Masked Singer 2022 LIVE — Judges guess The Prince is Ben Platt and Space Bunny is Shaggy as third Queen Cobra appears

Shaggy speaks

“I can’t use my original singing voice,” Shaggy said.

“When you’re a performer it’s really about your facial expressions, the look.”

He is now singing one last time, performing the song Jump In The Line by Beetlejuice.

Space Bunny is…

Shaggy!

Space Bunny was just revealed to be Robin and Nicole’s guess, Shaggy.

Final guesses

The judges have guessed Space Bunny could be:

• Owen Wilson
• Sean Kingston
• Shaggy

The first contestant going home is…

Space Bunny.

The masked singer will soon be revealed, as he has been eliminated from the competition.

Time for the vote

The panel and audience are now voting for their favorite solo performance.

Judges react to the Final Showdown

“I’m so blown away,” said Jenny. “Mind blown.”

“I did not want that to end.”

Final Showdown

The Prince, Space Bunny, and the Queen Cobras are now taking the stage for the final showdown of the season.

They are singing Roar by Katy Perry.

Judges guess

Ken name-dropped Ariana Grande, Jessie J, and Nicki Minaj.

Robin guessed SWV.

Nicole said the cobras could be En Vogue.

Judges react to Queen Cobras

“Oh my gosh!” said Jenny. “So good!”

“That performance was smoking,” said Nicole.

A third Queen Cobra has appeared.

Up next, Queen Cobras

Representing Team Bad, the Queen Cobras are performing next.

They are singing Leave the Door Open, by Bruno Mars, Anderson, and Silk Sonic.

Judges guess

Jenny name-dropped Sean Kingston.

Ken said the Space Bunny has “got to be Owen Wilson.”

Robin guessed Shaggy.

Judges react to Space Bunny

“He’s so good!” Jenny said during Space Bunny’s performance.

“Outstanding!” said Ken. “It was so good, you were in your element.”

Up next, Space Bunny

Representing Team Cuddly, Space Bunny is performing next.

The masked contestant is singing Now That We Found Love by Heavy D & The Boys ft. Aaron Hall.

Judges guess

Jenny said The Prince could be AJ McLean or JC Chasez.

Robin guessed Ben Platt.

Nicole name-dropped Andrew Rannells.

Judges react to The Prince

“This has to be a huge star!” Jenny said during The Prince’s performance.

“That was an amazing performance,” said Nicole.

Up first, The Prince

The Prince is up first tonight, and is representing Team Good.

The masked contestant is singing Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder.

Nick Cannon’s grand entrance

Tune in!

The Masked Singer on Fox starts NOW!

Masked Singer costume designer, continued

As a result, Toybina may create several variations before deciding which would be exhibited throughout a season.

Participants are given numerous options to choose from based on their history and what could fit them best.

Their reasons for wearing a costume vary; some have an emotional attachment to it.

Others, on the other hand, prefer to be able to roam around freely throughout performances.

Who designs the costumes on Masked Singer?

Marina Toybina created the series’ costumes. She incorporates celebrity and producer requests in addition to her own thoughts while generating early proposals.

By employing diverse stitching and construction techniques, each is intended to stand out from those seen in prior seasons and other iterations of the Masked Singer series.

Toybina drafts each concept with a pencil and works with an illustrator to make a digital version with a 3D look after researching fur and skin textures, historical dress, everything that could be related to each character, Deadline reported.

Producers go over each design and make notes on what needs to be changed.

In front of a live studio audience

According to Insider, even though each episode is new to home viewers and the shouting audience on TV makes it appear as though the show is being recorded live, the performances are not truly taking place in real-time.

How much do The Masked Singer judges get paid, continued

Fox tends to remain extremely tight-lipped when it comes to salaries and payments, but there are some estimates based on the net worths of each judge.

According to Cosmopolitan, judges on the UK version of The Masked Singer get paid between $250K-500K. If the payment is similar for American judges, they have probably earned between $1.25million and $2.5million for their time on the show.

Celebrity Net Worth has host Nick Cannon’s salary listed as $5million – but it remains unclear if that’s his annual salary or his total salary over the last few years.

How much do The Masked Singer judges get paid?

The judges of The Masked Singer include Nicole Scherzinger, Jenny McCarthy, Robin Thicke, and Ken Jeong.

Nick Cannon is the series host and has been since the show’s conception in 2019.

There have been instances of guest judges, such as the recurring role of Joel McHale.

Niecy Nash was the guest host for a few episodes when Nick Cannon was out sick with Covid-19.

Masked Singers don’t get voice lessons

According to tvovermind.com, contestants on The Masked singer do not receive any vocal training prior to filming.

Unless singers are already professionally trained, contestants do not otherwise have experience vocally.

How does The Masked Singer work, part three

Certain performances are not voted on; competitors in an episode may sing as a group at times, and each show ends with the ousted celebrity singing an encore unmasked.

A smackdown round is included in certain episodes, except in the first and fifth seasons, in which the two least popular contestants from their first performances sing one after the other on the same stage, followed by a second, elimination vote.

Since the second season, the participants have been separated into subgroups and only compete in one of them.