Warning: This article contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode ofThe Masked Singer.
Mamma Mia, hereThe Masked Singergoes again.
“The Winner Takes It All.”
Night Owl on ‘The Masked Singer’.Michael Becker/FOX
Ultimately, Night Owl was defeated and Medusa won the war, and therefore moves on to next week.
Only McCarthy-Wahlberg got this one right.
DEBBIE GIBSON:So, when I’m touring and performing, I’m a night owl.
Debbie Gibson.Roy Rochlin/Getty Images
And otherwise, I’m an early bird.
So the costume definitely plays to my rock ‘n roll spirit, nocturnal side.
Oh my gosh, I’m so excited.
So it’s really exciting.
I always look forward to communing with people really.
I love the energy of music.
I love that it’s attracted people of all generations.
And, of course, fans who have been with me for over three decades.
So it’s a real mix of a lot of elements.
To answer your question, I’m a ’90s baby.
Which I also feel like is really having its moment in pop culture again.
I’m doing a show with Joey Fatone in like a week and a half or something at SeaWorld.
So he’s your ’90s boy.
I got a call the day before I performed because somebody dropped out.
So my whole experience was like, okay, I just want to get through the day.
I wasn’t thinking about winning.
I mean, we put my character together literally overnight and in that costume room that morning.
The team was unbelievable.
It was such a crazy experience.
But I decided to say yes.
So why don’t I just do itthisway?"
It came up and I was feeling very rock and roll and in the mood to say yes.
And I said yes.
It was so surreal, and so much fun.
Why have months to prepare when you could fly by the seat of your pants, right?
There was a little bird pun in there with flying by the seat of your pants.
[Laughs] Yeah, I mean, it’s really true.
I just felt like nobody else in nine seasons got to have the experience that I had.
Like, it hasn’t ever happened.
And actually, the call came on the one year anniversary of my mom’s passing.
And my mom managed me for 25 years.
I think people love this show so much because it’s wholesome.
We’ve had such a hard three, four years.
And there’s a lot of cynicism in the world.
And this is pure escapism, and it’s grown ups in these crazy, giant costumes.
[Laughs] It’s so absurdly fantastic and whimsical.
And I loved her for that, whoever she is, I don’t know who she is.
But she was so gracious.
And it felt like she was rooting for me as well.
So it was a very, very fun girl power camaraderie and energy as well.
Did you personally try and guess who she is?
Oh my gosh, I’ve execute the gamut.
But then here’s what happened when I watched it the other night.
That makes two of us.
Are you going to call any of them up now that you’ve done the show to compare notes?
Donny will probably be my first call.
I’ve taken the NDA very seriously.
So I’ve not called anybody.
And so you pile all the other elements on that…
But it was a lot of fun.
Again, I’m seeing Joey Fatone [season 1’s Rabbit] next week.
I want to hear about his experience.
He sounded so great.
Certain performances stand out.
Of course LeAnn Rimes [season 4’s Sun] had such an incredible whole journey.
That blew my mind.
I was crying right along with Nicole because I’m a theater baby.
And she is too.
And the fact that he graced that stage with his presence was just awe-inspiring.
