It is finally here – what we have all been waiting for! Fans of
Freemantle's "Got Talent" series are in for a swell time this season
as the show debuts on TV this Sunday.
Hopefuls selected from audition centers in Abuja, Enugu, Calabar, Port
Harcourt, Warri, Benin, Ibadan and Lagos will be given an opportunity
to become Nigeria's next international superstar.
This week, Producers of the show – Rapid Blue unveiled Nollywood
Superstar Kate Henshaw, Radio darling Dan Foster and, film maker,
director, dancer, choreographer and set designer Yibo Koko as judges
for the first season of the show.
'The judges have great chemistry. They all have different
personalities. Kate is quite the emotional one – when she is touched
by a performance, you know it! Dan is absolutely hilarious – he helps
keep the contestants a bit relaxed. Yibo is the most analytical – he
is almost like a teacher. All in all, the NGT judges are great at
keeping the contestants positive, and encouraging them to diversify
their talent and keep it exciting at every stage of the show," Adaora
Mbelu, Project Manager says.
Host, Andre Blaze
Host, Andre Blaze who was also unveiled this week will take television
fans through the show from Auditions to the live shows all the way to
the finals.
Unlike other talent shows, Nigeria's Got Talent will not only focus on
hunting and discovering talents, it also aims to nurture and expose
these talents to a global audience through local and international
partner platforms.
Sponsored by Airtel, Nigeria's Got talent will air on AIT, STV, NTA,
HITV UK, TVC, SOUNDCITY (DSTV) from September to December 2012′.
In its sixth year, The Got Talent franchise worldwide has produced
notable acts like Diversity, Bianca Ryan and runner up Susan Boyle,
whose debut album became the fastest selling UK debut album of all
time, selling over 3 million copies in the United States.
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