25th July, 2014
Funsho Arogundade
All cards are on deck as the winner of first edition of Naija Street Champ – the new music talent challenge emerges at the grand finale/concert on Saturday, 26 July at Eko FM Hall, LTV Studios, Agidingbi, Ikeja, Lagos. The four finalists who emerged at the fourth stage will be competing for the grand prize of N1 million and three-year music recording contract which includes an official album launch, nationwide tour and music collaborations.
The first and second runners-up will also win one year music recording contract each, plus music collaborations with the winner.
The four finalists that will be competing for the top prize are: Sulaimon Idris (Dabreez) representing Surulere zone, Shanuolu Adesola (Sholz) representing Ipaja Zone, Rodney Brown Edemhanria (Rodney) representing Ikeja zone and Abimbola Olugbenga (Raptitude) representing Bariga/Akoka zone.
Oladehinde Fajana, Project Manager revealed that the selection process of the ultimate winner will be by voting via SMS and online votes until the final performance of the finalists at the grand finale.
He further revealed that the winner will be selected based on the musical growth and potential of the contestants throughout the competition amongst other selection criteria. He also said the partner producers ID Cabasa, D’Tunes and Terry G will be the jury at the concert.