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Season 12 of The Masked Singer released its latest episode on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. The contestants prepared for Footloose Night as the show celebrated the 40th anniversary of the legendary film.
The previous episode of season 12 bid farewell to Leaf Sheep. He unmasked himself to reveal two-time Super Bowl champion John Elway. In the newest episode, four more Group A singers took to the stage to flaunt their singing skills and deceive the panelists. They were Showbird, Ship, Woodpecker, and Buffalos.
At the end of the episode, the masked singer with the least audience votes would be eliminated from the show. The singer who found herself at the bottom of the leaderboard was Showbird. Consequently, she was asked to unmask herself and reveal her identity. Viewers were surprised to see actress Yvette Nicole Brown under the costume.
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The Masked Singer fans took to X to express their disappointment over Showbird's elimination. They claimed Yvette deserved to stay longer, complimenting her ability to sing.
"showbird did NOT deserve the ax this week," a fan wrote.
"Showbird should not have been kicked off this week she was WAY better then Woodpecker," another fan commented.
"Showbird is going home she was good too," a netizen tweeted.
Many fans of The Masked Singer were upset by the elimination results, claiming Showbird was "robbed."
"Showbird got robbed. She deserves a recount!" a user reacted.
"So Showbird WAS Yvette Nicole Brown! Kinda shocked to see her eliminated!" a person commented.
"I am soooooo disappointed to see @YNB eliminated tonight from @MaskedSingerFOX! She can SANG! Yvette is a freaking treasure. The second she started talking on last week's episode, I knew it was her. The voters definitely got this decision wrong!" another fan wrote.
"@ynb You were robbed. I knew it was you day one. Love you Queen!" a user tweeted.
At the same time, many fans of The Masked Singer complimented Yvette on her singing skills.
"@YNB AMAZING voice Yvette. I was with @kenjeong I knew #Snowbird was you!! @MaskedSingerFOX wish you were on a bit longer," a person commented.
"@YNB just saw you on Masked Singer tonight and wanted to say damn girrrl you have one helluva beautiful voice. just incredible I was sorry to see you go," another netizen reacted.
The Masked Singer panelist Ken Jeong correctly guessed Showbird's identity
Showbird was the first singer to step onto the stage. In her clue package, she revealed that she always wanted to "do something good" if she ever appeared "in front of the lights." Consequently, she dedicated her entire life to her work, claiming she "was married to it."
Even then, she felt dissatisfied because she felt like something was missing. She desired the "real love" Ren and Aiel found in Footloose. Her clue further revealed that The Masked Singer contestant recently met with "an old friend bird" who became her "lovebird."
"He's encouraged me to rekindle my first flame, one I gave up for two decades - singing. But his love helped me find that carefree confidence again, which led me here. So tonight, let's hear it for my baby! My lovebird," Showbird said.
The panelists were shown diamond rings of different colors, binoculars, and a purple cupcake for Showbird's visual clues. Soon, she started singing. She sang Deniece Williams' Let's Hear It For The Boy. For her additional clue, the Men in Black brought out a music box that played a hip-hop track. Hearing that, Showbird claimed it was more her "vibe" because it took her back to 1994 when she was "part of a hip-hop empire."
After analyzing all the clues, the panelists began guessing Showbird's identity. Ken felt she was Yvette Nicole Brown, whereas Jenny and Rita thought she was Taraji P. Henson and Sheila E. respectively. Nick announced the voting results to reveal that Showbird had received the lowest votes. As a result, she was eliminated from the race. She pulled off her feathered mask to reveal that she was, in fact, the Community actor Yvette Nicole Brown.
The Masked Singer airs every Wednesday at 8 pm ET only on FOX.
