On the night of Saturday, 13 June, 2015, Ogunrombi
Olakunle Koya, also known as K-Peace, emerged winner of the
Etisalat-sponsored Nigerian Idol Season 5.
At an
exquisite grand finale show held inside the Dream Studio, Omole, Lagos,
32-year-old K-Peace beat arch-rival and co-finalist, Ogunmoyero
Modoluwamu, with stage name Dolu, to cart home a brand new SUV, cash
prize of N7.5 million and a mouth-watering international recording deal
with Universal Music Company.
“I am overwhelmed getting
to this stage today because I faced tougher and amazing talents,
especially Dolu. I thank the sponsors of this competition for giving me
the opportunity to pursue my dream,” an elated K-Peace said after beingn
crowned the winner of the competition after voting results were
collated by Alexander Forbes.
K-Peace and Dolu emerged
the final two contestants in the music talent reality show after scaling
different stages of auditions involving thousands of people that
auditioned in Benin, Abuja, Port Harcourt, Ibadan and Lagos five months
ago.
•K-Peace performing before he won the Nigerian Idol Season 5 last weekend
The
contestants were reduced initially to 100 and finally 12 that battled
week in, week out for the coveted prize until the last day.
During
Saturday’s grand finale, K-Peace, renowned for his dexterity in fusing
Fuji into many of the songs he performed throughout his stint at the
competition, won the hearts of the judges and the studio audience
including his (K-Peace’s) mother, wife and daughter, with his classy
rendition of Kiss Daniel’s ‘Woju’ and later Sir Shina Peters’
chartbuster, ‘Ijo Shina’. Both performances earned him a standing
ovation and accolades from all.
Equally-talented and
vocal power house Dolu, a 25-year-old civil servant from Ondo State, as
first runner-up received a cash prize of N1.5 million and a brand new
saloon car, while the second runner-up Nex2 got N1 million.
Francesco
Angelone, Chief Marketing Officer, Etisalat Nigeria, said at the event
that the company is living up to its reputation as a lifestyle brand
that is passionate about the youth and it recognised Nigerian Idol as a
veritable platform to identify, nurture and celebrate young talented
Nigerians.
“Nigerian Idol is one of our platforms to
celebrate the Nigerian youths. This season, all the contestants have
been amazing in their individual right and K-Peace particularly has been
outstanding from the audition stage and we are glad that the voting
public has crowned a winner deserving of his crown,” Angelone said.
Rotimi
Pedro, Chairman, Optima Media Group (OMG), franchise owner of Nigerian
Idol, was equally excited at the emergence of K-Peace, who he believed
has a bright future in the music industry.
“Our joy at
Nigerian Idol is, the more we do this, the more talents we discover and
the good thing is that the winner, K-Peace, has the ability to blend
Fuji and ‘R&B’ and we believe that the young man will do very well
in the music industry,” Pedro said.
K-Peace will be
joining the growing list of exceptionally-talented young Nigerian
artistes discovered via Etisalat-Sponsored Nigerian Idol.
The
past winners since its debut in 2010 are Yeka Onka (2011), Mercy Chinwo
(2012), Moses Adigwe (2013) and Evelle Zibilli (2014), all of whom have
regularly graced numerous entertainment and musical events nationwide.
The
grand finale was characterised by superlative performances and
jaw-dropping moments from the top 12 finalists, Dance Na the Main Thing
(DNMT), a choreography and dance group, and comedy by Acapella. The
Season 5 judges, Dede Mabiaku, Yinka Davies and Darey Alade, also took
turns to put up exceptional performances.
The show was rounded off by Nigerian international soul singer, Asa, who flew in from her base in France.
She did three songs from her current album, Beds of Stone: ‘Satan Be Gone’, ‘Eyo’ and ‘Moving On (Where Do People Go?)’.
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