Rita Ora taking Nicole Scherzinger's place in 'Masked Singer' S11

Karen Butler
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Rita Ora is joining "The Masked Singer" for Season 11. File Photo by John Angelillo/UPI
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Sept. 14 (UPI) -- British singer-songwriter Rita Ora is set to take over for panelist Nicole Scherzinger in Season 11 of The Masked Singer, FOX announced Wednesday.

Ora will star alongside host Nick Cannon and fellow judges Ken Jeong, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg and Robin Thicke when the show kicks off its new season in 2024.

EW.com reported that Scherzinger will miss the season because she will be performing on stage in London's West End.

Playbill.com said she will be starring in the revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Sunset Boulevard.

FOX aired a Masked Singer special Sunday, featuring Demi Lovato, but the Season 10 competition is expected to officially begin Sept. 27.

Rita Ora attends the 2023 Prince's Trust Gala in New York City on April 27. File Photo by John Nacion/UPI
Rita Ora attends the 2023 Prince's Trust Gala in New York City on April 27. File Photo by John Nacion/UPI
Taika Waititi (R) and wife Rita Ora share a kiss as they arrive for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 12. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI
Taika Waititi (R) and wife Rita Ora share a kiss as they arrive for the Vanity Fair Oscar Party at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif., on March 12. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI