With The Masked Singer's final five contestants ready to take the stage during the most twist-filled season yet, there are sure to be some surprises still to come. The alter egos of the final four original members, Black Swan, Piglet, Russian Dolls, and Chameleon, as well as the final remaining wildcard, Yeti, will not be a shock to anyone, as we've already spoiled all five celebs' identities. With clues that link perfectly to each performer, there is unlikely to be an incorrect guess. Even this season's twists have been unable to stump the sleuths online.
Season five had the first contestant with fake clues given by both the performer and the clue package. While fans were busy scrambling to find a 60-year-old grandfather who spent time in Costa Rica as a child who could be Robopine, Fast & Furious star Tyrese Gibson let his guard down just for a second and was caught wearing a black "Don't Talk To Me" hoodie that is given to the performers to wear backstage. The process of elimination made it clear the much younger singer was behind the porcupine's vocals.
Crab's identity went against the norm, as in the past the panelists have not given, or the show has not aired, correct guesses following the star's first performance. It left many confused because identifying Crab as 80s music sensation Bobby Brown seemed way too easy. Apparently, the show has decided to make certain guesses much harder with fake clues, while making other guesses much easier by telling us the answer from the start. Either way, these two exceptions still failed to fool fans and the old-fashioned clue linking combined with familiar voices confirmed the rest of this season's not-so-anonymous stars moonlighting as costumed singers.
Who Is Black Swan?
Jojo Levesque
The voice and style of Black Swan clearly belong to the "Too Little Too Late" singer, but for viewers not familiar with Jojo's music, the clues were a sufficient bread crumb path leading to the popstar's door. There was a 5 for her tour with Fifth Harmony, the letters R and V for her role in the movie RV, and a red X for her appearance on Celebrity X Factor. Clues have continued to pile up, but most fans were already satisfied weeks ago that Black Swan is none other than pop star Jojo Levesque.
Who Is Piglet?
Nick Lachey
Piglet's identity is one of the worst kept secrets of the season. We only needed only a few bars shown in a promo before the show even aired to know that 98 Degrees singer Nick Lachey was the one hamming it up as Piglet. There have been many clues to confirm his identity. We even explained the one clue that gave fans pause as they tried to figure out how the Newlyweds star would have caught touchdown passes thrown by NFL great Dan Marino. As we pointed out, an MTV Rock N Jock event back in 2004 had Marino, Lachey, and even host Nick Cannon on the same team. Both Cannon and Lachey caught touchdowns during the game. Even without the clues, fans have had zero doubt Piglet is Love is Blind host Nick Lachey.
Who Is Chameleon?
Wiz Khalifa
While fans may have taken a bit longer to pinpoint which talented performer was behind the Chameleon mask, there were some pretty great clues to help them. First of all, the sheer size of the colorful reptile narrowed the field. His towering frame led many to start guessing athletes, but the skill shown onstage made it clear Chameleon was a talented rapper and singer. With only a few performers fitting that bill, the clues pointed firmly at 6'4" Khalifa. The clues for Chameleon were often very personal, as he spoke of losing someone close to him while displaying rainbows representative of the LGBTQ+ community, which lines up with the rapper's devastating loss of his transgender sister, Lala. Other clues like 2 3 on dice for his song "23" and 007 for his song "James Bong" are just a few of the many other clues we connected proving Chameleon is rapper Wiz Khalifa.
Who Is Yeti?
Omarion
As the last wildcard, part of this year's new twist, Yeti has had less time to make an impact, but that hasn't seemed to slow him down. By the time he finished his first performance, fans of Omarion already knew who Yeti was. Omarion was guessed often for Frog, who was revealed to be Bow Wow, a frequent collaborator of Omarion's. However, it wasn't until this week that a panelist finally put that name to Yeti. We connected the clues to the 5'6" rapper, many of which were pretty obvious, like berries to represent his full name of Omari Ishmael Grandberry and wood for his hometown of Inglewood, California.
Who are Russian Dolls?
Hanson
Although Russian Dolls started with just two dolls, fans were still certain they recognized the voices of brothers Isaac and Taylor Hanson, though they did wonder what happened to the third band member and brother, Zac Hanson. They didn't have to wonder long, as soon the third doll emerged. While fans of the 90s pop band were certain about Russian Dolls' identity after a leaked performance before the season began, others should have no problem connecting the clues. There have been very specific clues, like the one about how Russian Dolls have up to 15 replicas, shockingly the exact number of children the three brothers have combined, to a milk clue for the famous "Got Milk" ad the trio did. We even connected the rest of the clues for fun, but it really wasn't necessary. It is pretty clear Russian Dolls are the boy band Hanson.
The Masked Singer airs Wednesdays at 8 pm ET on Fox.