Glo Naija Sings season 2 has finally come to an end! At the end of a spectacular grand finale in which he performed alongside resident judge Tosin Martins and soul-folk singer Bez, Casey beat out Da Brodas and Rasine to take the $100 000 cash prize, a Toyota Rav 4 and a Glo Ambassadorship.
The uniquely Nigerian show opened with a soft ballad performance by the top three - Rasine, Casey and Da Brodas - joined by both a choral quartet (comprising of eliminated contestants) as well as Tosin Martins – the resident judge.
Maye Hunta was next on stage with a rather bland performance that would probably have been torn apart had Tosin Martins been allowed to judge it. The top 3 then came on stage to perform their singles; Casey, Rasine and Da Brodas performing '1st Lady', 'True Life' and 'Who You Are' respectively.
Naija Sings season 1 winner, John Ogah, performed his first single 'Tonight' and stirred up the crowd a little bit while he was at it. With that, the finale seemed to come to life as the top 10 worst singers were showcased right before Psquare took to the stage and blew the audience away.
The top 3 then took to the stage for their second set of performances. Casey was cool and smooth as he performed a soulful 'Zuciya Daya' alongside Bez, drawing cheers from the crowd. Rasine performed hit song 'Kele Kele' with Tiwa Savage and Da Brodas brought some fresh energy on stage with Wizkid as they performed 'Holla At Your Boy'.
Psquare again raised the already high tempo a notch as they returned on stage to perform 'E No Easy' and 'Gimme That' just before the winner was announced.
It was really tense as the envelope was brought on stage and handed over to Olisa Adibua, who in turn announced 27 year old Lagos resident - Casey - as this year’s Glo Naija Sings winner.A lot of people were rooting for Da Brodas,On stage, Casey was ecstatic as he received his $100,000 cash prize from Biola Alabi, MD M-Net Africa as well as his Toyota Rav 4 car keys from Glo - "All I can say is thank you Africa, thank you world… thank you my friends… thank you to everyone who made this happen…".
The show maintained the high as Casey closed with his single, which will be released in the coming days.
After the show he told the press: "I had won in many stages prior to this time; I had competed against myself; I got out of my comfort zone by performing songs by Fela with my R ‘n’B style; I had to conquer that phobia."
He added; "I intend to invest with the money and get back to school and take care of my family. I want to learn something in a music school. I just don’t want to win this money and disappear into thin air. I want to do something big in music."
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