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  • Jubilation in Bayelsa, as ‘The Voice Nigeria’ winner arrives hometown

    Jubilation in Bayelsa, as ‘The Voice Nigeria’ winner arrives hometown

    It was jubilation galore in Bayelsa State, as men, women, children and particularly, youths, stormed the streets to celebrate Daniel Diangoli, aka Idyl, winner of the just-concluded The Voice Nigeria talent show.

    The budding singer, Sunday, emerged winner of the Second Season of the talent reality show, which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa.

    Immediately he was announced winner, Bayelsa erupted in jubilation, as youths took over the streets, bars and other public places to drink and dance to the victory. Clubs were said to be congested as Idyl united everybody despite their different political affiliations.

    In celebrating the artiste, Chief John Alphonsus Iworiso, Director of Robert Sunday Iworiso Foundation (RSIF) a Non-Governmental Organization, said that Idyl has made the Ijaw nation proud.

    In a statement, Iworiso said the emergence of Idyl, as winner of the keenly contested competition, is proof of the true spirit of Bayelsans. He observed that Idyl had also taken that path as he showed strength of character on his way to stardom.

    “This is not the first  time individuals and groups will be making the state proud. Few months ago, Perewari Victor Pere bagged a first class and was the best graduating student of his set at Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, USA. We have also witnessed the success story of our students in external exam. In WAEC and NECO we are ranked among the best five.

    “As it is in music and education so it is in  other fields. Students of St. Jude’s girls Amarata have won back-to-back for four years running now, the Milo basketball competition among other laurels. Also, the state cultural troupe has brought home different national and international awards,” he said.

    Also, the Bayelsa State Government said the victory of Idyl was a confirmation that Bayelsa was not a place of militancy. Describing the victory as a welcome development, the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr. Jonathan Obuebite, congratulated Idyl for being a morale booster for other teeming youths in the state.

    He said the young man, with his scintillating performance had shown to the world that Bayelsa should never be classified as a hub of militant activities.

  • Bayelsa-born singer Idyl wins The Voice Nigeria

    Bayelsa-born singer Idyl wins The Voice Nigeria

    Bayelsa state-born singer, Daniel Diongoli, aka Idyl, has emerged winner of The Voice Nigeria Season 2.

    The 20-year-old artiste, who describes himself as singer/songwriter on his Facebook profile came tops by defeating 48 others including the first runner-up, Ebube at the live show which took place in Johannesburg, South Africa on Sunday night.

    It was a joyous moment for the winner whose package includes a recording contract with Universal Music Africa, a brand new GS4 SUV by GAC motors and an all-expense paid trip tour of Dubai courtesy of Ajala.ng.

    His fans have since taken to different social media platforms to congratulate him.

    The show lasted for three months, swaying with emotional performances and heart-breaking evictions.

    Interestingly, Idyle, who was on Timi Dakolo’s team in the competition hails from the same state as the latter, who is a judge and coach on the show.

    Sunday’s finale took off on a grand note as Season 1 participants, the DNA twins entertained the audience with their hit single ‘How Can.’

    The audience and viewers were then treated to amazing performances by the various teams and their coaches. After each performance, one contestant from the voting pool was revealed to move to the top four.

    YemiAlade, Syemca and Chris Rio performed YemiAlade’s ‘Knack Am’, while TimiDakolo, ably supported by Jahtell and Idyl, gave an emotional performance of Timi’s new song ‘Find You There.’  Up next was Waje, J’Dess and Wow who performed Waje’s new single ‘In The Air’ and finally Patoranking, Ebube and Yimika performed ‘Love You Die’ by Patoranking.  The final four contestants revealed were Syemca, Idyl, Wow and Ebube.

    Syemca from #TeamYemi Alade took to the stage with his rendition of ‘Back to the Matter’ by Maleek Berry ftWizKid, while Ebube from #TeamPatoranking performed “Come Closer’ by WizKid.

    Up next for the evening was Idyl from #TeamTimi who gave an amazing performance singing ‘You Suppose Know’ by BezftYemiAlade, while Wow from #TeamWaje gave a very entertaining rendition of ‘FadaFada’ by Phyno.

    Following these performances was the next phase of the voting results; Wow came in fourth place while Syemca came in third, leaving Ebube and Idyl in the Top 2.

    The Top 2 took to the stage next to give their final performances on the show. Idyl went on first, giving an emotional rendition of John Legend’s ‘This Time’ while Ebube performed Celine Dion and R Kelly’s ‘I Am Your Angel’. The DNA twins returned to the stage singing their new single, ‘Queen.’

    The climax of the evening came as the host IK announced Idyl from Team Timi as the winner.

  • Celebrities grace The Voice Nigeria, as live show begins in Lagos

    Celebrities grace The Voice Nigeria, as live show begins in Lagos

    The newly built Terra Kulture Theatre played host to what looks like its biggest crowd so far, when the first live episode of The Voice Nigeria Season 2 aired on Sunday, August 27.

    Spotted at the event were Celebrities like Akpororo, Linda Ejiofor, Kemi Lala-Akindoju, MawuliGavor and some finalists from last season of the reality show.

    Hosted by popular television personality OzzyAgu, the show went live at 7pm, with ecstatic audience who, obviously, savored the thrilling performances from contestants.

    The live shows involve four members of each team performing, with the coach choosing to save one contestant and the three remaining contestants put up for public voting. One lucky contestant who amasses the most votes ends up being saved.

    The red carpet at the screening kicked off at 6pm local time, and guests were seated by 7pm as the live show began. #TeamPatoranking got the show rolling as the contestants took to the stage one after another. Kessydriz performed Tina Turner’s What’s love got to with it, whilst Afolayan sang J Martin’s E No Easy. Hightee thrilled with Lauryn Hill’s Doo Wop and Voke sang Reekado Bank’s Ladies and Gentlemen. Patoranking saved Hightee.

    #TeamYemiAlade was up next with Chris Rio performed Stiches by Shawn Mendes. Ifeoma touched a few nerves as she sang Andra Day’s Rise up. Jahnomso followed with Show me love by Robin S and Bunmi sang YemiAlade’sWant you. YemiAlade eventually made a call and saved Ifeoma.

    Following this string of impressive performances was #TeamWaje with Efezino kicking off with a rendition of Clean Bandit’s Rockabye. Glowrie gave an emotional performance of Adele’s Hello while Favour sang Tiwa Savage’s All over and Wow, the 80s man, raised the bar with his performance of Kool and the Gang’s Get down on it. Glowrie was saved by Waje.

    #TeamTimi had Bada who sang Sean Kingston’s Beautiful girls while Amarachi (sister to Dawn from Season one) performed Meghan Trainor’sNo. Wolei sang Brymo’sAraand finally the strong voiced Precious regaled the coaches and audience with his lovely performance of Whitney Houston’s Nothing. Preciouswas saved by Timi.

    Public voting opened immediately after Sunday’s show and closes on Thursday, August 31, 2017. To vote, organisers urge fans to send the sms numbers of their favourite contestant to 32052. Each contestant’s number is advertised on the show’s website and television.

  • As ‘The Voice Nigeria’ winds down

    AFTER weeks of going at each other, the battles finally came to an end on The Voice Nigeria as the contestants came to final stage of the contest with hopes of moving to the next stage.

    #TeamWaje started off the episode with Zorah and Shapera performing Adam Lambert’s ‘Whataya Want from Me’. Shapera won the battle and moved on to the lives. #TeamWaje’s Arewa and Amarachi performed David Guetta and EmeliSande’s ‘What I Did for Love’. Arewa won the Battle, and Amarachi got a steal from TimiDakolo.

    #TeamYemiAlade’s J’Dess and Chris Rio battled by performing ‘More than Words’ by Westlife, and Chris Rio moved on to the lives with J’Dess Kendris getting a steal from Waje.

    #TeamPatoranking paired Voke and Esqlic, who performed Tiwa Savege’s ‘Wanted’. Voke won the battle earning him a spot on the lives.

    The final performance of the battles with #TeamTimi came with the twist as the pair Tara and Bella, battled with Sandra and Victor who performed Mavin Gaye and Tammi Terrells’s ‘Ain’t No Mountain High Enough’. Victor the only male came out the victor in this battle.

    The show moves on to the lives with viewers being able to vote for their favourite contestants to stay on the show and get to the finals.

    The programme airs on Africa Magic Showcase and Africa Magic Urban every Sunday and is sponsored by Airtel and Coca-Cola and powered by YouTube.

  • Contestants thrill as The Voice Nigeria continues

    Contestants thrill as The Voice Nigeria continues

    The battle among contestants of The Voice Nigeria continued on Sunday with the four teams performing in another episode to enter round two.
    #TeamPatoranking’s Nisa and Annie performed ‘Beneath Your Beautiful’ by Labyrinth, with Annie chosen as the winner by her coach, while Hightee and Blessyn performed ‘No Air’ by Jordin Sparks. Hightee went through to the next round.
    #TeamWaje’s Obichi and Zicsaloma dueled by performing ‘Romantic’ by Korede Bello and Tiwa Savage, with Obichi emerging as the victor. Also #TeamWaje’s Glowrie and Wilson performed ‘Every Woman’ by Babyface and Toni Braxton with Glowrie winning the battle whilst Wilson was stolen by #TeamYemiAlade.
    #TeamTimi had Blessed and Bada performing Stevie Wonder’s ‘Signed, Sealed, Delivered,’ a performance that saw Bada getting picked by his coach.
    #TeamYemiAlade paired Majeeka and Wole as they sang Niyola’s ‘Toh Bad.’ Majeeka won the battle and #TeamTimi had his first steal with Wole.
    The battles continue to heat up as only four steals remain up for grabs. The show airs on Africa Magic Showcase and Africa Magic Urban every Sunday at 7pm, Nigerian time.

  • The Voice Nigeria: Real battle is next

    The Voice Nigeria: Real battle is next

    After the Blind Auditions in the ongoing Season 2 of ‘The Voice Nigeria,’ which had the coaches, once again, campaigning for some of the best talents on the show, each of them had the minimum number of 12 talents as they prepare their teams for the upcoming battles.

    #TeamTimi Dakolo scored big with sisters Tara and Bella, Gerald Agunwobi and Happiness Osasumwen. This brings his team to a remarkable 13 instead of 12. #Team Patoranking won over Ese Urinrin to complete his team, whilst #TeamYemiAlade completed her team by winning over Kelvin Audu and scoring a last minute turn for Bunmi Oshin. Finally, #TeamWaje won over Amarachi Ugoeke, Daniel James and the final talent for the night, Isaac Aloma.

    Sunday’s episode was a fitting climax to the blind auditions and viewers can now expect even more intrigues and a heightened sense of competition as the talents go head to get the coaches to select the best in the battles.

    Sponsored by Airtel and Coca-Cola, and powered by YouTube, the show is being aired on Africa Magic Showcase and Africa Magic Urban every Sunday at 7pm Nigerian time.

     

  • ‘The Voice Nigeria’ blind auditions winds down

    ‘The Voice Nigeria’ blind auditions winds down

    As the blind auditions slowly wound down with another exciting episode of The Voice Nigeria last Sunday, viewers witness the tempo of the show increase as the coaches jostled to fill the vacant positions within their teams, even as more brilliant performances make this a hard task.

    Sunday’s episode saw Patoranking getting the most talents as Ebube Ebioma, Emuejoroke Efiokpene and Chukwuemeka Chike-Ezekpeazu, the brother of season one finalist and fellow #teampatoranking member Chike, joined his team. Efezino Akpo and Chuks Aniebonam got to join #TeamWaje, while Grace Udoh joined #TeamTimi. #TeamYemiAlade scored the talented duo ofFavour Johnson and YimikaAkinola.

    As the blind auditions draw to a close, we see the teams nearing full strength, #TeamTimi added one person to make ten team members while #TeamWaje has nine. #TeamPatornaking’s number increased to 11 while #TeamYemiAlade’s team increases to ten team members.

    The Voice Nigeria airs every Sunday and is sponsored by Airtel and Coca-Cola and is powered by YouTube.

     

  • The Voice Nigeria delivers on thrilling performances

    The Voice Nigeria delivers on thrilling performances

    As the third episode of The Voice Nigeria talent hunt came underway last Sunday on Africa Magic, the show delivered on thrilling performances, disappointment and elation

    At the end of episode three, the coaches had each added two talents to their respective teams.

    Sunday’s episode ended with #TeamTiimi signing up Blessed Eke and Godwin while Obichi Marshall and Arewa Comfort, who got all four coaches turning, joined #TeamWaje. Joy Ebiem and Torisheju “Tori” Ogbe teamed up with #TeamYemiAlade and finally, Emmanuel Okafor and Tama Nisa joined #TeamPatoranking.

    #TeamYemiAlade currently leads the pack with seven talents, while #TeamTimi and #TeamPatoranking have six talents each. #TeamWaje comes in with five contestants and this means all four teams have collectively filled about half their slots.

    The Voice Nigeria airs on Africa Magic Showcase and Africa Magic Urban every Sunday and is sponsored by Airtel and Coca Cola.

  • House agog as Don jazzy excites BBNaija housemates

    House agog as Don jazzy excites BBNaija housemates

    It was a surprise package Monday when Don Jazzy and the duo of DNA twins visited the housemates at the ongoing Big Brother Naija show.
    The housemates were overjoyed to see Don Baba J as he is popularly called, with Bisola and Efe standing on the couch and watch in surprise when he walked in.
    Big Brother had earlier told the housemates that they will work with the DNA Twins on their Song task for the week’s first task.
    When the housemates were busy exchanging pleasantries with the DNA twins, Don jazzy walked in, to the surprise of all of them.
    The housemates gave them a tour of the whole house and Don jazzy joked that he actually came to the house to sleep, and they all laughed.
    The guests were in the house to help inspire the housemates and guide them in their song task. The housemates composed a song during the music week a few weeks ago and this weeks’ task is basically to transform the song into a Nigerian hit.
    This weeks’ theme is “Nigerian Entertainment Week” and what better way to start it off than to have a music icon like Don Jazzy and fresh artistes like the DNA twins to help the housemates with their song.
    The DNA twins told the housemates how their music career was launched after entering talent search competitions, Glo X- Factor and The Voice Nigeria, adding that there’s always an opportunity in competitions such as these ones, as well as Big Brother.
    “This (Big Brother) is a huge platform. You must have a plan in mind,” they said.
    The housemates haven’t had a visitor in over a week and today’s guests were a real treat for them, especially since the visitors stayed a little longer than any other visitor and helped them with their song task.
    joyous scenes as Don jazzy enters the house
     Housemates having fun as DNA twins join them in their Song Task
  • Etihad presents tickets to Arese, The Voice Nigeria winner

    Etihad presents tickets to Arese, The Voice Nigeria winner

    Following her victory at the recently concluded The Voice Nigeria singing competition, Etihad Airways has presented Agharese Emokpae, popularly known as Arese, and her partner with air tickets to Abu Dhabi to experience some of the best entertainment and attractions the capital of the UAE has to offer. This is coming as part of the sponsorship of the programme.

    Making the presentation recently, George Mawadri, Etihad Airways’ General Manager, Nigeria, said: “We are delighted to support the first season of this show, which has proved to be a tremendous hit with the Nigerian public. She will also be provided with four-night’s complimentary stay at one of the city’s leading premium hotels.

    “I congratulate Arese on winning the competition, and I’m sure that she and her companion will have a marvellous time when they fly with Etihad Airways, and during their stay in Abu Dhabi.”

    Around 50 of the best singers and bands in Nigeria took part in the competition – which was whittled down in the preliminary stages to a line-up of just eight contestants taking part in the finale, which took place at Sasani Studios, Johannesburg, South Africa on Sunday, 31st July.

    Following the closely fought competition, which was determined by public vote and verified by Deloitte, Agharese Emokpae, popularly known as Arese, was announced winner of The Voice Nigeria.

    Abu Dhabi is a unique and modern city which is fast becoming one of the world’s most exciting cultural and commercial tourism hubs, providing visitors with the opportunity to experience the best of traditional and modern Arabian hospitality.