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The tenth season of the American television series The Masked Singer premiered on Fox on September 27, 2023, following a preview special that aired on September 10, and concluded on December 20, 2023. The season was won by singer Ne-Yo as "Cow", with actor/singer John Schneider finishing second as "Donut", actress/singer Janel Parrish placing third as "Gazelle", and singer Macy Gray placing fourth as "Sea Queen".
Nick Cannon, singer-songwriter Robin Thicke, television and radio personality Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, actor and comedian Ken Jeong, and recording artist Nicole Scherzinger all return as host and panelists for their tenth consecutive season.[1]
The first episode included David Spade as an additional guest, the second episode included Le'Veon Bell ("Milkshake" from season eight), Antonio Gates, and DeSean Jackson as additional guests, the third episode included season six winner Jewel, Lance Bass, and Kate Flannery as additional guests, the fifth episode included season two finalist Adrienne Bailon-Houghton as an additional guest, the seventh episode included Trolls characters Queen Poppy and Branch as additional guests, the eighth episode included The Trammps and Taylor Dayne ("Popcorn" from season four) as additional guests, the ninth episode included Kelly Osbourne ("Ladybug" from season two) and Bret Michaels ("Banana" from season three) as additional guests, and the tenth episode included Hunter Hayes ("Astronaut" from season three) as an additional guest.
On May 15, 2023, it was announced that the series was renewed for a tenth season.[2] A promo revealing the season's premiere date featured letters inspired by previous costumes.[3] A special preview episode aired on September 10, and featured previous contestants such as Michelle Williams and Rumer Willis, Joey Fatone and Bow Wow, and Victor Oladipo and Barry Zito, as well as a special unmasking.[4]
The format features gimmicks from previous seasons. Smackdowns, which were featured in the second, third, and fourth seasons, returned with four contestants in each group, wild card contestants, which were featured during the fifth and sixth seasons, also return in the second episode of each group, and battle royales, which were featured in the eighth and previous seasons, return in the semi-final episodes. Additionally, the "Ding Dong Keep It On" Bell, which was featured in the previous season, returns for the semi-final episodes, where the judges can only save one contestant from elimination and move them directly to the finale.
The season also features the return of themed nights, a gimmick introduced in the previous seasons. The season includes themes such as "Trolls Night", "Harry Potter Night", "Elton John", "NFL Night", "One Hit Wonders", "Disco", "2000s Night", "I Wanna Rock", and "Soundtrack to My Life".
The season features 16 contestants split across three groups. Group A features five contestants, while Groups B and C feature four contestants. Each group features one wild card contestant who joins the competition during the second episode of their respective group; each culminated in a semi-final episode where one contestant moved on to the season finale.[5] The contestants in this season are reported to have a combined 40 medals, 33 Grammy nominations, seven Hall of Fame awards, three lifetime achievement awards, and over 50 tattoos.[6]
Additionally, a special guest mask known as "Anonymouse" performed during the season kickoff special,[7] [8] who was later revealed to be singer/songwriter and actor, Demi Lovato.[9] [10]
| Stage name | Celebrity | Occupation(s) | Episodes | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| Group A | Group B | Group C | A | B | C | |||||||||||||||||||
| Cow | Ne-Yo | Singer | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | WIN | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=gold | WINNER | |||||||
| Donut | John Schneider | Actor/singer | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | WIN | bgcolor=silver | RUNNER-UP | ||||||||
| Gazelle | Janel Parrish | Actor/singer | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | KEPT | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=tan | THIRD | |||||||
| Sea Queen (WC) | Macy Gray | Singer | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | WIN | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=skyblue | FOURTH | |||||||||
| Candelabra | Keyshia Cole | Singer | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | bgcolor=darkgrey | ||||||||
| Anteater | John Oates | Musician | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | RISK | RISK | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | bgcolor=darkgrey | ||||||||||
| Tiki | Sebastian Bach | Singer | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | RISK | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | |||||||||||
| Husky | Ginuwine | Singer | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | ||||||||||
| S'More | Ashley Parker Angel | Musician | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | RISK | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | |||||||||||
| Cuddle Monster (WC) | Metta World Peace | Former NBA player | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | ||||||||||||||
| Hibiscus | Luann de Lesseps | Reality TV personality | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | |||||||||||||||
| Hawk | Tyler Posey | Actor/musician | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | RISK | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | ||||||||||||||||
| Royal Hen | Billie Jean King | Former tennis player | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| Pickle (WC) | Michael Rapaport | Actor/comedian | bgcolor=#FFEBCD | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | |||||||||||||||||
| Diver | Tom Sandoval | Reality TV personality | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rubber Ducky | Anthony Anderson | Actor/comedian | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | ||||||||||||||||||||
| + Performances on the special episode | Performer(s) | Song | Identity | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anonymouse | "What About Love" by Heart | Demi Lovato | |
| Special performances | ||||
| 2 | Rumer Willis and Michelle Williams | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin | ||
| 3 | Nicole Scherzinger, Victor Oladipo, and Barry Zito | "Meant to Be" by Bebe Rexha ft. Florida Georgia Line | ||
| 4 | Joey Fatone and Bow Wow | "ABC" by The Jackson 5 | ||
| 5 | Nicole Scherzinger | "Purple Rain" by Prince | ||
| + Performances on the first episode | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gazelle | "Uninvited" by Alanis Morissette | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | ||
| 2 | Diver | "Any Way You Want It" by Journey | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | ||
| 3 | S'More | "Slow Hands" by Niall Horan | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | ||
| 4 | Rubber Ducky | "Come On Eileen" by Dexys Midnight Runners | Anthony Anderson | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | |
| 5 | Cow | "Bones" by Imagine Dragons | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE |
Guest performance: Le'Veon Bell performs "I Gotta Feeling" by Black Eyed Peas
| + Performances on the second episode | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cow | "Treasure" by Bruno Mars (from Super Bowl XLVIII) | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | ||
| 2 | Diver | "I Ain't Worried" by OneRepublic (from Super Bowl XLVII pregame NFL tailgate party) | Tom Sandoval | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | |
| 3 | Gazelle | "The One That Got Away" by Katy Perry (from Super Bowl XLIX) | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | ||
| 4 | S'More | "Moves Like Jagger" by Maroon 5 (from Super Bowl LIII) | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | ||
| Wild card | Pickle | "Pinball Wizard" by the Who (from Super Bowl XLIV) | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE |
Guest performance: Jewel performs "Standing Still"
| + Performances on the third episode | Stage name | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pickle | "Beverly Hills" by Weezer | RISK | ||
| 2 | Gazelle | "Lucky" by Britney Spears | SAFE | ||
| 3 | S'More | "Hey There Delilah" by Plain White T's | RISK | ||
| 4 | Cow | "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake | SAFE | ||
| Smackdown | Identity | Result | |||
| 5 | Pickle | "Sugar, We're Goin Down" by Fall Out Boy | Michael Rapaport | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT |
| S'More | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | |||
Guest performance: Panelist Robin Thicke performs "Tiny Dancer" by Elton John
| + Performances on the fourth episode | Stage name | Elton John song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hawk | "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" | RISK | ||
| 2 | Husky | "Bennie and the Jets" | SAFE | ||
| 3 | Royal Hen | "Philadelphia Freedom" | RISK | ||
| 4 | Tiki | "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" | SAFE | ||
| Smackdown | Identity | Result | |||
| 5 | Royal Hen | "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (with Kiki Dee) | Billie Jean King | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT |
| Hawk | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | |||
Guest performance: Adrienne Bailon-Houghton performs "I Put a Spell on You" by Screamin' Jay Hawkins
| + Performances on the fifth episode | Stage name | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiki | "Magic" by Pilot | RISK | ||
| 2 | Husky | "Super Freak" by Rick James | SAFE | ||
| 3 | Hawk | "Every Little Thing She Does is Magic" by The Police | RISK | ||
| Wild card | Sea Queen | "Love Potion No. 9" by The Clovers | SAFE | ||
| Smackdown | Identity | Result | |||
| 5 | Tiki | "Monster" by Lady Gaga | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | |
| Hawk | Tyler Posey | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | ||
| + Performances on the sixth episode | Stage name | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Donut | "Hooked on a Feeling" by Blue Swede | SAFE | ||
| 2 | Hibiscus | "It's Raining Men" by The Weather Girls | RISK | ||
| 3 | Anteater | "Walking in Memphis" by Marc Cohn | RISK | ||
| 4 | Candelabra | "1 Thing" by Amerie | SAFE | ||
| Smackdown | Identity | Result | |||
| 5 | Anteater | "Mickey" by Toni Basil | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | |
| Hibiscus | Luann de Lesseps | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | ||
After being unmasked, de Lesseps performed her original song "Money Can't Buy You Class".
Guest performance: Poppy and Branch perform "Better Place" by NSYNC
| + Performances on the seventh episode | Stage name | Song | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anteater | "I Want It That Way" by Backstreet Boys | RISK | ||
| 2 | Candelabra | "All My Life" by K-Ci & JoJo | SAFE | ||
| 3 | Donut | "I Do (Cherish You)" by 98 Degrees | SAFE | ||
| Wild card | Cuddle Monster | "You Got It (The Right Stuff)" by New Kids on the Block | RISK | ||
| Smackdown | Identity | Result | |||
| 5 | Cuddle Monster | "Can't Stop the Feeling!" by Justin Timberlake | Metta World Peace | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT |
| Anteater | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | |||
Guest performances: The Trammps perform "Disco Inferno" and Taylor Dayne performs "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor
| + Performances on the eighth episode | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S'More | "That's the Way (I Like It)" by KC and the Sunshine Band | Ashley Parker Angel | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT |
| 2 | Cow | "Ring My Bell" by Anita Ward | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | |
| 3 | Gazelle | "On the Radio" by Donna Summer | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | |
| Battle Royale | |||||
| 4 | Gazelle | "I Will Survive" by Gloria Gaynor | KEPT | ||
| Cow | WIN | ||||
After being unmasked, Parker Angel performed O-Town's hit song "All or Nothing".
| + Performances on the ninth episode | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tiki | "I Was Made for Lovin' You" by KISS | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | |
| 2 | Husky | "Always" by Bon Jovi | Ginuwine | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT |
| 3 | Sea Queen | "To Be with You" by Mr. Big | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | |
| Battle Royale | |||||
| 4 | Tiki | "Nothin' But a Good Time" by Poison | Sebastian Bach | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT |
| Sea Queen | WIN | ||||
Guest performance: Hunter Hayes performs "Wanted"
| + Performances on the tenth episode | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Candelabra | "I'm Goin' Down" by Mary J. Blige | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | |
| 2 | Anteater | "Johnny B. Goode" by Chuck Berry | John Oates | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT |
| 3 | Donut | "Georgia on My Mind" by Ray Charles | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | |
| Battle Royale | |||||
| 4 | Donut | "Wanted" by Hunter Hayes | WIN | ||
| Candelabra | Keyshia Cole | bgcolor=#F99185 | OUT | ||
| + Performances on the eleventh episode | Stage name | Song | Identity | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round 1 | ||||||
| 1 | Cow | "Rhythm Nation" by Janet Jackson | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | ||
| 2 | Gazelle | "Chasing Cars" by Snow Patrol | Janel Parrish | bgcolor=tan | THIRD PLACE | |
| 3 | Sea Queen | "Rescue Me" by Fontella Bass | Macy Gray | bgcolor=skyblue | FOURTH PLACE | |
| 4 | Donut | "You Are So Beautiful" by Joe Cocker | bgcolor=lightgreen | SAFE | ||
| Round 2 | ||||||
| 5 | Donut | "Drift Away" by Dobie Gray | John Schneider | bgcolor=silver | RUNNER-UP | |
| 6 | Cow | "Take a Bow" by Rihanna | Ne-Yo | bgcolor=gold | WINNER | |