A lovely evening of glitz and glam has produced Enajite
Peters as the first ever-Nigerian winner of the Airtel TRACE Music Star
Competition.
Judges Olisa Adibua, Cobhams Asuquo and Lara George, who
were given the unenviable task of selecting five finalists out of the hundreds
of thousands of entry applicants, took to their positions and unanimously
selected Enajite as the competition winner,
The national finale, which took place at the “OceanView
Grounds” in Victoria Island, was hosted by Jimmie of the ‘Beat FM’ and popular
Comedienne Chi Gurl. The star-studded event featured superstars among the likes
of IcePrince, Phyno, Vector, Falz, BOJ, and Joe El, with popular media
personalities in attendance.
An overjoyed Jitey had this to say: “When my name was called
as the winner, for that moment, I didn’t know what to do; it was surreal and
happened so fast. I know this is the beginning of greater things to happen. I
am thankful to the judges for every piece of advice and constructive criticism
that will sure make me a better singer, the fans who voted and those that came
out to cheer for me on that day. There’s no way to thank them enough. The whole
‘Team Jitey’ are the real winners”.
TRACE Nigeria MD Sam Onyemelukwe said: “I believe Enajite
she has what it takes to be the Pan-African champion. Her passion and
willingness to learn is super. There was this instance during Lara George’s
performance that she came out to watch. I was impressed because this was at a
period where she was supposed to be prepping herself for the biggest moment of
her musical career. I wish her all the best of luck in Kenya.”
Enajite Peters received the top National prize of $25,000
and will represent Nigeria in the Pan-African Grande Finale in Kenya, where the
winner will hit the jackpot: a record deal with Universal records and
Mentorship with AKON.
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