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Mark McGrath was unmasked as The Orca during Wednesday's episode of The Masked Singer.

The Sugar Ray frontman's elimination comes as host Nick Cannon returned to the show following his battle.

Mark was revealed as the Orca during Wednesday's episode of The Masked Singer
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Mark was revealed as the Orca during Wednesday's episode of The Masked SingerCredit: Fox
The Sugar Ray frontman dedicated the emotional performance to his late father
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The Sugar Ray frontman dedicated the emotional performance to his late fatherCredit: Getty
The episode also marked Nick's return as host following a temporary absence
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The episode also marked Nick's return as host following a temporary absenceCredit: Getty

Following his emotional performance of Every Rose Has Its Thorn by Poison, The Orca said he dedicated the number to his late father and admitted he was "crying" behind his mask.

Despite receiving positive notes from the judges, host eventually revealed that he was the next contestant to be leaving the competition.

Before the Orca's identity was revealed, the judges each took a turn guessing who the person behind the past was.

Both , 44, and , 51, guessed he was Green Day musician Billy Joe Armstrong, while , 48, said she thought he was surfer Kelly Slater.

Meanwhile, , 42, guessed he was the Foo Fights' Dave Grohl.

Mark gave an emotional performance of Every Rose Has Its Thorn
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Mark gave an emotional performance of Every Rose Has Its ThornCredit: Fox
The judges were shocked by the unmasking
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The judges were shocked by the unmaskingCredit: Fox

Following the unmasking, Nicole said: "I can’t believe I didn't get that!"

Once the 53-year-old's identity was revealed, he told the judges he loved the artists they guests he was.

The singer said: "Can I just say one thing? Dave Grohl? Bon Jovi? My head is still as big as Orca is right now!"

After the judges praised Mark for the "electric" performance, the contestant said: "My kids are gonna get to see this and they have no idea."

Mark dedicated the performance to his late father
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Mark dedicated the performance to his late fatherCredit: Fox
He's best known as the lead vocalist for Sugar Ray
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He's best known as the lead vocalist for Sugar RayCredit: Getty

Last week, after guest host Niecy Nash chose the episode's elimination victim in the show’s “craziest twist ever."

After he  from his hosting duties during the first half of the season, the 40-year-old returned to r stage to take back the mic from his temporary replacement.

Halfway through the episode, the  was introduced as the wildcard contestant.

Nick made his return to The Masked Singer last week
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Nick made his return to The Masked Singer last weekCredit: Fox
He competed as The Bulldog
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He competed as The BulldogCredit: BackGrid

The tall canine came out wearing a black and gold track suit, black feather boa, gold chains and a bedazzled gold helmet. 

After teasing that he was dedicating his performance to host , 51, the performer went on to do an energetic rendition of Candy Girl by New Edition. 

He was joined by an array of backup dancers holding colorful lollipops. 

Following his elimination, Nick took off his mask as the judges expressed their shock by the unexpected reveal.

The Masked Singer - which will be hosted by Nick for the remainder of the season - airs Wednesday's at 8pm ET on Fox.

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Longtime host Nick Cannon was unmasked as The Bulldog last week
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Longtime host Nick Cannon was unmasked as The Bulldog last weekCredit: BackGrid

Nick's return to The Masked Singer came shortly before news broke that he and girlfriend Abby De La Rosa, 30, are expecting twins together.

The expectant mother recently after revealing that the couple are expecting twin boys.

He is expecting twins with girlfriend Abby
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He is expecting twins with girlfriend AbbyCredit: Aleah Clark Photography
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