{"id":6543,"date":"2025-05-08T06:04:49","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T06:04:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6543"},"modified":"2025-05-08T06:04:49","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T06:04:49","slug":"the-masked-singer-season-13-winner-revealed-after-finale-showcases-seasons-top-vocal-performances","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/?p=6543","title":{"rendered":"‘The Masked Singer’ season 13 winner revealed after finale showcases season’s top vocal performances"},"content":{"rendered":"
Country music star Gretchen Wilson was revealed as the winner of The Masked Singer season 13 after a tightly contested finale that aired on 7 May 2025.<\/p>\n

Competing as Pearl, Wilson delivered the final performance of the evening with a rendition of “I’ll Stand by You” by The Pretenders before being crowned the champion.<\/p>\n

The finale opened with judge Rita Ora performing \u201cPink Pony Club\u201d by Chappell Roan, joined on stage by finalists Pearl, Boogie Woogie, Coral, and Mad Scientist Monster.<\/p>\n

Each contestant shared personal reflections in their clue packages before taking the stage for their performances. Pearl impressed with a powerful version of KT Tunstall\u2019s \u201cBlack Horse and the Cherry Tree,\u201d prompting judge Ken Jeong to call her \u201cthe Meryl Streep of Masked Singer.\u201d<\/p>\n

The first elimination was Mad Scientist Monster, who revealed himself as Brian Kelley of Florida Georgia Line.<\/p>\n

Coral, unmasked as Disney Channel actress Meg Donnelly, followed.<\/p>\n

The final sing-off featured Pearl and Boogie Woogie, with the latter performing Lewis Capaldi\u2019s \u201cLove the Hell Out of You.\u201d After votes from the studio audience and panel, Pearl was declared the winner.<\/p>\n

Before removing her mask, Boogie Woogie revealed his identity as singer Andy Grammer. His clue\u2014a breast cancer ribbon\u2014was a tribute to his late mother.<\/p>\n

Pearl\u2019s clue came in the form of sparkly trousers gifted by Dolly Parton, marking a milestone performance with her idol. She was then unmasked as Gretchen Wilson.<\/p>\n

Reflecting on the victory, Wilson said, \u201cI almost hit the floor!\u201d<\/p>\n

Season 13 of The Masked Singer is now streaming on Hulu.<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Country music star Gretchen Wilson was revealed as the winner of The Masked Singer season 13 after a tightly contested finale that aired on 7 May 2025. Competing as Pearl, Wilson delivered the final performance of the evening with a rendition of “I’ll Stand by You” by The Pretenders before being crowned the champion. The […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6543","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-english-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6543","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=6543"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6543\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=6543"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=6543"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ipp-news.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=6543"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}