December 9, 2012 18:16:13pm GMT
Asiwaju Bola Tinubu
WorldStage
Newsonline-- Dancing sensation Amarachi Uyanne has emerged the winner
of the N10 million grand prize of the Nigeria’s Got Talent Season One
reality show sponsored by leading telecoms operator, Airtel Nigeria. She
won through a public voting process independently managed by Forbes
Limited.
Amarachi,
who was unveiled at the weekend at the grand finale of the reality show
in Lagos, shrugged off a fierce challenge from top contender, Violinist
Godwin Ogechukwu and eight other finalists to go home with the
winner-takes-it-all prize.
The
eight years-old primary five pupil from Igbodo in Delta State is now
the youngest non-inheritor millionaire in Nigeria having broken the
previous record set by Solomon Ebuka Nwanke Ubani who became a
millionaire at age 20.
Amarachi
emerged from a cast of ten finalists, reduced to six, then four and
finally three based on votes cast by viewers. Voting ended on Friday,
December 7, 2012.
Rapper
Chuka, DJ Nath, the Expendables and Dr. Bariyu, a ventriloquist and
puppeteer became the first casualties in what would be the beginning of a
series of evictions.
Impulse,
the acapella group from Port Harcourt, dancer extraordinaire, Boniface
Ukeme and Toke saw their hope of winning the coveted prize dashed after
they formed the successive sets of evictees.
The
palpable tension that had built up over the identity of the eventual
winner finally gave way to a rapturous ovation, dancing and celebration
when NGT presenter, Andre Blaize announced Amarachi the winner.
Chief
Executive Officer and Managing Director, Airtel Nigeria, Rajan Swaroop
ably assisted by the CEO of Rapid Blue Format and Optima Media Group,
Mr. Rotimi Pedro presented the winning cheque of N10million to Amarachi,
with her mother in tow.
Rajan
Swaroop said at the event that Airtel Nigeria is committed to creating
platforms that would help to discover and nurture talented Nigerians to
stardom just as he expressed satisfaction over the organisation of the
NGT.
According
to Swaroop,”In the last two years of operation in Nigeria, Airtel has
shown tremendous commitment to building stronger ties between people and
their dreams, and strong foundations for a healthy and fulfilling
future for both the individual and country. The NGT is one of the
various platforms on which we are doing this. Airtel believes that it is
not just enough to know that there are talents, but that they must be
searched for, discovered and nurtured accordingly. Airtel believes in
helping talented individuals and groups live their dreams.”
An
elated Amarachi, who spoke shortly after receiving her cheque, said she
would use part of the money to support orphans and to pursue her
ambition of becoming a medical doctor.
Her
words, “I am happy that I won. At first I was afraid and thought I
would lose, but thank God I won in the end. I want to help orphans with
the money, and also for the education of my two siblings as well as
mine.”
Over
ten thousand acts cutting across different genres of entertainment
participated in the just concluded Nigeria’s Got Talent, season one.
Nigeria is the 42nd country in the Got Talent franchise, according to
Optima Media Group CEO Femi Pedro.
The
Season One of the Airtel sponsored ‘’Got Talent’’ reality TV show
commenced on 16 September, with nation-wide auditions in selected cities
which included Abuja, Port- Harcourt, Warri, Calabar, Enugu, Benin,
Ibadan and Lagos.
The semi-finals lasted from October 21 to December 2, 2012
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