“And You Still Go Project Fame?” Old Video of Singer Niniola’s Audition for X Factor Nigeria Stirs Reactions

“And You Still Go Project Fame?” Old Video of Singer Niniola’s Audition for X Factor Nigeria Stirs Reactions

  • Nigerian singer and songwriter Niniola took her fans and music lovers back to 2013 when she auditioned for the country’s X Factor show
  • The music star blew the minds of her judges with her rendition of Celine Dion’s steamy love song, Love You More
  • The old video of Niniola at the music show gathered reactions from her fans and music lovers, who praised her passion and talent

Afrobeats star Niniola drove netizens down memory lane as an old video of her auditioning at the Nigerian edition of X-Factor surfaced on the internet.

The Maradona singer rendered one of America’s top R&B songs, Love You More by Celine Dion, which drove her judges, Onyeka Onwenu, Mi, and Reggie Rockstone, nuts.

Niniola, Niniola at X factor Nigeria in 2013
Pictures of Nigerian singer Niniola Credit: @offcialniniola
Source: Instagram

Onyeka Onwenu commended her performance by saying that she got goosebumps as she sang.

Unfortunately, Niniola didn’t make it to the final stage of The X Factor, as she was later rejected.

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See her performance below:

Nigerians react to Niniola’s performance 

d33no9wr:

"Now na nyash she day shake for us oh."

mick_jenius:

"So na una, Ekiti people, I been love u, but anybody when come from ekiti suppose collect five hundred."

iamseuness:

"Omo see my queen of African that year I love Aunty niniola "

iskilze:

"Quick one...why do we use this kinda songs to know talent...and when they become popular they make songs you can't take for auditions.....it will be kpankpangolo music."

fogsonjay:

"And you still go project fame ? This girl don really hustle sha."

elate_dad:

"Ahhh na THEM THEM. Ekiti pipu."

officialmuzz__fit_:

"I cried too much talent in Nigeria is not making be in the spot light ....All this fireboy , rema , ayraa star etc just be yahoo boys wey dey hot pass all this egbon adugbo."

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sharpstar_on_it:

"Nice one guys check out my new album with the link in my bio."

Tems wins her first Grammy award as Burna Boy loses

Meanwhile, Legit.ng reported that congratulatory messages poured in for Nigerian singer Tems as she smiled home with her very first Grammy award.

The music powerhouse snagged the coveted award for her efforts on international rapper Future’s Wait For You.

Unfortunately, colleague Burna Boy, who was nominated in two different Grammy categories, lost out to others.

Source: Legit.ng

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Chinasa Afigbo (Editor) Chinasa Afigbo is a pop culture/music journalist and content writer with over four years of experience in other mainstream media organisations, including Vanguard Media and Guardian Life. She holds a degree in Information Management Technology from the Federal University of Technology, Owerri (FUTO). She also moved on to pursue courses in writing & media communications. Chinasa has also been published in other Intl journals, like The African Report. Reach her at: chinasa.afigbo@corp.legit.ng.