20th April, 2011
The 36 finalists in this year’s edition of Nigeria’s biggest music talent hunt show, Star Quest, have formed six musical bands of six members each in their first week at Fameland.
They are The Harmonies, DXB, Golden Flames, Storm, Bliss and The Beat.
After a week of professional musical coaching sessions and intensive rehearsals, the housemates finally made their first public debut tagged Nigerian Contemporary Music Performance, amidst high spirits and the desire to explode into stardom.
Within the serene ambience of Fameland, the six bands made their first stage appearance with each band taking its turn to perform, drawing cheers from the audience.
Ruggedman, the host of the show, acknowledged the quality of talents on display. “These housemates are potential world music super stars. With the kind of performance they have put up so far, not even the sky is their limit.â€
Sampson Oloche, Senior Brand Manager, Star, who was present at the event, also described the quality of performance so far displayed by the housemates as an indication of Nigeria’s huge reservoir of musical talents.
He added that STAR is once again set to launch another group of musical superstars into fame and stardom.
—Funsho Arogundade