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Abia State born Onyekachi Gilbert Onwuka a.k.a. Yeka Onka has certainly come a long way from being rejected at two screening centres to making it to the last four standing in the maiden edition of the Nigerian Idol. Born to a musician father, she shares her experience. <\/p>\n

I heard about the Nigerian I dol last year. It was a friend of mine who told me that he saw the advert and asked me to go register on-line, which I did. Then, I went for the audition at Enugu and go a \u2018no\u2019.<\/p>\n

They said I couldn\u2019t sing. I traveled down to Calabar and got the same response and got a \u2018no\u2019 again. Then, I finally came to Lagos, I had my audition and was taken. <\/p>\n

Did you share that experience with your colleagues?<\/p>\n

Funny enough, I\u2019ve not been able to share it with them. But as at when I came to Lagos for my third audition, some of the crew already knew me because they\u2019ve been used to seeing my face. <\/p>\n

What has kept you going?<\/p>\n

God has kept me. He has been my strength and everything. The other thing that has kept me is my determination. I\u2019m a kind of person that if I set my heart to achieve something, I\u2019ll definitely achieve it no matter what I face. And I don\u2019t believe that what will be will be. I believe that I can turn things around to work for me. <\/p>\n

So, when they gave me those nos, I didn\u2019t take it as my destiny. I still told myself that I had to work harder.
Do you think you were better than those already evicted?<\/p>\n

I\u2019m not. The only difference between them and I is determination and how important my dream is to me.
What will you do with money if you win?<\/p>\n

I\u2019ll pay my tithe first and then in my State, especially the ones in Aba, it hurts to look into the eyes of those kids on the streets and see hopelessness. So, I intend helping them. I know that N7.5m can\u2019t do that but I\u2019ll just try. <\/p>\n

What are your chances of winning? <\/p>\n

100%. I think I have what it takes to be here because I can face and go through whatever challenge that I\u2019m given.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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