Nick: In last week's season premiere event,
we were introduced to the undercover stars of group a.
- ( vocalizing ) - that's amazing!
One of the best vocal performances I've ever witnessed in my life.
And we learned the competition this season is fierce.
- Take it off! - Dwight howard!
Vivica a. Fox!
Toni braxton!
- Oh, my god! - Oh, my god!
Tonight, you're invited to tinseltown's
most exclusive black tie affair.
Get your detective hats on
because group b is hitting the red carpet,
and they know how to make an entrance.
- Ken: Wow! - I'm stumped already.
You know what will help? It's someone famous.
But it's not all rhinestones and bowties,
because at the end of this masked gala,
someone's losing their head.
- Ah! - Amazing!
The group b premiere starts in three...
After that performance, that's a star right there.
- Two... - An iconic legend!
...One.
- ♪ who - oh, yeah.
♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who
♪ come on, tell me, who are you? ♪
♪ who are you?
♪ ken jeong, ken jeong
♪ I really wanna know
♪ come on, tell me, who are you? ♪
♪ you, you
♪ are you?
Oh, it's nick cannon.
- Nick cannon! - Welcome to the show, y'all.
Ken: Wow.
It's a black tie affair here on "the masked singer."
tonight, we are back, and it's time to meet
our new batch of masked hopefuls, group b.
- Yes! - Wow.
So strap yourselves in because as good as group a was,
I'm told our newcomers are an even stronger,
wackier collection of star power.
Which of them will end up in the finale
battling it out with our group a winner?
Only time will tell.
Now let's say hello
to the most camera ready detectives in all of tv.
- You guys. - Make some noise.
You guys are fly tonight.
Everybody's so fly. Don't they look good?
Yeah, not as fly as your two-mile robe that you came in on.
- Now that's a cape. - Yeah.
- You liked that, huh? - I hate it, but it--
now let's get started with a character that reeks of royalty.
Audience, bow your heads and prepare to fall in love with queen of hearts.
Yeah!
- Oh! - Jenny: Yes!
- Oh, my gosh, that is so cool! - Robin: Yeah.
Oh, she's going off now.
- That is gorgeous. - Whoo!
Nick: Truly a heartbreaker.
She walks like a pro.
All right.
Ooh, look at those legs. Maybe she's a model.
This one is definitely gonna be a royal pain to figure out.
Let's hear why she dreamed of this day,
and the story may be a clue itself.
Queen of hearts: They say if you follow your heart,
it's gonna lead you on some amazing adventures.
- Wow, that's a strong southern accent.
I'm pretty excited to do some things on this stage
that I never thought I would do.
"the wizard of oz." tin man.
But the truth is, I have spent my entire life
learning how to champion my own heart.
Growing up, there wasn't a lot of warmth in my household.
I left home when I was pretty young,
and it was definitely scary at times.
But I was determined to never turn back.
I'm real grateful to the hardships that I've overcome
because they've made me who I am.
All of our hearts are destined to be broken.
It's what we do with the pieces that make us extraordinary.
- Aww. - My god, she's so wise.
♪ don't be a drag, just be a queen ♪
♪ don't be
♪ my mama told me when I was young ♪
♪ "we're all born superstars"
♪ she rolled my hair and put my lipstick on ♪
♪ in the glass of her boudoir ♪
♪ "there's nothing wrong with loving who you are," she said ♪
♪ "'cause he made you perfect, babe" ♪
♪ so hold your head up, girl, and you'll go far ♪
♪ listen to me when I say
- whoo! - ♪ I'm beautiful in my way
♪ 'cause god makes no mistakes ♪
♪ I'm on the right track, baby, I was born this way ♪
♪ don't hide yourself in regret ♪
♪ just love yourself and you're set ♪
♪ I'm on the right track, baby
♪ I was born this way
♪ ooh, there ain't no other way ♪
♪ baby, I was born this way
♪ baby, I was born this way, born this way ♪
♪ ooh, there ain't no other way ♪
♪ baby, I was born this way
♪ on the right track, baby
♪ I was born this way
♪ I'm on the right track, baby
♪ I was born this way
♪ hey, I was born this way
♪ I'm the right track, baby
♪ I was born this way
- whoo! - Come on.
Make so noise. Yeah!
- Yeah. - What a way to open the show.
- Yeah! - Oh, yeah, keep it going...
I'm stumped already!
...For the queen.
Girl, you came out fighting and swinging,
and you got the most gorgeous legs.
- "hell-er!" - jenny: "hello" is right.
I'm just a bit stumped right now, nick,
because those vocals, I mean,
I got goosebumps all over.
Like, she had that edge, that rock-- that edge to her.
Robin: Absolutely. She was down low at the beginning.
She had a powerful, strong vibrato,
and then she had superior range up top.
So I think this is just the beginning of what we're gonna see she can do.
- Her range. That's right. - She was like, "don't worry.
I got more coming. Don't you worry."
okay! Okay?
All right, panel, get ready to squirm.
Time for your first impression guesses.
- Oh. - Ugh.
And this time you only have 15 seconds to do so.
- Oh, no. What? - Because you guys always be taking so long.
Yeah, go ahead, look up under your seats.
You got alarm clocks up under there.
- Oh. - They're under your chairs.
- Oh, man. - First impression guesses.
Ready, set, go.
- Oh, we do it? - Yeah.
♪ I'm gonna find you
I think I know who this is.
♪ I'm gonna getcha, getcha getcha getcha ♪
all right, who do you think queen of hearts is?
- Oh, this is hard. - One way or another,
you're probably gonna get it wrong.
How dare you?
- But it's worth a shot. - ( alarm rings )
- 15 seconds are up. - Wait, is that it?
That's all we get?
That's all you-- it's just 15 real seconds.
( nicole sighs )
are you guys not stumped?
Tonight's about getting to know our new batch of singers.
So let's ask them a question.
Why queen of hearts?
Oh, I just feel like the world's just so noisy,
and so I'm here to be a big ol' blaring,
blasting megaphone of heart.
- Oh. - Wow.
I love you!
- Does that give you any clues? - ( nicole groans )
I'm so sorry.
It's just, I'm not for sure, nick,
but if I'm going off of the clues,
they were talking about that they've had a troubled childhood, right.
I heard the southern accent. It's real thick.
I'm all about freeing britney right now, guys,
so I'm thinking it could be britney.
And she has spiky spears.
Nick: That's a good guess.
Well, you know, when I heard that southern accent,
I was thinking, okay, this could be some country singer.
There's a lot out there.
Kellie pickler, faith hill,
there's carrie underwood.
But then there was that rock in that voice, too,
and those beautiful walking sticks.
Those gams look familiar.
This could possibly be fergie.
- Ken: What? Are you kidding me? - No.
I was kind of thinking that, but fergie got a distinct vibrato.
Like, when she be singing, she sound a little like taylor dayne sometimes.
She got that strong, amazing voice.
I heard some of that vibrato though.
- But she does have fergie's legs. - Jenny: She does!
Is fergie friends with "the next karate kid"?
Hilary swank, you know?
Do we really believe that?
Hear me out, guys,
because I know exactly who this is.
Oh, god.
When I saw the tin man in the clue,
I'm thinking "wizard of oz," judy garland, dorothy.
Could be renée zellweger who has an amazing voice,
- who is from the south... - Yep. Yes.
...Who is an oscar-winner.
And as an oscar-winner myself, oscar-winners...
- Laugh louder. - ...Hang out with oscar-winners.
Renée zellweger, here's my eye on you!
Ken, ken.
You said--
nicole: You're an oscar-winner?
You said you were an oscar-winner.
- Yeah. - What'd you win an oscar for?
I won an oscar for shortest film.
It's not researchable, but I won an oscar for best shortest film.
- Look it up. Imdb. - Well, one thing we do know,
that was an amazing performance, right?
Yes!
Good job, queen!
Now curtsy your way backstage and head to your throne.
I feel like I should know this person.
- I mean, she was really good. - She can sing.
- Ken: Frontrunner, right, nicole? - Absolutely.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer."
yes!
We're in the midst of meeting our all-star group b singers.
Here to ruffle some feathers,
unleash mallard.
Oh!
♪ I got moves
- oh! - Oh, my gosh!
He's got a cane and a top hat.
He's got major swag. Very confident.
- Scrooge mcduck style. - Oh, my god.
Robin: Oh! Oh, he's a mover.
Jenny: All right, dances like my dad a little.
He's a little bit of a clown. He's a little bit of a jokester.
Beautiful costume.
I might have to get into mallard's closet.
- The mallard is clean. - He is dapper.
Mallard: I may be living the high life--
best-selling book, a platinum album,
but that was not always the case.
I guess growing up the way we did,
you were always hustling.
That's a cowboy boot. They're from the south.
One of my first businesses in life was selling worms.
And then I found the human jukebox on a school bus.
Now here's the way the human jukebox works.
You gotta put a quarter in my armpit,
and then I can sing.
( music playing )
♪ stick your chest out
maybe a dj since he's playing music?
The girls really liked the entertainer on the bus.
( laughs )
so tonight, in my mind,
I'm still that little kid on that school bus
just singing for a quarter.
Mallard!
( whinnies )
♪ well, I walk into a room
♪ passing out hundred dollar bills ♪
♪ and it kills and it thrills ♪
♪ like the horns on my silverado grill ♪
♪ and I buy the bar a double round of crown ♪
♪ and everybody's getting down
♪ and this town ain't never gonna be the same ♪
that's a country singer.
♪ 'cause I saddle up my horse
♪ and I ride into the city
♪ I make a lot of noise
♪ 'cause the girls, they are so pretty ♪
who is that?
♪ riding up and down broadway ♪
♪ on my old stud leroy
♪ and the girls say, "save a horse, ride a cowboy" ♪
♪ everybody say
♪ save a horse, ride a cowboy
- save it! - ♪ well, I don't give a dang about nothing ♪
♪ I'm singing and bling-bling-ing ♪
♪ while the girls are drinking long necks down ♪
♪ and I wouldn't trade old leroy ♪
♪ or my chevrolet for your escalade ♪
♪ or your freak parade
♪ I'm the only john wayne left in this town ♪
♪ and I saddle up my horse
♪ and I ride into the city
♪ I make a lot of noise
♪ 'cause the girls, they are so pretty ♪
♪ riding up and down broadway ♪
♪ on my old stud leroy
♪ and the girls say, "save a horse, ride a cowboy" ♪
♪ everybody say
♪ save a horse, ride a cowboy
- ken: Oh, my god. - What a great song!
Whoo! That was strong.
Jenny: He is a country singer.
- Real deal country singer. - Real deal.
Wow, mallard, setting it off.
I'm over here, I'm over here. Over-- there you go.
There he is. Man, what a performance. Talk to him, jenny.
Oh, my gosh, that was unbelievable.
I think you're a huge country star, an iconic legend!
That's some season six bird!
It's some decadent duck. Go ahead, double-ds.
You know what? I appreciate that you included ken's spirit animal-- a jackass.
It's a trojan jackass,
and that's how ken got into hollywood.
Oh! Well, you know what?
Now it's time for your first impression guesses.
You know what to do. You only got 15 seconds on the clock.
15 seconds is not enough!
That's not enough, daddy.
Ready, set, go.
- Whoo! - ( music playing )
♪ one way or another, I'm gonna win ♪
- I don't know! - ♪ I'm gonna getcha, getcha
- nick: Ten seconds. - ♪ one way or another
♪ guess who is... In this mallard costume ♪
ken: ♪ golden, golden ears, I'm gonna win ♪
- doink. - ( alarm rings )
all right, so what is it like inside this costume, mallard?
Well, normally I don't dress this fancy,
but with a face like this, I'm used to disguising it.
- Disguising it? - Oh, he's just being humble.
He's a face model, you know it.
- Robin, what you got? - You know, I'm having fun with this one actually.
Because a self-made man that vocal reminds me of,
country singer, very famous, alan jackson.
Nicole: Love alan jackson.
Good place to start, but then the wheels start turning.
I'm thinking chris pratt, friendships.
Who's at the point of their career
where they can do anything they want
and just enjoy themselves? Garth brooks.
- Jenny: Oh! - Ooh.
- That's a fun guess. - That's a good one.
- Even he's impressed with himself on that one.
Good job, robin.
I'm saying, jenny, he's stealing a little bit of your swag.
He putting them clues together.
Listen, I ain't "scurred" of them at all.
- Ken: Oh! Look at that. - Okay.
All right, so I wrote down so many country singers,
and I want the producers to make sure you put all of their heads.
I want to see them like this. Ready? Here I go.
I have jason aldean, toby keith,
keith urban, lyle lovett, kenny chesney.
I'll double down. Brad paisley, sam hunt, dierks bentley.
Ken: Ducks bentley is his name?
Nicole: Yes, ducks bentley.
I mean, you guys are thinking country singer, right?
Me too. Again, I don't know my country music,
but I am a big fan of billy ray cyrus.
- The audience does not agree with you, ken. - Hear me out.
Well, billy ray cyrus is from kentucky.
Carriage in clues. "old town road."
billy ray cyrus.
"achy breaky heart," season six.
And look! That's his horse!
Billy ray cyrus rides a horse!
Nicole: What is happening right now?
- Why is the horse-- - ( whinnies )
- oh! - Is that a clue?
I don't know. Don't ask me.
But one thing we do know is those vocals were amazing.
Give it up for mallard, aka smooth mcduck.
- Smooth mcduck. - Now waddle on backstage. - Daffer duck.
"mallard!" like this? Mallard? No?
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer."
we're meeting our group b singers for the first time,
and next on deck, fresh out of the oven,
it's cupcake.
Robin: Oh!
Oh, she's deliciously awesome!
Ken: She is adorable.
- Nicole: I want those boots! - So cute.
Jenny: Seems a little bit older.
She looks tiny, but she might be tall.
- Yeah! - Look at her knees next to his.
♪ I only came for the cake
all: Cupcake, cupcake, cupcake!
Delicious, tasty, divine.
Cake, cake, cake!
Cupcake: Oh, my god. I can't believe I'm here.
It's "the masked singer."
it's been a long time since I've been solo.
I'm used to sharing the spotlight.
Maybe someone that performed at whiskey a go go?
I'm doing "the masked singer" with a real purpose.
Someone I love just got some news about their health.
- Aww. - Is it a famous friend?
Food always makes me feel better.
Why not dress up like a cupcake to cheer them up?
I think this is gonna be so much fun.
And if it brightens up their day,
that'll be the icing on the cupcake.
Announcer: Hey, listeners.
Thanks for tuning in to wtms radio.
Hope you're all staying cool out there.
I hear there's a heat wave coming.
So don't change that dial.
We'll be right back.
♪ whenever I'm with him
♪ something inside
♪ starts to burning
♪ and I'm filled with desire
♪ could it be a devil in me?
♪ or is this the way love's supposed to be? ♪
♪ it's like a heat wave
♪ burning in my heart
♪ I can't keep from crying
♪ it's tearing me apart
♪ whenever he calls my name
♪ soft, low, sweet, and plain ♪
♪ right then, right there
♪ I feel that burning flame
♪ there's a high blood pressure got a hold on me ♪
♪ is this the way love's supposed to be? ♪
♪ it's like a heat wave
♪ burning in my heart
♪ I can't keep from crying
♪ it's tearing me apart
♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ whoa, yeah
- nicole: Who is that? - ♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ oh, yeah
♪ I feel it burning
♪ right here in my heart
♪ don't you know it's like a heat wave? ♪
- robin: Wow. - Nicole: Oh, my god! Who is this?
Cupcake, cupcake!
Bringing the heat wave for sure.
Y'all keep it going for the lovely cupcake.
Yes! Outstanding!
A very creamy performance, wouldn't you say, robin?
The vocals and the energy that you gave,
you were ad-libbing, you made it your own.
You didn't just stick to the script.
That was a very confident performance.
Thank you so much. That was gorgeous.
Nicole: Yeah.
But I'm stumped right now, nick,
because that voice was so rich,
and I'm like, "whose voice is that?"
like, I feel like I know that voice.
You know what will help? It's someone famous.
Big time.
All right, guys, time for them first impression guesses.
Oh, no!
Ready, set, go.
♪ one way or another
- ♪ I'm gonna find ya - just who is cupcake?
Write your guesses down, guys.
How do you spell "victory?" because I'm gonna win.
I have three more seconds to dance. Yeah.
- Oh, look at that. - All right, I'm done.
- Yoink! - Can we go? Is that it?
Time's up, panel! Drop it in the clock.
Y'all don't wanna see what's in here.
You just don't wanna see what's in here.
After that amazing performance, cupcake, how are you feeling?
Well, I was supposed to be here with some other sweet things,
but now I'm all alone.
So she was in a group? Or her family or her kids?
You know, at first kind of got a whoopi goldberg,
kind of a growly kind of voice.
But then I was like, "no, I don't think it's her."
and then I thought maybe tracy chapman, you know what I mean?
That kind of-- ooh, ken likes that one.
- I love tracy chapman. - Robin: Love tracy chapman.
But I'm gonna just throw a major curveball, okay?
And you guys can boo me like ken. It's okay.
- Why are you... - But based off of those legs,
and where those kneecaps are,
I'm thinking this could be someone like a rupaul.
- Interesting. - That's a great guess.
Nick: They didn't boo. They said, "ah!"
robin: I'm gonna double down on that,
because at first, I'm thinking the group thing.
I'm thinking, is it jennifer holliday,
known for singing in "dreamgirls"?
But then I started listening to the voice,
and there was a familiarity,
and I was thinking that it might be rupaul also.
- I'm gonna double down on rupaul. - Both: Dang.
- Okay. - Nick: That would be interesting. Nicole?
( groans )
you tripling down on that?
No, I'm not. I'm going the opposite direction.
- So I'm getting, like, legend vibes, right? - Indeed.
And I'm at two minds about myself right now, nick.
- Usually she has one. - I'm thinking it could be...
- Who? Who? - The legendary...
"the closer I get to you," roberta flack.
- Okay. - Oh!
Or who is that lady who hosts that grocery shopping show?
Ken: Oh, my god. Stop.
Who is the lady who hosts the shopping show?
- Oh, oh! Leslie jones. - You talking about leslie?
Is it leslie jones? She's tall, she's gorgeous, she's "hil-arr-ious."
so you went from roberta flack to leslie jones?
- Yes! I know. - She's not a singer like roberta flack.
- Leslie's a friend of mine, but she's not a singer. - She is tall though.
Ken: Yes, she is tall.
She is tall, that's the reason-- I don't know.
Ken: She definitely has the presence,
but maybe it's just because I want her to be,
and so I'm getting all the clues together
like love, hearts, "what's love got to do with it?"
maybe it's my personal family friend
and costco plus one member--
tina turner is in the house.
- Can I get an amen? - Boo!
I've never seen an audience look so angry before, ken.
- They're like, "no!" - you know what?
Anyone who's been to any of my comedy shows, you get used to it.
Nick: Well, one thing we can all agree on-- this performance.
Delicious job, y'all. Give it up for cupcake.
Now head on backstage, cupcake.
- I think we wanna go the other way, cupcake. - Uh-oh.
We gonna go here. There we go.
You guys, group b I think is crushing it.
- Group b did not come to play, right? - Absolutely.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to the mighty debut
- of our group b singers. - Whoo!
I'm told our next singer is so good,
he's gonna make tonight a real dogfight.
Un-cage dalmatian.
- Oh! - Oh, wow!
Yeah!
Dalmatian in the house.
- Okay, he's an athlete. - I love it!
I mean, it's nick's double. They're the same height.
And he's hitting me with his tail. What is going on here?
I get a feeling I know this person. I don't know why.
- Already? - Any time a dog hits you with its tail,
it must be familiar.
Dalmatian: As a kid, I always visualized my success.
( barking )
( blows whistle )
growing up, there wasn't really a playbook for my game,
so I had to make my own.
Okay, I'm really getting young athlete vibes.
I mean, I remember when I was 12, I saved up money,
went out and bought my own gear.
"scream." that's a painting. Edvard munch.
( snarls )
I just became obsessed with practicing every day.
I didn't always want to play in the big leagues,
but then I met one of the biggest players in the game.
And the rest is history.
I always felt like I was the underdog,
so I'm here doing something totally different
just to prove that with enough practice, I can do anything.
( growls )
♪ oh, oh, oh, oh
♪ yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ oh, oh, oh, oh
♪ beautiful, I just want you to know ♪
♪ you're my favorite girl
♪ oh, yeah, there's something about you ♪
♪ I know you gonna lose it, this new snoop ♪
♪ come on, baby boo, you gotsta get into it ♪
♪ don't fool with the playa with the cool tip ♪
♪ yeah, yeah, you know I'm always on that cool ♪
♪ walk to it, do it how you do it ♪
♪ have a glass, let me put you in the mood ♪
♪ little cutie, looking like a student ♪
♪ long hair with your big fat booty ♪
♪ back in the days, you was the girl I went to school with ♪
♪ had to tell your moms and sister to cool it ♪
♪ the girl wanna lose it, I just might lose it ♪
- he's good. - He's amazing.
♪ mommy, don't worry, I won't abuse it ♪
♪ hurry up and finish so we can watch "clueless" ♪
♪ I laugh at these when they ask who do this ♪
♪ but everybody know who girl that you is ♪
- ♪ beautiful - ♪ come on, come on
♪ hands up, come on
♪ oh, oh, oh, oh
if you're having a good time tonight, make some noise.
- ( cheering ) - yeah!
♪ I just want you to know that you are really special ♪
♪ oh, why, oh, why, oh, why, oh, why ♪
♪ I just want you
♪ to know that you are really special ♪
♪ oh, why, oh, why, oh, why, oh, why ♪
- ken: Wow! - Jenny: Oh, my gosh.
Robin: Oh, yeah!
Nick: We got a real one in the building.
Robin: Whoa, look out!
Dalmatian in the house.
Ken: This is tough.
Oh, my gosh. Who is that?
That's what I'm talking about!
- ( imitates barking ) - nick: I definitely know who this is.
I'ma just take it like that, so--
god, nick, I'm really glad you're not a judge,
'cause I'd never win the golden ear.
Whoever he is, he's got it. Like, he was working the stage.
Ain't nothing like-- but a little chicken wing up there,
then you threw the little football, and then you came back,
and then he was singing at the end, too.
- That was amazing. - All right, panel, who is this mystery dalmatian?
It's time for your first impression guesses.
- Oh, not this again. - Oh, man.
Ready, set, go. Who is the dalmatian?
Okay, I'm just saying, first impression,
I'm not saying mariah carey, but--
it's definitely not mariah carey.
- Ken: Yep. - Write your guesses down. Time's up!
Worst guess I've ever done.
All right, dalmatian, why'd you pick a dalmatian costume?
I always feel like I'm the underdog,
and tonight is gonna be a dogfight.
So I had to go with my favorite dog, the dalmatian.
Nick: Okay, and he gave you guys some clues.
You guys picking up on anything?
Robin: You know, I'm gonna throw it out there.
One of the best performers in hip-hop ever,
I think it is the athlete and the rapper nelly.
That's a good one. Look at the audience. They agreeing with you.
- That's a good guess. - Thank you.
- Jenny, is that who it is? - Such a good guess.
It could be,
but for some reason the way he ran out
and was he buddy-buddy with you,
I thought maybe it was kevin hart.
He'd be this big.
He'd be, like, a shih tzu or a poodle.
Whoa, whoa. Leave the short out of this.
Then I thought maybe an athlete.
Damian lillard, 'cause he's little.
And then, you know, not to brag about my imdb,
but I did see the painting, "scream,"
and I was in "scream" and "scary movie."
- that's right. Good movie. - Thank you.
And katt williams was in "scary movie."
- oh. - And there was a cat in the video.
- Katt can rap and sing as well, too. - Katt can do everything.
Man, this is-- I'm really, really stumped
because your performance was so good, not what I expected.
But this could be a reverse 52 fake out.
These are, like, new orleans saints colors.
And then I saw usc colors, like, red and yellow,
and I was thinking reggie bush.
I grew up in the same neighborhood with reggie bush.
- Good guess. - It's a good guess.
I'm accidentally right! Thank you!
I think it's a great guess. Great guess.
All of them so far. You guys are spot on.
Excellent job. Make some noise for my friend the dalmatian.
Now wag your tail back on back there.
- This is tough. - That's a rapper.
After that performance, that's a star right there.
♪ who is that?
Welcome back to "the masked singer."
- whoo! - Our final singer of the night
comes to us all the way
from the beverly hills baskin-robbins.
Make room in your tummies for banana split.
♪ hit it
- what? - Wait, what?
- It's a duo! What? - Whoa!
♪ it takes two to make it out of sight ♪
look at how she's moving. Maybe she's a dancer.
Ken: Wow.
- Ken: Okay. - Robin: Oh.
I don't believe it!
We said we were gonna blow your minds.
Banana split. I get it.
Banana: We're so excited to be here because it's so unexpected.
You know, hollywood's a small town,
but there's times when it can make you feel small.
Split: I left school with big dreams
and did what most people do
when they arrive in this city--
got a day job.
Which I quit when I thought I got my big break
only to have to beg for it back.
- False start, but that happens to all of us. - Welcome to hollywood.
Banana: There's no such thing as an overnight success.
The key was finding a collaborator
who sticks with me through the sweet
- and the sour... - All: A collaborator?
...And shares my same wacky dreams.
Banana: Which makes every moment that much more delicious.
♪ I close my eyes and I can see ♪
♪ the world that's waiting up for me ♪
♪ that I call my own
♪ they can say, they can say it all sounds crazy ♪
robin: Whoo.
♪ they can live in a world that we design ♪
♪ 'cause every night I lie in bed ♪
♪ the brightest colors fill my head ♪
♪ a million dreams are keeping me awake ♪ - wow.
- ♪ I think of what the world could be ♪
♪ a vision of the world I see
♪ a million dreams is all it's gonna take ♪
♪ oh, a million dreams
♪ for the world we're gonna make ♪
♪ we may be right, we may be wrong ♪
♪ but I wanna bring you along
♪ to the world I see
♪ to the world we close our eyes to see ♪
♪ we close our eyes to see
♪ 'cause every night I lie in bed ♪
♪ the brightest colors fill my head ♪
♪ a million dreams
♪ are keeping me awake
♪ a million dreams for the world ♪
♪ we're gonna make
♪ for the world we're gonna
oh, my god. That was so fun!
That might be the best banana split I've ever seen in my life. Wow.
Ken, talk to the banana split.
What makes the show special is--
yeah, it's just performances like that,
more than anything we do.
And it's kind of what we all need right now.
It's just perfect. Amazing. So good.
Clearly what this show is all about.
All right, everybody take out your clocks.
It's time for your first impression guesses.
Ready, set, go.
♪ one way or another
- okay. - I got this one. You better watch out.
Uh-oh, jenny thinks she's got something.
- My god, look at that. - She's funny.
- Ken: She's hilarious. - They're grooving.
♪ or another, I'm gonna see ya
- and... - ( alarm rings )
time's up. All right.
Clearly, we see they have personality.
So the obvious question is have you worked together before?
Well, we don't work together all the time,
but I think when we have worked together
in the past, we've worked really well.
Well, actually, banana's good by itself.
Oh. Oh, okay. Okay!
- Banana is good by itself. - Are they a divorce sundae?
Whoa, you went personal and dark.
Jenny: Seriously!
It's, like, I don't know, j. Lo and marc anthony
or gwyneth paltrow and chris martin.
Nicole: That's not bad, jenny.
Jenny: You know who else this could be?
She has a beautiful voice and he knows how to play the piano.
Could it be katharine mcphee and david foster?
Katharine is a little bit more reserved-- when I've worked with her.
Maybe because around me she's shy, you know, around my brilliance.
- Or you creeped her out. - Or, you know--
a little bit of both. How dare you, daddy?
Robin: My father and david foster were best buddies,
so I grew up with david as almost my uncle figure.
- Canadian. - I didn't even think of them.
But somebody who does have that voice
and an incredibly talented musical partner
would be faith hill and tim mcgraw.
- Ooh, that's good. That's good. - Nicole: Dang.
Nick: Nicole, what you got?
If I'm going off of collaborator, right?
- Yep. - I'm thinking this could be emma stone and ryan gosling.
Ken: That's a good guess.
Nicole: Let me tell you, emma stone can sang.
- She has an amazing voice. - Yes.
- Not a bad guess. Not a bad guess. - Jenny: Right?
Well, whoever you are, I hope you are here every single week,
because I need to hear you guys again and again.
- By far my favorite. - Nick: Indeed.
- I loved it! - Wow. Give it up for banana split.
That was outstanding.
♪ who is that?
Tonight we were introduced
to a whole new batch of impressive singers,
but sadly, someone's gotta go home.
Panel, audience, and our super fans all across america,
vote for your favorite.
The singer with the least amount of votes
will be forced to unmask.
( groans )
okay, the votes are in.
The first of group b
forced to unmask is...
- Here we go. - Oh, man.
- Dalmatian. - Oh!
What?
The rest of you, congrats.
We'll be seeing you in the next round.
Rest up, because you will be faced with your first wild card.
Boy, oh, boy,
wait till y'all see what y'all did.
I hate to see you go,
but I'm so happy to show the rest of the world who you actually are.
But first, men in black,
retrieve the panel's first impression guesses.
Ken: Oh.
Oh, no.
All right. Here we go.
Let's do this.
We're gonna see who they think you are.
Mr. Thicke, your first impression guess was nelly, our friend.
- Yes. - Are you sticking with that?
Based on the body language, the way he's acting with nick,
I'm sticking with nelly. Let's go.
All right. Nicole.
You believed that dalmatian
was "one of the lil's."
yes, I...
Did she legit write "one of the lil's"?
- "one of the lil's." - and it could be, you know?
It could be lil yachty,
lil uzi vert, lil boosie.
That is a wide net, nicole.
But you know what, guys?
That's a superstar rapper, so I agree with robin.
I'm gonna go with nelly as well.
- Jenny mccarthy-wahlberg. - Oh, no.
I'll be right here.
Your first impression guess was steve harvey.
- What? - Robin: That's it. I'm out.
I got my stuff.
Thanks, everyone.
Good show, guys. Good show.
- Steve harvey? - Good show.
Come on! He was funny and your friends with everybody.
You must not be sticking with that.
You must have been under pressure with the clock.
Okay, I'm not gonna stick with it
since you all made fun of me.
But, you know, when I saw "the scream" painting,
it had me thinking of someone
that was in "scary movie" or "scream."
and kevin hart was in "scary movie 4."
he could be wearing elevator paws.
Ken, for once, you don't have the worst guess.
Oh, thank you, daddy. Aww.
Ken, your first impression guess was reggie bush.
- Good guess, good guess. - It's a good try. Thank you.
Honest, I saw the red and yellow in the clues-- usc.
His costume is black and gold-- new orleans saints.
The clues are all about the pigskin.
So I'm going with reggie bush. Yeah, I think it is.
- All right. - Hope so. Hope so.
Sticking with his reggie bush.
Okay, panel, you have made your final guesses.
So let's see if any of you are right.
You guys wanna know who this is?
- Sure! - Yeah!
- Audience, say it with me. - Come on!
All: Take it off! Take it off!
Take it off! Take it off!
- Oh, my gosh. - ♪ who are you?
♪ who, who, who, who
- what if it's steve harvey? - Take it off! Take it off!
- Who is it? Who is it? - ♪ come on, tell me, who are you? ♪
- ♪ you, you - take it off! Take it off!
Multi-platinum rap superstar tyga!
- Jenny: Oh! - Nicole: Oh, my god!
Ken: That's amazing!
Nick: One of the biggest stars in hip-hop.
I can't believe he's here!
But, hey, what made you want to come through and be the dalmatian?
- I saw wayne do it. - Yeah.
That just inspired me, you know what I'm saying?
Hip-hop represent on "the masked singer" in a big way.
I thought you would definitely know, robin, for sure.
I got lil wayne wrong, you know what I mean?
Everybody he does songs with, he never remembers.
Everybody you do songs with you get wrong.
But anyway, man, we're really lucky to have you on the show, tyga.
- Thank you, man. - Absolutely.
Any time we get to have the young, hottest cats in the game on our show,
it makes us all look a little cooler.
You even made ken look cooler, so thank you.
- Yes, you did. - Exactly.
Well, ladies and gentlemen,
right now, here to perform unmasked,
the artist formerly known as dalmatian,
y'all make some noise for the superstar tyga!
♪ hey, come on, come on, come on ♪
♪ whoa, whoa, whoa
♪ this feels better
♪ I know you gonna lose it
♪ it's snoop snoop
♪ come on, baby boo, you gotsta get into it ♪
♪ don't fool with the playa with the cool tip ♪
♪ yeah yeah, you know I'm always on that cool ♪
♪ walk to it
♪ do it how you do it, have a glass ♪
♪ let me put you in the mood, little cutie ♪