There's already a frontrunner on The Masked Singer and it's the Rottweiler. The judges and viewers quickly found out during the contestant's performance of "Maneater" by Hall & Oates that he was a professional musician (or at least he sounds like one). Judge Nicole Scherzinger raved that his was the best rendition of a song she'd heard yet on the show. But even though they were blown away by his talent, the judges couldn't come to a consensus about who was behind the mask. The viewers, though? They think they have this mystery solved.

When a photo of the Rottweiler first appeared on the show's Instagram page, fans couldn't decide who it might have been. One commenter guessed that it was Snoop Dogg, but that would be a little obvious for a season that has pledged to make the clues harder. Another fan guessed that it could definitely be a rapper, based on the styling of the costume alone.

After hearing the Rottweiler sing so well, most of the judges believed that he was someone from a boy band like the Backstreet Boys or NSYNC. Robin Thicke guessed Brian Littrell from the Backstreet Boys and Ken Jeong agreed, while also throwing out JC Chasez from NSYNC as an option. Jenny McCarthy guessed another boy band member, Nick Lachey of 98 Degrees. Meanwhile, Nicole Scherzinger threw out a complete wild card and said Bruno Mars.

All of the judges admitted that the clue package threw them off, so most of their guesses were based on singing talent only not on the actual hints. Fans on Twitter utilized both the clues and the performance to make their own guesses, though. Many of them came to the same decision that it could be Chris Daughtry from the rock band Daughtry (and from American Idol) under that mask.

When you look closer at the clue package from the show, that guess makes a ton of sense. In the video, blue roses are shown on a shelf, and Daughtry has a big tattoo of a blue rose on his arm. When he got the ink, he posted it to Instagram with a caption explaining his choice. "Blue roses are often portrayed in literature and art as symbols of love, prosperity and even immortality... one could say Eternal Life," he wrote.

He also said he rose to fame "almost overnight." Being on American Idol is one way to get some overnight success in the industry, and Daughtry was on season 5 of the singing show. There were also two references to football in the clue video. One said, "The first time I touched a pigskin under the Friday night lights, I learned preparation is key." And the other clue was a fantasy football champion ring. According to ESPN, Daughtry played football in high school but said he wasn't very good at it.

Perhaps, in the clue video, he was saying preparation was key for football and that he didn't prepare enough because he wasn't good. Also his championship ring is in fantasy football rather than real football because he didn't make it to the pros.

In the video there was a record named "Live" playing, and, as a musician, Daughtry has played live many times. He also said he wants to "show the doubters, it's not over." Well, "It's Not Over" is actually one of Daughtry's most popular songs. Take a look at the clue video for yourself if you want to be further convinced:

None of the judges guessed Daughtry when they heard the Rottweiler sing, but maybe next week they'll hear that tone in his voice. Or maybe we're totally barking up the wrong tree with this Daughtry guess. We'll just have to wait and see when the Rottweiler is unmasked.

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