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Teddi Mellencamp reveals dad advice on ‘The Masked Singer’ gig<\/p>\n
Teddi Mellencamp may have one of the most recognizable last names in music, but stepping onto The Masked Singer stage was still a nerve-wracking experience. <\/p>\n
The former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star leaned on her famous father, John Mellencamp, for guidance before performing in disguise as Calla Lily on season 14.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy dad said, \u2018Just sing loud and proud, and if you don\u2019t hit a note, you don\u2019t hit a note, but as long as you\u2019re giving it your all, that\u2019s what matters,\u2019\u201d Teddi told Us Weekly after her unmasking on the February 4 episode. \u201cAnd so that\u2019s what I was doing.\u201d<\/p>\n
Initially, she kept her participation a secret from John but once rehearsals began, she asked the Grammy winner for advice. <\/p>\n
The 44-year-old\u2019s words were simple: \u201cDon\u2019t go out there trying to think that you\u2019re a singer. Just go out there and sing the song the way you would if you were singing along. Have fun.\u201d<\/p>\n
That encouragement helped Teddi deliver two standout performances which were Rachel Platten\u2019s Fight Song\u00a0and her dad\u2019s iconic hit Jack & Diane.<\/p>\n
She explained that Fight Song\u00a0has become an anthem for her while battling stage IV melanoma, symbolizing resilience after multiple surgeries and ongoing immunotherapy.<\/p>\n
John hadn\u2019t yet seen her rendition of Jack & Diane\u00a0at the time of her interview, but he praised her debut performance. <\/p>\n
\u201cHe thought the first episode was great,\u201d Teddi shared. \u201cI mean, he\u2019s my dad, so it\u2019s different. But he was like, \u2018I thought you were great.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n
Though Teddi had not told her three children Slate (13), Cruz (11) and Dove (5) in advance, they recognized her voice immediately.<\/p>\n
\u201cDon\u2019t even try to fool us. We know,\u201d they told her.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Teddi Mellencamp reveals dad advice on ‘The Masked Singer’ gig Teddi Mellencamp may have one of the most…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":282330,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[93,61,60,282],"class_list":["post-282329","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282329","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282329"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/282329\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/282330"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282329"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=282329"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=282329"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}