De9jaspirit Talent Hunt

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De9jaspirit Talent Hunt
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Also known asDTH
GenreTalent Hunt Show
Presented by VJ Adams
Judges Ini Edo, Dr Sid,IK Ogbonna, Liquorose Afije
Country of origin Nigeria
Original languageEnglish
No. of series3
Production
Production location Calabar
Original release
Network Soundcity, Wazobia Tv
Release20 September 2021 (2021-09-20)

De9jaspirit Talent Hunt is a Nigerian talent hunt show aimed at discovering, showcasing and celebrating talents in Nigeria. It was launched in 2021 and is now aired on television stations such as Soundcity and Wazobia TV.

Contents

The maiden edition of De9jaspirit was hosted by Stephanie Coker and the season 2 was hosted by VJ Adams. The judges are Nollywood Actress Ini Edo, Nigerian Singer Dr Sid, Nollywood Actor IK Ogbonna, Comedian Buchi who has now been replaced with Big Brother Naija season 6 (Shine your eye) 1st runner up Liquorose Afije.[ citation needed ]

The current champion is Exodus Dance Crew, a dance crew made up of three persons. [1]

Format

Registration fee is set for a fixed amount of 2,200 Naira. Contestants are asked to register online on the DTH mobile app and screened contestants will then be invited to participate in physical auditions which helps the organizers to screen the best 50 contestants to participate in the live show. [2]

During the live show, each Judge has a DTH Royalty ticket. For any contestant to get the ticket they need to win the judges heart with an exceptional performance. The judges get to pick three to four contestants with the best performance of the week, which makes them eligible to compete for the DTH ROYALTY cash Price of 300,000 Naira. [3]

The viewers and fans are allowed to vote for the best performance of the week from among the nominated contestants on the DTH App for free. The contestant with the highest number of votes will win the cash prize. This goes on every week for 10 Weeks. [4] In the Finals of the competition, 60% of the votes comes from the Viewers/ fans and a unanimous decision from the judges make up the remaining 40%. [5]

The current prize for the winner of De9jaspirit Talent Hunt is the sum of 10 million Naira, a five day all-expenses-paid trip to Kenya and Maldives, and a brand new car. The first runner-up gets a cash prize of 3 Million Naira, while the second runner-up gets two million Naira. [6]

Season 1

The maiden edition of the De9jaSpirit Talent Hunt took place in September 2021. The Live show was hosted in Cultural Center in Calabar and it was aired on Soundcity and Wazobia TV. The show spanned seven days and was hosted by Stephanie Coker, a Nigerian on-air personality from EbonyLife TV and MTV Base Africa. Ini Edo, IK Ogbonna, Comedian Buchi and Dr. Sid were as judges. The competition recorded a total of 15,000 registrations nationwide and a total of 2,000 auditions, a diversity of contestants with talents ranging from contortions, magic, singing,  dance,  comedy, spray painting, freestyle rap and much more, the live show featured 50 contestants, and Miss Constance Olatunde, a remarkable singer, emerged winner and claimed the first prize of 10 million Naira. The Chrysolite Crew, a choreography group were the first runners-up, and they got a cash prize of three million Naira, Comedian Emmanuel Ikebudu, known for his stage name as "Slim Saint" got a cash prize of two million Naira. [7] [8]

The top five finalists were

NameStage NameActPosition
Constance OlatundeConstanceSingingWinner
The Chrysolite CrewThe Chrysolite CrewCheorographyFirst runner up
Emmanuel IkebuduSlim SaintComedySecond runner up
Elvis LunarElvis LunarSingingFinalist
Ödeyeni IfarindeAuracleMagician & IllusionistFinalist

[9]

Season 2

The second season of De9jaspirit Talent Hunt started in August 2022 and lasted for three months. The Live show which held every Sunday for 10 weeks was hosted in Calabar and was aired on Soundcity and Wazobia TV. The show host was V.J Adams, a Nigerian musician, TV presenter and video jockey, replacing Stephanie Coker . The Judges were Ini Edo, Dr. Sid, and IK Ogbonna and newly introduced Liquorose who replaced Comedian Buchi. [10] [11]

During the season 2 Live show, Liquorose sitting as a judge walked out on two comedians who were contestants after they mocked her failed relationship with Big Brother Naija season 6 housemate, Emmanuel. [12] [13]

Esther Ugochi Kalu, known as “Ugee Royalty,” a gospel artist, emerged winner of De9jaspirit Talent Hunt season 2 and she was given a cash prize of seven million Naira and a fully-paid five-day trip to Dubai and Kenya. Ibukunoluwa Oluwaseun, known as “Ibquake”, a spoken word artist, emerged first runner up and she got cash prize of three million Naira. Bassey Stephen Ernest, known as “Masterseb Comedian,” emerged second runner-up spot with a cash prize of two million Naira. Also, the talent hunt awarded a weekly prize of 300 thousand Naira for outstanding performances during the three month show.

The top five finalists were

NameStage NameActPosition
Esther Ugochi KaluUgee RoyaltySingingWinner
Ibukunoluwa OluwaseunIbquakeSpoken word artistFirst runner up
Bassey Stephen ErnestMastersebComedySecond runner up
Delta All-starzDelta All-starzChoreographyFinalists
King SampsonSampsonSaxophonistFinalist

[14]

Season 3

De9jaSpirit Talent Hunt commenced registration for the 2023 Edition (Season 3) in June 2023. The first prize winner will get a prize of 10 million Naira cash, a 5-day trip to Kenya and Maldives (all expenses covered), and a brand-new car. The first runner-up will get a cash prize of 3 million Naira, while the second runner-up will get a cash prize of two million Naira.

The organisers of the show have stated that they will continue the DTH Royalty cash prize of 300 thousand Naira to contestants whose performances are voted as the best each week. The show will unfold through various stages, with contestants progressing based on public voting. [15]

De9jaspirit announced that it will retain all four judges from last season and host VJ Adams. [16]

The season 3 of De9jaspirit Talent Hunt was moved to Calabar International Convention Centre which is bigger than the previous venue with 3,000 capacity, the live show which kick started on the 29th of August 2023 and lasted for 10 weeks witnessed a record attendance of 3,000 people during weekly performances and 5,000 people at the grand finale, it was aired on Soundcity TV. The show host still remained VJ Adams and all four judges from the previous season were retained with Reekado Banks and Real Warri Pikin coming in as guest judges.

Exoduz Dance crew emerged winners of the season 3. The three person dance crew consists of Goodluck Imeh Thomas (the leader), John Joseph Akpan, and the audience favourite six-year-old Chikambo Annabel Obioma. They got a cash prize of 10 million Naira, a brand-new car, and an all-expense paid trip to Kenya and the Maldives.

The first runner-up was the singer Bisiryu Abraham Adeyemo, popularly known by his stage name, Mollythevibe. He got a cash prize of three million Naira. The 2nd runner-up was another crowd-favourite, Promise Effiong, He got a prize of two million Naira.

The Season 3 of DTH captured the hearts of viewers and caused a significant stir on various social media platforms, the show got the attention of lots of Afro-culture blogs and Celebrities like Taraji P. Henson, Chris Brown, Tiffany Haddish, Diamond Platnumz and Psquare as they took to their social media handles to repost and root for their favourite contestants at the show.

The top five finalists were

Name(s)Stage NameActPosition
  • Goodluck Imeh Thomas
  • John Joseph Akpan
  • Chikambo Annabel Obioma
Exodus Dance CrewDancingWinner
Bisiryu Abraham AdeyemoMollythevibeSingingFirst runner up
Promise EffiongPromise EffiongSingingSecond runner up
  • Elechi Miracle
  • Onyeakaruru Obinna
  • Ndudi Chekwube Ndudilichi
  • Ugwu Chigozie Emmanuel
  • Chukwudi Favour Nnamani
Clouded MovesDancingFinalist
Abbey EbioAbbeySingingFinalist

[17] [1]

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