‘The Masked Singer': Night Owl Reveals They Only Had 24 Hours to Prepare: ‘Literally Crying, Eating Pizza in the Airport’ When the Call Came
23.02.2023 - 05:19
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WARNING: Spoilers ahead for week 2 of “The Masked Singer”For most contestants on “The Masked Singer,” there’s at least a week or two of prep for their first number on the show. But for Night Owl, it was a literal 24-hour turnaround.The nocturnal creature — both literally and figuratively, she jokes — got to perform two numbers on ABBA night. First, she performed “Fernando,” which earned her a spot in the Battle Royale against the returning Medusa.
There, she sang “The Winner Takes It All,” but unfortunately, didn’t come out as the winner. So, Night Owl was unmasked to be none other that singer-songwriter Debbie Gibson.And really, she was pleased with how she did, considering how quickly everything came together. Gibson was out on tour with Joey McIntyre getting ready to board her flight home when she got the call.
“It was the one year anniversary of my mom’s passing, so I was literally crying, eating pizza in the airport, which you do not do the day before you’re singing on national TV,” Gibson told TheWrap. “I was flying to Vegas, and I was told that when the plane touched down, I would know for sure that someone might need to not be on the show because of illness. And so the entire flight, I was on high alert.
And of course I said yes.”According to Gibson, she’d wanted to do the show for awhile, and had been approached already, but wasn’t able to because she was touring and promoting her own music. So when the timing worked out, she jumped at it.“I’m like, you know what, this is so wacky. And I’m probably not going to win the show or even last beyond the day because I’m just jumping in,” she said.