Safeeyat, Moses and Debbie Rise are the last three contestants eyeing for the highly-coveted Nigerian Idol prize. The judges of the competition Yinka Davies, Jefferey Daniel and Femi Kuti lavished praises on the contestants after their spell-bound performances.This week the contestants chose music from the Neo Soul genre, as well as some of their favourite Nigerian songs. And there was an additional bonus: three of the biggest veterans from the Nigerian music
industry—Stella Monye, Mike Okri and Adewale Ayuba—performed duets with
our hopefuls, resulting in some of the most exhilarating performances on television this year.Throughout the show Safeeyat has struggled with performance issues, but
she looked set to put all that behind her as she performed her duet with Fuji veteran Adewale Ayuba 'We are Happy People'. Next she sang Maxwell's 'This Woman's Work' and her final song for the night was the catchy ' In the Music', sung by
Omawumi. Her performances were lauded by the judges.Debbie Rise might have been aiming for her golden ticket to the top, singing Jill Scott's 'Golden' dressed to match in a gold dress and accessories. It seems her risky choice to mix in a fuji break in the song went well.She put her best foot forward, and put her nerves behind her as she sang with the illustrious Stella Monye, reprising Stella's monster hit 'Oko Mi Ye'. Debbie Rise's final performance hearkened back to childhood songs as she performed Bez's 'Stupid Song'. While the nostalgic tune kept the
crowd going, the judges also had some words of advice for the singer.
Jeffery told her "Come out like you are a star and control the stage!" Moses, the final man left in the competition, Moses had many expectations to live up to, and he did not disappoint. He started his night off singing Maxwell's 'Pretty Wings'. His second performance saw him reach for the high notes with Omawumi's song dedicated to the everyman: 'Today Na Today'. Femi told Moses, "You have always been one of my favourites, and you are doing everything right tonight."
The last performance of the evening was guest judge Mike Okri paired
with Moses for the classic hit, 'Time na Money'. The stupendous performance
had the audience chanting Moses' name, and even had Jeffrey saying, "The
most electrifying performance of the night!"