Project Fame West Africa auditions begin

MTN Project Fame West Africa, the award winning music talent discovery and grooming competition, is back for a seventh straight season. Looking for raw talents, the annual show will commence auditions on May 24 to June 28 in four West African countries - Sierra Leone, Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria.
This year, thousands of young talents will fight to get into the prestigious Project Fame Academy, where superstars. They would be tutored by the best in the music and entertainment industry.
Previous superstars that have graduated from the ‘Fame Academy’ include Iyanya Mbuk, whose Kukere, with the famous Etighi dance won the best pop single at the 2012 Headies Award in Lagos; Mike Anyasodo, who by virtue of his Fine Fine Lady video won the 2010 Sound City’s Best R&B Video Award; Kesse Frimpong, who was voted Ghanaian’s Best Male Vocalist of the year 2012 and of course Chidinma Ekile, who won the Best Female Act (West Africa) at the prestigious Kora Awards in 2012.
In addition, two outstanding music concerts will be held in Benin-City and Owerri to showcase Project Fame superstars alongside other Fame Academy alumni.
The auditions commence on May 24 at Monrovia before moving to Freetown on May 30.  Other venues include Accra -30 May, Kumasi -1 June, Benin and Owerri -7 June, Ilorin and Abuja -14 June, Port Harcourt and Ibadan -21 June, while the Lagos auditions will hold on 27 and 28 June respectively.