5th September, 2014
Seun Bisuga
Last Saturday’s show can be tagged one of a kind as all the contestants brought on their game like never before to impress the audience and judges, especially Paul Play who graced the studio as a guest judge.
The contestants started off with their spectacular group performance –a medley of the legendary Michael Jackson’s popular hits.
After going through over 50 hours of tutelage over the week, the contestants were all set to treat everyone to their top 10 selection of reggae and dancehall tunes from round the world.
Emeka opened up the stage with an impressive rendition of the Mandators’ Rat Race and was followed by Flourish who worked the crowd with her performance of Patra’s Worker Man. Ugo did a wonderful remix of UB40’s upbeat track Cherry Oh Baby while Ruky entertained her audience with Tiwa Savage’s Wanted.
The night got more exciting when Christian brought an air of nostalgia with Bob Marley’s Natural Mystic which garnered him a roaring applause from the crowd. Geoffrey also got the crowd off their feet with his engaging performance of Majek Fashek’s preacher-like song Genesis.
Back again was Clement who entertained with his own style of Try Jah Love by Third World while Daniella thrilled the crowd with Sean Paul’s I’m still in love with you. Then came Debbie’s turn and she proved she still has what it takes to be in the competition with Rihanna’s Man Down.
Shola rounded off the show with a beautiful cover of Alubarika by Patoranking.
By and large, the contestants brought the real essence of reggae and dancehall into their performances and left the audience asking for more.
With just 10 contestants left in the Academy, the competition is getting tougher and viewers votes are the surest way to ensure that favourite contestants remain in the competition.