Ibadan plays host to Nigerian Idol

The city of Ibadan and its residents played host to the
Nigerian Idol train when the TV Reality music show berthed in
the city in a two-day audition hosted at Kakanfo Inn Confer­
ence Centre, Old Ring Road, Ibadan, Oyo State.
Hundreds of wannabes aspiring to become the next Nigerian
Idol thronged the venue determined to impress the show’s
celebrity judges with their performances for tickets to
participate in the second stage of the competition which will
feature the Top 100 Acts pooled from the various auditions
centres across the nation.
The Ibadan auditions produced seven Golden Tickets, the
highest recorded from any centre in the on-going season 5.
Beside, the venue witnessed the highest turn out of
contestants with better chances of making the top 100 cut.
Meanwhile, the auditions train moves to Dream Studios,
Lagos, today, and will run till February 9 for the final leg of the
auditions.
Nigerian Idol focuses on discovering youths with talent in
music and giving them a unique platform to take a shot at
stardom. The eventual winner goes home with N7.5 million
cash reward, a brand new car, a recording deal with Universal
Music Company worth N7.5 million and some high-end
devices. The first runner up gets N1.5 million, a Galaxy Tab, a
phone and an iPod while the second runner up gets N1 million,
a Galaxy Tab, a phone and an iPod. All other finalists will also
receive N100, 000.00, a Galaxy Tab, a phone and an iPod.
Nigerian Idol Season 5 is sponsored by leading telecommunica­
tions operator, Etisalat, Dabur Toothpaste and Payporte.