Project Fame West Africa
Project Fame, also known as Project Fame West Africa or MTN Project Fame West Africa, is a music talent TV reality show filmed in Lagos and aired in the West African subcontinent. It is a regional version of Star Academy reality series that was developed and is licensed worldwide by Endemol. The show used to feature contestants from Ghana, Liberia, Nigeria and Sierra Leone, but Liberia and Sierra Leone have been dropped since the 2014 Ebola Outbreak. The show is broadcast by networks in these four countries and across the African continent.
Run by Ultima production, Project Fame's inaugural season began in 2008. The production format consists of gala evenings held each Sunday night in prime time and hosted by Joseph Benjamin and Adaora Oleh. In season 7, Adaora was replaced with Bolanle Olukanni. Additionally, there's a weekly recap show and the Eviction night on Saturday night.
The jury is formed by three judges; Praiz, Bibie Brew and Tee-Y Mix, and Faculty members of the Academy which include: Joke Silva, Lovette Otegbola, Dupe Ige, Ben Ogbeiwi and Mr Gboyega Ayoade.
The show is notorious for its winners struggling to make a name for themselves in the industry after they win. Of all the contestants in the 9 seasons, only Iyanya, Chidinma, Praiz, Niniola and Johnny Drille have gone on to make various degrees of success in music; season 5 winner Ayoola went on to become a thriving TV star
Winners & Runners-up
Season 1 (2008)
Season 2 (2009)
Season 3 (2010)
| Candidate | Age | Residence | Result |
| Adebola Kester | 29 | Ghana | |
| Chidinma | 22 | Ikorodu, Nigeria | |
| Christian | 22 | Ashanti Region, Ghana | |
| Eyo | 29 | Lagos, Nigeria | |
| Kesse | 24 | Ghana | |
| Ochuko | Lagos, Nigeria | ||
| Tolu Adesina | 29 | Kaduna, Nigeria | |
| Yetunde | Ibadan, Nigeria | ||
| Joecelia Gbondo | Freetown, Sierra Leone | 10th Evicted | |
| Rhoda | 26 | Lagos, Nigeria | 9th Evicted |
| Vwede Akpoguma | Benin, Nigeria | 8th Evicted | |
| Helen Pajebo-Jackson | 23 | Monrovia, Liberia | 7th Evicted |
| Shehu | 30 | Kaduna, Nigeria | 6th Evicted |
| Monica | 24 | Enugu, Nigeria | 5th Evicted |
| Samuel Stryker | Monrovia, Liberia | 4th Evicted | |
| Modele | 22 | Abeokuta, Nigeria | 3rd Evicted |
| Lindsey | Abuja, Nigeria | 2nd Evicted | |
| Gold | 21 | Lagos, Nigeria | 1st Evicted |
Gala evenings
;1st Live Show - Contestant's choice| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Tolu | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Safe |
| 2 | Rhoda | "For You I Will" | Safe |
| 3 | Lindsey | "Time After Time" | Safe |
| 4 | Joecelia | "Breathe Again" | Safe |
| 5 | Helen | "Nothing Compares To You" | Safe |
| 6 | Vwede | "Coast to Coast" | Safe |
| 7 | Yetunde | "You Gotta Be" | Safe |
| 8 | Eyo | "I Just Called To Say I Love You" | Safe |
| 9 | Chidinma | "Stickwitu" | Safe |
| 10 | Shehu | "Careless Whispers" | Safe |
| 11 | Modele | "Same Old Love" | Safe |
| 12 | Kesse | "Rock Me Tonight" | Safe |
| 13 | Gold | "Smooth Operator" | Safe |
| 14 | Samuel | "Lady In Red" | Safe |
| 15 | Adebola | "Where Do Broken Hearts Go" | Safe |
| 16 | Monica | "Still the One" | Safe |
| 17 | Christian | "No Matter Why" | Safe |
| 18 | Ocuhko | "My Girl" | Safe |
;2nd Live Show - Aṣa & Tracy Chapman
Mentor: Aṣa
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Yetunde | "Eye Adaba" | Safe |
| 2 | Eyo | "Change" | Safe |
| 3 | Joecelia | "Fire on the Mountain" | Bottom Five |
| 4 | Shehu | "Kiss the Rain" | Bottom Five |
| 5 | Modele | "You're the One" | Bottom Five |
| 6 | Tolu | "Jailer Man" | Safe |
| 7 | Rhoda | "For My Love" | Safe |
| 8 | Lindsey | "Give Me One Reason" | Eliminated |
| 9 | Chidinma | "Fast Cars" | Safe |
| 10 | Helen | "Sorry" | Safe |
| 11 | Vwede | "If You Want Me" | Safe |
| 12 | Christian | "360 Degrees" | Safe |
| 13 | Ochuko | "She's Got Her Ticket" | Safe |
| 14 | Samuel | "Peace" | Safe |
| 15 | Adebola | "Iba" | Safe |
| 16 | Monica | "Why?" | Safe |
| 17 | Gold | "Waidi" | Eliminated |
| 18 | Kesse | "So Beautiful" | Safe |
;3rd Live Show - Reggae
Mentor: Samini
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Ochuko | "Rock Me Baby" | Safe |
| 2 | Christian | "I Shot the Sheriff" | Safe |
| 3 | Joecelia | "Cherry Oh Baby" | Safe |
| 4 | Monica | "Pass the Dutchie" | Safe |
| 5 | Modele | "Rat Race" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Eyo | "Romba Stylee" | Safe |
| 7 | Tolu | "Get Up, Stand Up" | Safe |
| 8 | Chidinma | "Gnashing of Teeth" | Safe |
| 9 | Helen | "Just Don't Wanna be Lonely" | Bottom Five |
| 10 | Rhoda | "Mama Africa" | Bottom Five |
| 11 | Vwede | "Kpobaro" | Safe |
| 12 | Samuel | "Don't Turn Around" | Eliminated |
| 13 | Adebola | "I Wanna Wake Up With You" | Bottom Five |
| 14 | Shehu | "Back To My Roots" | Safe |
| 15 | Kesse | "Land of my Birth" | Safe |
| 16 | Yetunde | "I Need a Roof" | Safe |
;4th Live Show - African Night
Mentor: Lagbaja
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Eyo | "Lady" | Safe |
| 2 | Shehu | "Coolu Temper" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Joecelia | "I Shall Sing" | Safe |
| 4 | Monica | "Nigeria Go Survive" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Kesse | "Dambebi" | Safe |
| 6 | Chidinma | "Ipi Tombia" | Safe |
| 7 | Rhoda | "I'm Burning Up" | Bottom Five |
| 8 | Helen | "Taxi Driver" | Safe |
| 9 | Vwede | "Rhumba Dance" | Bottom Five |
| 10 | Tolu | "Palava" | Safe |
| 11 | Adebola | "Thank you Mr. DJ" | Bottom Five |
| 12 | Yetunde | "Wombo Lombo" | Safe |
| 13 | Christian | "Wo Se Keta A Bae Mu" | Safe |
| 14 | Ochuko | "Konko Below" | Safe |
;5th Live Show - Soft Rock and Soul
Mentor: Frank Edoho
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Adebola | "You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman" | Safe |
| 2 | Yetunde | "Big Girls Don't Cry" | Safe |
| 3 | Eyo | "Three Times A Lady" | Safe |
| 4 | Joecelia | "It's My House" | Safe |
| 5 | Kesse | "Knocking on Heaven's Door" | Safe |
| 6 | Rhoda | "Runaway" | Safe |
| 7 | Vwede | "Take My Breath Away" | Safe |
| 8 | Tolu | "First Cut Is The Deepest" | Safe |
| 9 | Ochuko | "One More Night" | Safe |
| 10 | Christian | "If You Don't Know Me By Now" | Safe |
| 11 | Helen | "Lake A Prayer" | Safe |
| 12 | Chidinma | "I Want To Know What Love Is" | Safe |
;6th Live Show - Classic Duets & Evergreen Disco Songs
Mentor: Yinka Davies
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Eyo | "Same Girl" | Safe |
| 1 | Kesse | "Same Girl" | Safe |
| 2 | Christian | "Two Wrongs" | Bottom 5 |
| 2 | Helen | "Two Wrongs" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Vwede | "Love of My Life" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Adebola | "Love of My Life" | Safe |
| 4 | Joecelia | "I Got You Babe" | Safe |
| 4 | Ochuko | "I Got You Babe" | Bottom 5 |
| 5 | Tolu | "My Boo" | Safe |
| 5 | Chidinma | "My Boo" | Safe |
| 6 | Rhoda | "Frankie" | Bottom 5 |
| 6 | Yetunde | "Frankie" | Safe |
| 7 | Eyo | "Cassanova" | Safe |
| 8 | Kesse | "Ladies Man" | Safe |
| 9 | Helen | "Ain’t Nobody" | Eliminated |
| 10 | Christian | "Rock The Boat" | Bottom 5 |
| 11 | Vwede | "Night Shift" | Eliminated |
| 12 | Adebola | "Staying Alive" | Safe |
| 13 | Joecelia | "I'm in Love" | Safe |
| 14 | Ochuko | "Wet My Whistle" | Bottom 5 |
| 15 | Tolu | "Caribbean Quee" | Safe |
| 16 | Chidinma | "I'm Every Woman" | Safe |
| 17 | Yetunde | "Somebody Else's Guy" | Safe |
| 18 | Rhoda | "Ring My Bell" | Bottom 5 |
;7th Live Show - Afro-Caribbean night
Mentor: Onyeka Onwenu
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Adebola | "Halleluyah" | Bottom 5 |
| 2 | Eyo | "Ifeoma" | Safe |
| 3 | Joecelia | "Baby Let Me Love You" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Kesse | "Searching" | Safe |
| 5 | Christian | "Bonsue" | Safe |
| 6 | Yetunde | "Jafunmi" | Bottom 5 |
| 7 | Chidinma | "Ekwe" | Safe |
| 8 | Tolu | "You & I" | Safe |
| 9 | Rhoda | "Hot Hot Hot" | Eliminated |
| 10 | Ochuko | "Afro Juju" | Bottom 5 |