After Being Fired From Nation, Seasoned Singer Anto Neo Soul Lands A Job With The Liveliest Reality Show In Africa

Anto Neo Soul has found a continental platform to practice his talent.

Ever heard TECNO Own the Stage karaoke competition? Well, the reality show has been making headlines ever since its launch and Anto Neo Soul is part of the action.

Contestants drawn from Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria are battling it out for a cash prize of Kes 2.5 million ($25,000).

The last episode of TECNO Own the Stage karaoke competition saw two candidates getting evicted from the race for the $25,000 star prize even as viewers continue to win fabulous prizes from TECNO.

These prizes include TECNO Boom J7, Camon C8 and Phantom 5 smartphones, as well as other exciting prizes that can be won by heading to the show’s website(http://tecnoownthestage.com/competition/) and answering a simple question.

You can also follow any of the show’s social media accounts:

on Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/Tecno-Own-The-Stage-1620883718194632/),

Twitter (https://twitter.com/tecnoowndstage)

and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/tecnoownthestage/)

to catch glimpses of some of the winners from the online competition as well as the latest news from the contest.

Last weekend’s episode started out on a positively surprising note as the show’s host, Uti Nwachukwu, introduced renowned model and television personality, Vimbai Mutinhiri, as his co-host.

And the gorgeous 28-year-old Zimbabwean got a resounding applause from the audience before going on to announce the theme of Sunday’s show: love and heartbreak.

Another surprise from the show was the revelation that the contestants have been receiving some measure of training from three of Africa’s foremost songwriters – AY, Anto Neo Soul and ID Cabasa. No wonder their performances have been getting better and better with each passing episode.

With the judges – Bien, Yemi and M.I. – expected to eliminate two contestants at the end of Sunday’s show, the 11 left in the contest came into the show keen to impress and remain in contention for the $25,000 star prize.

And first on stage was Kenyan-born Ramar254 who performed KC’s ‘I’m missing you’ before leaving the stage for Zoccu, who sang Alicia Keys’ ‘Falling’, a song that seemed like it was personally dedicated to M.I. going by the way the Tanzanian kept pointing in the direction of the judge, and his animated reaction whenever she did.

It was thereafter the turn of another Tanzanian, Nandy, to take to the stage, where she performed Adele’s ‘Rolling in the deep’. And in her usual way, Nandy wowed the audience and the judges, and deservedly got a standing ovation. Even the judges ran out of superlatives in describing her performance, with Bien openly stating how “attractive and entertaining” Nandy was on the night.

But if Nandy got a standing ovation for her performance, it was nothing close to what Shaapera got from the audience and the judges after her outstanding rendition of Asa’s ‘Bi ban ke’.

Jeff (Tanzania), Mary (Tanzania), Tosin (Nigeria), Yubu (Kenya), Gazby (Nigeria), Sikin (Kenya) and Pascal (Kenya) also performed in Sunday’s show at the end of which Gazby, Tosin, Jeff and Ramar254 were shortlisted by the judges for eviction.

But only two had to leave and the unfortunate duo turned out to be Jeff and Gazby.

If you missed it you can watch the entire episode here (https://youtu.be/JBa-TCb7dNA). And do remember to watch new episodes every Sunday on Africa Magic Showcase and Africa magic Urban. The show also airs on Masha Magic East on Tuesdays and Africa Magic Family on Wednesdays.

Broadcast times are as follows:

Africa Magic Showcase – Sundays at 19:00 CAT

Africa Magic Urban – Sundays at 21:00 CAT

Africa Magic Family – Wednesdays at 19:00 CAT

Masha Magic East – Tuesdays at 18:30 CAT.