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Rocsi: The auditions are over.

Singers from across america made television history.

They were given a second chance at stardom

by auditioning not as themselves,

but as a customized alter ego.

♪ yeah, yeah, yeah

four were eliminated, and their identities

were revealed to the judges and studio audience.

- What? - Of course, I was picturing all kinds of versions

of what you may be, and they're all wrong.

Tonight, the competition goes to a whole new level

when two alter ego identities are revealed to the judges.

The top 16 are paired up in head-to-head battles,

and only one can win.

And that spot's for me.

At stake, a spot in the semi-finals,

and a chance to win the grand prize of $100,000

and being mentored by our superstar panel.

- Hi! - Should we leave you two alone?

Yes, can we dim the lights and light a couple candles?

Which alter ego has what it takes

to make a hit record, sell out arenas,

and become the first digital superstar

of the next generation?

Two phenomenal voices, two phenomenal performances.

You had a standing ovation.

Like, you just have it. You have star power.

This is "alter ego."

what's up?

Welcome to "alter ego." I'm your host rocsi diaz.

Let's meet our amazing panel of judges.

Please show a lot of love to musician, producer,

and tech entrepreneur will.I.Am.

Singer, songwriter, and artist alanis morissette.

Producer, singer, and innovator grimes.

And actor, singer, and host nick lachey.

Four of the alter egos who survived the audition round

are here to take each other on

in the series of head-to-head performances.

It will be up to our panel of judges

to vote on who stays and who goes.

And the best part of this is that the judges don't know

anything about the contestants' real identities.

But, while the judges may be in the dark,

everyone at home will be able to get the meet the people

who are behind them vying to become the next generation's superstar.

Judges, now that you guys have gotten over

the initial shock and awe of seeing them perform,

how are you going to decide which alter ego

in each head-to-head deserves to move on

and which goes home?

For me, it's about the whole picture--

vocal performance, that charisma,

that intangible thing that just kind of compels us.

And we're looking for that emotional connection to the performance.

It's time to introduce the two alter egos

competing in our first head-to-head.

Neveah king vs. Safara is gonna be intense.

I have all the confidence in the world right now, girl.

- I'm never going back. Mm-mm. - I love that!

They both have amazing talent and super fun personalities.

- Hi, nick! - Oh, whoa.

As judges, we have absolutely no idea

the human behind the alter ego. We never see them.

So, it'll be interesting to see how they embody their alter egos.

It's not just about the performances.

We are looking for the whole package.

Rocsi: Please welcome to the stage neveah king and safara.

Whoa!

Will.I.Am: Hi, safara. Hi, neveah king.

- Hi. - What's up, ladies?

Hi, nick.

How are you guys feeling since your auditions?

- I'm feeling confident. - I'm feeling great.

I'm feeling energized, ready to go.

Oh, that's right. Y'all wasn't here, though. Y'all missed it.

Safara, you had the hand thing.

- Like, you was like... - You remembered.

And I was crushing on neveah king,

but then she revealed that she had a crush on nick,

so I was, like, squashed.

But I put neveah king through. Nick didn't.

But I still got love for neveah king.

Thank you, will.

Hey, neveah king, I'm noticing that you changed your hair color.

- Do you like it? - I love it.

I'm blue tonight. It's nice.

I'm blue tonight, too, just for you.

Hey, I see, babe. I see you, babe.

Do both of you think you have what it takes

to be the next digital superstar?

Yes, I 100% believe we both have what it takes.

I would say we both bring something really different,

but there's definitely room for a diva.

Now, which one of us? I'm not sure.

Okay, so good luck to both of you guys.

Neveah king, you're up first.

Do it, neveah king!

Jay miah: I definitely think performing as an alter ego

is so freaking cool.

It takes away all that stage fright

and it allows me to just kind of sing.

♪ and I

I picked neveah king to be a woman

because I wanted to just be judged on my voice

without any pretenses of my sexuality.

♪ always love you

why do you feel like you need an alter ego?

Well, I faced a lot of challenges in my life,

and this is what I see in the mirror.

Love it.

I myself am a drag queen.

In drag, I am creating this persona.

And here at "alter ego," I can just be me,

and then, you know, but you get to see her.

In this round, only one gets to move on to the semi-finals,

and that spot's for me.

I love safara.

Her and neveah can do a duet one day.

But that day is not today.

They both got here because they did great in the audition round,

- but it comes down to who brings it tonight. - Yeah.

- Who proves to us they can be a digital superstar. - Yeah.

♪ first I was afraid, I was petrified ♪

♪ kept thinking I could never live without you by my side ♪

♪ and I spent oh, so many nights ♪

♪ thinking how you did me wrong ♪

♪ and I grew strong

♪ and I learned how to get a long ♪

( vocalizing )

♪ and so you're back from outer space ♪

♪ I just walked in to find you here ♪

♪ with that sad look upon your face ♪

♪ I shoulda changed that stupid lock ♪

♪ I shoulda made you leave your key ♪

♪ if I'd have known for just one second ♪

♪ you'd be back to bother me

♪ I will survive

♪ as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive ♪

♪ I got all my life to live

♪ I got all my love to give

♪ I will survive

♪ I will survive

♪ oh-oh-oh

♪ I will survive

♪ oh, as long as I know how to love ♪

♪ I know I'll stay alive

♪ I got all my life to live

♪ I got all my love to give

♪ I will survive

♪ I will survive

♪ I'll survive

nick: Yeah! Neveah king!

Well, your majesty, that was amazing.

Is neveah king our next generation's superstar?

Will.I.Am?

I think so.

I think she has--

you've really embodied your alter ego.

The energy and your talent

is spec-freaking-tacular.

Thank you, will.

Rocsi: Alanis?

I love that. I felt-- I felt as though

you were just owning your own performance.

You just have such agency over your own vocal choices,

so, uh, you really brought it in the perfect moment.

So I loved-- I loved your performance.

Thank you, alanis.

Um, I'm kinda fighting with myself.

We're sort of looking for tomorrow's superstar,

and I feel like the retro thing--

I'm just curious what you sound like in a more modern context.

'cause, yeah, I think you could do it, no problem.

Thank you. Thank you.

Nick, what did you think?

- Well... - Uh-oh.

...My dear.

- Should we leave you two alone? - Neveah: I can't help myself.

Yes, can we dim the lights and light a couple candles?

- Wow. - Two times out of two now,

I've seen you come out on the stage

and just absolutely command the stage.

It's just-- it's a pleasure to hear you sing.

I think everyone in the room felt that performance.

This is for you and for everyone.

But this is for me. I will survive.

- Nick: Yeah. - I am a survivor!

Well, the bar has been set pretty high

by neveah king's performance tonight.

Let's see if safara can reach it.

Her performance is coming up next.

More "alter ego," the head-to-heads, after this.

Like, I'm legit excited to see the next one.

- I like safara. - Yeah.

Yeah, she better bring it. Bring it.

Bring it.

( vocalizing )

I just think you're an incredible superstar.

My confidence is lacking in some areas

and dipper kind of fills in the gaps.

♪ believer

♪ came in like a wrecking ball ♪

I like your vibe as a human-- or not a human.

We're about to find out which alter ego

- is moving on to our semi-finals... - Hell, yeah.

...And which one will reveal their true identity and go home tonight.

What?

Welcome back to "alter ego."

I am rocsi diaz, and before the break,

we saw neveah king give it her all.

But was it enough to move on to our semi-finals?

Well, not if our next alter ego has anything to say about it.

Give it up to safara.

When I first stepped out on the stage as safara

in the audition round, that moment was probably

one of the best moments of my entire life.

I felt like I put my heart out there.

Where do you come from?

I come from a place

where everybody is accepted the way they are

and nobody tears anybody down.

- That's where I'm from. - Ooh!

I felt like I was able to just, like, be myself as safara.

( vocalizing )

thank you.

It really just felt very emotional.

When I did my audition song,

I definitely felt my mom's spirit with me.

When my mom passed away, I was only 11 at the time.

I think my mom would love safara

because my mom was very spunky and very fiery,

and she was the life of the party.

I think she would have loved her, yeah.

I think being the next generation's superstar

would 100% help me achieve my goal

of letting other people that feel like me

know that they can be whatever they want

and it doesn't matter what you look like.

So that's what I would do as the next superstar.

Next performance, starting in three, two, one.

Engage all systems. Here we go.

♪ shine bright like a diamond ♪

♪ find light in the beautiful sea ♪

♪ I choose to be happy

♪ you and I, you and I

♪ we're like diamonds in the sky ♪

♪ you're a shooting star I see ♪

♪ vision of ecstasy

♪ when you hold me, I'm alive ♪

♪ we're like diamonds in the sky ♪

♪ I knew that we'd become one

♪ right away

♪ oh, right away

♪ at first sight

♪ I felt the energy of sun rays ♪

♪ I saw the life

♪ inside your eyes

♪ tonight

♪ you and I

♪ we're beautiful, like diamonds in the sky ♪

( vocalizing )

♪ we're beautiful, like diamonds in the sky ♪

♪ shine bright like a diamond ♪

♪ shine bright like a diamond ♪

♪ shine bright like a diamond ♪

♪ oh, yeah

♪ shine bright like a diamond ♪

♪ shine bright like a diamond ♪

♪ we're beautiful, like diamonds in the sky ♪

wow.

Rocsi: That's what I'm talking about. You know what, safara?

I want to know, how did it feel for you singing up here?

I'm feeling great.

I think that first audition round

really gave me the confidence

to really blow it out of the water this time.

What do you think of safara's performance?

I really love the juxtaposition--

you have this kind of cutely awkward personality.

But then when you get onstage, you feel really confident

and like a serious pop star.

Thank you. I love you.

Nick, what do you think?

You seem very, very, very comfortable onstage here tonight,

- so, look, all in all, what a great performance. - Thank you.

If you were to ask me who's my favorite female artist...

- Ahem. - ...I'd say--

- alanis morissette. - Awkward.

It's like beyoncé or rihanna, right?

And that song is, like, so perfect the way it is.

But I think you did things to the song

that I haven't really heard be done, and it was superb.

- So, salute. That's awesome. - Thank you!

- Alanis? - It's so clear you can bring it when it's on big.

I would love to hear you-- just selfishly love to hear you

in some smaller, subtler ways.

Okay, I'll do that for you, girl.

So, after the break, the judges will determine

which one of them will be moving on

and which one we will have to say good-bye to,

but not before the human behind them reveals their true identity.

You don't want to miss it.

More "alter ego" on fox after this.

- You sounded lovely. - ( speaking spanish )

welcome back to "alter ego." I'm rocsi diaz.

We're about to find out which one of these awesome alter egos,

neveah king or safara,

is moving on to the semi-finals

and which one is going home.

The alter ego who gets the most votes will head to our diamond

and will automatically advance to the next round.

It's time for you guys to vote.

- Nick? - Two phenomenal voices.

Two phenomenal performances.

I'm trying to tip the scale with

what does next generation's superstar mean?

We talk sometimes about the t-shirt, the marketability,

all those things that play a part

in what makes up a superstar.

To me, the opportunity to be

a next generation superstar

feels greater...

...For safara.

- Thank you. - Rocsi: Will?

Safara, although you sing amazing,

the thing that is going to make you that break-out artist

is how you engage with the audience.

It's not just the singer singing the song,

it's that spiritual, electric conversation.

And I think you need to bring that persona to life.

Neveah king, you have an extraordinary gift,

you have that it factor.

With that, I want to see you through.

Rocsi: Alanis?

Neveah king, I love how unified you seem with your alter ego.

And then, safara, I would be excited to see where you might evolve to

in terms of just staying hyper present when you're singing

and not, like, rushing through the lower

to get to that payoff of climactic high note.

And this was a really difficult choice to make,

but for me it's about the whole picture,

so I'm going to choose safara to stay on that diamond.

Thank you.

All right, we have two votes for safara,

one vote for neveah king.

Remember, if there is a tie, it will go to the audience

to decide who makes it to the next round.

This is really hard.

Neveah, I loved your performance.

But I feel like if you're gonna have a bit of, like, a retro vibe,

you probably want a bit of something futuristic in there, too.

And so I guess for me, I feel like safara

might be a bit more looking to the future.

And so for this reason, I'm gonna choose safara to go to the diamond.

Safara: Thank you.

- Thank you. - Good luck, darling.

- Get it, baby. - Go on up there, girl.

Thank you!

Safara, we'll see you at the semi-finals.

Unfortunately, neveah king, this is the end

of your time with us here on "alter ego."

but we'd love to have

one more performance from you,

and then we can finally reveal

your true identity to the judges.

Is that okay with you, queen?

- Yes, ma'am, pam. She's ready. - Okay. Yes, ma'am, pam.

She is ready. Everyone, please give it up one more time,

massively talented, neveah king.

Yeah!

I'm actually really curious who she is.

She's probably a little older than my mom,

- probably sang in church. - Yeah.

Like a 51-year-old woman.

In three, two, one.

♪ for all those times you stood by me ♪

♪ for all the truth that you made me see ♪

♪ for all the joy you brought to my life ♪

♪ for all the wrong that you made right ♪

♪ baby, you're the one who held me up ♪

♪ and never let me fall

♪ you're the one who saw me through ♪

♪ through it all

♪ you were my strength when I was weak ♪

♪ you were my voice when I couldn't speak ♪

♪ you were my eyes when I couldn't see ♪

♪ you saw the best there was in me ♪

♪ lifted me up when I couldn't reach ♪

♪ you gave me faith 'cause you believed ♪

what?

♪ I'm everything I am

♪ because you loved me

wow!

What?

Whoo!

Rocsi: I am so thrilled

for you guys to meet jay,

aka neveah king.

Damn!

That was the most, like, transformational--

what the what?

First of all, I enjoyed our little romance while it lasted.

Okay.

Neveah king was one of the--

the more believable alter egos in the entire show.

I mean, not for one second when you were performing

did I step out of believing

that she was exactly who you portrayed her to be.

And the only way that's possible, my man,

is because of your outstanding and ridiculous vocal talent.

Why did you think you needed an alter ego?

It was just really cool to not be judged because I'm a dude that sings high.

I'm also a drag queen, so I do get to twirl sometimes.

You might see her.

So, how will neveah king inform your performances moving forward?

Well, I'm definitely gonna embrace my inner goddess.

I feel like there's definitely a man on the outside,

and I feel like there's a woman on the inside,

so I'm just gonna shine on and be as bright as I possibly can, you know?

Thank you. Thank you, guys!

Jay, everybody.

Thank you, thank you, thank you.

Coming up next, phoenix embers and dipper scott

going head to head right after this.

You won't want to miss it.

Welcome back. This is "alter ego." I'm rocsi diaz.

It's time to introduce tonight's second head-to-head.

You guys ready?

It's phoenix embers and dipper scott.

Phoenix embers versus dipper scott.

Two powerful rockers who put their heart and soul into their performances.

♪ why don't you hit me with your best shot? ♪

you added this modernization.

♪ hit me with your best shot ♪

very 2022 of you to sing it the way you did.

What?

♪ 'cause I'm a little bit

your performance grabbed my heartstrings

and yanked them out of my chest.

This match-up is going to be brutal.

All right, audience, here we go.

Turn that hype ahead.

Nick: Yeah!

Dipper scott and phoenix embers. How we feeling?

- Good. - Good, good.

Yeah? Very excited to see what you guys are gonna bring

here in the head-to-head round.

But I'm just also curious,

are you guys alter ego friends?

Like, do you guys hang out?

We are friends, actually.

We're actually kind of an odd couple friends, you know?

We're like the perfect odd friends.

She's very, uh, high-energy, very social,

and I'm obviously, you know, quiet,

and like the wallflower, you know?

She's like the ying to your yang.

- Something like that, yeah. - All right.

He gets sad sometimes, so I try to cheer him up.

- But not all the time. - Oh, it's okay.

Just sometimes. Just most of the time.

Just 92% of the time.

I'm really excited for your performance, dipper,

'cause you have this calm intenseness.

If I ever get to meet dipper, I'ma be crushed

because I really truly believe that dipper scott

is dipper scott.

And if I ever get a chance to meet phoenix

and your hair ain't doing that?

- I'm gonna be tripping. - He's going to be really upset.

Well, good luck to both of you. Dipper, you're up first.

And, phoenix, we'll see you in a little bit.

Jake: When I first stepped out on the stage as my alter ego,

I was definitely nervous, but it was kinda surreal.

This alter ego actually can do more than I can.

- Were your tattoos moving? - I believe so.

- Aah! - It's a lot of fun.

I kind of forgot about all my problems for a little bit.

( vocalizing )

dipper scott, we'll see you at the head-to-heads.

I'm singing "believer" by imagine dragons.

I have crohn's disease, and when dan reynolds wrote this song,

he actually was dealing with something similar to me,

like, with physical chronic illness.

I do want to stay in this competition.

There's $100,000 prize, and I would pay off

as many medical bills as possible.

And getting actual, like, mentorship from the judges

would be the biggest takeaway.

♪ first things first

♪ I'ma say all the words inside my head ♪

♪ I'm fired up and tired of the way that things have been ♪

♪ oh, the way that things have been ♪

♪ oh

♪ second thing second

♪ don't you tell me what you think that I can be ♪

♪ I'm the one with the sail

♪ I'm a master of the sea, oh-oh ♪

♪ the master of my sea, ooh-ooh ♪

( whooping )

♪ I was broken from a young age ♪

♪ taking my sulking to the masses ♪

♪ writing my poems for the few ♪

♪ that looked at me, took to me, shook to me, feeling me ♪

♪ singing from heartache, from the pain ♪

♪ taking my message from the veins ♪

♪ speaking my lesson from the brain ♪

♪ seeing the beauty through the ♪

♪ pain, made me a

♪ it made me a believer

♪ believer

♪ pain

♪ you break me down, you build me up, believer ♪

♪ believer

♪ pain, let the bullets fly, oh, let them rain ♪

♪ my life, my love, my drive, it came from ♪

♪ pain, made me a

♪ you made me a believer

♪ believer

yeah, man.

Crowd: Dipper! Dipper! Dipper!

You deserve it, dipper scott.

- Yeah. - Wow.

Thank you.

Before we keep going, let's show a lot of love

to the incredible musicians

backing up our alter egos tonight.

It's adam blackstone and the alter ego band.

Judges, it really all comes down to your decision.

Does dipper scott belong in the semi-finals?

Grimes, we're gonna start with you.

Uh, I'm not gonna lie. Dipper's my favorite.

Um...

It's grimes the poker player again.

Like, I don't know. Like, you just have it.

- You have star power. - Thank you.

Dipper, I just-- I mean, I can't understand why you're not a superstar already.

- Like... - ( cheering )

I guess I did it with dipper's help, you know?

He made it possible. Dipper made this possible, you know?

Because-- why would you have been afraid to step up without dipper?

Well, my confidence is lacking in some areas,

and dipper kind of fills in the gaps a little bit.

Maybe he'll help me get out there the way I want to be seen.

Yeah, I just think you're an incredible superstar.

Thank you.

I-I-I'm lost for words.

It's very rare that I can't find the word.

But if there was a word--

let me look for it. Hold on. Hold on.

The word is...

"hell, yeah."

nick: Two. Two words.

- Is that two words? - That's two words.

Not-- in my neighborhood, that's one word.

When we return, we'll see if dipper scott

will stay in the competition,

or will phoenix embers get the diamond

and go to the semi-finals?

She will perform next. Anything could happen.

This is "alter ego," after all.

More show after this.

I'm just a massive dipper fan.

Well, you don't have to apologize for that.

Welcome back to "alter ego."

dipper scott just absolutely owned

his head-to-head performance,

but will it be enough to move on to the semi-finals?

That all depends on what our next alter ego

can bring to the stage tonight.

So please give it up for phoenix embers.

Yeah!

Round one audition was better than I could have ever imagined.

♪ fire away

it was basically being reborn,

finding that person that was inside of me

that was just completely dormant, I guess you could say.

To get the response from the judges the way that I did,

it was overwhelming.

What also took me a little further

was the love I have for your story.

- Thank you. - I have three kids, too,

and they mean everything to me.

And I know your three girls are incredibly proud

- of their mama right now. - Thank you so much.

Thank you.

That is my greatest desire,

that my girls would look at this time and say,

"my mom did it, I can do it."

it's like the rising opportunity

for phoenix embers to just bring her absolute a game

because she knows she is definitely going against a lion.

♪ we clawed, we chained our hearts in vain ♪

♪ we jumped, never asking why ♪

♪ we kissed, I fell under your spell ♪

♪ a love no one could deny

♪ don't you ever say I just walked away ♪

♪ I will always want you

♪ I can't live a lie, running for my life ♪

♪ I will always want you

♪ I came in like a wrecking ball ♪

♪ I never hit so hard in love ♪

♪ all I wanted was to break your walls ♪

♪ all you ever did was wreck me ♪

♪ yeah

♪ I never meant to start a war ♪

♪ I just wanted you to let me in ♪

♪ and instead of using force

♪ I guess I should've let you win ♪

♪ I never meant to start a war ♪

♪ I just wanted you to let me in ♪

♪ I guess I should've let you win ♪

♪ don't you ever say I just walked away ♪

♪ I will always want you

oh, my gosh.

That performance was absolutely amazing.

How are you feeling right now?

Whoo, relieved to have gotten through it.

I'm so curious what to judges thought of that. Nick?

Your vocal came in like a wrecking ball.

I mean, that's-- it was--

wow, thank you.

We're trying to find this next generation superstar.

Which leads me to ask you, who are you as a performer?

I love to remind people

of the feeling of being alive.

Being able to draw that emotion

and that kind of awakening experience

is what really excites me.

Rocsi: Will.I.Am?

I believe in that performance right there.

That was, like, wow-wow sauce.

That was pretty freaking awesome.

And the crowd stood up.

You did that, so thank you so much.

Alanis?

"wrecking ball" is one of my top 20 favorite songs of all time.

So when you started singing, I thought,

"oh, please, please, please, please knock this out of the park."

- and you did. - Oh, my gosh.

We're looking for that charisma, je ne sais quoi.

I mean, there's a lot of things we're looking at.

It's a package deal, and you nailed it,

so triple thumbs up.

Oh, thank you.

Well, grimes?

Yeah, I thought that was excellent.

I like your vibe as a human-- or not a human. As a--

um, yeah, I was, like, really digging your personality from day one

and, like, your story and everything.

Wow. Thank you.

Incredible.

When we come back, it's up to the judges to decide

who will be moving on and who will be leaving the competition tonight.

Will it be phoenix embers or dipper scott?

But before the eliminated alter ego leaves,

they will reveal their true identities to the judges.

We'll be right back with more "alter ego" on fox after this.

Neither one of them could've done anything more.

- Definitely. - She came out like a rock star and...

- She's awesome. - These head-to-heads are tough, man.

Talent, get to your marks.

Going to rocsi in three, two, one.

Welcome back to "alter ego." what a night.

We're about to find out which alter ego

from this head-to-head match-up,

phoenix embers or dipper scott,

will be voted into the semi-finals alongside safara.

And which one will sadly head home,

revealing their true identity to the judges.

This is gonna be so, so, so tough.

But, judges, it's time for your votes.

Grimes, we're gonna start with you.

Based on their talent, image, personality,

who would you want to mentor?

Phoenix, I think you really came alive for me tonight as an artist.

- Wow, thank you. - But for me, ultimately,

I feel that dipper kind of has that thing.

Like, I don't even know why it's so good,

I just, like, want to see more.

I want to search you on youtube, I want to, like, be a fan.

And it's like, he's sort of the main artist

from the whole competition to me that has stood out in that regard,

and so I'm gonna have to save dipper.

Alanis, which one of these alter egos is the total package?

Phoenix embers, I love your voice,

and there's that moment when you're about to perform

and there's just this look in your alter ego eyes.

That was so fierce.

I think you in the public eye

would be a really beautiful thing.

Dipper, your voice is perfection,

and just your whole vibe, your whole energy

is really alluring and enticing.

However, I am actually going to ask phoenix embers to step on that diamond.

- Rocsi: Okay. Nick? - I could see both of you

as that next generation superstar

onstage in front of thousands of people,

selling t-shirts, on the sides of busses.

And, for me, what's intriguing about those mega-superstars

is that bit of mystery, right,

that sucks us in time after time.

And there's just something about dipper scott

that I just gotta know more about,

and so I'm voting for dipper to be on the diamond.

Two votes for dipper scott. One vote for phoenix embers.

Will, it is all on you.

Phoenix has the kind of voice

that I want to go in the studio with right away

'cause I know exactly how to work with that type of voice, producing.

Dipper, I don't mean this in a disrespect,

but most of my favorite artists are weird.

And every single one of them

are weird in their own little way.

They all have this unique thing.

And dipper scott

is one of those types of artists.

So I would see dipper scott on the diamond.

Rocsi: That is three votes for dipper scott.

You're on the diamond

and will be moving on to the semi-finals.

Congratulations, dipper scott.

Wow. We'll see you at the semi-finals.

I'm so sorry, phoenix embers.

This is where the competition ends for you,

but it would be an honor to hear you sing one last time for us

and meet the judges in person.

Are you up for that?

- I'll pull myself together. - Rocsi: Oh.

Everyone, here for one last time on the "alter ego" stage,

give it up for phoenix embers.

Yeah, phoenix!

- That was a tough one. - You could just see her crumbling, like...

- Yeah. - That's one of my least favorite moments

- in doing tv. - She's gone through a lot and is resilient.

So when that phoenix is rising,

it's rising from the ashes, so...

Crowd: Phoenix! Phoenix! Phoenix!

♪ please, baby, can't you see ♪

♪ my mind's a burning hell? ♪

♪ I got razors a-ripping and tearing and stripping ♪

♪ my heart apart as well

♪ tonight you told me that you ache for something new ♪

♪ that some other woman is looking like something ♪

♪ that might be good for you ♪

♪ go on and hold her till the screaming is gone ♪

♪ go on, believe her

♪ when she tells you nothing's wrong ♪

♪ but I'm the only one

♪ who'll walk across the fire for you ♪

♪ and I'm the only one

♪ who'll drown in my desire for you ♪

♪ it's only fear that makes you run ♪

♪ the demons that you're hiding from ♪

♪ when all your promises are gone ♪

♪ I'm the only

♪ one

yes! Yes!

Crowd: Phoenix! Phoenix!

It is my pleasure to introduce danielle,

aka phoenix embers, everybody.

How did phoenix embers help you?

It's crazy because I completely gave up singing a few years ago.

Just a lot of really negative voices began to win,

and I believed them, sadly.

So then when I was told about this show,

I thought, what a greater way to show my girls

to take that last chance to just go after your dreams.

Yeah, this was a huge turning point for me

with having phoenix as my alter ego to hide behind.

And, yeah, she definitely just unlocked a new side of myself.

You are so talented and you are so deserving.

And that feeling that she brought to you?

- Yeah? - Take that with you.

If you have a renewed sense of what music means to you...

- Yeah. - ...That's the best thing

- that could come out of this show. - Yeah.

That's what it's about. Take it with you.

- Yeah. - You are far too talented.

Danielle: Thank you.

Just speak to your having tabled music

while raising children,

I just feel like there's enough time

and there's enough love that you pick the timing

and the patterns and the rhythms and the seasons.

- Yeah. - I love what you've chosen

and what you've prioritized and what you value,

and I look forward to seeing what your next chapter looks like.

- Thank you. - One more time please

for danielle, aka phoenix embers.

Wow, this was an intense night of competition.

Congratulations to safara and dipper scott.

- We're coming in! - We'll see you in the semi-finals.

Next week, another four alter egos face off.

You're not going to want to miss it. Everybody, good night.

- You're awesome, danielle. - Thank you.