Nigerian Idol Contestants Mobbed by Music as They hit The Cinemas and Malls in Lagos.

Nigerian Idol is the hottest reality television show on this year, and the out-of-the-blue mall performances by their top 12 contestants this Sunday were definitely a sign that if you have not been watching, you have been missing out.

The 12 grand-prize hopefuls surprised Lagos with performances in Ozone Cinema and the Palms Mall, and turned both locations on their ears with their explosive guerrilla song-and-dance session, blowing the stunned audience away with a perfect bite-sized sample of what viewers should look forward to on the TV show.

Their first stop was at Yaba, at the E-Centre shopping plaza, home of Ozone Cinema. There, the contestants delighted the Sunday afternoon shoppers with their flash mob performance. They started with a well-choreographed dance session to D’banj’s ‘Oliver Twist’, before segueing into the world’s most watched YouTube video, ‘Gangnam Style’, and their energetic and enthusiastic dancing revved up the gathered crowd. For their finale, the contestants brought down the house with their pitch-perfect, harmonised rendition of Rihanna’s smash hit, ‘Diamonds’.

Then they set off for the Palms Mall—and wowed the crowd all over again. The Idol contestants brought both locations to a standstill, and excitement and genuine delight rippled through the audience, and they certainly enjoyed every second of the powerful and entertaining mini-shows.

This Sunday, Nigerian Idol switches into high gear and things will get serious once more for these 12 as they battle it out for that top prize. Watch Nigerian Idol on Saturday on NTA at 3:00pm, Sound City and ONTV at 7:00pm, Silverbird at 7:30pm, Superscreen at 6:30pm, Real star TV on (STAR TIMES) at 9@00pm and TVC at 9:30pm, to watch the results show. Then, catch all-new performances on Sunday on NTA at 3:30pm, Sound City and ONTV at 7:00pm, Silverbird at 8:00 pm, TVC at 8:30 pm, Real star TV on (STAR TIMES) at 9:00pm and Superscreen at 9:30pm.

The power to decide the fate of one of the contestant lies in your hands, Nigeria, so vote by texting the number of your favourite contestant to 33680, from any network. You can also vote for a contestant by dialling his/her number of any using an Etisalat line.

The top prize for this season is worth a superb $100,000, in which the lucky winner will get: 7.5 million naira in cash, a recording contracts also worth 7.5 million naira, and a brand new SUV. Runner-ups will not be left out, as they will be given prizes to the tune of 10 million naira.

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