Aston Merrygold has dropped his new single amid rumors that he might be exposed as Robin in The Masked Singer finale
The JLS star shared the lyric video for his new song Overboard, his first solo appearance in two years
Overboard is a mix of R&B and old school pop and is different from Aston’s signature solo track Get Stupid
The 33-year-old said, “I’m very excited to be releasing Overboard, it’s great to be back in the studio working on new music and more to come!
Fans and friends, including Alexandra Burke, shared their excitement about the track’s release when his X Factor buddy left fire emojis on the Instagram announcement
However, for The Masked Singer fans who think the pop star is in Robin’s costume, the timing may seem a little suspicious
At today’s grand finale, we’ll finally find out the identities of Robin, Badger and Sausage, with one of the mysterious celebs crowned the winner
Since the first week, viewers have suspected Robin to be Aston The singer is the bookmaker’s favorite behind the mask
References to Aston include an Irish connection (the singer’s mother is Irish) and references to football – with Aston playing at the European Youth Games on behalf of England as a teenager
His costume and week five performance of Rockin Robin also have fans pointing fingers at Aston as he sang the song while posing as Michael Jackson on Stars In Your Eyes
However, there are plenty of other celebs that have been guessed, including Olly Murs, Nicky Byrne, and Perry Kiely of Diversity
Aston might just be releasing new music because well, he’s a pop star and to get people excited about JLS ‘big comeback tour
The Beat Again singers – Aston, Marvin Humes, Oritse Williams and JB Gill – originally planned to go on tour in November, but their concert dates have been postponed until June due to the pandemic
It will be the band’s first tour since their Greatest Hits tour in December 2013 after announcing a hiatus after five years
JLS became famous when they finished runner-up on The X Factor in 2008 and got five British number one
But will Aston have to sing in a bird suit to add it to its 2021 checklist? Only time can tell
With the nation more or less confined to their living rooms every Saturday night, The Masked Singer has proven to be a kind of lockdown 30 savior
While the performances are of course a tie, the most fun is guessing who is behind each mask
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World News – UK – Rumor has it Robin Aston Merrygold is releasing a new single ahead of The Masked Singer finale
Source: https://metro.co.uk/2021/02/13/aston-merrygold-releases-new-single-ahead-of-the-masked-singer-finale-14076898/