Nigerian Idol
Nigerian Idol is the local version of the Idol series franchise. It is the second Idol franchise for the country as it was already part of Idols West Africa which was also shot and produced in Stockholm, Sweden.
| Nigerian Idol | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Presented by | Tiwa Savage & IllRymz (Season2) Anis Holloway and Misi Holloway |
| Judges | Jeffrey Daniel Yinka Davies Audu Maikori (Season1) Charly Boy (Season2) Femi Kuti (Season3) Naeto C (Season3) |
| Country of origin | Nigeria |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60-120 min. |
| Release | |
| Original network | Various |
| Original release | 2010 – 2013 |
| External links | |
| Nigerian Idol Website | |
The show started with its first season in 2010, the 50th anniversary of the country with the tagline Live Your Dream. Accept No Limitation.[1]
Auditions were open for every Nigerian between 18 and 28. The first season went on air in October 2010 and is shown on 15 different channels all across Africa.
On March 27, 2011, 26-year-old Onyekachi Elizabeth Gilbert Onwuka aka "yeka onka" from Ohafia was announced the first Nigerian Idol ever over fellow competitor Naomi Ebiama. Onyekachi was awarded the sum of 7.5 Million Naira, a recording contract with Sony, a car and an all-expense-paid trip to South Africa. Prior of receiving a Golden Ticket in Lagos Yeka unsuccessfully auditioned on two other occasions for the show.[2][3][4] For the creation of the winning song the two finalists collaborated with award-winning producer Jesse Jagz.[5] Yeka has since performed in different world know stages and started the first female band known as the "Gfactor band" in Nigeria.
There have been four following Nigerian Idol winners to date: Mercy Chinwo, Moses Obi Adigwe, Evelle and K-Peace.
Judges and hosts
Judges
For season one, Yinka Davies, Audu Maikori and Jeffrey Daniel were selected to be the judges. In season two, Maikori was replaced with Charly Boy as a judge. In season three, Femi Kuti replaced Charly.
Season 1
The show was hosted by Misi and Anis Holloway and the panel of judges consists of producer and record label owner Audu Maikori, former Shalamar singer/dancer Jeffrey Daniel, and singer Yinka Davies.
Elimination chart
| Did Not Perform | Female | Male | Top 50 | Wild Card | Top 10 | Winner |
| Safe | Safe First | Safe Last | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Semi | Wild Card |
Finals | ||||||||||||||
| Week: | 12/23 | 12/30 | 1/6 | 1/13 | 1/20 | 1/27 | 2/3 | 2/10 | 2/17 | 2/24 | 3/3 | 3/10 | 3/17 | 3/27 | |||
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Onyekachi Elizabeth Gilbert | 2nd | Btm 3 | Btm 4 | Btm 3 | Btm 2 | Btm 2 | Winner(51%) | |||||||||
| 2 | Naomi Ebiama | 1st | Runner-Up(49%) | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Emmanuel Patrick | 2nd | Btm 4 | Btm 4 | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||
| 4 | Bello Lydia Biodum | 1st | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Glory Orishki | 2nd | Btm 3 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| 6-7 | Alex Olori | 3rd | Btm 4 | Elim | |||||||||||||
| Zoe Chinaka | 1st | ||||||||||||||||
| 8-9 | Oluwatoni Afolayan | Elim | Saved | Btm 4 | Elim | ||||||||||||
| George Ukeme | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||
| 10-11 | Ajumoke Nwaeze | Elim | Saved | Elim | |||||||||||||
| Chito Ann Akwueh | Elim | Saved | |||||||||||||||
| 12-13 | Kalu-Ude Nnenna | 1st | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Olamide Etti | 2nd | ||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ken Nwaoji | 1st | Wdrw | ||||||||||||||
| Wild Card |
Rachel Tamunokuro Ogonodi | Elim | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| Amadi Lawrence | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
| Immaculate Edache | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
| Irene Ojarigho | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 5 |
Amy | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Bibi | |||||||||||||||||
| Funmi | |||||||||||||||||
| Kemi | |||||||||||||||||
| Thoinette | |||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 4 |
Adetoun Adekoya Grace | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Anthony Nsikak Akpan | |||||||||||||||||
| Chioma Success Ezeh | |||||||||||||||||
| Ewoma Egedi | |||||||||||||||||
| Ndidiamaka Percious Okonkwo | |||||||||||||||||
| Obiala Leonard Chinyere | |||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 3 |
Chukwudi Victor Okwege | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Faith Dode | |||||||||||||||||
| Godson Chimew Godson | |||||||||||||||||
| Grace Udoh | |||||||||||||||||
| Jessica Sunny | |||||||||||||||||
| Olajumoke Rachael Oyebodejo | |||||||||||||||||
| Toyosi Alasi | |||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 2 |
Domita Ojeme Abodo | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Felicia Ugoaro | |||||||||||||||||
| Lawrence Paul | |||||||||||||||||
| Lynn Eke | |||||||||||||||||
| Onyekachukwu Nwaligbe | |||||||||||||||||
| Safiya Ramat Idachaba | |||||||||||||||||
| Sunday Onyeka Otabo | |||||||||||||||||
| Semi- Final 1 |
Abraham Emurewa | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| Joe Ekpo | |||||||||||||||||
| Ogunbodede "Bukky" Oluwabukola | |||||||||||||||||
| Ruth Nwachukwu | |||||||||||||||||
| Sadia Ibrahim | |||||||||||||||||
Season 2
In 2012, singer Charly Boy replaced Audu Maikori who left the show to concentrate on other projects. The hosts are Tiwa Savage and IllRymz. The contestants were Chinedu, Najita, Nikki, Lynda, Ibinabo, Honey, Diwari, A.Y.O, Mercy, Steven Onochie, Anthony Ekpo and Sly 1 (Sylvester Kingston). Mercy Chinwo was the eventual winner.
References
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- "Yeka Onka Wins First Nigerian Idol - INFORMATION NIGERIA". 28 March 2011.
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