Judges Put 10 Contestants Up for Eviction at the Nigerian Idol Season 5 Eviction Show

Nigerian Idol Season 5 is still on and contestants have been facing the heat as evictions have started. Recently, 10 new contestants were put up for eviction from the 2nd batch of the group stage performances over the weekend at the OMG Dream Studios, Ijodu-Omole, Lagos. The contestants, all pooled from the top 30, included Tama Nisa (Tama Nisa), Godson Goodluck (Classiq Tunez), Annabel Paul Blacledge (B.black), Esther Aritheshoma Monday (Sther), Adigwe Brenda Ada (Brenda) and Paul Manuwa (P.Scholes), Others are Harry Etim (Harry X), Kelvin Oluwaseyi Audu (Shayee), Omodele Diana Fatoki (Modele) and Ese-Amadasun Imuetiyan (Nex2). The contestants gave their all before the show’s celebrity judges, Dede Mabiaku, Yinka Davies and Darey ‘Art’ Alade, and a live audience.

Voting lines for preferred contestants opened on Sunday night and will close 11.59PM on Wednesday 8th April 2015. The first three contestants with the highest number of votes will automatically qualify for the top 12 while the evicted seven will hope for the judges’ three wild cards at the conclusion of the group stage phase in a forth night.

Nigerian Idol focuses on discovering Nigerian youths with talent in music and giving them a unique platform to take shots at stardom. The eventual winner goes home with N7.5 million cash reward, a brand new car, a recording deal worth N7.5 million with Universal Music label and some high-end devices.