“A Very Healing Experience:” David Archuleta Reveals How Masked Singer Helped Him After Coming Out

The Masked Singer season 9 runner-up David Archuleta, who was Macaw, explained how the show helped him heal after his difficult journey the last few years of coming out as a member of the LGBTQ+ community. The multi-platinum artist and American Idol season 7 runner-up often spoke about his experience in his clue packages, which was one of the reasons that panelists Nicole Scherzinger and Ken Jeong were able to guess him. Of course, his incredible and recognizable vocals on songs such as “Live Like You Were Dying,” “Photograph,” “Your Song,” “What Makes You Beautiful,” “Hold Back the River,” and “All By Myself,” also gave his identity away.