Wizkid, Iyanya, Savage, Chidinma others collabo with MTN Project Fame’s contestants…Grand finale holds Sept. 28

Last weekend, the six contestants in the finals of the MTN Project Fame musical reality show put up exhilarating performances, in collaboration with six of Nigeria’s top hip hop artistes, Wizkid, Iyanya, KCEE, Praize, Tiwa Savage and Chidinma. 

 
Ardent followers of the entertainment industry have agreed that the performances form the best compilation of the brightest super-stars, on any musical reality show, in the West African sub-region.

The six artistes who had taken out time, three weeks earlier, to visit and model the contestants, went a step further, this time around, to afford the remaining six contestants, in the academy, the honour of performing side-by-side with them.

The ebullient Niniola did collaboration with KCEE. Looking perfectly matched, the two performed ‘Limpopo’ to the admiration of the audience. Next were Margaret and Iyanya. Both of them had a find evening doing the song ‘Sexy Mama’. Tiwa Savage and Olawale were the cynosure of all eyes.

Aside the extraordinary talent of Tiwa Savage, Olawale has been labeled a ‘super-star-in-embryo’ going by his recent performance in the academy. They gave a rousing performance that further improved the rating of Tiwa’s songs, ‘Love Me’ and ‘Iminado’.

Omolayo, Immaculate and Rowland performed alongside Wizkid, Praize and Chidinma respectively. They were all remarkable collaboration by all standards.

Speaking to Praise Adejo, popularly called ‘Praize’, one of the artistes who performed at the show, he agreed that the six contestants ‘did not disappoint and they made each song sound better’.

The performances came after each of the contestants had taken turn to perform songs written by them. Whereas the judges attested to the fact that most of the six contestants showed evidence that they were new to song writing, they also admitted that it would be unjust to criticize personal compositions. According to Bibie Brew, a Ghanaian music legend, ‘every original composition deserves appreciation because it takes a big effort to write a song’.

Meanwhile none of the contestants fall below expectations. Niniola was as original and believable as every other contestant that performed after her. She entitled her song ‘Itura’. Margaret’s song was ‘Awanna Easy’ – a song that Ben Ogbeiwi, the academy’s Director of Music, said is a potential club hit in Nigeria.

Olawale, Omolayo, Immaculate and Rowland also delivered remarkable performances. Olawale’s song was ‘Wale’, a combination of soul, R and B and pop. Omolayo was classical. The youngman had one of the best compositions and arrangements. Immaculate did well, too, with her song, ‘Sugar La La’. Rowland gave an obviously inspirational rendition. His song, entitled ‘Ko Le Daru’, was gospel.

In sum, the performances have been termed exhilarating, exciting and fun by the audience who have made the show their best past time since inception, in August.

Meanwhile, the MTN Project Fame West Africa’s sixth edition will be rounding off this weekend, on September 28^th, 2013, as the contestants take to the stage, for the last time, amid intrigues, suspense and excitement, at the unveiling of this season’s winner.