The Masked Singer Season 14 Contestant Pugcasso & Host Nick Cannon On StageCredit: Trae Patton / FOX
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Published Feb 25, 2026, 9:00 PM EST
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WARNING! THIS ARTICLE CONTAINS MAJOR SPOILERS ABOUT THE MASKED SINGER SEASON 14!The Masked Singer season 14's Pugcasso has stumped the panelists since his debut, but a revealing clue on Spice Girls Night might've just given away his identity as singer and American Idol season 11 winner Phillip Phillips. The Masked Singer season 14 welcomed back host Nick Cannon, along with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. Pugcasso has now performed three times, singing "Ordinary" by Alex Warren on Premiere Night, "Fake Plastic Trees" by Radiohead on Clueless Night, and "Too Much" by the Spice Girls on Spice Girls Night.
So far, the Masked Singer panelists have had many different guesses for Pugcasso's identity. On Premiere Night, they thought that he was Dan Reynolds (Ken), Darren Criss (Rita), or Ryan Tedder (Robin), while on Clueless Night they guessed that he was Jack Johnson (Robin) or Rob Thomas (Ken). On Spice Girls Night, they wondered if he was Pat Monahan (Ken), Vance Joy (Jenny), Charlie Puth (Rita), or Brad Pitt (guest panelist Taraji P. Henson). However, the clues point in another direction: Phillip Phillips.
Pugcasso's Spice Girls Night Clue All But Proves His Identity As Phillip Phillips
On The Masked Singer season 14 Spice Girls Night, Pugcasso told a story about how he was in another country doing the biggest show of his life, surrounded by legends Bruce Springsteen and John Mayer, but he felt very lonely. He felt worried about taking the stage in front of hundreds of thousands of people all by himself.
However, the moment Pugcasso stepped on stage, the whole stadium went wild and sang along to every single word. He said that he wasn't alone, but instead had 100,000 voices joining his. During the clue package, a sign that said, "silêncio," was shown.
This story matches an experience of Phillip Phillips' perfectly. In 2013, he toured with John Mayer, and, as part of the tour, he sang at the Rock in Rio festival in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band also performed there. The word, "silêncio," is Portuguese, which is the language spoken in Brazil.
Other Spice Girls Night Clues That Prove Pugcasso Is Phillip
During The Masked Singer season 14 Spice Girls Night, there were some visual clues that proved that Pugcasso is Phillip. A picture of the moon was a nod to his 2012 debut album, The World from the Side of the Moon. The number 132 million referred to the then record-breaking number of votes that were cast for the American Idol season 11 finale in 2012, during which Phillip was crowned the winner.
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Posts By Lorianne PalinkasIn addition, Pugcasso spoke about how he was rejected, with some people telling him that he wasn't good at music. Phillip auditioned for America's Got Talent season 2 before American Idol, but he didn't make it to the finals, and his appearance wasn't aired on the show.
Pugcasso's Premiere & Clueless Night Clues Confirm That He's Phillip
Throughout Pugcasso's Masked Singer journey so far, there have been many clues from Premiere Night and Clueless Night that prove that he's most likely Phillip. A gold first place trophy and a story about his life changing overnight referenced his American Idol win.
Phillip's songs were referred to with visual clues such as a home plate for "Home," and a sign that read, "Bye Bye Bye," which stood for "Gone, Gone, Gone."
A Big Ben statue was a nod to Phillip's song, "Home," being featured during NBC's coverage of the 2012 London Summer Olympics. A Hawaiian shirt represented his appearance in an episode of Hawaii Five-0, in which he played a character named Neil Voss. He also sang the National Anthem at the Sunset on the Beach event, which celebrated season 8 of Hawaii Five-0. A golf clue referenced Phillip's love for the game. He even participates in celebrity golf tournaments.
Phillip's personal life has also been referenced in his Masked Singer clue packages. Pugcasso stated that he was supposed to take over the family business, but instead threw his name in the hat for something big. This referred to Phillip originally planning to work at his family's pawn shop, but then auditioning for and winning American Idol.
Pugcasso met the love of his life in a small town, and thought he'd have to leave her to go on tour, but she joined him instead. Phillip met his wife, Hannah, in Georgia when he was 18, and they got married on October 24, 2015, when Phillip was 25. Hannah toured with Phillip for eight or nine years, including when he went on tour with Matchbox Twenty, which was represented by a matchbox in a suitcase clue. In addition, Pugcasso revealed that he's a pretty private person, and so is Phillip.
Although it's only speculation right now, The Masked Singer season 14's Pugcasso seems to be Phillip based on this new Spice Girls Night clue. Whoever he turns out to be, his performances have been works of art. Pugcasso has the potential to make it to the Masked Singer season 14 finale and take home the Golden Mask Trophy.
The Masked Singer airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. ET on FOX.
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