‘The Masked Singer' sends home Space Ranger: Here's who was under the costume
On "The Masked Singer" Wednesday night, the remaining Group B contestants performed.
Space Ranger was unmasked and revealed as Flavor Flav, known as a hip-hop artist and star of multiple reality TV series.
Next week's episode is the "Group B Finals," with iconic country music performances.
LOS ANGELES - On Wednesday's latest episode of "The Masked Singer," Group B continued to battle it out during "Ghostbuster's Night," with the show celebrating one of the most successful movie franchises of all time.
The remaining Group B contestants, which included Pearl, The Griffin, Space Ranger, and Boogie Woogie, returned with performances including "(Don't Fear) The Reaper," "Disturbia," "Cleanin' Up The Town" and "Radioactive."
While two celebrities were able to move forward in the competition, Space Ranger was ultimately chosen to be unmasked and sent home.
"The Masked Singer" unveiled television personality Flavor Flav, a Grammy lifetime achievement award-winner known for being a star of multiple reality TV series including "Flavor of Love."
"I only came on this show for two things," Flav told host Nick Cannon following his reveal. "I wanted to have fun, and I wanted to shock you."
He added, "I didn't expect to win this thing. Just to have some fun man."
What's next
Hold on to your cowboy hats, because it's the "Group B Finals" on "The Masked Singer." The celebrities will be channeling some iconic country superstars, and sitting in for Rita Ora will be comedian and country music superfan, Casey Wilson.
The Group B finalists will open the show with some southern charm and a rockstar performance of "Save A Horse (Ride A Cowboy)" before impressing the audience with renditions of "Here You Come Again," 'Take Me Home, Country Roads" and "Something In The Water."
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Then, the show will close with a Battle Royale to see who will be unmasked and who will advance to the Lucky Six in the "Group B Finals" episode of "The Masked Singer."
The new episode airs Wednesday, March 19 on FOX.
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