Not only did this lucky chap go home with a
brand new SUV, 5 million naira and a multi-million naira music contract; he will
also be joining the likes of Iyanya, mike, Ayoola,
Chidinma, Monica, Olawale and Geoffrey on the MTN Project Fame ‘Hall of fame’!
Jeff was not the only winner of the night.
Sultry voiced Pearl, who was voted the 1st runner-up in the competition, went home
with a brand new Saloon car and a sum of 3 million naira while Anderson went
home with a brand new Saloon car plus 2 million naira as the 2nd runner up.
Delta State born Ada walked away with the sum of 2 million naira after emerging
the 3rd runner-up. Arewaand Deinde, who were voted 5th and 6th respectively,
got N 1 million naira and 500,000 naira.
Unlike previous seasons where contestants
performed their original compositions during the grand finale, Season 8.0 came
with a twist as each of the contestants collaborated with A-list artistes to
produce a remix of the latters’ hit songs.
Jeff
paired with Yemi Alade to remix her song “Kissing” while Pearl worked with
Chidinma to remix her hit song “Kedike”.
Anderson and Praiz did a remix of his song “Rich and Famous”. The Kukere
master himself, Iyanya, collaborated with Deinde to remix an entertaining
version of “Oreo”. Arewa and 9ice did a
remix of the hit jam “Gongo Aso” while Ada and Sound Sultan did justice to Sound
Sultan’s “Motherland” to the delight of the audience!
While the show may have ended on a grand
note, music lovers have a chance of relishing the experience as the official
release of the amazing collaborations has been fixed for October. The collabos
are also available for use as callertunez. Simply send your preferred songs to
the code 4100.
Indeed this year’s edition of West Africa’s
most consistent music talent hunt show delivered on its promise of maximum
entertainment. Suffice it to say that the show has given the young talents a
platform to launch their careers and pursue their passion in music. Their
journey of fame continues as they have all joined the league of extraordinary
superstars.
We sure can’t wait for season 9.0, but
until then, keep your fingers crossed and watch out for yet another batch of
emerging talents from the biggest music competition platform in West Africa!
