The thrilling 8th episode of The Voice Africa connected by Airtel, featured Sharon Kyolinakyo who became the first Ugandan talent to be selected by Coach Lady Jaydee after performing Happiest Year by Jaymes Young. Charles Ssekitoleko whose flawless rendition of End of the Road by Boyz II Men enticed Coach Awilo Longomba to turn his chair during the latest episode that aired on 21st May 2023.
Of the 4 Ugandans who have successfully advanced to the next stage of the competition, 3 have been selected to be on Coach Awilo’s team including; Desire Tusiimire, Ronnie Ssemujju, and Charles Ssekitoleko, while Sharon Kyolinakyo becomes the first Ugandan talent to be selected by a different Coach.
Since The Voice Africa premiere in March this year, 5 Ugandans have so far participated in the blind auditions, 4 have successfully advanced to the next stage, one was eliminated and 2 are yet to be revealed.
In Africa, The Voice has had a couple of seasons running in Nigeria, and the latest edition named, The Voice Africa has been extended to other 13 African countries where Airtel operates including, Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, Madagascar, Chad, DRC, Malawi, Niger, Zambia, Seychelles, and the host Nigeria.
The Voice Africa blind auditions are undoubtedly becoming more exciting as the contestant’s progress to the next stage of the competition, which is the live auditions. These will give the talents an opportunity to showcase their versatility and push their artistic boundaries to become the next great vocal talent on the continent.
Each of the 14 countries has seven representatives who are taking part in the competition and the winner will be determined by viewers who will be voting via different channels after the blind auditions.
The upcoming episodes will feature the 2 Ugandans who are yet to be revealed. The shows are broadcasted on cable TV, Free-To-Air, Airtel TV on Sundays at 8:00 pm, and YouTube across the continent from March to September 2023 when the winner will be announced. The top African talent in the competition will receive USD $100,000 cash prize, Airtel goodies, and a recording contract.
Former Eagles Production singer Catherine Kusasira was bounced at one of President Museveni’s events in Masaka.
In 2019, Catherine Kusasra was appointed a presidential advisor on Kampala Affairs and she has since had a lot of influence in the ruling party.
However, as time passed, Catherine Kusasira developed several complaints and required the president’s assistance.
However, despite her efforts to meet the president, Catherine Kusasira has been denied access to him by those close to him.
This left the singer with a sour taste in her mouth and left nothing behind while speaking to the president during one of the NRM events in Masaka.
In a video cited by Exclusive Bizz, Catherine Kusasira can be seen revealing to the president that she has employed over 30,000 youths in Uganda, but she has been barred from meeting him for some time.
In response, the President said that he will meet with Kisasira in the middle of June and then urged her to leave the podium so that the poor may voice their complaints because she is well off.
Singer Kapa Cat real name Tumusiime Catherine has responded to fellow singer Gravity Omutujju’s submission that she can’t reach a quarter of Martha Mukisa’s talent.
Prior to Martha Mukisa’s concert, Kapa Cat expressed her disappointment with the Black Magic singer for staging a concert claiming her music catalog wasn’t sufficient enough.
While appearing in an interview recently, Gravity Omutujju was tasked to remark on Kapa Cat’s feud with Martha Mukisa.
Gravity, who is known for airing his mind, said Kapa Cat shouldn’t compare her mediocre talent to Martha Mukisa’s.
He added that in contrast to Kapa Cat, Martha Mukisa is in the calibers of Rema Namakula, citing her lyrical and vocal prowess is unparalleled.
Gravity’s revelation, however, seemingly didn’t settle well with the Untouchable Music Management signee, who took to her socials to express her frustration.
Through Facebook, Kapa Cat questioned why Gravity opted to collaborate with her on their ‘Centre’ song leaving out Martha Mukisa who he claims is more talented.
Renowned band singer Ronald Mayinja has downplayed rumours that his wife Aisha Mayinja had died.
Rumours about Ronald Mayinja’s wife Aisha’s death have been circulating on social media for several weeks now.
However, while appearing in an interview with Spark Tv following his performance at Mesach Semakula’s concert at Kampala Serena Hotel, Mayinja addressed the allegations that have been spreading like wildfire.
Ronald Mayinja claims that an unidentified Facebook user started the rumour by making claims about his wife’s death in order to promote his music.
The ‘Tuli Ku Bunkenke’ singer added that the person shared his wife’s photo, attaching a song’s link to generate traffic for his song on YouTube.
He further notes that on landing on the naysays, he was so quick to ring his wife who is currently in the USA, who confirmed that she was doing fine.
Mayinja expressed his displeasure at how people can be callous in the pursuit of their hidden commitments.