Cross section of Nigerian Idol Season 3 Port Harcourt audition contestants
This is the message from the producers of the show.
The energy
levels went through the roof as Africa’s biggest music reality show
Nigerian Idol made its second stop this season in the city of Port
Harcourt on Saturday, 20 October 2012.
Hotel Presidential, the
venue for the audition, played host to a lot of young and aspiring acts –
from the excitable to the nervous – all revved up to be Nigeria’s next
superstar.
“I have come back to finish what I started last year,”
said Oguadu Chinedu, who was evicted from the show last year. “I have
always dreamt of being discovered on a large platform like the one
Nigerian Idol provides,” said another hopeful, Felicia Pako. “I was sad
when I realized Calabar wasn’t selected as one of the states for the
auditions, but I was advised to come to Port Harcourt.”
As usual,
lead sponsor Etisalat was on hand to ease the tension and entertain the
hopefuls. There was music and comedy – headlines by Kay Switch who
performed his hit song, ‘Sister Caro’ and Waconzy who performed his
song, ‘I Celebrate’.
“We’ve been to Port Harcourt twice before and
yet we had an even larger turnout!” said an excited Tiwa Medubi, who is
the show’s Project Manager. “It proves something we have come to find
out – young people passionate about their dreams and talent are
passionate about the platform that Nigerian Idol offers, and it
certainly adds a spring to our step as we move to Owerri, where we
anticipate even larger numbers.”
The Nigerian Idol auditions now
move to Owerri on 27 October, and will hold at the IMO Concorde Hotel,
Owerri-Port-Harcourt Road, New Owerri Layout. After this, Benin is the
next stop on 3 November and Lagos will host the grand finale on 9 and 10
November, 2012.
This season’s prize is valued at $100,000 and the elements are thus;
N7.5 million cash, a recording contract worth N7.5million and an SUV. To register for the subsequent auditions, please visit: http://nigerianidol.com/registration.php.