A lot has happened since the aspiring contestants emerged from theauditions in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan and Ghana.
The opening gala thus promises to be a fitting climax before the contestants make their way into the academy.
If you have been following the telecast then you probably
caught some of the entertaining moments as the wannabe Superstars attempted to
impress the judges with their vocal skills.
Now it ismake or mar time for the shortlisted 18 contestants who
will perform before a teeming live studio audienceand judges, who have to pick
the very best of the contestants. The lucky qualifiers from the opening will
make their way into the famous MTN Project Fame Academy to vie for an
opportunity to become this year’s winner of the competition.
The overall winner of the competition will walk away with a
grand prize of N5m, a brand new SUV and a recording deal worth millions of
Naira. The 1st runner up will get a saloon car and N3m. The 2nd runner up will
be awarded a brand new saloon car along with N1m while the 3rd runner up will
receive a cash prize of N1m.
It would be recalled that the MTN Project Fame has made
immense contribution to the Nigerian music industry with
the likes of Iyanya, Praiz, Chidinma amongst others that are success stories of
this platform. They are currently making waves in the industry.
Perhaps, you have missed the entertaining moments then you
have an opportunity to follow the show by simply subscribing to the MTN Project
Fame Data Bundle. The Project Fame Data Bundle is available for daily and
weekly subscription. For the daily Project Fame bundle plan of 50mbwhich costs
N50,subscribers will send in the code PFD to the number 131, while the
weeklyplan of 100MB which costs N100 will require subscribers to send the code
PFW to 131.
Subscribers can also connect through theMTN Project Fame
Caller Ring Back Tune (CRBT) funnies. The CRBT is basically a compilation of
some of the funniest audios from MTN Project Fameavailable for subscription via
SMS.
So which of these aspiring contestants will make it to the MTN
Project Fame Academy?The answer will be revealed on Saturday, August 1, 2015.