Legendary Bad Boy artist surprisingly unmasked on 'Masked Singer'

On Wednesday's Masked Singer, Group A finals came down between the Skunk and the Bull, who have been this season's best singers. After the Skunk's amazing performance of Aretha Franklin's "I Never Loved a Man," judge Jenny McCarthy was all in on team Skunk, saying, "Well, Mrs. Skunk, that was absolutely stunning, gorgeous, and I really mean it, you could be our next winner."

Unfortunately for the Skunk, McCarthy wasn't the one making the decisions. And even though her performance definitely did not stink, the Skunk was sent home in one of the closest votes in the show's history. So who was under the mask? None other than legendary Grammy-winning artist, Faith Evans.

Being on the show was extra special for Evans because it was the first time she's performed onstage in a few years. Evans said, "My son Ryder, he's 14, he's on the autism spectrum. So we've been kind of home-schooling him for three years. So I really haven't done nothing except for be a mom to him"

After years away from the stage, Evans knew this was the right time to come back, saying, "I reminded myself that when it's time to do what I gotta do, I gotta make it do what it do."

Video Transcript

- Wednesday's Mac singer group a finals came down between the skunk and the bull, who have been this season's best singers. And after the skunks amazing performance of Aretha Franklin, I Never loved a Man, judge Jenny McCarthy was all in on team skunk.

- Well, Mrs. Skunk that was absolutely stunning gorgeous. And I really mean it you could be our next winner.

- Yes.

- Great.

- Yeah, you said it.

- Unfortunately for the Skunk, McCarthy wasn't the one making the decisions. And even though her performance definitely did not stink, The Skunk was sent home and one of the closest votes in the show's history.

Good legendary Grammy award winning Faith Evans.

From the very beginning, Robin Thicke had faith that it was illustrious hip hop and R&B star Faith Evans under that mask. And after she revealed herself, Thicke gushed over the former bad boy artist.

- Honestly, you know how I feel about your, Faith, every time I see you out, you know, there's just nothing but outpouring love, and appreciation, and gratitude.

- I love you. Didn't you know I love you? I love you.

- There's nothing else. I've said it every time she's saying the goose bumps, the soul, the passion. You are and will always be one of my favorite singers ever. So thank you.

- Fans immediately took to Twitter to gush over Evans as well with one person tweeting, Faith Evans absolutely killed it unmasked singer this season. Some of the best performances ever on the show. Sad to see her go. As for Evans, being on the show was extra special because it was the first time she's performed on stage in a few years.

- My son Ryder he's 14 and he's on the autism spectrum. So we've been kind of homeschooling him for three years. So I really haven't done nothing except for be a mom to him. So this was my first time actually saying, OK, I'm going to actually do something.

- Yes.

- And after years away from the stage, Evans knew that this was the right time to come back.

- I reminded myself that when it's time to do what I got to do, I got to make it do what it do.

- Come on. Put it down. And do what I got to do. Make you do what you do.

I love it.