America finally got The Masked Singer Season 12 winner after 3 months of mesmerizing performances, fancy masks, head-scratching clues, and shocking reveals. Between the last two standing yet-to-be-unmasked, the audience finally discovered Boy II Men behind the Buffalos mask and Mario under the Wasp costume.
This season kicked off with 15 celebrities hidden behind intricately designed costumes. Over the period of 3 months, fans were left stunned by the unmasking of NFL players, surfers, actors, and professional singers. After an intense semi-final, Strawberry Shortcake aka AJ Michalka was sent home making Buffalos and Wasp the two finalists.
On Dec 18, Wednesday, Fox aired the finale of The Masked Singer and for the first time, a group took home the huge golden trophy.
The Masked Singer Season 12 Finale Recap
As holidays are upon us, the night began with season 5 winner, Nick Lachey aka Piglet's performance of It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year. The judges of this season of The Masked Singer, Rita Ora, McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Robin Thicke, also became a part of this wonderful performance.
Nick Cannon returned as the host dressed as Santa Claus to introduce the finalists and kickstart the finale. Each finalist gave two performances yesterday on the stage.
Wasp's performances in The Masked Singer finale
Before his performance, Wasp's final clue was,
“This experience has felt like it’s made for me, like I’m finally getting the recognition I’ve been craving. For a long time in this industry, I felt underrated. I started building my empire at a young age, dominated the Billboard charts and collaborated with the best in the business, including a bunch of Masked Singer alums: Lil Wayne, Vanessa Hudgens and, of course, my ambassador NE-YO, who I’ve been hitting up for advice this whole time.”
“I feel like I’m constantly being overlooked at times and like people still see me as that cute little kid with that song. They don’t know the depths of my talent,” he continued.
He also honored his mom saying,
“I feel my mom here with me tonight in spirit, and she’s giving me wings for these last two performances,” he said. “I hope she’s proud.”
For his final two performances, he picked Bruno Mars When I Was Your Man and I'm Your Baby Tonight by Whitney Houston.
Buffalos' performances in The Masked Singer finale
The group of Buffalos dropped their final clue package,
“We had to fight our way out of the hood, we had to overcome the passing of one of the most important people in our lives and we’ve even had to change our entire sound when we lost a member."
Another Buffalo added that their time on the show “has been for our fans, for our kids, for everyone who stuck with us.”
For their last two performances, the group picked Gotye's Somebody That I Used to Know and Too Good at Goodbyes by Sam Smith.
Who won The Masked Singer Season 12?
After the final performances, the host, Cannon declared the winner and it was the Buffalos.
Before the world could know the faces behind the herd, runner-up Wasp was unmasked and it revealed Grammy-nominated singer Mario Dewar Barrett.
The winner of season 12 was Grammy-winning vocal group, Boyz II Men. The group included Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris & Shawn Stockman.
The Buffalos won The Masked Singer Season 12 and the masks revealed Boyz II Men.