Project Fame Unleashes 7th Season of Great Entertainment

[FlyJ]

 

As the MTN Project Fame Season 7 begins this July, 2014, families and the youth across Anglophone West Africa will be expecting the usual excitement and suspense that have endeared them to the reality show in the past seven years. The TV musical reality show’s audience will be glued to their TV sets all evening to watch, rate and applaud extraordinary performances from young and promising superstars who will be aiming to win the highest prize at the end of 13 weeks of intense competition.

 

 

The optimism among the show’s audience finds expression in its unequalled rate of productivity. In its class, the show stands head and shoulder above competition having contributed immensely to the increase in the talent base of the sub region’s music industry. This accolade is laudable even as critics of the show have often acknowledged the emergence of Iyanya, Chidinma Ekile and Kesse from Ghana as a perfect example of how to nurture ordinary people into superstars. That is, essentially, remarkable.

 

From this weekend, the sweet serenade from the Adrenaline band and the judges’ verdicts that follow each contestant’s performance will be the cynosure of millions of fans who will tune in daily – either on terrestrial TV stations or satellite – to watch West Africa unleash its finest musical talent.

 

 

What is more, the Faculty comprising Joke Silva, Ben Ogbeiwi, Kaffy and Miss Ige are expected to be as endearing and moderately stern, to headline another great season.

 

As well, there will be the charm that follows each stretch of sentence – either announcing a performance or appealing to the audience – when Joseph Benjamin and Adora Oleh anchor the reality show again.

 

Indeed, Project Fame possesses the right degree of creativity that has continued to push the frontiers of family entertainment and redefine the nurturing act as it pertains to musical talent. Occasionally, established artistes visit the academy to mentor the contestants and give them that rare privilege of performing together on the same stage. Last year was memorable in that regard. The social media was awash with commentaries ranging from tweets and facebook mentions when Wale Ojo, the eventual best contestant, performed alongside Tiwa Savage. They formed a perfect blend and their rendition was seamless.

 

This is it. The presentation, packaging and scripting of each show is ingenuous; little wonder it has maintained its status as the best musical reality show for over seven years. This year, attention will be drawn to who emerges the winner and who will be embracing a new musical genre as we have seen Ayobami and Adetoun do – both transforming from R n B crooners to Afro-beat and Waka respectively.

 

Project Fame Season 7 will surpass expectations, especially with backings from MTN, Nigeria’s leading ICT and telecommunications company

 

 

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[FlyJ]

Looking forward to a superb season. Never a dull moment...Watch out for the contestants.

[Abystacy]

Already glued to my TV waiting for sound city to starts today's own..7:30... what a feeling. .

[Abystacy]

Wow opening gala...am so loving the drummer..kafi is simply good

[simpl384]

For some years now, I've not watched TV for more than 30 mins o :(

[FlyJ]

Here are the contestants :

 

 

CHRISTIAN K. AMOAH is a 27-year-old man with a unique voice from Ghana. He is also training as a Sound Engineer.

 

He has made several attempts to get into Project Fame Academy and now he is finally living his dreams.

 

Life has been a little rough for him as he grew from a very humble family. He has also lost a dear friend in times past but in it all he has learnt to find succour in music through singing and playing of his guitar.

 

Having done some stints of commercial music here and there, he hopes to get in to the Academy and win big.

 

 

The most popular stereotype for an “only child” is that he is spoilt. Meet Clement, the exception to the rule. He is an only child but he is not spoilt, neither is he selfish. As a matter of fact, his guiding principle for life is “serve & respect people, and you will get the same back.”

 

The 18-year-old high school graduate is interested in nature, and good music. His hobbies are singing and swimming. He is a quiet person, who sometimes likes to be alone. Clement is wise beyond his years, a level- headed young man, who although has access to the good things of life, but was quick to grow a giving heart.

 

He discovered his singing talent at the age of 9, when he tried to mime a song by WestLife. He has recorded *** songs, he says people often find it hard to believe he did the songs because they are incredibly good songs.

 

His musical influence includes Michael Jackson, Bruno Mars, and Justin Bieber. He hopes to do duets with Wizkid and Justin Bieber. The fondest memory he has of his singing career is the one in which the head mistress of his school stood up to give him a hug when he performed on the school stage.

 

Clement hopes to be the first Project Fame winner from Ghana, he believes he can make this happen because he is a fast learner. He is confident this will help him in the competition as he would pick up every single thing he is being taught at the Academy and make the best use of them. He also thinks relating with the other contestants in the house would be smooth because he would try as much as possible not to offend anybody.

 

 

David Olowojoba, aka Opera, is a 23-year-old talented musician from Ondo State. Growing up was not easy for David; he had to do odd jobs from time to time to eke a living. He made up his mind not to join the bandwagon just so he could live a good life. He currently works in a salon where he is learning hairdressing and facials.

 

He is from a polygamous family, his father had *** wives. Theirs is quite a peaceful polygamous home, although he gets to see his step siblings occasionally, the camaraderie they share whenever they get together is almost perfect.

 

David loves his life, and what it entails, however, if he could change one thing about his life, he would bring his late father back to life. He misses him very much because he did not have a chance to get to know him enough before the cold hands of death snatched him away.

 

David discovered his singing talent years ago when he was in the children choir of his church. He has since been developing his singing skills by listening to, and mimicking other established artistes. He cites his church music director as his biggest influence in music, and he dreams to do collaborations with Dare Art Alade, and gospel artiste, J Moss.

 

He decided to give MTN Project Fame West Africa another shot this year because he believes it is the best platform for any artiste that is hoping to learn and get better in their music. David thinks he has a lot of things in common with Praiz who participated in the 1st season of Project Fame, and was humble and willing to learn throughout the competition.

 

 

This 22-year-old is a free spirited, diplomatic and no nonsense lady. She is an Abuja based film-maker and a creative artist who makes clothes, bags, shoes, paintings, and interior decorations after graduating from Creative and Film School, Accra.

 

What she loves the most about herself is the liberty and innate ability to create. She also enjoys swimming and dancing. Her utmost goal in life is fulfilling purpose as life is said to be very short.

 

Debbie grew up in Sierra Leone and having survived the war with her family, she craves deeply for the power to stop chaos in the Nigeria and make peace reign.

 

One thing she cannot do without is her guitar, which keeps her going in lonely times.

Her inspirations are tied to three things- nature, music and family while the most important things to her are - family, God and herself.

 

She pulls strength from her jazzy/baritone voice and her artistic nature. She has had the opportunity to perform with great Ghanaian artistes and has been coached by Freeman Davies. She believes there is a price to be paid for everything, with perseverance, strength and personality. She has what it takes to win this competition.

 

 

26-year-old EMEKA NELSON is currently Guidance and Counseling student of the Abia State University.

 

Having lived a seemingly rough life, he is coming to Project Fame with a fighting spirit.

 

Emeka is a gentle and humble soul who detest lies. Not only does he sing, he also writes songs and someday soon, he hopes to collaborate with Tuface.

 

Emeka sees his mother as a treasure that he would go to any extent to make happy even if it means helping her fry yams for sale, which is what she does.

 

Poverty is one thing he fears the most and as such he is willing to give Project Fame all he’s got. To him, winning Project Fame Season 7 means ‘Levels go change’ and on a lighter note he wishes he was taller.

 

 

Flourish, 25 is a pretty young woman who discovered her love for singing at the age of 6. Although she had never made any move towards achieving her long life dream of being a music superstar until now, she intends to put in all her best to make the most of her first attempt at Project Fame.

 

She is from Imo state, and a graduate of PR & Advertising at the Eastern Mediterranean University, Cyprus. She grew up in Port Harcourt in a family of 4; her parents whom she described as caring, and one sibling. Her dad is her number 1 fan; you could call her Daddy’s girl.

 

Flourish is easy going and not easily angered, she considers her personality a unique one. Her voice means a lot to her, and Mary J Blige, Tiwa Savage, and Beyoncé have influenced her music over the years. She would like to do collaboration with these influencers in the future.

 

She thinks Project Fame is the best music reality show; she has kept tabs on it right from the first season. She chose to participate in the competition rather than go for her National Youth Service because of encouragement from her parents, it goes without saying that they are fully in support of her music career.

 

 

GEOFFERY OJI is a Nigerian who lives and schools in Ghana. He is a determined and relentless young man who kept auditioning since the first season of the competition till he made it this time.

 

He thinks life has not really been fair to him as he has been through rough roads, which he later confessed did make him strong.

 

His ability to sing and lead earned him shelter and scholarship at the Zenith College, Accra, Ghana. His unique attribute is the ability to stay focused without complaints.

 

He has interests in acting, watching movies and loves to draw. He seemingly has a ‘bad-boy-look’ but he is very quick to tell anyone ‘not to judge a book by its cover’.

 

He is from Benue State and looks forward to making his family proud in this competition as he looks up to God for support.

 

 

KOFOWOROLA AKINTOYE, 22 years old, enjoys singing, playing football and her charming eyeballs stand her out of the crowd. Apart from playing football as a defender for *** years in secondary school, she also nurtured her music skills carefully which she discovered as a child.

 

Nurturing her talent was particularly easy as Kofo’s dad kept encouraging her to grow; he went to the extent of buying her quite a number of Whitney Houston’s albums to rehearse with especially after the demise of her mum whose death dealt a huge blow on the family. She kept faith as she grew, which accounts for her ability to sing very well and instill in her the confidence to make it to the top.

 

Kofo would like to pass her message through soulful R&B songs. This is partly influenced by the deep-seated relationship she has with the man, whom she fondly refers to as her ‘guardian angel’ and partly due to life’s experiences.

 

Kofo describes herself as dynamite, ready to explode and she’s here to make the most of her second chance as she didn’t make it past the final 24 stage last season.

 

Success for her is getting to the finals, as this would change a lot of things for her.

 

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RAUHEL HALIDU YAKUBU (LAAMI) is a 24-year-old Kumasi-born beauty. She auditioned in the last three seasons and now deeply grateful for coming this far. She auditioned in both Accra and Kumasi just in a bid to have a chance in the competition

 

She is the first of 5 children; her grandmother raised her and this molded her into being an independent, disciplined and amiable young woman who loves to be happy and make other people happy.

 

She has the heart of a philanthropist and desires to make an impact in Ghana by lending voice to the voiceless.

 

Due to her upbringing, she fears rejection and failure. She eagerly awaits the various training awaiting her in Project Fame Academy.

 

She’s determined to win this competition and make Ghana proud.

 

Rauhel is a graduate of Islamic University, East Legon.

 

 

Lasbrey is a chatty, happy go lucky 25-year-old gentleman whose world revolves around music. The Federal University of Technology, Owerri graduate of Material & Metallurgical Engineering is the first child in a family of 5,thus as a responsible lead, he feels for his siblings and he is close to them.

 

He enjoys playing chess, swims, and loves to read. If music were no longer an option for him, he would move on to write books. He describes himself as a straightforward, polite person who always tries his best to lend a helping hand to anyone that needs it. In his words, “I am good to a fault, hoping it would pay me soon.”

 

Lasbrey grew up in Ajegunle, a Lagos suburb, and he loves fashion, so you would most likely see him looking spiffy all the time.

 

Lasbrey believes an artiste should be able to play at least one musical instrument, which informed his decision to learn the keyboard. His genre of music is soul, a style similar to Asa and Bez’s.

 

He would love to do a duet with Praiz, Omawunmi, Frank Ocean or Pharell Williams. If he could choose to perform any song on stage, any of John Legend’s song would be his choice.

 

Laspery reluctantly went for auditions in Owerri, he was the last person to pick up a form, and the last person to audition. He is now grateful he dragged himself down there somehow!

 

He is looking forward to meeting Kaffy, the dance queen. He thinks he could really acquire some dancing lessons because he is not a good dancer. He is also a big fan of Mummy J because she has a big heart; hence he would love to learn from her.

Lasbrey is looking forward to winning the competition, but he hopes not to get carried away with the privileges that come with winning.

 

 

Gorgeous MELODY GABRIEL is a 24-year-old graduate of Industrial Relations of University of Benin. She is the third child of her family and started singing at a very early age of 4. She is blessed with wonderful parents who mean the world to her.

 

While Melody loves touching lives through music, she gains inner satisfaction when playing basketball, modeling, catering and managing events.

 

She is a go-getter, as such hard work and music has kept her going. She is fun to be with, creative and loves to dance. She sees her uniqueness in the ability to hold on to whatever she deems right.

 

Her greatest fear is to wake up one day to find that rapture has taken place.

 

Getting into the Academy would be a starting point for her but she would miss her family and friends.

 

 

She is 27 years old. An open-minded graduate of University of Port Harcourt who loves to cook and watch movies. She also has a knack for martial arts. Her lifelong dream is to make world-class music and own an NGO for kids.

 

Although she does not have a music background, she was drawn to music at a tender age.

If she was not into music, she would be a bridal designer with a big bridal store or own a restaurant.

 

She sees Project Fame Academy as a big shot for her as she looks forward to learning all there is to learn and her goal is to be a better person all together after this season.

 

In her words, to make the world a better place, people need to overcome the quest for power.

 

 

Beautiful, sassy, and friendly Ruky is a 23-yearold lady who loves to sing, dance, read, and write. She was born in Abuja into a family of 6. Ruky is currently on internship in a construction company in Abuja while awaiting her National Youth Service.

 

Music, children, loving people, and a peaceful environment inspire her. She fell in love with music before falling in love with singing. She was the choir leader back in secondary school, and she has two recorded songs to her credit. Ruky says she has a lot of love to give and does not know how to hold grudges.

 

For Ruky, she feels most fulfilled about her music when people walk up to her and tell her that the songs inspired them, she sang in church. Mary Mary has influenced her music. She would love to do a duet with Eva, Tiwa Savage, Mary Mary, and Janelle Monae.

 

Ruky believes Project Fame will give her the opportunity to grow, and reach a wider audience. She feels blessed and fortunate to have made it this far on her first shot at the competition. She sees herself making it to the final ***.

 

 

Shola is a young man who knew hardship while growing up. He hawked edibles to make ends meet. Having survived in an environment known as ‘the haven of shady activities’, this young man has definitely come out stronger.

 

The proud Kogi boy believes his hometown, Egbe whose slogan is ‘the Jerusalem of Nigeria’. He absolutely loves his life because of a singular reason; his ability to sing.

 

Shola currently earns a living doing music. He sings with a couple of music bands and he’s dubbed a “Working Musician” by admirers.

 

Shola is down to earth, friendly, and is put off by condescending and dishonest people. His uniqueness stems from his ability to stay true to his person, he never tries to be like anybody else.

 

He grew up singing in the church; little wonder his greatest musical influence is gospel artiste Smokie Norful. He sings R’n’B and if he could do collaboration with any artiste, it would be either Dare Art Alade or R Kelly. He also hopes to perform R Kelly’s I believe I can fly on stage.

 

Shola plays the keyboard and drums on average level. He feels honoured to be among the contestants this season. He believes MTN Project Fame West Africa opens doors for aspiring musicians and would give his all to be able to go far in the competition.

 

 

Taiwo is from Ibadan in Oyo state. He is a Civil Engineering undergraduate at the Ladoke Akintola University of Technology. In a family of 6, he is the only one who is passionate about music. He is a terrific guitar player whose ultimate goal is to be a successful musician. Taiwo considers intelligence, as the most attractive feature in humans.

 

Apparently, Taiwo is not one to give up easily on the pursuit of his dreams. This is evident in his giving Project Fame a try in the time past. He auditioned in Ilorin in 2013, he got a ‘No’ from the judges, and so he headed back to Ibadan. Although he got a ‘Yes’ in Ibadan, he still could not make it to the top 24.

 

He is of the opinion that Project Fame is the most free and fair reality show in West Africa. He is looking forward to meeting Uncle Ben, who preaches excellence in music and other members of the Faculty. He would love to make his school LAUTECH, and Olawale (his friend, who won season 6) proud by winning. Taiwo is closest to his twin brother, a lawyer, who is the only one that understands him perfectly.

 

 

UGOCHUKWU NWAOKOBIA is a 25-year-old Delta State cum Lagos gentleman. He had his formative years in Ikorodu, Lagos with his siblings and parents. He has a very supportive mother who encourages him to chase his dreams and be the best he can be. He is currently an Accounting student at the Lagos State University.

 

He is a multi-talented dude who not only sings but also plays the guitar and piano.

 

Ugo’s favourite food is eba and vegetable soup. He is a fun-loving person and enjoys making new friends. He sees his magnetic memory and love for soccer as strength and his deepest fear is not reaching his full potential in life.

 

He aspires to change the current face of music by unifying the past generation and this present one through excellent music delivery. His music-oriented background drives him to be much more.

 

He sees Uncle Ben as an artist who constantly draws out the best in people. Winning Project Fame would translate into a success story for his friends, family, classmates, loved ones and of course for him.

 

 

[FlyJ]

 

 

 

 

 

[FlyJ]

New Host, who replaces Adora

 

 

Though raised in Nigeria, Israel, Kenya and America, Bolanle Olukanni finds there is no place like home, here in Nigeria and is very proud of her home State- Osun.

 

She obviously seems to be taking after her Diplomat dad who has also practised as a Communication expert. While he encourages his children to pursue their dreams, their mother on the other hand, the ultimate Christian mother, makes sure that while her children pursue their dreams, they don’t lose the fear of God.

 

She graduated from Loyola University Chicago, America with Honours in a double degree, of BA Communications and BA International Studies after which, she decide to do her own part in contributing to the development of her country. Bolanle moved back to Nigeria to do her National Youth Service Corps (NYSC), where she spent the year working for a non-profit organization in Ekiti, Nigeria.

 

In 2013, Bolanle won ‘Search for Mo’s Co-host’ competition out of all hopefuls across Africa. Bolanle has interviewed a variety of inspiring and influential celebrities and politicians such as Oscar nominated actor Chiwetel Ejiofor, Babatunde Raji Fashola and many others.

 

This season, Bolanle will be co-hosting with Joseph Benjamin on the reputable music reality show.

 

 

Tall, dark and handsome Joseph Benjamin is a growing phenomenon in Nigeria’s entertainment landscape, this top class award-winning actor, TV Presenter, model and voice-over artiste, is in high demand in various sectors.

 

 

His acting debuted was in Tales by Moonlight and later landed a role in ‘CROSSROADS’ a movie released in 1991. In 2003, he starred in Zeb Ejiro and Andy Amaechi’s ‘Deadly Mission’, and in 2005; he starred in Jumai Joseph’s ‘Just Me’. He was also in Shan George’s ‘Travails of Faith’. Joseph has also starred in a number of television dramas for terrestrial and local TV namely “Bachelors, Young, Single and Free”, “Super Story, 168”, “Edge of Paradise”, “Tinsel” (till date), and most recently the movie “Tango with me”! He has also featured in a couple of block busters yet to be released.

 

His career as a model started in 1995, and has seen him work with brands like Coca-Cola, Maltina, Indomie, National Electoral Commission (NEC), Peak Milk, Crusader Insurance, Stanbic IBTC, and others too numerous to mention.

 

He has presented many shows including hosting the “YELLO” Carpet Live for the hip-hop World Awards (2007), and this is his third season hosting MTN Project Fame West Africa.

[Suavity]

Goodluck to them the only musical competition i enjoy is the voice.

[FlyJ]

Ah! The Voice though... i find the viewers sentimental.

[FlyJ]

Interesting so far... i see Laami going far in the competition.

Taiwo worse pass Obahiagbon,i don't know what he is trying to prove.

Debbie can sing but looks like she is trouble.

Geoffrey though i can't stand...the guy's ITK is too much jare.

[FlyJ]

MTN Project Fame: Eviction fever grips four

 

 

The audience could not contain their excitement on Sunday, as the 16 contestants in the MTN Project Fame Season Seven academy began their journey to stardom.

 

Geoffrey and Flourish, singing ‘Knocking on Heaven’s Door’ and ‘Hello’ by Bob Dylan and Beyonce, respectively, earned their applause. However, in contrast, Clement, David, Emeka and Shola failed to live up to the judges’ expectations. Therefore, the four became the first set of contestants up for eviction.

 

Their fate now lies in the hands of West African followers of the popular reality TV show, who will be voting to keep, at most, two of the contestants from being evicted from the competition this week.

 

The contestants didn’t use the stage well as was the case with Clement while Shola and David were guilty of not exuding enough energy. Also, Emeka’s rendition of ‘To Love a Woman’ by Bryan Adams was adjudged poor.

 

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[FlyJ]

Result:

 

Audience Saved : Clement

Faculty Saved : Sola

Contestants Saved : Emeka

 

Evicted : David

 

Somewhat sad about that, i thought he had a good chance.

[Abystacy]

And Shola killed 2face's Song "For Instance" Tonight

getting interesting

[Abystacy]

Clement is already a Doro Super Star. Confidence. .

[Abystacy]

Rukky perfect delivery

[Abystacy]

Hmm Emeka the Mekus... Incredible energy move Check! Entertainment check! Stage performance Check! welldone _ife na eme by 2face

[dequeen]

what about we who don't have a TV set? before u talk of NEPA n "I pass my nebor" gen?

[Abystacy]

Jeffery ..Awesome performance...you have given us energy and vocal dexterity..only me by 2face.

[Abystacy]

hahaha Any wish way na way.

[Abystacy]

2 Baba himself. .You are my sure Nigga anytime any day. ..Spiritual

[FlyJ]

Rukky perfect delivery

 

Rukky was the star of the night no doubt. I hope she wins.

[Abystacy]

Her voice tho....so deep..Gives me goosebumps

 

Rukky was the star of the night no doubt. I hope she wins.

[FlyJ]

I tell ya... i see her winning this although i see Clement giving her a run for the money.