‘The Masked Dancer’ Episode 6 reveals the identity of the exotic bird

“The Masked Dancer” hosted an “American Idol” reunion on Wednesday night, as Jordin Sparks, the Idol “winner of season 6, was the next celebrity in the program. And to guess her right? judge and current Masked Dancer panelist Paula Abdul.

Sparks is the person under the Exotic Bird costume on Wednesday’s edition of the hit series. This is what it may have given away: she was unmasked after dancing on Abdul’s ‘Opposites Attract’.

‘When they told me that [Abdul] “Judging was the first thing that came to my mind, I can not believe that I will be on another competition stage all the time later with her sitting at the judging panel,” said Sparks. Variety. “It struck me. And I was like she’s going to know. When she guessed me, I was on the floor, but I was actually very happy that it was her guess. It was a very cool moment. ”

Sparks noted that many fans during season 4 of “The Masked Singer” thought the Seahorse was hers (eventually it turns out to be Tori Kelly). “I can not tell you how many times my friends thought I was the Seahorse,” Sparks said. “Every week I’m bombarded with texts like ‘we know it’s you’. And because I like the program, I did not tell them, I never confirmed or denied it. And that was interesting, because Tori Kelly is also one of our good friends. So we had a good laugh. ”

When the occasion “The Masked Dancer” presented itself, Sparks said she was hesitant because she was not known for dancing.

“It’s not my bread and butter,” she said. ‘Give me a microphone and I can go well. But with dance, it was a little nerve-wracking. Everyone encouraged me to do this and then I realized that I was the person who told me I could not. And so, I wanted to do the show and I said yes because I want to do it and prove to myself that I can tackle challenges and get things going, even if they scare me a little bit. ‘

Sparks said she was also inspired by her son, who is about to turn 3, to do it: ‘I wanted to show him that I can do things, even if they scare me. He was very instrumental in inspiring me to go, and my husband too. ”

She also saw ‘Masked Dancer’ as an opportunity to perform again after spending most of the year at home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “It was so nice to be able to get out of the four walls of my house and just see another space,” she said. ‘And it was really nice to be with people to be honest, even though we could not talk. It was nice to be in the hustle and bustle again and be in a workspace again. ‘

In addition to her son and husband, Sparks kept her ‘Masked Dancer’ a secret. “I’m been waiting so long to talk about this. I didn ‘t really tell anyone else, so I’m excited because I’m sure tonight I’m going to get a deluge of texts from my family because I did not even tell them I was doing it. ‘

Sparks hopes to take advantage of the exposure to “Masked Dancer” to promote her new single, “You Still Think of Me,” which she co-wrote with Lisa Goe, Savvy Giersch and Marc David Schneider.

“This is the first of many songs to appear this year,” Sparks said.

While Abdul found out it was Sparks, Ashley Tisdale also approached her to guess Sparks. Ken Jeong thought it was another “Idol” contestant, Jennifer Hudson; Brian Austin Green guessed model Ashley Graham; and guest panelist Mayim Bialik thought it was Eve.

Sparks previously danced to ‘Rush’ by Lewis Capaldi feat. Jessie Reyez, “Con Calma,” by Daddy Yankee and Katy Perry feat. Snow; and “Latch” by Disclosure feat. Sam Smith. The previous guesses from the panel members included Kat Von D, Dita Von Teese, Ashley Graham, Kate Upton, Hope Solo, Jennifer Hudson, Venus Williams, Janet Jackson, Kate Hudson, Megan Thee Stallion and Sparks herself.

“The Masked Dancer” features the “Word Up” feature, in which each contestant utters a one-word clue to their identity. Sparks’ first “Word Up” was “” Scored “and the second” Word Up “was” Number One. “On Wednesday, her last ‘Word Up’ was ‘Circus’.

This season’s costumes include zebra, tulip, sloth, exotic bird, cotton candy, cricket, disco ball, moth, ice cube and hammerhead. Previously, Vinny Guadagnino as the Hammerhead, Brian McKnight as the Cricket, Elizabeth Smart as the Moth, Bill Nye as the Science Guy as the Ice Cube and Ice-T as the Disco Ball were unmasked.

The show features a cast of ten celebrities who have collected ‘more than 38 million albums worldwide, 20 Emmy Awards, 20 Grammy nominations, 10 World Dance titles, five New York Times bestsellers, four Olympic gold medals and three Broadway performances . ”

Here were the other contestants and their performances in episode six, “Top Five – Mask the Night Away!”:

Tulip

Dance: “My Boyfriend’s Back,” by The Chiffons
Word on: “Lifelong achievements”
Bonus clue: “I’m not a stranger on stage, I’ve been playing all my life.
Guess shots: Liza Koshy, Haylie Duff, Jamie Lyn Spears
Previous dances: “Fergalicious,” by Fergie; “Fields of Gold,” by Eva Cassidy; ‘Thank You, Next’, by Ariana Grande
Previous Word Ups: “Triple”; ‘Princess’
Previous guesses: Charli D’Amelio, Ariana Grande, Heather Morris, Sarah Hyland, Hayden Panettiere, Kristen Bell, Charli D’Amelio, Simone Biles, Julianne Hough

Zebra

Dance: “Take You Dancing,” by Jason Derulo
Bonus clue: “He has two countries rooting for him.”
Word on: “Writer”
Guess shots: Oscar de la Hoya, Conor McGregor, Barry Bonds
Previous dances: “Magalehna,” by Sergio Mendes; “My Whole Life”, by K-Ci and Jojo; “Mi Gente,” by J Balvin and Willy William
Previous Word Ups: “Come back”; “Champion”
Previous guesses: Ricky Martin, Kevin Richardson, Pitbull, Floyd Mayweather, Mario Lopez, Tito Ortiz, Tony Robbins, LL Cool J, Oscar de la Hoya.

Luiaard

Dance: “Twist Remix,” by Neeraj Shridhar
Bonus clue: “I’m all drama.”
Word on: “Rose”
Guess shots: Harry Shum Jr., Hugh Jackman, Jack Black
Previous dances: “What I Love About You”, by Romance; “Up Where We Belong,” by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes; “Isn’t that a kick in the head,” by Dean Martin
Previous Word Ups: “Broadway”; “Leading man”
Previous guesses: Matthew Morrison, Kevin Federline, Jason Derulo, Jonathan Groff, Keegan-Michael Key, Will Ferrell, Bradley Cooper, John C. Reilly, Sacha Baron Cohen

Spookasem

Dance: “Swan Lake Opus 20, Act 1 Finale,” by Tchaikovsky
Bonus clue: “You’ve seen me perform for many years and hopefully many more.”
Word on: “Prayer”
Guess shots: Julianne Hough, Kristi Yamaguchi, Simone Biles, Hayden Panettiere
Previous dances: “Glitter in the Air,” by Pink; “Sour Candy,” by Lady Gaga feat. Black rose; “Great Balls of Fire”, by Jerry Lee Lewis
Previous Word Ups: “Peak time”; “Team player”
Previous guesses: Jenna Dewan, Pink, Julianne Hough, Tara Lipinski, Kristi Yamaguchi, Gabby Butler, Simone Biles