The Grand Finale. How Timi Won!
The first event of the night was a group song by six of the top 10. Omodele, Joan, Uche, Mercy, Jerrilyn and Temitayo gave a wonderful group performance with each taking individual solos in the song. It was a great performance. Never before had viewers seen a group song in the Idols West Africa competition, and they were not disappointed.
Mike then announced that each of the Top 2 would be doing 3 songs each. There was a recap of each contestant's journey through Idols. We all laughed when we saw their first pictures at the audition. They looked so innocent compared the their present states - especially Omawumi. Timi was first on stage with a remake of his "How am I supposed to live without you" performance. As usual he delivered excellently, capturing hearts with his stage presence and the applause was great. Omawumi was next with a remake of her "I will survive" performance. Exhibiting her unique strength and vigor, she made her fans wild. Up next again was Timi with his "Stuck on you" performance and like before, he blew the minds of the audience. Omawumi then came up with a rendition of her "Ekwe" performance to end the first segment of the show.
Up next was a very spectacular segment. Each of the two would be doing self-composed songs. Timi was first with a song he wrote titled "I love you". He delivered it with the great style that only Timi knew how. The lyrics and structure of the song were great. It was a very melodious mid tempo song and the audience easily learnt the words well enough to join in the chorus. Soon, everyone was singing together. Omawumi was next. Dressed in a see through black attire and thigh length black stockings to match, she immediately drove her (male) fans crazy. She sang her self-composed song "You got me", an old school style with an old school beat that reminded one of the early 90s.
After the show, the judges and the guest judge Reggie Rockstone were bombarded with autograph requests. I never knew Nigerians were that crazy about autographs. People were quarreling and almost snatching autographs from one another. The judges' table was so tightly surrounded that Dan, Nana and Dede were barely visible and security operatives had to barge in and restore some order, after which I managed to get some good pictures of the judges.
Timi has really come a long way, and he really deserved to win. Anyone who was at the finale will realise that though Omawumi was very good and quite versatile, she was really no match for Timi in terms of stage presence and connection with people's minds ... and these are the major qualities which make a platinum record sale. I'm happy my votes did not go to waste (you don't want to know how many votes I cast for this guy) and I know Timi will not dissapoint Nigeria and we will be proud of him. And so he went home with the grand prize of a recording contract from Sony/BMG Africa International, a Kia Picanto from Nigeria’s Dana Group, $10000 cash from Ecobank, and an ultimate viewing experience of a 26-inch LCD TV and an I-Pod from the show’s headline sponsor Celtel. And so ended a journey which has been ongoing for about 4 months. A journey which saw great and little singers drop by the way side. People say this has really changed the music industry and no "yeye" artist will dare to release "any kind yeye" song again. Personally, I await Timi's CD and I know I won't be disappointed.
More Pictures
Mike Majic
The Judges
Guest Judge Reggie Rockstone (far left) and VIPs
The Duet - Uche and Jodie
The group performance: L-R, Omodele, Eric, Jerrilyn, Temitayo, Joan and Mercy.
The Duet - Uche and Jodie
Omawumi - Ekwe
Omawumi - You got me
Timi - How am I supposed to live without you

Timi and Omawumi exchange final words before the results
Under Tension !!!
The top 10 cheer Timi
After the Show
Me and Mike Majic
Me and Friends (From Right: Foluso Aloko, Tayo, Kenny, Yomi and Me)
Me and Linda Ikeji
Dan Foster
Nana Abrewa
Dede Mabiaku
The Production Crew
The Planet One Stage - Where it all started and ended!
20 comments:
Hi,I did not really follow the program from beginning but the little I did I knew TIMI will win and I am glad he did.
To TIMI I say Aiyeeko as the Ghanaians will say.You deserve it and God richly BLESS U.
Hi,I did not really follow the program from beginning but the little I did I knew TIMI will win and I am glad he did.
To TIMI I say Aiyeeko as the Ghanaians will say.You deserve it and God richly BLESS U.
Kevin Okejero
From: Accra Ghana
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Kevin Okejero
From: Accra Ghana
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I love Timi's song. I cannot believe he composed it. It is really a great song, from the first bar of the song, I knew I was going to love it. It is a feel good song, it is easily memorable and has a great hook. Wow, I am really impressed. Always loved Timi, could not see it going any other way, he is the real deal. Nigeria has found real talent, in my opinion, world class
I'm elated this Timi guy won!!! He deserved all the accolades coming his way because he lived his dream. What more- his great voice (that hasn't stopped 'affecting' a lot of my female friends), stage presence, charisma, spirit, humility........We've got another worldclass star in Naija! This guy will go places.....
I feel as if I had seen it myself...
I kind of tuned off the show after that fine fine boy was voted off. U know, Eric i think his name was...
Come oh, is Linda Ikeji a performer?
I think I saw a picture somewhere with ehr on stage...
Dede made the point at least twice, and I hope in the euphoria it was not lost on the audience: that the Top Two Finalists are from the volatile Niger Delta region of Nigeria. The point is that in all the ruckus in that region, excellence thrives. Thanks for West Africa Idols for helping to expose that.
The Nigeria LNG Limited too must be commended too: in three papers on Saturday, it ran an ad where it pointed out that 'Wumi or Timi: It is Niger Delta.'
@Kevin, you were right. Timi really deserved it. Thanks for your comment.
@Pseudo, thanks man for the compliments. Pls be back.
@Anon, Timi really has talent. His song was great and easily followed.
@Thetaj, you couldn't have said it better. Timi has stage presence, charisma and voice. He's world class.
@Catwalq, No o! Linda's not a performer (maybe sha, i don't know), She was at the show to watch and it was our first time seeing each other.
@Anon, I really felt elated too about the Niger-Delta thing. NigerDelta became popular due to oil wahala and l8r the kidnappings, this shows there's still a lot of good about to come out from Niger-Delta.
'sup man, you pretty had it all tied up. Wish i was in 9ja...'sighs'.
Dede's face is cracking me up. That guy must have smoked tons of weed in his life so far...LMAO!!!
All in all, i was,still am sooo excited TIMI won.
I'm totally impressed how you analyzed the event.lol.Yippie Timi won! I tried watching the clips on another site but they are not clear at all. I could hear it all though. I'm pretty excited for Jodie and Uche as well. They sound great together and I hope they are exposed to recording opportunities too.I'll buy Timi's album anyday.....and Jodie's too (me and my Jodie craze).lol.
@ugo, the guy na Fela guy now .. abi what else should we expect! But I don't know for sure sha.
@truth, yes oh. I loved the Jodie/Uche sound. Although, they should have sang a better song. I'll buy their albums anyday sha.
Oh my God.. i love ur blog tayo.. are u a journalist or what cos u sure know how to write. as i am leaving this comment someone is calling me obsessed... well i dont mind the name as long it is TIMI i am obsessed with ... The way he sings gets to my heart,, i tel u guys another luther vandross is born again.. infact i like his singing better that Luther...Timi has a dream and just one phase of it has been fufilled the next phase is for his album to sell... All timti fans show ur suppport and but his cds... TImi u re the best and u re my idol... dont mund my typo errors!.. Tessy
Thanks for giving us a load down of the show...good one!
By the way I heard one gist like that...that these sony/BMG peeps might play a fast one on Timi. U can check my blog for the 411.
God forbid bad thing!
Have u ever thought of being a journalist, mr. T? lol
I was at Planet One when this happened. This article is accurate. It was a wonderful feeling. Our Nation's politicians have a lesson to learn in conducting free and fair elections. LOL
@joy, thanks a lot. I'm not a journalist o! But then, there's a drop of journalism in every man ... (Udeme's Law) lol. Thanks for visiting.
@aloted, I heard too o! That would be seriously crazy if they do that, we no go gree.
@wienna, where on earth have you been?
@aziza, so u were there too? I'm sure you'll agree with me that Timi deserved the prize.
@all, thanks for your visits and your comments.
didnt follow d program as such jare
This boy you be fine boy ooo..ah ahnnn...
Moving along...i am glad Timi won, i think he deserved it.
Great show over all!!!!
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