Multichoice Nigeria, the producers of Nigerian Idol, has unveiled some exciting news about the upcoming eighth season of the popular music reality show.
At the media event, held at the MultiChoice studios, on Tuesday, March 28, Dr Busola Tejumola, the Executive Head of Content & West Africa Channels at MultiChoice Nigeria, announced that the reality music talent show recorded a 10% increase in the number of entries for the new season compared to the previous one.
According to Dr Tejumola, the last seven seasons of Nigerian Idol have been a source of entertainment and healthy competition for the contestants, leading to the emergence of well-deserved winners.
Last year, Progress Chukwuyem emerged as the victor, walking away with a staggering NGN 30 million cash prize.
For the eighth edition, the winner will receive a bigger cash prize of N35 million and other prizes worth millions of Naira.
The Season 8 judges’ panel boasts of D’banj, Simi, and Obi Asika while IK Osakioduwa returns as the show’s host.
The show premieres on April 23 with the auditions while the live shows premieres on May 28 as the contestants battle it out for the ultimate prize until a winner emerges on July 16.