Moses Obi-Adigwe Wins Nigerian Idol

Moses Obi-Adigwe fondly known as Teddy Bear has claimed the
grand prize of 15 million naira and a brand new SUV at the 3rd
edition of Nigerian Idol.
Moses is the first male to win this reality television and has joined
Timi Dakolo (West Africa Idol, 2007), Yeka Onka (Nigerian Idol, 2011)
and Mercy Chinwo (Nigerian Idol, 2012) in becoming musical idols
winners.
Yeka Onka started the last day of the show performing as the ten
other finalists did their performance for the last thing, Mercy who
won the last idol of Nigerian Idol sang, then D’banj, Omawumi,
Afrobeat legend Femi Kuti and others did their performance.
The runner up, Debbie went home with a Kia Rio and one million
naira. Congrats to Moses and we wish him success in his career.

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Nigerian Idol in troubled waters

2010 was actually a good year when Nigeria Idol hit the airwaves and in 2011, Optima Media Group (OMG), the executive producers of the dubbed most watched music reality TV show, upped the ante with the inclusion of showbiz maverick, CharlyBoy, as one of the judges. Aside the emerging fact that the production team gave Nigerian Idol the needed face last year, it’s no doubt that the antics, craze and creativity that were showcased in the last edition of the show, earned Nigeria’s version of the world’s biggest reality TV show, more viewership than ever. However, the latest gist making the rounds has it that Nigerian Idol is in trouble waters! Apart from the early disagreement that saw some people quitting the show, like South Africans Lilias and Peters, the husband and wife who led the production team of last season who have parted ways with OMG, the producers of Nigerian Idol, many other crew have left the show

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Nigerian Idol announce Femi Kuti as judge for third season

The producers of Nigerian idol, have announced afrobeat maestro, Femi Kuti, as a judge for the third season of the high flying music reality show. It is not clear if the three-time Grammy Award nominee, has been brought on board to replace Charly Boy, whose presence on the show has not been confirmed. “We keep bringing in new twists and turns to make the show more interesting, two brand new cities made the audition train and most exciting is our own living legend, three-time Grammy nominee and Afrobeat king Femi Kuti as one of our judges,” Tiwa Medubi said in a statement. Femi Kuti, expressed his happiness, at being chosen. “An opportunity to be able to impart on the lives of the future of Nigerian music is one I will never say no to,” he said. Femi Kuti will join Yinka Davies and Jeffery Daniels on the show.

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Charly Boy Back In Nigerian Idol; This Time As Linda

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Nigerian idol Top 3 Honour Fela Anikulapo Kuti

It’s been a long but interesting journey on the second season of the Etisalat-sponsored TV musical reality show, Nigerian Idol. Week after week, the show never fails to deliver amazing and thrilling performances from the contestants. This week, Nigerian Idol Season 2 presented Nigerians with its best show yet, as its final Top 3 contestants performed songs in honour of the late Afrobeat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The show was witnessed by Afrobeat star and eldest son of Fela, Femi Kuti who joined the judges table, as the contestants treated the audience to three rounds of amazing performances. Performing on the first round, the three contestants thrilled the audience with different Nigerian songs. Mercy Chinwo opened the stage with an electrifying rendition of the song ‘Jerome’. Stephen Onochie, better known as the Loverboy performed ‘Adanma’ in yet another heart-warming way that wowed the crowd. Joe Blue ditching his signature pose, took the stage to perform the evergreen ‘Adure’ by Rex Lawson. The second time out saw a joint performance by the top 3 contestants in honour of the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti. The contestant came out beautifully dressed with costume to back up their performance as they performed one of the Fela’s songs, ‘Water e no get enemy.’ For the final round, the contestants performed Fela’s song individually, with Steven singing ‘I no be Gentle man,’ removing his shirt to depict the lyrics in the song. Joe Blue, clearly a crowd favorite, had another go at giving his best, singing ‘palava.’ However, it was Mercy’s performance of the popular track, ‘Zombie’ that really brought the house down. Coming out from a box on the stage, Mercy dramatically delivered and took charge of the stage, drawing glowing remarks from Femi Kuti. “It is very hard for anybody to please me when delivering Fela’s song, but with what you have pulled out tonight, I am giving u an A+++. Mercy! That was an excellent performance,” Femi said. Speaking on the performance of the contestants, the Manger, Youth Segment, Etisalat Nigeria, Elvis Daniels said that their exploits have “really given us a reason on why we will continue to support the youth.” Nigerian Idol show represents the biggest music platform for young Nigerians who desire to become the next big star in music. At Etisalat we will continue to support Nigeria’s immensely talented youth.”

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