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AfroKnight:
She deserves to win this season. She's a strong singer and performer plus she's fine. I think she has all the attributes MTN needs for a winner. Even if she doesn't win, I'm sure some record labels are eyeing her. That "Fada Fada" performance was off the hook; too good to be ignored by record labels.

Kitay or Elizabeth may win this as well. Those two are not letting romance shift their focus and I applaud them for that.

I concur.

imoniyi:
I'm here oo. Just observing . seriously I don't know why they are having problem with that photocopy song and Dapo too. I can sing the song sef. Yoruba is kinda easy to read if u speak Yoruba just pronounce it like u pronounce normal songs except the ones with Ami. Dapo couldn't even sing Lagos boys . seriously . and pple criticising kitay he did ntin wrong. He said a normal thing Jeff did d same too. That okemute look ehn seriously it was obvious watched it today to see. Okay its like soccer game na when mayb arsenal nd barca wan play u start predicting . ha arsenal go win own is that one pride ni? Some1 can't have positive mind again. See humans will always be humans, u can't satisfy them . one man's food is another man's poison what is cool to me might be rude to Some1 else. Humans and wahala . put urself in their shoe.. Seriously oke ITK too much . do u guys know they watch the performance na. As some1 is performing they can all see. So I'm sure okemute isn't hearing that part for d 1st time and when she was advising Mirabel she said I like ur attitude in d johnny song.. Jeez did I type all this

Babe, if arsenal as a team not as fan o come out before that day to brag that they will win the match before setting foot on the pitch.......na pride then they call am.

You as a fan may not find anything wrong with it but if arsenal failed to backup their brag na that time you will see distractors weh go tell them despite all their mouth den still no win.

samhay:
So in Dapo's 18years of living,he has never heard dose words?
Or He never sang dat 9ice's song wen it came out

Elizabeth is from Edo state and she was still comfortable, make dat small boy no dey gv us fake jare



Wia Gbemisola, imoniyi, Jasmine?

As I said, the part they are having issue with is not lagos's yoruba...... is a proverb that was spoken in another yoruba dialect. As at yesterday Elizabeth never get am.

samhay:
See as 9ice's song wan cause gobe.....
And is Dapo telling us he has never heard dose Yoruba words b4, fvcking pretender

Yusuf laughing cos dem no fit sing Yoruba,Ankle Ben balanced it wen he asked him to sing Fada Fada. He just dey mumble words.


And d look from Kitay when Yusuf was singing can kill somebody.

The part they are having issue with is not normal Yoruba. Is called kankify yoruba.

Elizabeth and Yusuph no even get am wella talkless of Dapo.

enemmo:
I actually want her to win it.I like her lemon and lemonade mentality. Does she actually speak Igbo or she had to learn igbo for fada fada?anyways I will predict the winner after the nomination show.

.........Her Igbo sound so perfect but I won't know cos I don't speak it. I'm rooting for a woman to win the competition this year. So far na Okemuite sure pass.

samhay:
I started aving issues with her wen she began advising and working on the other contestants's mind, den her ITK attitude. She always av an idea and wants to always voice it.

On Stage...... She is giving us wat we want.

Imagine.......Okemuite get wahala true true but person no fit deh perfect.

samhay:
All dis sef shouldn't av happened.

Their performances were for the fans not for academy battle. I guess MTN fanned the flame of rivalry by playing it to them.

Probably they should av called them privately to watch aw dey performed their songs and not for all.

2. I remembered wat I said about guy's things and d point still remain. Compare Pere's reaction to Okiemute's. Its normal to show subtle jealous,we r human,but wen its glaring it's dangerous.

This same Pere showed a subtle jealousy d day Oluchi was hugging Eli, had to come call her wen he saw her discussing wit som1

There's nothing dangerous there. The one that's worst are the people hiding it and will still be smiling with you

I just think people complaining about the babe reaction are already having issue with her.

AfroKnight:


People should not focus on Yusuph. His fans will always vote for him. I think that's the general problem with Nigeria when it comes to quality and finesse. We often choose to ignore requisite skills once we take a liking to someone. Take Emekus for example. His vocal skills are mediocre at best yet he had huge support in the competition. Why? The fans just loved him regardless.

Why do you think Iyanya had to switch to street music away from his sleek, smooth rnb style? Cos e no dey sell. The majority of Nigerians believe a singer does not need good vocal skills (or proper training) to succeed. That convoluted line of thought is what makes us local champions.

Idols West Africa and perhaps Project fame were geared towards raising proper musicians but look at what they have become. Street ti take over.

Let's enjoy it like that. Maybe in a few years we will get it right.

Does having a good vocal means you have to sing R n B? Does it even means you can't sing music people on the street can relate with?

Kiss Daniel, Wizkid, Tiwa savage, Yemi Alade, Psquare , Simisola get better vocal and they are giving us good music.

It will get to a stage in Naija where if you don't have good vocal, no record label will sign you and we are already getting there.

samhay:
Ali Bongo of Gabon and his rival from the other party both declared demselves winner of the election held on Saturday b4 the result came out,No 1 crucified dem.

If Okiemute had infused am winning in Fada Fada, I guess u will b saying because both of dem av d brightest chance to win it,it is allowed.

Wetin Kitay do wrong?


From my own perspective KITAY WAS BEING POSITIVE combined with self believe.

We keep complaining other ladies in the house do not blv dey can do it,here is some1 dat showed he blvd in his ability.

You said Okiemute responded, Sleepyeyez already answered it. D beat response should av been to laf it off and not show so much jealousy. It was too obvious

Did you also notice Pere's reaction.

Do you remember your response on Benjamin calling Yusuph king of probation........You said na guy thing.

Have you ever wondered why Okemuite's reaction was obvious is because she is an open book. She is someone who put her emotions on her sleeve like most women do.

sleepyeyez:
The yusuf situation is not uncommon. There will always be people like that in every reality show who will have u racking ur brain n wondering why they r der.
Reminds me of this particular season of american idol. Should be the one jordin sparks won.
There was this adorable indian boy called sanjay with curly locks and an average voice who stubbornly remained while others with all-round talents got knocked off.
One of the show's judges, simon cowell almost cried at one point.
Same with yusuf. They say his fuji skills is On point but I watched Favour nail dat during a freestle session in d house and he didn't come close. They say he's a great performer n works d crowd, how then wld u describe what okeiemute n kitay do when dey get on stage. Then vocally...no, let's not go there.
To be fair, his first audition was really cool but he hasn't been able to recreate d spark many saw in him on dat day.
And ehm ...Does who r getting high BP over d guys matter, need to stop o.
There will always b a "sanjay" or a "yusuf" in shows like these.
It adds to the suspense, talking point,entertainment value of such shows.
And they make show sponsors rich when u vote to save them.

I beg to disagree. We have never been in a fix like this and will still have alot to talk about. Rather he's distracting from the show.

I just google Sajayar Malaka? Sajayar is better than Yusuf in the area of attempt .

But he is is a dull and boring fellow while Yusuph is lively.

samhay:
Nobody stopped Okiemute from reinventing the song,Kitay aside stamping it he will win,talked abt his discipline issue, went down the stage, teased a white dude dat was never pre-planned.

When it was Okiemute's turn,did u realised she flung her handkerchief at 1 of the audience, and afta d camera went d direction again,d handky was seen still on d floor.

If u call Kitay's attitude as being proud, I can as well say Okiemute was arrogant and disrespectful for flinging the handky at d audience.

What stopped her from picking up a fan,take d fan to d stage,hand over d handky and do 20-30 secs dance?


Let's always compare and reach a balance wen concluding

Telling people you will be the winner when the result has not yet been declared is pride.

But that's even not my point. I'm just trying to point out the double standard. Kitay did and nobody said anything bad but Okemuite responded as a human but people are calling her envious and jealous.

sleepyeyez:
Larrygirl. Here something jasmine probably doesn't get.
Having a winning mentality or drive is cool but in an academy-like or house-like competition where the process of emerging winner is dependent on the vote of the audience one has to be careful.
Ur precious voters r n not jus throwing their votes ur way based on ur singing n performance alone, some things u do in the house can rub off the wrong way.
I bet u there are tons of people out there who wouldn't be cool with someone who is brazenly jealous or envious . It could be enough to sway votes. When u have two people who are running neck and neck talent wise, the winner becomes dependent on other factors like personality,etc. So the right attitude she would have adopted was to have laughed it off when kitay (who should know he is stoking the flames of jealousy and not play that card)sang those words. Stoping her dance midway and dropping her jaws open(which never seems to close anyway) was making it too obvious. Sing ur ownPF winner song infact if u must. She's loaded with huge talent. Nothing major to worry about.

Oh and I thought her Bibie brew mimicry was spot-on

Oh really? But a lot of people will be cool with Kitay who with that brag shows he is proud, presumptuous, assumptious and disrespectful to other contestants.

Okemuite reaction is human. Abi na bridge she come count for project fame. Pere's reaction also change but he hide am small.

Apologies to all Yusuph's fans.

How did he manage to fool Shola Allyson, Cobham, Tymix and other judges? If he's struggling like this with Iyawo asiko.......a folklore song then he simply can't sing.

I could feel the annoyance and distaste coming out from Kitay when he was practicing the song and is understandable. If better singers have left the show then Yusuf has no business on the show. If he doesn't go home this Saturday then he should voluntarily leave the show.

Yeah project is a big platform to project young and bright[b] singers[/b] but is also a platform to project bad singers. If he continue to stay there, he will be destroying the credibility he has as a singer.

Kitay you too much
I concur
He too deh versatile
I concur
He too deh creative
I concur
He's too fun to much
I concur
Warri no deh carry last
I concur

Okemuite's energy is electrifying
I concur
She's a great singer
I concur
Her stage presence is magnetic
I concur

jasmine21:
Hmm good point in your last statement. I think that's the point I have been looking for. They should probe individually from beginning to end OR change the policy to let the public know it is now an "EVERYBODY ON PROBATION" show like the Voice or Idols & co. therefore no one will be called back.
The power of call back has more value & makes more sense when that talent is really good but didn't have enough votes among 2/3 others. As opposed to calling him back on a full general voting show among 12/13 other contestants.

All in all, PF really needs to check their mission statement. "Do we want to produce the best talent truly? Or are we just here to make money?"

In addition, they should add justice and equity to all in their motto.

It leaves a bitter taste in a situation where Winner is qualified for a called back but Steve or others who are in the same shoes as her's who also have the potentials to win this competition are not qualified for call back.

industrious:
I dnt say his votes was rigged I mean if they care about people shout they (judges and faculty) would have saved Steve

What's the assurance if they had save Steve, Dapo's fans won't go on rampage.

Winner that have not prove herself as at last two weeks has enough fans to convince the judges to call her back.

Project fame have set the wrong precedent since last season.

If they are going to stick to everyone Going on probation then No one should be call back.

eay:
Shoroniyen...no make me vex ooo...
Do u knw Aw many tyms I voted for him?
Like are you for real?
Even if the fans should vote for their favorites can't the judges nd faculty save the quality ones?
Shora eee ooo
Make I no transfer aggression fa!

Oga, if you transfer the aggression, it will be coming a week late.

Just take it easy and take heart.

vjaywest:
project fame is more like a script..... last year 3 weeks to d finale jeff went for an interview alone at cool fm they didn't tag the others Along i already knew jeff was gonna win.....mtn know their winner already like 3 weeks before d finale.......dars y i like d voice Nigeria.... so pure n true

*cough* una don come with na conspiracy theories.

So the voice is pure and true.........If the Nigeria version do follow the American version there's nothing pure and true about it. Immediately the Judges finish picking those that will represent them well in the live shows, the votes is strictly left in the the hands of the viewers.

Except if you're saying the viewers are neutral than those watching project fame.

Sad seeing Steve leaving the show at this stage but all the contestants were all left the hands of the viewers.

Phew!!!!!!!!! People don Para finish o.

If we strictly go by tonight show then Dapo and Winner deserved to be save.

This is is the first time I'm seeing Winner not depending solely on her voice. She bought in that emotion into her performance tonight.

I don't know maybe if I'm committing an heresy but Dapo's voice was sweeter than Steve's in tonight performance. Maybe is due to the choice song.

Steve came out shaky and is understandable being the first time he's fighting to be saved.

samhay:
Emekus's Rendition of Ada ada is still my all time best dough I was not rooting for him

I agree with the live streaming stuff,but I no just feel am dis season

Stage, If dat is d case in season 7,no problem, but I just felt dis stage is choked up kind of

Remember sometimes, the Adrenaline drummer is somtyms sitting on a higher platform

Remember some performance from a wide staircase?


Nothing more to say abt Praiz

Aw I wan locate ur comment on the contestants, but for me, dia r more talented guys


Level of discipline here is d much attention MTN r giving dis couple of a thing to the point of showing cuddling couple under a duvet ( I guess na for the money sha)

Celebrity judge: He came for celebrity performance cos a judge wnt b pushed to the back

And I was nt even talking abt judge
I was talking abt academy visit
Chidinma, Praiz, 2face, Tiwa Savage kind of visit

Choice of song (I tink its a marketing strategy) Them get fine for ground to pay,No problem

Lol on the bolded.........I really typed a long epistle.

I can see why Emeka's Ada Ada was your favourite..............His voice came out richly in that song and it was also well choreographed.

There's still time for celebrity visitation.

Thanks for reminding about the performances on the stair cases.............I remembered Olawale and Tiwa performances on the staircase. I can now see your point.

Let's agree to disagree on others

samhay:
The road bawo?

No be midnight/early morning for naija again dis tym of d day?


U no sleep house?

Lagos is awake around that time o. Na work I deh go

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samhay:
I did not follow season 8 at all,not even 1 show, I just later randomly picked some that I watched later on YouTube, so ano even fan anybody.

My point is

MTN seems to be dropping quality right from season 7.

Wouldn't know abt aw last season's daily show was but I really felt season was so cool,

Live streaming is poor
Stage is small
Choice of Praiz
Quality of contestant (I keep asking, r dis d best W.A could present
Level of discipline in the house
Celebrity visit is yet to happen
Choice of genre to sing seems to b (a way to win back naija fans)


My question is based around (Quality)

Hmmm....... Season 7. I have a lot of memorable moments in that season. Is it Geoffrey's Genesis performance....... The first and only performance Ty mix will give a standing ovation and voted for.

Is it Christian's performance where he flung away his shoe. I don't even remember the title of song. I can only remember the passion he bought into that performance. Christian don't have that voice but he's always bringing in passion, hunger and I go die here attitude into every performances.

Emeka's mum also made it memorable. The babe that was ashamed of her Dad also cut it for me. And the season arguably have the best group songs performances...... Is it the Lagbaja and the Micheal Jackson performances.

In all honesty the contestants that bought in singing and performances day in and day out was Geoffrey and Christian.

This season I've already had memorable performances from 90% of the contestants and not just few.
........... Back to your points.

Live streaming is poor.......... Project fame ha never had any live anything before. They are all prerecorded. They are deceiving themselves.

Stage: The stage always seems the same size stage to me......... I remembered Ultima studio was burnt down in season 7, so they moved the contestants to another place.

Praiz: I agree........ With the way he abused standing ovation is indeed a fall in standard.

Quality of Contestants : Refer to my opening post.

Level of discipline : is that not the season a contestant slapped a fellow contestant? Is that not the season Geoffrey and the babe that took first runner up cuddled in the house? Or maybe I should ask you the definition of your discipline.

Celebrity Judge....... We already have 1 this season or is he not a celebrity?

Choice of naija song : if indeed is a tactic by MTN, I'll say is about time. As someone said, other international singing competition don't permit their contestants to sing African songs the way will do here with their own songs. If we don't advertise and appreciate our artists, no one will do it for us.

samhay:
Season 7

I'm on the road..... Will respond later when I'm comfortably seated.

samhay:
I did not follow season 8 at all,not even 1 show, I just later randomly picked some that I watched later on YouTube, so ano even fan anybody.

My point is

MTN seems to be dropping quality right from season 7.

Wouldn't know abt aw last season's daily show was but I really felt season was so cool,

Live streaming is poor
Stage is small
Choice of Praiz
Quality of contestant (I keep asking, r dis d best W.A could present
Level of discipline in the house
Celebrity visit is yet to happen
Choice of genre to sing seems to b (a way to win back naija fans)


My question is based around (Quality)

Hmmm....... Every Season will always have the recency factor working for it. If you're on last year thread you will see a lot of people complaining about last season contestants....... Saying the set before them was more better.

Before I picked any of your point.......... Can you please tell me the season that you're setting your standard against.

Thawarplay:
I quoted some one else , hallelujah by Alexander Burke, story of my life by one direction and his performance with Praiz and others that make him the 2nd Runner up

Really....... But I'll hold my peace cos I'm seeing darts shadily been thrown my way by some fans.

By the way Ooooo. Arewa performance of 'I climb every mountain' which bought out tears from Bibi's eyes did it for me and in my opinion Ooooo and it should be the standard for emotional performances.

samhay:
Clement of season 7 was the first when he sang 'Back on my feet' while he was on the wheel chair.

The High point was Micheal Bolton was streaming live cos he tweeted immediately afta the boy sang even before the judges could comment. Joseph had to hush the judges and they showed the tweet

Last year he tweeted was later after the performance.

This year.......

Why do I think you're trying to make a point with this question which by the way is supposed to be directed towards Bolton.

Samhay, are you Anderson's fan?

samhay:
But why Michael Bolton no tweet dis year?

Thanks for reminding me the selling point of last year. Anderson's fans indeed sell their guy until someone pointed out he wasn't the first contestant to be praised by Bolton.

Last season truly has the craziest fandom. The fans rather than the contestants made that season beautiful.

Thawarplay:
Mention Anderson now and compare him with someone this season or pearl.

Apart from that Bolton's song, what other memorable performance did he do?

I honestly want to know.

Thawarplay:
Really? Do you watch last year PF from start to End.? None of them this year can be compare to last year contestant. None of them have Anderson voice, None of them have Dehinde Energy, None of them can sing like Jeff, Even Chike that was evicted none of them can sing like him. I haven't see only this year that can make me happy like Anderson.

Really? Out of the four you mentioned, which one have Steve's sweet voice? Which one of them use cocaine voice from begining to the end the way Kitay did last Sunday? Which one of the them have the range and falsetto that Pere have? Please don't mention Jeff cos as far as I'm concerned Jeff's falsetto is not as clean, neat or clear as Pere despite all the easy song choices was that given him to him.........and this is just their 4th performances.

The only people who performed and refused to bore us to death with their voice alone is Ada and Arewa . While this season majority of them can sing and perform at the same time.

The last time we have a season like this is the Olawale's set.

gara11:
Hahahahahahaha, I wish sth like dat existed. You perform rubbish, jst go home immediately no nid to pack ur tins, dey'll b sent to u lata lol

Honestly, people's reaction to Yusuf performance is so hilarious.

AfroKnight:
I understand you sis.

I was just trying to explain that Praiz was not criticizing Kitay as some people on this thread thought. He only said it was a wrong song choice. Evidently, Kitay didn't have the chance to shine. So folks should not take it out on Praiz. The faculty is at fault here. Just imagine if they had given him a song like Sia's "Alive", it would have been totally underwhelming. Song choice matters.

Anyway, the fact remains that Kitay is one of the best vocalists in this competition. He has amazing control. Gabriel is the other great singer and performer.

The ladies, hmmmm. . . they are just disappointing.

There is still seven more weeks for the ladies to prove themselves. I'm not giving up on them.

AfroKnight:
Actually, Praiz was spot on when he said the song was a bad choice for Kitay.

Kitay is an energetic and skillful singer. He put a lot of grit and grunge in it (a bit too much at some point) but the song was not meant for him. He needed a melody with a wider range to work his magic. He needed more space to belt and switch tones.

I believe if Kitay had taken "Don't wanna miss a thing" or "Soul provider", he would have nailed it.

It seems Praiz's comment was meant for the faculty. They made the wrong song choice for Kitay. Also, Ty Mix did not invalidate the observation made by Praiz but only highlighted Kitay's strong points which were not so evident in his performance because the song didn't fit him.

No singer can perform all songs or genres exceptionally. You won't see Beyonce sing country or rock not because she is not a good singer but because it would not give her the opportunity to dazzle like if she were singing rnb, soul or gospel. Also, Beyonce shines when a song provides her the chance to belt high notes with her characteristic strong coloratura. Give her low, mellow notes and she will not blow you away.

Every singer has a niche or a range of niches within which they perform best. Today, Kitay was not in familiar waters.

Nobody is denying that. He proved that last week. But let's be truthful, the majority of songs that was given out to some of the contestant were never in their comfort Zone but they delivered.

Okeimuite, Mirabel, Steve, were given songs that has little or no melody to it but they delivered. The contestants are not there to sing songs that's in their comfort zone. They are there to challenge themselves.

That is one of the reason I'm not impress with Winner and Pere's Performances. They were given a song that's in their comfort zone while they were find wanting in last week performances........the one material they should be comfortable with.