{"id":29776,"date":"2023-02-05T11:48:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-05T10:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1780527"},"modified":"2023-02-06T09:52:01","modified_gmt":"2023-02-06T08:52:01","slug":"masked-singer-fans-predict-iconic-frontman-is-phoenix-and-not-david-tennant","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/masked-singer-fans-predict-iconic-frontman-is-phoenix-and-not-david-tennant\/","title":{"rendered":"Masked Singer fans predict iconic frontman is Phoenix \u2013 and not David Tennant"},"content":{"rendered":"

The mythical character is one of only five left in this latest season. <\/p>

By David Craig\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 05 February 2023 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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The Masked Singer fans are divided on the identity of Phoenix<\/a>, with recent speculation of Doctor Who<\/a> star David Tennant being overruled by suggestions of a frontman from a famous British rock band.<\/p>\n

Kaiser Chiefs vocalist and percussionist Ricky Wilson is an emerging favourite to be revealed as the fiery character, with several clues setting fans on his trail.<\/p>\n

Several of them voiced their theory in response to a RadioTimes.com<\/a> poll asking who Phoenix could be, which David Tennant won in a landslide with 63 percent of the vote share<\/a> when readers were given the options of the judges\u2019 selections.<\/p>\n

Many remain unconvinced that the Tenth\/Fourteenth Doctor<\/a> is hiding underneath the costume, however, with The Voice UK judge Wilson being the leading alternative guess.<\/p>\n

Eagle-eyed viewers spotted sticks of rock in the background of his introduction, which could allude to the 2012 compilation album Souvenir, which featured the same popular candy treat.<\/p>

References to football have also been noted as relevant, with Kaiser Chiefs fans remembering that the band itself took its name from South Africa\u2019s regional team Kaizer Chiefs FC.<\/p>\n

Fans have also interpreted mentions of magic as eluding to Wilson\u2019s loose involvement in the Harry Potter film franchise, while a nod to the sci-fi story War of the Worlds could point to his role in Jeff Wayne\u2019s famous stage musical.<\/p>