So Pretty Much Everyone Is Convinced That Ben Lee Is On 'The Masked Singer' This Year

Whether you rate it or hate it, there's no denying that The Masked Singer Australia is incredibly popular, super weird and just some good ol' fashioned masked up fun, so it's no surprise that the show's back for its third round in less than two years.  

The show returned to Ten last night for another season - complete with host Osher Günsberg and judges Dannii Minogue, Urzila Carlson, Jackie O and Dave Hughes - where fans have promptly returned to guessing the identities behind the masked up singers, this time bringing in 760,000 viewers on its debut according to TV Tonight. 

It's drawn some impressive star power this year too, with the first episode revealing former football player and actor Vinnie Jones as the Volcano. The English-Welsh actor - who's had roles in films like Gone In 60 Seconds, Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels, Snatch and more - shared a performance of The Proclaimers' I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles). 

There's a lot of speculation around who else is performing on the show this year - with performer Em Rusciano a firm favourite to be Dolly, while TV personality and former Jam Tarts musician Anna Gare is suspected to be Pavlova - but it's the Professor that fans are particularly sure of with Australian artist Ben Lee the crowd favourite to be behind the mask after a performance of Paul Kelly's Dumb Things. 

Check out the show's official clues below...

• Strength: Insightful
  
  
• Clues: I’m the Professor and I want to make the world a better place. Am I opinionated? The answer must be yes but that’s not news. Knowledge is very important to me, even if it’s not the type you find at university. Our mother universe is huge, the possibilities for love are just as big as long as we have some faith. I’m a Scientist. I don’t believe in conspiracy theories. I’m always searching for the answer for the right cues. I like to think outside the square, it makes me an outsider but that’s okay. I like to break stereotypes and go where others don’t. I am Professor, I’m going to win The Masked Singer.
  
  
• Song: Dumb Things by Paul Kelly
  
  
• Panel's Question: Are you single or have you found love on The Bachelor or love in Paradise? Answer: I have certainly been a bachelor at times in my life but to me, love is paradise.

A few things tipped off fans - firstly, Lee's voice is quite distinctive so that had people thinking. There was a particular reference in the clue package highlighting Peru, a country Lee has spent significant time in especially for his 2013 Ayahuasca: Welcome To The Work album.

Additionally, there was the close up of a rose - bringing up thoughts of The Rage In Placid Lake, a 2003 film that Lee starred in alongside Rose Byrne - while there was also the The End Is Nigh book in the clip, which could line up with Lee's 2007 Love Me Like The World Is Ending single. 

The Masked Singer Australia is set to return with the next round of competitors on Ten tonight from 7.30pm.