Vanessa Obioha
After her breathtaking and electrifying performance on the second episode of The Voice Nigeria season three, Vanilla Chinagoro dominated social media discussions. On Twitter and YouTube, her voice was praised with many commending her for picking Yemi Alade as her coach.
The 32-year-old mother of three auditioned for the first season of The Voice Nigeria six years ago but didn’t sail through. That period of her life is marked with depression and she nearly gave up her dreams of becoming a musician. But with the support of her husband, siblings and her adorable children who look up to her for inspiration, she found the courage to take another shot at the mic.
This time around, performing ‘Freedom’ by American award-winning singer Beyoncé, Vanilla nearly brought the house down with her powerful vocals. All the coaches turned except Darey (though regretfully). Falz, who was the first to get goosebumps from Vanilla’s performance, made a compelling pitch to the contestant, playing with the flavorful meaning of her name. At the end of the day, Vanilla picked Yemi who exuded similar energy with the contestant. Yemi now has four contestants on her team after turning for Tim Ayo.
Waje finally had her first contestant as Tim’s brother, Nuel performing British rock band Coldplay’s ‘Fix You’ chose her as a coach. His performance got four chair turns and was the only one for the episode. Waje also stole the spotlight on the episode after breaking the rule of no turning for a contestant who didn’t meet their criteria. She turned to give a master class to Adedotun Adeloye, fetching her praise on social media. The contestant interestingly would receive a golden ticket at Nigerian Idol season six which aired the following night.
Falz added a contestant to his team, Okemdiya Chimomez, too. The 28-year-old singer and songwriter from Abia State sang American band Maroon 5’s popular hit ‘Memories’.
Darey is still stuck with one contestant. Perhaps, he may find the right contestants for his team on tomorrow’s episode. The Voice Nigeria season three airs every Saturday night on African Magic Showcase (DStv 151), Urban (DStv 153), and Family (DStv 154, GOtv 2) at 8pm, and Sundays on AIT, Views TV, Wazobia TV and Max at 6pm.
