The nationwide auditions of
the Nigerian Idol season 5 currently on-going in select Nigerian cities have
been successfully concluded in two of the five host centres, the ancient city
of Benin and Port Harcourt.
The train has now moved to Abuja
with judges rating the exercise very high.
The auditions were anchored
by the three celebrity judges on the Nigerian Idol season 5, renowned Afrobeat
sensation, Dede Mabiaku, Vocalist Yinka Davies and R&B crooner, Dare ‘Art’
Alade.
At the two centres, thousands
of youths with talents in music thronged the venues for the screening exercises
which were designed multi-layered with a view to selecting the overall hundred
most outstanding talents.
Speaking about the auditions,
Dare ‘Art’ Alade, described it
as impressive and a positive indicator of a thrilling season ahead.
"The Benin and Port
Harcourt centres threw up a lot of talents. It just shows how exciting this
season is going to be. There is a lot of competition-new voices, new faces, I
can’t wait to hear them blossom and go up the ranks I
guess top 100 as we whittle down to the finalists later on as the weeks go bye."
Nigerian Idol is in its fifth
season after a successful debut in 2010 won by Yeka Onka. In the following
years which saw the emergence of Mercy Chinwo, Moses Adigwe and Zebili Evelyn
(Evelle), it has grown in popularity and followership on the basis of the
unique platforms it offers to young Nigerians with exceptional music talent.
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