Rocsi: Last night, history was made.
This is freaking nutty nuts.
As five unlikely singers gave voice
to an alter ego of their own.
- ( vocalizing ) - yeah!
Four impressed the audience and judges enough to move on,
and one true identity was revealed to our judges.
Tonight, five more singers will sing live backstage
as their alter egos perform onstage.
This is my second shot to have my voice heard across the world.
Aster: Having this alter ego is allowing me
to really perform in a way that I haven't been able to before.
They will have a chance to win the grand prize
- of $100,000... - Whoo!
And be mentored by our superstar panel...
- She's embodying the hell out of this alter ego. - There we go!
- And become... - Yeah!
...The star they always wanted to be.
Will.I.Am: This is the beginning of a whole new era.
♪ the future starts now
welcome to "alter ego."
I'm your host rocsi diaz here with our judges.
Please welcome musician, producer,
and tech entrepreneur will.I.Am.
Grammy award-winner and legendary artist,
alanis morissette.
Producer, singer/songwriter, and innovator grimes!
And he never ages, ladies and gentlemen.
Actor, singer, host, nick lachey.
What's up? What's up?
It's time for everyone at home
to meet our first alter ego, the loverboy.
Yes!
Yeah!
- Own it! - Whoo!
- What's up? - What's up, loverboy?
- How you doing, brother? - First off, I gotta get your ab workout, man.
- Oh, yeah. - You got, like, an eight-pack going.
Couple of these, a couple of these. You got it.
I'm afraid I don't have it anymore.
- Hey! - Oh, my god.
Grimes: It's crazy that there's a human backstage doing this.
What was it about "alter ego" that appealed to you
and made you want to perform on the show?
It's been a long, long, long journey for me to get here, you know?
I tried music one way,
and it didn't work out the way I wanted it to,
and this is my second shot to have my voice heard
across the world, across the universe.
I've always done r&b music,
but my alter ego allows me to tap into the rock star
that I always knew I could be.
My name is anthony flammia, and I'm from yonkers, new york.
I almost thought my time was up.
I had a record deal from 2018 to 2019, and it fell through.
I found out that green button,
the "boom your famous" button, don't exist.
You gotta really connect with people.
The record label, they made sure I sang r&b music,
but I always wanted to sing rock n' roll.
I grew up around it, always heard my father singing it.
Now that I'm singing rock
it's a fresh new chance to let people hear my voice.
My alter ego is loverboy.
Oh, my god. It looks like he plays for aerosmith.
What can we do to make him turn into, like,
next generation's real rock star, you know what I mean?
How's this?
Yeah. That's it, that's it. That's how you do it.
The process of putting that motion capture suit,
capturing all my movement, it was amazing.
Everything you do is just right there,
then you become your alter ego.
When loverboy and I moved in unison,
that's when we bonded right there.
♪ yeah
I don't want my identity revealed to the judges at all.
Shout out to my mom and dad, tom and gina.
I hope I can make them proud.
I wanna give them no choice
but to be proud of me by winning.
I wanna keep going to the end.
Ow!
Well, loverboy, ready to perform for us tonight?
Ha! You know I am, baby.
- Let's go. - Let's see what you got, man.
♪ yeah
♪ tommy used to work at the dock ♪
♪ the union's been on strike
♪ he's down on his luck
♪ it's tough
♪ so tough
♪ gina works the diner all day ♪
♪ working for her man
♪ she brings home her pay
♪ for love
♪ ooh, for love
♪ she says we've gotta hold on to what we've got ♪
♪ it doesn't make a difference if we make it or not ♪
♪ we've got each other and that's a lot ♪
♪ for love, we'll give it a shot ♪
♪ whoa, we're halfway there
♪ oh, oh
♪ we're living on a prayer
♪ take my hand
♪ we'll make it, I swear
♪ oh, oh
♪ living on a prayer
♪ ooh, we've gotta hold on, ready or not ♪
♪ you live for the fight when it's all that you've got ♪
♪ whoa
♪ we're halfway there
♪ oh, oh
♪ living on a prayer
♪ take my hand, we'll make it, I swear ♪
♪ oh, oh, living on a prayer ♪
♪ yeah, yeah
- ( whooping ) - yeah!
- Loverboy! - Rocsi: That was amazing.
Wow.
Remember, the loverboy is being voiced
by a real actual human who is backstage.
Judges, what did you think of that performance?
Literally, what the what?
It's one thing to have, like, the character on your iphone.
- You know, the little animoji. - Right.
That's just my face.
I'm seeing a whole freaking body
with shadow on the freaking floor.
Moving in real time.
Applaud all the freaking engineers.
Nick, you're over here shaking you head. What's going on in your mind?
I just can't believe there's somebody backstage singing.
- That's just crazy. - Amazing, amazing.
Watching a computer generated alter ego perform
on a stage in front of me, it's pretty wild.
I love the tone of your voice.
Thank you, thank you, thank you.
Definitely felt the performance,
and great job getting us started, man.
Thanks, man.
I loved your performance, and I'm just curious
who you are behind this alter ego.
I'm an agent of love, man.
You know? 'cause look at us here.
We all here today. This is a beautiful moment.
I'm still trying to figure out the integrity
part of, like, is it okay to have a crush on an alter ego?
- Sure it is. - Aww, yeah.
- Rocsi: Grimes? - I actually loved it.
I feel like that's the future.
And I feel like that's the optimistic future.
As opposed to being, you know, replaced by the machines,
perhaps we can integrate with them.
- Rocsi: I agree. - I thought it was sick as, like, a regular artist,
and I loved the guitar player as well.
You were awesome.
Give it up for adam blackstone and the alter ego band.
All right, the loverboy, because you're tonight's first performer,
you automatically take your place on the diamond.
The diamond!
The diamond is the only place that guarantees your safety.
If you're not up there at the end of the show,
you're at the mercy of the audience vote.
The loverboy, you go ahead and enjoy your view from up there,
and we have a lot more stunning performances coming your way.
This is "alter ego," only on fox.
We're kinda supposed to be thinking about, like, someone we would be down to work with?
- Yeah. - He was definitely awesome.
♪ oh
grimes: That was one of the weirdest things I've ever seen,
- and that's a compliment. - I have struggled with confidence my whole life.
I don't sound like anybody else.
- What? - That voice was the last thing I expected.
Rocsi: Which alter egos are advancing to the next round,
and who will reveal their true identity to the judges?
- Yeah! - Oh! What the what?
Back from break in three, two, one.
Welcome back to "alter ego,"
the competition where unlikely singers
get a second chance at stardom.
The winner of this competition will win $100,000
and a chance to be mentored by our phenomenal judges.
The judges will be kept in the dark
on who the person behind the alter ego is,
but everyone at home is gonna learn more about the person
who created and has now become safara.
I'm mariah rosario. I'm a refinance loan specialist from tucson, arizona.
I want to be able
to sing without being judged
on my appearance.
That's where I struggle to be confident in myself.
So having an alter ego just gives me that chance to show my soul,
and show who I really am on the inside.
♪ it's okay not to feel okay ♪
ooh, that's fierce.
That's something I wouldn't wear, but would want to wear.
- Eyebrows up. - My alter ego name is safara.
She's just very diva, very fun.
Let's see the hair colors.
Maybe, like, blue. Ooh.
There's a lot of technology involved.
It was just very cool to see onscreen, like,
my entire body move her and bring her to life.
And she's curvy and I love it!
Work.
( vocalizing )
I think being the next generation superstar
would really just be a symbol of support
from, like, the world that I'm good enough
and that my voice is heard.
Ooh, she looks like a pop star.
All right!
- What's up, safara? - Hey, what's up?
How's it going?
I'm just really tripping off of the giggles.
Like, where do you come from?
I come from a place where
everybody is accepted the way they are,
and we are empowered
to be who really are on the inside
and nobody tears anybody down.
That's where I'm from.
- I want to go to that place! - Yes! Come on over.
So what brings you here tonight
and how do you blend and collaborate with your alter ego?
Well, I am here tonight
because I have struggled with confidence my whole life.
- But you know what? No more to that. - I love that.
All right, let's take it away, safara. You ready?
Yes, I'm ready.
- I feel like I can still feel her nerves a bit. - Yeah.
♪ ooh
♪ I do my hair toss
♪ check my nails
♪ baby, how you feeling?
♪ hair toss, check my nails
♪ baby, how you feeling?
♪ ooh, child
♪ tired of the foolish
♪ dust your shoulders off, keep it moving ♪
♪ yes, lord, slip into some new kicks ♪
♪ swimwear, going to the pool quick ♪
♪ come now, come dry your eyes ♪
♪ you know you a star, you can touch the sky ♪
♪ I know that it's hard, but you have to try ♪
♪ if you need advice, let me simplify ♪
♪ if he don't love you anymore
♪ ooh, yeah
♪ walk your fine self out the door ♪
♪ I do my hair toss, check my nails ♪
♪ baby, how you feeling?
♪ good as hell
♪ hair toss, check my nails
♪ baby, how you feeling?
♪ good as hell
♪ feeling good as hell
- ♪ ooh - what?
♪ oh
♪ if he don't love you anymore ♪
♪ mmm
♪ just walk your fine self out that ♪
♪ door
♪ I do my hair toss, check my nails ♪
♪ baby, how you feeling?
♪ good as hell
♪ hair toss, check my nails
♪ baby, how you feeling?
♪ good as hell
♪ feeling good as hell, ooh
♪ yeah, yeah, yeah
♪ I'm feeling good as hell
- ♪ yeah - yeah!
Any nerves that may have been there
seemed to have disappeared about halfway through the song.
- There was-- - confident vocal.
Rocsi: That's what I'm talking about.
Safara, you're out here right now embodying all this confidence.
I have all the confidence in the world right now, girl. I'm never going back.
- Unh-uh. - Love that. I love that.
That's what it's all about.
- She's embodying the hell out of this alter ego. - Yes!
Whatever you did back wherever you are, you keep doing your thing,
- because that was awesome. - Thank you, nick. Thank you.
Loverboy, how are you feeling up there?
- Oh, I'm blessed to be here, baby. - All right.
Well, judges, it's time for your votes.
Did safara knock the loverboy off the diamond?
Will.I.Am, I'm gonna start with you.
You are spectacular.
Thank you so much, will. Whoo!
I like mr. Boy, but there's just something about
the marriage between safara's voice
and her alter ego that I believe.
I believe that.
The complete package was there in safara for me.
Okay, that's one for safara.
- Safara: Whoo! - All right, alanis, what do you think?
I love the loverboy, and I loved everything that he seems to represent,
but safara for me really embodied her alter ego.
Even in the face of her being debilitated by nerves in the past,
I do think you have what it takes to be the next generation superstar.
- Thank you. - So safara gets on that diamond.
- Whoo! - Thank you, alanis.
Rocsi: Grimes?
I can tell you're very shy when you're talking to us,
but when you performing, you were just totally in it.
Thank you so much.
I don't know, like, you feel like the exact kind of person
who maybe, like, this technology is good for.
And I think the loverboy, really entertaining in the moment,
but, like, safara felt more like something that I was emotionally invested in,
and I have to put safara on the diamond.
- Thank you! - Rocsi: That's three.
You already know what that means.
Safara, you're going up on that diamond, girl.
Yeah.
Remember, whichever alter ego
is up there by the end of the night
is guaranteed a place in the next round.
Unfortunately, that does mean that the loverboy
is at the mercy of the audience vote.
Now things are just starting to heat up.
We've still got performances by three more alter egos.
Who can sell out stadiums and become a digital sensation?
The search continues after this.
Rocsi: Welcome back to "alter ego."
judges, are you happy with what you're seeing so far?
These performances tonight are blowing my mind.
The level of talent is bananas.
Will.I.Am: I'm curious who they are,
but I really just want to know
and get to just believe the character.
Mm.
It's to introduce our next alter ego.
It's wolfgang champagne.
What's up, wolfgang champagne?
Yeah, wolfgang champagne! But you can call me wolfie.
- Yeah! - Wolfie it is.
I might put you on the diamond just for your name.
- I love the name. - Well, let's just forget the singing.
I'll go stand up there.
What does the name represent?
Well, I'm actually a werewolf.
I'm not a big werewolf.
I was, like, bitten by a chihuahua about 500 years ago,
but I don't look a day over 350.
And so how long you been singing though?
Oh, about 478 years I think.
'cause I started howling, and then I went,
hey, I'm pretty good at this.
Aroo! And then I just started singing.
What brought you to "alter ego?"
"alter ego" seems to be a place where everybody's welcome,
and there's not many places like that in the world anymore.
I'm matthew lord, and I'm a truck driver.
I am 60, and I need an alter ego
because I was thinking my life was winding down.
And I think "alter ego" has given me a chance to wind it up.
25, 26 years, I had a professional singing career.
But in 2001, after 9/11,
I had about six or seven jobs cancel.
So now family won't have insurance.
I have mortgage payments.
So I'm looking through the paper,
and that's when I decided to first go and get certified
and go to trucking school.
And I've been driving a truck ever since.
Start there. I'll put you there.
The producers put you in your motion capture suit,
and I look like a big sausage.
Then they put all these sensors on you,
and they put, like, a robot camera hooked to your head,
which is making the face
of your alter ego do everything you technically do,
but look a lot prettier.
So that's the judges and that's the host?
That's correct.
I don't want the judges to know anything about me.
I don't sound like anybody else.
I think it will take them by surprise.
Two reasons why I wanna win "alter ego."
I don't wanna drive a truck anymore.
Also, it'll let me continue doing what I truly love doing,
and I can still be relevant.
And that's-- I get--
your show...
...Um, has made me feel relevant.
I never thought I would have this feeling again.
Okay, we're ready to see what you have in store.
- All right. - Nick: Let's go, wolfie.
Do you think he's old?
I have no clue.
He sounds, like, 75.
( singing "my heart will go on" in italian )
what the hell?
( continues in italian )
yeah!
( vocalizing )
yeah!
- ( vocalizing ) - whoo!
Wolfie's actually got a good voice.
( vocalizing )
- yeah! - Whoo!
Wow, wow, wow, wow!
Wolfie!
Wolfie, wolfie, wolfie, wolfie!
Wow.
That voice was the last thing I expected to happen.
I ain't had this much fun since the world was young. I thank all of you.
That was, like, one of the weirdest things I've ever seen,
- and that's a compliment. - Thank you!
- Rocsi: There you go. - Weird's good.
Judges, I don't know about y'all,
but I'm definitely hanging out with wolfie after this.
- Yeah! - First round's on me.
It's gotta be. I ain't got no prize money yet.
And now the moment of truth.
Judges, it's time for you guys to vote.
Who deserves to be on the diamond,
the only place that guarantees safety in this competition?
- Nick? - It's so tough,
because I was so moved by safara's performance.
But I felt something just now with wolfie that--
I mean, it was just so much fun.
In some crazy weird way, you're embodying this alter ego right now.
But I still give the nod to safara to stay on the diamond.
Rocsi: Okay. Wow.
So wolfie's clearly a favorite in the room
- with the audience. - ( cheering )
and he's also a really beautiful singer.
That means a lot coming from you.
Not that-- nick, I love you, too,
but it means more coming from her.
Understand. I feel the same way.
Safara, I loved her voice,
and think she could potentially be the next digital superstar.
- So I'm gonna keep safara up there. - Rocsi: Grimes?
Okay, maybe she's, like, better at singing,
but to me, that was just, like, the best art I've seen tonight.
Like, I feel like his humanity is, like, vibing through the character a lot,
and so I'm going to vote for wolfgang.
Will.I.Am, it's all up to you.
Wolfie, you my favorite person for real, for real,
because you've given me so much flavors.
Like, american flavor,
but then you sung like you was straight up from Italy.
Right.
And then your outfit looks like you robbed everybody from "game of thrones."
but, dang, safara came with it, with it, with it.
This is getting worse for me, isn't it?
Will.I.Am: And if I had to imagine
what a next generation superstar would look like and sing like,
they would sing like safara for me.
- Rocsi: I'm so sorry, wolfgang champagne. - Wolfie!
When we come back, we find out which four alter egos
are advancing to the next round
and who will be revealed to the judges.
Things are about to get really real, y'all.
Oh, boy!
Safara is one of the most phenomenal singers I've heard.
She deserves every moment on that diamond.
I think I'm good enough to stay.
You know, I don't want to go home.
- ( crew chatter ) - mic up.
Rocsi: Now here's the deal.
The judges don't meet the person
behind our next alter ego,
but you at home will meet him right now.
It's kai.
I wanna be in a boy band so much.
When it comes to, like, a boy band member, they're tall, skinny.
But I got a baby face and I'm short.
I already have the voice of a boy bander,
but now I just need a body,
and an alter ego gives me that body.
My name is kobe vang,
and I'm from schofield, wisconsin.
♪ where do you wanna go?
I actually work on an assembly line.
I build fans in a factory.
I have a huge family, and it is pretty hard
to take care of, you know, my family.
So "alter ego" is such a great opportunity for me
because, you know, just to be able to do what I wanna do
and to sing is some of the greatest things that I've experienced in my life.
♪ do you wanna go?
My alter ego is kai.
Is there anything we can do to spice him up, you know?
- Anything? - How's the hair?
Whoo! Yeah!
I was hoping for kai to look like a mix
between a boy bandish character mixed with a cyborg.
I feel like he's the type of character that I would wanna be.
Whoo, yeah!
Yo, this is cool. Oh, my god.
It's really cool the way that it moves when I'm moving.
♪ yeah
I've never had an opportunity like this in my life.
I need an alter ego
to help me be the next generation superstar.
My guy, kai. First off, I feel like
I need to tell you that your head's smoking, man.
- Like, it's, uh... - Kai: Oh, yeah.
It might be 98 degrees, you know what I'm saying?
Oh! All right. I see what you did there.
So, kai, is this a big stretch for you?
This is who I envisioned, you know, that I wanna be.
You know, I'm cute, I'm shy, you know, I'm confident.
I'm everything in one, you know what I'm saying?
I'm a boy without the band, to be honest, so, yeah.
Well, since you're into boy bands, I gotta ask, man,
it's kind of a loaded question,
but who's your favorite boy band of all time?
Aw, man, you know, I gotta say, nick lachey,
you know, my favorite boy band by far is backstreet boys.
Well, you ready, kai? Let's see what you got.
All right. ♪ I'm ready
- okay. All right, all right. - Alanis: Okay.
♪ yeah
♪ I may run and hide
♪ when you're screaming my name, all right ♪
♪ whoa
♪ but let me tell you now
♪ there are prices to fame, all right ♪
♪ whoa, ooh
♪ all of our time spent
♪ in flashes of light
♪ all you people, can't you see, can't you see ♪
♪ how your love's affecting our reality? ♪
♪ every time we're down, you can make it right ♪
♪ and that makes you
♪ larger than life
♪ all right
♪ all of your time spent
♪ keeps us
♪ alive
♪ yeah, oh, yeah
♪ can't you see, can't you see? ♪
♪ how your love's affecting our reality? ♪
♪ that makes you
♪ larger than life
♪ yeah
yes! Yes!
Kai, what would it mean to you to move on to the next round?
Oh, my god, it would mean, you know, so much to me.
The world, honestly. You guys are my idols,
and I hope that I can be like you guys one day.
This is what I wanna do for the rest of my life,
- and I love it. - I love it.
Currently, safara is on the diamond,
but will she stay there or be knocked off by kai?
Judges, it's time to make your decisions right now.
Grimes, what did you think of his performance?
I thought it was sick.
I thought you have, like, real "fortnite" energy,
like, futuristic superstar.
However, I think I connected more with safara as an artist.
Like, she was totally in it,
and I felt like I was watching rihanna or something.
So I'm gonna go-- keep safara on the diamond.
- Thank you. - Connection is everything.
- Will.I.Am? - Can you just give us a riff
to knock her off the freaking diamond?
♪ oh, whoo-hoo, ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
all right.
All right. All right.
When you have the courage to do riffs like that,
it can either be terrific or horrific,
and his riffing, it was terrific.
And because of that, even though safara's freaking awesome,
I wanna give kai a chance to really see his voice shine.
Whoo! All right, thank you.
Okay, so, kai, so fun,
but I have a soft spot
for what the alter ego's providing for safara
in terms of her stepping into it,
and I'm gonna keep safara up on that diamond.
- Rocsi: Oh! So, safara-- - thank you, girl!
Okay, here we are.
Two, one-- it could go either way. Nick?
Kai definitely appealed to the boy bander in me,
despite the backstreet boy thing.
This could be the thing that, like, messes you up, kai.
You should've lied, bro. You should've lied.
I thought his stage presence was really phenomenal,
but there was something about safara's connection with her alter ego.
So I'm voting to keep safara on the diamond.
Rocsi: That means, kai, your fate is in the hands
of our studio audience at the end of our show.
- Give it up for, kai, guys. - Good job, man.
Rocsi: Find out who comes out on top and who will reveal
their true identity to the judges after this.
I have these imaginations of what they all look like,
but the truth is I have no idea.
Rocsi: Welcome back to "alter ego."
we have one more alter ego and one more performance.
But before that happens, the people at home get to learn
about the human behind tonight's last alter ego, aster.
I'm kaylee franzen and I'm 20.
I live in nashville. It's one of the music capitals of the world.
It's packed to the brim with so many talented people.
I didn't think I had what it took to be part of the music industry,
and having an alter ego will finally get rid
of some of those insecurities and fears that I have.
- ♪ are we beautiful? - I think subconsciously,
I feel like I have to hide my face,
and just, like, sitting here,
I'm, like, making sure that my stomach is covered
and all these things I don't want to do!
♪ we are beautiful
aster encompasses so many good things about me.
It's, like, perfect.
Do you have, like, a tan skirt?
Do you have, like, the tan?
- We have something like this. - Ooh, I'm loving it.
Every little move is translated onto that stage.
It's so cool how technology was able to capture my dream.
Oh, so, like, these are all cameras.
I definitely feel that aster will give me an opportunity to stand out in nashville...
- Thumbs up. - ...And push me to really be the star
that I've always wanted to be.
Aster, hi. So tell me about your name.
It's my birth flower and it also means "star."
and growing up, I was told I was a star,
and I'm really hoping to be here
and embody that through my life.
And I've struggled with my self confidence,
and I really feel like having this alter ego
is allowing me to have that extra push
to really perform in a way that I haven't been able to before.
Okay, we're so excited to hear you sing.
Nick: Let's do it.
♪ when it rains it pours
♪ but you didn't even notice
♪ it ain't raining anymore
♪ it's hard to breathe when all you know is ♪
♪ the struggle of staying above ♪
♪ the rising water line
♪ well, the sky is always open
♪ the rain and wind stopped blowing ♪
♪ and you're stuck out
♪ in the same old storm again ♪
♪ you hold tight to your umbrella ♪
♪ but, darling, I'm just trying to tell ya ♪
♪ that there's always been a rainbow ♪
♪ hanging over your head
really pretty voice.
♪ oh, tie up the boat
♪ take off your coat
♪ and take a look around
♪ everything is all right now ♪
♪ 'cause the sky is always open ♪
♪ the rain and wind stopped blowing ♪
♪ and you're stuck out
♪ in the same old storm again ♪
♪ let go of your umbrella
♪ 'cause, darling, I'm just trying to tell ya ♪
♪ that there's always been a rainbow ♪
♪ hanging over your head
rocsi: Aster.
I mean, that was such a beautiful performance.
Alanis, what did you think?
I always appreciate in any mix or performance
when that voice just kind of overtakes me,
and your voice very much did,
which actually has me extra curious
about who you are behind all this.
Well, hopefully you don't find out until the end.
Oh!
- Good one. - Right?
But was it enough to knock safara off the diamond?
Safara, you've been up there since you performed.
You getting comfortable up there?
Oh, I'm loving the view from up here.
This is a huge decision for the judges right now.
The alter ego they put on the diamond
will automatically advance to the next round.
Grimes, we're gonna start with you.
I mean, this is really rough,
'cause I think you guys are my two favorites.
Aster, I really like how much personality you have,
so I am gonna vote for aster.
- Okay. - Thank you.
I love the fiery aster flowers, but for me,
the person that I connected with their alter ego, it was safara.
Rocsi: Okay.
So we have one vote for each alter ego right now.
- Alanis? - Safara, I absolutely love the freedom
and sensuality of your performance,
and, aster, I very much loved the continuity between
your alter ego and your voice.
I am going to err on aster being on the diamond.
Okay.
Thank you. Thank you.
Nick, this is a huge decision,
because if aster gets on the diamond,
she automatically goes to the head-to-head round.
Safara really has just such a beautiful voice,
and she's deserved to be on this diamond this entire time.
But aster, there was something more raw.
It was taking all those insecurities
that you've experienced and channeling them,
and for me, that's what makes that next generation superstar.
And that's what just, oh, so slightly
put it over the top for me.
So I do think that aster deserves to be on the diamond.
- Rocsi: There we go! - Whoo! I'm so excited!
Congratulations, aster.
You've managed to knock safara off the diamond
and are safe from the elimination.
So awesome.
You will automatically advance to the next round,
while safara will join the other three alter egos
at the mercy of the audience vote.
And now, our in-studio audience
will vote for their top two favorite performances tonight.
Then our judges will decide
which one of the remaining two should stay and who should go home.
- Ahh! - The stress.
Talent, get to your marks.
Everybody, places.
Going to rocsi in three, two, one.
Four contestants remain.
The audience votes have been counted,
and now I can reveal that the two alter egos
advancing to the next round are...
- Wolfgang champagne! - ( cheering )
- wolfie! - Crowd: Wolfie! Wolfie! Wolfie!
( wolfie howling )
and safara!
♪ I do my hair toss
♪ check my nails
♪ baby, how you feel?
♪ good as hell
- ♪ hair toss - congratulations.
You two, we'll see you at the head-to-head.
And now it's in your hands, judges.
- The torture. - It's time to make your decisions.
I know, nick, it's painful. I know, I know.
- Dang, this is-- - this is tricky now.
That riff was pretty terrific.
You wanna save kai? I don't know.
I would actually save the loverboy.
The loverboy, just in terms of being a stronger vocal performance for me?
Alanis: Yeah, the loverboy.
I think that's my vote.
Rocsi: Kai and the loverboy remain.
Who is going home?
Judges, what is your decision?
Alanis: There's no way to feel okay right now.
I mean, it's a really, really, really tough call.
You know, kai, I think we all enjoyed that boy band energy.
But the loverboy, we all just loved the tone of your voice,
and so we're going to save the loverboy.
- Rocsi: Oh, wow! - ♪ take my hand
♪ we'll make it, I swear
congratulations!
The loverboy, the judges have saved you,
and you get to move on to head-to-head round.
Wow.
I'm sorry, but that means, kai,
your journey with us ends here tonight.
I can't help but wanna meet the real you, man.
We'd love for you to perform one last time
and for you to reveal your identity.
- Thank you. - Give it up for kai.
Yeah, yeah, yeah! Come on!
Alanis: I'm just really curious what he looks like.
- Yeah. - I'm dying to find out.
♪ I'm doing this tonight
♪ you're probably gonna start a fight ♪
♪ I know this can't be right, hey, baby, come on ♪
♪ I know that I can't take no more, it ain't no lie ♪
♪ I wanna see you out that door ♪
♪ baby, bye, bye, bye
- ♪ don't wanna be a fool for you ♪ - ooh!
♪ just another player in your game for two ♪
♪ you may hate me, but it ain't no lie ♪
♪ baby, bye, bye, bye
♪ don't really wanna make it tough ♪
♪ I just wanna tell you that I had enough ♪
♪ it might sound crazy, but it ain't no lie ♪
♪ bye, bye, bye, yeah
- whoo! - Do it!
Yo!
- Thank you so much. - Awesome!
- Oh, he's so cute. I don't want him to go. - I know, I know.
Aww, man.
Judges, it gives me great honor
to introduce you guys to kobe,
aka kai.
What have you learned from your alter ego?
I've learned that, you know,
I can still confident even without an alter ego.
Just being able to perform right here really showed it, honestly.
Okay, was this even who you were imagining
behind the alter ego?
Honestly, I didn't even allow myself
to even picture in my mind what you would look like.
You are an amazing singer. Please don't stop singing.
Whatever it is you felt being kai,
whatever liberties that gave you
and whatever freedom that gave you as a performer,
try and take that with you in your everyday life, man.
'cause you've got it. You've got it.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
Kobe, it's been beyond a pleasure
watching you perform, hearing your voice.
Thank you so much. Thank you.
That's our two-night premiere.
We'll see you next week. Good night.
Whoo! Whoo!
Kobe!