Island Africa Talent series 1

Island Africa Talent is an africanwide singing competition. The first series aired on A+ and 13 local TV all over African French countries and was presented by Iance Yves de Mbola. The judging panel is composed by music producer David Monsoh and singers Barbara Kanam and Didier Awadi. 12 countries were represented in this series and on December 12, 2014 Deenyz, representing Madagascar, won over Danielle from Cameroon after seven weeks of competition to be crowned the first winner of the show after seven weeks of competition.

Island Africa Talent
Series 1
Hosted byIance Yves de Mbola
Juliette Fievet
Judges
WinnerDeenyz
Runner-upDanielle
LocationYamoussoukro
Release
Original networkA+ (Canal + Africa Group) and local TV
Original release24 October (2014-10-24) –
12 December 2014 (2014-12-12)

Auditions

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David Monsoh travelled all over the 12 participating countries, with the help of local judges to find the act that will represent each country to the Live Shows. The auditions aired in the same night as the first Live Show on October 24, 2014.

Finalists

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Key:

  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Third place
Country Finalist
  Madagascar Deenyz[1]
  Cameroon Danielle
  Democratic Republic of the Congo Bill
  Niger Binta
  Republic of the Congo Eved
  Rwanda Kevin
  Mali Koité
  Chad Aimé
  Senegal Boubacar
  Gabon Amly
  Cote d'Ivoire Nadège
  Seychelles Keshia

Live Shows Summary

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Acts Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4 Week 5 Week 6 Week 7 Final
Deenyz 1st 1st 1st 1st 1st 2nd 2nd Winner
Danielle 6th 3rd 4th 5th 4th 1st 1st Runner-Up
Bill 8th 6th 3rd 3rd 5th 3rd 3rd 3rd Place
Eved 3rd 2nd 6th 4th 3rd 4th 4th Eliminated
Kevin 4th 9th 9th 7th 8th 6th 5th Eliminated
Binta 7th 4th 2nd 2nd 2nd 5th 6th Eliminated
Koité 2nd 7th 5th 6th 7th 7th Eliminated
Aimé 9th 9th 7th 7th 7th 8th Eliminated
Boubacar 8th 8th 9th 10th 9th 9th Eliminated
Nadège 5th 5th 8th 8th 10th Eliminated
Amly 9th 10th 10th 9th 11th Eliminated
Keshia 8th 11th 11th 11th 12th Eliminated

References

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  1. ^ "DEENYZ remporte la finale de "Island Africa Talent" - Showgasy". Archived from the original on 2014-12-30. Retrieved 2014-12-30.