Masked Singer KAA

P E R F O R M I N G & C R E A T I V E A R T S

In the Spring term, with limits on performing arts and performances we couldn’t host major house competitions in the theatre, but that didn’t stop the whole school from enjoying Performing Arts as we hosted our first ever (virtual) Masked Singer!

Just like the TV series, our staff kitted themselves out in disguises and performed a song of their choice and gave some cryptic clues to help students guess their identity. Episodes were streamed on our YouTube channel into tutor groups each week, allowing the whole school across KAA1 and KAA2 to follow along and get swept up in the excitement! “I’m the Shark - I hope I haven’t bitten off more than I can chew. The Great White shark has a brain 60cm long and Episode one aired on Friday 19th just like that shark my brain is enormous. You might find March and featured “Fox” singing the Amy Winehouse cover me on the third floor hunting students down for work.” of Valerie, “Captain” singing Friday Night by The Shark Darkness, “Shark” singing Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood by Nina Simone, and “Lobster” singing Olivia Rodrigo’s Driving Licence. As the excitement built and staff and students alike swapped guesses for the first four contestants, episode two premiered in form time on Wednesday 24th March featuring “Duck” singing Sunday Best by Surfaces, “Storm Trooper” singing I’m Yours by Jason Mraz, “The Bluebirds” singing Hakuna Matata from the Lion King, and “Dragon” singing Frozen’s For the First Time in Forever. The third episode on Friday 26th March starred “Scream”, singing John Legend’s Ordinary People, “Parrot” singing September by Earth, Wind & Fire, and “Boris” singing Your Song by Elton John. Students and staff had a week to vote for their favourite acts as well as guessing the teacher behind each mask before the final episode premiered on the last day of term amid much excitement and speculation.

“Hello - Bonjour - my name is Captain America. You’d like to know who I am? London is not my home town, I chose this costume based on my favourite Marvel superhero. The most frequent question I get asked by students is ‘how tall are you?’ - apparently people want to know how tall I am. For your final clue, my first and last name have the same number of letters. Good luck!” - The Captain

“Although I’m a cool crustacean by day, I was made to be a movie star. My favourite film is the Little Mermaid, Sebastian would be my dream role. I’m London born and bred, not far from these ends. When I was younger I wanted to be a medical research but future hobbies and career could not have been more different. At KAA I can be found scuttling between KAA1 and 2, so come and find me!” - Lobster

“If you want to know who I am, first thing’s first I’m not a man. When I was your age this song was stuck in my head, I love to bake banana bread. I talk a lot but I’m not a preacher, I guess you could say I’m ______ ______”- Fox

“Hi I’m Dragon, I’ve got some fire in my belly and I can’t WAIT for you to hear me roar! Fun fact: not only did my hometown make me, its also producing one of the COVID vaccines. Also, you won’t hear my department singing out loud, but if you listen carefully you might catch some hums.” - Dragon

“I’m Duck - quack, quack! My love for music started very young, I even used to play clarinet in the South London Music Band. I take to singing like a duck takes to water. Even though I can’t fly, you can often find me high up - come and find me!” - Duck

“I enjoy a laugh much more than I do a scare, giggles and jokes make up the most of my existence, though my face doesn’t tell it. I consider myself to be a thrill seeker, adventure holidays are just for me. When I’ve finished walking through walls and haunting people for the day, I love to relax with a nice cuppa.” Scream

“I might be storm trooper but I’m more of a Harry Potter fan. I love my Anime too though - it’s never too far from my thoughts. My name is the BIGGEST clue I can give you, it’s the job I do in school. Say it slowly and you’ll be able to work out who I am.”Storm Trooper

“Hi there folks, Boris here. Look alas, we’ve made it - here we are all together again, it’s fantastic. I just needed a little break from governing the country to come and sing a little ditty for you. Something you don’t know about me is this - I sleep for two hours a day and that is better than my predecessor, or one of them, Margaret Thatcher.” - Boris

“We’re the two Bluebirds and like the characters who originally sang this song we’re a dynamic duo - tweet, tweet! We’re very similar to most birds since we’re not omnivores and we’ve flown together since starting at KAA at the same time. Try and spot us, we’ll fly away!” - The Bluebirds

We won’t give any spoilers here - if you missed the series you can watch it all now on our YouTube channel (including the episode four unmasking!). Our thanks to Mr Edwards, Mr Dantas & Ms Cockell for masterminding and creating the competition to entertain the school!