The producers of Nigerian Idol, Multichoice Nigeria and Africa Magic, enjoy printed that they got about 10,000 entries when they opened for auditions for the seventh season.
Busola Tejumola, Executive Head, Converse material and West Africa Channels, Multichoice Nigeria, in a press liberate on Saturday talked about that it used to be the most entries they had ever got for the attach.
“We had a document assortment of nearly 10,000 entries, an build bigger from final season.
“So, the assortment of oldsters looking to salvage on the attach is no longer exquisite. On the opposite hand, it is some distance attention-grabbing to showcase that about 10 out of the 10,000 folk that applied will build it to the dwell displays,” she talked about.
On the audition assignment, Ms Tejumola talked about they applied a hybrid approach, noting, “For this season, we held auditions online, and for the first time after a truly very long time, we additionally had physical auditions.”
She talked about the three-month-long song actuality attach would apply proficient musicians through rigorous practicing to make the following Nigerian song star.
“They are going to be judged by award-winning artiste, Oladapo Oyebanjo ‘D’banj’; singer-songwriter, Simisola ‘Simi’ Kosoko; and ingenious substitute entrepreneur, Obi Asika.
“IK Osakioduwa will return as the host of the attach, the winner for this season will lumber away with N100 million value of prizes,” she talked about.
In accordance to her, following the completion of the salvage and physical auditions final November, the countdown is formally on for the seventh season of the attach, which premieres on February 6.
Tejumola talked about that the attach would be aired on Africa Magic Urban, Showcase and Household from 7: 00 p.m.
“There will additionally be a non-stop bonus stutter material on DStv ch 197 and GOtv ch 29. The dwell displays will commence airing on March 20.”
The headline sponsor of Nigerian Idol season 7 is Bigi drinks, and the co-headline sponsor is Binance.
(NAN)