Auditions begin January 2016
Lagos,
Nigeria; 25 November 2015: Television is about to get more exciting as Africa
Magic, provider of premium African entertainment, is launching The Voice Nigeria, a Nigerian version
ofthe internationally acclaimed reality singing competition. Auditions
begin on the 8th of January 2016 and the show begins airing in April
2016.
Since
its original launch in 2010, The Voicehas
gone on to win over audiences in countries like the US, Australia and the UK,
where renowned artists including Adam Levine, Blake Sheldon, Christina
Aguilera, Shakira, Tom Jones, Pharrell Williams, Kylie Minogue and Ricky Martin
have occupied the show’s famous red chairs as coaches.The Voice Nigeria employs the same format including a panel of four
coaches who critique the contestants’ performances. The coaches guide their
teams of selected artists through the remainder of the season whilst also
competing to ensure that their act wins the competition.
The Director,
M-Net West Africa, Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, said: “We are thrilled to announce the
launch of The Voice Nigeria. All over
the world lovers of entertainment recognise The
Voice franchise as premium, exciting entertainment and we are thrilled to
introduce this excitement to audiences in Nigeria and across Africa. Our
viewers will definitely enjoy the stellar performances by the artistes and all the
excitement as the coaches compete to pick the best performers.”
To stand a
chance of participating in The Voice
Nigeria, prospective contestants need to visit the various audition venues
across four cities:
Port Harcourt: 9th & 10th January 2016 at the ViontelHotel Plot 96 Stadium Road G.R.A
Calabar: 9th
&10th January2016 at the Channel
View Hotels, 27 MCC Road
Abuja: 16th &17th January 2016 at the Bolingo Hotels, Independent Avenue, Central
Business District, Garki
Lagos:16th & 17th January 2016 at the Freedom Park; 1 Hospital Road, Old Prison
Ground
For his part,
the Managing Director, Multichoice Nigeria, Mr. John Ugbe, said: “For over 20
years, MultiChoice has played an active role in the development of the African
film and television industry. The Africa Magic channels, which sit on our DStv
and GOtv platforms, continue to display the best of African entertainment
content to the world and with the launch of The
Voice Nigeria, we have once again provided a platform for African talent to
shine.”
To find out more about the Africa Magic channels and programmes, please visitwww.dstv.comor www.africamagic.tv.