The show âThe Masked Singerâ returned for its fourth instalment on Fox on Wednesday night with celebrity panelists consisting of Ken Jeong, Nicole Scherzinger, Jenny McCarthy, and Robin Thicke (all of them would be competing for a golden trophy of their own) practicing social distancing.
The contestants have the Golden Mask Trophy to worry about, but the panel will set their sights on the newly created Golden Ear trophy.
To win the Golden Ear trophy, all the panelists have to do is write their first impressions of the contestants.
The one whose impressions will match up correctly with the facts will be the winner.
On Wednesday, the Groups A, B, and C were introduced with A having the masked singers with code names The Sun, Giraffe, Popcorn, Dragon, and Snow Owls (the first costume featured two celebrities).Group B had nicknames Crocodile, Gremlin, Seahorse, Whatchamacallit, Serpent and Baby Alien.Group C who debuted later had nicknames Broccoli, Squiggly Monster, Mushroom, Jellyfish, and Lips.The host Nick Cannon dropped a bombshell on viewers and said that if the achievements of Masked celebrities are combined, they have 46 Grammy awards, an Oscar nomination, and an Olympic Gold Medal.The Sun performed the Lizzoâs melody âCuz I love You,â which threw the panelists into confusion as all three of them guessed different names with the likes of star singers like Demi Lovato, McPhee, and Madonna being thrown into the mix.The Giraffe performed Mamacita star The Black Eyed Peasâ other hit song âLetâs Get It Started.â The judges pinned their hopes on Blink 182-drummer Travis Barker, Garth Brooks, âIce Ice Babyâ rapper Vanilla Ice.Code name Popcorn renditioned âSo Whatâ singer Alecia Beth Mooreâs (commonly known as Pink) song âWhat About Us?â The judges suspected that she could even be pop culture icons like Tina Turner and Mary J. Blige.
Jeong was more grounded and went with an obvious choice of Baskin.The Dragon was the most interesting of all as he exposed his vocal talent with LL Cool Jâs song âMama Said Knock You Out.âThe clue that was associated with the masked celebrity could very well be pointed out towards Olympic multiple gold medalist Michael Phelps (Swimming), and Jeong thought precisely that.