 Mini van, N5m recording contract, N2.1m up for grab at Star Quest ‘08
Akin Sugar and members of his band
performing at
Jogor Centre during the
relaunch
of Legend Extra
Stout.
Photo: Peter Emiola
The competition to win the coveted crown in this year’s edition of Star Quest, the annual music talent hunt programme sponsored by Star Lager appears set for the skies as over 9000 applicants have so far entered for the reality TV show.
It is already generating excitement among youths who may have been waiting for an opportunity to showcase their talents and win, not only the prizes, but the backing of a big and prosperous brand.
Sampson Oloche, Senior Brand Manager, Star, said, the competition website, www.star-nigeria.com is seriously under pressure as hardly a second passes without a hit.
According to Oloche, more entries are expected this weekend given past experience where most applicants wait until the last week before submitting their entries.
Entry for the competition was announced penultimate week and is expected to close on Monday 17th.T his renewed interest in the competition which has so far produced three music groups may not be unconnected with the consistency of Star brand to promote music over the years.
Star Quest, launched in 2002 appears to be getting bigger and better every year, thereby generating increasing interest. This year, the programme is poised to raise the bar and increase the stakes.
The winning band this year would go home with a whooping five million naira recording contract, 2.1 million naira cash, a mini van and one year guaranteed accommodation in Lagos.
In addition, the winning band will also participate in the upcoming 2008 Star Trek and the Star Mega Jam as performing artistes.
The quest is still on for a band and the plan, according to Sampson Oloche, remains to create the hottest musical band in Nigeria with the participation of the general public.
Entry, he said, is free and is for individuals between the ages of 21-30 years. Applicants must posses demonstrable proficiency in at least one vital area of music; instrumentation, vocals, or song writing.
36 finalists to be drawn from six zones pan-Nigeria will be assembled in a central location, the Star Fame land, for a period of four weeks.
As usual, the contestants will form bands on their own from their interaction with each other. Six bands will emerge from this process with each band made up of individuals with different musical skills.
These six bands will be expected to create and produce their own original music on which basis they will be evaluated by the viewing public.
The six bands will contest against each other, and three bands will be eliminated in the first elimination round. This entire process will be fully broadcast on national television and elimination will be decided by the public voting via SMS. The three remaining bands will move on to the national final. The final event will be broadcast live on NTA and AIT networks on Saturday, May 10, 2008.
The winning band will again be decided 100% by live public voting via SMS.
Intending contestants for this coveted crown can still log on to www.star-nigeria.com and fill an online application form.
Apart from Star Quest, the brand is easily remembered for Star Trek, the annual music concert tour which takes several Nigerian music stars through ten cities. This programme has run for several years and has become a rallying point for most Nigerian music stars that constantly look forward to the tour every year.
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