Happy birthday Charly Boy !

Today June 19 is the birthday of controversial Nigerian entertainer, Charly Boy. He was born some 61 years ago.

Charly Boy - born Charles Chukwuemeka Oputa (also spelt Charlie Boy and known as CB, His Royal Punkness, and Area Fada) - is a Nigerian singer/songwriter, television presenter, publisher, producer and one of Nigeria's most controversial entertainers, best known for his maverick lifestyle, biker style, political views, and his television productions, most notably The Charly Boy Show. Formerly president of the Performing Musicians Association of Nigeria, he is now an Idol Series judge.

MI, Wizkid, perform at the final of Nigerian Idol Season 2 (photos)

 The final of Nigerian Idol Season 2 took place last weekend with Mercy Chinwo taking the coveted prize worth N7.5m, a recording contract and a brand new SUV. She beat Joe Blue to become the second female in succession to emerge the winner of the music reality TV show. There were performances from MI, Wizkid, and Yeka Onka. Here are the photos you have been waiting for.

Mercy beats Akwa Ibom’s Joe Blue to win Nigerian Idol Season 2

The contest has been running for about 5 months now, and today Chinwo Nnenda Mercy can rock the crown as the 2012 Nigerian Idol Winner.

She beat out Joe Blue (Joe Anthony Ekpo) after an exciting night that featured 3 songs each. The show finale featured performances from WizKid, W4 & Chuddy K.

Mercy will walk away with $100,000, a recording contract and an SUV.

Big Congrats to Chinwo Nnenda Mercy.

The show airs on sunday on AIT, STV & NTA. 

Nigerian Idol unveils top 3 contestants

Last weekend, she delivered a strong version of Alicia Keys’ song to the delight of the audience. She followed up her first performance with Rihanna’s ‘Umbrella’; dramatising her set with a well-choreographed dance routine. But Najite but failed to get enough votes from the audience to keep her in the competition. And the judges showed her the exit doors.

Fan favourite Mercy had emerged as the contestant with the highest vote, followed by the Stephen Onoche and Joe blue, the favourite male contestant.

So it’s now down to just three final contestants – Mercy, Stephen and Joe Blue! We can’t wait to find out who walks away with the big prize!

PHOTO: CHARLEY BOY POSES NUDE

The above picture shows Mr. Charles Oputa a.k.a Charley Boy posing nude. Whether this is for a magazine or whatever, I can’t tell but Connoisseur.com finds this disgusting because Charley Boy is over 50 years and he is still behaving like a teenager. Oh, may be his name Charley Boy is affecting him. He should change it to Charley Man if that will make him grow up.

NIGERIAN IDOL: ONE MORE OPPORTUNITY FOR NSIKAK UMOH

Nsikak Umoh

It is no longer news that Akwa Ibom born music star, Nsikak Umoh a.k.a Bonic couldn’t make it to the top 9 of the Nigerian Idol Season II. In the elimination show of the reality TV show which was screened on Friday, Nsikak’s votes were not enough to get him to the top 9.

Exclusive: Nsikak Umoh ousted from Nigerian Idol

Nsikak Umoh

CONNOISSEUR has scooped that Akwa Ibom’s only representative at the on-going Nigerian Idol has been ousted from the music reality TV show. We learnt exclusively that the recording for the elimination of 20 contestants took place yesterday and Nsikak Umoh was unable to make it to the top 10 of the show which is in its season 2.