‘The Masked Singer’ Season 10 Premiere Opens With a Massive Divulge: Right here’s the Celebrity Below the ‘Anonymouse’ Dress

SPOILER ALERT: Don’t learn forward in case you have no longer watched the Season 10 season premiere of “The Masked Singer,” which aired Sept. 10 on Fox.

“The Masked Singer” kicked off its tenth season on Sunday evening with a unique episode — and a lotta Lovato. Demi Lovato as “Anonymouse” was once the primary famous person unmasked this season — even supposing there’s an asterisk there. Lovato didn’t seem as a part of the contest (in a different way they completely would have persisted into long run weeks), however as a one-off.

Lovato, in fact, were given their get started at Disney — a.okay.a. the Mouse Space — by means of the Disney Channel film “Camp Rock” and collection “Sonny with a Likelihood.” So the “Anonymouse” persona itself was once maximum surely a touch to Lovato’s id below the masks.

Lovato opened the display with a powerful tackle “What About Love,” as firstly carried out by way of Center. “Similar to Michelle Obama, Oprah and Angelina Jolie, I’m on one particular checklist: Time’s 100,” they gave as Anonymouse’s first clue to their id.

Right here was once the second one clue: A slab of concrete that mentioned “Anonymouse.” Stated Lovato, nonetheless in persona: “This can be a literal concrete clue. My appearing occupation has cemented me as one proficient mouse.”

After which there was once the Anonymouse’s clue bundle voiceover: “Once I came upon that ‘The Masked Singer’ wanted a thriller visitor to rejoice their milestone tenth season, I knew I used to be the fitting rodent for the process. I set to work younger. However my large destroy got here when I used to be in a position to exhibit my voice. When my long run was once having a look brilliant at the out of doors, I struggled with demons at the within. The extra I driven, the extra I felt myself slipping away. I used to be trapped on a trail of fallacious selections. And ultimately, I hit all-time low. However that was once the wakeup name I had to after all understand, I had so a lot more existence to reside. Now, I’ve made it my challenge to hunt out pleasure anyplace I will be able to. And that’s precisely what I’m doing right here. It’s about time I prevent by way of. You all had been guessing me for the previous 9 seasons! But if this masks comes off, you’ll see, there’s no mouse like me.”

A few of the early names thrown out by way of the panel: Miley Cyrus, Alicia Keys, Christina Aguilera, Ariana Grande, Woman Gaga, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, Crimson and Lovato.

Again for Season 10 are host Nick Cannon, along panelists Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger, Ken Jeong and Robin Thicke.

For Lovato as Anonymouse, Thicke, Scherzinger and McCarthy Wahlberg all were given it proper. Jeong went with Woman Gaga.

Lovato’s look was once additionally timed to the discharge of her new album, “Remodeled,” on Sept. 15, for which she has re-recorded 10 of her songs as rock variations. Lovato can be observed this Tuesday appearing live to tell the tale the MTV Video Track Awards. (She’s nominated for highest pop and video for excellent.)

“The Masked Singer” will come with a brand new structure this season, with 3 teams adopted by way of Struggle Royale semi-final episodes. The season additionally comprises the go back of Wild Card contestants, with one Wild Card presented to each and every workforce, and the “Ding Dong Stay It On Bell” is again within the Struggle Royale semi-final episodes, the place the judges can make a selection to save lots of one contestant from removing and transfer them without delay to the finale.

With 16 general famous person singers, Season 10 options new costumes together with “Donut,” “Anteater,” “Hawk,” “Hibiscus,” “Diver,” “Gazelle,” “Royal Rooster” and a life-size “S’Extra.” Additionally returning to mark the display’s tenth are celebrities who’ve been in the past unmasked because the display started.

The season’s themed episodes will come with a tribute to Elton John; a “Trolls Evening” tied to the November unlock of DreamWorks Animation’s “Trolls Band In combination”; a “Harry Potter Evening” airing the week of Halloween; “NFL Evening”; “One Hit Wonders”; “Disco”; “2000s Evening”; “I Wanna Rock”; and “Soundtrack of My Existence.”

Right here have been the opposite mask-free famous person performances on Sunday’s particular episode:

Michelle Williams (Butterfly, Season 2) and Rumer Willis (Lion, Season 1): “(You Make me Really feel Like) a Herbal Lady,” by way of Aretha Franklin.

Victor Oladipo (Thingamajig, Season 2) and Barry Zito (Rhino, Season 3), along side Scherzinger: “Intended to Be,” by way of Bebe Rexha feat. Florida Georgia Line

Joey Fatone (Rabbit, Season 1) and Bow Wow (Frog, Season 3): “ABC,” by way of the Jackson 5

Final spring, Bishop Briggs saved a gradual float all through Season 9 of Fox’s “The Masked Singer” — and her perseverance was once rewarded with the championship. Briggs, as Medusa, received this season’s most sensible prize and was once unmasked all over the finale, along side runner-up David Archuleta, published because the Macaw.

Briggs as Medusa and Archuleta as Macaw joined Pentatonix as California Roll, Olivia Culpo as UFO, Lou Diamond Phillips as Mantis, Keenan Allen as Gargoyle, Melissa Joan Hart as Lamp, Alicia Witt as Dandelion, Dee Snider because the Doll, Christine Quinn as Scorpio, George Wendt as Moose, Holly Robinson Peete as Fairy, Alexa Bliss as Axolotl, Lele Pons as Jackalope, Malin Akerman as Squirrel, Michael Bolton because the Wolf, Grandmaster Flash as Polar Endure, Debbie Gibson as Evening Owl, Howie Mandel as Rock Lobster, Sara Evans as Mustang and Dick Van Dyke as Gnome as the celebs unmasked in Season 9.

“The Masked Singer” is produced by way of Fox Selection Leisure, with James Breen (who may be showrunner), Craig Plestis and Cannon as govt manufacturers.