Brimming with excitement for being selected as judges in the
Globacom’s music reality TV show, X Factor, pop diva, Onyeka Onwenu,
rapper, MI, and father of Ghanaian Hiplife, Reggie Rockstone have all
pledged to be fair to all as they set for work in the auditions coming
up tomorrow in Ghana.
While commending Globacom for offering a rare opportunity to African
youths to explore their talents, Onyeka, popularly called the Elegant
Stallion, said: “I am greatly excited to be part of this great show and I
will definitely have fun while the competition lasts. I promise to be
fair in my judgment, add humour to the game, be a good ambassador of Glo
and display the greatest form of integrity which Globacom is known
for.” MI also commended Glo for making history as the first company to
bring the show to Africa.
“I am very happy about this. It is going to be the biggest ever
reality show in Africa and that’s the truth. It’s more than just about
Nigeria or West Africa. It’s about the whole of Africa. I’d be glad if
another great artiste comes out from this pack to upstage people like us
but such a person has a lot of work to do because he needs the X Factor
to get to the top of the pack,” he said. Equally speaking on his
selection, Rockstone said he was excited because X Factor is designed to
find new talents.
“I am optimistic because there are a lot of talents here in West
Africa. I have seen them and I am delighted I am one of the judges. The
$150,000 prize money for me is very enticing and the opportunity to have
new talents stimulated my interest in the show. I can only be scared
about new comers, and the part I love is that I’ll double as judge and
coach. That is awesome,” he declared. Beat FM’s Tolu Oniru a.k.a Toolz,
who emerged as the presenter of X Factor, was also full of excitement.
He said: “It’s the biggest ever reality show that Nigeria and Africa
have ever seen. N24 million isn’t a child’s play; no other musical show
has beaten that. And you know this year marks the 10th anniversary of
Globacom and this programme, I believe, is part of the company’s modest
way of thanking its numerous subscribers.” Meanwhile, after hugely
successful outings in Port Harcourt and Abuja, the auditions for the
show will this weekend move to Ghana.
According to Globacom, the Kumasi, Ghana auditions would hold
tomorrow, May 4, and Sunday, May 5, while the Accra auditions have been
scheduled for next weekend, May 11 and 12, 2013. However, after the
Ghana auditions, the judges will return to Nigeria for the Lagos
auditions slated for Saturday, May 25, and Sunday, May 26, 2013.
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