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1 Weekly Results And Songchoices  



1.1  Top 11:The Classics (9 May)  





1.2  Top 9 (16 May)  





1.3  Top 8 (23 May)  





1.4  Top 7: Birth year songs (30 May)  





1.5  Top 6: Fela week (4 June)  





1.6  Top 5: Morden Pop&Jazz (13 June)  







2 Audition  





3 Contestant  



3.1  Theatre week  







4 Finalists  



4.1  Finalists  







5 Elimination Chart  





6 References  














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Nigerian Idol
Season 6
Promotional poster
Hosted byIK Osakioduwa
Judges
  • Seyi Shay
  • DJ Sose
  • Release
    Original networkAfrica Magic
    Original release14 March (2021-03-14) –
    11 July 2021 (2021-07-11)
    Season chronology

    Next →
    Season 7

    The sixth season of Nigerian Idol premiered on 14 March 2021[1]onAfrica Magic NetworkonDStv 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.

    Weekly Results And Songchoices[edit]

    Top 11:The Classics (9 May)[edit]

    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)[edit]

    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)[edit]

    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)[edit]

    Act Order Song Result
    Beyonce 1 "UnfaithfulbyRihanna 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)[edit]

    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)[edit]

    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[edit]

    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[edit]

    Theatre week[edit]

    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[edit]

    Finalists[edit]

    (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[edit]

    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[edit]

    1. ^ "Nigerian Idol Season 6 Premieres Sunday | Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  • ^ "Brand-new shows to stream on Showmax!". Africa Magic. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  • ^ "Nigerian Idol season 6 to premiere in March". TheCable Lifestyle. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
  • ^ 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.
  • ^ a b "Nigeria Idol 2020/2021 audition begins Nov.29". The Sun Nigeria. 29 November 2020.
  • ^ "Nigerian Idol: Excitement as 68 contestants head to theatre week". The Guardian Nigeria. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  • ^ "17 Contestants Survive Theatre Week on Nigerian Idol". THISDAYLIVE. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  • ^ "11 contestants battle to become next Nigerian Idol". Punch Newspapers. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  • ^ "Nigerian Idol… Eleven Finalists Set For Showdown". The Guardian Nigeria. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

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