the winner of MTN Project Fame Season 5, tells ’NONYE BEN-NWANKWO how he triumphed in the reality television show
Winning MTN Project Fame Season 5
I feel great. I had expected that any one of us could win the competition because we did our best. The fact that I emerged the winner proves this.
Rivalry in the academy
Project Fame Season 5 was a different ball game. In the academy, rivalry did not exist. We were assisting ourselves and doing things for ourselves as if we had known each other before. We were really having fun. It didn’t even occur to us that we were competing; we saw ourselves as gladiators and the stage as an arena where one gladiator would leave for another. I didn’t see any of my fellow contestants as rivals. I saw them as my friends.
The role played by voters
How would I have won without the votes from members of the public? The votes went a long way to ensure my victory. I did my best to improve on my performance and the Nigerian public responded through their votes. I am eternally grateful for that. The only way to repay this is not to relent in my efforts. I intend keep soaring high and to keep justifying their confidence in me. With this, one is convinced that their confidence in me was not in vain.
Getting admitted into the academy
Although you may not believe this, I had been attending auditions since the maiden edition of the reality show. I never missed any season till date. So, when I saw the thousands of people that came to participate in the contest, I was just myself. I didn’t allow the crowd to intimidate me. The rest is now history.
My resolution
As long as I am alive, I will do my best not to fade into the background. I am not just going to relax just because I have won Project Fame Season 5. Nigerians will see their investment in me as worthwhile. Humility will make me to learn from the past winners’ success and mistakes. With sound reflections on the guidance provided by the faculty and the panel of judges in the academy, I am hopeful that I will not just fade into the background.
Growing up
Growing up was fun. I am the first born among five children of my parents. My parents gave me the liberty to pursue my dream. I have had the freedom to meet people who understood music for long. My dad is a music fan himself. The song that fetched me the ticket to proceed for the competition beyond the audition was sourced from a tape that he bought more than 15 years ago in Kano. I was born in Kano and I speak Hausa fluently.
My lifestyle
Winning Project Fame won’t make me change my lifestyle. I am still the humble boy that people have always known and I will remain like that forever. As I said earlier, being a star is a blessing. I need God in my life and I need humility. With my background and God on my side, I will cope.
Gratitude to my fans
I owe my success to my numerous fans and admirers. First, I am grateful to God; then, to my father and other members of my family. Let me also mention the Ogoh and Oye families, Sagzy, Izibili, Slatcher, BB Bello, Mike Aremu, and the MAV family. I will never forget my school, Covenant University, Ota from where I graduated in 2009. Any further increase in admirers will spring from this list that is not exhausted yet.
Artistes and vices
Science has proved that only three per cent of the human brain is utilised. With this, do I still need drugs or alcohol to achieve something in life? Since the brain is underutilised, those things are not necessary.
My vision
I hope to make Nigeria proud in future. I want to develop my God-given potential till I am able to make an impact. I want to distinguish myself, not really be as a politician, but as a contributor to the development of the arts and music in Nigeria.
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