This is coming following the
successful staging last weekend of the last leg of the auditions at the
company’s Dream Studios, Bamako Estate, adjacent Omole Phase 1.
The Nigerian Idol auditions
train berthed in five designated Nigerian cities between January 10 and
February 9, accompanied by the celebrity judges, the trio of Afrobeat sensation
and Delta-born, Dede Mabiaku, renowned vocalist and Singer, Yinka Davies and
R’n’B Hit maker, Dare ‘Art’ Alade alongside Show Presenter and AOP, Illsrhymz.
The auditions presented
windows of opportunities for first-hand assessment of the thousands of youths
with music talents who had thronged the respective venues to compete for places
in the next phase of the competition. A total of 100 most outstanding contestants
will be pooled from the auditions. After series of group performances to be
hosted in Lagos, this number will further be pruned down towards arriving at
the last final twelve.
“It was not a surprise to
see the hundreds and thousands of immensely talented youngsters that turned up
at the centres. We are glad to have created for them a global platform to
showcase their music potentials,” stated Ugochi Pedro, Executive Director, OMG.
A remarkable highlight of
the auditions was the award of flight ticket by the judges to Ameh Igiri, a
contestant at the Abuja auditions. The 24 years-old Ediba native, in Cross
River State had failed to scale the first screening hurdle at the Port Harcourt
auditions a week earlier. Spurred on by some quiet confidence and sheer
resilience, she travelled from her residence in Enugu State to the Abuja
auditions courtesy of a friend who picked up the bill.
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