Fun, excitement as MTN Project Fame audition begins

As audition begins across West Africa, this weekend, for the season seven of one of the most productive TV reality shows in Africa, MTN Project Fame, students and major section of the youth population have began to show their excitement. 

SHOWBIZPLUSng gathered that in tertiary institutions like Ladoke Akintola University and Yabatech, there are great expectations among the undergraduates who have already started registering to participate in the show or see it on TV.

Speaking with some of the students this week, Akeem Adepoju, a student of LAUTECH, was so excited that he would have another great time watching the telecast of the reality show this year. He mentioned that ‘soul music being my favourite genre and they sing that a lot, I just can’t wait to watch the contestants perform’.

In Lagos, students from Yabatech were also enthusiastic about seeing the shows. Either in the hostels or at the lecture theatres, a large percentage of the youth who were interviewed said the show is their favourite and have been included in their schedules.

From Saturday 24^th May, auditions for the reality show will begin in West Africa. Contestants will be selected from Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia and Nigeria. The diversity of characters, talents and nationality that grace the reality show has made it viewers’ delight.

This year MTN is planning to hold Project Fame’s concerts in different parts of Nigeria before the opening gala in July. The concerts will hold in Lagos, Benin and Ilorin. Meanwhile, It has been earmarked that the ICT company’s musical ambassadors will be performing at the concert asides past contestants of the reality who are currently doing well in their chosen careers, in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa.

Perhaps, being the most productive reality TV show, Project Fame affords family a relaxing time as it airs every week day once it begins. Activities in the academy are telecasted daily on both terrestrial and digital television stations in Nigeria and other countries in the sub region. The major highlights of the show are the weekend’s performance and eviction shows.

The hosts are Adaora Oleh and Joseph Benjamin. Their simplicity and compatibility on stage have, no doubt, endeared them to several fans that also troop to the live recordings. As well, the likes of Joke Silva, Ben Ogbeiwi, popularly called ‘Uncle Ben’ and Kaffy are active characters that enliven the academy apart from the uniqueness of the contestants and their talents.

Notably, Project Fame is reputed to average at least one superstar who makes it to the zenith of the music industry each season. In Nigeria, Ghana and Liberia, Iyanya, Chidinma, Praiz, iMike, Kesse, Musulyn and more are products of the reality show and they are doing fantastically well presently.

The reality show ensures that contestants are well blended and exposed. Their talents are brushed.  After more than 13 weeks in the academy, the youths would have gone through a huge transformation.