Warning: This article contains spoilers about the season 6 finale ofThe Masked Singer.
Another winner has been crowned onThe Masked Singer.
That’s right: After belting out tunes across all different genres (and languages!
Queen of Hearts performs on ‘The Masked Singer’ season 6.Michael Becker / FOX
), Queen of Hearts bested Bull (revealed to be Todrick Hall) to officially reign above all.
ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Congrats on winning it all!
What made you say yes to doing the show?
Jewel wins ‘The Masked Singer’ season 6 as Queen of Hearts.Michael Becker/FOX
JEWEL:It checked multiple boxes.
The industry is not very kind to moms, mainly just because of the lifestyle.
We tour and we promote maybe for a year at a time.
And that’s obviously hard as a mom when your child is in school.
So the show really checked that box for me.
And so the show let me focus just on my technical ability.
And I really challenged myself.
There were multiple times on stage where I was like, “What am I doing?
I don’t know if I’m going to sing this the way I want to.”
So that was really fun.
And all of your performances were so different.
Was there one that was the most difficult for you to pull off?
“La Vie en Rose” was definitely the most difficult.
I don’t speak French, and that song is iconic.
I think that I put a lot of pressure on myself.
And not knowing French and not being able to have a teleprompter was hard.
So I actually spoke the French onto a track that I had in my in-ears.
It was very strange to do.
Would you say that you set out to win it all or was it just for fun for you?
But it’s also not a linear race.
There’s not a finish line where somebody crosses it first.
It’s art, and art is really subjective.
And everybody’s talented, ormostpeople are on the show.
And so it’s possible for you to’t focus on the things that are outside of your control.
you could only focus on the things that are in your control.
This was the first time onThe Masked Singerwhere the finalists had never shared the stage before on the show.
Did you have any idea what to expect from your competitor at all?
I didn’t even really knowI was up against Todrick.
You have no idea who anyone is.
So they’re very top secret on the show.
The panel and viewers were surprised I think by the Hilary Swank clue and video she sent in.
How did that come about?
Yeah, I know!
We live in the same town.
We both live in the mountains.
So we got to know each other that way.
I just thought it might be a good way of throwing the judges off.
And I know you’re releasing an EP of the songs you sang onThe Masked Singer.
Why was that something you wanted to do?
I love every song I did.
I knew my fans would want those.
And so I decided to do an EP really last minute.
We just had a lot of fun doing it.
I have a studio here in my house, so it was really easy.
You also have a new album and tour coming up.
What can you tell us about that?
Yeah, I have an album coming out.
It’s calledFreewheeling Woman.
It will be out soon-ish.
And I’m on tour this summer.
I always like to try new things.
What did winning the show mean to you?
It was just an incredible experience.
And so I found that to be the most surprising thing and what I really enjoyed the most.
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