{"id":342206,"date":"2011-03-26T19:19:12","date_gmt":"2011-03-26T19:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/03\/26\/yeka-onka-becomes-first-nigerian-idol\/"},"modified":"2011-03-26T19:19:12","modified_gmt":"2011-03-26T19:19:12","slug":"yeka-onka-becomes-first-nigerian-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/03\/26\/yeka-onka-becomes-first-nigerian-idol\/","title":{"rendered":"YEKA ONKA BECOMES FIRST NIGERIAN IDOL"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"156\">\n<p>                  \t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=WWVrYU9OS0EoMilORkMuanBn';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/686bc86dimage.aspx_2.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yeka Onka<\/p>\n<p><!-- news_468x60 --><br \/>\n<br \/>It was mixed feelings at the Dream studio last Sunday when the Nigerian voting public chose Onyeka Gilbert (popularly called Yeka Onka) winner of the first Nigerian Idol on Sunday March 27, 2011. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am really excited for this, it took me a while to get to this point, I was rejected in Enugu and Abuja, before I came down to Lagos and then I got the golden ticket. I loved the experience, all through the six months, And now here I am walking away with the grand prize\u201d Yeka Onka said, screaming and jumping, before leaving the stage <\/p>\n<p>To a number of people, fan-favorite Naomi Mac would have been a better option, but to a number of the other finalists, Onka as they have all come to call her is the best option \u201cI think viewers did the right thing by voting Onyeka as the first Idol because she is a total package, she sings really well and she has good interpersonal relationship. I thank God for her\u201d AJ one of the finalists says. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cI campaigned for Yeka; I really wanted her to win, and I am excited\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Bibi said amidst tears. <\/p>\n<p>The tears didn\u2019t stop with Bibi. AJ, Emmanuel, Chito, Nina, Zoe and Naomi\u2019s parents all cried as jubilation consumed the entire studio. 26 year-old Onyeka Gilbert a.k.a Yeka Onka looks like a model straight from a fashion magazine. Her looks don\u2019t lie because Yeka is indeed a former beauty Queen. She was crowned The Most beautiful Girl in Abia state at a beauty pageant in 2006. Winning the beauty pageant opened up a lot of doors for her but according to the tall, dark beauty being the Queen of Abia didn\u2019t really pan out well as she expected. <\/p>\n<p>The word \u2018no\u2019 simply does not exist in Yeka\u2019s dictionary. Rather than accept \u2018no\u2019 from the Idol judges at the audition stage, she embarked on an \u2018Idol mini tour\u2019 that took her from Enugu to Calabar and finally Lagos where she eventually got her \u2018Yes\u2019! She says she probably couldn\u2019t have done it alone but for the chance meeting with an Idol crew member after her first rejection in Enugu. The crew member had encouraged her then by saying \u201cit\u2019s not how hard you fall but it\u2019s what you do after you fall\u201d. With that mentality she gave the competition all that she\u2019s got. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cHere\u2019s a toast to Onyeka who beat all the odds by becoming the first Nigerian Idol, She thoroughly deserves her victory and we should all applaud her and support her\u201d was all a fulfilled Rotimi Pedro (MD OF Optima Media group) could say at the star studded gala event . <\/p>\n<p>The event which first started with a red carpet reception; with cocktails and canapes, attracted first-class celebs from the music, movie and fashion industries, as well as guests drawn from a pool of Idols fans and voters. \u201cJust got off stage, wow I must say I loved the audience at Nigerian Idol, I definitely sang my little heart out\u201d Fast-rising female singer Tiwa Savage who performed at the grand finale pre show posted on twitter few minutes after performing. The audience was also thrilled with performances from West African Idol winner Timi Dakolo, R&#038;B star Banky W, Retta and Praiz Perhaps the highlight of the grand finale was when the two finalists sang \u201cSeun Rere\u201d with the lady of song Christy Essein Igbokwe <\/p>\n<p>And finally, the TV reality show which has been the talk of the town since kicking off in November 2010 has come to an end with Yeka Onka becoming the first-ever Nigerian Idol She returned home with a recording contract, 7.5Million naira courtesy Etisalat and Royal Exchange, a brand new car courtesy Tom Tom and a Sony entertainment TV center. <\/p>\n<p>But just like Audu Maikori commented during the final show, Yeka is not the only winner; first runner-up Naomi won N1.5M cash prize, a <br \/>Blackberry phone, Ipad, Ipod, Easy Card, standing Fridge, PS3 and other goodies. Emmanuel, the second runner up also left with N1M, Blackberry phone, Ipad, Ipod, Easy Card, standing Fridge, PS3. Other 11 finalists also went back to their base with lavish gifts from the <br \/>show\u2019s sponsors. <\/p>\n<p>\u2018But I must insist, Pedro comments, \u2018that the real prize these young people are walking away with, is the opportunities that this platform <br \/>presents; the opportunity to cultivate whatever fan base they\u2019ve been able to build while here, and use all the resources available to them <br \/>to build a lasting career for themselves in the entertainment industry\u2019 <\/p>\n<p>ABOUT YEKA ONKA <\/p>\n<p>Onyeka Gilbert a.k.a Yeka Onka looks like a model straight from a fashion magazine. Her looks don\u2019t lie because Yeka is indeed a former beauty Queen. She was crowned Queen of Abia at a beauty pageant in 2006. Winning the beauty pageant opened up a lot of doors for her but according to the tall, dark beauty being the Queen of Abia didn\u2019t really pan out well as she expected. <\/p>\n<p>The beauty pageant was an aside for her really. Her real passion in life had always been music. From a tender age, she had been singing with her family band. \u201cMy father was the leader of the band and he played the saxophone, guitar and the piano very well. My mum was the lead vocalist while me, my sisters and my brothers were backups.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The family band however \u2018part-disbanded\u2019 in 2001 at the death of her mother and then fully so at the death of her father 5 years later in 2006. After her parents died, Gospel reggae artiste, Buchi took her under his wings and became her mentor. Yeka\u2019s confidence was not dented by her orphan state. The word \u2018no\u2019 simply does not exist in her dictionary. Rather than accept \u2018no\u2019 from the Idol judges at the audition stage, the 26 year old beauty embarked on an \u2018Idol mini tour\u2019 that took her from Enugu to Calabar and finally Lagos where she eventually got her \u2018Yes\u2019! She says she probably couldn\u2019t have done it alone but for the chance meeting with an Idol crew member after her first rejection in Enugu.<\/p>\n<p>The crew member had encouraged her then by saying \u201cit\u2019s not how hard you fall but it\u2019s what you do after you fall\u201d. With that mentality she is giving Nigerian Idol all that she\u2019s got.<br \/>\n <br clear=\"all\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=T255ZWthV2lucyg2KU5GQy5qcGc=';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/142979efimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=T255ZWthV2lucyg1KU5GQy5qcGc=';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/7e7ddd74image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=T255ZWthV2lucyg2KU5GQy5qcGc=';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/142979efimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=T255ZWthV2luc05GQy5qcGc=';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/6a60bde4image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=T255ZWthV2lucygzKU5GQy5qcGc=';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/1d776b4dimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=T255ZWthV2lucygyKU5GQy5qcGc=';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/3503654fimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=T255ZWthV2lucyg0KU5GQy5qcGc=';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/1ceef130image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=TWlzaU1vbHUxTkZDLmpwZw==';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/b0c2804dimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Misi Molu<\/p>\n<p>              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=TWlzaTJmaW5hbGlzdHNBbmlzTkZDLmpwZw==';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/4cd2f8afimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Misi,2 finalists,Anis<\/p>\n<p>              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=Q29udGVzdGFudHN3aXRoc3BvbnNvcnNORkMuanBn';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/acd730c5image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Contestants with sponsors<\/p>\n<p>              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=Q2hyaXN0eUVzc2VpbklnYm9rd2VhbmQyZmluYWxpc3RzTkZDLmpwZw==';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/cc174f3bimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Christy Essein Igbokwe and 2 finalists<\/p>\n<p>              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=QmFua3lXMk5GQy5qcGc=';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/3225452fimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Banky W<\/p>\n<p>              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=QWxsMTNmaW5hbGlzdHNORkMuanBn';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/6ddd6d19image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>All 13 finalists<\/p>\n<p>              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=bmlhbG9uZ05GQy5qcGc=';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/899cb764image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>praiz<\/p>\n<p>              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=Um90aW1pUGVkcm9NRE9NRygyKS5KUEc=';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/b77fd1e7image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Rotimi Pedro MD OMG<\/p>\n<p>              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=VGltaTEuSlBH';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/a9c5cca1image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Timi<\/p>\n<p>              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=WWlua2FEYXZpZXNORkMuanBn';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/e1b33242image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Yinka Davies<\/p>\n<p>              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=VGl3YTFORkMuanBn';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/8647e3cdimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tiwa savage<\/p>\n<p>              <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=VGl3YXNhdmFnZU5GQy5qcGc=';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/f816ba46image.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Tiwa savage<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <span>Do you have a story\/gist for publication? Please email it to story@nigeriafilms.com   <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/686bc86dimage.aspx_2-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>See the article here:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nigeriafilms.com\/news\/11100\/23\/yeka-onka-becomes-first-nigerian-idol.html\" title=\"YEKA ONKA BECOMES FIRST NIGERIAN IDOL\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">YEKA ONKA BECOMES FIRST NIGERIAN IDOL<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> Yeka Onka It was mixed feelings at the Dream studio last Sunday when the Nigerian voting public chose Onyeka Gilbert (popularly called Yeka Onka) winner of the first Nigerian Idol on Sunday March 27, 2011. \u201cI am really excited for this, it took me a while to get to this point, I was rejected in Enugu and Abuja, before I came down to Lagos and then I got the golden ticket. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-342206","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-business"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - 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