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Winner Interview: The birth of a star – Nigerian Idol

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Progress speaks about winning Nigerian Idol, how he felt when his name was called and much more.
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Progress wins Nigerian Idol season 7 – Nigerian Idol

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D’banj: Prayer ft Top 2 – Nigerian Idol

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Pheelz: Finesse – Nigerian Idol
Nigerian superstar artiste and producer Pheelz blesses our ears with his hit track Finesse.
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Kingdom: ‘My Father’s Got It All’ ft Top 10 – Nigerian Idol
The Top 10 returns to the Nigerian Idol stage with a performance of My Father’s Got it All alongside Nigerian Idol Season 6 winner Kingdom.
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Simi: ‘Smile and Duduke’ Medley – Nigerian Idol
Our Nigerian Idol Judge Simi finally takes the stage and gives us a beautiful medley of her amazing hits Smile and Duduke.
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Progress: ‘Bang Bang’ by Jessie J ft Ariana Grande – Nigerian Idol
Progress recreates the magic of his showstopper performance with the song Bang Bang. Originally recorded by Jessie J, Ariana Grande, and Nicki Minaj.
Zadok: ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ by Whitney Houston – Nigerian Idol Image : 15252
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Zadok: ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ by Whitney Houston – Nigerian Idol
Zadok brings back the magic of his showstopper performance with a rendition of I Wanna Dance With Somebody by Whitney Houston.
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D’banj: Pop Medley – Nigerian Idol – Nigerian Idol
D’banj rocked the stage with a medley of his pop hits which include Emergency, Oliver Twist, Your Face Show.
Top 12: “Greatest Show and A Million Dreams” ft Judges and IK Nigerian Idol Image : 15244
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Top 12: “Greatest Show and A Million Dreams” ft Judges and IK Nigerian Idol
The Top 10 alongside the Judges and IK open up the show with a beautiful performance of Greatest Show from the movie The Greatest Showman. This performance, ushers us into the performance of A Million Dreams by Progress and Zadok.
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Zadok: ‘Wish Me Well’ by Timi Dakolo – Nigerian Idol
Zadok performed Wish Me Well by Timi Dakolo seeing as it was the song he performed with the choir during the third Live Show this Season.
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Progress: ‘Uncle Suru’ by Jon Ogha – Nigerian Idol
Uncle Suru by Jon Ogha made a comeback to our screens thanks to Progress’ performance of the song with the choir on the third Live Show of the Season
Zadok: ‘Soul Provider’ by Michael Bolton – Nigerian Idol Image : 15224
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Zadok: ‘Soul Provider’ by Michael Bolton – Nigerian Idol
Soul Provider by Michal Bolton was definitely a hit performance by Zadok and the Judges felt the same way because they chose it as their fave performance for the Season. He recreated the magic from his first performance this Sunday as he performed the song on the Live Show.
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David Operah – Street Credibility – Nigerian Idol
David Operah performs the work of two Nigerian music icons; 9ice and 2baba. The track in question is ‘Street Credibility’ which was released to critical acclaim in 2009.
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Banty – Aye – Nigerian Idol
Banty gives an amazing performance of the 2014 smash hit ‘Aye’ by Nigerian music sensation, Davido.
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Progress – Joy – Nigerian Idol
Progress brings the work of another Grammy award winner to life as he performs ‘Joy’ a single by Wizkid released in 2014.
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Abigail – Emergency – Nigerian Idol
Abigail serves some hot vocals as she performs D’banj’s smash hit ‘Emergency’ released in 2017 from the album ‘King Don Come’.
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Itohan – If You Ask Me – Nigerian Idol
Itohan takes on this powerful song by Omawumi and adds her own spin to it. The song was released in 2011 and was a part of Omawumi’s sophomore album; ‘Lasso of Truth’.
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Faith – Always On My Mind – Nigerian Idol
Faith performs the evergreen hit ‘Always on My Mind’ from Lagbaja’s 2005 album ‘Africano… the mother of groove’,
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Gerald – Ifunanya – Nigerian Idol
Gerald does an amazing job of singing the heartbreak single ‘Ifunanya’ by P-Square. Released in 2007, it was part of P-Square's hit album ‘Game Over’.
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Debby – Vulindlela – Nigerian Idol
Debby brings the Southern African flavour on stage as she performs ‘Vulindlela’ by music legend Brenda Fassie.
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Zadok – Back To The Matter – Nigerian Idol
Zadok brings the Wizkid smash hit to life with his awesome performance of the 2013 smash hit ‘Back To The Matter’.
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Joel – ‘Dancing on my own’ – Nigerian Idol
Joel’s subtle tone and rich sound makes his performance of Calum Scott’s ‘Dancing on my own’ a magical experience.
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Precious – ‘Pick up your feelings’ – Nigerian Idol
Precious’ performance had a few hiccups but she managed to pull through her performance of Jazmine Sullivan’s ‘Pick up your feelings’
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Progress – 'Yummy' – Nigerian Idol
Progress's Range and vocal prowess brings magic to his performance of Justin Bieber's 'Yummy'

Eliminated Idols

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Exit Interview: Banty on making every moment count – Nigerian Idol Image : 15227
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Exit Interview: Banty on making every moment count – Nigerian Idol
Eliminated Contestant spills the tea about her time on the show, why she is so happy despite her Elimination and what she learnt from being on Nigerian Idol.

Meet your Top 12

Theatre Week

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The backstage music battle – Nigerian Idol
In this fun game, the Nigerian Idol hopefuls come together in teams to compete in a music trivia.
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Zadok – ‘If’ by Davido – Nigerian Idol
Zadok’s unique sound and stage performance prove he is ready to deliver more amazing live performances to the delight of all.
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Banty – ‘Blinding Lights’ – Nigerian Idol
Banty brings a unique swag and amazing voice to her performance of The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’.
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Precious – ‘Pick up your feelings’ – Nigerian Idol
Precious’ performance had a few hiccups but she managed to pull through her performance of Jazmine Sullivan’s ‘Pick up your feelings’

Auditions

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Post Audition reflections – Nigerian Idol
Every Nigerian Idol hopeful goes into the Audition room with the hope of getting a Golden Ticket. Some of them achieve this aim while others do not. One thing is clear though. Each performer is left to reflect on what either made them succeed or fail.
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Audition runway special – Nigerian Idol
Fashion isn’t necessarily the first thing that comes to mind when anyone prepares for an Audition but it doesn’t hurt to look good while trying to impress the Judges with your voice.
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The battle begins – Nigerian Idol
It’s time for Theatre Week, a pivotal moment in the life of any Nigerian Idol hopeful where they are so close to the ultimate dream yet so far.
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Theatrical moments at the Auditions – Nigerian Idol
Sometimes in the Audition room, a little drama pops up here and there that adds more colour and excitement to the Nigerian Idol to the Auditions. Our Judges are not left out as they also bring their own unique 'kolo' you our screens.

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Winner Interview: The birth of a star – Nigerian Idol Image : 15257
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Winner Interview: The birth of a star – Nigerian Idol
Progress speaks about winning Nigerian Idol, how he felt when his name was called and much more.
Runner-up interview: Zadok speaks on his growth – Nigerian Idol Image : 15258
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Runner-up interview: Zadok speaks on his growth – Nigerian Idol
Zadok speaks about becoming runner-up on Nigerian Idol, the lessons he learnt on the show as well as his future plans.
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A look at yourself (Part 2) – Nigerian Idol
The Top 2 answer some questions from the other amazing contestants that made up the Top 12.
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A look at yourself (Part 1) – Nigerian Idol
The Top 2 speak with each other about their experience so far on the show as well as highlighting factors that has kept them strong all through the Season.
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IK speaks about new levels of connection – Nigerian Idol
IK speaks about his experience on this Season of Nigerian Idol and how his connection with the Contestants and crew have grown stronger.
Exit Interview: Banty on making every moment count – Nigerian Idol Image : 15227
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Exit Interview: Banty on making every moment count – Nigerian Idol
Eliminated Contestant spills the tea about her time on the show, why she is so happy despite her Elimination and what she learnt from being on Nigerian Idol.
The backstage music battle – Nigerian Idol Image : 14975
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The backstage music battle – Nigerian Idol
In this fun game, the Nigerian Idol hopefuls come together in teams to compete in a music trivia.
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IK's top moments at the Auditions – Nigerian Idol
IK gives us the tea on his top Audition moments on #NigerianIdol Season 7 and why they stood out for him.
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A game of Yes or No with the Judges – Nigerian Idol
IK gets up to some fun games with the Nigerian Idol Judges and we are amazed at how easy he gets them to concede some points.
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How well do you know your faves? – Nigerian Idol
We approached some of the Nigerian Idol hopefuls and rated their knowledge on their fave Naija artists. Watch to see how well they did.
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An Audition full of twists – Nigerian Idol
We decided to check out how versatile the Nigerian Idol hopefuls are with their mouth. Yeah you read that right. Their buccal cavity should be able to perform other forms of magic apart from singing right? Well here’s how it turned out.
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A Game of '4 words, 1 person' – Nigerian Idol
We caught up with some Nigerian Idol Season 7 hopefuls during the audition phase and decided to test their knowledge about some of their favorite entertainment celebrities.

Wooden Mic

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Wooden Mic: Odinakachi – Nigerian Idol
Odinakachi's performance unfortunately doesn’t give the Judges enough reason to award her a Golden Ticket.
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Wooden Mic: Jennifer – Nigerian Idol
Jennifer does not live up to the expectation of the Judges and ultimately fails to prove why she should be a Golden Ticket winner.
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Wooden Mic: Paul – Nigerian Idol
Paul doesn’t do as well as he expected and ultimately fails to get a spot at Theatre Week.
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Wooden Mic: Blessing – Nigerian Idol
Blessing came with the sole aim of winning the heart of the Judges and getting himself a Golden Ticket but failed to give a Golden Ticket worthy performance.

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