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Happy holidays, everyone.

It's "The Masked Singer" season finale!

It really is the most wonderful time of the year.

( music playing )

♪ It's the most wonderful time of year ♪

♪ Ding-dong, ding-dong

♪ With the kids jingle-belling

♪ And everyone telling you "Be of good cheer!" ♪

♪ It's the most wonderful time

- ♪ Of the year - ♪ Ding-dong, ding-dong

- Thank you, Daddy Claus! - ♪ It's the happ--

♪ Happiest season

- ♪ Of all - ♪ Ding-dong, ding-dong

♪ With those holiday greetings

♪ And gay happy meetings

♪ When friends come to call

♪ It's the happ-happiest season of all ♪

♪ Ding-dong, ding-dong

♪ There'll be parties for hosting ♪

- ♪ Marshmallows for toasting - Yeah!

♪ Caroling in the snow

♪ There'll be scary ghost stories ♪

♪ And tales of the glories

♪ Of Christmases long ago

♪ Yes, it's the most wonderful time of the year ♪

Yeah! Wow!

♪ There'll be much mistletoe-ing ♪

♪ And hearts will be glowing

♪ When loved ones are near

♪ Yes, it's the most wonderful time ♪

- ♪ It's the most wonderful time ♪ - Hey! Buffalos!

- ♪ The most wonderful time - ♪ We all know it's a magical

♪ Wonderful time

♪ Of the year

- Yeah! - You go, Nick!

Wow. Talk about a happy holiday.

Ladies and gentlemen, make some noise

for our season five winner, the Piglet himself, Nick Lachey!

- Whoo! - ( cheering )

Happy holidays, everybody!

Wow. All right, tonight we crown

our season 12 champion.

Yes!

- It's the Wasp... - Whoo! We love you, Wasp!

- ...versus the Buffalos. - Buffalo!

- Go, Buffalo! - Buffalo!

Tonight they will be performing two show-stopping numbers.

Then we'll vote, and I will announce our big season winner.

Only one can win the most coveted award in all of entertainment...

- Wow. - ...the Golden Mask trophy!

( vocalizing )

So, audience, are you ready?

Let's get the holiday festivity started.

We're kicking things off with our favorite quadruple threat, Wasp!

Let's hear what making the finale means

to the man who puts the sting into everything he does.

Wasp: Making it to the finale means more to me than I can explain.

- ♪ Please stay - Whoa!

♪ I want you, I need you, oh, God ♪

Quite simply and quite frankly, your best performance of the season.

- Congratulations. - Outstanding.

- Wow. - That was awesome.

This experience has felt like it's made for me,

like I'm finally getting the recognition I've been craving.

For a long time in this industry, I felt underrated.

I started building my empire at a young age.

I dominated the Billboard charts

and collaborated with the best in the business,

including a bunch of "Masked Singer" alums--

Lil Wayne, Vanessa Hudgens,

and of course, my ambassador Ne-Yo,

who I've been hitting up for advice this whole time.

- Ne-Yo! Ne-Yo! - But I still feel like the industry

hasn't known how vast my talent is.

I feel like I'm constantly being overlooked at times,

and like people still see me as that cute little kid with that song.

They don't know the depths of my talent.

Being here, I felt the opposite.

I felt appreciated, validated, celebrated,

and all anonymously, which is wild.

It somehow makes it feel more real.

That's something I will take with me after tonight.

As the Wasp, I've gotten to expose all I am,

my power, my vulnerability.

I'm giving you everything.

And the fact that y'all have noticed

makes me feel like I can soar.

You know, I feel my mom here with me tonight in spirit,

and she's giving me wings for these last two performances.

I hope she's proud.

And if I can take home that trophy,

let's just be real, it'd mean the world

to show her baby can be the winner tonight.

Now listen up as I drop the biggest clue of the season.

( beeping )

( unaltered voice ) I love you, Ma.

♪ Same bed but it feels just a little bit bigger now ♪

♪ Our song on the radio, but it don't sound the same ♪

♪ When our friends mention us

♪ All it does is just tear me down ♪

♪ 'Cause my heart breaks a little when I hear your name ♪

♪ It all just sounds like

( vocalizing )

♪ Mm, too young, too dumb to realize ♪

♪ That I should've brought you flowers ♪

♪ And held your hand

♪ Should've gave you all my hours ♪

♪ When I had the chance

♪ Take you to every party

♪ 'Cause all you wanted to do was dance ♪

♪ Now my baby's dancing

♪ But she's dancing with another man ♪

♪ Although it hurts

♪ I'll be the first to say

♪ That I was wrong

♪ Oh, I know it's probably much too late ♪

♪ To apologize for my mistakes

♪ But I just want you to know

♪ That I hope he buys you flowers ♪

♪ And holds your hand

♪ Give you all his hours

♪ When he has the chance

♪ Takes you to every party

♪ 'Cause all you wanted to do was dance ♪

♪ Do all the things I should have done ♪

♪ When I was your man

- ( whispering ) - Wow.

Wow.

Wow.

Unbelievable.

Nick: Wow. Incredible.

Y'all keep it going for Wasp.

Can I just say, truly, what a way to open the show.

You pulled on our heartstrings,

and I have no doubt with that performance

that your mom is so proud of you, Wasp.

Thank you. Thank you so much.

- And we are so proud of you! - Outstanding, outstanding.

Outstanding, indeed. Bringing so much emotion to the stage.

Now, panel, you've been all over the place...

- What's new? - ...with your Wasp guesses.

- What? - So why don't you take us on the journey

- of your Wasp guesses this season? - Yeah, Ken.

Yes, I will, Shirtless Santa. I will.

So, first there was a stage clue.

That made me think of a theater actor.

Someone like, oh, I don't know,

Daveed Diggs, who has an amazing voice.

Because there was a crab in the clue

and he played Crab in "Little Mermaid."

There's logic.

Now they talk about singing in one of the biggest shows

- in history, in the world. - Right.

Something like, I don't know,

the Super Bowl halftime show maybe?

Someone who's good friends with Robin Thicke maybe?

Someone like Usher.

- Moves and sound like Usher! - ( crowd cheering )

So we get one final performance,

and then I will bless you with my final answer.

- Okay, Ken. - Jenny: Thanks, Ken.

What a journey, right?

All right, Jenny?

You know, I'm a little bit all over the place.

But we had a planet Mars clue,

so how could I not think, duh, Bruno Mars.

Then there was an orange crab,

and I was like, crabs live in the ocean.

Could it be Frank Ocean?

- Rita: Right, yeah. - Right?

- Still good. Still good. - Very good.

And then my last, that I think I like the most.

Musical theater, he was in the movie "Cats."

Could this be the amazing Jason Derulo?

- Ken: Oh! - Rita: That's a good guess.

- ( crowd cheering ) - Audience likes that one.

- Jenny: Who knows? - Rita, what about you?

The first time I heard him, I was like, okay, cool, the big stages.

I was thinking Broadway, so that got me thinking Taye Diggs.

- Ken: Good guess. - And then I was like, the falsetto

and all the runs and then the ad-libs,

and there was a ladder clue, and I was like,

okay, ladder, sky, "Sky Walker," Miguel.

And so then I was like, okay, no.

Because then I heard the DNA clue

and then the ambassador's Ne-Yo.

And I watched "Rent: Live," which was the theater clue,

and I was thinking Mario.

- So, yes. - ( crowd cheering )

- Audience likes that one. Robin, what you got, man? - Robin: I completely agree.

I was on the Mario and Jason Derulo tip from the beginning.

And then we saw some clues that made us think

that it could be a Broadway star.

So I thought maybe is this Anthony Ramos

from "In The Heights," right?

- Same kind of talent, vocal... - Rita: That's a good guess.

...dancing ability.

So honestly, at this point, it could be any of these people,

but I'm really excited to see this last performance

because I think that's going to help me with my final guess.

All right, well, what a way to kick off the finale.

Y'all keep it going for Wasp.

Our panel has lots of guesses for Wasp,

but has the right one stung them yet?

We'll find out tonight.

Men in Black, let's help him out.

- Rita, we're happy you're back. - Rita: Oh, thank you.

And happy holidays, guys. Happy holidays, everyone.

Happy holidays. We love you!

♪ Who is that?

♪ Who is that behind the mask? ♪

Welcome back to "The Masked Singer" finale.

- Yes! - Buffalos have treated us

to some earth-shattering harmonies all season long.

Let's find out how they're feeling about making the finale.

Buffalo: Honestly, we're feeling kind of emotional making it here to the finale.

Yeah, it's been an opportunity to rediscover ourselves

and our bond in a really cool way.

- ♪ 'Cause it's bittersweet - Oh, man!

♪ Symphony last night

It's magnetic! I fancy a bunch of Buffalos.

I feel we had to adapt a lot in our career,

but adaptability has been the name of the game since jump.

We had to fight our way out of the hood.

We had to overcome the passing

of one of the most important people in our lives,

and we've even had to change our entire sound when we lost a member.

♪ No, no, no, I'll take you down the only... ♪

There's something beautiful and there is something heaven-sent.

This has been for our fans, for our kids,

for everyone who stuck with us,

And we see you Nick Lachey.

Thanks so much for vouching for us as our ambassador.

We hope we'll follow in your winning footsteps tonight.

We're those somebodies you used to know,

still know, and will always know,

maybe even for another three decades to come.

And being as somebody is leaving with that Golden Mask,

we're hoping it'll be us.

Now listen up as we give you the biggest clue.

( beeping )

( unaltered voices ) Let's!

- Go! - Buffalos!

♪ Now and then I think of when we were together ♪

♪ Like when you said you felt so happy you could die ♪

♪ Hey, yeah, yeah, yeah

♪ When you found that we would not make sense ♪

♪ Well, you said that we would still be friends ♪

♪ I'll admit that I was glad that it was over ♪

"Masked Singer," make some noise!

♪ But you didn't have to cut me off ♪

♪ Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing ♪

♪ And I don't even need your love ♪

♪ But you treat me like a stranger and that feels so rough ♪

♪ No, you didn't have to stoop so low ♪

- Oh, my God! - ♪ Have your friends collect your records ♪

♪ And then change your number

♪ I don't need that though

♪ Now you're just somebody that I used to know ♪

- Come on, come on! Everybody, come on! - Oh!

♪ And I don't wanna live that way ♪

♪ Reading into everything you say ♪

♪ You said that you could let it go ♪

- ♪ And you wouldn't catch me hung up on somebody ♪ - Let's go!

- ♪ That I used to know - ♪ But you didn't have to cut me off ♪

♪ Make out like it never happened and that we were nothing ♪

♪ And I don't even need your love, but you treat me ♪

- ( vocalizing ) ♪ Like a stranger and it feels so rough ♪

- Hey! - Oh, my God!

♪ You didn't have to stoop so low, yeah ♪

♪ Have your friends collect your records and then change your number ♪

♪ Guess I didn't need your love ♪

- ♪ Now you're just somebody that I used to know ♪ - Let's go! Let's go!

- Come on! - ♪ Somebody

- ♪ I used to know - ♪ Somebody

♪ That I used to know

- ♪ Somebody, yeah - ♪ I used to know

♪ Now you're just somebody that I used to know, oh, oh ♪

Buffalo, Buffalo, Buffalo, Buffalo!

Buffalo, Buffalo!

Everybody's chanting "Buffalo!"

Man. All the ladies in here right now are like, "Buff-hello," you know?

Rita: Buff-hello!

The notes that were being hit--

- that ain't an easy song to sing by the way. - Jenny: No.

- Robin: No, those-- - Rita: That was like--

- That range was world class. - Wow.

I mean, those notes you were hitting? World class.

Well, that was truly amazing.

- Now, panel, you guys have been all over the map... - Yes.

...when it comes to your Buffalo guesses.

Take us through your journeys this season.

All right, I'll kick it off.

You know, from the moment you entered the stage,

I had a little, "Ooh! That sounds like Boyz II Men."

But I wasn't sure because you guys were playing around a little bit,

so I thought maybe this could be B2K.

And then Donnie was a clue, my husband.

And the tour that I met Donnie on

was the Package Tour, and that was with Boyz II Men.

- Oh! - To top it all off, I was like, okay.

You know who else was part of that Package Tour, y'all?

Nick Lachey, 98 Degrees.

Nick: All right, who's next?

The Buffalos were very confusing at the beginning,

and, you know, they were kind of hiding their voices.

- So I started off with Jonas Brothers. - Ooh!

I said-- because Nick Lachey was the ambassador,

I even said, "The rest of 98 Degrees."

- And then I also went to Big Time Rush... - Yeah.

...because they have some incredible vocalists in that group.

But I'm going to save my final guess

because you guys have really chapped my hide.

All right. We're gonna get you some ointment.

Nick: Dr. Ken Jeong, take us on a journey.

All right, so the poison jar and Motown clue

led me to Bel, Biv, and DeVoe, natch.

Now, the cowboy clues led me to,

ghetto cowboy themselves,

- Bone Thugs-n-Harmony. - Why would you repeat that?

And, yes, that is their given legal names.

Hear me out.

But now we're talking about the Babyface connection

for Tony, Toni, and, oh, I don't know, Toné.

- Rita: Oh, my God. - Because Babyface wrote and performed with them.

- Rita: Okay. - Okay.

Nick: What a journey. Rita, what you got?

Okay, so bear with me, gang, because I went everywhere.

I went from Earth, Wind, and Fire.

- ( crowd groaning ) - I know!

And then I heard about Vegas,

and they were saying that they're "rich" rich.

And I was like, "Okay, cool."

And then I went Black Eyed Peas, but minus Fergie.

Maybe she couldn't make it. I don't know.

- She was stuck in traffic, guys. - She was stuck in traffic.

And then I was thinking, okay, is it somebody like Blackstreet?

But, you know, I'm going to have to see them one last time,

but I am leaning towards Jennyville.

- So thank you very much. - That was beautiful.

Leaning towards Jennyville.

Christmas definitely came early

with that Buffalos performance, right?

Keep it going for them. Amazing job.

We've heard just about every possible name

for the Buffalos this season,

but are any of them correct?

We'll find out tonight.

♪ Who is that?

♪ Who is that behind the mask? ♪

Welcome back to "The Masked Singer" season finale.

♪ Who is that?

Now here with his last and most important performance,

- ladies and gentlemen, it's the Wasp. - Yeah!

♪ From the moment I saw you, I went outta my mind ♪

♪ Though I never believed in love at first sight ♪

♪ But you got a magic, girl, that I just can't explain ♪

♪ But you got a, you got a way that you're making me feel I can do ♪

♪ I can do anything for you, baby ♪

♪ I'll be down for you, baby

♪ Lay all my cards out tonight

- Whoo! - ♪ Just call on me, baby

♪ I'll be there in a hurry

♪ It's your move, so, baby

♪ Baby, decide

- ♪ Whatever you want from me ♪ - ♪ Whatever

- ♪ I'm giving you everything ♪ - Whoo!

♪ I'm your baby tonight

- ♪ You've given me ecstasy - ♪ You are my fantasy

- ♪ Fantasy, I'm your - ♪ Baby tonight

♪ Yeah, yeah, whoo!

♪ Whatever I do, girl

♪ It's all about you, baby

♪ And ain't it the truth, girl

♪ I'm helplessly in love with you ♪

♪ What else can I do, girl

♪ But be there for you, baby

♪ You got a, you got a way that you're making me ♪

♪ Feel I can do, I can do anything, yeah ♪

- Come on! - Whoo!

♪ Come on, babe

♪ Whatever you want, babe

- ♪ Whatever you want from me ♪ - Whoo!

♪ I'm giving you everything

♪ I'm your baby, I'm your baby ♪

- ♪ You've given me ecstasy - ♪ Ecstasy

- ♪ You are my fantasy - ♪ Fantasy

- ♪ I'm your - ♪ I'm your baby tonight

♪ I'm your baby

- ♪ Whatever you want from me ♪ - ♪ Want from me

- ♪ I'm giving you everything ♪ - Whoo!

♪ I'm your baby tonight

- ♪ Said I'll be your baby - ♪ You've given me ecstasy

- ♪ Baby, come on - ♪ You are my fantasy

♪ Said I'm your baby tonight

- ♪ Said I'm your baby - ♪ I'm your baby

Oh!

I love you, "Masked Singer."

- That was awesome! - Oh, my God!

- Oh, my God. I want more! - That was insane!

- I need more. - Wow.

Ladies and gentlemen, keep it going for the Wasp.

- Come on! - I don't want it to stop.

Bringing the party! Jenny, talk to the Wasp.

Yeah, can I just say he started the series

with "Rock Your Body," Justin Timberlake,

getting us on our feet singing fan favorites.

But then also all the way to Aretha Franklin

pulling on our heartstrings.

So soulful, so touching,

and only really a true master can do that.

And you are it, and I cannot wait to figure out who you are.

- Yes. - Because I know you are a legend, my friend.

Up here singing Whitney Houston!

- Jenny: Yes! - Wasp: Thank you so much.

Thank you. That was a tough one. That was a tough song.

- Well, you killed it. - Thank you.

All right, Wasp, we learned tonight

you've been at this since you were a kid.

Seeing how far you've come, what would you say to young Wasp?

Wow. You know, your wings are like your intuition.

Trust them. Trust your intuition. Believe in yourself.

When you feel like you don't have the answers, trust your intuition.

- They are your wings. - Rita: That's right.

- There is is. - Beautiful. Well said.

Yo, it's easy to be merry with him, right?

Incredible work. Y'all, keep it going for the Wasp.

( music playing )

We love you, Wasp!

( music continues )

It's the holidays, it's Christmas,

and I'm so blessed to have my mom here tonight.

- Yay! - We love you, Mommy! "Glory Lorrie!"

- Wait, who else is sitting behind her? - That's my husband.

- Taika is in the audience tonight! - Ken: Who is that?

Find my son. He's walking around here somewhere.

Rita: ...say hi to Taika, wherever Evan is.

- There he is! Hey! - Evan, stand up for a photo.

Stand up for a photo, you guys.

♪ Who is that behind the mask? ♪

- Robin: Oh. - Rita: This is what it's all about.

- Our family. We love them! - Ken: Yes!

Aww, happy holidays everybody. Happy holidays.

♪ Who is that?

♪ Who is that behind the mask? ♪

Happy holidays!

It's "The Masked Singer" season finale.

Lots of you at home are pulling for our favorite power trio.

Here with their final performance of the season,

make some noise for Buffalos!

♪ You must think that I'm stupid ♪

♪ And you must think that I'm a fool ♪

Ooh!

♪ You must think that I'm new to this ♪

♪ But I have seen this all before ♪

♪ I'm never gonna let you close to me ♪

♪ Even though you mean the most to me ♪

♪ 'Cause every time I open up, it hurts ♪

♪ Never gonna get too close to you ♪

♪ Even if it means the most to you ♪

♪ 'Cause then you go and leave me in the dirt ♪

♪ But every time you hurt me, the less that I cry ♪

♪ And every time you leave me, the quicker the tears dry ♪

♪ And every time you walk out, the less I love you ♪

♪ Baby, we don't stand a chance, it's sad but it's true ♪

♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes ♪

♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes

♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes ♪

♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes

♪ No way that you'll see me cry ♪

♪ No way that you'll see me cry ♪

♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes

- ♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes ♪ - "Masked Singer!"

Everybody put your hands in the sky like this! Come on!

♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes

- ( vocalizing ) - ♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes ♪

♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes ♪

- ♪ No way that you'll see me cry ♪ - ( vocalizing )

- ♪ Hey, listen - ♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes ♪

♪ 'Cause every time you hurt me ♪

- ♪ The less that I cry - ♪ The less that I cry

♪ And every time you leave me, the quicker the tears dry ♪

♪ And every time you walk out, the less I love you ♪

♪ Baby, we don't stand a chance, it's sad but it's true ♪

( music stops )

♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes

♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes ♪

♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes

♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes ♪

♪ No way that you'll see me cry ♪

♪ No way that you'll see me cry ♪

♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes

- ♪ I'm way too good at goodbyes ♪ - ( vocalizing )

- Thank you so much. - Oh, my God!

Ken! Oh, my God!

Oh, my God.

Amazing!

The Buffalos blessing us with the a capella harmonies!

Oh, my God. What did we just witness?

( crowd chanting ) Buffalos! Buffalos!

True gifts on this holiday season.

- Wow. - Robin, man, come on.

- You're cheesing from ear to ear right now. - Yeah, that was, wow.

Those harmonies, they make you feel

like you're walking through the gates of heaven.

It is just magical. They can't be created without the three of you together.

- Yeah. - And that's what we've been hearing from your journey

and your story, is that none of this would be possible

if you guys hadn't been together and stuck together.

And what a beautiful thing for us to celebrate here on the holiday.

Legendary harmonies, indeed.

Now, Buffalos, you three are clearly legends in the industry.

How freeing was it to be Buffalos?

You know what? It's so freeing.

- ( laughs ) I'm crying right now. - Aww.

- ( laughing, sniffling ) - Robin: Aww.

And I don't even know why!

This has made me feel

that with these guys...

( voice breaking ) ...we can do anything.

Yes, sir. Yes, sir.

You even got Ken Jeong all choked up.

Everybody's crying in here tonight.

But that's what it's all about. It's the holiday spirit.

Buffalos, you did it once again.

- You rocked this place! - We love you, Buffalos!

- Coming through as always. - We love you so much!

Will it be enough to take the whole thing?

We'll see you in a bit for the last vote of the season.

So beautiful.

Okay.

Studio audience and panel...

- ( groans ) - ...the time has come.

Vote now for your favorite.

Okay, this is it. Oh, my goodness.

The singer with the most votes will be crowned the champion.

- This is real. - I don't like it.

We'll have the results and the final two unmaskings

of the whole season right after the break.

♪ Who is that?

( dramatic music playing )

- Season's greetings. - Whoo!

- Oh! - Buffalos and Wasp

have proven their worth week after week.

Moment of truth. Moment of truth.

But only one can win the Golden Mask trophy.

- It's happening. It's happening. - The votes are in,

and it was very, very, very close.

Oh, gosh.

The season 12 winner

of "The Masked Singer" is...

( music continues )

Rita: Oh, my gosh!

( music continues )

Oh, my God. It's gonna happen right now. I'm sweating!

- The Buffalos! - Whoa!

- ♪ Still the one I run to - Oh, my God!

- Yes! - ♪ The one that I belong to

- Aww. - Making history

as the first group ever

to win "The Masked Singer."

Love you, bro. Love you.

Nick: Congratulations! The trophy is yours.

They're so happy.

Probably the most legendary episode ever!

♪ Still the one that I love

♪ The only when I dream of

Thank you so much. Whoo!

Nick: Wow. Congratulations and well deserved.

- Whoo! - Men in Black will escort you to our winner's circle.

And while we're cheering,

let's keep it going for the sensational, amazing Wasp!

Whoo!

Wasp you have been an unstoppable competitor,

but, panel, you know what time it is.

- Rita: Yeah. - It's time for your final guesses.

Okay, so, so many clues lead to this guy, okay?

Theater. Ne-Yo writing a song for him.

I think this is amazing, can do it all, Jason Derulo!

- That's a great guess. - Both: Great guess.

Every clue goes to my guess.

Theater clues, he was in "Chicago" on Broadway.

Ne-Yo is his ambassador, Robin is his friend,

and they are all frequent collaborators.

Wasp spelled backwards is Usher.

No, it's not.

- Jenny: Ken, Ken. - Ken, Ken.

Rita: That math is not mathing.

But let me tell you what is mathing.

He's a pop star. His album is called "DNA."

I know that voice. I love that voice.

That is Mario.

- Nick: Okay. - Robin: I agree.

The thing that gave it away to me the most was when he said

we partied together in Nashville.

- Yeah. - And the ambassador was Ne-Yo.

We were actually on a tour together.

It was Ne-Yo, Mario, and myself together.

- Yes. - So I know his voice,

and I think it's Mario also.

Indeed. Panel, we heard your final guesses.

Let's see if any of you are correct.

Wasp, my brother, we need to know, who are you?

Audience, say it with me.

All: Take it off! Take it off!

Take it off! Take it off!

- ♪ Who are you? - ( chanting continues )

- Please! - ♪ I really wanna know

- ♪ Oh, I really wanna know - Aah! Who is it?

♪ Come on, tell me, who are you, you, you? ♪

- ♪ Are you? - Grammy nominated,

- multi-platinum... - Oh, my God!

...singer, songwriter, artist, and R&B legend,

- my brother Mario! - What's up?

- Jenny: Oh, my God. - Yeah.

- Yes! Oh, yeah! - Nick: Wow!

- Whoo! - Literally one of the best

- voices in the game came here and blessed us. - Wow.

- It is finally great to see you. - Wow.

- How's it feel, man? - Man, it smells like victory still.

- Yes. - Yes! Absolutely.

- Love this dude right here. - Hi.

So, I mean, why "The Masked Singer," man?

You probably supposed to be out on your own tour somewhere,

but you're here with us for the holidays.

For the holidays. I have a wild imagination.

I've always been into, you know,

just sitcoms and cartoons since I was a kid.

I just think that as we get older

- sometimes we lose that secret of imagination. - Yeah.

So this gave me a chance to really tap back into that kid

that didn't get a chance to be a kid.

You know, I started at 15 years old in the industry,

and before that it was just going from home to home.

I got adopted when I was 13, so this just tapped me back into that child me again.

- You know? So thank you. Thank you. Appreciate that. - And you rocked it.

But, you know, as soon as I heard you sing,

I know I haven't had the chance to meet you yet,

- but I'm a huge fan of yours. - Yeah. Likewise.

I knew it was you as soon as you opened your mouth.

I was like, there is only one person that can sing like that,

- and that is Mario. - Appreciate you, Rita.

Your talent is next level, brother.

Appreciate you, Robin.

I have to say, this has been an incredible experience with everybody,

and I think I know who y'all are.

- I think I know who y'all are. - Ah!

But y'all are amazing. Shout-out to the Buffalos man.

Shout-out to the Buffalos, indeed.

I'm just happy to be here to share that energy with y'all.

- Thank you. Yes. - Nick: Glad you came.

- We love you, Mario! - Happy to have you.

- Yes. - It has been such an honor and pleasure

to have you here with us.

Let's give it up one last time...

- Whoo! - ...for the artist formerly known as the Wasp.

- Let's go! - Give it up for Mario!

- Yeah! - Whoo!

♪ You should let me love you

♪ Let me be the one to

♪ Give you everything you want and need ♪

♪ Baby, good love and protection ♪

♪ Make me your selection

♪ Show you the way love's supposed to be ♪

♪ Baby you should let me love

( vocalizing )

- ♪ You - ♪ You want and need

♪ Baby, you should let me love ♪

( vocalizing )

- ♪ You - ♪ To be

♪ Said, baby, you should let me love you ♪

- The legendary Mario! - Thank you so much, "Masked Singer."

- Thank you, world. - ♪ Who is that?

♪ Who is that behind the mask? ♪

Welcome back to a holly jolly "Masked Singer" finale.

Whoo!

Buffalos are headed home on Rudolph's sleigh

with this Golden Mask trophy.

But before we find out Buffalos' true identity,

let's take one last guess at it. Panel?

- Yes. - You know what time it is.

Who do you think is underneath the Buffalo mask?

You know what? I have been feeling this group since the beginning.

I saw the Liberty Bell. They're from Philly.

The Motown clue, part of Motown Records.

Then the big clue was Donnie. So I know them.

I've been with them. I partied with them.

- I'm a fan of theirs. - Rita: Yes.

But I also wanna include my fellow panelists

because I feel like--

I feel like I've kind of helped them get there.

- Okay, okay. Is this a holiday-- - Definitely helped me.

She helped me get there, and you know I'm so smart, I don't need no help.

- Rita: I don't know about that. - But everything Jenny said, I was picking up on the clues.

- You know what really sewed it up? - Go, go, go. The a capella.

When they did the a capella finally, right?

- Yeah, yeah, yeah. The a capella. - Everybody heard it, right?

- Yeah. - When they went a capella.

And that's the thing, they played the game so well.

- They waited till the finale... - Yes.

- To do what they do. - ...to do what they're most famous for.

- To do what they do! - So on the count of three,

- let's say it together as a team. - Ow!

And this is a gift to all of us this Christmas,

having you here on "The Masked Singer."

Three, two, one.

Boyz II Men!

( cheers and applause )

- Everyone in here believes it. - Come on.

Because they're so amazing, they're so legendary.

Buffalos, we need to know, who are you?

- I'm ready! We're ready! - Audience, you know the drill.

- Say it with me. Take it off! - All: Take it off!

- Jenny and Rita: Boyz II Men! Boyz-- - ( chanting continues )

- ♪ Who are you? - Boyz II Men! Boyz II Men!

- Oh, my God! Please be you! - Rita: Oh, my gosh.

♪ I really wanna know

♪ Come on, tell me, who are you, you, you? ♪

- Oh, my God! - ♪ Are you?

Grammy Award winning multi-platinum artists!

( screaming )

- Legendary singing group! - Yeah!

I knew it!

Nate, Wanyá, and Shawn!

- Boyz II Men! - ( cheering )

- We've waited so long. - I knew! I got you!

I knew you knew! I knew you knew!

- Nick: The legends are in the building. - Oh, my God.

- I knew it! I knew it! - Nick: What a journey!

- All: Boyz II Men! Boyz II Men! - Wow.

- ( chanting continues ) - Epic. Iconic.

- All the words. - ( cheering )

- Oh, my God! - Boyz II Buffalos.

To have you on our show, we are honored.

- Honored! - What made you say now is the time

we're gonna go do "The Masked Singer"?

We got excited, man, because when you're an artist for 30 some odd years,

people tend to try to put you in a hole

of what you can do and what you can't do.

So we actually huddled up as we always do, and said,

"Listen, we gonna start these songs

and slide this way and push 'em that way."

Try songs that they never heard us sing before.

Switch parts around, have people doing stuff they don't do.

And then when the competition got stiff,

- we just had to turn the screws. - Turn it up.

Oh, my God, and you had some stiff competition.

Hey, look. Especially when we heard that.

- Oh, yeah. - Absolutely.

- Right? - One time for Mario, man.

- Oh, yeah. - Ken: Shout-out to Mario.

- Hell, yeah. - The Wasp got some bite.

- Yeah. - Bruh, you have no idea.

Thank you. Thank you.

I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for you.

I'm just going to personally say

that this is a moment I will never forget

in my whole life of entertainment.

- Thank you. - Oh, wow.

Both: Thank you.

Thank you.

As winners of "The Masked Singer,"

any last words to everyone here?

Everyone watching at home, friends, family, loved ones?

Well, we wanna say that we truly, truly appreciate each and every one of you

for allowing us to show our personalities.

- It was great. It was great to see that side. - It was funny.

We love to have fun, and you guys allowed us the opportunity,

- the platform to have fun. - Right.

We're so grateful to see this man smile. He never smiles.

- You know what I'm saying? You know? - Right, right.

- Yeah. - So just to everyone here

that shouted "Buffalos,"

to everybody out there in the world,

the whole world watching this,

this is the blessing that-- you guys-- God gave us.

- Yes, sir. Yes, sir. - You. To be who we are.

- So thank you so very much. - Well said.

- Jenny, you're my sister. - We love you.

My sister from another mister.

Oh, my-- I love you. Thank you so much.

- Thank you so much. - Thank you, guys, indeed.

- Well, ladies and gentlemen... - Yeah, Boyz II Men!

...it's been an honor to have them here with us all season long.

And right now here to give us some festive cheer,

the artists formerly known as Buffalos,

- our season 12 winners! - Here we go now.

- The legendary Boyz II Men! - ♪ Boyz II Men

Turn that up. Turn that all the way up! Let's celebrate.

- Yeah! - Let's celebrate! One time!

Hey, yo! Everybody sing along! It goes...

- ♪ Motownphilly back again - Hey!

♪ Doing a little East Coast swing ♪

- ♪ Boyz II Men going off - ♪ Yeah

- Hey, hey! - ♪ Not too hard, not too soft

Yes, sir! ♪ Back in school

♪ We used to dream about this every day ♪

♪ Could it really happen or do dreams just fade away? ♪

♪ Then we started singing, and they said it sounds smooth ♪

- ♪ Hey! - ♪ And we started the group and here we are ♪

♪ Kicking it just for you, oh, oh ♪

♪ Motownphilly back again

♪ Yeah!

♪ Doing a little East Coast swing ♪

♪ Boyz II Men going off

Yo, Nick! Yo, Nick! Yo, Nick!

- ♪ Not too hard, not too soft - Let's break it down for 'em one time.

Yo, check it out now!

( vocalizing )

( vocalizing )

( vocalizing )

( vocalizing )

♪ Ya, ya, ya

- ♪ Motownphilly back again - I love you guys!

- ( screaming ) - ♪ Doing a little East Coast swing ♪

- ♪ Boyz II Men going off - Going off!

- ♪ Not too hard, not too soft - Okay, everybody!

One, two, three! Can I get an "Oh, yeah!"

- ♪ Boyz II Men - Say, "Oh, yeah!

- All: Oh, yeah! - Say, "Oh, yeah!"

- ♪ Boyz II Men - Now scream!

- Yeah! - ♪ Boyz II Men, ABC, BBD

- God bless you all. Thank you. - Thank you, "Masked Singer!"

Nick: Boyz II Men! Season finale!

- Ken: Love you! - Happy holidays, everyone!

Rita: Crazy.

Amazing!