‘The Masked Singer UK’ has crowned Piranha as its winner.
Following a tense final, Piranha came out on top against Bigfoot – who was unmasked as TV presenter Alex Brooker – and ‘Fame Academy’ star Lemar as Cricket.
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BIG FINS UP for the WINNER of the #MaskedSingerUK 2024 – our FIN-tastic CHAMPION #PIRANHA aka @itsDannyJones!
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The last star to be revealed, Piranha lifted his mask on Saturday (February 17) night’s show to be revealed as McFly hitmaker Danny Jones.
He said: “I’ve had the most amazing time, I can escape behind here and just be Piranha and sing these songs. I’ve learnt so much, I’m able to sing higher now just from being on this show. I am so happy, thank you.”
He added: “It feels surreal. Everything about this show and everything about what I’ve just done is completely surreal! I have become a Piranha, and no longer Danny Jones!
“I think that the boys [in McFy] will be very surprised. I am my own worst enemy, so I’m always like, ‘That wasn’t very good’, so they always build me up. They’ll guess me straight away.”
The show wrapped its fifth series over the weekend, with Cricket, Bigfoot and Piranha in the running to win.
After performing a cover of Vanessa Carlton’s A Thousand Miles and a duet of Rewrite The Stars from ‘The Greatest Showman’ with Charlotte Church (as Mushroom), Cricket was sent home and revealed to be ‘Fame Academy’ star Lemar.
Host Joel Dommett said the latest series had “some of the best vocalists” the show has ever had, sharing: “Honestly, they are the best costumes ever. If they don’t make you smile, well, get out!
“Air Fryer is unbelievably silly. It’s so liberating to be a part of a show where first of all, people really enjoy it and also from my point of view, any idea I have, it’s fair game. Even when it comes to the suits!
“I think we’ve definitely got some of the best vocalists we’ve ever had on the show and we’ve had some really incredible ones in the past. The show goes through an interesting meandering of, we are all here for all the new characters, but then maybe the better singers start to get through in the last rounds, usually the final.
“Let’s be honest, it’s usually really incredible singers left at that point. This year I really do feel like we’ve got some of the best we’ve ever had.”
