L-R: Mr.
Akinwale Goodluck, Corporate Services Executive of MTN, and Dr. Michael
Onyia, NCC Commissioner, presenting the winning prize cheque of N5m and an
SUV key to Geoffrey Oji. |
SHOWBIZPLUSng can authoritatively report that with
the emergence of Geoffrey as the winner of MTN Project Fame Season 7, he is now
a member of the prestigious league of exceptional superstars that comprises
Iyanya, Chidinma Praiz and more. As well, the N5m winning prize, an SUV and a
recording contract, the journey to greatness lies assuredly within his grasp.
Speaking shortly after he was unveiled, the young man was full of appreciation
and projection.
He said,
“Truly, grace has brought me this far; my fans and MTN have been supportive and
I can only promise better years ahead”.
Geoffrey has
been an extraordinary performer. He stands out for his vocal quality and
commands the judges’ respect for being able to deliver almost perfectly every
song; he consistently showed mastery and character, traits
that astounded Paul ‘Play’ Dairo who described him as a superstar.
Some of his
many great performances were the renditions of Majek Fashek’s “Genesis”,
Tuface’s “Only Me” and Bob Dylan’s “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”.
Sixteen
young West African ladies and guys brimming with confidence and raw musical
talent had begun a journey to stardom nearly eleven weeks ago. But that journey
took a new turn three weeks ago, when Geoffrey, Christian, Emeka, Clement,
Daniella, Ruky, Ugo and Debbie earned the viewers highest votes to contest for
the highest prizes.
Ruky emerged
the first runner up and received N3m and a car; Christian emerged the second
runner-up with a winning prize of N2m and a car. Clement received N2m for
taking the third runner-up position. While the rest of the contestants received
between N1m and N5, 000, 000. It was a competition that rewarded all despite
their positions.
This season
will linger for long in memory, especially among the over the 200 million
ardent viewers of Project Fame who watched online and via digital and
terrestrial TV stations in Canada, UK, US, Ghana, Cameroon, Sierra Leone,
Egypt, South Africa and more. Interestingly, the telecommunications regulatory
body, Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC), was also well represented by
heavy weights such as Mr. Peter Adeoye, Dr. Michael Onyia, Alhaji Yusuf
Abubakar, Alhaji Muhammed Bintube and Mrs. Biodun Olujimi, who commented that
“MTN is obviously empowering the youths through this musical reality show and
it’s worthy of commendations”.
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