The stars, Movies and music of 2010

January 5, 2011

By Samuel Olatunji
in 2010. These included personalities and issues just as there were movie blockbusters and musical chartbusters during the year.
the director and producer of Ije. But one thing you cannot take away from the flick is that it has the record of being the longest running and most successful movie in cinema after Avatar in Nigeria. The movie was inching towards 60 million at the last check and with plans to bring it back in 2011, Ije might just edge past Avatar.
premiere and subsequent cinema runs justified the noise, with Anchor Baby nicking six awards and the lead act, Omoni Oboli, winning two international awards courtesy of the movie. With a simple story told with sequential plots, Lonzo Nzekwe produced one of the very best movies of the year.
to Home in Exile, his latest work. The movie is not all about the awards but the convincing delivery and stellar cast. The manner the whole project was packaged goes a long way to show that D’Guvnor, as Lancelot is called, was serious about his promise that his 2010 projects would not be jokes. And he delivered.
That is one feat Oby Edozieh’s movie, Save Our Souls, achieved in 2010. It was about the dreaded cancer and the story was told in such a way that no one is put off and ended in a way that was not so predictable. Though not yet on DVD, the movie is one of the most heart-touching in 2010.
headlines in 2010. With a storyline that borders around mother and daughter falling in love with same person, Vivian Ejike, the producer, added extra layers and convincing plots to give us something to droll over.
Can one genuinely fall in love with his brother’s wife? And what is the consequence of allowing such misdirected emotion to linger? Emem held audience attention with her movie and made more than headlines with the movie.
of note. So in 2010 it was with worthy expectation that many waited for her new movie, Omo Ghetto, and she did not disappoint as the movie as at the time of writing is grabbing attention and selling hot.
would get tired of Bukky Wright and her Omotara Johnson. But it was not so and people are still eagerly expecting Part Four from the ageless actress and mother of two. If you know how easily jaded our movie audience is, you would agree Bukky pulled one of the rarest feats of 2010.
away from the cross over actor is that he is not a dull filmmaker. Balogun’s creativity was evidenced in his last movies, Modupe Temi, Gbogbo Ere and the latest, Eti Keta. Although not showing at cinemas yet, his movies made more headlines than most others. This was not even for the star-studded premiere, but simply because the story and acting delivery in Eti Keta is worth the talking.
Love, featuring her record label mate, Jaywon, was a sort of re-invention for her. It topped charts for weeks and was one of the most popular songs in the first half of the year.
the few philosophical songs still maintaining a wide market appeal. The song further established Tuface as one of the greatest musicians to come out of Africa.
of worth in 2010. The song topped various charts across the continent during the year.
Me Around by KSB. But the track, which featured the late Yoruba rapper, Dagrin, is perhaps KSB’s most popular song till date.
It further proved that the classy musician, Naeto C, knows what to give the Nigerian entertainment market and how best to go about it.
that had elements of fuji music. It remains the only Nigerian song with the highest number of remixes.
half of the year. It took a while before it peaked but since it did the song has continued to be a club banger and a chartbuster.
how to go about his trade. His song, Something About You, is still ruling the airwaves.
right owner but the song further topped charts after the death of Dagrin.
Gongo Aso which topped charts across the world in 2008, Gbamu Gbamu was sure one song that left 9ice relevant in the course of the year
to rock with. The song also topped major charts.
major hits of the year.
featuring Wande Coal was one of the songs that made the year rock.
this group of three has continuously tried to claim a top spot in the industry. It had an album that did not fly and Styl Plus was missing in virtually all the major gigs of the year.
solo, none of this all-boy group got any award or performed at any major gig during the year.
good looks but year 2010 was not this actor’s year. He did not feature in any major movie but his presence at some major events and the death of his father put him in the news a few times.
role. At a point, he was so popular that he would grace the cover of movie jackets but only appeared in two scenes. All that was before 2010. Throughout the year he was conspicuously missing in action, with some speculating that he had relocated.
and used to be the toast of major movie producers. But what we don’t know is what has kept this beautiful actress (also known as Asewo To re Mecca) away from us.
would totally be missing in action in 2010. Apart from the fact that she is a good actress, she is also a crossover actress that can hold her own in both the Yoruba and English movie industry. But she was inexplicably missing in both industries in the course of the year.
popular Amata movie clan had become a pastor, a rumour he denied severally, explaining that it was due to his role in one of his movies. Other than this news, Fred didn’t make any major news during the year.
that is nothing compared to who we used to know Ramsey to be. Not only was he missing in the movies, he only graced a few events in 2010.
him being one of the leading artistes. It seems this talented musician decided to slow down in 2010 as he featured in few events during the year.
Jonathan, nothing would have been heard of the two actors during the year. They only appeared in a handful of movies.
missing in action. There were no major movies to her credit, and unlike her colleagues who took to movie production, Iyabo preferred the back seat in 2010.
of Genesis Cinemas. He got in the news when he brought Sci-fi and Iron Man into Nigerian cinemas. He also got media attention for his intention to start Film House, which is a chain of cinema houses across Nigeria.
entertainment industry over the years. He brought the attention of the President to the movie industry during the year, which saw the Nigerian leader pledge $200 million to the industry.
complete without Peace Fiberesima’s brainchild, African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), where various African actors were recognized. Her awards event got a lot of compliments from within and outside the country.
things should be done. The testimony of her works are evident in Rita Dominic, Kate Henshaw, Mike Ezuruonye and Jim Iyke, who she manages.
Omotola Jalade Ekeinde. Not only did she launch her sophomore album at a five-star event, she was also at the forefront of those who supported charity in 2010 through her charity show, Give and Let Give, and at other fora.
several Hollywood movies like Salt and Inception in the cinema.
She pulled her weight behind Project Alert, the NGO that fights for abused women, and the results are there for all to see.
and sponsors of the Nigerian entertainment industry. The telecommunication giants threw its weight behind the industry by sponsoring one of the biggest TV reality shows, Naija Sings. It also made several musicians and actors its ambassadors.
the entertainment industry. From Maltina Dancehall, Star Mega Jam, Gulder Ultimate Search and AMBO, NBL proved to be one of the entertainment pillars of 2010.
This entrepreneur turned around the face of entertainment reporting in Nigeria with her balanced news reporting and coverage.
of an event that has a huge turnout like any of her two major events of the year: The Democracy Day and Independence Day festivals. The two events helped shape entertainment in the North Central region in 2010.
was however one of the outstanding entertainers of the year. His Van Vicker Foundation also established him as a celebrity-philanthropist
house in the country. The cinema serves most cinema buffs on the Lagos mainland.
voted actress of the year at the City People awards for her role in Figurine. Months after, she went ahead to clinch other awards at international film festivals like Harlem World, Los Angeles Movie Awards for her role in Anchor Baby.
one. She topped the year by featuring on the popular Oprah Winfrey Show and was also on CNN.
award winner in the year.
for various awards from which he clinched several. His latest album is also not doing badly in the market.
shows and won numerous awards. For P-Square, 2010 must have been one of their best years.
all shone throughout the year. Their songs were chartbusters just as they had numerous awards to show for their hard work.

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