13th June, 2014
Funsho Arogundade
A new talent hunt competition primarily aimed at the discovery of talents in the gospel music genre of the Nigerian music industry has made its debut.
Tagged “Most Talented Gospel Artist in Nigeria Competition, MTGAN, the hunt will afford several young Nigerians the opportunity of realising their long-held dreams of singing for God and also making a career out of it.
According to the visioner, Bennie Ogbomo, unlike most talent hunt shows and events Nigerians are familiar with, this is not really based on winning the prizes at stake but at the total development of participants with the eventual objective of giving glory to God through music.
Ogbomo added that the MTGAN, which has the endorsement of the Federal Ministry of Culture, Tourism and National Orientation as well as the Federal Ministry of Youth and Development, is an empowerment platform to rescue the destinies of the children of God from the grip of Satan.
Organisers said the winner of the competition will walk away with a paid trip to Dubai, a brand new Kia car, N250,000 and a recording contract. He or she will also get to represent Nigeria at an international gospel music competition.
Prizes for the 1st runner-up will include a paid trip to Dubai, N150,000 and a recording contract just as the 2nd runner-up will go on a paid trip to Ghana, bag a 100,000 cash and a recording contract.
Auditions are billed to take place in four major cities in Nigeria including Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt and Benin.
The final event is scheduled to come up on 27 September.