It was a night of fun and excitement
as superstar M.I and Alapomeji crooner,
9ice, thrilled the elated crowd that stormed Jogor Centre, Ibadan, Oyo State
for Amstel Malta Showtime.
The event, the third edition this
year, saw exciting performances from the main acts even as comedian Laff Up, also thrilled the audience to rib
cracking jokes. Entertainer Darey ‘Art’ Alade was also present as the anchor of
the event. Impressive dance group, Outrage, completed the lineup that performed
on the night.
Ace rapper, MI, was at his element as
he thrilled the audience with several tracks from his albums including: Anoti, Undisputed Champion, Beef, One Naira,
Nobody, My Head, My Belle and others. Alapomeji exponent, 9ice was no less
impressive as he got the audience dancing to hits like Gongo Aso, Attitude, Photocopy but to mention a few. Laffup, the comedian of the day, certainly did his reputation no harm with his
hilarious jokes.
The event, a unique brand activation
platform for Amstel Malta, Nigeria’s premium low-sugar malt drink, also
featured exciting performances from upcoming talents. Talented individuals slugged
it out in singing, dancing and comedy competitions.
The competition saw Owomoyela
Oluwatobi Peteru from The Polytechnic Ibadan, Dozie Mbata, a 400 level student of
Theatre Arts at the University of Ibadan and Onome Ilovhogie, also a 400 level
Sociology student of the University of Lagos, emerging winners in the singing,
dancing and comedy categories respectively during the talent hunt competitions.
The winners all won for themselves, a cash
prize of N500,000 each, along with brand new iPads and an all-expense paid
weekend getaway to Lagos for two. The first and second runners up got the sum
of N150,000 and N100,000 respectively.
The first prize winners also had the
opportunity of performing with the stars on parade on the night. While Dozie
Mbata, winner of the singing competition, had the opportunity of performing with
M.I, Owomoyela Oluwatobi Peteru, winner of the comedy category shared the stage
with Laff Up as they both sent the
audience reeling with laughter in their combined performance. Onome Ilovhogie
who won in the dance category set the stage on fire as he danced with top dance
group, Outrage. The three acts certainly had a field day as they shone with the
stars on parade.
Speaking on the event, Adedoyin
Owotomo, Brand Manager - Amstel Malta, Nigerian Breweries Plc., stated that AM
Showtime was staged in Ibadan to give an unforgettable experience to selected
individuals of one of Africa’s prominent cities. “Amstel Malta is a unique malt-drink and we
always aim to give a unique experience to consumers. We moved the Amstel Malta
Showtime train to Ibadan to give an unforgettable experience to a selected
audience in Ibadan and I believe we have achieved our goal,” she stated.
According to her, Amstel Malta
Showtime did not only give the aspiring talents a platform to display their
talents, it also gave them the opportunity to share the stage with their
favourite superstars.
“Our theme in Amstel Malta Showtime is
‘To Be The Best With The Best’ and
that is what played out this evening. The winners in all the categories of the
event have had the rare opportunity of performing alongside stars and it
doesn’t get better than that for any of them,” she added.
After Ibadan, the last leg of the 2012
edition of Amstel Malta Showtime is scheduled to hold in Lagos on October 5,
2012, with Wizkid and Tuface Idibia as the main acts. The Lagos leg of the
event will bring to a close what has been one of the most entertaining and
exciting variety shows in the country. Earlier in the year, Amstel Malta
Showtime was held in Port Harcourt and Benin with an impressive list of stars
including Flavour, P Square, Naeto C and Davido, amongst others performing.
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