Warning: This article contains spoilers from the season 9 finale ofThe Masked Singer.
The Macaw didn’t just fly offThe Masked Singerstage hesoared.
Macaw was unmasked to reveal bestselling recording artist andAmerican Idolseason 7 finalistDavid Archuleta.
Macaw on ‘The Masked Singer’.Michael Becker/FOX
Tell me about that and what that meant to you.
And so I think she always kind of gives a nod to performers who are in that same space.
So I did feel a connection with her in that aspect.
David Archuleta.Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty
One of the clues was that we both have a love for the Philippines.
She’s part Filipino.
I have a lot of ties to the Philippines.
I’ve gone there a lot.
I’ve done shows.
Nicole, it’s like she has a way with words.
And she would say the exact thing that I needed to hear….
I had a moment with Ken as well.
Where they say things that kind of just make you feel like you’ve left a print on people.
You’ve left an impact.
And I don’t know.
Whenever she would talk, it made me teary-eyed because you just feel valued.
It’s like affirming therapy or something.
They help you see the good qualities in you.
It was a very healing experience.
Where are you at now with all that?
So I had to cancel it.
I was like, why am I still doing this?
I don’t understand.
Am I losing who I was?
Is who I was even who I am?
Was I just trying to appease to everybody the way I thought they wanted me to be?
And I did feel a lot of that.
I felt like, okay, there are parts of me that are still there.
But who am I?
I don’t think I’d given myself a chance because I was always so afraid of myself.
And I got used to that, up until my 20s.
I didn’t come come out until I was 30.
So now it’s like okay, here I am.
I’m a bird now onThe Masked Singer.
Tell me about that the new music.
What can people expect?
It’s kind of like the prelude.
I’ve lived out the end of this, and I don’t know where else to go.
This is continuing down a very dark place, and I need to get out of it now.
And I’m just letting all of me be seen now.
I’m just like, you know what, now they know!
And now it’s just moving up, and I’m gonna have fun.
There’s no need to hide anything anymore just have a good time.
And there are still some classic ballads.
I’m excited to share that, in fun ways, dance ways, and also in ballad-y ways.
I’m excited to share this new chapter and these new songs with everyone.
What did your time onThe Masked Singermean to you, and did it surprise you?
That’s what we want as entertainers, we just want people to enjoy watching the show.
So I hope people enjoyed Macaw’s time onMasked Singer, and my time.
