‘The Masked Singer’: Season 11 Costumes, Plus Rita Ora Joins Panelists (PHOTOS)
Eleven seasons in, and The Masked Singer keeps coming up with creative costumes.
Fox has announced theme nights and the first six costumes for the upcoming season of its hit singing competition, premiering on Wednesday, March 6 at 8/7c. The Masked Singer Season 11 is the one that will feature Rita Ora at the panelists’ table with Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Robin Thicke, and Ken Jeong, with Nicole Scherzinger performing on London’s West End. Nick Cannon returns as the host.
Among the season’s costumes are Ugly Sweater, Starfish, Gumball, Lizard, Book, and Goldfish. You can check out photos of those six below and glimpses at other masks in the promo above, which also features Ora.
As for The Masked Singer Season 11’s theme nights, there will be ones celebrating the 85th anniversary of the classic film The Wizard of Oz, the 40th anniversary of the iconic brand Transformers, musical anthology episodes including “Billy Joel Night” and “Queen Night,” “Girl Groups,” “Soundtrack of my Life,” “TV Theme Night,” and “Shower Anthems.” The themes, like in the past seasons, will be weaved throughout the performers’ song selections, costumes, celebrity guests, set design, and possible clues as to who’s under the mask.
The season will feature 16 all-new celebrity singers, including three new wildcards. Who will walk away with the Golden Mask Trophy and join the past winners—T-Pain as Monster in Season 1, Wayne Brady as Fox in Season 2, Kandi Burruss as Night Angel in Season 3, LeAnn Rimes as Sun in Season 4, Nick Lachey as Piglet in Season 5, Jewel as Queen of Hearts in Season 6, Teyana Taylor as Firefly in Season 7, Amber Riley as Harp in Season 8, Bishop Briggs as Medusa in Season 9, and Ne-Yo as Cow in Season 10?
Check out the photos of the costumes revealed so far below.
The Masked Singer, Season 11 Premiere. Wednesday, March 6, 8/7c, Fox
Book
The contestant Book is also slated to be a singer to watch out for this season, teased in the preview by Robin Thicke: “You’re all going to be excited to see who the Book is.” Book eggs the live audience on in a clip saying, “Let’s turn it up!” This contestant is clearly bringing a lot of energy this season and will very likely be a celebrity we all know and love. Online, fans believe that Book may be the beloved comedian and actor Kevin Hart. And they were right!
Goldfish
The Masked Singer has released one full-length performance on YouTube, and it is the already leading fan-favorite Goldfish. After the preview of her heartfelt rendition of Olivia Rodrigo‘s “Vampire,” fans believe this aquatic belter may in fact be Vanessa Hudgens. Others speculate that the gifted singer may be another Broadway icon with a similar belt: Kristin Chenoweth.
Gumball
Though the reality show hasn’t revealed too much before its premiere, early previews show a clip of the contest Gumball expertly covering “Carry On My Wayward Son” by Kansas, belting the long-held lyric: “Don’t you cry no mooore.” Both song choice and vocals allude to this contestant being a more seasoned singer. Fans online believe the singer may be Girls actor and Broadway singer Skylar Astin.
Lizard
While there isn’t much information available regarding Lizard, some fans believe the friendly-looking reptile may be Chance The Rapper.
Starfish
Not much has been shared about this lovable-looking contestant, but online some fans have guessed this sea creature is The Office actress Kate Flannery.
Ugly Sweater
Fans don’t know too much about Ugly Sweater, but they’re ready to win audiences over, as shown in an early preview with the punchline: “Ugly sweater’s always in style.” On online forums, fans are presupposing the contest may be the Grammy-nominated musician Charlie Wilson.
