Barring any last minutes hitches, the second edition of the Vodafone Icons singing competition will kick off on selected national television stations beginning Sunday February 26, 2012. The head of corporate communications, Carmen Bruce- Annan has promised viewers and followers of the show an improved version of the last year’s.
Dubbed it, ‘Vodafon Icons, The Mixed Edition’, this year’s unlike the previous ‘Divas Edition’ will mix both ladies and gentlemen in groups of three to compete among themselves for the ultimate prize fame and cash.
At a Press preview of the first episode of the new season at the Silverbird Cinema yesterday for journalist, host of the show, Benny Blanco said,”everything about the show has changed except me and Gena West”.
Indeed, two of the judges from the previous season have been replaced by Radio personality, Miss Naa and Sound engineer Appiah Dankwah popularly known as ‘Apietus’ in showbiz. This year’s auditioning kicked off in Tamale on 20th January and ended in Accra at the La Palm Hotel on 12th February.
If scenes from the first episode is anything to go by, then this year’s Icons will be fun to watch, One memorable scene was when a 54year old man turned up to audition in Takoradi. The Winning group of the this edition will walk away with 60,000 Ghana Cedis, a recording contract, performances on the same stage with an international act at the Vodafone ‘020 Live’ Concert and a brand new 4x4 car.
Viewers can vote by texting the name of your favorite group to Vodafone short code 1738. Last year’s female winners of the singing competition, R n M are already enjoying stardom with the release of their singles and music videos and have performed on various entertainment stages in the country.
Vodafone Icons, ‘mixed edition’ will be shown on TV3, Etv Ghana and GTV
Source: XfmNewsCenter
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