After
a rigorous and highly competitive contest, 10 contestants – out of the
hundreds that turned out – have scaled the first Selection Party hurdle
at the fourth edition of Nigeria’s number one Fuji music talent hunt
show, Goldberg Fuji t’o Bam. The Selection Parties were held at Samkoll Garden, Ikotun, Lagos State and 3AD Bar, Idiroko Road, Ota Ota, Ogun State.
For
the Selection Party held at Ikotun, the following are the five lucky
contestants that made it to the next stage of the competition: Abiodun
Oloto, Alhaji Wasiu, Azeez Wasiu, Oyeniyi Ismaila, and Ajani Azeez.
Similarly, Saheed Ishola, Saheed Milo, Muhammed Adewale, Jabele Saheed
and Ayinde Lukman have qualified from the Ota Centre.
Speaking
on the contest, Ismaila, who came from Osogbo, Osun State purposely to
participate in the talent hunt, disclosed that he had been singing since
15 years now. According to him, he already has a dedicated band, but
the team has not waxed any record yet. His words: “I started singing
Fuji music 15 years ago. I now have a band, but we perform at occasions
like naming, birthday, house warming, and burial ceremonies. He also
disclosed that he operates a barbing salon which keeps him busy whenever
there is no ceremony to attend.
Ismaila
commended Goldberg for the initiative behind the annual competition,
which he said is assisting budding artists like himself to actualize
their goal in life. He said his target in the contest is to be the Wura1
of Fuji so that his vision of producing the first album could be actualized.
Similarly,
Azeez expressed delight at the Fuji t’o Bam talent show; whose
initiative he said is unique. He therefore commended Nigerian Breweries
Plc for identifying with Fuji music in Nigeria. According to him, the
platform is giving upcoming Fuji artistes the opportunity to realize
their goal in life.
Speaking
on behalf of the top five in Ota, Adewale, said: ‘Fuji music is my
life. It has been my favorite music since childhood and the only music I
am really accustomed to as an individual. I hope to win this
competition not just because of my passion and exposure to Fuji but
because I see Fuji music as a way of life and would love to take it
professionally. This is why I have fully associated myself with Goldberg
as a brand for bringing my life to me.’
Auditions continued in Oyo and Ilesha the same day; followed by Akure and Ado-Ekiti, as well as Ibadan and Sagamu.
The
lucky contestants from each audition location would qualify for the
quarter final of the contest which would hold in Oyo. The concert proper
will begin at the quarter final and the selected contestants from each
audition location would join to battle for the ticket to proceed to the
semifinal in Ilesha.
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