On the premiere of Fox's The Masked Singer, fans of the show (or new viewers, like me, looking for some light in the 2020 darkness), met Group A of the costumed
contestants. First up, singing Lizzo's "Cuz I Love You," was The Sun, a gold-masked performer who completely slayed the soulful notes and emotional depth of this ballad.
Because this was the first performance of the season, the judges, Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Walberg, Nicole Scherzinger, and Robin Thicke, were all blown away at all this power right off the bat. This masked singer, wearing a gold dress that doesn’t look unlike Belle’s gold ballroom gown in Beauty and the Beast, did not tiptoe through the song like a Disney princess created by the patriarchy might: She absolutely belted it. "When I put on this mask, I thought it was a reflection of who I am personally, and I liked it," The Sun said, their voice disguised by voice-changing software.
So, who is this optimistic, gold-adorned powerhouse? She's definitely kept fans guessing this whole season.
Tonight, we start the Super Six semi-finals, and it's no surprise that Sun is in this group. During the Group A finals, the extra clues included the clue "take the wheel," which certainly points to Carrie Underwood.
But! There was also someone in the Group A clues package who was supposed to be the Sun's partner. He talked about going on road trips with Sun during the pandemic and said she "really misses entertaining people." There were clues in this package that referenced Baltimore and Alaska. LeAnn Rimes's husband, Eddie Cibrian, plays a character in the TV drama Northern Lights who's from Baltimore but moves to Alaska when he meets LeAnn Rimes's character. Seems pretty on the money to me…and fans on YouTube and Twitter are certain this contestant is Rimes.
Here are all the guesses about Sun from earlier this season.
Leann Rimes
The singer revealed on week one was Busta Rhymes. Could this be another R[i]mes?
The masked singer is on and the sun is lee ann rimes I'm calling it
— brittany boylan (@brittanyboylan2) September 24, 2020
I say Leann Rimes or Christina Aguilera but she is really toning down her vocals so we don't catch on that it's her yet https://t.co/VlnF4cBzZ5
— Love4Lovatos (@love4lovatos) September 24, 2020
watched masked singer tonite. Unmistakeable @leannrimes as the Sun.
— Chris Collett (@CC_NS_Bam) September 24, 2020
Carrie Underwood
After the Sun once again showed off an impressive vocal range performings Kesha's 2017 song "Praying" on October 7, the judges came back with some interesting theories. In the set of clues revealed for Sun, Scherzinger caught that the Sun "was walking under a wood," and she put it together: "Carrie Underwood. And Carrie Underwood can sang and she's got pipes like that as well," she said.
Mandy Moore
McCarthy still isn't abandoning her theory that this character is Demi Lovato, but she has a new one that might also check out: Mandy Moore, who was in the movie Tangled, a musical with a lot of images having to do with light and magic. Robin Thicke also agreed that Moore's personality is very "sunshine."McCarthy also pointed out that Moore has a single called "Candy," and the clues package included a candy cane.
Demi Lovato
Based on the Mickey Mouse ears in the clue package, McCarthy thought it might be former Disney-kid star Lovato. She also caught on to the clue that the artist "went through a really hard time," and then "transformed," which she thought might have something to do with Lovato’s journey with mental illness. Jeong said “that’s a great guess, but completely wrong.”
People definitely support this theory, however.
Everyone thinks The Sun on Masked Singer is Demi Lovato and I kind of agree.. it seems she’s trying to hide her tone but it can definitely be her. Also the hints match!!
— survivor (@whimsicalIydemi) September 24, 2020
@MaskedSingerFOX The Sun is #DemiLovato because she was in a Disney show #SonnyWithAChance, she sang a song in #Frozen2. Bingo. This masked singer has been unmasked. @kenjeong@NicoleScherzy@JennyMcCarthy@robinthicke
— Bernie Sandner (@BernieSandner) September 24, 2020
Watching masked singer has me going with @ddlovato as the sun the clues add up and she wrote a song for frozen the movie and was a Disney star so y’all I think I got a 90% good chance with this guess #PleaseBeDemi
— Janette (@Backstreetsmac) September 24, 2020
Madonna
Jeong’s guess, based on the clue "ray of light," was Madonna, who had a 1998 single of the
