'The Masked Singer' Season 9: Mustang is country singer Sara Evans, here are the clues
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Each episode of ‘The Masked Singer’ will bring the vibe of a finale! So, better fasten your seat belt. FOX’s reality singing competition show brought three masked singers, Mustang, Gnome, and Medusa, in the ‘Opening Night.’ Mustang donned the stage wearing the black horse-face mask.
Mustang’s outlandish costume glittered in black, loaded with chains and red belts. Moreover, the celebrity singer had a burning heart attached to the costume. Mustang was the one to start the premiere night episode with her beautiful voice, singing ‘Here I Go Again’ by Whitesnake. In the first round, Mustang and Medusa were disclosed to be safe, while, Gnome was ruled out being unmasked as Dick Van Dyke. Mustang and Medusa went ahead for the Battle Royale round singing ‘Diamonds’ by Rihanna. Unfortunately, Mustang was eliminated and unmasked as Sara Evans after the Battle Royale round.
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Clues for Mustang
Black has never been such a glamorous attire before. As Mustang entered the stage putting on the sparkling attire, the panelists claimed her personality to be "sexy." Just after being introduced, Mustang rolled all over the stage weaving towards the audience, therefore, hinting at having familiarity with the stage performances. Seeing this Nicole said, "Might be a dancer, nice little body." Mustang revealed a lot about herself in the clue package. She started by saying, "From the outside, it might look shiny" but the same is not true. She has had big gigs and even collaborated with Elvis. But that does not mean her life was all full of gold. Mustang said, "I have had a fair share of pain." Another clue revealed that the celebrity singer underneath it "died more times than counted." Indeed, hinting that the singer might have been involved in a deadly accident or scenario. Every time she escaped death, she came out to be stronger in person.
Before Mustang started singing, she said, "Tonight I’m raining in all my horsepower to reign." She then joked, "After facing death how scary can singing be." As Mustang sang, the crowd, cheered as they waved their hands cuffed with red and blue lights. The swag bag clue for Mustang had a book in it saying, "Most beautiful people." As soon as this clue was revealed, Mustang claimed, "I believe beauty comes from inside." This made panelists guess that the masked singer is hinting to look not only at the outside beauty.
The death clue linked to Sara Evans as she claimed to have faced death several times because of her PTSD and anxiety. People reported that the star met with an accident in 1979. She said, "My mom told me that when the car struck me, I landed 80 feet off the road." When people found her she was curled up in a ball. "They all thought I was dead," said Sara. Ever since then, she faced anxiety, PTSD, and claustrophobia. Giving off the country singer vibe connected the star with her career. She is a famed country singer who has traveled a lot and done a lot of stage performances. Moreover, the book clue connected Sara with a lot of books she wrote including 'You'll Always Be My Baby.'
It seems Ken's guess of Mustang being Pink and Robin Thicke's guess of her being Susan Somers was wrong. Mustang was unmasked to be a country singer and mother of three Sara Evans. After Mustang's elimination, Medusa was declared the winner of the episode.
Fans were 100% certain Mustang was Sara Evans
As soon as FOX dropped the clip of Mustang's costume, fans started speculating who could be underneath it. Seeing the vibrant costume of the masked singer, many are certain that she is a country singer. Her voice was a major clue, with everyone pointing toward Sara Evans as the most obvious candidate. Sara is a country music singer as well as a songwriter. Her five songs reached number-one spot on Billboard country songs. If you have listened to Sara's 'I Could Not Ask For More' song then you would easily spot the similarity between the voice of Mustang's and hers. The country singer has bagged accolades from Females Vocalists of the Year and Single of the Year associations. Sara choosing horse as her costume could be a hint for her song 'Rockin's Horse.'
Judges were seen looking awestruck after Mustang's mind-blogging performance. Keenly noticing the ups and downs of Sara's voice, a fan tweeted, "Kinda sounds like Sara Evans." Another wrote, "I am hearing Sara Evans, but I think there are a couple of other country singers who sound like her, but I think definitely country." "I’m hearing Sara Evan’s right now but that may change," claimed another fan after listening to Mustang's clip.
I am hearing Sara evans, but I think there are a couple of other country singers who sound like her, but I think definitely country
— Jessica Ruiz (@Jessica_Ruiz_1) February 14, 2023
I’m hearing Sara Evan’s right now but that may change.
— I Watch Too Much TV (@ColdAsBalls96) February 13, 2023
Not only Twitter but 'The Masked Singer' fans also flooded Instagram comment section claiming Mustang is Sara Evans. "The one and only Sara Evans! I know that voice!!!" wrote a fan. "That's 100000% gotta be Sara Evans I know that voice like anywhere," claimed another. A fan wrote with certainty, "100% sara evans!!" A fan explained with reason, "Sara Evans. Country nice tone there." Another claimed, "Sarah Evans for sure!!" "Hi @saraevansmusic ! You never forget the music and the artists you grew up on," commented one of the fans.
Well, it seems that's easy for the fans to guess that Mustang is Sara Evans just like how fans easily guessed that 'Harp' was Amber Riley in the premiere episode of 'The Masked Singer' Season 8.
Gnome was eliminated in the middle, leaving Medusa and Mustang to go forward in the Battle Royale round. 'The Masked Singer' Season 9 will release on February 15 at 8 pm ET on FOX.