Rocsi: Eleven weeks ago, four singers started the journey of a lifetime.
I'm 100% out to break the stereotypes.
Using state of the art technology,
they became the performers they always wanted to be backstage
by creating something nobody had ever seen onstage.
♪ I'm going to another level
- what the what? - Tonight, one of these four alter egos will become
the world's first digital superstar.
- Seven. - This experience has really changed how I view myself.
-■ night journey. - I needed an alter ego.
- Dipper scott. - This experience
pushed me farther than I thought I could go.
- Misty rose. - I'm just ready to be a digital popstar already.
Who will sell out stadiums, become a household name,
and win the $100,000 grand prize
and a chance to be mentored by our superstar judges?
♪ let's go, to another level ♪
this is the finale of "alter ego."
happy holidays, everyone.
Welcome to the season finale of "alter ego."
here with our judges, please welcome will.I.Am.,
alanis morissette, grimes,
- and nick lachey. - What's up?
Is everyone ready to meet our finalists?
Put your hands together for seven.
- Yeah! - Night journey.
Misty rose.
And dipper scott.
What an amazing journey these four have had.
Tonight one of them will be crowned the winner of "alter ego."
this is how our finale will work.
All four finalists will perform for the judges.
Judges will then deliberate and decide who the winner of "alter ego" will be.
All of our alter ego finalists, regardless of who wins tonight,
will perform one last time and reveal their true identities in their final performance.
- It's going to be epic, okay? - Yeah.
Any advice for our finalists tonight?
Take this freaking moment, maximize it, bring it,
because if it ain't brought, it's forgot.
Let's give it up for the fellow contestants
who are here in the audience to support the finalists tonight.
All right, guys, keep that applause going for our first finalist.
It's seven.
♪ amen, amen
this opportunity, it means everything.
♪ take me to church
growing up, I was bullied a lot
for having a deep voice, and it really stung.
- ♪ you sharpen your knife - I am who I think am,
and I don't have to be afraid.
Being on the show has really shown me
the importance of me believing in myself.
I'm intrigued. Like, I want to hear more.
♪ you're a tough guy, like it really rough guy ♪
this experience has really changed how I view myself.
Just because I sound different doesn't mean
that I'm less worthy to be who I want to be, which is an artist.
- By only four votes... - What?
- Oh, my god. - ...The studio audience has voted for seven!
To win $100,000, to make a record
with some of the most amazing people ever,
it would be one of the most exciting experiences of my life.
The world needs love.
People need to feel that connection,
and I know that seven is going to bring people together.
I've never been this close, and all this hard work that we've been putting in,
for it to not pay off, it would definitely be devastating for sure.
My guess? She's 25-ish.
He. They. They're 25.
I feel like I want to go a little older for some reason.
I don't think they're late 20s.
♪ there is a house in new orleans ♪
♪ they call the rising sun
♪ and it's been the ruin of many poor boy ♪
♪ and, god, I know I'm
♪ one
( vocalizing )
♪ I'm one
♪ my mother was a tailor
♪ she sewed my new blue jeans
♪ my father was a gambling man
♪ down in new orleans
( chorus vocalizing )
- yes. - What?
♪ new orleans
♪ oh, mothers, tell your children ♪
♪ not to do what I have done
♪ spend your life
♪ in sin and misery
♪ in the house of the rising
♪ sun
( screaming )
( crowd chanting ) seven, seven, seven...
Seven! Seven! Seven! Seven!
That is a way to start off this finale.
That's what I'm talking about, seven.
Man, if that's how tonight's going to go,
then I'm going to need an intermission to go get a couple of drinks at the bar,
because that was as close to perfection as I've seen this entire season.
Seven: You know, when I first arrived,
I wasn't sure what I was capable of doing.
You know, I've gone through this entire journey here,
and I've really grown from the inside out,
and not only am I am who I think I am, I'm more than that.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
To go and take something that is such a precious relic,
reimagine it in a new form,
that takes a very highly skilled, emotional creature.
- So thank you for that. - Thank you so much.
I love when someone does a cover and it feels like a new song.
I think that's kind of the mark of an artist and I--
you really brought that tonight.
I've been a fan of you since the beginning
and I'm just so proud of how far you have come.
- Thank you. - Rocsi: Don't go anywhere.
More of the "alter ego" finale after this.
At the end of the day, I think it's about all elements coming together
in this final finale episode,
because this is where you have to bring it.
♪ one last time
I think I'm on my a-game today. I mean...
It's like, go big or go home, and I applaud you for going big.
Thank you so much.
The winner and next generation superstar is...
Welcome back to the finale of "alter ego."
I am rocsi diaz.
Our remaining alter egos have one last chance
to prove they can be crowned the first digital superstar.
Our next alter ego finalist has shown us time and time again
that she is here to stay and to slay.
It's misty rose.
♪ I need you all night
♪ come on, dance with me
♪ I'm levitating, yeah, yeah
this experience has been the most amazing thing ever.
Good on you, misty rose!
♪ I'm a woman, baby, that's right ♪
will: She's married the singing,
the persona, with the visual art.
♪ I'm a woman
the more that I embody her character and all the traits about her,
like, we really did just morph into one.
♪ she got a body like an hourglass ♪
♪ but I can give it to you all the time ♪
whoa, she got roller skates on.
I was the first person on the show
to be on the diamond for the entire episode.
There's no roof on this building right now because you just blew it off.
- Thank you! - I want misty on that diamond.
I would make out with misty rose.
She absolutely deserves to be on that diamond.
Winning "alter ego" would mean I ended up where I was supposed to be,
and that's on stage.
Misty rose is going to make an impression on the world.
Only one person out of the four of us is going to win.
It's game time. You're in for a surprise.
You're in for some crazy stuff.
♪ whoa-oh
- ooh, she has a swing? - Wow.
♪ I was a liar, I gave into the fire ♪
♪ I know I should've fought it, at least I'm being honest ♪
♪ feel like a failure, 'cause I know that I failed you ♪
♪ I should've done you better, 'cause you don't want a liar ♪
♪ and I know, and I know, and I know ♪
♪ she gives you everything, but, boy ♪
♪ I couldn't give it to you
♪ and I know, and I know, and I know ♪
♪ that you got everything
♪ but I got nothing here without you ♪
♪ for one last time, I need to be ♪
♪ the one who takes you home
♪ baby, I don't care if you got her in your heart ♪
♪ all I really care is you wake up in my arms ♪
♪ one last time, I need to be ♪
♪ the one who takes you home
♪ I know I should've fought it
♪ at least I'm being honest, yeah ♪
♪ but stay with me a minute, I swear, I'll make it worth it ♪
♪ one last time I need to be
♪ the one who takes you home
♪ baby, I don't care if you got her in your heart ♪
♪ all I really care is you wake up in my arms ♪
♪ oh, one last time
♪ I need to be the one who takes you ♪
- ♪ home - ( screaming )
whoo!
( crowd chanting ) misty rose, misty rose, misty rose!
Absolutely amazing performance, misty rose.
We also have to show a lot of love to the house band,
who has been killing it all season long.
It's adam blackstone and the "alter ego" band.
Let's see what the judges have to say.
After seeing seven, the stakes are really high.
I think I'm on my a-game today.
I love how you kind of embody popular girl energy.
You also, I think are one of the alter egos who best uses the medium.
Like, the roller skates into the swing is super solid.
I don't know if I was as moved as your last performance,
but, yeah, I think it was really strong.
Thank you.
Well, I think of the four finalists, you kind of embody the most pop alter ego to me.
And I think ariana was a great choice,
because that's kind of the vein that I see you in and feel you in,
and so it was a great kind of way to continue that momentum, if you will.
It is the finals, and I applaud you for going big.
Thank you.
- So proud of you. Congratulations. - Thank you.
If I just had to go for looks and go off of just the songs
that they selected, that's misty.
- Which is a huge part of this. - Yeah, it is.
I agree. Okay, our next finalist consistently captivated us
with his emotional performances and vocals from the heart.
It's dipper scott.
♪ hold on
your voice was really beautiful to behold.
Finding success in music is difficult when there's a lot of things you can't do.
- ( vocalizing ) - yeah!
I've got crohn's disease,
a debilitating auto-immune disease.
This alter ego can actually do more than I can.
Yeah, I need this alter ego more than anything in the world, honestly.
Dipper scott doesn't have crohn's disease.
He doesn't have any limitations.
♪ second thing second
♪ don't you tell me what you think that I can be ♪
- his voice is awesome! - ♪ I'm the master of my sea
- ♪ oh - I'm not going to lie. Dipper's my favorite.
This experience has changed me and pushed me farther than I thought I could go.
( vocalizing )
with my alter ego, I could inspire other people
dealing with something similar to me,
like, with physical chronic illness.
So I really need this to happen, because it's going to be life-changing for me.
I want this to be good in all the worst ways, you know what I mean?
Yeah.
♪ all I want is nothing more
♪ than to hear you knocking at my door ♪
♪ 'cause if I could see your face one more ♪
♪ I could die a happy man, I'm sure ♪
♪ and when you said your last goodbye ♪
♪ I died a little bit inside
♪ I lay in tears in bed all night ♪
♪ alone without you by my side ♪
♪ but if you loved me
♪ why'd you leave me?
♪ take my body
♪ and all I want is
♪ and all I need is
♪ to find somebody
♪ I'll find somebody
♪ like you
( crowd chanting ) dipper, dipper, dipper, dipper, dipper!
I just think about my sons and daughter watching you,
and I get really excited.
And I'm just here celebrating how you are and who you are,
and your temperament is what your temperament is,
and your circumstance is what your circumstance is,
and then you get up on stage and you rip it up.
I'm just really proud of you, and I'm not your mom.
Thank you.
What would it mean to you to cross that finish line first?
To win this competition, I mean,
a lot of my medical bills would be taken care of,
which obviously would be incredible.
And then working with you guys, I know you have
a ton of wisdom to share, and I'd love to hear it.
Man, I keep hearing "medical bills."
we keep grazing over that because I don't know who you are,
and I went back to me in the projects growing up
and dreaming to have a career in music.
I didn't have medical conditions. I was okay.
And I'm just thinking, like, imagine you have a dream to do something,
but before you could execute that dream,
you have to think about something else.
Whether you win or not, dipper,
I'd like to help you with your medical bills.
( cheers and applause )
wow. I have no idea what to say to that.
That's-- I mean, oh, my god. That's unreal.
- It's the least I could do. - Thank you so much.
I'm trying to hold back the tears right now.
We're one performance away from finding out
which alter egos are going home, and which one
is our next generation superstar.
You're watching "alter ego," the season finale.
Don't go anywhere.
I think it's safe to say, everyone here in the final
has improved dramatically to get to this point,
but what I'm looking at
is who gave the best performance tonight.
- I think that's what we have to look at. - Yeah.
Welcome back to the finale of "alter ego." I am rocsi diaz.
There's one more performance
before the judges have to decide who will be
the first digital superstar of our next generation.
This next alter ego left judges intrigued
and impressed with her message and her talent.
It's night journey.
♪ yesterday I thought I saw your shadow running round ♪
- oh, that's so good. - ♪ it's funny how things never change in this old town ♪
I think I needed an alter ego because this gave me
an opportunity to be a musician without being judged for anything else.
♪ everything comes back to you
- I actually had chills. - Girl, don't make me cry right now.
Night journey is who we'd like to have head to the next round.
I am muslim.
Music isn't fully supported in my religion.
But because of the empathy in it,
because of the meaning and what I do,
I feel like I can really change some minds with it.
♪ I've been down the darkest alleys ♪
♪ saw the dark side of the moon ♪
I scribbled my night journey,
because that's who I want to put on top.
Thank you so much.
Winning this show, I feel like there's going to be
a huge community from my culture and from my religion
that see the beauty and really support me because of it.
♪ who will save
♪ your
♪ souls
wow.
Winning "alter ego," that could change my life completely.
I'm basically coming from my bedroom,
playing guitar by myself,
and now I'm here with the opportunity to be a star.
I like night journey's depth.
My goal is to open perspectives. Let's win this.
Grimes: I could easily see night journey having a fan base.
Yeah, her storytelling--
I'm a big fan of the singer-songwriter storyteller,
and she does it so effortlessly.
♪ she just wants to be beautiful ♪
♪ she goes unnoticed
♪ she knows no limits
♪ she craves attention
♪ she praises an image
♪ she prays to be sculpted by the sculptor ♪
♪ oh, she don't see the light that's shining ♪
♪ deeper than the eyes can find it ♪
♪ maybe we have made her blind
♪ so she tries to cover up her pain ♪
♪ but there's a hope that's waiting for you in the dark ♪
♪ you should know you're beautiful just the way you are ♪
♪ and you don't have to change a thing ♪
♪ the world can change its heart ♪
♪ no scars to your beautiful
♪ we're stars and we're beautiful ♪
♪ and she don't see her perfect ♪
♪ she don't understand she's worth it ♪
♪ or that beauty goes deeper than the surface ♪
( vocalizing )
♪ so to all the girls that's hurting ♪
♪ let me be your mirror
♪ help you see a little bit clearer ♪
♪ the light that shines within
( vocalizing )
♪ and you don't have to change a thing ♪
♪ the world can change its heart ♪
♪ no scars to your beautiful
♪ we're stars, and we're beautiful ♪
yeah! Night journey!
( screaming )
( crowd chanting ) night journey! Night journey! Night journey!
That was beautiful.
Night journey, you truly are beautiful. That was amazing.
It's incredible, the journey you've been on.
What would winning this entire competition mean to you?
It would mean everything to me.
I'd be proving to myself that I'm capable of more than I ever thought that I was,
and that in itself is something to be proud of to me.
All right.
Whenever I've seen you perform auditions through to this finale,
I've had these moments of thinking, "I hope she hits the note."
and you just do it and then some.
So I was just really blown away by that,
and I just want to hear so many more songs from you,
and I hope I can for the rest of my life.
Thank you so much.
She's backstage, and she performed it like
she was on this stage under these lights,
looking at all of you guys.
Tonight you really connected to the heart of all the folks that are listening to you,
so I want to just salute you on that.
- Thank you. - Thank you so much, night journey.
We'll see you later on in the show.
Judges, it's that time.
You will need to choose the winner of "alter ego."
when we come back, the true identities will be revealed.
Don't go anywhere. The finale of "alter ego" continues after this.
I think all four of our finalists,
we've seen growth for sure.
Who connected with the audience more?
My sense is that the audience has a soft spot in their heart for dipper.
I like misty rose out of all of them.
Night journey and seven I feel are more unique.
Someone's life is about to change tonight,
and it's on the four of us to decide whose life that is.
- You guys nervous? - I'm nervous in a way that I haven't been so far.
- Yeah, same. - I mean, I've been excited and nervous,
but tonight I'm nervous almost on behalf of, you know?
They'll all so talented and they all deserve to be here.
Which sucks, but it's also amazing.
This is "alter ego" on fox,
and I'm here with our four finalists,
seven, night journey,
misty rose, and dipper scott.
Over the break the judges have decided who will be the winner of "alter ego,"
and our first digital superstar of our next generation.
I'm going to reveal, in no particular order,
which alter ego is the first to go home tonight.
Unfortunately, the first alter ego
who will be leaving us tonight is...
Night journey.
Night journey, will you do us the favor and sing one last time
and reveal your true identity to the judges?
It would be an honor to. Thank you.
Performing for the last time as an alter ego, it's night journey.
- Yeah! - Whoo!
♪ you're beautiful, and that's for sure ♪
♪ you'll never ever fade
♪ you're lovely, but it's not for sure ♪
♪ that I won't ever change
♪ and though my love is rare
♪ and though my love is true
♪ I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away ♪
♪ I don't know where my soul is ♪
- ♪ I don't know where my home is ♪ - night journey!
♪ it's not that I want to say goodbye ♪
♪ it's just that every time you try to tell me ♪
♪ me, that you love me
♪ each and every single day
♪ I know I'm going to have to eventually give you ♪
♪ away
♪ I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away ♪
♪ I don't know where my soul is ♪
♪ I don't know where my home is ♪
♪ I'm like a bird, I'll only fly away ♪
♪ I don't know where my soul is ♪
- ♪ I don't know where my home is ♪ - yeah!
- ( crowd chanting ) night journey, night journey! - Judges, this is israa...
- Hey. - ... Aka night journey.
What did you find out about yourself throughout this entire journey?
This has been such a life-changing experience.
I am more confident than I used to be.
I'm proud to be a lebanese muslim american.
And this was an opportunity for me as night journey
to be a musician without any prior judgment for the way that I look
or my ethnicity or my background or anything like that.
Nick: As much as I enjoy night journey,
that smile is infectious.
Don't ever cover that thing up again.
- Thank you so much. - I think the world is open for you.
Like, you're like a goth muslim who's going to make indie pop?
You're just amazing, and I'm honored to have seen you perform.
Thank you so much.
I'm curious if you're going to stick with night journey.
What do you envision for your future with her?
Night journey is definitely going to stay with me.
So, my name is israa.
In arabic, it's pronounced "iz-rah,"
and that means "night journey."
so that played a huge role...
Whoa! Yo!
- I love that! - Israa, thank you so much for being here.
Yeah!
- ( no audible dialogue ) - aw, thank you. Thank you.
Rocsi: Three contestants are left.
Who will be crowned the first digital superstar of our next generation?
Welcome back to the season finale of "alter ego."
it's down to our last three finalists.
I can now reveal, that in no particular order,
the second alter ego leaving the competition tonight is...
Misty rose.
Misty rose, I'm so sorry.
We'll be saying goodbye to you tonight.
But we would love if you would perform one last time
and reveal your identity to the judges.
Let's do it.
- Aah! Misty rose! - Make it loud one last time for misty rose.
- Yeah! Yeah! - ♪ when you try your best
♪ but you don't succeed
♪ when you get what you want, but not what you need ♪
♪ when you feel so tired, but you can't sleep ♪
- dang. - ♪ stuck in
♪ reverse
♪ lights will guide
♪ you home
♪ and ignite
♪ your bones
♪ and I will try
♪ to fix you
♪ tears stream down your face
♪ I promise you, I will learn from my ♪
♪ mistakes
♪ lights will guide
♪ you home
♪ and ignite
♪ your bones
- ♪ and I will try - ( screaming )
♪ to fix you
( crowd chanting ) misty rose, misty rose, misty rose, misty rose!
Judges, this is samaera,
the human behind misty rose.
That is me.
I just love that performance you just gave us.
- Thank you. - Yeah.
That there was like, what the what?
I just think that this alter ego,
misty really helped me actually become my truest self.
I don't know if I would be this way on stage
if I hadn't gone through the process that I did.
Whatever power and whatever strength that misty rose gave you,
- run with that. - I shall.
- Samaera, thank you so much for being here. - Thank you, rocsi.
Everyone, one big round of applause one last time for samaera.
- Thank you. - Yeah!
We started this competition with 20 alter egos,
and now we're down to two--
seven and dipper scott.
And we're about to find out the winner of "alter ego."
and now, one of you will actually become
the next generation superstar.
It was not unanimous,
but it was the majority decision.
The judges have agonized over this.
The winner is...
- ( groans ) - this is it, huh?
This is it. Make it or break.
We're about to find out who has won
the first season of "alter ego."
this is huge.
The judges have agonized over this,
and it was not unanimous,
but it was the majority decision.
The winner of "alter ego,"
the first digital superstar
of our next generation is...
Dipper scott!
( music playing )
congratulations, dipper scott. You have won "alter ego."
congratulations!
This is nuts. It doesn't feel real.
This is insanity. Thank you so much.
Dipper, we'll get right back to you,
but first, let's meet seven.
Unfortunately, we have to say goodbye to you, seven.
But it would truly be an honor if you perform for us,
revealing your true identity to the judges.
I would love to.
Performing for the last time, it is seven.
Seven!
♪ if I were a boy
♪ even just for a day
great song choice.
♪ I'd roll out of bed in the morning ♪
♪ and throw on what I wanted and go ♪
wow.
♪ I'd put myself first
♪ and make the rules as I go
♪ 'cause I know that she'll be faithful ♪
♪ waiting for me to come home
♪ to come home
♪ if I were a boy
♪ I think I could understand
♪ how it feels to love a girl
♪ I swear I'd be a better man
♪ but you're just a boy
♪ you don't understand
♪ yeah, you don't understand
♪ how it feels to love a girl
♪ you'll wish you were a better man ♪
♪ but you're just a boy
( crowd chanting ) seven, seven, seven!
Judges, this is kyara, aka seven.
- What's up, kyara? - How are you feeling right now?
Honestly, rocsi, I am feeling blessed.
When I was able to be able to come on this show,
it allowed me to just sing without having a gender.
It made me feel free.
Well, your voice is hypnotic, and thank you for giving us
a lesson of your rich vocal vocabulary.
There's not that many singers like you in the world.
- You have an awesome gift. - Thank you.
I just wanted to say,
I was the one not unanimous vote,
- and I voted for you. I wanted you to win. - Thank you.
I really thought you brought the most creative overall thing of the show.
Everyone, a big round of applause one last time for kyara.
Yes!
- Rocsi: Wow, this night has been amazing. - Aww!
This is the moment you've all been waiting for,
the world's first digital superstar,
give it up for the winner of "alter ego," dipper scott.
♪ step one, you say, "we need to talk" ♪
♪ he walks, you say, "sit down, it's just a talk" ♪
♪ he smiles politely back at you ♪
♪ you stare politely right on through ♪
♪ some sort of window to your right ♪
♪ as he goes left and you stay right ♪
♪ you begin to wonder why you came ♪
♪ where did I go wrong?
- ♪ I lost a friend - yeah!
♪ somewhere along in the bitterness ♪
♪ and I would've stayed up with you all night ♪
♪ had I known how to save a life ♪
- yeah! - ♪ he will do one of two things ♪
♪ he will admit to everything
♪ or he'll say he's just not the same ♪
♪ and you'll begin to wonder why you came ♪
♪ where did I go wrong?
♪ I lost a friend
♪ somewhere along in the bitterness ♪
♪ and I would have stayed up with you all night ♪
♪ had I known how to save a life ♪
( crowd chanting ) dipper, dipper, dipper, dipper, dipper!
It's an absolute honor to introduce you guys to jacob,
- aka dipper scott. - Jacob!
Tell them why you originally came here to "alter ego."
I haven't considered myself a singer.
I'm usually behind my keyboard, and I'm very comfortable there.
But also, I have crohn's disease,
and it's been hard dealing with chronic illness.
I actually did end up in the hospital my first week here,
and I was there for three days.
I'm in pain a lot and it shows, I think, in my face.
So it's kind of nice for that to not be a distraction.
But also, I'm managing crohn's right now, just to clarify.
And I'm here, so obviously you can still do things when you're sick.
We would never have known.
You performed as-- well, you actually kind of did
perform like you were in pain, but it made it better.
You know? A lot of the best artists in the world have been in pain
in one way or another, and it read even through
the visual character in a way that was, like, magnetic.
Yeah. Hard to believe that that voice
has been hiding behind a keyboard all this time,
but I'm so glad that dipper scott
made it possible for you
to share your incredible talent with the world.
- So thanks for being a part of our show, man. - Thank you.
Will: I'm super excited to work with you, jacob.
I left to use the restroom.
My manager was like,
"will, you just offered to pay medical bills
for what looks like a game character."
he connected through the alter ego.
Like, said that, if you were to lose.
But even though you won, I'm still going to--
what, the prize is like 100k?
- Like 200k. - ( cheers and applause )
yeah.
- Because it was, like, for basic survival needs. - Yes.
So if I could make it to where there's less to worry about
when we create, we're going to create magical stuff.
- Hell, yeah. - Yeah.
I cannot thank you enough.
It's like-- yeah, it's super emotional for me.
- Yeah. - That's a huge deal. There are no words.
What am amazing season.
Thank you to all of our contestants,
to our fabulous judges, but most of all,
thank you all at home for watching,
and congratulations again to jacob.
You are "alter ego's" next generation superstar.
You earned it.