By Tosin Olakotan
On March 29, 2012, Stephen Onoche, aka ‘loverboy’ bowed out of the Nigerian Idol contest after he emerged as the contestant with the lowest votes.
The week before saw a night full of entertainment as the three contestants Stephen, Mercy and Joe Blue jointly sang Afrobeat legend Fela’s ‘Water’ in the presence of Grammy award nominee Femi Kuti, the guest judge for the show.
Right before his eviction, Stephen delivered an energetic and well-choreographed performance of ‘Adanma’ by Flavor and later performed Fela’s ‘Gentleman’ for his final set.
Sadly, his performance could not secure him the final ticket as the audience believed Mercy and Joe Blue did better.
Mercy thrilled the audience with Victor Uwaifo’s ‘Joromi’ and completed the performance with a wonderful delivery of Fela’s ‘Zombie’ while Joe Blue brought down the building with his energetic performance of popular Fela track ‘Palava’.
The finalists Mercy and Joe Blue now stand a chance to win a grand prize valued at $100,000 which includes a management and recording contract. The winner also gets an SUV and many other prizes; including gifts from lead sponsor Etisalat.
37 comments
earthquake joe blue has deleted one of my hobies and replace with music. U re the number one. Etisalat is gt.
mercy u ar the best,u make me happy at all time
Joe blue wins mercy only have swag
Mercy all d way. She’s d complete artist. Love U.
Joe is d best ,i knw he wil get there.
Mercy is the only SUPER STAR and I can proudly say She is the Idol
Mercy is the best
MERCY IS THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE CROWN,COS SHE PROVES IT FRM.THE STARTING POINT,BUT JOE BLUE IS GOOD BUT CAN COMPARE WITH MERCY CHINWO
I fink joe blue gat wat it takez 2 win d prize. Mercy only gat swaggz, shez tryn bt joe blue is d bxt.
joe blue u ar jst d one even mercy ur swarg is somtin else . Tanks 2 eti
Joe blue you are the bomb,you got what it takes to be the next Nigerian idol.i pray Nigerians see what i see.
Joe blue,my prayer goes to you,a guru in music.you are the best.
mercy is a wonderful girl that has boldness and all that it take 2 win obby carry go good luck i pray u win this idol i luv u bby
mercy is winning
hi mercy,please mercy us u are really gifted infact u are d best l lov u
No two way about it, u re d winners. idol mercy
Mercy to b nxt Nigerian idol.u re d champion
Mercy you er the bomb you have cured sadness in me
Joe blue ufan mi u are wonderful
mercy u are the best all the way from holland tomb up for u
Mercy is the bomb she wins the grand prize.
Mercinda,u r da best,my prayers r 4 u 2 win dearie,u r truly a STAR
Well i don’t have much to say, but all i’ve is to wish you well! Mr joe blue bcos u’re simply the best.
mercy u ar jst d best,born to sing,God wil continue to help u
mercy God bless u ,u hv a beautiful voice keep on
Joe blue you will survive it ur d bomb ur d winner
Mercy you’re the best no sentiment about it. Swaggs over.
MERCY MERCY MERCY OR NO OTHER PERSON.JOE BLUE IS JUST TRYING BUT MERCY IS THE BEST.MERCY PLEASE REMEMBER ME IN YOUR PARADISE OOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.LOVE YOU.
am confuse i dont know what to say cause both ar just the best i wish them luck
Nothing is hindering u to “cross dat line”, even Mercy can’t stop u.Sail on Brother, u are already there. “Mfana Ibaha”.
Mercy u ar just too good, u ar born to sing good luck from uk.
itz joe or no nigerian idol..he iz da beesst
Will u SHUT UP THERE?
Shut up Joe blue fans..
Mercinda has won already.
Thanks
joe is d only idol i knw. Mercy u ar reali hot. Kudos u two!
Joe u are d winner
kiss to Mercy. Thatx so simple of you.