Nigerian Idol (season 6)
The sixth season of Nigerian Idol premiered on 14 March 2021[1] on Africa Magic Network on DStv channel 198. The show host is IK Osakioduwa, while Obi Asika, Seyi Shay and DJ Sose as judges. On 3 February 2021,[2] the show, was made available for streaming in United Kingdom, Italy, France, Australia and 23 other countries, through the online streaming network Showmax.[3] On 9 May 2021, the first live show[4] kicked-off featuring the 11 contestants, who made it to the finals, as public voting opens to the fans for 10 weeks.
| Nigerian Idol | |
|---|---|
| Season 6 | |
 Promotional poster | |
| Hosted by | IK Osakioduwa |
| Judges | |
| Country of origin | Nigeria |
| Release | |
| Original network | Africa Magic |
| Original release | 14 March – 11 July 2021 |
| Season chronology | |
Weekly Results And Songchoices
Top 11:The Classics (9 May)
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akunna | 1 | "Wombo Lombo" by Angélique Kidjo | Safe |
| Beyonce | 2 | "Agolo" by Angélique Kidjo | Safe |
| Clinton | 3 | "Sweet Mother" by Prince Nico Mbarga | Safe |
| Comfort | 4 | "Olufumi" by Styl-Plus | Safe |
| Daniel | 5 | "I've Got You Babe" by Lucky Dube | Safe |
| Dotun | 6 | "Malaika" by Mariam Makeba | Eliminated |
| Emmanuel | 7 | "Send Down The Rain" by Majek Fashek | Safe |
| Faith Jason | 8 | "Joromi" by Uwaifo | Safe |
| Faith Mac | 9 | "Africa" by Salif Keita | Eliminated |
| Francis | 10 | "Remember Me" by Lucky Dube | Safe |
| Kingdom | 11 | "Lion Sleeps Tonight" by Lebo M | Safe |
Top 9 (16 May)
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | 1 | "Uyo Meyo" by Teni | Safe |
| Daniel | 2 | "Empty Space" by James Arthur | Safe |
| Faith Jason | 3 | "All Time Low" by Jon Bellion | Safe |
| Beyonce | 4 | "Dynamite" by BTS | Safe |
| Emmanuel | 5 | "Beneath Your Beautiful" by Labrinth | Safe |
| Akkuna | 6 | "XO" by Beyonce | Safe |
| Clinton | 7 | "Tonight" by John Legend | Eliminated |
| Francis | 8 | "Writing's on the Wall" by Sam Smith | Safe |
| Comfort | 9 | "Ire" by Adekunle Gold | Safe |
Top 8 (23 May)
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel | 1 | "Good Morning" by Brymo | Eliminated |
| Comfort | 2 | "Duduke" by Simi | Safe |
| Faith Jason | 3 | "Awele" by Favor | Safe |
| Emmanuel | 4 | "For You" by Teni | Safe |
| Akunna | 5 | "Loving Your Way" by Seyi Shay | Safe |
| Francis | 6 | "Ada Ada" by Flavor | Safe |
| Kingdom | 7 | "Aye" by Davido | Safe |
| Beyonce | 8 | "Right Now" by Seyi Shay | Safe |
Top 7: Birth year songs (30 May)
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beyonce | 1 | "Unfaithful by Rihanna | Eliminated |
| Francis | 2 | "Please Forgive Me" by Bryan Adams | Safe |
| Comfort | 3 | "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera | Safe |
| Faith Jason | 4 | "You Are Not Alone" by Michael Jackson | Safe |
| Kingdom | 5 | "Unbreak My Heart" by Toni Braxton | Safe |
| Akunna | 6 | "How Do I Live" by LeAnn Rimes | Safe |
| Emmanuel | 7 | "Kiss From A Rose" by Seal | Safe |
Top 6: Fela week (4 June)
| Act | Order | Fela song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Comfort | 1 | "Observation Is No Crime" | Safe |
| Faith Jason | 2 | "Palava" | Safe |
| Francis | 3 | "Yellow Fever" | Safe |
| Emmanuel | 4 | "No Agreement" | Eliminated |
| Kingdom | 5 | "Gentlemen" | Safe |
| Akunna | 6 | "Lady" | Safe |
Top 5: Morden Pop&Jazz (13 June)
| Act | Order | Modern Pop | Order | Jazz | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Faith Jason | 1 | "Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi | 6 | "I'd Rather Go Blind" by Etta James | Eliminated |
| Comfort | 2 | "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran | 7 | "Save The Last Dance" by Micheal Bublé | Safe |
| Kingdom | 3 | "Just The Way You Are" by Bruno Mars | 8 | "Feeling Good" by Cici feat. Nina Simone | Safe |
| Akunna | 4 | "Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus | 9 | "I Put A Spell On You" by Nina Simone | Safe |
| Francis | 5 | "To Good At Goodbyes" by Sam Smith | 10 | "Hello" by Lionel Richie | Safe |
Audition
On 28 November 2020, Nigerian Idol announced an online auditions to be held from 29 November to 13 December.[5] The online audition participants are to record their 30 seconds video of them singing and to be uploaded on Africa Magic website.[5]
Contestant
Theatre week
On 24 April 2021, 68 contestants head to theatre week.[6] On 30 April 2021, at the end of the day, out of the 68 contestants that made it into theatre week, and 39 to the group selections, only 21 contestants progressed to the next round.[7]
On 3 May 2021, during the third theatre week, contestants were assessed based on the strength of their voices and their overall stage performance.[8] Out of 21 contestants who made the theatre week, only 11 made it to the finals. On 11 July 2021, Kingdom Kroseide emerged as the winner of the sixth season of the tvshow.
| Order | Contestant | Song (Original Artist)[9] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Comfort Alalade | "Case" (Teni) |
| 2 | Akunna Okey | "Joromi" (Simi) |
| 3 | Faith Onyeje | "I'm Not the Only One" (Sam Smith) |
| 4 | Kingdom Kroseide | "Say Something" (A Great Big World) |
| 5 | Dotun Deloye | "Sade" (Adekunle Gold) |
| 6 | Francis Atela | "So High" (John Legend) |
| 7 | Daniel Ikechi | "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen |
| 8 | Beyonce Ajomiwe | "Boo'd Up" (Ella Mai) |
| 9 | Clinton Francis | "Under The Sky" (Praiz) |
| 10 | Emmanuel Elijah | "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) |
| 11 | Faith Mac Ebiama | "Dangerous Woman" (Ariana Grande) |
Finalists
Finalists
(ages stated at time of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown |
|---|---|---|
| Comfort Alalade | 18 | Lagos |
| Akunna Okey | 23 | |
| Faith Onyeje | 25 | |
| Kingdom Kroseide | 24 | Port Harcourt |
| Dotun Deloye | 24 | |
| Francis Atela | 26 | |
| Daniel Ikechi | 24 | |
| Beyonce Ajomiwe | 16 | Port Harcourt |
| Clinton Francis | 24 | |
| Emmanuel Elijah | 25 | Lagos |
| Faith Mac Ebiama | 22 |
Elimination Chart
- Colour key
| – | Winner |
| – | Runner-up |
| – | Eliminated |
| – | Withdrew |
| Act | Top 10 | Top 9 | Top 8 | Top 7 | Top 6 | Top 5 | Top 4 | Top 3 | Top 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner |
| Francis | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up |
| Akunna | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd place | Eliminated |
| Comfort | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 4th place | Eliminated | |
| Faith Jason | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 5th place | Eliminated | ||
| Emmanuel | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 6th place | Eliminated | |||
| Beyonce | Safe | Safe | Safe | 7th place | Eliminated | ||||
| Daniel | Safe | Safe | 8th place | Eliminated | |||||
| COntin | Safe | 9th place | Eliminated | ||||||
| Dotun | Withdrew | Eliminated | |||||||
| Faith Mac | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Siya Motloung | |||||||||
| Misty Makhene | |||||||||
| Andiswa Zondi | Eliminated | ||||||||
| Sinovuyo Mbhele | |||||||||
| Tesmin-Robyn Khanye | |||||||||
References
- "Nigerian Idol Season 6 Premieres Sunday | Premium Times Nigeria". Premium Times. 11 March 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Brand-new shows to stream on Showmax!". Africa Magic. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- "Nigerian Idol season 6 to premiere in March". TheCable Lifestyle. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- Tv, Bn (10 May 2021). ""Nigerian Idol" Season 6 Top 11 Contestants Light Up the Stage at their First Live Show". BellaNaija. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "Nigeria Idol 2020/2021 audition begins Nov.29". The Sun Nigeria. 29 November 2020.
- "Nigerian Idol: Excitement as 68 contestants head to theatre week". The Guardian Nigeria. 24 April 2021. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
- "17 Contestants Survive Theatre Week on Nigerian Idol". THISDAYLIVE. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
- "11 contestants battle to become next Nigerian Idol". Punch Newspapers. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- "Nigerian Idol… Eleven Finalists Set For Showdown". The Guardian Nigeria. 8 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.