Moving on to the semifinals are three contestants, including the California Roll, who impressed the judges with their rendition of Radiohead’s “Creep”. The judges speculated that the California Roll could be the cast of The Lion King, Hamilton, High School Musical, or Pitch Perfect. However, it was clear to many viewers that the Roll is actually the Grammy-winning a cappella group Pentatonix. Their creative arrangement of “Creep” and numerous clues, such as a tiger referencing their cover of “Eye of the Tiger” and a White House reference to their performance there, confirmed this guess.
The Medusa, who made a comeback in last week’s special “Battle of the Saved” episode, wowed the judges with her fearless performance of Adele’s “Someone Like You”. The judges initially thought she could be Lorde or Kesha, but when she revealed that she is a mother, they ruled them out. Other guesses included Ellie Goulding, Imogen Heap, Regina Spektor, Amy Lee, Halsey, or Ashlee Simpson. However, Nicole suggested that the Medusa is alt-rock artist Bishop Briggs, who performed at Coachella while in her third trimester of pregnancy last year.
