Goldfish is a masked celebrity contestant on the eleventh US season of The Masked Singer.
Appearance[]
Goldfish is dressed as a diva, sporting an orange bun hairstyle and prawn earrings. Her dress is entirely made of gills, while her skirt is composed of her fins. Two additional fins adorn her arms.
Songs[]
| Week | Song Selection | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "vampire" by Olivia Rodrigo | SAFE |
| 6 | "Baby Come Back" by Player | SAFE |
| 7 | "The Show Must Go On" by Queen | ADV |
| 10 | "Unforgettable" by Nat King Cole | SAFE |
| 11 | "Let's Stay Together" by Al Green | NON-ELIM |
| "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette | SAFE | |
| 12 | "Heart of Glass" by Blondie | WINNER |
| "Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me" by Elton John |
Battle Royale[]
| Week | VS | Song |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Starfish | "Another One Bites The Dust" by Queen |
| 11 | Clock | "A Moment Like This" by Kelly Clarkson |
| Gumball |
Clues[]
| Week | Clue |
|---|---|
| 1 | |
| 6 | |
| 7 | |
| 10 | |
| 11 | |
| 12 |
| Clue Answers |
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| Her first performance was a song by Olivia Rodrigo. Both Vanessa and Olivia gained their stardom from the High School Musical franchise. |
| Vanessa portrayed a vampire in the film Freaks of Nature, hence the vampire bat clue. |
| The glass slipper refers to her role in The Princess Switch film series. |
| The treasure map with a question mark on it references her role in the film Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. |
| Her song in Transformers Night was "Baby Come Back". Vanessa sampled this song for her debut single, "Come Back to Me". |
| She says that she worked with Ken Jeong before. Both Vanessa and Ken were in the film My Little Pony: A New Generation. |
| Her telephone clue says that she performed live before. Vanessa performed in the live versions of Grease and RENT. |
| Goldfish mentioned losing her "#1 supporter" right before taking on a dream role. Vanessa's father Greg Hudgens passed away on January 30, 2016, the day before Vanessa portrayed Rizzo in Grease Live! |
| Her Road to the Finals clue was a raccoon. Vanessa starred with The Masked Singer's very own Raccoon (Daany Trejo) in the film Machete Kills. For bonus points, she says the phrase "wild thing" to describe the raccoon, which refers to Danny performing "Wild Thing" in season 5. |
| Her Super Clue was past guest costume Anonymouse (Demi Lovato). Vanessa and Demi both got their start on Disney, through starring in Disney Channel original movies. |
| The final clue of the season mentions that she and Gumball worked together before. Vanessa and Scott starred together in the film Bandslam. |
Final Guesses[]
| Week | Robin's Guess | Jenny's Guess | Ken's Guess | Rita's Guess |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Hilary Duff | Vanessa Hudgens | Nicole Scherzinger | Vanessa Hudgens |
Trivia[]
- Like her Australian counterpart, Goldfish was the season opener for her respective season.
- Goldfish & Starfish are the only contestants that share a part of their stage name in the same season. They are coincidentally in the same group.
- Goldfish is the fifth US season opener to be a finalist, following Peacock, Sun, Harp and Gazelle.
- Following Sun and Harp, Goldfish is the third winner that opened and closed the season.
- Unlike Sun and Harp, Goldfish didn't sing a song by Lizzo.
- Vanessa Hudgens was previous guessed to be the following characters in the series:
- Nicole previously guessed Vanessa to be Kitty in Season 3.
- Jenny previously guessed Vanessa to be the Seashell in Season 5, which was also her first impression guess.
- The panel guessed Vanessa to be one of the members of the Russian Dolls in Season 5.
- The panel guessed Vanessa to be Pufferfish in Season 6.
- Ken had a minor guess for Vanessa to be one of the members of the California Roll in Season 9.
- Nicole previously again guessed Vanessa to be the Gazelle in Season 10.
- Additionally, both Davina and Rita guessed Vanessa to be the Panda on the third UK season.
- Coincidentally, both won their respective seasons.
- Vanessa Hudgens had a connection with the other finalist, Scott Porter, as both previously worked on the film, Bandslam. Coincidentally, Hudgens was able to beat Porter here again, just like in the film.
- Goldfish and Seahorse share the same birthday.
- Goldfish is the first winner that a snippet of their finale performance was played rather than an earlier performance.
Videos[]
The Clues- Goldfish - Season 11 - The Masked Singer
The Clues- Goldfish - Season 11 - The Masked Singer-2
Cracking the Case- Goldfish's Clues Recap - Season 11 - The Masked Singer
The Clues- Goldfish - Season 11 - The Masked Singer-3
Goldfish sings “Vampire” by Olivia Rodrigo - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 11
Goldfish sings “Baby Come Back” by Player - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 11
Group A sing “We Are The Champions” by Queen - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 11
Goldfish sings “The Show Must Go On” by Queen - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 11
Goldfish sings “Another One Bites The Dust” by Queen - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 11
Goldfish sings “Unforgettable” by Nat King Cole - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 11
Goldfish sings “Let’s Stay Together” by Al Green - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 11
The Semi-Finalists sing “Higher Love” by Kygo, Whitney Houston - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 11
Goldfish sings “You Oughta Know” by Alanis Morissette - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 11
Clock, Gumball & Goldfish sing “A Moment Like This” - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 11
Goldfish sings “A Moment Like This” by Kelly Clarkson - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 11
Goldfish sings “Heart Of Glass” by Blondie - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 11
Goldfish sings “Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” by Elton John - THE MASKED SINGER - SEASON 11
WINNER Reveal- Vanessa Hudgens is Goldfish - Season 11 - The Masked Singer
Vanessa Hudgens (Goldfish) Performs "You Oughta Know" Unmasked - Season 11 - The Masked Singer
Unmasked Interview- Goldfish (Vanessa Hudgens) - Season 11 - The Masked Singer
Judges Guess for Goldfish - Season 11 - The Masked Singer
Judges Guess for Goldfish - Season 11 - The Masked Singer-2
Day in the Life of Goldfish (Vanessa Hudgens) - Season 11 - The Masked Singer
Unmasked Singers Answer the Hotseat Hotline Part 3 - Season 11 - The Masked Singer
Gallery[]
Promotional[]
Poster for season 11 featuring Goldfish
Key art for season 11 featuring Goldfish
Banner for season 11 featuring Goldfish
Title Card[]
Goldfish's title card
Clues[]
Goldfish's 1st clue intro
Goldfish's 2nd clue intro
Goldfish's 3rd clue intro
Other[]
Vanessa Hudgens in her costume backstage
Goldfish’s concept art
References[]