(Spoiler) Says Fans Knew He Was Masquerading As Singer’s Wasp Since ‘The First Show’

The singer with the masksThe wasp of – has now been revealed as Mario – Tried to fool the fans throughout the season, but they clocked him right away.

“A lot of them knew who I was at the first show,” the 38-year-old singer told exclusively Us Weekly For the Wednesday, December 18, season finale that will air on Fox. “I had family members, friends, other artists, some of my peers hit me up like, ‘Yo, that’s you The singer with the masks? Because I know your voice, you can’t hide it that well.'”

The “Let Me Love You” hitmaker tried to throw viewers off his feet by choosing songs outside his comfort zone – Demi Lovatoof “Skyscraper” and Benson Booneof “beautiful things”, For example – but he couldn’t hide his signature car.

“A lot of people came up to me and insisted that they knew it was me, and I just had to keep denying, denying, denying,” Mario said. “Even in interviews, even on social media with fans and comments, I’m like, ‘Guys, I don’t know who this wasp is! Let me go check this guy out, because he really sounds like me. I’m just trying to throw people off, but it’s not slave”.

It didn’t help that he was in the middle promoting his new album, glad you camewhich dropped on Friday, December 13th. It’s hard to hide when you’re smack dab in the middle of a promotional cycle, but Mario said appearing on the show felt like a “full circle” moment for him.

“For me, it’s a win-win, because I like authenticity,” the empire Alum explained. “I really wanted to connect with people and remind people who I am as a person and as a talent, and I think that’s what this show does for you.”

As part of this essay, Mario asked for some input on his Wasp costume, which he wanted to reflect some of the ups and downs he’s been through in real life.

“We were able to talk about, ‘OK, I want the wasp to have some broken wings. I want its wings to have some holes,'” he said us. “I wanted it to look like he’s been through something, but he’s moving forward and he’s still standing up for what he loves and what he believes in. I definitely connected with that. I mean, I’ve been on the move, on the move, since I was 14 years old in the industry, so the fact that the Wasp is always moving and in motion, I can identify with that.”

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Mario won’t get much of a break next year either when he hits the road Mary J. Bligeof for my fans tour with a friend Ne-Yo (Who won The singer with the masks Season 10 and served as the masked ambassador of Wasp). Starting in April, he will set out on his own glad you came Tour around Europe.

“The fact that this record was called glad you came It’s really like the title of everything in my life right now, from being on TV and being an audience to putting out this album that represents the growth and confidence and creativity that I’ve been cultivating in the last few years to get to where I am now,” he explained. “It’s a feeling, it’s a vibe, it’s an intention. So I think it’s all about how I want people to remember me, how I want people to hear the music and experience it. And I guess at the end of the day, the intention behind all of this is to create things that are eternal.”