Primus Guma Guma Super Star

Primus Guma Guma Super Star (aka PGGSS) is an annual Rwandan reality singing competition show. PGGSS is sponsored by Bralirwa's Primus lager and was created by East African Promoters (EAP) to help grow music entertainment in Rwanda. Unlike East Africa's Tusker Project Fame and American Idol where the competitors are unknown talent, Primus Guma Guma Super Star takes known Rwandan artists (like Tom Close, Bruce Melodie, King James, Riderman, and Dream Boys) and has them compete against each another in hopes of winning cash to promote their music career to new heights.[1]

Primus Guma Guma Super Star
Created byEast African Promoters and Bralirwa Primus Lager
Country of originRwanda
Original languagesKinyarwanda
English
No. of seasons6
Release
Original networkRTV
Original release2011 (2011) –
present

The 3rd season, which took place in 2013, was bigger than the previous 2 seasons and the journalists and show biz analysts billed Bralirwa's Primus Guma Guma Super Star the biggest and most-intense music contest in Rwanda.[2]

Controversy

In 2013, the media accused East African Promoters and Bralirwa, the two main organizers of Primus Guma Guma Super Star, for a massive rigging of the 2013 PGGSS season in favour of the current winner, Riderman (rapper).[3]

Past winners
SeasonYearWinner
Season One2011Tom Close[4]
Season Two2012King James[5]
Season Three2013Riderman[6]
Season Four2014Jay Polly [7]
Season Five2015Butera Knowless[8]
Season Six 2016 Urban Boyz
Season Seven 2017 Dream Boys
Season Eight 2018 Bruce Melodie

International Special Guests

References
  1. "Tom Close crowned Primus Superstar". The New Times. August 2011.
  2. "Guma Guma Super Star rocking fans and the competition beefing up". The New Times. July 2013. Archived from the original on October 17, 2013.
  3. "PGGSS organizers deny bribery claims". Tukabywni. 14 August 2013.
  4. "Tom Close crowned winner of Primus Guma Guma Super Star contest". The New Times. 1 August 2011. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  5. "James is the Guma Guma King". The Rwanda Focus. 29 July 2012. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  6. "Meet Riderman The winner of the Primus Guma Guma 2013". The New Times. Archived from the original on 2013-08-27. Retrieved 2013-08-20.
  7. "Guma Guma ends in style as Jay Polly is crowned winner". the New Times.
  8. "Mixed reactions as Knowless claims Guma-Guma crown". the New Times.)
  9. "Sean Kingston thrills Rwandan fans". The New Times. 19 September 2011. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013.
  10. "Janson Derulo thrilled by his experience in Rwanda". The New Times. 1 August 2012. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
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