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2008 Nigerian TV series or programme
Project Fame West Africa Genre Reality , talent show Presented by Joseph Benjamin Judges Country of origin Nigeria Original language English No. of seasons9 Executive producer MTN Nigeria Producer Ultima Limited Network TV3 AIT NTA SoundCity Release 18 July 2008 –
Project Fame Project Fame West Africa MTN Project Fame West Africa Lagos and aired in the West African subcontinent. It is a regional version of Star Academy Endemol . The show used to feature contestants from Ghana , Liberia , Nigeria and Sierra Leone , but Liberia and Sierra Leone have been dropped since the 2014 Ebola Outbreak . The show is broadcast by networks in these four countries and across the African continent.
Run by Ultima production, Project Fame' s inaugural season began in 2008. The production format consists of gala evenings held each Sunday night in prime time and hosted by Joseph Benjamin and Adaora Oleh . In season 7, Adaora was replaced with Bolanle Olukanni. Additionally, there's a weekly recap show and the Eviction night on Saturday night.
The jury is formed by three judges; Praiz , Bibie Brew and Tee-Y Mix, and Faculty members of the Academy which include: Joke Silva , Lovette Otegbola, Dupe Ige and Ben Ogbeiwi.
Winners
Season
Year
Winner
Country
Host
1 2008 Iyanya Nigeria
2 2009 Mike Anyasodo
Nigeria
3 2010 Chidinma Nigeria
4 2011 Monica Ogah Nigeria
5 2012 Ayoola
Nigeria
6 2013 Olawale
Nigeria
7 2014 Geoffrey Oji Nigeria
8 2015 Jeffery Akor
Nigeria
9 2016 Okiemute Ighorodje[ 1]
Nigeria
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Candidate
Age
Residence
Result
Adebola Kester
29
Ghana
Chidinma 22
Ikorodu , Nigeria
Christian
22
Ashanti Region , Ghana
Eyo
29
Lagos , Nigeria
Kesse 24
Ghana
Ochuko
Lagos , Nigeria
Tolu
29
Kaduna , Nigeria
Yetunde
Ibadan , Nigeria
Joecelia Gbondo
Freetown , Sierra Leone
10th Evicted
Rhoda
26
Lagos , Nigeria
9th Evicted
Vwede Akpoguma
Benin , Nigeria
8th Evicted
Helen Pajebo-Jackson
23
Monrovia , Liberia
7th Evicted
Shehu
30
Kaduna , Nigeria
6th Evicted
Monica
24
Enugu , Nigeria
5th Evicted
Samuel Stryker
Monrovia , Liberia
4th Evicted
Modele
22
Abeokuta , Nigeria
3rd Evicted
Lindsey
Abuja , Nigeria
2nd Evicted
Gold
21
Lagos , Nigeria
1st Evicted
Gala evenings
1st Live Show - Contestant's choice [ 3]
2nd Live Show - Aṣa & Tracy Chapman [ 4] Mentor : Aṣa
Order
Contestant
Song (Original Artist)
Result
1
Yetunde
"Eye Adaba" (Aṣa )
Safe
2
Eyo
"Change" (Tracy Chapman )
Safe
3
Joecelia
"Fire on the Mountain" (Aṣa )
Bottom Five
4
Shehu
"Kiss the Rain" (Tracy Chapman )
Bottom Five
5
Modele
"You're the One" (Tracy Chapman )
Bottom Five
6
Tolu
"Jailer Man" (Aṣa )
Safe
7
Rhoda
"For My Love" (Tracy Chapman )
Safe
8
Lindsey
"Give Me One Reason" (Tracy Chapman )
Eliminated
9
Chidinma
"Fast Cars" (Tracy Chapman )
Safe
10
Helen
"Sorry" (Tracy Chapman )
Safe
11
Vwede
"If You Want Me" (Tracy Chapman )
Safe
12
Christian
"360 Degrees" (Aṣa )
Safe
13
Ochuko
"She's Got Her Ticket" (Tracy Chapman )
Safe
14
Samuel
"Peace" (Aṣa )
Safe
15
Adebola
"Iba" (Aṣa )
Safe
16
Monica
"Why?" (Tracy Chapman )
Safe
17
Gold
"Waidi" (Aṣa )
Eliminated
18
Kesse
"So Beautiful" (Aṣa )
Safe
3rd Live Show - Reggae [ 5] Mentor : Samini
4th Live Show - African Night [ 6] Mentor : Lagbaja
5th Live Show - Soft Rock and Soul [ 7] Mentor : Frank Edoho
Order
Contestant
Song (Original Artist)
Result
1
Adebola
"You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman" (Celine Dion )
Safe
2
Yetunde
"Big Girls Don't Cry" (Fergie )
Safe
3
Eyo
"Three Times A Lady" (Kenny Rogers )
Safe
4
Joecelia
"It's My House" (Diana Ross )
Safe
5
Kesse
"Knocking on Heaven's Door" (Bob Dylan )
Safe
6
Rhoda
"Runaway" (The Corrs )
Safe
7
Vwede
"Take My Breath Away" (Berlin )
Safe
8
Tolu
"First Cut Is The Deepest" (Rod Stewart )
Safe
9
Ochuko
"One More Night" (Phil Collins )
Safe
10
Christian
"If You Don't Know Me By Now" (Simply Red )
Safe
11
Helen
"Lake A Prayer" (Madonna )
Safe
12
Chidinma
"I Want To Know What Love Is" (Mariah Carey )
Safe
6th Live Show - Classic Duets & Evergreen Disco Songs [ 8] Mentor : Yinka Davies
7th Live Show - Afro-Caribbean night [ 7] Mentor : Onyeka Onwenu
Elimination chart
Elimination Chart
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
Adebola
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
Chidinma
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
Christian
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
Eyo
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
Kesse
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
Ochuko
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
Tolu
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
Yetunde
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
Rhoda
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
Joecelia
IN
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
Vwede
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
Helen
IN
IN
IN
IN
OUT
Shehu
IN
IN
OUT
Monica
IN
IN
OUT
Samuel
IN
OUT
Modele
IN
OUT
Lindsey
OUT
Gold
OUT
The contestant won the show The contestant lost in the final The contestant was in the Bottom Five, but saved by the jury The contestant was in the Bottom Five, but saved by the academy The contestant was in the Bottom Five, but saved by the students The contestant was eliminated
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Season 8 is being broadcast on TVC, MITV, DBN, SOUNDCITY, ONTV and GETTV. the finalists are Ada, Anderson, Arewa, Deinde, Jeff and Pearl.
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