Glo X-Factor: 17-year-old twins, 21 others advance to next round

Among those who sailed through the Abuja audition were 17-year-old twins, Clinton and Blair Roberts, from Madonna Secondary School, Owerri, Imo State.The duo called  DNA Twins  were joined in the last stage by 57-year-old Ben Collins Nwachukwu from Kaduna who was the centre of attraction as the oldest person in the crowd of singing enthusiasts […]

Among those who sailed through the Abuja audition were 17-year-old twins, Clinton and Blair Roberts, from Madonna Secondary School, Owerri, Imo State.
The duo called  DNA Twins  were joined in the last stage by 57-year-old Ben Collins Nwachukwu from Kaduna who was the centre of attraction as the oldest person in the crowd of singing enthusiasts at the Sheraton Hotel venue of the second audition. The contestants were made up of mainly teenagers and those in their 20s.
Collins said   there was no age barrier to talent and that it had been his dream to be in a big reality show.  “X-Factor is not for the youth alone. It is for those who are talented and here I am. I wish to also bring my skills to lime light,” he said.
“For us, X-Factor is the ultimate show and we have been looking forward all our lives to participating in the programme. This is the dream we have been waiting for.  Just participating in the audition is deeply fulfilling but we also want to go ahead and win,” the DNA Twins said. 
Another attraction was Adesiyan Olakitan who impressed the crew with her rendition of the National Anthem. Olakitan, a worker in Abuja, said she was hoping that X-Factor would be the springboard that would bring her to prominence as a musician. “This is the first time I have performed in public,” she added. 
Chibuzor Christopher, a ten-year-old boy who came with his father, Christopher Chris, also created a stir at the Ladi Kwali Hall venue of the audition.
D. Omalichas, Becky Inyang and Josephine Onyejebose, students of the Federal Polytechnic, Auchi returned on Sunday in their identical blue costume. But this time, with the X-Factor badge emblazoned on their chest. The DNA Twins and D Omalicha’s who had received an express advance over the audition on Saturday, returned for the final Abuja selection on Sunday.
Hundreds of aspiring singers took part in the two-day audition at Abuja.  The final audition will bring together all the contestants who made it in Port Harcourt, Abuja, Kumasi, Accra and Lagos preliminaries. While Port Harcourt and Abuja have held their auditions, Kumasi  will host Ghanaian  contestants on May 4,  Accra on May 11, while Lagos audition will hold on May 25 and 26.
The winner of the show will get N23.7million ($150,000) and a recording contract with the internationally acclaimed Sony Music for the recording of an album and professional management of the winning individual or group. X Factor is designed to find new singing talents, and offers a platform for aspiring singers of all ages, sex and style as well as solo acts and groups to pursue their ambition. The other stages of the competition include the evictions, the judge’s day and the grand finale.