“The costumes were incredibly challenging in their own way, but my costume was everything and more I could have dreamed of. “When they called me for this season, we were like, let’s slip in there and then really give them something to talk about,” she said. It worked out pretty well.”ĭayne said she was interested in joining “The Masked Singer” after some of the panelists name checked her last season as potentially being the Night Angel. We went pretty far I think a lot of people guessed it and a lot of people didn’t. “So we picked songs from male artists and then we also played around with keys, and yet at the same time, they have a show to produce. “We knew that was going to be a challenge and yet at the same time, they’ve had many recognizable voices on the show,” she said. She also knew that her distinctive voice wouldn’t fool some of the panelists or her fans. So I’m thankful for ‘The Masked Singer.'”ĭayne, meanwhile, as Popcorn sang “Better Be Good to Me,” by Tina Turner, after previously performing “What About Us,” by Pink “Falling,” by Harry Styles and “Domino,” by Jessie J. I definitely think it changed me for the better. I’m definitely going to take the Seahorse with me into my other shows. I went out there and worked the stage more and was doing stuff that I never do. ” I’ve been known as just a singer, which is fine, but I think being on the show gave me the confidence to view myself as an overall entertainer. “I kind of walked away feeling like I had way more confidence in who I was as a performer,” she said. Kelly said “The Masked Singer” changed her in ways she wasn’t expecting. “They knew, there’s no getting around that.” “I just thought it was so hilarious, like I can’t hide from my fans at all,” she said. Kelly said she checked online and saw that her fans immediately figured out that it was her. That was kind of the main challenge, making sure I was coordinated and didn’t fall over or anything like that.” “It’s very subconscious so I did not realize I’m doing it until I put this mask on and I’m a little more restricted in moving my head around. “I do certain movements with my head and when I’m hitting a certain note,” she said. Kelly said the costume was a bit of a challenge - and it also revealed something she hadn’t realized about her performance style. “I’m kind of known for having a guitar in front of me so maybe this is my opportunity to do some choreo and be a little bit bigger of a character and so that that was exactly what I tried to do with the Seahorse.” “I realized this could be kind of a fun opportunity to show an alter ego, and do things that I wouldn’t normally do within my own music,” Kelly told Variety. Having previously tackled “Only Girl (In the World),” by Rihanna “My Heart Will Go On,” by Celine Dion and “…Baby One More Time,” by Britney Spears, Kelly said she was eager to use “The Masked Singer” to do something different. In her final performance as Seahorse, Kelly sang “That’s What I Like,” by Bruno Mars. Jeong thought it was Christina Aguilera, while McCarthy Wahlberg named Halsey. Thicke and Scherzinger knew that Seahorse was Kelly, and Robinson also took that pick. McCarthy Wahlberg also went with an Olympian: McKayla Maroney. Thicke went with another Olympic gold medalist, Gabby Douglas. The angelfish is a nod to Kim’s cameo in the 2019 remake of Charlie’s Angels.Jeong determined that Jellyfish was indeed Kim, which Robinson then copied. The gold throne with gold pipes is a hint to Kim’s Olympic gold medal win for the half pipe. The Tic-Tac-Toe board with four Xs (and numerous other Xs) is a clue to Kim being a four-time X-Games gold medalist. There were, however, several other clues pointing to the gold medalist. Many people guessed Kim for a while, saying the many "hills" could have been a nod to snowboarding hills. When he tried to apologize, Kim jokingly responded that he left her "undelivered for two years." "I DM’d you on Instagram and you literally didn’t even read it," Kim told Jeong. And judge Ken Jeong was further shocked when he learned the Olympian had tried to reach out to him years ago.Īfter removing her mask, Kim shared that she had DMs Jeong after watching a funny YouTube video of his. But judges and fans alike were shocked to learn Olympic snowboarded Chloe Kim was the Jellyfish. Given the Jellyfish's clear vocal talent, many assumed a singer was swimming beneath the lime green costume.