Nigerian Idol season 7
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| Nigerian Idol | |
|---|---|
| Season 7 | |
| Hosted by | IK Osakioduwa |
| Judges | |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
| Release | |
| Original network | Africa Magic |
| Original release | February 2022 – present |
| Season chronology | |
The seventh season of Nigerian Idol premiered in January 2022. There hasn't been any winner so far.
Weekly Song Choices and Results[edit]
Top 12 (20 March)[edit]
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abigail | 1 | "Rain On Me" by Lady Gaga | Safe |
| David Operah | 2 | "Before You Go" by Lewis Capaldi | Safe |
| Faith | 3 | "Driver's Licence" by Olivia Rodrigo | Safe |
| Jordan | 4 | "Rolling In The Deep" by Adele | Safe |
| Zadok | 5 | "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran | Safe |
| Progress | 6 | "Heartbreak Anniversary" by Giveon | Safe |
| Joel | 7 | "Easy On Me" by Adele | Eliminated |
| Banty | 8 | "Thinking Out Loud" by Ed Sheeran | Safe |
| Gerald | 9 | "Leave The Door Open" by Silk Sonic | Safe |
| Precious | 10 | "Felony" by Ckay | Eliminated |
| Itohan | 11 | "Shallow" by Lady Gaga | Safe |
| Debby | 12 | "Monalisa" by Lojay | Safe |
Top 10: African Greats (27 March)[edit]
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zadok | 1 | "Back To The Matter" by Wizkid | Safe |
| Debby | 2 | "Vul'indlela" by Brenda Fassie | Safe |
| Gerald | 3 | "Ifunanya" by P-square | Elimimated |
| Faith | 4 | "Never Far Away" by Lagbaja | Safe |
| Itohan | 5 | "If You Ask Me" by Omawumi | Safe |
| Abigail | 6 | "Emergency" by D'banj | Safe |
| Progress | 7 | "Joy" by Wizkid | Safe |
| Jordan | 8 | "Ye" by Burna Boy | Safe |
| Banty | 9 | "Aye" by Davido | Safe |
| David Operah | 10 | "Street Credibility" by 9ice | Safe |
Top 9: Inspirations (03 April)[edit]
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 1 | "You Say" by Lauren Diagle | Safe |
| Progress | 2 | "Uncle Suru" by Jon Ogah | Safe |
| Itohan | 3 | "Can't Give Up Now" by Mary Mary | Safe |
| Abigail | 4 | "Higher Love" by Whitney Houston | Eliminated |
| Zadok | 5 | "Wish Me Well" by Timi Dakolo | Safe |
| David Operah | 6 | "Dance With My Father" by Luther Vandross | Safe |
| Debby | 7 | "Happy" by Pharrell Williams | Safe |
| Faith | 8 | "Next To Me" by Emile Sande | Safe |
| Banty | 9 | "Lean On Me" by Bill Withers | Safe |
- The Top 10 performed "Stand Up" by Cynthia Erivo for their group performance.
Top 8: Greatest Soundtracks/This is Me (10 April)[edit]
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Opera | 1 | "Great Nation" by Timi Dakolo | Safe |
| Itohan | 2 | "I Look To You" by Jon Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Zadok | 3 | "Soul Provider" by Micheal Bolton | Safe |
| Banty | 4 | "Greatest Love Of All" by Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Faith | 5 | "Charlie" by Simi | Safe |
| Jordan | 6 | "This Is Me" from The Greatest Showman | Safe |
| Debby | 7 | "My Heart Will Go On" by Celine Dion | Eliminated |
| Progress | 8 | "I need An Angel" by Ruben Studdard | Safe |
- Yinka Daives was a guest judge of this live show.
Top 7: Showstopper (17 April)[edit]
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| David Opera | 1 | "Wonderful" by Burna Boy | Eliminated |
| Banty | 2 | "Finesse" by Jon Bruno Mars | Safe |
| Zadok | 3 | "I Wanna Dance With Somebody" by Whitney Houston | Safe |
| Progress | 4 | "Bang Bang" by Ariana Grande | Safe |
| Jordan | 5 | "Titanium" by David Guetta ft Sia | Safe |
| Faith | 6 | "Koroba" from Tiwa Savage | Safe |
| Itohan | 7 | "Only Girl (In The World)" by Rihanna | Safe |
- Ice Prince was a guest judge of this live show.
Top 6/5 (24 April)[edit]
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan | 1 | "Anybody" by Burna Boy | Safe |
| Banty | 2 | "Love Don't Cost A Dime" by Jon Magixx | Safe |
| Itohan | 3 | "Na Gode" by Yemi Alade | Eliminated |
| Zadok | 4 | "Laye" by Kizz Daniel | Safe |
| Faith | 5 | "Emiliana" by Ckay | Eliminated |
| Progress | 6 | "Bloody Samaritan" by Ayra Starr | Safe |
- Fommer winner Kingdom and 2nd runner up were guest performers.
Top 4 (1 May)[edit]
| Act | Order | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Progress | 1 | "Wait for Me" by Johnny Driller | Safe |
| Jordan | 2 | "Airplane Mode " by Fireboy | Eliminated |
| Zadok | 3 | "The Vow" by Timi Dakolo | Safe |
| Banty | 4 | "Babanke" by Asa | Safe |
Finalists[edit]
(ages stated at time of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Gender |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald | 28 | Anambra State | Male |
| Abigail | 28 | Bayelsa State | Female |
| Jordan | 22 | Kaduna State | Male |
| Itohan | 17 | Edo State | Female |
| Banty | 26 | Warri | Female |
| David Operah | 30 | Lagos | Male |
| Zadok | 27 | Edo State | Male |
| Faith | 22 | Delta State | Female |
| Progress | 21 | Delta State | Male |
| Debby | 25 | Benin City | Female |
| Precious | 25 | Bayelsa State | Female |
| Joel | 23 | Abia State | Male |
Elimination Chart[edit]
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References[edit]
1. https://www.dstv.com/africamagic/en-ng/show/nigerian-idol. Official Site of the Nigerian Idol season 7. 2. https://www.idolssa.net/nigerian-idol-2022-season-7-top-12-contestants/. Meet the Top 12.