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16 SELECTED FOR MTN HITMAKER 6

Over the years since its maiden edition, the MTN Hitmaker has been one of the most consistent and rewarding music reality tv shows which has produced amazing talent making giant strides in the Ghanaian music industry; Kurlsongs, Kidi, Kwame Eugene, koo Ntakra are among the few who joined the Hitmaker train and are doing exceptionally well in the industry.

When the call was made few weeks ago to begin the search for the next Hitmaker, well over thousand two hundred hopefuls responded but of course just a few were chosen for the face to face audition with the panel which eventually saw 24 outstanding talents selected for boot camp.

The 24 contestants had the opportunity to undergo intensive training at their three-day boot camp at holy trinity spa and health farm at Sogakofe. They were taken through voice training, stagecraft and performance, communication skills, unique selling points, just to mention a few. In a nutshell, they were prepared fully for the live stage performance of the competition.

Even though all 24 contestants had incredible talents, the panel still had the tough job of selecting 16 to go through the next phase of the competition.

The final audition happened at the charterhouse studio where the 24 contestants had one of the most fiercely contested audition for a slot in the final 16.

The 16 finalist chosen are, Fati, Freda Rhymz, Gilda, Evey Aminey, Josh Mensah, Shadey, Krymi, Qwo-djo, Drew, Kwesi Taadi, Yaw Berk, B.ryt, Veana Negasi, Nana Addo, Xali and D-Forina.

The anticipation is high as the selected 16 are expected to perform on Friday 12th of September at the national theatre. They will be put in pairs to battle each other in a bid to make it to the final 8.

According to organizers, the final 8 will then be paired with some of Ghana’s finest beatmakers, Richie, Magnum and DJ Breezy who will mentor them week after week throughout the competition.

Catch all the action at the National Theatre this and every Tuesday at 6pm for the interesting & competitive Live Performances. The show also airs on Saturdays on GhOne Tv and Metro Tv respectively. Sundays on UTV at 3pm, Tv3 at 5pm, 4syte Tv, TV7 and Atinka Tv at 6pm and Joy Prime at 8pm.

MTN Hitmaker 6 is an MTN Initiative Produced by Charterhouse and supported by Huawei, Oak Plaza Hotel, Holy Trinity & farm & Health Spa, 2nd Image Beauty Academy.  and Produced by Charterhouse.

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