The selection of these lucky contestants which took place at the
Ultima Studios in Lagos last week-end was witnessed by Veteran Nollywood
artiste, Olu Jacobs, amongst other industry giants, spanning
telecommunications, oil and gas, manufacturing and media, who were proud to
identify with the development in the project.
“I am proud to identify with this
project because it is a platform through which young stars across the sub-region
are been brought in to limelight.
Any where I go, I will be proud to say I am
an African and a Nigerian, for this is another value adding platform for the
continent,” said Jacobs.
The contestants who are to compete for honours in the
music academy are; Simon Ekechukwu, Blessing, Omolayo Babawale, Janet Ayoka,
Gbemisola Rowland, Johnny Drill Ighodaro, Niniola Apata, Immaculate Patience,
Henry McJohn, David Crentsil, Roland Ricketts, Leonard Massaquoi, Oluchi
Isreal, Jimoh Lucky, Olawale Ayodele Ojo and Margareth Cephas.
During the
event, select contestants treated the audience to songs by Alicia Keys and
other popular artistes. Remarkably, as well, Iyanya and Praiz, two popular
artistes and alumni of the reality show, graced the stage to stir memories of
how they were nurtured into super-stardom on the same platform. Speaking to
some of the contestants, their enthusiasm was visible.
They admitted that,
having made it into the academy, they will give each performance and each day
their best. , “I am so confident and I believe I will justify my selection into
the academy” said Henry McJohn, who almost made it into the academy, last year,
through the wild-card entry. Roland Ricketts spoke, religiously, about how he
will not allow ‘affliction’ to raise itself a second time.
Evicted on the opening night of last year’s edition, the Microbiology graduate, from Abuja, is determined to make an impression this year. Interestingly, the MTN Project Fame has retained the trio of popular music producer, TY-Mix, Ghanaian music legend, Bibie Brew and German-Nigerian Afro hip-hop veteran, Ade Bantu as judges.
For
the academy’s faculty, actress Joke Silva, Mrs Ige, Choreographer Kaffy and Ben
Ogbeiwi hold the reins, as 10 weeks of scintillating and breath-taking performances,
both live at the studios and on national television stations, begin. The
sixteen contestants, surely, have a long list of alumni including Iyanya and
Praiz to look up to besides a series of master-classes where they will be
taught basic life principles as part of their nurturing process. Meanwhile, the
wild-card entry is still open.
Organisers of the musical television reality
show academy encourage interested youths to visit project fame’s portal or
upload videos of their renditions via youtube for a chance to be part of the
on-going academy.
Project Fame is a reality show and a character-building
platform, attested to by the number of past contestants who are making waves,
across West Africa, either in Nigeria, Ghana, Liberia or Serra Leone and the world,
at large.
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