California Roll is a masked celebrity group contestant on the ninth US season of The Masked Singer.
Appearance
All of the rolls are round rolls of sushi that have huge clumps of white and light gray rice and arms. They have dark green pants made out of the nori that wraps around their bodies. The differences are:
- The roll played by Matt has a red face made out of crab, a toothless grin and a pair of swirly eyes that resemble narutomaki. He has hair and a beard made of seaweed.
- The roll played by Kirstin has a green face, seemingly made of avocado, with salmon for hair, and around it seems to be egg. Her face has two roe for eyes on a smaller egg, and a narutomaki for a mouth.
- The roll played by Kevin has roe around his green face (either made up from wasabi or avocado) and has crab as eyes and a smirk.
- The roll played by Mitch has three huge chunks of crab with no eyes but a big smile with green lips. The upper half is made out of seaweed.
- The roll played by Scott has roe all over his face and has green eyes and crab that resembles a mouth.
Songs
| Week | Song Selection | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | "Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga | ADV |
| 10 | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" by Bonnie Tyler | NON-ELIM |
| 12 | "Creep" by Radiohead | SAFE |
| 13 | "Breakaway" by Kelly Clarkson | ELIM |
Battle Royale
| Week | VS | Song Selection |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | Medusa | "Uptown Girl" by Billy Joel |
| 13 | Macaw | "Runaway Baby" by Bruno Mars |
| Medusa |
Clues
| Week | Clue |
|---|---|
| 3 | Roll #5: "Wasabi, my dudes, I'm the California Roll! You might be wondering what a Cali Roll is doing here on New York night. Well, why not. I've already been on Broadway." Roll #2: "And that wasn’t the only role I played. Oh no, this entrée has many sides. Let me tell you five reasons why I'm the perfect dish." Roll #3: "I'm a scholar with a degree from an Ivy League school! Yeah!" Roll #4: "Just like the city of New York, this Cali Roll never sleeps. I got used to it from DJing all night long. Gotta pay the rent. Heh heh!" Roll #5: "But eventually, California was calling. So, I set out west, on the 10, for the gleeful rays and silver screens." Roll #2: "Once I got there, I was rubbing shoulders with the greats. From Dolly to Snoop." Roll #1: "I even got married! It's been such a busy ride; I barely have time for myself." Roll #2: "But without each of these ingredients, I wouldn't be the successful #1 roll I am today. Sock it to me, dudes!" |
| 12 | “This is such a different experience than we have ever done. How many people can say they dressed up as sushi and sang Lady Gaga on television? It really is just about our voice and the singing. And trying to push ourselves where we can’t use the foundation of what we know. Which is exciting, because we get to expand into new territories, new sounds, new heights. So tonight, we’re taking it up a notch and hopefully it will take us to the semi-finals.” |
| 13 | “I think I speak for all of us that it’s really exciting to be here in the semi-finals. Because we love a little friendly competition, and it’s really nice to flex that creative muscle right now. It’s definitely a full-circle moment. While we were rehearsing and filming, I felt like we were having flashbacks to the first time we performed together. I’m even having some of the same anxiety as before. I remember being so nervous I literally was backstage for ‘Uptown Girl’ just singing it over and over. I was like, am I 19 again? But it’s making us realize how far we’ve come as a group. And as musicians individually. And I think we’re really stretching ourselves creatively. One of the things I love about what we’re doing is we’ve really taken the reins of the creative process. We make it something very much us, but present it to the world as something innovative and creative. Hopefully that will impress the judges and audience and take us to the final round.” |
| Clue Answers |
|---|
| Matt Sallee married Sarah Bishop, hence the clue about their marriage. |
| They won The Sing Off when they performed "Eye of the Tiger", hence the tiger caricature clue. |
| Mitch Grassi works as a DJ, hence the clue about him "DJ-ing all night long." |
| They did a collaboration of the song "Jolene" by Dolly Parton, hence the clue related to her. |
| The clue "5 billion, and growing" refers to when they reached 5 billion views on their YouTube channel. |
| In 2021, they performed at The White House. |
| The Broadway clue mentioned that Kirsten made her Broadway debut in "Kinky Boots" in 2018. |
| The "Gleeful rays" clue refers to Mitch, Kirsten, and Scott auditioning to meet the cast of Glee in 2010. |
Final Guesses
| Week | Robin's Guess | Jenny's Guess | Ken's Guess | Nicole's Guess |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | Pentatonix | Anthony Ramos, Leslie Grace, Melissa Barrera, Marc Anthony, and Jimmy Smits | Cast of Pitch Perfect | |
Trivia
- The mask was first teased in a preview on January 13, 2023[1] alongside Mustang, Dandelion, Jackalope, and Gargoyle.
- California Roll's second performance "Total Eclipse of the Heart", was previously sung by Tree from season two.
- California Roll are tied with Main with being the largest group contestant in the history of The Masked Singer Franchise, holding the record of having five members.
- California Roll are the first kings/queens to be introduced on and win on the last episode of their round and advance straight to the quarterfinals. They would be followed by Macaw and UFO.
- They tie Banana Split for the third-highest placing US group mask behind Buffalos and Lambs and in front of Queen Cobras.
- On May 10th 2023, Pentatonix released a full cover of their debut song "Creep" by RadioHead on their Youtube channel.[2]
- The judges guessed Pentatonix to be the Russian Dolls in season five.
- A member of California Roll, Raccoon, and Unicorn share the same birthday.
- A member of California Roll and McTerrier share the same birthday.
- A member of California Roll and Spaghetti & Meatballs share the same birthday.
Videos
The Clues- California Roll - Season 9 Ep. 3 - The Masked Singer
The Clues- California Roll - Season 9 Ep. 13 - The Masked Singer-2
California Rolls sing “Paparazzi” by Lady Gaga - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 9
Medusa & California Roll sing “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 9
California Rolls sing “Uptown Girl” by Billy Joel - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 9
California Rolls sing “Total Eclipse Of The Heart” by Bonnie Tyler - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 9
California Rolls sing “Creep” by Radiohead - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 9
California Rolls sing “Breakaway” by Kelly Clarkson - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 9
California Roll, Macaw & Medusa sing “Runaway Baby” by Bruno Mars - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 9
California Rolls sing “Runaway Baby” by Bruno Mars - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 9
The Reveal- California Roll is Pentatonix - Season 9 Ep. 13 - The Masked Singer
California Roll Sings “Creep” By Radiohead Unmasked - Season 9 Ep. 13 - The Masked Singer
Unmasked Interview- California Roll (Pentatonix) - Season 9 Ep. 13 - The Masked Singer
Gallery
Teaser with Avocado
Roll #2
Roll #3
Roll #4
Roll #5
California Rolls performing "Paparazzi" by Lady Gaga
California Roll’s Title Card
California Roll’s Clue Intro