Nigerian Idol season 6

The sixth season of Nigerian Idol premiered on 14 March 2021[1] on Africa Magic Network on DStv channel 198. The show host is IK Osakioduwa, while Obi Asika, Seyi Shay and DJ Sose as judges. On 3 February 2021,[2] the show, was made available for streaming in United Kingdom, Italy, France, Australia and 23 other countries, through the online streaming network Showmax.[3] On 9 May 2021, the first live show[4] kicked-off featuring the 11 contestants, who made it to the finals, as public voting opens to the fans for 10 weeks.

Nigerian Idol
Season 6
Promotional poster
Hosted byIK Osakioduwa
Judges
Release
Original networkAfrica Magic
Original release14 March (2021-03-14) –
11 July 2021 (2021-07-11)
Season chronology
Next →
Season 7

Weekly Results And Songchoices

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Top 11:The Classics (9 May)

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Act Order Song Result
Akunna 1 "Wombo Lombo" by Angélique Kidjo Safe
Beyonce 2 "Agolo" by Angélique Kidjo Safe
Clinton 3 "Sweet Mother" by Prince Nico Mbarga Safe
Comfort 4 "Olufumi" by Styl-Plus Safe
Daniel 5 "I've Got You Babe" by Lucky Dube Safe
Dotun 6 "Malaika" by Mariam Makeba Eliminated
Emmanuel 7 "Send Down The Rain" by Majek Fashek Safe
Faith Jason 8 "Joromi" by Uwaifo Safe
Faith Mac 9 "Africa" by Salif Keita Eliminated
Francis 10 "Remember Me" by Lucky Dube Safe
Kingdom 11 "Lion Sleeps Tonight" by Lebo M Safe

Top 9 (16 May)

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Act Order Song Result
Kingdom 1 "Uyo Meyo" by Teni Safe
Daniel 2 "Empty Space" by James Arthur Safe
Faith Jason 3 "All Time Low" by Jon Bellion Safe
Beyonce 4 "Dynamite" by BTS Safe
Emmanuel 5 "Beneath Your Beautiful" by Labrinth Safe
Akkuna 6 "XO" by Beyonce Safe
Clinton 7 "Tonight" by John Legend Eliminated
Francis 8 "Writing's on the Wall" by Sam Smith Safe
Comfort 9 "Ire" by Adekunle Gold Safe

Top 8 (23 May)

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Act Order Song Result
Daniel 1 "Good Morning" by Brymo Eliminated
Comfort 2 "Duduke" by Simi Safe
Faith Jason 3 "Awele" by Favor Safe
Emmanuel 4 "For You" by Teni Safe
Akunna 5 "Loving Your Way" by Seyi Shay Safe
Francis 6 "Ada Ada" by Flavor Safe
Kingdom 7 "Aye" by Davido Safe
Beyonce 8 "Right Now" by Seyi Shay Safe

Top 7: Birth year songs (30 May)

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Act Order Song Result
Beyonce 1 "Unfaithful by Rihanna Eliminated
Francis 2 "Please Forgive Me" by Bryan Adams Safe
Comfort 3 "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera Safe
Faith Jason 4 "You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson Safe
Kingdom 5 "Unbreak My Heart" by Toni Braxton Safe
Akunna 6 "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes Safe
Emmanuel 7 "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal Safe

Top 6: Fela week (4 June)

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Act Order Fela song Result
Comfort 1 "Observation Is No Crime" Safe
Faith Jason 2 "Palava" Safe
Francis 3 "Yellow Fever" Safe
Emmanuel 4 "No Agreement" Eliminated
Kingdom 5 "Gentlemen" Safe
Akunna 6 "Lady" Safe

Top 5: Morden Pop&Jazz (13 June)

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Act Order Modern Pop Order Jazz Result
Faith Jason 1 "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi 6 "I'd Rather Go Blind" by Etta James Eliminated
Comfort 2 "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran 7 "Save The Last Dance" by Micheal Bublé Safe
Kingdom 3 "Just The Way You Are" by Bruno Mars 8 "Feeling Good" by Cici feat. Nina Simone Safe
Akunna 4 "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus 9 "I Put A Spell On You" by Nina Simone Safe
Francis 5 "To Good At Goodbyes" by Sam Smith 10 "Hello" by Lionel Richie Safe

Audition

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On 28 November 2020, Nigerian Idol announced an online auditions to be held from 29 November to 13 December.[5] The online audition participants are to record their 30 seconds video of them singing and to be uploaded on Africa Magic website.[5]

Contestant

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Theatre week

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On 24 April 2021, 68 contestants head to theatre week.[6] On 30 April 2021, at the end of the day, out of the 68 contestants that made it into theatre week, and 39 to the group selections, only 21 contestants progressed to the next round.[7]

On 3 May 2021, during the third theatre week, contestants were assessed based on the strength of their voices and their overall stage performance.[8] Out of 21 contestants who made the theatre week, only 11 made it to the finals. On 11 July 2021, Kingdom Kroseide emerged as the winner of the sixth season of the tvshow.

Order Contestant Song (Original Artist)[9]
1 Comfort Alalade "Case" (Teni)
2 Akunna Okey "Joromi" (Simi)
3 Faith Onyeje "I'm Not the Only One" (Sam Smith)
4 Kingdom Kroseide "Say Something" (A Great Big World)
5 Dotun Deloye "Sade" (Adekunle Gold)
6 Francis Atela "So High" (John Legend)
7 Daniel Ikechi "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen
8 Beyonce Ajomiwe "Boo'd Up" (Ella Mai)
9 Clinton Francis "Under The Sky" (Praiz)
10 Emmanuel Elijah "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke)
11 Faith Mac Ebiama "Dangerous Woman" (Ariana Grande)

Nigerian Idol (season 7)

Finalists

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Finalists

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(ages stated at time of contest)

Contestant Age Hometown
Comfort Alalade 18 Lagos
Akunna Okey 23
Faith Onyeje 25
Kingdom Kroseide 24 Port Harcourt
Dotun Deloye 24
Francis Atela 26
Daniel Ikechi 24
Beyonce Ajomiwe 16 Port Harcourt
Clinton Francis 24
Emmanuel Elijah 25 Lagos
Faith Mac Ebiama 22

Elimination Chart

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Colour key
  – Winner
  – Runner-up
  – Eliminated
  – Withdrew
Weekly results per act
Act Top 10 Top 9 Top 8 Top 7 Top 6 Top 5 Top 4 Top 3 Top 2
Kingdom Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Winner
Francis Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Runner-up
Akunna Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 3rd place Eliminated
Comfort Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 4th place Eliminated
Faith Jason Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe 5th place Eliminated
Emmanuel Safe Safe Safe Safe 6th place Eliminated
Beyonce Safe Safe Safe 7th place Eliminated
Daniel Safe Safe 8th place Eliminated
COntin Safe 9th place Eliminated
Dotun Withdrew Eliminated
Faith Mac Eliminated
Siya Motloung
Misty Makhene
Andiswa Zondi Eliminated
Sinovuyo Mbhele
Tesmin-Robyn Khanye

References

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  1. ^ "Nigerian Idol Season 6 Premieres Sunday | Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  2. ^ "Brand-new shows to stream on Showmax!". Africa Magic. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  3. ^ "Nigerian Idol season 6 to premiere in March". TheCable Lifestyle. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  4. ^ Tv, Bn (10 May 2021). ""Nigerian Idol" Season 6 Top 11 Contestants Light Up the Stage at their First Live Show". BellaNaija. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Nigeria Idol 2020/2021 audition begins Nov.29". The Sun Nigeria. 29 November 2020.
  6. ^ "Nigerian Idol: Excitement as 68 contestants head to theatre week". The Guardian Nigeria. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  7. ^ "17 Contestants Survive Theatre Week on Nigerian Idol". THISDAYLIVE. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  8. ^ "11 contestants battle to become next Nigerian Idol". Punch Newspapers. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  9. ^ "Nigerian Idol… Eleven Finalists Set For Showdown". The Guardian Nigeria. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.