These are the top 5 Nigerian Idol 2022 Contestants You Should Know.
The music jury trio of D’banj, Simi, and Obi Asika was able to choose the best of the best among the myriads of Nigerians who competed for the famed Nigerian Idol Season 7 after a month-long trimming process, and here are the top 5 Nigerian Idol 2022 Contestants You Should Know.
Some of the contestants had angelic vocals, while others were simply brimming with jaw-dropping charisma.
Nonetheless, for a lot of exceptional talents who were highlighted this season, the combination of their vocal skills and stagecraft was the sole route to the finale.
It appears that the final will be a tough one, since these finalists are not only vocally amazing, but they also have distinct charismatic qualities that set them apart. Let’s get to know each other.
Top 5 Nigerian Idol 2022 Contestants You Should Know
Debby
When Debby Felix gave her performance of the 2009 Jordin Spark hit, Battlefield, it was a defining moment for this Benin-bred singer.
This was the beginning of her stardom story, which saw her dazzle D’banj, Obi Asik and Simi all through the theatre week.
Beginning music at the tender age of seven, Debby honed her talent by performing covers of songs on social media, in church and at lounges.
For the 25-year-old superstar-in-view, her go-to ritual before any performance is simply to gurgle water, smile and give herself pep talks.
Her core strengths lie in her sonorous voice, as well as her confident personality; because when Debby sings, Debby sings!
Zadok
“I have a beautiful sound, and Nigerians are going to fall in love with it,” the 24-year-old Zadok confidently expressed after a gruelling theatre week.
From his audition performance of Michael Bolton’s 1991 hit, When A Man Loves A Woman, to several other renditions including a cover of Davido’s If, Zadok powered his way through the audience’s hearts as a singer per excellence.
His background in business has also become an engine room for his resilience and grit, as the singer kept coming back with visible improvements in his stagecraft, week after week.
Before every performance, his go-to ritual includes making sure he gets enough sleep, as well as meditation.
For Zadok, it will be a fierce battle among the other contestants; because it seems that there are multiple like-gifted talents among the finalists.
David Operah
WATCHING David Operah’s theatre week performance of Pillow Talk, by Zayn Malik, one would be fully convinced that the singer was a merchant of melodies.
His most outstanding trait is his audacity, as anyone who knew the singer from The Voice Nigeria edition, in 2016, would affirm that the singer is as rare as they come.
After wowing the judges with his theatre week performances, the singer is clear to the finale, with his arsenal of a lithe voice, charismatic stagecraft and a mien filled with sincerity.
For him, music is his outlet from all the stressors of life, being more of a therapy than even a profit-making venture.
Nonetheless, he has performed at several social functions including weddings, birthdays, as well as corporate events. His pre-performance ritual involves staying calm and doing a mental run-through of his performance.
Gerald
FOR Gerald, music is beyond just an interest. Watching his cover of Mario’s 2004 Let Me Love You, during the theatre week, it was evident that Gerald brought his A-game into the contest.
With Obi Asika’s head nodding fatefully as Gerald dished out his heart in his vocals, it was emotive for any viewer watching.
With his powerful falsettos and jaw-dropping vocal range, Gerald became eye candy in the show. And his captivating stagecraft only helped to ice an already wonderful cake.
According to him, music has always been his calling; and he always had an urge to sing almost anywhere and at any given chance.
With a macho gait, he affirms that physical exercise; contemplation and prayers are his trinity of therapies to boost his confidence and delivery before he gets on any stage.
Jordan
IF the American superstar, Daniel Caesar, watched Jordan perform the cover to his 2017 soul-stirring bop, Best Part, he probably would jump on a duet immediately with him.
Jordan came into the Nigerian Idol with a voice perfectly finessed to win the audience and jury over.
The 22-year-old Kaduna-bred singer is a student of Ahmadu Bello University. And his personality is a course to be studied on its own; his laid-back mien, with a powerful lithe voice, has made him the Justin Bieber or Jason Derulo of the show.
And with every new performance, he keeps flying higher.
Delving into music production and songwriting, Jordan has been on a journey to explore the depths of his artistry since age 16, four years after he first discovered his talent in music.
For him, music remains his ultimate form of expression, and his soul-stirring vocal cadence, range and texture is proof that the superstar is the next Michael Jordan of the Nigerian Idol.