Thursday 27 July 2023

How the detectives unmasked Zozibini Tunzi

For the first time since everybody's favourite guessing game hit our screens – and after the identities of seven high-profile personalities had been revealed – The Masked Singer South Africa's four detectives finally solved a mystery together.


When the time arrived for the elegantly wired Robot to show her beautiful human face, detectives J'Something, Somizi Mhlongo, Sithelo Shozi and
Skhumba Hlophe all named Miss Universe 2019, Zozibini Tunzi.

However, it took quite a while for the four investigators to reach their lightbulb moment.

Following Robot's electrifying performance of Whitney Houston's I wanna dance with somebody, J'Something gauged that Robot was not a musician. 

Still, he complimented her voice. The names Amanda du Point and Linda Mtoba crossed his mind.

For Sithelo, Robot's magazine cover and exquisite physique signalled the word "model". Hence, her guesses were Joelle Kayembe or Rosette Ncwane. 

Robot's previous performances on the show prompted Somizi to believe that the lady behind the mask is a beauty pageant winner. 

The feminine long-legged masked singer gave him "Zozibini vibes". Skhumba agreed with Somizi.

As Zozibini's mask dropped, host Mpho Popps's jaw dropped. A Miss Universe was next to him on the stage!

"I did the show because I love to sing. It brings me pure joy. I loved every moment of living in that musical bubble where people had no idea who I was," said Zozibini.