Hopefuls Scramble for Naija Sings 2 Lagos Slots

Hundreds of young Nigerian musical talents attended the Lagos audition of M-Net’s music reality talent hunt, Naija Sings, which held at Frame 24 Studio, Philips Building, Ojota, Lagos last Thursday.
Biola Alabi, managing director, M-Net Africa, expressed satisfaction at the turn out of hopefuls at the audition. She described it as a sign of many good things to come.
“This large number of Nigerians at the first leg of Naija Sings Season Two audition is a confirmation of our long-held belief that Nigeria has got talents. That is why we created a platform to give these budding talents the opportunity to realize their dreams and ambitions.” She added that some of the hopefuls will make it to the Lagos Regional Finals on Monday, August 9.
Pamela Ofoegbu, Commissioning Editor, M-Net Africa, opined that Naija Sings has come to stay judging from the attendance and performance. “The second season promises to be far more interesting than the previous one given the performance I have seen demonstrated by some of the participants that have been auditioned so far.”
Karl Raccah, lead judge at the Lagos audition of Naija Sings 2 said: “What I look for in the hopefuls first is the way they entered into the audition venue. It says a lot about their ability to make it to the regional final. Then comes their voice, their confidence and the manner they performed their chosen songs. From what I have seen here today, I look forward to a hugely entertaining show, and I hope new Nigerian singing stars will emerge after the season.”
Some of the young people at the Lagos audition expressed optimism that they will make it to the Regional Finals in August.
M-Net’s production crew will move to Enugu on Tuesday, July 20, Wednesday, July 21 and Thursday, July 22 for the Enugu auditions and finals.
From Enugu, the crew moves to Port-Harcourt on Friday, July23, Saturday, July 24 and Sunday, July 25 for the Port-Harcourt Regional auditions and finals. Calabar Regional auditions will take place on Monday, July 26; Tuesday, July 27 and Wednesday, July 28.
Auditions will take place in Kano on Saturday, 31st, and Sunday, August 1 while the Kano Regional finals take place on Monday, August 2nd. The crew will be in Abuja on Tuesday, August 3rd, Wednesday 4th and Thursday 5th before returning to Lagos on Monday, August 9 for the Lagos Regional Finals.
Segun Fayose, head, Corporate Communications, MultiChoice Nigeria said: “It is a busy schedule for everyone involved in the production. This is to ensure that interested Nigerians are given the opportunity to showcase their talents, and possibly, make it to the finals.”
The first season of Naija Sings held in 2009 with the then 17-year-old Jon Ogar winning the ultimate prize of 100,000 US Dollars. He also won a music contract with Storm 360, one of M-Net’s partners on the show and an appearance at the 2009 Channel O Music Video Awards in South Africa.
The live screening of Naija Sings Season Two begins on DStv M-Net West on Sunday, September 19.