♪ higher, your love has set me free ♪
♪ now nothing's out of reach, higher, higher ♪
rocsi: Tonight, the competition continues
as four new alter egos are paired
for a head-to-head battle.
Before it's over, two alter egos will advance to the semi-finals...
- You going down. - May the best girl win. Let's get it.
...And two more identities will be revealed to the judges.
We should really get in the studio.
At stake, a chance to win the grand prize of $100,000
and be mentored by our superstar panel.
- Let's get it! - That was freaking amazing.
Which alter ego has what it takes
to make a hit record, sell out arenas,
and become the first digital superstar of the next generation?
You actually did bring one of the best creative decisions of the competition.
- It hits that sweet spot. - ♪ higher, higher
♪ I'm so much stronger now, I'm so much stronger now ♪
this is "alter ego." I'm your host rocsi diaz.
Give it up for will.I.Am,
alanis morissette,
grimes,
- and nick lachey. - What's up, guys?
Now, four alter egos will compete tonight,
but only two will advance to the semi-finals.
The other two will have to say goodbye, but before they go,
they'll reveal their true identities to the judges.
So, in our head-to-heads tonight,
we have fern versus misty rose.
Okay. Okay, okay.
And we have wolfgang champagne
versus the loverboy.
So what are the factors that determine which one
you're sending to the semi-finals?
I'm looking for whoever becomes this next digital superstar,
are they going to be using this platform in a way where they can influence
millions of people listening to them?
I don't think you get what the hell's coming around the corner.
It's freaking awesome.
So I think we're looking for that undefined magical component.
The best artist that ever walked the earth.
All right, let's meet our first head-to-head contenders,
wolfgang champagne and the loverboy.
Wolfgang champagne versus the loverboy.
This is a match-up that's all about charm and charisma.
Is it okay to have a crush on alter ego?
Aww, yeah.
Wolfgang champagne kept us on our toes with his wit.
First round's on me.
It's got to be. I ain't got no prize money yet.
But the loverboy gave us rock star level stage presence.
♪ oh, oh, living on a prayer
the alter ego that blends personality with performance will come out on top here.
- Yeah! - Whoo!
I love you will.I.Am, alanis morissette, grimes, and mike.
- How you doing, mike? - Thank you, wolfy.
Do you guys hang out when you're not rehearing and performing?
Do you guys hang out backstage? Are you friends?
I mean, we started off as friends.
Yeah, not anymore now that we're competing.
So, loverboy, is there anything about today's friendship turned competition
that is scaring you or you're excited about today?
- Why you looking at me like that, brah? - I'm just looking at you.
- You're answering the question, man. - Listen, I'll say this.
I couldn't find a better opponent. This man's voice is beautiful.
He smells like a dog, but he sings like an angel.
- I also relate to that. - I'll take that. It's all right.
Well, wolfy, you're up first. Let's see what you got.
- All right. - Come on, wolfy! Show it to us.
Well, it made me feel great that the judges and the audience
and everybody started cheering "wolfy, wolfy."
that was one of the weirdest things I've ever seen.
- Thank you. - And that's a compliment.
I'm pinching myself. Can't feel it because I'm old, but I'm pinching myself.
I had no expectation of being on the show, because I'm 60,
and I have way less in front of me than I have behind me.
But being an alter ego makes me marketable
and relevant to all age groups.
And that's the beauty of this show.
♪ change your ways
in this round, wolfgang champagne,
will be going against the loverboy.
His first name is the. His last name is loverboy.
You could not get more opposite than wolfgang champagne and loverboy.
- I'm weirdly attracted to you. - You ain't never going to get a bite of this, brother.
- That's all I'm saying. - Unh-uh.
But our voices are completely different.
If I tried to sing like loverboy, I'd lose my voice in about 30 seconds.
So I think it'll just come down to what style they prefer,
because I don't even know how you will judge us against each other.
- Oh. - It's all right.
- I thought you were stretching. - No.
Do you guys have a favorite going in?
I'm more curious to see what wolfy, like--
it is so specifically operatic the first time.
- If wool-effy comes out with a... - Wool-effy.
...Something in a different genre and aces it,
you know, that would be surprising.
♪ don't leave me in all this pain ♪
♪ don't leave me out in the rain ♪
♪ come back and bring back my smile ♪
♪ come take these tears away
♪ I need your arms to hold me now ♪
♪ the nights are so unkind
♪ bring back those nights when I held you beside me ♪
♪ un-break my heart
♪ say you'll love me again
♪ undo this hurt you caused
♪ when you walked out the door and walked out of my life ♪
♪ un-cry these tears
♪ I cried so many nights
♪ un-break my heart
♪ heart
♪ unbreak my heart
♪ my heart
- ♪ my heart - yeah, wolfy!
Yeah!
Love it! Yeah, wolfy.
Wolfgang champagne, aka wolfy.
( chanting ) wolfy! Wolfy!
Wolfy, the audience is going crazy for you
and they were crazy for you in the audition round.
How does this crowd feel to you tonight?
( chanting ) wolfy! Wolfy! Wolfy!
Yeah! That's music to my ears right there.
You're the best looking crowd I've ever seen in my 540 years!
You're so pretty.
What did you guys think of wolfgang champagne?
- Grimes? - You are the most, sort of like,
surrealist, absurdist performer that we have.
Don't really know how to take that, but I'll take absurd.
Better than ugly.
I actually feel like it's time to bring back to the opera.
- Let's do pop-era. How do you like that? - Pop-era.
- Yeah. - I think you just did pop-era.
Pop-era. That's what I want to be.
Let's talk about your pop-era, wolfy.
First of all, as much as I enjoyed hearing you sing in a foreign language
in the audition rounds, I enjoyed hearing you sing n english that much more.
I thought you felt completely at ease in that performance.
I love-- you did a little flip to falsetto, which I think showed chops and your range.
And what I like about your performance the most is that,
it fits totally-- to me, it fits your alter ego.
What we're looking for is a combination of voice, movement, charm,
how integrated you are with your alter ego.
Do we believe you at face value? You have all that.
Rocsi: Will.I.Am?
I like wolfy's fearlessness to reimagine and claim.
Right? So wolfy's coming out with a steampunk goth vibe,
but at the same time giving you slapstick comedy,
but then singing amazing opera.
Your favorite singers, you just don't go to their show
and they just sing songs and that's it.
You might as well stay on tiktok and youtube.
That's the banter in between the songs.
That's the imagination to take the song left and right.
Wolfy has all those skill sets,
and I acknowledge that and I salute that,
and I love wolfy.
That is high praise indeed, my friend, from you.
I don't even know what tiktok and youtube is. I'm sorry. I'm old.
Guys, you're trying to teach wolfy,
but you got to know you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
- Oh! Oh, you didn't! - That's a dad joke.
- Wolfy: Yeah! - Rocsi: Watch out, guys.
Nick's starting on his dad jokes.
So before he goes any further,
when we come back, the loverboy will perform,
and the judges will decide who they'll put on the diamond
- and into the semi-finals. - Wolfy!
There's only room for one alter ego in the next round.
The other will have to go home, but not before
revealing who they really are to the judges.
More "alter ego," the head-to-heads, coming up
- ♪ just sit back down where you belong ♪ - it hits that sweet spot.
I have never sang songs like these before.
♪ with a taste of your lips, I'm on a ride ♪
I owe that to the loverboy.
♪ you're toxic
♪ I'm a woman, baby, that's right ♪
misty, I got pop star energy, and I really liked it.
We're about to find out which alter ego is moving on to our semi-finals.
You both are going to be huge stars.
And which one will reveal their true identity and go home tonight.
♪ hey, hey
welcome back to "alter ego." I'm rocsi diaz.
Wolfgang champagne came to win tonight,
but will he win a spot in the semi-finals?
Well, his opponent is not going down without a fight.
It's the loverboy.
I need an alter ego to give me the freedom
to just focus on what really matters, and that's my voice.
The loverboy allows me to tap into my inner rock star.
Looks like he plays for aerosmith.
I got a free spirit, and the loverboy helped me bring that out.
We're moving forward in technology. You looking at a superhero on stage.
An intergalactic rock star.
Man, I just can't believe there's somebody backstage singing.
- Amazing. Amazing. - That's just crazy.
Being in the bottom two next to kai
was a lot of pressure.
We all just loved the tone of your voice,
and so we're going to save the loverboy.
Loverboy and I are both coming into our own right now.
I have never sang songs like these before.
I'm so far out of my comfort zone,
and it's pushing a level of growth that I wasn't even expecting.
- Yeah, and I owe that to the loverboy. - Hey!
Loverboy is bringing that rock spirit
to "toxic" by britney spears.
As long as I got the air behind my lungs to get these notes,
then I'll be all right for this song.
♪ baby, can't you see I'm calling? ♪
♪ someone like you should wear a warning ♪
♪ you dangerous, I'm calling
♪ uh
♪ there's no escape, I can't wait ♪
♪ I need a hit, baby, give me it ♪
♪ you're dangerous, I'm loving it ♪
♪ too high, can't come down
♪ losing my head, spinning round and round ♪
♪ too high, can't come down
♪ losing my head, spinning round and round ♪
♪ hey, do you feel me now?
♪ with a taste of your lips, I'm on a ride ♪
♪ you're toxic, I'm slipping under ♪
♪ a taste of a poison paradise
♪ I'm addicted to you, don't you know that you're toxic? ♪
♪ oh
♪ and I love what you do
♪ don't you know that you're toxic? ♪
♪ oh
♪ I'm addicted to you, don't you know that you're toxic? ♪
- yeah! - Rocsi: The loverboy!
They're loving you right now.
Now I know you're all about love, but we're about to find out from the judges
if they loved your performance. You ready for this?
- Oh, yeah. I'm ready. - All right, grimes, what did you think of his performance?
I do think it was one of the weakest vocal performances
I've seen in the competition,
but from a pure popstar perspective,
that was extremely strong.
And what we might consider mistakes,
I think made it seem more realistic and natural.
And what matters now is creative decisions that are interesting.
So I think you actually did bring one of the best creative decisions of the competition.
Thank you.
Nick what did you think of his performance?
I agree with grimes that the approach to the song was really creative.
Where I disagree with grimes is I do care about the vocal performance,
and I felt like unfortunately for me,
he wasn't as confident with his vocal
- as I wanted him to be, if that makes sense. - It was safe.
- Yeah. - And key is a big part of that.
If it's in the wrong key and you're not comfortable
with where it sits in your vocal range,
you're not going to step out there confidently and comfortably
and deliver the performance you're capable of delivering.
Can we try in this moment shifting the key
and just experimenting with some of the verses a little higher up?
Yeah, come on.
♪ baby, can't you see
- one more. - ♪ baby, can't you see
♪ I'm calling?
♪ someone like you should wear a warning ♪
♪ you're dangerous, I'm falling ♪
♪ ahh, with a taste of your lips ♪
♪ I'm on a ride
♪ you're toxic, I'm slipping under ♪
♪ taste of a poison paradise
♪ I'm addicted to you, don't you know that you're toxic? ♪
- whoo! - Hey!
Whoo!
The loverboy, that was hot. Just saying.
- It hits that sweet spot. - Right.
- Yeah, I think you're right. - That was freaking amazing.
An avatar ad-libbing adjustments right there like that.
So applaud the freaking technicians in the back.
- Applaud loverboy. - Thank you so much.
That means the world to me. Thank you.
Everything we're seeing now out of loverboy
and what we just heard out of loverboy,
I just wish we had seen and heard that in the performance.
- Yes, sir. - We've now seen two phenomenal performances
by wolfgang champagne and the loverboy,
but there's only room for one of them on the diamond
and in the semi-finals.
So who's it going to be?
We're going to find out who will move on
and whose journey ends here tonight,
but not before they reveal their true identity to the judges.
We'll be right back with more "alter ego," the head-to-heads.
♪ hey, hey, hey
welcome back. You're watching "alter ego." I am rocsi diaz.
We've seen performances from both of these alter egos in the head-to-heads,
and now we're about to find out
which one is moving on to our semi-finals
and which one will have to go home tonight.
Judges, I am so glad I'm not in your shoes.
It's time to make your decision.
Who are you sending through to the semi-finals and who are you sending home?
Grimes?
Okay, well, I'm going to start with loverboy.
I think your decision to do a gothy "toxic" was just awesome,
and I want to commend you on that.
And, wolfy, I can't really see your face on a t-shirt,
but that's kind of what I like about it,
is that it doesn't fit into anything I've ever seen before.
And that's kind of why I'm here, so I'm going to save wolfy.
That is one vote for wolfy to move ahead.
Will, which one of these performers do you think is ready for the semi-finals?
So, first I'll start with loverboy.
So I think your show today was an amazing idea,
but executed comfortably,
and that's a dangerous combination.
Because you should always put yourself in an uncomfortable scenario,
'cause that'll push you,
catapult you into awesomeness.
Wolfy, dang. You're really quick-witted.
I would not expect that quick wit to go with that style of music.
But the style of music, does it fit in today's world?
That's a hard one.
The performance that I'm going to put through was not the singing performance,
it was the connection with the character, and that's wolfy.
Thank you.
So right now that is two votes for wolfy
to go up on the diamond.
- Alanis? - I loved both of your voices--
the pop-era goal for you, wolfy,
and I loved the loverboy when we were in a capella mode,
and how you took it to another level
and I could see your charm and your swagger emerge.
I'm going to ask the loverboy to stand up on that diamond.
Nick: Wow.
So wolfy has two votes to go on up to the diamond.
And the loverboy has one vote.
Nick, you can either make this a tie to go to the audience
or you could decide somebody's fate.
Loverboy, what took me a little bit out of the performance
was just the lack of conviction in the vocal during the performance.
And I felt like wolfy's performance tonight was more confident, more convincing,
and more what I'm looking for to send on to the semi-finals.
So I'm going to put wolfy on the diamond.
That is three votes for wolfgang champagne.
You have secured your spot on that diamond.
Congratulations.
And you're headed off into the semi-finals.
Congratulations, wolfy. We'll see you there.
Unfortunately, the loverboy,
that means that you are going home tonight.
But before you go, we'd love to hear you perform one more time
- yeah. - And reveal your human self to the judges.
- Let's do it. - All right.
Everyone, please, a big round of applause for the loverboy.
- Yeah! - Yeah!
♪ I want you to want me
♪ I need you to need me
♪ I'd love you to love me
♪ I'm begging you to beg me
- wow. - Yeah!
Get loud one last time for the loverboy.
Yeah!
♪ I want you to want me
♪ I need you to need me
♪ I'd love you to love me
♪ I'm begging you to beg me
♪ didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you crying? ♪
♪ oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cry? ♪
♪ hey! Feeling all alone without a friend ♪
♪ you know, you feel like dying ♪
♪ oh, didn't I, didn't I, didn't I see you cry? ♪
♪ I want you to want me
♪ hey, I want you to want me
yeah!
Whoo!
So, I'd like to introduce you guys to anthony, aka the loverboy.
Anthony, how are you feeling?
Every part of this journey has been right on time for me, you know?
I liked what you said. You called it a journey, and that's exactly what it is.
And you're not at your destination yet.
- You know what I mean? - That's a fact.
What you just did here on that last song,
I felt something from you there.
Oh, now you did? That's great, bro. Thanks.
Nah, nah, nah. Thank you, though. Thank you. Thank you.
Yeah, you seem cooler than your alter ego.
I feel blessed. This is such a unique opportunity
to be part of the way that art is moving forward,
where we're receiving art differently.
Nobody's ever done this before.
So to be one of the first to just embody this alien
from outer space singing his heart out,
you know what I mean? It's so unique.
- I agree. I agree. - This show gave me the opportunity
to just bring my music to a new height.
I'm excited to get to the studio to be honest.
- Whoo! - You need a producer?
Of course. Are you kidding me?
Work with a g.O.A.T.? Yes, please.
We should really try to get in the studio.
- Don't play with me, man. - I'm not playing around. For real.
- Yeah. - Dude, you're getting in the studio with will.I.Am.
I can't even get him to follow me on instagram.
Loverboy, anthony, it's been a pleasure having you on this show.
- Thank you so much. - Thank y'all so much for having me.
He wants to get in the studio with you. Come on!
Let's do it. Let's connect, dawg.
And we're in the middle of our head-to-head round.
Our next alter egos wowed the judges in the auditions,
so please show a lot of love to fern versus misty rose.
Yeah!
Fern versus misty rose.
These two have the potential
to become true digital superstars.
Both know how to work the stage.
♪ I had a premonition that we fell into a rhythm ♪
♪ where the music don't stop for life ♪
♪ love me like you do, la-la-love me like you do ♪
whoo!
Both let their personalities shine.
I love the idea of my voice being first, not anything about me externally.
A lot of humans judge me before they even get the chance to hear me sing.
And both have the vocal talent.
It's just which is more ready to be the pop princess?
There's only room for one.
How are you feeling in your competition
and having to go head-to-head with one another?
We're a little nervous about it, but it's okay.
Well, I'm so excited. I'm going to push the button. One, two, three, go.
- Whoo! - Oh, yeah!
- Hey, guys. - Hi.
- Hello. - My first question is,
so let's say you get a career off this,
what would be your first act as the winner of this show?
I think that this whole technology behind the show
is so incredibly innovative.
I would love to kickstart my career by being a digital popstar.
I think it's such a cool concept.
Fern, can I ask you the same question?
I personally would like to have a lot of theater influence in my performances.
I would like to help a lot of people who are going through things at home
and show them that the power of music can really help them as it does me.
What is coming that we haven't seen yet?
I think this definitely packs a little bit more of a punch.
Ooh, she said she's gonna punch you.
All right, ladies. Any last words you want to say to each other?
- You going down. - May the best girl win. Let's get it.
- Let's get it! - Fern, you're up first.
And, misty, we'll see you next.
Good luck, guys.
I have tourette's, and I'm usually judged
before I even get the chance to sing or speak.
But using fern as my alter ego
was a really great outlet to be judged on my voice and my personality
before people even get the chance to judge me.
People with tourette's are not accurately represented in the media.
♪ don't know what to say
growing up, I didn't really have someone who acted
or looks like me on stages or in shows.
So I want to be that person. That would be so sweet, to have a little kid be like,
"you act like me and you look like me,
and you're out doing, like, the thing."
and I'm like, "oh."
as an alter ego, I've seen my voice grow a lot.
I'm very grateful. This is a very gratifying experience.
♪ I'll let you set the pace
♪ cause I'm not thinking straight ♪
me and misty rose--
in real life, samaera--
have been good friends since we first got here.
Love her voice. Just love her as a person. She's so fun to be around.
Well, I'm very grateful to have made it this far.
Same. I just don't want to go up against you! I'm so sad.
I think that misty rose has great vocal agility.
The rifts and runs are very clean.
- Either way, we'll be good. - It's fine. I'm going to be happy either way.
- Because I want-- - give me a finger.
- Flap your wings for me, girl. - Flap your wings.
I'm a little intimidated, but I'm like,
what happens will happen.
I'm very-- I've come to peace with that idea.
Please, a lot of love for fern.
♪ it's been a long time since I came around ♪
♪ been a long time, but I'm back in town ♪
♪ this time, I'm not leaving without you ♪
♪ oh, you taste like whiskey when you kiss me, oh ♪
♪ I'd give anything again to be your baby doll ♪
♪ this time, I'm not leaving without you ♪
♪ I said sit back down where you belong ♪
♪ in the corner of my bar with your high heels on ♪
♪ sit back down on the couch where we ♪
♪ made love the first time and you said to me ♪
♪ something, something about this place ♪
♪ something 'bout lonely nights ♪
♪ and my lipstick on your face ♪
♪ something
♪ something about my cool nebraska guy ♪
♪ yeah, something about
♪ baby, you and I
♪ you and I
♪ oh, I'd rather die
♪ without you and I
♪ it's been a long time since I came around ♪
♪ been a long time, but I'm back in town ♪
♪ this time, I'm not leaving without you ♪
- yeah! - Yeah!
- Rocsi: Judges? - That as kind of fly.
No pun intended.
- She kind of winged it. - Oh, come on.
- Oh, no! - ( imitates rimshot )
will: That was pretty good. That was pretty good.
It's very rare that people bring theatrical music to pop culture,
and you do that really well.
I get that you could cross and bring that to streaming and radio.
You have those qualities in your voice.
Thank you. That was my main goal, so it means a lot.
- Thank you. - Alanis?
I just feel like your performance
from the audition to now?
Big, big step up from my perspective. I loved it.
- Thank you. - And if I were to add any sort of idea or suggestion,
- it would be don't rely on your wings too much. - Oh, absolutely.
Body, too. Movement. Surprise yourself and let those wings be the extra.
- Yeah. - Grimes?
I like fern, the whole thing,
but I don't know if I love it yet,
and I would love to know who you are more as an artist.
I'd love to feel more of your presence.
When it gets into these super competitive things,
it's about who does the audience remember?
And you've already got a leg up with your visuals.
So I think if you could get the vocal there and the performative elements there,
you have a really good chance.
Mm-hmm.
Well, coming up, the judges saved her in the audition round,
but will she impress them enough to get to the semi-finals?
Misty rose performs, and then later,
one alter ego will be heading home tonight.
Stick around to find out which one.
My imagination's going crazy just looking at these people.
Where's my alter ego? I want to get one of them joints.
I know a guy backstage. You could probably get one.
Oh, they're going to the portal.
- Why do I want to make a dad joke all of a sudden? - What is happening?
- That was like, totally, like, sick. - That's not how I--
welcome back to "alter ego." I'm rocsi diaz.
The judges really liked fern's performance of "you and I,"
but her competition is already ready to take that diamond
and be the one to move on to the semi-finals.
It's misty rose.
During the audition, I forgot I was even in all the gear.
I just was like, okay, I'm her.
♪ you can fly away with me tonight ♪
we melded into one, and it was honestly crazy.
It's me, but it's just so much cooler than me.
Like, I'm cool, but she's really cool.
♪ I got you, moonlight, you're my starlight ♪
- ♪ I need you - yeah!
The decision that the other judges and I made
is to put misty through to the next round.
I think misty rose can be the next generation superstar.
She's got it going on, I think.
I have a big personality.
I'm bold and she's bold. She's got the blue hair.
♪ just too hot
I feel like a lot of other people, their alter egos are more of masking their identity.
I think misty rose brings out more of me.
♪ too hot to handle
♪ I buy my own things, I pay my own bills ♪
♪ these diamond rings, my automobiles ♪
♪ everything I got, I bought it, boys can't buy my love ♪
♪ buy my love, yeah
♪ I do what I want, say what you say ♪
♪ I work real hard every day
♪ I'ma, I'ma, I'm a woman, baby, all right ♪
♪ I don't need a man to be holding me too tight ♪
♪ I'ma, I'ma, I'm a woman, baby, that's right ♪
♪ I'm just having fun with my ladies here tonight ♪
♪ I'ma, I'm a woman
♪ driving 'round town in my cadillac ♪
♪ girls in the front, boys in the back ♪
♪ loosey as a goosey and we're looking some fun ♪
♪ for some fun
♪ I'm a woman, baby, all right ♪
♪ I don't need a man to be holding me too tight ♪
♪ I'ma, I'ma, I'm a woman, baby, that's right ♪
♪ I'm just having fun with my ladies here tonight ♪
- ♪ I'ma, I'm a woman - yeah!
♪ woman
♪ I'm a woman
♪ yeah, I'm just having fun with my ladies here tonight ♪
♪ I'ma, I'm a woman
- thank you. Thank you! - Wow. That was awesome.
How are you feeling as your alter ego, and how has that helped you as a performer?
I honestly feel so liberated as misty rose.
This whole new identity has allowed me to grow so much,
not only as a performer, but as a person, too.
And I'm just so thrilled.
Judges, does misty rose have what it takes to go further into this competition?
- Will? - Tonight your performance was stellar,
and I'm drawn to how she's married the singing component that she has,
the persona, with the visual art.
I believe that. Trifecta.
All in all, it was a really, really strong performance.
- I thought she had great command of her alter ego. - Thank you.
Rocsi: Alanis are you seeing that trifecta effect also?
Yeah, I'm seeing a lot from the audition to now, and this performance,
- I saw you own that stage. So that was incredible. - Thank you so much.
- Grimes? - I really liked the performance.
It stood out to me. I got popstar energy, and I really liked it.
- Thank you. Girl! - Rocsi: Coming up, we're going to find out
who will move on and whose journey ends here tonight,
but not before they reveal their true identity to the judges.
You're watching "alter ego," the head-to-heads.
Break in three, two, one.
Welcome back. You're watching "alter ego." I am rocsi diaz.
We've seen performances from both of these alter egos in the head-to-head,
and now their fates rest in the judges' hands.
We only have one spot on that diamond,
which means only one spot in the semi-finals.
Who do you believe could be the next generation superstar?
- Will? - Fern was really dynamic and awesome.
Misty, the simplicity of the persona
that you put to this complex alter ego is brilliant.
This is a hard decision, because you guys both sing awesome,
but my decision is going to lie on who do I tune in to?
It's personalities that you are magnetically attracted to,
and with that, the one that's going to go
on the diamond for me is misty.
Thank you so much!
- Alanis? - Fern, I loved your having taken the feedback
from audition times and applying it so elegantly.
I believe you both are going to be huge stars.
But ultimately, I'm going to usher fern onto the next stage.
- Thank you so much. - This could still go either way.
That is one vote for each of them. Grimes?
I don't know. You both did a really good job. This is a very tight race.
But, misty, I just feel like I just remember her.
We're here to see what can live past this show.
I feel like I'm slightly just--
- misty sticks in my brain a little bit. - Thank you.
- And so I'm going to say misty. - Thank you so much.
So there's two votes for misty rose. One vote for fern.
Nick, you can either make this a tie
or you can send misty rose up on that diamond.
I think what puts it a little bit over the top
is the edge and the grit...
...Of what I saw from misty rose tonight.
Thank you so much.
Congratulations, misty rose.
You will head up onto that diamond
and onto the semi-finals.
Congratulations to you.
Fern, this is the end of your "alter ego" journey.
I'm so, so sorry. How are you feeling right now?
You know what? I'm feeling all right. I did my best.
I put it all out there and I'm very grateful.
You know, it would be amazing for you to sing for us one last time...
- Absolutely. - And then finally come out here
and let them meet you in person.
- Absolutely. - Thank you.
Everyone, put your hands together for fern.
Will: Yeah, fern!
♪ heart beats fast
♪ colors and promises
♪ all of my doubt
♪ suddenly goes away somehow
♪ one step
♪ closer
♪ I have died every day waiting for you ♪
♪ darling, don't be afraid
♪ I have loved you
♪ for a thousand years
♪ and I'll love you for a thousand more ♪
♪ all along, I believed I would find you ♪
♪ time has brought your heart to me ♪
♪ I have loved you for a thousand years ♪
♪ I'll love you for
♪ a thousand
♪ more
- yeah! - Yeah! Yeah!
What's going through your mind right now?
Just that I'm super duper grateful to be here, and I'm so excited. Hi!
Hi.
Um, and I have tourette syndrome,
and that's something I'm very open about,
and fern allowed me to not be preconceived
by anybody who wanted to perceive me as this,
you know, little weirdo, as corny as that sounds.
But, you know, I have gotten the judgment when I'm just being myself.
But I like that here it's just-- it's just me.
It's just my voice and my attitude.
- You are adorable. I mean, it looks-- - stop! Stop it, nick.
I just-- I thank you for sharing your talent with us.
I thought your mannerisms were bringing theater to the character.
- But that-- that's you, so that's awesome. - No, that's just me.
Will: Yeah, it's magical.
- Thank you! - Thank you so much, mia.
One more time for mia, everybody.
- Whoo! - Yeah!
Rocsi: Tune in next week for our last head-to-head match up
to see which two alter egos advance to the semi-finals.
We'll see you next week. Good night.