Meet the Top 5 finalists from Airtel Trace Music Star competition
The
top prize of 4 million naira plus a shot at getting a record deal with
Universal Records is getting close for five (5) Nigerians, as the names of the
top 5 finalists to battle it out for the Airtel Trace Music Star National
Championship has just been announced.
The
competition, which was on for a number of weeks, saw numerous entries dial the
special short-code 5678 from their airtel phones for a shot to become the next
African music Superstar and also a chance at being mentored by an A-List
American Musician.
Veteran
broadcaster and entertainment industry expert OlisaAdibua, Ace Producer and
Songwriter CobhamsAsuquo and multi award winning artiste Lara George oversaw
the process of selecting the finalists for the National Championship.
Concerning
the choice of Judges for the selection of the five finalists, Sam
Onyemelukwe, Managing
Directorof TRACE Nigeria had this to say “We knew we were going to get
lots of entries, so it was important we picked Judges who had the ear for good
music and could pick up quality sound immediately without wasting time. We all
know what Olisa has done for the Nigerian Music Industry, He is one of the
founding fathers of the New-School we have today, CobhamsAsuquo and Lara George
have the longevity and records that do not need buttressing. So we were sure
they were going to pick the best. I assure you these finalists are the pick of
the pack.”
The
finalists; OkoteteEnajite (JITEY),TejiriOdjighoro (TEJIRI),OmotayoOtitiju (OMOTAYO), Pearl Awa-Agwu (PEARL),YetundeAdeyanju (YETUNDE) still need
public votes to become the Nation Champion and represent Nigeria at the
Pan-African Grande Finale where he/she will get to compete against
representatives from 13 other African countries in Kenya in March, 2015.
The
National Finale holds on Saturday, February 28, 2015 at the OceanView
Restaurant, Victoria Island Lagos.
SHORT CODES
FOR VOTING
1 Send " JIT" to
5678 – For Enajite
2 Send " CHO" to
5678 – For Yetunde
3 Send " OMO" to
5678 - Omotayo
4 Send " TANY" to
5678 - Tejiri
5 Send "PEARL" to
5678 – Pearl
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