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X Factor, the world’s number one singing reality TV show, which
national operator Globacom brought to Africa for the first time in March will
go on air this Saturday.
A statement from the company said highlights of the auditions
held in Nigeria and Ghana will be broadcast on Saturday on African Independent
Television (AIT) at 7-8 p.m., Silverbird Television (STV) at 8.30-9.30 p.m. and
Wale Adenuga Production Television (WAP TV) at 4-5 p.m.
Nigerian Television Authority (NTA) and Ghana’s Viasat will also
broadcast the programme on Sunday at 5-6 p.m. and 8-9 p.m. respectively, the
statement added.
Auditions for the show have so far been held in Port Harcourt
and Abuja in Nigeria as well as in Kumasi and Accra in Ghana. Lagos auditions
are scheduled for the 25th and 26th of May.
With the programme going on air, Globacom noted, entertainment
lovers will be able to see all the exciting highlights of the battle by thousands
of aspiring singers to make the final stages of the competition that will see
the winner going home with a N24 million cash prize. The winner will also get a
recording contract with Sony Music for the recording of an album and
professional management of the winning individual or group.
Globacom explained that after the broadcast of the auditions,
television viewers will also have the opportunity to follow other aspects of
the show, including the Booth Camp and Live Shows, on the same television
channels on the stated days and time schedules.
Since arriving in Africa, X Factor has generated a lot of buzz
and excitement with thousands of people, young and old, male and female, vying
to be part of the history Globacom is making with the show. According to the
company’s Group Chief Operating Officer (GCOO), Mohamed Jameel, Glo is proud to
be the catalyst that brought about this development. “Africa has been yearning
for a programme of this optimum quality and we are privileged to have made it
possible,” Jameel said.
Ghanaian contestants in the X Factor auditions conducted in
Accra over the weekend commended Glo for bringing the world’s biggest singing
reality TV show to Africa, declaring that it was a once-in-a-lifetime
opportunity for aspiring singers to realise their dream.
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