bells jingling )
- nicole. - Aww.
You've been so sweet to me with all your compliments.
- Thank you. - So here's a sweet holiday treat for you.
- Nick: Ken, help her out. Be a gentleman. - Okay.
- I got it, I got it. - Okay, I'll go back.
- I got it. Thank you, ken. - Okay.
He didn't do anything. Don't thank him.
- Open it up. - Mushroom!
- Oh, my gosh. - Mushroom cookie dough ice cream.
That looks for real cold. That's, like, fresh.
Mmm. It is cold.
Well, this is quite a treat coming from you
because I just admire you, your philosophy, your message.
And you have such beautiful, great purpose on this show, so thank you.
Nick: All right, mushroom,
we'll see you later for the vote
and the panel's final guesses.
- Y'all keep it going for him. - Yeah!
Nick: We'll find out if any of these guesses this season are right
when mushroom is unmasked tonight.
- ♪ who is that? - Now, listen up, america.
Keep an eye out for "the masked dancer."
it will feature a whole new cast of costumed celebs,
but all you'll have to guess them by is lots of clues
and how they move. Check it out.
Craig robinson: America, prepare yourself for "the masked dancer."
we don't hear them sing. We see their moves.
- Hello! - There are clues everywhere.
- That is the tiktok sign! - Look how athletic he is.
Plus, you get one word to hear their real voice.
- Inspired. - I know exactly who this is.
All: Take it off!
- Woman: Oh, my god! - Ken: Legend!
- Legend! - It's gonna be fire!
♪ who is that behind the mask? ♪
down that bottle of eggnog.
It's finale night here on "the masked singer."
yes, it is. It's finale night.
Now she's been a panel favorite,
and her talent is as big as santa.
So let's watch this sun and how she's highlighted and enlightened us
with her sky-high gifts.
Sun: You know, I've been in the industry a really long time,
since I was a kid.
Depending on when you discovered me
has probably influenced who you think I am.
You might see me as the little girl with big dreams,
or a pop princess,
or the more grounded woman I am today.
But as the sun, for the first time in my career,
I've gotten to show that I'm all of those things and more.
♪ and I'll call you when the party's over ♪
nicole: There's something so special about you that moves me,
that stirs my soul.
And that was flawless. You are flawless.
After one of the most emotional performances of my lifetime last round,
I've chosen a song that means even more to me
because it's a tribute to the person
who has loved me through some of my toughest times.
He's always encouraged me to fly,
and our bond is a testament
that love really does conquer all.
And I hope that love shines through my performance tonight
because it would feel pretty incredible to win.
♪ oh, well, it's true
♪ I was made for you
♪ I climbed across the mountain tops ♪
♪ swam all across the ocean blue ♪
♪ I crossed over lines and I broke all the rules ♪
♪ and, baby, I broke them all for you ♪
♪ oh, well, it's true
♪ I was made for you
♪ you see the smile that's on my mouth ♪
♪ it's hiding the words that don't come out ♪
♪ all of my friends who think that I'm blessed ♪
♪ they don't know my life is a mess ♪
♪ oh, they don't know who I really am ♪
♪ they don't know what
♪ I've been through like you do ♪
♪ I was made for you
♪ all of these lines across my face ♪
♪ tell you the story of who I am ♪
♪ so many stories of where I've been ♪
- ♪ and how I got to where I am ♪ - oh!
♪ oh, but these stories don't mean anything ♪
♪ when you've got no one to tell them to ♪
♪ it's true
♪ I was made for you
♪ well, yeah, it's true
nick: Wow.
That was amazing!
What a performance! Not a dry eye in the house.
Nicole, please talk to her.
I mean, when you sing, you bring a sense of foundation and security and grace
with each and every performance.
You have ignited, I think, a fire in all of us.
- Yes. - So, thank you.
You know, you inspire me, and I know you inspire everybody watching.
Thank you for the gift of your voice and for sharing it with us.
Ken: Absolutely.
Honestly, the best part of this has been
people being able to feel the essence of me
without the preconceived idea of who or what I am.
And I feel like for the first time,
people are actually hearing me and feeling me...
( voice-breaking ) ...And that makes me really happy.
- Sun's emotional. - ( sun laughs )
- aww. - All right, the sun
has a secret santa gift for a very special panelist.
Sun, who is your gift for?
- ( bells jingling ) - robin.
- Oh! Hi, sun. Thank you. - Robin!
Hi. I left a little gift under your chair.
I'm kind of hungry. Is it an in-n-out burger?
Unfortunately not.
- Oh, it's mistletoe. - Uh-oh.
- Nicole: Uh-oh! - Wow.
Oh, great. You can kiss yourself for hours.
( sun laughs )
this is just a little something to say thank you
for all your compliments and encouragement this season.
- Aww. - Robin: Thank you.
That might be the most mistletoe I've ever seen in my life.
- I can't turn my neck. - Ken: I know, that's fine.
Nick: Well, let that clue soak in, panel,
because you'll have one last chance
to guess this solar superstar before she's unmasked.
Ken: Whoever you are, I just have to say
you are allowing us to feel your joy, your pain.
And the connection you have,
I don't think I've ever had with any other contestant.
As far as I'm concerned, you were meant to be the masked singer.
- You're amazing. - Nick: Ladies and gentlemen,
let's give it up one final time
for that wonderful performance that we just saw from the sun.
Yeah.
Nick: The panel's guesses for the sun this season
have been all over the solar system.
We'll find out if any of these fiery ladies
are under the mask later tonight.
Don't go anywhere because when we return,
it is time for the most important vote of the season.
- I don't want it to be over. - This is the best finale ever.
Jenny: It is.
♪ who is that?
Three singers stand before you.
They've shared their stories
and sung their hearts out for weeks.
But it all comes down to this, the final vote of the season.
Panel, studio audience, and our superfans at home,
vote now for your favorite.
The performer with the most votes
will win the golden mask trophy.
- The votes are in. - It's always the tough part.
- I know! - The third place finisher
of season four's "masked singer" is...
Man, this season is the hardest.
The crocodile.
Ladies and gentlemen, keep it going...
Crocodile!
...For the crocodile. Congrats!
You're taking home the bronze medal.
But don't go anywhere.
Mushroom and sun,
say your jolly good-byes.
One of them is definitely gonna win that golden mask trophy.
But right now, I want everyone to keep it going for the crocodile, please.
- Crocodile! - We're such massive fans
of everything that you did on this show.
But we cannot wait to see who's behind this mask, right?
But first, of course, you know what time it is, panel.
- No. - Time to retrieve your
first impression guesses from the vault!
Men in black, bring 'em out.
If it feels like an eternity since you guys wrote this down,
it has been quite some time.
Ken, you want to start with yours?
You know, we don't have to.
We can go on to somebody else if you want.
- You believed the crocodile was... - Okay, stop, stop.
Bradley cooper.
Jenny: Oh!
Okay, I don't think that is bradley cooper.
In the past, I have mentioned such distinguished guesses
as jon hamm, which I thought was an amazing guess, ski-ska.
- Horrible guess. - Ski-ska.
- Ah! Ski-ska! - Ken: Jared leto.
No. Ska-no.
But now the clues make sense to me.
Three kids, croc-lings.
You know? Pizza rat.
Daughter named brooklyn.
So I believe that the crocodile
- is nick lachey. - Robin: All right.
- All right. - That's not a bad guess, ken.
You know why you like that guess, nicole?
Because that was your exact first impression guess.
See? I'm not that far behind, yo.
It took him a whole season to get what you got in 30 seconds.
- Thanks, nick. - Are you sticking with that?
I am not sticking with that.
I first saw in the clue packages-- hotel.
Obviously, I'm thinking this is someone who tours.
- Yeah. - Then I saw the performance. I was like,
"this is someone from a boy band."
when I heard his falsetto,
I was like, "that could be jordan."
- yeah. - It confirmed it with jeans block--
new kids on the block.
So I'm gonna go with jordan knight.
Which is actually robin thicke's first impression guess.
- Oh! - Oh, my gosh.
You know, I started with jordan
because the dance moves, the falsetto.
However, that's not jordan's voice.
I produced jordan's whole first solo album, and that's not it.
So, since the last time you sang,
usually when I get up in the morning,
I watch "baby first" with my two daughters.
And I heard howie d singing on "baby first,"
and I swear to god it was the same voice.
- Nicole: Oh! - Ken: Yes.
A clue last time was that
he shared a screen with craig robinson.
- Yep. - And howie d was one of the angels
at the end of "this is the end" dancing with craig.
- Ah! - And so I'm going with howie d.
- Nicole: Hey! - Wow.
- She didn't pick howie d. - She did not pick howie d.
- Oh! - But, she did pick a backstreet boy.
- Uh-oh. - I did.
- Nick carter. - Ken: Wow.
- Nicole: That's not bad. - Are you sticking with that?
The first time, you know, you actually were like,
"I wonder what that water means?"
in the very first clue package.
And I was like, "it's not about the water.
It's about what he's doing in the water."
- he's doing the backstroke. - Wow.
But then the clue packages hurt my brain more than bleach.
And I was thinking, "oh, my god, could it be donnie wahlberg?"
but then, you know, I know my husband.
I know him really well.
And then I got a wonderful gift, a little angel, which I adore.
Nick carter's sister is named angel.
So, I think I'm gonna stick with mr. Nick carter.
Well, okay, panel, you've made your final guesses.
Let's see if any of you are right.
Crocodile, who are you? Audience, say it with me.
- ( chanting ) take it off! Take it off! - ♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who
♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who
♪ who
♪ I really wanna know
- ♪ who - come on, howie d!
♪ tell me, who are you, you, you ♪
♪ who are you?
There you go!
Superstar multi-platinum recording artist...
- Ken: Wow! - The other n.C. Nick carter!
How amazing was he on this show?
- Nick carter! - Jenny!
- Howie d? - Ah!
You took us on quite the journey, man.
From rock and roll to soul, you did your thing.
I had to pull every trick out of the bag that I had.
I mean, there's some talented artists that are on this show,
and I'm just grateful to be here after 27 years.
I've been in the business since I was 12 years old...
- Wow. - ...And it definitely
brought me back to what it was like
- when it all started. - Yeah.
To be able to show off just your vocal talents like that in a whole other realm--
this guy's performed in all of the biggest arenas in the world.
- Absolutely. - In the world, so this is-- this is very cool, man.
- Thank you, thank you. - Nick carter, you're amazing.
- You crushed this competition on every level, seriously. - Thank you, thank you.
Thank you so much for giving me the opportunity
to share my story with you all.
- Also, before-- I got-- - of course. Take your time.
It's christmas time.
I gotta say to my family back home,
I love you, my two little croc-lings.
- Daddy's coming home! - Aww!
Amazing job.
And to sing one last time, unmasked once and for all,
the artist formerly known as the crocodile,
nick carter!
♪ so now I come to you
♪ with open arms
- whoo! - ♪ nothing to hide
- ♪ believe what I say - whoo!
- ♪ so here I am - come on, nick!
♪ with open arms
- ♪ hoping you'll see - nick: Right after the break,
we finally answer the question
who is winning the golden mask?
- Find out next. - ♪ open arms
nicole: We love you, nick!
Welcome back to our "masked singer" finale.
- It's been our most competitive season yet. - Yeah!
Sun and mushroom have fought their way against
14 other talented performers to make it here.
And now, this is the moment we find out
who will be our "masked singer" season four champion.
Oh, my goodness.
- There it is. - Ooh! Look at how beautiful!
Ooh!
All right, you guys ready?
Good luck to the both of you.
- Oh, my god, it's happening. - Oh, my god!
The winner of this season's golden mask is...
- This is it. - I can't even hold you guys' hands.
The sun!
( music playing )
- sun! Yes! - Sun, congratulations!
Whoo!
( music continues )
you are a true queen,
the queen of "the masked singer."
- congratulations! - Show come love, show come love.
- It is my honor to present to you... - Whoo!
...The golden mask trophy.
Oh, that's awesome!
Please make your way
to our throne.
( music continues )
this means mushroom is our runner-up.
Keep it going! Give it up for mushroom!
Mushroom!
- Whoo! - Whoo!
Panel, we must retrieve your first impression guesses.
- Ah. - Here we go-- from the vault.
Men in black, bring 'em out.
- Jenny, we'll start with you. - Yes? Okay.
Person in the lead for the golden ear.
Maxwell.
- Okay, well, that's not bad. - Not at all.
- Are you sticking with it? - Well, um, I don't think I'm gonna stick with it.
You know, I started off with frank ocean
because we heard that beautiful falsetto. Just gorgeous.
- But he doesn't have a daughter. - Robin: Right.
But then you guys showed me the game-changing clue.
The ice cream made me think of neapolitan. Ne-yo.
- Nicole: Ah. - Sounds just like him.
Super talented. I think this is ne-yo!
- All right. - Ken: I like that.
- That's not bad. - Nick: From maxwell to ne-yo.
Ken, you're still clapping. You want to know your first impression?
No.
Ken said it could be justin timberlake.
- That's pretty reasonable. - That's not bad. That's pretty good.
- Are you sticking with that? - No.
I first thought this was donald glover, the weeknd,
and of course, keegan-michael key.
But none of them to my knowledge have daughters.
- But pharrell has a daughter. - Robin: Yeah.
"nerd" in the second package
was for his amazing band n.E.R.D.
With the hat clue, it's gotta be pharrell.
- That's a good guess. - Ooh, yes.
All right, well, nicole, your first impression guess
for the mushroom was donald glover.
- Ken: Okay. - Nicole: That's not bad.
But donald glover does not have a daughter, right?
This is a tough one because he kept switching it up vocally every week.
- Yeah. - At first I was thinking lin-manuel miranda
because of all the "hamilton" clues.
But then I realized this person was on the "hamilton" mixtape.
- Oh! - So I think it's aloe blacc.
- Robin: Ah. - Nicole: He's got a daughter.
And my game-changing clue was the alarm clock.
His hit song with avicii-- "wake me up."
- there it is. - Ken: Wow.
- That's good, that's good. - Nicole: What it do, baby boo?
- Robin? - Yes? Hey, nick.
- Billy porter. - Ken: All right, good guess.
- Not bad. - Not bad.
But I've been all over the place with this mushroom.
I've been thinking jaden smith the last few times,
but jaden doesn't have a daughter that we know of.
And it is very hard to argue with you
after you said the name aloe blacc.
I'm gonna piggyback off of nicole's guess
and agree with aloe blacc.
- Jenny: I like it. - Wait! You guys!
- Bring it. - I just figured out the cookie dough.
- "I need a dollar." his hit song. - Robin: Oh.
- "I need a dollar, cookie dough." - jenny: Totally.
- Oh! Oh! - ♪ I need dollar, dollar
- ♪ dollar, that's what I need ♪ - ♪ hey, hey
all right, well, you have made your final guesses,
so let's see if christmas is coming early for any of you.
Mushroom, we all need to know, who are you?
Audience, say it with me.
- ( chanting ) take it off! Take it off! - ♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who
♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who
♪ who
♪ I really wanna know
♪ who
♪ tell me, who are you, you, you ♪
- ♪ who are you? - Oh!
- Nick: Oh, my god! Man! - Ken: Wow!
Audience, say it with me.
- ( chanting ) take it off! Take it off! - ♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who
♪ who
♪ I really wanna know
♪ who
♪ tell me who are you, you, you ♪
- ♪ who are you? - Ladies and gentlemen,
superstar recording artist, singer/songwriter...
- Aloe! - ...Aloe blacc.
- Ken: Wow. - Oh, he's so good!
One of my favorite artists in the game.
- Nice! - Fooled us all.
So into character.
I have to ask you, my brother, what brought you to our stage?
Well, you know, music is truly the language that connects us all,
and I got a chance to experience that and do just that here on this stage.
- You did an outstanding job. - Absolutely.
You really became the mushroom.
My daughter was definitely inspiration for the whole steez.
I was thinking, okay, you know, it's not a skirt.
This is a mushroom stem, you know.
Nick: Yeah, let's get that clear!
I had to flex on some people backstage
and let them know this is a stem.
This ain't no skirt! It's a stem.
But because it had a little bit of a skirt feel, I thought,
okay, my seven-year-old daughter mandela,
I could embody her spirit while I'm doing this.
- Aww. - And feel-- you know, feel her energy.
And you did that, man, in such an amazing way.
- That's dope. - Ken: Wow.
Nicole: You know what you did, my friend?
- You lifted our spirits. - Totally.
And you are a powerful presence.
You've been such a blessing to this show.
- Thank you so much. - Thank you, thank you.
It's been an awesome opportunity.
Wow. I don't think you can end it in a better way than that.
Ladies and gentlemen, to sing one last time,
unmasked once and for all,
the artist formerly known at the mushroom,
aloe blacc!
♪ I should be crying, but I just can't let it show ♪
♪ should be hoping, but I can't stop thinking ♪
♪ all the things we should've said ♪
♪ that we never said
♪ all the things we should've done ♪
♪ that we never did
♪ all the things we should've given ♪
♪ but I didn't
♪ oh, darling
nick: Coming up, it's the moment we've all been waiting for.
We'll find out who's behind the mask
of our season four champion the sun.
♪ go away
welcome back to "the masked singer" finale!
Just moments ago, we found out sun is our season four winner.
And speaking of winners, it's time to finally announce our golden ear champion.
We have a clear winner.
Men in black, please bring out the trophy.
- Ah! - With four correct
first impression guesses,
the golden ear goes to the super sleuth herself,
- jenny mccarthy-wahlberg. - Congratulations.
- Go ahead, jenny. - Oh, my god!
- Congratulations. - She's like, for real, like, emotional.
Thank you so much to masked singer academy for creating this award.
I'd like to thank my ent for cleaning out my earwax before this season,
and of course, my fellow judges for not trying as hard as me this season.
- Ah! - Thank you so much.
Nick: Golden ear winner.
All right, it's time to celebrate and try to figure out
who is under the mask of the sun.
I still don't have any idea.
Men in black, bring out
the first impression guesses from the vault.
All right, panel, it's been months since you wrote these down.
- Oh, man. - Let's see how ken jeong wrong you are.
Let's start with our golden ear trophy winner.
What was that, nick? Can you say it again?
Your first impression of the sun was demi lovato.
See, that's not too bad. I'm not gonna stick with it.
But when I first saw sun, I, of course, was blown away like everybody else.
And I immediately thought, okay, powerhouse voice.
- Yeah. - But then I heard the little country twang.
The was two different clue packages with northern lights.
And I said to myself, "I know who was in that movie!"
this artist I think was the youngest female artist
to win a grammy at, like, age 14.
- Oh! - I think this is the amazing leann rimes.
- Wow. - That was good.
All right, the one and only dr. Ken jeong.
- Oh, good lord. - You believed on your first impression
that the sun was gwyneth paltrow.
- Oh, my god. - Ken: You know, I mean,
I've been all over the galaxy with my sun guesses.
Madonna, ska-ski, kate hudson, ski-ska.
But now I'm landing on another actress who sings.
You know, I think it's mandy moore.
You had candy canes for her debut single "candy."
mistletoe for her hallmark movie "christmas in conway."
- robin: Ah. - I think sun is mandy moore.
Okay. Nicole, you believed on your first impression
that the sun was katharine mcphee.
- Nicole: Mm-hmm. - That's pretty good.
Nicole: I'm not sticking with it because there were all these clues.
Early riser, "blue's clues," blueberries,
blue wings everywhere for her song "blue"
- which won her a grammy. - Robin: Ah.
- Ahh! - So, I agree with jenny,
and I believe this is leann rimes.
Two guesses for leann rimes.
- Robin? - Yes?
You believed on your first impression
- that the sun was natasha bedingfield. - Robin: Yeah.
- Great voice. - Oh, that's a great guess.
- That's actually really good. - You see how nice they are when they know I'm wrong?
So we've seen clue packages showing this partner that she has,
which could be david foster.
I think it is the insanely talented kat mcphee.
Okay, panel, let's see if any of you are right.
- Are you guys ready for this? - Yes!
Who's behind the mask of our champion?
Say it with me. Sun, we have to know who you are.
- ( chanting ) take it off! Take it off! - Come on! Whoo!
♪ who, who, who, who
♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who
- take it off, leann! - ♪ who
- come on, kat! - ♪ who
- mandy! - I need to see who it is!
♪ who are you, you, you
♪ who are you?
Oh, my god! It's leann rimes!
Grammy award-winning legendary artist!
So good to finally see you.
- Yeah! - Yeah! Come on!
And congratulations. You were amazing!
- Wow! - Oh, my god! I'm so glad!
Yeah! We're not worthy!
- Congratulations. - Thank you.
- You won "the masked singer." - yes.
And, I mean, you've had so many accolades.
You've been in the business since you were a kid.
What has this experience been like
and why would you choose our stage to bless us?
Oh, my gosh.
Well, thank you for saying that.
This has been an overwhelming experience.
I didn't expect this to be this much work, I have to say.
This was, like-- I was thinking like,
"oh, come on. This will be easy. This will be fun."
and it was a blast.
I've totally been brought back to when I was a kid.
And I remember I was five years old
when I told everyone I wanted to sing.
And I've always wondered, like, how I knew at that age that I wanted to sing.
And I kind of discovered it again behind this mask,
and it was to give and receive love.
And that's, like, totally what's happened.
- Jenny: Oh, my gosh. - And it's been so beautiful,
so I'm just happy to be here.
It was so much fun. Yeah.
I just want to say on a personal level,
I felt like every song that you sang on "the masked singer"
was like an album in of itself.
And I felt like you took me as a listener on a journey
and really just bared your soul, and I've never felt that
- on this show before. - I agree.
- Ken: Thank you. - Aww, thank you.
- We love and honor you. - We love you.
Congratulations again, and thank you
everyone at home for watching our insane show.
And great news!
We'll be back in the spring
with more masked madcap madness.
And in the meantime, look out for our spin-off "the masked dancer,"
whoo!
- And here to sing for us one last time... - Please! Please!
...The champion, the winner,
the artist formerly known as the sun,
the one and only leann rimes!
♪ it's true
♪ I was made for you
wow.
♪ I climbed across the mountain top ♪
- yes! - ♪ swam all across the ocean blue ♪
♪ I crossed over lines and I broke all the rules ♪
♪ and, baby, I broke them all for you ♪
- oh, sing it, girl! - ♪ oh, well, it's true
♪ I was made for you
- whoo! - Yeah!
♪ well, and it's true
man: Ho, ho, ho!