21-year-old wins Nigerian Idol season 7, gets N100m prize

Progress has emerged the winner of the Nigerian Idol Season 7.

This was announced at the Grand Finale which was broadcasted across Africa Magic stations on Sunday.

The show’s host, IK Osakioduwa, announced the 21-year-old as the winner after he battled with Zadok, for the grand prize worth N100m.

After weeks of watching the top 12 contestants singing their hearts out on the live shows to earn fan votes, Progress and Zadok emerged as the final two.

For the finale, D’banj and Simi, who are also judges for the show, performed on stage and thrilled the audience.

For winning the competition, Progress will also take home a cash prize of N30 million, a brand new SUV, a Bigi-branded refrigerator, and a year’s supply of Bigi drinks.

He will also record an Extended Play album produced by a leading music producer in Nigeria and a music video, a weekend getaway from TravelBeta, and a DSTV Explora fully installed with a 12 months premium subscription.