Idols is a television show on the African television network M-Net, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in West Africa.
Show synopses[]
Season One[]
- Main article: Idols (West Africa Season 1)
Season One Contestants[]
The following is a list of Season One contestants, in order of elimination.
Omodele Fatoki - Nigeria
Joan Ekpai - Nigeria
Uche Ume - Nigeria
Mercy Nwankwo - Nigeria
Jodie Odiete - Nigeria
Jerrilyn Mulbah - Liberia
Eric Arubayi - Nigeria
Temitayo George - Nigeria
Omawumi Megbele - Nigeria (runner-up)
Timi Dakolo - Nigeria (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
| Weekly results per idol | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Semi Finals Group 1 | Semi Finals Group 2 | Semi Finals Group 3 | Semi Finals Group 4 | Wild Card | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final | ||||
| Timi Dakolo | TOP 10 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | WINNER | ||||
| Omawumi Megbele | TOP 10 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | LOSE | ||||
| Temitayo George | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 10 | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (semi final) | ||||
| Eric Arubayi | Did not perform | TOP 10 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom three | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (quarter final) | |||||
| Jerrilyn Mulbah | Did not perform | TOP 10 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Bottom two | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 6) | ||||||
| Jodie Odiete | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 10 | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 5) | |||||||
| Mercy Nwankwo | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 10 | Did not perform | Did not compete | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 4) | ||||||||
| Uche Ume | Wildcard | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 10 | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 3) | |||||||||
| Joan Ekpai | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 10 | Did not compete | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) | ||||||||||
| Omodele Fatoki | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Wildcard | TOP 10 | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||||
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists
Judges and hosts[]
Judges[]
- Dede Mabiaku (2007)
- Abrewa Nana (2007)
- Dan Foster (2007)
Host[]
- Mike Majic (2007)