The outrage over this is rather silly. Until very recently I thought this show was just harmless fun, but then I read about one of the singers possibly being Kate Bush and the vitriol was off the charts. People were saying that the show is trash, beneath real artists, embarrassing, etc. Come on, get a grip
I don't watch the show so I don't know if Kate is really a contestant but what if she is, might be doing it to pay the bills, to amuse herself or a younger relative or just for exposure. Same goes for Richie, this is a music show, a bit campy and silly, yes, but still what Richie does fot a living. Now if it was a farting competition then maybe we could say it was a bit off field (or maybe not, who knows how good he would be...). Bon Jovi have done worse while promoting their music tbh.
I hope the premise of the show is not "you are out if you are easily recognizable" or else Richie is ****ed lol. I read about this from a million sources so I knew I was going to recognize him right off the bat but I showed the clip at home (just the song, not the clues), individually to avoid any cheating, and my youngest said that it sounded quite familiar (she's terrible at names anyway), my oldest said Bon Jovi and my husband guessed Richie right away. It was that easy. We don't even listen to BJ at home, only very occasionally if a song pops up in whatever playlist we are listening to, so I'd say they are not that used to Richie's voice and still either guessed it super easily or were pretty close.
So sorry Richie... you are out! Which my kids want to see, they now very intrigued about the show and the "unmasking ceremony"
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