which star was hiding behind the Hand costume and was eliminated on May 17?

The broadcast of the new season of Mask singer began on May 3. For fifteen days, therefore, investigators Kev Adams, Inès Reg, Laurent Ruquier and Chantal Ladesou strive to unmask the artists hiding under the original costumes revealed during the TF1 broadcast. And the audiences are there! More than 3.12 million viewers followed the first broadcast of Mask Singer. On May 10, there were 3.14 million to follow the adventures of the members of the jury and the hidden stars.

Broadcast since 2019, the TF1 show has been a real success with viewers. During previous bonuses, these are the actor Vincent Desagnat, the journalist Jacques Legros, as well as the singers Chantal Goya and Catherine Lara who made the mask fall. They were respectively hidden under the costumes of the Pickle, the Hamster, the Lemur and the Popcorn.

An international star in Mask singer

Each year, the production team of the TF1 show surprises viewers by inviting international stars to participate. We were able to see Itziar Ituño (seen in season 2 of La Casa de Papel) appear on the set, or Teri Hatcher and Seal (season 3), David Hasselhoff, during the 4th season or the former Spice girl Mel B during season 5. During this 2024 edition, it was under the costume of the Ice Queen that there was a huge international star. The presenter Camille Combal announced that it was a “music legend”.

And the surprise was there for our investigators, since it was the singer Gloria Gaynor. She sang hit songs including: I will survive, Can’t take my eyes off you Or Never can say goodbye. Interviewed by Tele-Leisure, the famous singer said she was delighted to have participated in the show. The fact that there were no issues for her particularly pleased her. “I liked not being part of the competition for the French version. Also, I love the French language, so just hearing it was awesome. The audience was incredible. My costume was fantastic, as was the set, the backstage and the dancers who accompanied me. It was magical !”she said.

Identity of the Hand Revealed

Among the stars remaining in competition after the matches on May 17, we found the Hand and the Scarecrow. Laurent Ruquier suspected members of the Compagnie Créole to hide under the first costume.

For the other jurors, the actor Michel Fau was hiding under that of the Scarecrow, while a dancer from Dance with the stars had potentially taken on that of the Hippopotamus. Laurent Ruquier’s intuition turned out to be correct. The Compagnie Créole was unmasked and left the show on May 17.

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