Auditions in the ongoing Nigerian Idol Season 6 competition have featured the good, the bad and the unbelievable singing talents across the country.
After four weeks of auditions, Nigerian Idol theatre began with the 68 lucky contestants battling it out for a chance to become the next Nigerian Idol.
Last Sunday, the contestants were paired into groups to see who would showcase real talent and not just an audition wonder. As expected, some of the contestants were outstanding and progressed into the next round, while it was the end of the road for others.
Unlike the auditions, the theatre week began with group selections. The group selections were much tougher, as contestants had to put in their very best to work with their teammates and still retain their star power.
The 68 contestants were grouped according to their voices and trained to perform as a group for the judges. The group stage featured an amazing array of songs from Burna Boy’s Wonderful and Teni’s Billionaire, which got a standing ovation from judge Obi Asika.
In this round, the judges were not just assessing the voices of the contestants, they were also looking out for the ability to maintain composure on stage and teamwork.
Star, one of the contestants, however, did not get the memo. She expressed her dislike for her teammates as soon as she was grouped. And when Comfort unfortunately forgot her lines on stage, she let it get to her and her performance was underwhelming. Luckily, the team had Agbutun to hold the bar, and he did a marvelous job.
While some let the pressure get to them and forgot their lines, others like Godwin recovered quickly and gave a beautiful performance. Some contestants were also victims of their teammates’ flaws and others were trying to outdo their teammates forgetting that teamwork was also being graded.
At the end of the day, out of the 68 contestants that made it into theatre week, and 39 to the group selection, only 17 contestants progressed to the next round.
This Sunday, all 17 will battle it out to prove that they are worthy of being the next Nigerian Idol. As viewers wait with bated breaths to see which contestants will make the top 10, organisers have announced a special twist to the season called the ‘Wooden Mic’ competition.
Wooden Mic is an alternative competition to the singing talent show dedicated to the contestants who were not selected by the judges during their auditions due to their inability to showcase an actual singing talent. A shortlist of these contestants who didn’t make it to the theatre week will contend for the ‘Wooden mic’ title, with the winner decided by the public. The ‘Wooden mic’ competition opened on Sunday, April 25 and will run till Wednesday, June 30, 2021. Nigerian Idol season 6 is sponsored by Bigi Drinks and Tecno Mobile.
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