The Group B final took place on “The Masked Singer” Wednesday, May 1 on “The Soundtrack of My Life Night.” After singing their hearts out for panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong and Rita Ora, Beets advanced to a Battle Royale against Gumball, but fell short and got eliminated from the competition. The root veggies with golden pipes were revealed to be award-winning “American Idol” alum Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken. Watch their unmasking above.
“It’s been amazing. We had a good time,” Ruben told host Nick Cannon during their unmasked interview. “It was a lot of fun. The audience was amazing.” The panelists could barely pick their jaws up off the ground after they all failed to guess this dynamic duo. “We loved being compared to some of the people you guessed,” Clay said. “They guessed Boyz II Men! We love that.” Ruben slipped in, “Who don’t love Jodeci?” before singing a snippet of “All My Life.” The Season 2 “American Idol” finalists ended things by saying to their fans, “We love you all. Thank you so much. This has been a blast.”
Prior to their performance of “One Moment in Time” by Whitney Houston, Beets revealed in their clue package, “Performing on ‘Girl Group Night’ was so exciting. We didn’t realize how much we loved becoming the Beets and tonight we hope to be ‘un-BEET-able’ in the group finale. We chose a really powerful song. It’s about a single moment in your life that shows you what you’re really capable of. And for us, that moment was when we each became fathers. I always to be a dad, but I wasn’t sure that it would happen for me. So when I held my child for that very first time, my world changed. Yeah, for me, I suddenly realized the impact of every decision I made. But it’s not a perfect road. Right now my kid repeats everything I say, so I have to be really careful. You have to be careful? I’m teaching my son to drive. At least the hubcaps are still on. Now. let’s go out and make a new pivotal moment by hitting those high notes. This one’s for you little Beets.” Visual clues included “The Masked Singer’s” Banana Split (David Foster & Katharine McPhee), a clock with a thumbs up on it and a knight.
Beets were the 12th celebrity act unmasked this season following Kevin Hart as Book, Savannah Chrisley as Afghan Hound, Joe Bastianich as Spaghetti & Meatballs, Billy Bush as Sir Lion, Sisqo as Lizard, Colton Underwood as Lovebird, DeMarcus Ware as Koala, Charlie Wilson as Ugly Sweater, Kate Flannery as Starfish, Jenifer Lewis as Miss Cleocatra and Corey Feldman as Seal.
