Season 4 of Nigerian Idol kicking off this January

The fourth edition of popular TV music talent showcase Nigerian Idol is kicking off this January, organizers have announced.

The show will kick off with a series of auditions to be held in five cities, to pick out the lucky contestants who will contest the finale edition in Lagos.

According to Rotimi Pedro, C.E.O Optima Media Group, ‘the 4th season of Nigerian Idol will be thrill with exciting television experience. The last three seasons of the show attracted more viewership, reemphasizing the power of the Idol brand heterogeneously across the globe’.

TV host and rapper Ill Rhymz will be returning as host of the show but will joined by another co-host to be announced in due time.

The grand prize is N7.5 million, a Galaxy Tab, a Blackberry, an iPod and a brand new SUV car. The first runner up gets N1.5 million, a Galaxy Tab, Blackberry and iPod; and 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 also receive N100, 000, a Galaxy Tab, a Blackberry and an iPod.

Yeka Onka, Mercy Chinwo and Moses Adigwe are the first three winners of the music talent show.