The Masked Singer: Astronaut revealed as country star Hunter Hayes
30 April 2020, 14:44 | Updated: 23 December 2020, 11:07
Country singer Hunter Hayes was revealed to be the Astronaut on the latest episode of The Masked Singer USA.
The 28-year-old five-time Grammy award winner joked that being in disguise at the Astronaut was “out of this world”.
After taking off his mask, Hunter smiled: “It’s been an unbelievable experience.
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“This time in my life is a great chance for me to hit a reset button, and to try a bunch of things that I was scared of… and this show is full of those.
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“I’ve never danced properly before, I've never worked on choreography.
“Trying new songs, trying new things with my voice? It's just been incredible.”
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Nicole Scherzinger, 41, had guessed correctly that it was Hunter after a clue made the judge realise they had performed at the same concert.
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She told Hunter: “For me, you’ve been my personal favourite on the show so far because week after week you wear your heart on your sleeve.
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“You have this beautiful spirit and energy behind you and I’m so excited for the world to see this new restart for you.”
Nicole told her fellow judges: "I remembered because I loved him, and I loved his voice."
