Tusker Project Fame

Tusker Project Fame
Presented by	Sheila Mwanyigha Mitch Egwang Joey Muthengi Gaetano Kagwa
Judges	Ian Mbugua Juliana Kanyomozi Hermes Joachim [1]
Country of origin	Kenya
Original language	English
No. of seasons	6
Production
Running time	38—46 minutes
Original release
Release	1 October 2006 (2006-10-01) – 8 December 2013 (2013-12-08)
Related
Tusker Twende Kazi Tusker Twende Kazi East Africa's Got Talent

Tusker Project Fame was an East African reality-singing competition show sponsored by Tusker Lager. ^[2] The show, similar to American Idol and Project Fame South Africa, featured musicians competing for a cash prize and a one-year record deal with Universal Music Group South Africa. ^[3]

Tusker Project Fame aired 6 seasons between 2006 and 2013. ^[4] To be eligible, participants had to be at least 21 years old and be able to sing and perform, or sing and play an instrument. ^[5]

Controversy

Past winners criticized the show's organizers for failing to fulfill their promises, claiming that while the Tusker Company profited significantly from the program, it did not adequately support winners once the season ended. ^[6]

Past Project Fame Winners

Season	Winner	Country	Host(s)
1	Valerie Kimani [7]	Kenya	Gaetano Kagwa
2	Esther Mugizi [8]	Uganda	Gaetano Kagwa
3	Alpha Rwirangira [9]	Rwanda	Sheila Mwanyigha, Mitchy Egwang
4	Hillary Davis Ntare [10]	Uganda	Sheila Mwanyigha, Mitchy Egwang
TPF All Stars	Alpha Rwirangira [11]	Rwanda	Gaetano Kagwa
5	Ruth Matete [12]	Kenya [13]	Sheila Mwanyigha, Mitchy Egwang
6	Hope Irakoze [14]	Burundi	Mitchy Egwang, Joey Muthengi

Contestants

Season 1

Contestant	Country
Valerie Kimani	Kenya

Season 2

Contestant	Country
Esther Mugizi	Uganda

Season 3

Contestant	Country
Alpha Rwirangira	Rwanda

Season 6

Contestant	Country
Jenifer	Kenya
Nyambura
Amos & Josh
Michel
Fess
Undercover Brothers Ug	Uganda
Sitenda
Derrick Kojjo
Daisy Ejang
Hope	Burundi
Kissy	South Sudan
Patrick	Rwanda
Phiona
Peace
Angel	Tanzania
Hisia
Tanah
Dubson

References

1. "Tusker project fame judges". Archived from the original on September 24, 2013.
2. Newvision Archive (2006-09-06). "Tusker Project Fame to cost $2m". Newvision.co.ug. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
3. "DAILY POST: Look forward to TPF5". Kenyan-post.com. 2012-05-30. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
4. "DAILY POST: Tusker Project Fame COMING SOON…..Bigger and Better". Kenyan-post.com. 2013-03-27. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
5. Newvision Archive (2008-02-07). "Tusker Project Fame back". Newvision.co.ug. Archived from the original on 2013-11-05. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
6. "Alpha slams Tusker Project Fame organisers - The New Times Rwanda". Newtimes.co.rw. 2012-06-27. Archived from the original on 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
7. "Powerful African Goddess: Valerie Kimani | ElleAfrique Magazine". Elleafrique.com. Archived from the original on 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
8. Abu-baker Mulumba (2008-06-25). "The Observer - TPF Update: Uganda's new star Esther". Observer.ug. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
9. "Alpha bags Sh5m in Project Fame - News". nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
10. Newvision Archive (2010-12-10). "Tusker Project Fame winner opens up". Newvision.co.ug. Archived from the original on 2013-07-28. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
11. "East Africa: Rwandan Artistes Take Region By Storm". allAfrica.com. 2011-08-23. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
12. "TPF Winner Ruth to tithe Sh0.5M to church". The Star. 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
13. "Ruth Matete wins Tusker Project Fame - News". nation.co.ke. Retrieved 2013-07-28.
14. "Hope from Burundi is the winner of Tusker Project Fame 6". Tusker Project Fame. 2013-12-07. Archived from the original on 2013-12-11. Retrieved 2013-12-12.