Nigerian Idol Set To Hold Auditions In Makurdi ,Benue State.(Full details here).

The  search for the brightest music talents to grace the stage of one of the biggest reality music competitions, the Nigerian Idol starts soon. The fourth season of the Etisalat–sponsored Nigerian Idol show will hold auditions first time in the city Makurdi on February 15th at Smileview Hotel Extension.


Nigerian Idol, a franchise of the internationally acclaimed Idol music series, is a nation-wide hunt for talented singers to compete and be discovered as Nigeria's biggest music star. The show has produced Yeka Onka, Mercy Chinwo and Moses "Teddy bear" Adigwe as winners in the first, second and third Seasons respectively.

Following auditions, the show will air on select terrestrial and cable television stations with the winner announced at a grand gala on the 1st of June. The winner of the show will get N7.5 million, a brand new SUV car, a Galaxy Tab, a Blackberry, and iPod. The first runner up gets N1.5 million, a Galaxy Tab, Blackberry and iPod while the 2nd runner up will receive N1million, a Galaxy Tab, a Blackberry and an iPod. In addition, each of the finalists from 4th to 10th place will receive N100, 000, a Galaxy Tab, a Blackberry and an iPod.