The thrills and fun that have been the themed ambience of the ongoing Season 5 of the Nigerian Idol TV reality Show continued excitedly at the weekend with the five remaining contestants taking to the stage to perform rave-making contemporary Nigerian hits.
The contestants were scheduled to roll on a two-leg solo performance on the night, thus setting the stage for each to put up a serious fight for the multi-million naira top prize in contention.
The night however started off on a low key with the duo of Classiq Tunez and Preye failing to deliver on their renditions of Wizkid’s Show me the money and Johnny by Yemi Alade respectively.
Classiq Tunez had struggles with his pitch as observed by Mannie, a guest judge and On-Air-Personality on Cool fm.
Preye, on the other hand, produced a somewhat interesting performance, but did not light up the stage with the appropriate energetic dance required to match the theme of the song.
The night, however, came alive with Dolu who performed Tiwa Savage’s Wanted.
Her performance did not go unnoticed by the Judges.
“After all the struggles, it’s nice to see you come of age. You are beginning to own the stage, oozing confidence,” remarked Darey.
Fans favourite, K-Peace, picked up the tempo from where Dolu left off with a rendition of Shake Body by Skales in a performance that had a near perfect stagecraft mixed with balance and confidence, and so electrifying and sensational to warrant a standing ovation from Darey who could not help rechristening the performance: ‘As E Dey Hot.’
“I can watch him all night. He looks like a true performer, let’s be honest. The song is not exactly vocally challenging, but he showed the ability to carry the audience along and get response from them because he is a performer,” added an elated guest judge, Mannie.
Nex2’s performance of Davido’s Gobe was a reflection of the typical energetic performance he appears to have made his own on the show.
The second round of performance offered to the contestants an opportunity for self-vindication and to assert authority on their games.
As in the first half, Classiq Tunez kicked off proceedings but again failed to hit the form that has endeared him to his fans on the show. His delivery of Wizkid’s Back to the Matter was flat and did not resonate with the audience and Judges who appeared unimpressed with a telling puckered brow.
He was advised by the guest Judge, Mannie to avoid songs by Wizkid while Dede, echoing same sentiments with Darey, noted it was worse than the previous one.
His words: “For today, I am sorry, my brother, your second outing was worse than your first.”
The other four contestants gave good accounts of themselves, but the duo of Preye and Nex2 produced the two best performances of the second half.
Preye’s rendition of Kcee’s Limpopo was enough to make up for the obvious gaps noticeable in her first half showing. She may not rank among the Show’s great dancers, but she did enough to provoke a standing ovation from the four judges.
Nex2 posted his best performance ever on the show when he took to the stage to perform Timi Dakolo’s Iyawo Mi.
It was one performance that etched itself in many minds with the accompaniment of theatrics.
Voting lines for the five contestants are on and will close on Wednesday night at 11.59. Only one contestant with the least number of votes from the viewing public will expectedly leave the show at the weekend.
Nigerian Idol Season 5 is sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria, Payporte, Cool Fm, Tantalizers, Cadbury Nigeria, Zaron, Dabur Toothpaste, So-Klin, ORS and Ellis Suites.
Nigerian Idol Season 5 is aired on Saturdays and Sundays on the following terrestrial and satellite TV Stations: NTA National (2.30–3pm on Saturdays and 4.30-6 pm on Sundays), STV (both DSTV and Terrestrial, 9.30-10pm/Sat &8.30-10pm/Sun), TVC (8.8.30PM/Sat & 7-8.30pm/Sun), Hip TV on DSTV(4-4.30pm/ Sat & 4-5.30pm/Sun), Superscreen (8-8.30pm/ Sat & 9-10.30pm/Sun ) and Smash Tv (8-8.30pm/Sat. & 8-9.30pm/Sunday on CONSAT).
Others stations on Startimes are WAP Tv (9-9.30pm/Sat & 9-10.30pm/Sun), AMC (7-7.30pm/Sat & 7-8.30pm/Sun), Rave Tv (7pm), Cool Tv (7.30-8pm/Sat & 9-10.30pm), Wazobia Tv (7.05-7.30pm/Sat & 8.30-10pm/Sun), Real Star Tv (10-10.30pm/Sat & 9-10.30pm/Sun) and Planet TV on GoTV (10-10.30pm/Sat & 9-10.30pm/Sun).
Nigerian Idol focuses on discovering Nigerian youths with talent in music and giving them a unique platform to take shots at stardom.
The eventual winner goes home with N7.5 million cash reward, a brand new SUV, a recording deal worth N7.5 million with South-Africa’s Universal Music label and some high-end devices.
For updates and videos on Nigerian Idol season 5, log on to www.nigerianidol.com. Also connect on twitter with the hash tag #nigerianidol; sign up on facebook at facebook.com/nigidol and on Instagram @nigerianidol.
K-Peace, Nex2, Preye show class on Nigerian Idol 5
The thrills and fun that have been the themed ambience of the ongoing Season 5 of the Nigerian Idol TV reality Show continued excitedly at the weekend with the five remaining contestants taking to the stage to perform rave-making contemporary Nigerian hits.
The contestants were scheduled to roll on a two-leg solo performance on the night, thus setting the stage for each to put up a serious fight for the multi-million naira top prize in contention.
The night however started off on a low key with the duo of Classiq Tunez and Preye failing to deliver on their renditions of Wizkid’s Show me the money and Johnny by Yemi Alade respectively.
Classiq Tunez had struggles with his pitch as observed by Mannie, a guest judge and On-Air-Personality on Cool fm.
Preye, on the other hand, produced a somewhat interesting performance, but did not light up the stage with the appropriate energetic dance required to match the theme of the song.
The night, however, came alive with Dolu who performed Tiwa Savage’s Wanted.
Her performance did not go unnoticed by the Judges.
“After all the struggles, it’s nice to see you come of age. You are beginning to own the stage, oozing confidence,” remarked Darey.
Fans favourite, K-Peace, picked up the tempo from where Dolu left off with a rendition of Shake Body by Skales in a performance that had a near perfect stagecraft mixed with balance and confidence, and so electrifying and sensational to warrant a standing ovation from Darey who could not help rechristening the performance: ‘As E Dey Hot.’
“I can watch him all night. He looks like a true performer, let’s be honest. The song is not exactly vocally challenging, but he showed the ability to carry the audience along and get response from them because he is a performer,” added an elated guest judge, Mannie.
Nex2’s performance of Davido’s Gobe was a reflection of the typical energetic performance he appears to have made his own on the show.
The second round of performance offered to the contestants an opportunity for self-vindication and to assert authority on their games.
As in the first half, Classiq Tunez kicked off proceedings but again failed to hit the form that has endeared him to his fans on the show. His delivery of Wizkid’s Back to the Matter was flat and did not resonate with the audience and Judges who appeared unimpressed with a telling puckered brow.
He was advised by the guest Judge, Mannie to avoid songs by Wizkid while Dede, echoing same sentiments with Darey, noted it was worse than the previous one.
His words: “For today, I am sorry, my brother, your second outing was worse than your first.”
The other four contestants gave good accounts of themselves, but the duo of Preye and Nex2 produced the two best performances of the second half.
Preye’s rendition of Kcee’s Limpopo was enough to make up for the obvious gaps noticeable in her first half showing. She may not rank among the Show’s great dancers, but she did enough to provoke a standing ovation from the four judges.
Nex2 posted his best performance ever on the show when he took to the stage to perform Timi Dakolo’s Iyawo Mi.
It was one performance that etched itself in many minds with the accompaniment of theatrics.
Voting lines for the five contestants are on and will close on Wednesday night at 11.59. Only one contestant with the least number of votes from the viewing public will expectedly leave the show at the weekend.
Nigerian Idol Season 5 is sponsored by Etisalat Nigeria, Payporte, Cool Fm, Tantalizers, Cadbury Nigeria, Zaron, Dabur Toothpaste, So-Klin, ORS and Ellis Suites.
Nigerian Idol Season 5 is aired on Saturdays and Sundays on the following terrestrial and satellite TV Stations: NTA National (2.30–3pm on Saturdays and 4.30-6 pm on Sundays), STV (both DSTV and Terrestrial, 9.30-10pm/Sat &8.30-10pm/Sun), TVC (8.8.30PM/Sat & 7-8.30pm/Sun), Hip TV on DSTV(4-4.30pm/ Sat & 4-5.30pm/Sun), Superscreen (8-8.30pm/ Sat & 9-10.30pm/Sun ) and Smash Tv (8-8.30pm/Sat. & 8-9.30pm/Sunday on CONSAT).
Others stations on Startimes are WAP Tv (9-9.30pm/Sat & 9-10.30pm/Sun), AMC (7-7.30pm/Sat & 7-8.30pm/Sun), Rave Tv (7pm), Cool Tv (7.30-8pm/Sat & 9-10.30pm), Wazobia Tv (7.05-7.30pm/Sat & 8.30-10pm/Sun), Real Star Tv (10-10.30pm/Sat & 9-10.30pm/Sun) and Planet TV on GoTV (10-10.30pm/Sat & 9-10.30pm/Sun).
Nigerian Idol focuses on discovering Nigerian youths with talent in music and giving them a unique platform to take shots at stardom.
The eventual winner goes home with N7.5 million cash reward, a brand new SUV, a recording deal worth N7.5 million with South-Africa’s Universal Music label and some high-end devices.
For updates and videos on Nigerian Idol season 5, log on to www.nigerianidol.com. Also connect on twitter with the hash tag #nigerianidol; sign up on facebook at facebook.com/nigidol and on Instagram @nigerianidol.