T-Pain is revealed as the Masked Singer
T-Pain beat out eleven other celebrities to win the title of Masked Singer.
Faheem Rasheed Najm better known by his stage name T-Pain is known to many as a rapper. Therefore, it was shocking to many, as he beat out famous singers such as Gladys Knight, Donny Osmond and Joey Fatone of the famous boy band NSYNC.
The series premiered on Fox on January 2, 2019. Twelve celebrities compete on the show anonymously in costumes over ten episodes. Each episode, a portion of the competitors are paired off into face-off competitions, in which each will perform a song of his or her choice. From each face-off, the panelists and live audience vote; the winner is safe for the week, while the loser is put up for elimination. At the end of the episode, the losers of the face-offs are then subjected to the earlier votes of the panelists to determine who will not continue; the eliminated singer then takes off their mask to reveal their identity.
It was down to three finalist, singer Gladys Knight-Bee, singer Donny Osmond-Peacock and the Monster-T-Pain
| Monster | T-Pain | Rapper |
| Peacock | Donny Osmond | Singer |
| Bee | Gladys Knight | Singer |
| Rabbit | Joey Fatone | NSYNC member |
| Lion | Rumer Willis | Actress |
| Alien | La Toya Jackson | Singer |
| Raven | Ricki Lake | Talk show host |
| Unicorn | Tori Spelling | Actress |
| Poodle | Margaret Cho | Comedian |
| Deer | Terry Bradshaw | NFL Hall of Famer |
| Pineapple | Tommy Chong | Comedian |
| Hippo | Antonio Brown | NFL player |