The first contestant to be evicted from the Glo X Factor singing reality TV show will be known on Friday when the Result Show will be broadcast.
Sponsors of the show and national operator, Globacom, said the contestant who scored the least votes among the Top 9 during the first voting process from 8 p.m. on Saturday to 8 p.m. on Monday will be sent home.
The Top 9 acts competing for the ultimate prize of N24 million and a recording contract with Sony Music are Eshum and Symphony from Ghana and Nigeria’s Ankara Boi, Pheel, Princess Pat, DJ Switch, Vicky, DNA Twins and SmoothBoiz.
Meanwhile, Burna Boy, fast-rising music act and Glo ambassador, is scheduled to perform at the Result Show. The dancehall star is currently making waves in the music industry most especially for his hit singles such as “Like To party” and “Tonight.
Globacom said the public can find out who the first evictee will be as well as watch Burna Boy’s performance on the X Factor show on the following television channels on Friday: AIT (7.30 p.m.), STV (8.30 p.m.), V Channel (7.00 p.m.), Sound City (8.30 p.m.) and AMC (7.00 p.m.).
There will also be a repeat broadcast of the Result Show on Saturday at 5.30 p.m. on NTA and WAP TV, at 6.00 p.m. on ONTV and Real Stars and at 6.30 p.m. on TV Continental and Kennis Music.
After the eviction, Globacom explained, the remaining eight contestants will perform for public votes and viewers can watch the performance at 7.00 p.m. on Saturday on AIT and Soundcity and on STV, AMC and V Channel at 8.00 p.m.
The performance show is also broadcast on Sundays on NTA at 5.00 p.m., WAP TV at 6.00 p.m., ONTV and Real TV at 7.00 p.m. as well as on TVC at 8.30 p.m. and Kennis Music at 9.30 p.m.
Members of the public can vote for their favourite contestant by sending the contestant’s voting number via SMS to “33680” from Nigeria and “1739” from Ghana.
The contestants’ voting numbers are Eshum “501”, Ankara Boi “502”, Vicky “503”, DJ Switch “504”, Pheel “505” and Princess Pat “506”. Others are the DNA Twins “507”, Symphony “508” and SmoothBoiz “509”.
Each week, the voting lines will open at 8.00 p.m. on Saturday and close at 8.00 p.m. on Monday.
Voters also stand a chance to win fantastic prizes including Glo Bolt internet modems, Samsung Galaxy tabs, Blackberry phones and Glo recharge cards.