Today Friday 29th October through Sunday 31st will be quite tasking for the judges. Aside the huge crowd of contestants, Lagos is the fun capital of Nigeria, and as such, special talents will be on display at the auditions. Almost every contestant on the long queue is sure he/she has something unique the judges are looking for. This might be a daunting challenge for the judges.
And of course, on hand entertainment is aptly provided by Etisalat the proud sponsors. Maybe prospective contestants might listen and memorize songs from the blaring speakers from the Etisalat stand. It’s all part of the fun. Best of luck to the contestants, Nigeria and the world is set to witness the unraveling of the newest singing sensation. Nigerian Idol rocks!
Previously:
Starting from Sunday 21 November, Idols, the highly publicised and anticipated music show, which has turned many into stars and captivated the entire world, will begin airing for the first time on Nigerian television as first season of Nigerian Idol debuts.
•Idol Judges.
For five consecutive months, television audience across Nigeria will have the pleasure of watching the biggest music talent competition and the opportunity to root and vote for their favourite Idol wannabe.
The Nigerian Idol auditions just wrapped up after a month of searching for talents in Enugu, Calabar, Abuja and Lagos, with Lagos audition producing an astonishing number of 5,000 young talents all hoping to become the next international music superstar from Nigeria.
Broadcaster Yemisi Fajimolu, fondly called Misi, by her radio fans, will be the host of the talent hunt show. She will be joined by Anis Holloway, a former reality show contestant.
For the first time ever, Audu Maikori, Chocolate City boss, American superstar Jeffrey Daniel and singer Yinka Davies, have taken up positions as judges of Nigerian Idol and they will play their role in commenting on the performances of this year’s contestants while helping the wannabes be the best they can.
Originally referred to as Pop Idol, Idols debuted on British TV in October 2001. Nigerian Idol is sponsored by Etisalat, Pepsi and Royal Exchange Assurance. The winner will go home with a cash prize of N7.5 million, a BlackBerry phone, Ipad, Ipod and an easy net data card along with a recording contract with Sony BMG
The first runner up gets N1.5 million, a BlackBerry phone, Ipad, easy net data card and an Ipod, courtesy of Etisalat, while the second runner up receives N1 million, a BlackBerry phone, Ipad, Ipod and easy net data card, also courtesy of Etisalat...
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