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Nigerian TV series or programme
Project Fame West Africa
Also known as
Project Fame
Genre
Reality, talent show
Created by
Gboyega Ayoade
Presented by
Joseph Benjamin Bolanle Olukanni[1]
Judges
Praiz
Tee-Y Mix
Bibie
Country of origin
Nigeria
Original language
English
No. of seasons
9
No. of episodes
5 per season
Production
Executive producer
MTN Nigeria
Producer
Ultima Limited
Original release
Network
TV3 Ghana Clare TV (Liberia) AIT (Nigeria) GET TV (Nigeria) MiTV (Nigeria) NTA (Nigeria) Nigerzie (Nigeria) ONTV(Nigeria) Silverbird (Nigeria) SoundCity (Nigeria) ABC TV (Sierra Leone)
Release
18 July 2008 (2008-07-18) – 2016 (2016)
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Project Fame, also known as Project Fame West Africa or MTN Project Fame West Africa (for sponsorship purposes), is a music talent TV reality show filmed in Lagos and aired in the West African subcontinent.[2] It is a regional version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol. The show used to feature contestants from Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, but Liberia and Sierra Leone have been dropped since the 2014 Ebola Outbreak. The show is broadcast by networks in these four countries and across the African continent.
Run by Ultima production,[3]Project Fame's inaugural season began in 2008. The production format consists of gala evenings held each Sunday night in prime time and hosted by Joseph Benjamin and Adaora Oleh. In season 7, Adaora was replaced with Bolanle Olukanni. Additionally, there's a weekly recap show and the Eviction night on Saturday night.
The jury is formed by three judges; Praiz, Bibie Brew and Tee-Y Mix, and Faculty members of the Academy which include: Joke Silva, Lovette Otegbola, Dupe Ige, Ben Ogbeiwi and Mr Gboyega Ayoade.
The show is notorious for its winners struggling to make a name for themselves in the industry after they win. Of all the contestants in the 9 seasons, only Iyanya, Chidinma, Praiz, Niniola and Johnny Drille have gone on to make various degrees of success in music; season 5 winner Ayoola went on to become a thriving TV star[4]
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^Simwa, Adrianna (2018-06-06). "All MTN Project Fame winners since inception". Legit.ng - Nigeria news. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
^"Ultima". Ultima. Retrieved 2022-12-23.
^"MTN Project Fame West Africa Archives". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2022-12-07.
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