When The Lambs were unmasked after being crowned the runner-ups for season eight of The Masked Singer, it was revealed that they were Wilson Phillips all along.
Fans of the The Masked Singer franchise watch the show for many reasons, including the notion of solving the mystery of who is behind the masks on the show.
The Lambs were one of the most popular acts on the eighth season of The Masked singers and were finally unmasked to reveal real-life girl group, Wilson Phillips, in the final episode of the season.
Why do people still watch The Masked Singer?
While The Masked Singer franchise started in South Korea, the American version premiered on 2 January 2019, and it has quickly built up a large audience.
However, even with the compelling “who is behind the mask?” element of the show, many people still wonder why The Masked Singer has become so popular.
Experts in the entertainment field have weighed in with their opinions about why viewers continually tune in to watch the show, and the reasons for this range from the spectacle of the surreal costumes and performances to the escapism that the show offers and just the simplicity of its format.
Who were The Lambs on The Masked Singer?
There may be an array of reasons why people watch The Masked Singer, but from the discourse on social media, it is evident that one of the main reasons is that people want to see whether they are right about who is behind the mask of their favourite acts.
The eighth season of The Masked Singer officially premiered on 21 September 2022, but The Lambs were only introduced in the fifth episode of the season on “Muppets Night”, which aired on 26 October 2022.
After their introduction, The Lambs quickly became one of the most popular acts on the show and had everyone guessing who this group could possibly be.
Throughout their run on the show, The Lambs wowed the audience and judges with their signature harmonies, and this is likely what helped their act to get all the way to the final episode of the season, which aired on 30 November 2022.
In this finale episode, The Lambs were the first act to go home, and they were unmasked to reveal that they were the American pop group, Wilson Phillips, all along.
Wilson Phillips, which is made up of singers, Carnie Wilson, Wendy Wilson, and Chynna Phillips, was particularly successful in the early 1990s.
The group is best known for their hit songs “Hold On,” “Release Me,” and “You’re in Love,” which climbed high on the Billboard charts, and which feature the same tight harmonies as their performances on The Masked Singer.
How did The Lambs perform on The Masked Singer?
The Lambs faired quite well in the eighth season of The Masked Singer and made it all the way to the first all-female finale in the show’s history.
Before The Lambs were crowned as the runner-ups of the season, they won two episodes and were safe for another. Overall, The Lambs’ performance on the show can be summarised as follows:
| Week | Song | Overall result |
| 5 | “Hot n Cold” by Katy Perry | Win |
| 6 | “Ironic” by Alanis Morissette | Win |
| 8 | “Need You Now” by Lady Antebellum | Safe |
| 9 | “I’m Every Woman” by Chaka Khan and “I Want to Know What Love Is” by Foreigner | Runner-up |
After The Lambs were unmasked in the final episode of the season, they performed Wilson Phillips’ hit song “Hold On” as their final performance on the show.
Did any of the judges guess The Lambs’ true identity before they were unmasked?
Most of the judges were convinced that The Lambs’ harmonies were so good that they had to be a real-life girl group that is used to performing together.
This led to guesses such as The Chicks from judge Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg in the finale episode and even the Kardashian sisters from notorious jokester, judge Ken Jeong.
However, in the end, two of the four judges guessed The Lambs’ real identity correctly, namely, judges Nicole Scherzinger and Robin Thicke, who were both convinced that the group was actually Wilson Phillips.
What is next for Wilson Phillips?
Wilson Phillips recently released their first new song in a decade. This new song is a cover of “Boyfriends” by Harry Styles, which the band only decided to release after Carnie’s daughter, and later, their manager, suggested that they do it.
However, even though the band has not made any official announcement about whether they will be releasing any more new music, they seem to be open to the idea and are known for doing impromptu reunion performances, anyway.