The first live episode of Africa’s biggest singing reality show, The Voice Nigeria, aired on Sunday, the
26th of June, and some of Nigeria’s biggest names in entertainment
gathered at the Landmark Event Centre in Lagos to share in the excitement.
OC Ukeje, Linda Ejiofor, Muna Abii, Sarah Ofili, Akpororo and Kemi
‘Lala’ Akindoju were just a few of the known faces in attendance, as popular
television personality Sika Ossei hosted the on-ground event which coincided
with the live show being broadcast .
The live shows involve four members of each team performing, with
the coach choosing to save one contestant and the three
remaining contestants put up for public voting. One lucky contestant who
amasses the most votes ends up being saved.
The Director, M-Net West Africa, Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu said: “We are
excited to bring the live editions of The
Voice Nigeria to our fans across the country and indeed the continent. As
we can expect, the live shows are uncut, unedited and we get to see the coaches
and contestants in their element. The shows are spontaneous, raw and emotional
and I would like to thank our sponsors Airtel, Coca-Cola and Unilever for
supporting us in bringing this amazing show to Africa.”
The red carpet kicked off at 5pm local time, and guests were seated
by 7pm as the live show began. #TeamWaje got the show rolling as the
contestants took to the stage one after another. Khemmie performed Pharell
William’s Happy, whilst Promise sang
Flavour’s Golibe. Shammar thrilled
with Etta James’ I’d rather go blind
and Michael sang Luther Vandross’ Never
too much to Waje’s admiration as she chose to save him.
#TeamTimiDakolo was up next and the entertaining Joe Blue thrilled
the audience with his showmanship as he performed Amy Winehouse’s Rehab. Grace Mac touched a few nostalgic
nerves as she sang Celine Dion’s My Heart
will go on. Dewe followed with James Brown’s It’s a Man’s World. Timi eventually made the tough call and saved Vicky.
Following this string of impressive performances was
#TeamPatoranking with the silky Prime kicking off with his expert rendition of
Chris Brown’s Fine China. Sylvia
Charles sang Beyonce’s Single Ladies
with the quintessential ladies’ man, Chike electrifying the room with his
rendition of Darey Art Alade’s Not the
Girl and Linda Inneka raised the bar with her performance of Sia’s Chandelier. Chike was saved by
Patoranking.
#TeamTubaba had Gabriel who sang John Legend’s Tonight and the strong voiced Viveeyan who performed Asa’s Subway. The svelte Emem sang Sam Smith’s
Lay Me Down and Brenda regaled the
coaches and audience with her unique performance of Meghan Trainor’s All about that Base. Brenda was saved by
Tubaba.
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