Rachel Platten Unmasked as Pangolin in Masked Singer Semis
In the semifinals of "The Masked Singer" Season 14, singer-songwriter Rachel Platten was unmasked as Pangolin and eliminated from the Fox competition, leaving Cat Witch, Crane, Galaxy Girl and Pugcasso to compete in the finale on April 1.
The episode, which aired on March 25, featured the final five contestants vying for spots in the season's climax. Pangolin delivered a performance of "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette but received the fewest votes from the studio audience, ending her run one week short of the championship. Platten, 44, entered as a Wild Card during Red, White Clue Night with a rendition of Alanis Morissette's "Ironic." She advanced through subsequent rounds, including "Mama, I'm Coming Home" by Ozzy Osbourne on Ozzfest Night and Irene Cara's "What a Feeling" on Care Bears Night, where she triumphed in a battle against High Voltage by performing "I'm So Excited" by The Pointer Sisters.
Following her unmasking, Platten reflected on her journey, drawing inspiration from her late grandmother. "For thirteen years, I toured across the country and sold CDs out of my suitcase, and all those years, I would just have to prove who I was," she told the audience. "No one...