Duty called on Saturday. It was my birthday, but in the midst of all that, i had to squeeze in [very UNreluctantly], being a guest judge on NAIJA SINGS, the reality show brought to you by MNET AFRICA and produced by STORM.
On the show, they say, ‘Celeb Judges’ but like i told DJINEE who i was judging with, he was the celeb, and i was the, “Who is she again?”.
LOL
Backstage before the show was funny. The contestants were putting last minute touches to their outfits, and hanging out, pretending not to be worried, when deep down, each of them was praying like mad!
Some tried to find the right shoes to go with their ‘look’, others kept spraying hair spray continuously! Some took the opportunity to practise their songs again, while others just sat in a corner and meditated.
Djinee and i had to do interviews for the site, and that was fun and cool, although when it came to my turn, they had to adjust the cameras. And by adjust, i mean ‘bring it down to get the short person in focus!’. I know what i want for Christmas.... but it might be too late. Damn those beans that didn’t have weavils!
The interview went well. One of the questions i was asked was, what kind of judge will you be? And i said, all i would say is, “The camera loves you”.
Seriously though, i think my ultimate aim was to be nice but honest. Cos you don’t want to end up sounding stupid, nor crushing dreams. A bad day don’t mean a bad career.
The actual show itself was long, but thankfully, not boring in the least.
First of all, Djinee and i sat together and tried to dub each other! Cos we had to make comments on a clipboard. The audience was also really cool; very into the show. And the female contestants looked good. I loved the outfits. I didn’t get why all the male contestants wore suits though... i think some personalities do well with other looks.
We had to sit through each performance and let the audience make comments, but not talk till the very end. Then we gave our own opinions!
Djinee was looking out for voice control and everything that had to do with the music itself; im always about the total package cos it all counts. Yes, even down to the outfits, and stage presence.
We gave our opinions, the contestants filed off stage, and Olisa Adibua, the host, signed us out! And we finally got to get up and eat!
(I am a growing child... I love to eat!)
So there it was! My guest spot as a judge.
Check out NAIJA SINGS on MNET AFRICA on Sundays at 8pm, and AFRICA MAGIC, Sundays at 10pm.
You can also see my backstage interview on the site
www.mnetafrica.com/naijasings
Enjoy!
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I can't believe you didn't say anything about Tarila. That was a superb performance. As good as anything I've heard anywhere. His stage movement was pretty good too. Starting sitting, standing up... just brilliant. Yeah, his outfit could do with a bit of work, but that guy is a STAR. If MNet doesn't sign him, they're making a huge mistake. He's Q-U-A-L-I-T-Y. I know I'm gushing but damn, he's good. "I'll keep holding on" for you to change your mind about him. When he figures out what he should wear, he'll leave everyone else in the dust, except maybe Tamara. And the thing is, he does it kind of like Bolt, he makes it look so easy. If he decides to step it up a notch or too, it would be almost frightening to see what he comes up with. And have you heard the original song http://xyzbluebook.org/music/Simply%20Red%20-%20Holding%20Back%20The%20Tears.mp3? His interpretation was... incredible. Other people change ad-libs a little and that's it. He breathed new life into the song and gave it a fantastic ending. As far as I'm concerned, T's won already.
ReplyDeleteYou don't understand, don't really see what's in front of you. I can see genius in the making and it's exciting!!