Idols West Africa
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| Idols | |
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 Idols logo |
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| Genre | Interactive reality singing competition |
| Creator(s) |  Simon Fuller |
| Starring |  Dede Mabiaku Abrewa Nana Dan Foster |
| Country of origin | Nigeria |
| Production | |
| Running time | Varies |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | M-Net |
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| Official website | |
Idols is the West African version of the British television hit show Pop Idol. It is a talent contest to find performer and airs on M-Net during the 2007 television season. Like the Pan-Arab entry to the series, the show will incorporate countries throughout the West African region. The programme is based in Nigeria. Despite the title, auditions only took place in the anglophone cities of Lagos, Abuja, Accra and Calabar.
[edit] Season 1
| Idols | |
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| Idols finalists (with dates of elimination) |
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| Season 1 (2007) | |
| Winner | |
| Jodie Odiete |
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Jerrilyn Mulbah  |
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| Eric Arubayi |
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| Omawumi Megbele |
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| Timi Dakolo |
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| Mercy Nwankwo |
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| Temitayo George |
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| Uche Ume |
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| Joan Ekpai |
April 9 |
| Omodele Fatoki |
April 2 |
The show is presented, in English, by Mike Majic. The three judges are: Nigerian Dede Mabiaku, Ghanaian Abrewa Nana and American Dan Foster. Already six singers made it from the Top 24 into the Top 10: Timi Dakolo, Omawumi Megbele, Eric Arubayi, Jerrilyn Mulbah, Jodie Odiete and Mercy John.
[edit] Bottom two statistics
| Date | Bottom Two | |
| April 2 | Omodele Fatoki | Mercy Nwankwo |
| April 9 | Joan Ekpai | Jerrilyn Mulbah |
[edit] External Links
International franchises: Arab world • Latin America • West Africa • The former Yugoslavia • World Idol
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