Ne-Yo has been declared as the winner of the tenth season of the hit Fox reality competition show, The Masked Singer.
The singer took home the grand prize on Thursday (December 21), beating out other celebrities like The Dukes of Hazzard star John Schneider and Macy Gray for the top spot. He picked songs like Janet Jackson‘s “Rhythm Nation” and Rihanna‘s “Take A Bow” to perform because, according to People, he wanted to “throw people off.”
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“Who knew it was me behind the #CowMask?” he wrote in the tweet announcing his win. “You’re looking at the new winner of @MaskedSingerFOX #TheMaskedSinger.” Check it out below.
Ne-Yo isn’t the only Hip Hop/R&B star to make an appearance on the reality show.
Earlier this year, the legendary Grandmaster Flash surprised everyone when he was unmasked as the Polar Bear.
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As the popular show treks through its ninth season, Flash made it through two episodes before his elimination in episode three on March 1. Upon his reveal, host Nick Cannon asked what made the Hip Hop pioneer want to do the show, and his response was simple: It makes him happy.
“In the world today, there’s a lot of sadness and when I seen this show on a rough day I had for business – I was laughing!” Grandmaster Flash said. “It actually had me laughing. It allows you to let your guard down and just have fun. It’s a great show. It’s a great show.”
Coi Leray sampled Grandmaster Flash’s hit song “The Message” on her smash track, “Players.” Just before its release, the legend linked up with the newcomer for a dinner in New York City.
“It was nice meetin Coi,” Flash wrote in a post with a photo of them afterward. “We chopped it up about Life, Music, the Business and she comes back with great answers — the Lady knows what she wants. Had a blast with her, until next time kid Watch out for her @coileray.”
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And the normally elusive Lil Wayne surprised fans when he appeared as a contestant on the show on season 3 – but he didn’t make it past the premiere. His cover as The Robot was quickly blown following his performance of Lenny Kravitz’s “Are You Gonna Go My Way,” but he took it in stride as he told judges Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Nicole Scherzinger, and Robin Thicke that he did it for his kids, who love the show.
