As the biggest music talent show ever to hit Nigeria is set to kick
off, it has been revealed that Multitalented entertainer Yinka Davies,
CEO of Chocolate City (Nigeria’s fastest rising record label) Audu
Maikori and American dancer and singer Jeffery Daniel will be judges
for the first ever Nigerian Idol.
These music enthusiasts tactically selected from different fields in
the music industry will be responsible for judging and critiquing the
performances of the contestants right from auditions to show proper.
Apart from evaluating their performances they will also be advising
them on how to make their performances better.
Group Rotimi Pedro stated “Judging is a critical part of Idols, and as
the format states, a record producer, Music director, Music Company
executive, Vocal coach, casting director, Radio DJ, Songwriter, Music
journalist or Artist Manager can be saddled with these duties, and
that’s what we have done.
Idol judges since inception have been known to give accurate and
sometimes stinging appraisals on the performances of the contestants;
creating intrigues and drama for home entertainment, while helping the
talents be the best they can bemost cases, their evaluation of these performances has tilted public opinion. Most Nigerians are familiar with Idol Judges like
Simon Cowell, Paula Abdul, Ellen DeGeneres, Pete Waterman, Nicki
Chapman and Neil “DR” Fox.
Usually Idols has three judges (as in the US version) or four (in the
European version). For the first time ever, Maikori, Daniel and Davies
will take up positions as judges of Nigerian Idol and play their
trusted role in commenting on the performances of this year’s
contestants while helping the wannabes be the best they can be.
The show will hosted by Yemisi Fajimolu (a.k.a Misi), an On Air
personality with a Lagos based radio station.
Originally referred to as Pop Idol, Idols debuted on British TV in
October 2001. It was initially aimed at discovering the best new pop
singer in the United Kingdom, but over the years, it has grown to
become an international franchise with many now excluding “Pop” from
the title.
Nigerian Idol will kick off with Auditions in Lagos, Abuja, Enugu andCalabar with Misi taking TV audiences through the show episode by
episode. “I am so excited about this, it is a dream come true for me,
and I can’t wait to start on this project” she says
Applications for Idols are available for talented singers between 16
and 28, after which a list of 50 contestants who will be given tasks
to prove themselves as Nigeria’s singing Idol will be selected.
Audition first appeared on the official website www.nigerianidol.com
on July 2, 2010
Meanwhile, we can now confirm reliably, that the lead sponsors for
Nigerian Idol is telecoms company Etisalat. Confirming Etisalat’s
partnership with Idols, Chief Commercial Officer Wael Ammar says “From
the onset we have assured our consumers that we intend not only to be
their preferred telecoms operator but also their partner for life. Our
desire is to enable them achieve their dreams and aspirations. The
sponsorship of Nigerian Idol is one of the many ways we choose to
empower the youth of our nation.”
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