Project Fame: Jennifer, Deborah, 3 others on probation

It was time for the top 14 contestants at the MTN Project Fame
music contest to showcase the result of the week-long Academy
tutelage last Saturday, and they did impress the judges with
their performances. The Wild Card finalists were also on standby
to battle for a spot in the Academy.
Ruby Awa-Agwu (Pearl’s twin sister), Oluchi Odii, and Nkechi Ilo
were the three Wild Card finalists, having impressed a select
panel of Judges after thorough scrutiny of the various entries.
The evening kicked off with their individual performances. At the
end of the day, Nkechi’s performance could not earn her a stay
in the Academy, but Ruby and Oluchi wowed the judges that
both were given a chance to compete with others in the
Academy.
The judges as well as audience enjoyed the evening with less
criticisms concerning the contestants’ performances. It was
their first performances and no one would be placed on
probation. Meanwhile, this Sunday, the contestants have spent
only a week in the Academy. But with the hard work put into
them by the Faculty, coupled with the Judges’ undeterred
expectations of fascinating performances; it was time to find out
those who have been paying attention in class.
Although they all gave beautiful performances the previous night
, it was also time to see if they will again impress the Judges,
Faculty as well as the audience with the evening’s
performances. Failure to impress the Judges will, however, land
some of them on the much dreaded probation list.
Taking it a notch higher, they all mounted the stage one after
another with the determination to give it their all and shine
through. While this worked out well for some, others
unfortunately didn’t have it so, as they later found that the
inevitable was their lot. At the end of the night, Jennifer, Tejiri,
Deborah, Kunmi and Richie from Ghana were put on probation
by the Judges.