Nigerian Idol Season 5 contestants-Franchesca, Blue C, Dolu and Paradise with Presenter, Illrhymz
on stage during the eviction show for
Top 30 Batch 1
•3 More Expected This Week
as Voting Lines Open
•TVC Joins NTA, STV, Others for Idol Broadcastz
The first three contestants
for the top 12 stage of the on-going season five of the Nigerian Idol TV
reality show have emerged following the conclusion of votes last Wednesday.
Show anchor, Illrhymz,
announced the winners during the Eviction Show held at the OMG Dream Studios
last week. The contestants are Preye, Dolu and Prime. Those who dropped out of
the race include Nana, Aisy, Tobore, Paradise, Blue C, Franchesca and Play P.
The emergence of the three
was true to the prediction of the judges who had singled out four of the
contestants for their exceptional performances during the group stage
performance. It was however a suspense-filled moment for the contestants as
none of them was sure of going through. The situation got worse when Dede took
to a song in Pidgin to remind them that seven of them had to leave. Prime was the first to let off the hook
followed by Dolu and then Preye.
“It was a torturing moment
for me. It was pretty much, and I was at the point of ‘if it happens, so be
it,’” revealed Dolu.
Speaking about his ouster,
Play P who was tipped to scale the top 30 admitted his disappointment, but
expressed optimism in making the number through the judges’ wild card door.
“I feel disappointed because
I have sacrificed enough to be the top 30. This would be my third attempt on
the show having been here in the last two seasons. This season, I came with a
game plan from the start, so I am very certain of a wild card spot,” he said.
Ten new contestants have
been put up for eviction in what is the second batch of the group stage
performance.
The contestants, all pooled
from the top 30, include 23 years old Bayelsa-born Tama Nisa (Tama Nisa),
Godson Goodluck (Classiq Tunez) from Imo State, 19-years old Annabel Paul
Blacledge (B.black), Delta-born Esther Aritheshoma Monday (Sther), Adigwe
Brenda Ada (Brenda) and 22 years old Paul Manuwa (P.Scholes). Others are
Akwa-born Harry Etim (Harry X), Kelvin Oluwaseyi Audu (Shayee), 27 years old Omodele Diana
Fatoki (Modele) from Ogun State and Edo-born Ese-Amadasun Imuetiyan (Nex2).
The contestants performed at
the weekend before the show’s celebrity judges, Dede Mabiaku, Yinka Davies and
Darey ‘Art’ Alade and a live audience at the renowned OMG Dream studios,
Ojodu-Omole, Lagos, South Western Nigeria.
Voting lines for preferred
contestants opened on Sunday night and will close 11.59 pm on Wednesday. The
first three contestants with the highest number of votes will automatically
qualify for the top 12 while the evicted seven will hope for the judges’ three
wild cards at the conclusion of the group stage phase in a forth night. The
voting codes for the contestants are 511 (Sther), 512 (Modele), 513
(ClassiqTunez), 514 (Harry X), 515 (Brenda), 516 (Nex 2), 517 (Shayee), 518
(B.black), 519 (Tama Nisa) and 520 (P.Scholes).
In a related development, TV
Continental has joined the ranks of TV stations signed to broadcasting the
enchanting reality show. The station which went on air last Friday started with
the broadcast of the zonal auditions previously shown on other partner
stations. It will subsequently run all previous episodes on daily basis at 8.30
pm until it catches up with broadcasts for the on-going group stage
performances.
Commenting also on this, the
Project Manager, Nigerian Idol 5, Chizoba Nwabunike, expressed satisfaction
with the partnership just as she enjoined the viewing Nigerian public to
participate in the show by availing themselves of the various viewing platforms
including terrestrial and satellite TV stations as well as the internet.
Nigerian Idol season 5 is
aired on Saturdays and Sundays on the following terrestrial and satellite TV
Stations: NTA National (2.30–3pm on Saturdays and 4.30-6 pm on Sundays), STV
(both DSTV and Terrestrial, 9.30-10pm/Sat &8.30-10pm/Sun), TVC
(8.8.30PM/Sat & 7-8.30pm/Sun), Hip TV on DSTV(4-4.30pm/ Sat &
4-5.30pm/Sun), Superscreen (8-8.30pm/ Sat & 9-10.30pm/Sun ) and Smash Tv
(8-8.30pm/Sat. & 8-9.30pm/Sunday on CONSAT).
Others stations on Startimes
are WAP Tv (9-9.30pm/Sat & 9-10.30pm/Sun), AMC (7-7.30pm/Sat &
7-8.30pm/Sun), Rave Tv (7pm), Cool Tv (7.30-8pm/Sat & 9-10.30pm), Wazobia
Tv (7.05-7.30pm/Sat & 8.30-10pm/Sun), Real Star Tv (10-10.30pm/Sat &
9-10.30pm/Sun) and Planet TV on GoTV (10-10.30pm/Sat & 9-10.30pm/Sun).
Nigerian Idol focuses on
discovering Nigerian youths with talent in music and giving them a unique
platform to take shots at stardom. The eventual winner goes home with N7.5
million cash reward, a brand new car, a recording deal worth N7.5 million with
Universal Music label and some high-end devices.
To follow Nigerian Idol
season 5 online , visit www.nigerianidol.com, use the hash tag #nigerianidol on
twitter; on facebook, sign up at facebook.com/nigidol and on Instagram
@nigerianidol.
Nigerian Idol Season 5
contestant, Prime expressing emotions
after qualifying for the top 12 stage
Nigerian Idol Season 5
contestants, Dolu and Prime after progressing to the top 12 during the eviction show for Top 30 Batch 1
at the OMG Dream Studios,
Ojodu-Omole, Lagos.
Nigerian Idol Season 5
Presenter,Illrhymz with the three Top 12 contestants from Top 30 Batch 1, Preye, Dolu and Prime
during the eviction show for Top 30 batch 1 at the
OMG Dream Studios, Lagos.
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