Aduragbemi Omiyale
By Aduragbemi Omiyale
Twelve singers will on Sunday, March 20, 2022, begin the journey of being the grand prize winner of the N100 million for the Nigerian Idol Season 7.
The contestants were chosen from a pool of 75 talented singers for the Nigerian Idol Live Show, which commences this weekend.
After weeks of fierce musical melee and auditions, Gerald, Abigail, Jordan, Itohan, Banty, David Operah, Zadok, Faith, Progress, Debby, Precious, and Joel emerged as the top 12 contestants for the live show to be aired every Sunday on DStv Channel 197 and GOtv Channel 29.
On their renditions, Jordan, like other top contestants, had the judges amazed by his vocal strength that was accompanied by his wondrous performance, giving him a standing ovation at most of his performances at the theatre week.
Itohan also impressed the judges with her sonorous voice, while Banty was the centre of attraction with her soulful voice. Precious and Joel with their amazing performances, increased the numbers of contestants from 10 to 12, as part of efforts by the judges at making the talent discovery show exhilarating.
The judges were the popular music superstar, Dapo Oyebanjo, popularly known as D’Banj; the singer, songwriter, and actress, Simisola Bolatito Kosoko, best known by her stage name Simi; and the creative industry entrepreneur, Obi Asika; with Ikponmwosa (IK) Osakioduwa as host.
The Nigerian Idol Season 7 is sponsored by Bigi, the carbonated soft drink brand with its 13 variants from the stable of Rite Foods.
Speaking on the sponsorship, Rite Foods’ Brand Manager, Ms Boluwatife Adedugbe, explained that the company supported the show because of its relentless commitment to strengthen the Nigerian creative industry by discovering and nurturing young talents that will make the nation proud at global events.
