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    Popular Masked Singer Guesses 
  • Alien is...
    • La Toya Jackson
    • Nicole Richie
      • Confirmed to be La Toya Jackson on Episode 7.

  • Bee is...
    • Gladys Knight
    • Patti LaBelle
      • Confirmed to be Gladys Knight on Episode 10.

  • Lion is...

  • Monster is...

  • Peacock is...

  • Rabbit is...

  • Raven is...

  • Turtle is...
    • Jesse McCartney
      • Confirmed!

  • White Tiger is...
    • Rob Gronkowski (NFL, New England Patriots)
      • Confirmed!

  • Frog is...

  • Taco is...

  • T-Rex is...
    • Jojo Siwa
      • Confirmed!

  • Astronaut is...

  • Night Angel is...
    • Kandi Burruss
      • Confirmed!

  • Popcorn is...
    • Tina Turner
      • The "Masked Friend" in episode 7 has a queen motif, and claims she's been on the show itself before. The closest thing we've had to a queen? The Bee, aka Gladys Knight, who homaged a friend of hers by singing a song by Tina Turner.
    • Taylor Dayne
      • Confirmed to be Taylor Dayne

  • Whatchamacallit is...

  • Seahorse is...

  • Baby Alien is...
    • Sam Riegel
      • Did theater as a kid, video package shows a turtle in a karate gi and his best known role is Donatello, and Critical Role recently went on a break because the cast has "adulting" they need to do which could be a cover for Sam to film Masked Singer episodes.
      • The Baby Alien persona itself, since Sam already parodied Baby Yoda once on Critical Role
      • Sam does have some experience with puppeteering, as he plays several of the animal characters on Travis Willingham's Yeehaw Game Ranch.
      • Some have compared Baby Alien's accent to the one Scanlan Shorthalt uses in his "Meat Man" persona.
    • Jossed, it's Mark Sanchez.

  • Serpent is...
    • Christopher Jackson
    • Leslie Odom Jr.
      • Jossed for both, it's Dr. Elvis Francois

  • The Snow Owls are...

  • The Sun is...

  • Jellyfish is...
    • Chloe Kim
      • Confirmed!

  • Mushroom is...
    • Rain Dove
    • Jordan Fisher
    • Aloe Blacc
    • Anthony Ramos
      • Confirmed to be Aloe Blacc!

  • Cluedle-Doo is:
    • Donny Osmond
    • Jamie Foxx
    • Joel McHale, purely to troll Ken Jeong
    • Will Arnett
      • Jossed for everyone, it's Donnie Wahlberg

  • Russian Dolls are...

  • Seashell is...

  • Robopine is...

  • Black Swan is...

  • Crab is...

  • Piglet is...

  • Yeti is...
    • Omarion
      • Confirmed

  • Baby is...

  • Hamster is...

  • Bull is...
    • Todrick Hall
      • Confirmed

  • Banana Split is...
    • Katherine McPhee and David Foster
      • Confirmed

  • Skunk is...
    • Faith Evans
      • Confirmed

  • Space Bunny is...
    • Shaggy
      • Confirmed

  • Ringmaster is...

  • Hummingbird is...

  • Mummies are...

  • Lambs are...

  • Harp is...

  • Robo Girl is...

  • Sir Bug A Boo is...

  • California Rolls are...

  • Medusa is...
    • Bishop Briggs
      • Confirmed
    • Fergie

  • Gargoyle is...

  • Macaw is...

  • Dandelion is...

  • Mantis is...

  • Diver is...
    • Tom Sandoval
      • Confirmed

  • S'more is...
    • Justin Guarini

Some celebrities that could do the show at some point
  • Daisy Ridley (She sang on Barbra Streisand's Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway album)
  • Melissa McCarthy (She is Jenny's cousin, so it wouldn't be a surprise if she appeared on the show as well.)
  • Seth MacFarlane (He has released a few jazz albums, plus he's created some of Fox's most successful animated shows)
  • Daniel Radcliffe (He was on Broadway and is good at an American accent, so he might do that to throw the judges off if he were to appear on the show)
  • John C. Reilly (He played Mr. Cellophane in the hit musical Chicago; he also performs old-time folk/country music as John Reilly and Friends)
  • Anna Kendrick (She's very well-known for her role in the Pitch Perfect movies. She also sings in that Christmas Frito-Lay commercial)
  • Nick Offerman (He sings in the movie Hearts Beat Loud)
  • Tara Strong (or some other cartoon voice actor)
  • Somebody from Pentatonix
    • Confirmed! All the members of Pentatonix showed up in Season 9 as the California Roll.
  • "Weird Al" Yankovic (Because who wouldn't want to see him included?)
  • Gal Gadot (She sang in Ralph Breaks the Internet, if only for a few lines)
  • Jack Black (He's very well-known for his musical group Tenacious D and starred in the movie School of Rock. Really, this needs no further explanation)
  • Ben Platt (Evan Hansen himself)
  • Any musical theater person for that matter (especially anyone from Hamilton since Leslie Odom Jr. was sadly jossed for the Serpent)
    • Cheyenne Jackson from season 7 basically counts.
  • A Glee actor, possibly Kevin McHale or Dianna Agron (Since Amber Riley (Mercedes) competed as Harp in Season 8 and won, it wouldn't be a surprise to see other members of the Glee cast compete as well.)
  • Donnie Wahlberg (it's bound to happen at some point, and when it does, it will play out in a similar fashion to Vítor Kley's guest appearance on the Portuguese version)
    • Partially confirmed. He did turn out to be Cluedle-Doo, but unlike Carolina with Vítor in the Portuguese version, Jenny did not recognize him at all.
  • Any other Muppet, since Kermit being Snail confirmed that they can show up on this show.
  • Hatsune Miku (if Kermit can be a contestant, then she could show up somewhere)
  • Any other cast member of Whose Line Is It Anyway? since Drew Carey and Wayne Brady were already on.
  • Cristina Valenzuela (She sang two songs for Shantae and sang in Helluva Boss.)
  • Hugh Jackman (He's sung in plenty of musicals.)
  • Ariana DeBose (It would especially work coming off of the West Side Story remake)
  • Any one of The Try Guys (If Logan Paul got in, why not them? Plus, all three of them, Keith and Eugene especially, are surprisingly good singers.)
  • Beanie Feldstein (maybe when she's done with the Funny Girl revival)
  • Cree Summer (She can sing and with all the roles she's played, the clues would be all over the place)
  • Maya Hawke (sure, everyone knows her from Stranger Things and a few other works, but not many know about her singing career. Would surely stump the judges.)
  • Auli'i Cravalho (She voiced the titular characters of Moana and Hailey's On It!, and even played Ariel in a live stage show adaptation of The Little Mermaid (1989). Anyone who has seen Moana knows Cravalho has an incredible voice, and could very well emerge as the winner on something like TMS.)
  • Darius Rucker (He's the frontman of the band Hootie & the Blowfish, as well as a solo country singer. He might have potential to be a very interesting contestant because of the variety of genres he has performed in. He gained fame as a rocker, is now known for country, and in between those eras he even made an R&B album. This would give him potential to give strong performances in a variety of genres. He is able to make his voice sound a bit different in some performances, so if he can do that regularly he could really throw the audience and judges off.)
  • Bridgit Mendler (Disney and Nickelodeon stars are always good choices for celebrity shows like this, as they're more recognizable to teens and young adults than the mountains of '80s and '90s stars they usually dredge up. Mendler doesn't seem to be doing a whole lot right now, but I do think her name still carries enough weight to work for a show like this, and I think she could be a strong contestant.)
  • Dixie D'Amelio (The Masked Singer has shown itself to be pretty savvy when it comes to Internet stars, We've had a Twitch streamer and a YouTuber, so TikTok seems like the next logical destination. Dixie is one of the platform's biggest creators (and the sister of the biggest creator), so she may be recognizable even to a few people outside the TikTok bubble. She also seems interested in starting a singing career, so TMS would be a good avenue for promoting that.)
  • Kathie Lee Gifford (She's best known nowadays as a TV host, but she started out as a singer and has continually released new albums over the years. Now that she's not on Today, I think she could find the time to do something like TMS and could be a good competitor and a great reveal.)
  • Missy Elliott (We've had plenty of male rappers compete on the show, so it would only be a matter of time before a female rapper competes. But she's also a fairly good singer, so maybe she could start out singing and then bust out the rapping a bit later? There's a ton of interesting stuff you can do with her clues, especially when she's worked with so many different artists that could be alluded to.)
  • Nancy Kerrigan (She's an Olympic figure skater, but she also sang a cover of "The Best" on a Tina Turner tribute album. She never released any music before or after that, nor did she have any connection to Tina Turner, so why she did it is a mystery. But honestly, she had a decent enough voice, so I think she could at least hold her own on something like TMS while being a fairly unexpected pick.)
  • Michael Bublé (He seems to be one of those names that everyone kind of knows, which is obviously ideal for TMS. They'd probably push him out of his typical musical style, which would be interesting to see.)
  • Ozzie Smith (Like Nancy, Ozzie's music career is limited to a cover of "Cupid" by Sam Cooke on some random album. However, he honestly has a really nice voice, and having him do more old R&B songs like that would be really nice to see. Also, his "Wizard" nickname and the fact that his son was on American Idol might make for some interesting clues.)
  • Patti LuPone (She is a legendary theater performer celebrated for both her acting and incredible singing)
  • Sarah Silverman (She is a decent singer, but not an amazing one, so that combined with her distinct voice would probably mean she'd be one of the first eliminated.)
  • Stephen King (While he's more well-known as a horror writer, he also actually does a bit of music, and occasionally sings, so he could at least give a decent performance. This would be fun because they could make the clues a bit more obvious than usual and still not have people guess him, because who would expect an author on a show like this?)
  • Martin Short
  • Ariel Winter
  • Bindi Irwin (a Dancing with the Stars alum who isn't known for singing, would also be a good pick for the Australian version for obvious reasons)
  • Joan Jett
  • Lindsey Stirling (like Irwin she's a DWTS alum, but doesn't often sing so it would be harder for people to guess her)
  • Paris Hilton
  • Eddie Murphy
  • Kanye West (particularly since TMS is no stranger to controversy magnets)
  • Jim Carrey
  • Paul McCartney
  • Elton John
  • Billy Joel
  • Kenan Thompson
  • Shawn Mendes
  • Zendaya (maybe a bit too popular to do it but she is yet another DWTS alum, maybe if they did something similar to Anonymouse)
  • John Travolta
  • Howie Mandel
    • Confirmed! He was in season 9 as the Rock Lobster
  • Zac Efron
  • Cyndi Lauper
  • Alicia Keys
  • Miranda Cosgrove
  • Chris Pratt
  • Whoopi Goldberg
  • Anita Baker
  • Oprah Winfrey
  • David Spade
  • Billy Ray Cyrus
  • Brad Pitt
  • Hilary Duff
  • Adele
  • Amy Adams
  • Seth Green
  • Taio Cruz
  • Miley Cyrus
  • Grace Vander Waal
  • Victoria Justice
  • Ringo Starr
  • Mariah Carey
  • Cameron Diaz
  • Zachary Levi
  • Jenny Slate
  • Someone from Survivor, The Amazing Race or Big Brother (With their popularity, certain contestants or the hosts could certainly hit the level of fame needed for the show)
  • One of the judges (on another version of the show) (Since Ken competed in the South Korean version, there's nothing stopping Nicole, Robin, or Jenny from also doing other versions)
  • Game Grumps (Both Arin Hansen and Dan Avidan have sang quite often, and both even have a band, Starbomb. Not to mention they'd be hilarious for a duo costume.)
  • Ru Paul (Already a popular guess, we all know Ru can sing.)
  • Someone from RuPaul's Drag Race (A few of the winners of both the main series and All Stars have hit the levels of fame for Masked Singer. Bob The Drag Queen, Trixie Mattel, Aquaria, and Jinkx Monsoon come to mind.)
  • Matthew Mercer (Why not a very prolific voice actor?)
  • Peter Cullen
  • Frank Welker
  • Wayne Gretzky (We've yet to have an NHL player, current or retired. Why not The Great One himself?)
  • Jeff Hardy (Yes, he's controversial. But he's hardly the first controversial figure OR wrestler.)
  • Bam Margera (I mean we've already had his fellow skateboarder Tony Hawk...)
  • Katy Perry: Let's be real, if any A list star would do this show, it's her.

The Grand Finale is a reunion special for nearly all the singers, as well as the real final unmask.
Because let's face it, it'd deflate the eventual victory if they unmask both the winner and the loser of the final two on the same night. And the start of episode 5 shows that they're testing the waters with a group number with several singers, and proved popular enough that they'd do it again.
  • Looks to be jossed as previews of the next and last episode already say "All Are Unmasked".

Nicole Scherzinger knew the identity of the Peacock all along and just played dumb to fool her fellow judges.
Because there was no way the woman known for being Andrew Lloyd Webber's muse would not recognize the wig that got Donny Osmond's character thrown into jail in Joesph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.

"This Is Me" is finally heard in season 3.
  • It's at the point where they're hedging their bets on any future seasons while at the same time making sure Fox's freshest cash cow is fully represented.
    • Both the Australian and UK versions have done group performances of it, and it was also performed by Chameleon on the Mexican version. Though it has yet to be performed on the US version.
    • Jossed: that never happened, and Season 4 is confirmed.
    • "This Is Me" is finally heard on the first season of The Masked Dancer, danced to by Cotton Candy.

The Snail was eliminated first due to royalties
Since Kermit the Frog's image is owned by Disney, it would most likely have eventually led to eagle-eyed viewers noticing the © The Walt Disney Company in the show's credits.

Possible future costume concepts
  • A hog, most likely dressed as a biker to make them a Roadhog.
  • A horse
    • We did get Mustang in Season 9.
  • A pegasus
  • A knight
    • Confirmed for Season 8.
  • A diver
    • Confirmed for Season 10
  • A bat, possibly dressed like a superhero as a Batman reference.
  • A polar bear
    • Confirmed for season 9
  • A falcon
  • A lollipop
  • A wolf - many of the other international versions have had one, but the US hasn't... for now
    • Wolf confirmed for season 9.
  • A firefly
    • Firefly confirmed for season 7.
  • An Otter
  • A duck
  • A clown
  • A kirin
  • A pirate
  • A ninja
  • The moon
  • A capybara
  • A cow
    • Cow confirmed for season 10
  • A shark
  • A beagle
  • A Pharaoh

"Dance Monkey" will be sung at some point in the US version
It's been sung in international versions, many times - but never in the US.

If there is a series finale, everyone will come back to sing We Are the World.
They will each be divided by season (including Dancers) and stand on different platforms, all unmasked, with the finalists front and center. There will be some exceptions:
  • In the cases of contestants who have died, someone close to them will stand in.
  • The Snow Owls will be outside their egg.
  • Nick will take part as Bulldog, as he still technically counts.
  • The Banana half of Banana Split will conduct the performance.
  • Because the Hydra costume had to be destroyed, the people performing it will just hold the heads and pantomime.
  • Alternatively, "You Get What You Give" would be the song, there would be a similar setup, but the alumni would actually be wearing the "Don't Talk To Me" hoodies, and it would be anyone who could make it, with the obvious exception of those who would have died by then (namely Bob Saget, Kirstie Alley, and Jerry Springer).

For a big milestone season finale (e.g. 10th, 15th), winners and runners-up (maybe even third-placers as well) will reunite.
The third-placers will gather onstage for the third-placed contestant's unmasking, the runners-up for the second-placed, and the winners for the first-placed.

One of the other judges or Nick will compete on another version of the show.
If Ken can do the South Korean version, then there is nothing stopping them from also doing other versions.

There would eventually be either a cartoon or a video game of the series at one point
Considering the Thai variation of the show had a series of cartoons featuring some of its masks, it'll only make sense if the American version also gets a cartoon show at some point.

As for the video game idea, it'll likely either be an adventure game featuring the masks (including the Dancing Masks) with some of the celebrities reprising their roles in voicing some of the masks for the game.

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