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    'Masked Dancer' Finale: Winner Cotton Candy Is Unmasked as Olympic Gold Medalist Gymnast

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    The grand finale kicks off with host Craig Robinson singing ‘(I’ve Had) Time of My Life’ while the finalists, The Cotton Candy, The Tulip and The Sloth, perform alongside him.

    Feb 18, 2021
    AceShowbiz – “The Masked Dancer” aired its season 1 finale on Wednesday, February 17. The grand finale kicked off with host Craig Robinson singing “(I’ve Had) Time of My Life” while the finalists, The Cotton Candy, The Tulip and The Sloth, performed alongside him.
    The Tulip was the first contestant to hit the stage that night, offering an energetic routine to Ava Max’s “Kings & Queens”. Her Word Up clue included “followers.” Meanwhile, her other clues were the letter “E” with an angry face on it, makeup palettes and a barrel labeled “X Ale.” Judge Ken Jeong believed that The Tulip was Lucy Hale, while Ashley Tisdale thought she was TikTok star Mackenzie Ziegler.
    As for The Sloth, his final clue package included him wearing a cowboy hat. As he had white dollar bills falling around him, Sloth was seen standing next to a street sign that read, “Jump Street”. That night, he danced a Jive as his Word Up clue was “magical.”

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    The last performer was The Cotton Candy, whose clue package included her hand being clasped in prayer as well as a constellation repeating in the sky four times. As for her Word Up hint, it was “foundation.” For the final performance, Cotton Candy took the stage to dance a choreography to Kesha’s (Ke$ha) cover of “This Is Me” from “The Greatest Showman”.
    It was time to find out the results. The Tulip was announced to be third place finisher. Before she revealed her identity, the judges made final guesses including Liza Koshy, Lucy Hale, Mackenzie Ziegler and Sabrina Carpenter. Ashley was right because The Tulip was indeed Mackanzie!
    Later, The Sloth was named as the runner up, which meant that The Cotton Candy was the show’s first-ever winner. Paula Abdul thought that The Sloth was “Dancing with the Stars” pro-dancer Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Ken guessed Channing Tatum, while Ashley named Hugh Jackman. As for Brian Austin Green, he guessed Maks’ brother Valentin Chmerkovskiy. It was then revealed that Sloth was Maks!
    The final guesses for Cotton Candy included figure skaters Michelle Kwan and Tara Lipinksi, though Paula thought she was Gabby Douglas. She got it right because Cotton Candy was the Olympic gold medalist gymnast. “This experience has been so, so amazing. I thank everyone so much and I love everyone so much,” Gabby gushed. “It was my first time performing and not being judged. I had so much fun, and I’m so grateful and so honored.”

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      'The Masked Dancer' Exotic Bird Revealed as 'American Idol' Winner

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      The contestant, who’s sent packing during the February 3 episode of the talent show, knew she would easily be busted when she found out Paula Abdul signed up as a judge.

      Feb 5, 2021
      AceShowbiz – [SPOILER ALERT!] Jordin Sparks was left “floored” when she found out she was going to be reunited with her “American Idol” judge Paula Abdul on “The Masked Dancer”.
      The “No Air” singer was revealed as Exotic Bird on the latest episode of the U.S. TV talent show on Wednesday night (03Feb21), after dancing to Paula’s song “Opposites Attract”.
      Following the episode airing, Jordin told Variety that she thought Paula was going to correctly guess it was her, after she acted as a judge on her series of “American Idol” back in 2007 – which Jordin won.

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      “When they told me that (Paula) was judging, the first thing that popped into my head was I can’t believe that all this time later I’m now going to be on another competition show stage with her sitting at the judging panel,” she smiled. “That blew my mind. And I was like, she’s gonna know. When she guessed me, I was floored but I was actually very happy that it was her guessing. It was a really cool moment.”
      And her suspicions were correct, as both Paula and fellow judge Ashley Tisdale guessed it was her, while Ken Jeong plumped for Jennifer Hudson.
      Jordin added that her inspiration for taking part in the programme was her three-year-old son DJ, explaining, “I wanted to show him that I can do things even if they scare me. He was very instrumental in inspiring me to go, and my husband as well.”

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      Paula Abdul Manages to Guess Cricket's Identity on 'The Masked Dancer'

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      The Cricket has been sent packing on the fourth episode of the first season and one of the judges managed to guess the identity of the person behind the elaborate costume.

      Jan 22, 2021
      AceShowbiz – [SPOILER ALERT!] Brian McKnight was the latest celebrity unveiled on “The Masked Dancer” on Wednesday night (20Jan21), and admitted there was no way he’d have danced on national TV without a mask.
      The Grammy-nominated star was unmasked as Cricket on the episode, with judge Paula Abdul guessing his identity after he gave a final performance to Montell Jordan’s “This Is How We Do It”.
      And after the episode aired, McKnight spoke to People about the experience and said that, while he’d expected to be called for sister show “The Masked Singer”, he relished the opportunity to take on the unexpected with the dancing competition.

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      “I think when I was asked to do this, the thing that appealed to me – because I’m not a dancer – is that nobody would know that it was me,” he said. “It’s really kind of cool. There’s no way I would’ve done this without a mask on… I got to be in the public’s eye again in this magnitude, which I hadn’t been in quite some time, so I’m really grateful for the opportunity.”
      The father-of-four also admitted that being judged for his dancing moves was a new experience for him – but he did his absolute best.
      “Being on stage and singing my songs is second nature. Having to know steps and do these dance moves so that the whole world will scrutinise them, but at the same time they’re not knowing that it’s me, is kind of a weird play on your emotions and your feelings,” he mused. “You want to do it well, you want to do it right, but if you don’t, they don’t know who you are until they know; and will they remember that you messed up? I just wanted to be as good as I could be under the circumstance. You go out there and do your best.”

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      'Masked Dancer' Recap: Ice Cube Is Unmasked to Be Popular Science Communicator

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      The new outing, offering a distraction amid the chaotic riots at the Capitol building, features celebrities from Group B showing off their dancing skills in animals and food products costumes.

      Jan 7, 2021
      AceShowbiz – FOX’s “The Masked Dancer” returned with its second episode on Wednesday, January 6. The new outing, offering a distraction amid the chaotic riots at the Capitol building, featured celebrities from Group B showing off their dancing skills in animal and food products costumes.
      The first dancer to hit the stage was the Sloth who danced to “What I Like About You” by The Romantics. His clue package included a toothpaste tube with the word “Glee” and his choreography also included the L-on-forehead “loser” symbol that fans of the TV series might find familiar. The panel, who included, Ashley Tisdale, Brian Austin Green, Ken Jeong and Paula Abdul, guessed Matthew Morrison, Kevin Federline and Jason Derulo.
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      Ice Cube then took the stage to dance to a cover of Lady GaGa’s “Bad Romance” by Postmodern Jukebox. His clue package featured topics about climate change and the environment. Ken guessed Bill Nye, Brian thought he was Bill Maher, while Paula named Tim Gunn. As for Ashley, she thought that Ice Cube might be Al Gore.
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      The next dancer was Zebra, dancing to “Magalehna” by Sergio Mendes. His word-up hint was “comeback” as he revealed that he “grew up in a rough neighborhood where there was only one kind of love: Tough love.” He mentioned that being on the show was “so important” to him, adding “it’s a part of my second act, and shifting back to a higher gear.” Among those whose names were mentioned were Ricky Martin, Kevin Richardson and Pitbull.

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      Dancing to “Glitter in the Air” by Pink, the Cotton Candy performed her best moves. In her clue, she claimed to be a “perfectionist,” though “things in [her] life haven’t always been so sweet.” She recalled feeling homesick when she needed to “move in with a new family” to “chase my dreams.” The panelists thought that she could be Jenna Dewan, Julianne Hough or Pink herself.
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      As for the Moth, she opted to dance to “Boot Scootin Boogie” by Brooks & Dunn. Her word-up hint was “inspired,” while she revealed in voiceover, “One day, I was just a regular moth out of the view of the public. The next, I’m making headlines with the president. I had a traumatic experience that not many could have gone through. And in turn, my life changed forever. But I’m a survivor.” Megyn Kelly, Monica Lewinsky and Marla Maples were among the panelists’ guesses.
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      It was then revealed that the celebrity dancer who got to be unmasked that night was Ice Cube. Ken guessed correctly because the person under the Ice Cube costume was Bill Nye!

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      'The Masked Dancer' Premiere Recap: Find Out the First Celebrity to Get Unmasked!

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      The spin-off series of ‘The Masked Singer’ features 10 celebrities hiding behind extravagant costumes while trying to win the coveted Diamond Mask trophy with their dancing skills.

      Dec 28, 2020
      AceShowbiz – “The Masked Dancer” finally premiered on Sunday, December 27. Hosted by Craig Robinson, the spin-off series of FOX’s hit competition show “The Masked Singer” featured 10 celebrities hiding behind extravagant costumes while trying to win the coveted Diamond Mask trophy with their dancing skills. The first five dancers to perform in the premiere were Disco Ball, Tulip, Cricket, Hammerhead and Exotic Bird.
      Hammerhead kicked off the night as he danced to “Everybody” by Backstreet Boys. As for his hint, he claimed to the panelists, who included Ashley Tisdale, Brian Austin Green, Ken Jeong and Paula Abdul, that he was workaholic. The panelists thought that Hammerhead could be either Carrot Top, Joe Jonas or Zac Efron.
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      The next dancer was Tulip, who hit the stage by dancing to “Fergalicious” by Fergie (Stacy Ferguson). The panelists were shocked by her performance as it indicated that she was a trained dancer. Tulip hinted that she might have huge followers on TikTok by giving a sign of the video-sharing platform for her hint. Charli D’Amelio, Ariana Grande and Heather Morris were among the guesses.
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      As for Cricket, he opted to dance to “Jump (For My Love)” by Pointer Sisters. It wasn’t the best performance and the panelists threw names such as Ryan Reynolds, Jim Carrey, Ian Ziering and Ashton Kutcher. Following it up was Disco Ball, who flaunted his skills by dancing to “Uptown Funk” by Bruno Mars. Among the guesses for Disco Ball were MC Hammer, LL Cool J and Smokey Robinson.

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      Concluding the night was Exotic Bird. She took the stage to dance to “Con Calma” by Daddy Yankee and Katy Perry, showing that she got the rhythm. The panelists thought that Exotic Bird’s real identity could be Marion Jones, Hope Solo, Jennifer Hudson or Venus Williams.
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      Eventually, it was revealed that Disco Ball got the least amount of votes, meaning that he would be unmasked in the very first episode of the new show. For the final guess, Brian named LL Cool J, while Ken guessed Smokey Robinson. Paul thought Disco Ball could be Ving Rhames with Ashley naming Lionel Richie. Disco Ball was actually Ice-T!

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