The sixth season of Nigerian Idol premiered on 14 March 2021 on Africa Magic Network on DStv channel 198. The show host is IK Osakioduwa, while Obi Asika, Seyi Shay and DJ Sose as judges. On 3 February 2021, the show, was made available for streaming in United Kingdom, Italy, France, Australia and 23 other countries, through the online streaming network Showmax. On 9 May 2021, the first live show kicked-off featuring the 11 contestants, who made it to the finals, as public voting opens to the fans for 10 weeks.
Weekly Results And Songchoices
Top 11:The Classics (9 May) +ActOrderSongResult Akunna1"Wombo Lombo" by Angélique KidjoSafe Beyonce2"Agolo" by Angélique KidjoSafe Clinton3"Sweet Mother" by Prince Nico MbargaSafe Comfort4"Olufumi" by Styl-PlusSafe Daniel5"I've Got You Babe" by Lucky DubeSafe Dotun6"Malaika" by Mariam MakebaEliminated Emmanuel7"Send Down The Rain" by Majek FashekSafe Faith Jason8"Joromi" by UwaifoSafe Faith Mac9"Africa" by Salif KeitaEliminated Francis10"Remember Me" by Lucky DubeSafe Kingdom11"Lion Sleeps Tonight" by Lebo MSafe
Top 9 (16 May) +ActOrderSongResult Kingdom1"Uyo Meyo" by TeniSafe Daniel2"Empty Space" by James ArthurSafe Faith Jason3"All Time Low" by Jon BellionSafe Beyonce4"Dynamite" by BTSSafe Emmanuel5"Beneath Your Beautiful" by LabrinthSafe Akkuna6"XO" by BeyonceSafe Clinton7"Tonight" by John LegendEliminated Francis8"Writing's on the Wall" by Sam SmithSafe Comfort9"Ire" by Adekunle GoldSafe
Top 8 (23 May) +ActOrderSongResult Daniel1"Good Morning" by BrymoEliminated Comfort2"Duduke" by SimiSafe Faith Jason3"Awele" by FavorSafe Emmanuel4"For You" by TeniSafe Akunna5"Loving Your Way" by Seyi ShaySafe Francis6"Ada Ada" by FlavorSafe Kingdom7"Aye" by DavidoSafe Beyonce8"Right Now" by Seyi ShaySafe
Top 7: Birth year songs (30 May) +ActOrderSongResult Beyonce1"Unfaithful by RihannaEliminated Francis2"Please Forgive Me" by Bryan AdamsSafe Comfort3"Beautiful" by Christina AguileraSafe Faith Jason4"You Are Not Alone" by Michael JacksonSafe Kingdom5"Unbreak My Heart" by Toni BraxtonSafe Akunna6"How Do I Live" by LeAnn RimesSafe Emmanuel7"Kiss From A Rose" by SealSafe
Top 6: Fela week (4 June) +ActOrderFela songResult Comfort1"Observation Is No Crime"Safe Faith Jason2"Palava"Safe Francis3"Yellow Fever"Safe Emmanuel4"No Agreement"Eliminated Kingdom5"Gentlemen"Safe Akunna6"Lady"Safe
Top 5: Morden Pop&Jazz (13 June) +ActOrderModern PopOrderJazzResult Faith Jason1"Someone You Loved" by Lewis Capaldi6"I'd Rather Go Blind" by Etta JamesEliminated Comfort2"Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran7"Save The Last Dance" by Micheal BubléSafe Kingdom3"Just The Way You Are" by Bruno Mars8"Feeling Good" by Cici feat. Nina SimoneSafe Akunna4"Wrecking Ball" by Miley Cyrus9"I Put A Spell On You" by Nina SimoneSafe Francis5"To Good At Goodbyes" by Sam Smith10"Hello" by Lionel RichieSafe
Audition On 28 November 2020, Nigerian Idol announced an online auditions to be held from 29 November to 13 December. The online audition participants are to record their 30 seconds video of them singing and to be uploaded on Africa Magic website.
Contestant Theatre week On 24 April 2021, 68 contestants head to theatre week. On 30 April 2021, at the end of the day, out of the 68 contestants that made it into theatre week, and 39 to the group selections, only 21 contestants progressed to the next round.
On 3 May 2021, during the third theatre week, contestants were assessed based on the strength of their voices and their overall stage performance. Out of 21 contestants who made the theatre week, only 11 made it to the finals. On 11 July 2021, Kingdom Kroseide emerged as the winner of the sixth season of the tvshow.
OrderContestantSong (Original Artist) 1 Comfort Alalade "Case" (Teni) 2 Akunna Okey "Joromi" (Simi) 3 Faith Onyeje "I'm Not the Only One" (Sam Smith) 4 Kingdom Kroseide "Say Something" (A Great Big World) 5 Dotun Deloye "Sade" (Adekunle Gold) 6 Francis Atela "So High" (John Legend) 7 Daniel Ikechi "Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen 8 Beyonce Ajomiwe "Boo'd Up" (Ella Mai) 9 Clinton Francis "Under The Sky" (Praiz) 10 Emmanuel Elijah "A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke) 11 Faith Mac Ebiama "Dangerous Woman" (Ariana Grande) Nigerian Idol (season 7)
Finalists Finalists (ages stated at time of contest)
Contestant Age HometownComfort Alalade18LagosAkunna Okey23Faith Onyeje25Kingdom Kroseide24Port HarcourtDotun Deloye24Francis Atela26Daniel Ikechi24Beyonce Ajomiwe16Port HarcourtClinton Francis24Emmanuel Elijah25LagosFaith Mac Ebiama22
Elimination Chart Colour key –Winner –Runner-up –Eliminated –Withdrew + Weekly results per act Act Top 10 Top 9 Top 8 Top 7 Top 6 Top 5 Top 4 Top 3 Top 2 Kingdom Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe SafeWinner Francis Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe SafeRunner-up Akunna Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe3rd place Eliminated Comfort Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe4th place Eliminated Faith Jason Safe Safe Safe Safe Safe5th place Eliminated Emmanuel Safe Safe Safe Safe6th place Eliminated Beyonce Safe Safe Safe7th place Eliminated Daniel Safe Safe8th place Eliminated COntin Safe9th place Eliminated DotunWithdrew Eliminated Faith Mac Eliminated Siya Motloung Misty Makhene Andiswa ZondiEliminated Sinovuyo Mbhele Tesmin-Robyn Khanye
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