Organisers of one of the most anticipated reality shows ‘The People’s Hero’ have unveiled the 24 contestants who made the second stage of the Owerri audition.
The 24 emerged from almost a thousand contestants who contested in the audition last Saturday. They include 24 four spoken word artists, seven singers, eight dancers, and five actors.
Describing the experience as exciting and fulfilling, the three judges, Illbliss, Racheal Okonkwo and Marc Swagz unanimously admitted the contestants’ performances were a mix of the excellent, the good and the ugly.
According to them, the quality of the talents from the Enugu auditions was better than those at the Owerri auditions. They claimed this made their decision quite easy in selecting the contestants who qualified for the next round.
The 24 will next week go through another round of audition for the final nine to emerge and participate in the live shows kicking off in October.
11 contestants from Enugu audition who had earlier qualified to participate at the live shows will now be joined by the final nine from the Owerri next week, as the competition goes full blast.
The Peoples’ Hero, is a competition designed by Hero lager beer to identify the best talent in the Southeast and reward the winner with a cash prize of N7 million with consolation prizes of N2 million and N1 million for the first and second runner up.
The Marketing Manager, Hero Lager Beer, an International Brewery brand, Mr. Obumneke Okoli said Owerri contestants have further proven that the Southeast is replete with rich talents that can be exported to the world, adding that whoever emerges ‘The People’s Hero’ will indeed be a huge performer in the entertainment industry.
The People’s Hero continues to air on MTV Base every Saturday by 9pm with a repeat show on Wednesdays by 9pm. It will also air on terrestrial channels such as STV by 11pm every Thursdays, NTA Onitsha by 10pm every Saturdays, ETV Enugu by 10pm every Sundays, NTA Owerri by 10pm every Fridays and NTA Port Harcourt by 10pm every Saturday.
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