10 Nigerian Celebrities Who Became Stars Through Reality Shows

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Reality TV shows have enjoyed massive follower-ship in Nigeria and the impact cannot be overemphasised. Some Nigerian celebrities gained recognition by having to attended auditions which they battled out with fellow contestants before realizing their dreams.

Stargist.com presents you a list of 10 Nigerian celebrities who gained prominence through reality shows.

See below:

1 Iyanyaiyanya-l

Iyanya Onoyom Mbuk is a Nigerian recording artist and performer who rose to fame after winning the first season of Project Fame West Africa and is best known for his hit single “Kukere”.

2 Omawumi

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Omawumi Megbele who is a graduate of Law from Ambrose Alli University, Ekpoma came second at the first edition of West African Idols music competition after which she released her first single ‘In The Music’, which became an instant hit and has won several accolades over the course of her music career.

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Okechukwu Ukeje, known as OC Ukeje is Nigerian actor, model and musician. He came into prominence after winning the Amstel Malta Box Office reality show. His first screen appearance was in White Waters in 2008 alongside star actresses Joke Silva and Rita Dominic.

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Chidinma Ekile is a Nigerian singer-songwriter, recording artist and stage performer who she rose to stardom after winning the third season of MTN Project Fame West Africa in 2010.Following the release of the music video for her “Emi Ni Baller” single, she became the first female musician to peak at number 1 on the MTV Base Official Naija Top 10 chart.

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Dare Art Alade is an award-winning musician, singer-songwriter, and Idol series judge. Darey is probably the first Nigerian celebrity to rise to fame on the back of a reality TV show after he participated at the 2004 edition of Project Fame Academy, a renowned reality TV show and emerged third in the contest.

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Tonto Dikeh competed against other contestants on a reality TV show called The Next Movie Star in 2005; she was the first runner-up. Tonto’s start in the Nigerian movie industry began after the maiden edition of the movie reality show.

7 Uti Nwachukwu

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Uti first participated at the celebrated Next Movie Star before contesting at the Big Brother Africa reality TV show. In 2010, he was a contestant in Big Brother Africa 5 All-Stars in which he lasted 91 days and ultimately won.

8 Yemi Aladeyemi alade stargist

Yemi’s music career started with an all-girl group called ‘Noty Spices’ in 2005 but she gained prominence after she won the Peak Talent Show in 2009 and is best known for her hit single “Johnny”.

9 Moyo Lawalmoyo-lawal-thanks-fans

Moyo Lawal was a contestant in the Next Movie Star TV Reality Show and even though she did not win, went on to be one of the most sought after actresses

10 Tamara Eteimo

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Tamara competed and won the 7th edition of the Next Movie Star TV reality show. She moved on to be one of the most sought after Nollywood actresses.

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