Sensational rapper Obianuju Catherine Udeh, popularly known
as DJ Switch, has been crowned Africa’s first X-Factor winner.
The 29-year-old Geology graduate of the University of Port
Harcourt and native of Udi, Enugu State, was declared winner at the grand
finale of the show held at Dream Studios, Bamako Street, Omole, Lagos. She beat
the two other finalists Ethel Eshun and Vicky Gomoti in the last round of
voting to win Globacom’s N24 million cash prize and a recording contract with
Sony Music.
Before the announcement of the results, the expectation of
audience, judges and contestants alike had built to a crescendo as everybody
waited anxiously to find out who the first X Factor winner in Africa would be.
The suspense was to last even longer as Glo ambassador from
Ghana, Efya, came on stage for a wonderful performance that had the audience
applauding rapturously. After her performance, X Factor host, Toolz, turned to
the judges and sought to know how they felt about the night.
“Shake” and “Ada Ada” crooner, Flavour, came onstage next to
thrill guests with a scintillating performance. He proved why he was a crowd
favourite as the audience rose to their feet to dance along with him. After
Flavour’s performance, the contestants came out to sing the songs they sang at
the audition stage.
Vicky led the performances, and she got a standing ovation
from the three judges. “How did your daughter perform?” Toolz inquired of
Onyeka. “She has grown from a pupa to a butterfly. She sang with confidence and
inner joy. I had goose pimples just listening to her. I have no doubt that
she’ll make it. May God bless you.”
DJ Switch came up next, and reacting to her
performance, MI said, “Switch, people scream when you perform because you
inspire us all. When you came for the audition, I felt you tried. I had already
made up my mind that you wouldn’t make it to my final three mentees, but you
changed my mind. ;Everybody here needs to know that no matter what people say
about you, it doesn’t matter as long as you fight.” he concluded. Reggie
gushed, “DJ Switch, you are inspirational; you excite me. My children love you;
everybody loves you!” As for Onyeka, she opined, “Unlike the other judges, the
moment you stepped on stage, I knew you had it.”
Eshun was the next to perform, and she pulled out all the
stops as she shimmered in her green attire. Then the climax! The contestants
held hands together as they anticipated the results that would change the lives
of one of them forever. The first runner-up was Eshun and she got the sum
of N1m for her efforts, while Vicky, the second runner-up, also got N1m.
Source: Vanguard
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