Banty, Jordan, Others Woo Nigerian Idol Viewers for Votes

By Modupe Gbadeyanka

The much-anticipated live show of the Nigerian Idol Season 7 commenced last weekend and the audience did not disappoint as they wowed the audience and viewers with their sterling performances.

The contestants gave it a whirl in their separate performances in an attempt to woo Nigerian Idol viewers and fans for votes as the two contestants with the least votes would be eliminated in the next round.

Abigail opened the floor of the evening with an astonishing rendition of Rain on Me by Lady Gaga. The highlight of her performance was the uniqueness of her voice that synergized with her backup singers.

Faith surprisingly took ownership of Olivia Rodrigo’s Driver’s License, and her performance is incomplete without mentioning the elusiveness in her voice that was miraculously infused with emotions. She literally gave life to her performance and showed the audience and viewers that she deserves to be the next Nigerian Idol winner.

Jordan continues his impressive run in the Nigerian Idol with his electrifying performance of Adele’s Rolling in the Deep. He had the judges amazed by his vocal ability right from his first audition and got another standing ovation at the live show.

Banty’s rendition of Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud was one of the highlights of the show, her performance and energy were thrilling, with a standing ovation from the judges.

Precious raised the bar further with Ckay’s hit single Felony and was advised by the Judges not to sacrifice her vocals for performance. Itohan also performed Baby Dragon by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper’s single Shallow. Her performance drew admiration from the judges who felt honoured to have her on stage. The last performance of the night was that of Debby who performed Lojay and Sarz’s hit track Monalisa.

This week, the contestants will look to further impress the-person judge of Obi Asika, D’Banj and Simi. Viewers can catch a glimpse of this on African Magic Family GOtv (channel 2), Africa Magic Showcase DSTV (channel 151), Africa Magic Urban Dstv (channel 153), Africa Magic Family Dstv (channel 154) from 7 pm.