The Masked Singer series 3 - week 1, night 2

 In the first episode we saw Mushroom, Robobunny, Doughnuts, Lionfish and Firework make it through to week 2 whilst Chandelier was unmasked and revealed to be singer Heather Small. In this second instalment we see Group B take to the stage: but which of Rockhopper, Traffic Cone, Poodle, Snow Leopard, Panda and Bagpipes will be leaving their masks firmly on and who will be revealed? As before, my initial guesses will be based on the clue package and performance (plus the extra clue they reveal before heading off stage). No Googling on my part but I will refer to forum guesses where applicable. 

Bottom 3 but survived are underlined, the revealed contestant is in strikethrough.

Rockhopper - set in a circus, call them 'the entertainer', they're here to bring us a show. Rockhoppers are known for their ability to jump, hopefully they'll bounce through this competition and dazzle us all. There's some Roman numerals on the back of their jacket - looks like XLVII which is the number 47. They'll put on the greatest show we've ever seen. 

Song: 'Higher Love' (can't remember the artist) - she's a singer, but not quite strong enough to be a soloist, I'd say they were in a girl band. 

Extra Clue: made headlines by being the first.

First Guess: Kimberly Wyatt and Alesha Dixon seem the popular guesses, but that's too tall to be Kimberly (plus I've got one of her solo songs on a YouTube playlist and the voice is very different). Alesha would be tall enough but that singing voice isn't her. I like the forum guess of Michelle Williams from Destiny's Child (despite the fact that she was Butterfly on the US version) - it did sound like her in parts and the AC/DC comment from Jonathan (which I couldn't hear in the VT?) would support it as DC=Destiny's Child. Destiny's Child performed at the 47th Super Bowl and 'The Greatest Showman' starred an actress of the same name. I must admit, didn't think Michelle would have the energetic physicality of Rockhopper, but she's definitely tall enough (when she was on Strictly over here she got paired with Brendan who iirc was the tallest male pro at the time).

Traffic Cone - set in a traffic jam, we're looking at them like 'what a traffic cone'. Easiest decision ever as the shape of the traffic cone is like something close to their heart. Might think that traffic cones are all about safety, but not them, they're here to bring the party. With the help of 'these threads', they reckon they have a sporting chance of keeping us guessing. See a red lunchbox containing a pie, and Traffic Cone is seen drinking from a Thermos flask. They're hoping that they're on the road to success, and they show us a silver boombox. They pass a car with the number plate CC07 10BB, and are then seen dancing whilst saying that 'there ain't no plan b', and to get ready cos they're the OG TC. 

Song: 'Never Gonna Give You Up' by Rick Astley - not a bad singer, but I think they're potentially disguising their voice. Imagine if it were Rick Astley doing a Morten 😄

Extra Clue: they made their money taking their top off. 

First Guess: There's a couple of ways I could go with this. If we go down the sporting side of things, then Linford Christie might be a good shout (with the lunchbox clue, plus Rick Astley was often mistaken for being non-white from the voice alone. Unless they're seriously disguising their voice then I'd say that's not the voice of a white male); otherwise the boombox and 'get ready' make me think of Chris Ramsey, who did 'Let's Get Ready to Rumble' featuring a boombox for his Couple's Choice dance on Strictly. Height-wise I'd say the person in the costume is slightly shorter than Joel (the arms are a bit lower), which Chris is. Hmm, bit of a difficult one but I'm going to go with Linford Christie for the first guess.

Poodle - says 'Take H&F' on the clapperboard, we see Poodle in 'Angel Nails Bar'. They've always loved a bit of glamour, and they don't mind telling us that flamboyance is a little bit fabulous as it's something that they've always admired. Collars with the names Anne, Elizabeth, Victoria and Mary. We then see them at an agility course and they say that they can't wait to be let off the leash in this competition. They're very eager to start, are we ready for them?

Song: 'Rocket Man' by Elton John; they've got quite a bit of the Elton John twang in their singing. This is definitely someone who is a singer. If only it were Taron Egerton...

Extra Clue: once went on a very long walkies. 

First Guess: People seem convinced this is Tom Chaplin from Keane, but I really can't hear it in the singing voice. To me, Tom's voice is too high to be Poodle. Height-wise they're definitely a good few inches above Joel. I wonder if this is someone who did one of the 'Pilgrimages' for the BBC with the clue about the long walkies? I can't think of who did them off the top of my head, so at the moment with nothing else to go on but height, I'll have to go with one of the panel guesses and say Rylan. 

Panda - 'if you go down to the woods today, prepare for a panda surprise'. Their neckerchief has a badge with a sheep on, and further down their shirt is a badge of a hammer. They do love an adventure, 3 tents are seen in the woods. White feather next to a campfire, being out and about is second nature to them. Badge with a globe on their shirt sleeve (and a leaf on the other sleeve), and from a young age they always followed their own path.  Sign saying 'talent show musical night'. Doing what they do, we might be surprised to learn that pandas can be solitary creatures, and they guess that they are what we would call an introverted extrovert. Final fact - not the first time that they've been connected to these creatures. Can see a red star on their shorts at the end, this contains a theatre mask.

Song: 'Levitating' by Dua Lipa - again like with Rockhopper, I'd say this isn't a soloist. 

Extra Clue: it's not the first time they've been this animated. 

First Guess: Alesha Dixon is a popular guess again, but this looks too short to be Alesha and the singing voice doesn't seem right. The clue package points to someone who is associated with a talent show in some sense, but instead of judge I'm wondering if it is as a contestant? A short American who I think the singing voice could be (along Rita's line of thought but not quite) is Ally Brooke from Fifth Harmony.

Bagpipes - set at a castle, and this person has the fakest Scottish accent ever. A set of bagpipes are very traditional, and we might know them for having started a tradition or two of their own. Two tennis rackets and a tennis ball are seen on a wall ledge. They're no stranger to an instrument, and there's a wee bit of Scottish in their past. As for how they're going to play The Masked Singer, there's going to be tough competition out there - as they say this there's a cuddly Westie dog perched on a wall with the nametag Annette. It's not going to be as easy as AC/DC, but they've been in this situation before and come out on top. Two bagels seen on a ledge in the foreground. 

Song: 'Song 2' by Blur - bit of an odd choice? An older man (so late 30s at the youngest) with a slight rock edge to their voice, but I think they might be disguising their singing voice. 

Extra Clue: played a wee tune with a tumbling rock.

First Guess: They've played with the Rolling Stones then. Popular guess going with the tennis theme is Pat Cash or John McEnroe (same as Davina). I wonder with the Scottish heritage whether it's someone who's done 'Who Do You Think You Are?' - but I would love it to be Alex James from Blur just for the fun of it. At the moment I'd say the tennis theme is a misdirection, and I like the guess of AC/DC band member Angus Young.

Snow Leopard - yeah there was enough for us to guess Gloria Hunniford (the speaking voice not being altered enough for one), and I did spot the award on the left-hand side of the jacket during the clues VT. Never knew she sung but she was great. Props to Jonathan for landing the first correct guess from the panel.