{"id":28317,"date":"2023-01-08T11:52:43","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T10:52:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1765306"},"modified":"2023-01-08T21:47:27","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T20:47:27","slug":"busted-star-is-top-of-fans-list-to-be-rhino-on-the-masked-singer","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/busted-star-is-top-of-fans-list-to-be-rhino-on-the-masked-singer\/","title":{"rendered":"Busted star is top of fans\u2019 list to be Rhino on The Masked Singer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"><\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By David Craig\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Sunday, 08 January 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body> <p>The brand new season of <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/masked-singer-season-4-start-date\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">The Masked Singer<\/a> has kept fans guessing over the identity of its <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/masked-singer-2023-contestants\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">mystery line-up<\/a>, but almost half of viewers agree on a theory about Rhino, according to a poll by <a href=\"\/\/radiotimes.com&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">RadioTimes.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The performer impressed viewers with their debut song, a cover of Chasing Cars by Snow Patrol, which judge Jonathan Ross described as even better than the original recording.<\/p>\n<p>Ross went on to guess that <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/masked-singer-who-is-rhino-season-4\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Rhino<\/a>\u2018s identity was popular singer-songwriter James Blunt, although viewers believe he is more likely to be another British musician \u2013 Busted band member Charlie Simpson.<\/p>\n<p>Simpson has been part of the group since it was initially formed by Warner Music, performing vocals and lead guitar as well as drums, keyboards and synths on their tracks.<\/p> <p>The Masked Singer fans became suspicious that Simpson could be hiding under the elaborate Rhino costume after a handful of clues dropped during a recent episode.<\/p>\n<p>Chiefly, viewers felt that references to \u201claw and order\u201d \u2013 including a Sheriff\u2019s car \u2013 could elude to the name of the band to which Simpson is most closely associated.<\/p>\n<p>Commentators on Twitter also noted three arrows in the background of Rhino\u2019s segment which could represent the Busted line-up, comprised of Simpson and longtime bandmates Matt Willis and James Bourne.<\/p> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove\" embed=\"\"> <div class=\"&quot;embed__intrinsic&quot;\"> <div class=\"&quot;brightcove__player\" vjs-playlist-player-container=\"\"> <video data-video-id=\"6318177191112\" data-account=\"69912529001\" data-player=\"ByeOf0VZEl\" data-embed=\"&quot;default&quot;\" data-application-id=\"\" controls=\"\" class=\"&quot;video-js&quot;\"> <\/video> <\/div> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<script src=\"&quot;\/\/players.brightcove.net\/69912529001\/ByeOf0VZEl_default\/index.min.js&quot;\"\/> <p>In a poll conducted by <strong>RadioTimes.com<\/strong>, just under half of respondents said they thought Simpson was the true identity of Rhino, but another prominent recording artist wasn\u2019t far behind.<\/p>\n<p>James Arthur snagged 39 percent of the vote, with many viewers noting that his vocal style is similar to that which we\u2019ve heard from Rhino so far.<\/p>\n<p>The Masked Singer\u2019s judging panel have also named Rylan Clark and James Blunt as possibilities, although these suggestions have proven less popular, with only seven and three percent of the vote share respectively.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"&quot;twitter-tweet&quot;\" data-dnt=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><p lang=\"&quot;en&quot;\" dir=\"&quot;ltr&quot;\">Who is Rhino? \ud83e\udd8f <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MaskedSingerUK?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">#MaskedSingerUK<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Radio Times (@RadioTimes) <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/twitter.com\/RadioTimes\/status\/1611818095638892544?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&quot;\">January 7, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async=\"\" src=\"&quot;https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js&quot;\" charset=\"&quot;utf-8&quot;\"\/>\n<p>The most recent elimination from the new season of The Masked Singer was <a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/entertainment\/masked-singer-who-is-piece-of-cake-season-4\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Piece of Cake<\/a>, who was revealed to be none other than pop icon Lulu.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Masked Singer continues on ITV at 7pm on Saturday 14th January 2023. 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For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to the\u00a0<\/b><a href=\"\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/audio\/podcasts\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener noopener noreferrer\" noreferrer=\"\" data-auth=\"&quot;NotApplicable&quot;\" data-safelink=\"&quot;true&quot;\"><b>Radio Times View From My Sofa podcast<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/p> <\/body><\/html>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By David Craig Published: Sunday, 08 January 2023 at 12:00 am The brand new season of The Masked Singer has kept fans guessing over the identity of its mystery line-up, but almost half of viewers agree on a theory about Rhino, according to a poll by RadioTimes.com. 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