By Eric Elezuo
The Glo Battle of the Year fiesta, which took the people of Lagos by storm, ended in fanfare with the likes of David Adeleke aka Davido, Teni Makanaki and Simi shining like bright stars when they took the stage at different times to thrill entertainment lovers and guests.
The splendid evening dance, music, and comedy featured Globacom holding the Nigeria National Finals as contestants for the grand prize struggled to outdo one another. The mega event, which was broadcast live from the Eko Hotel and Suites venue, to across platforms, attracted dance lovers, who were not disappointed with the unlimited entertainment provided, even hours before the show officially began, and much later after the show.
Teni Makanaki was the first act of the night. The beefy singer entertained the live audience with a mix of her hit songs.
As the Bgirls group showcased their talent, songstress, Simi, appeared on the stage to thrill the audience with the rendition of her hit single ‘Woman.’
She went on to entertain the audience with some of her hit tunes while getting the stage set for Davido.
The biggest act of the night was Davido, who arrived on the stage in a boisterous mood.
There was also comedians, including Salvadore from Uganda, and Nigeria’s Basketmouth, unleashing performances that left the happy audience giggling at regular intervals.
At the end of proceedings, 619 crew with top the winners list with a prize of N9 million and a Toyota Hiace bus valued at over N25 million
For the Afro Dance segment, Israel Monday emerged the winner and smiled home with N1.5m while Angela Anthony came second with a prize of N750,000.
In the same vein, the Popping category had Isibo David Odigie emerging winner to smile home with the sum of N1.5m while Akhigbe Richard came second and got prize money of N750,000.
For the Locking category, Michael Olanrewaju won to get prize money of N1.5m while Odoh Emmanuel came second to get a sum of N750,000 as prize money.
The Krump category had Charles Ekwem emerging winner to go home with N1.5m and Gifty Ephraim coming second with N750,000 prize money.
The Glo Battle of the Year Nigeria is world’s biggest dance reality television show brought to Nigeria by Globacom.
A statement released by the organisers afterwards read as follows:
“In the end, Lagos duo of 619 crew and Space Unlimited alongside Delta All Stars and Port Harcourt power crew, Eleven All Stars, emerged as semi-finalists.
“The Bgirls finale could have been termed the ‘Lagos Vs Abuja’ finale, as one finalist from each region faced the other. In the end, it was Bgirl Cruxxy from Lagos that came out champion defeating Bgirl Vicky from Abuja to be crowned the number 1 Bgirl in Nigeria.
“On the other, the Bboy category had Bboy Lil Dan, Bboy Off, Six God, Lil Vic, Lym, Midnight, Trixx, and Whirlz; 8 Bboys from 6 regions dance to the delight of both the judges and audience. Bboy Lil Dan from Lagos and Bboy Whirlz from Benin impressed the judges the most and made it to the finals. The Lagos-based dancer, Bboy Lil Dan however showed his skill and was crowned Champion in the Bboy Category.”