Skairy Mbabil Soorebia, Upper East Regional representative who got evicted in the audition of Mtn HitMaker season II has expressed dissatisfaction about the way and manner in which the organizers treated him and his colleagues from the region.
Speaking to Worshipper, the host of A1 Radio’s mid-morning show, Soorebia said they were called by the organizers to report in Accra for a semi-final audition and when they got there, there was absolutely nothing like “exclusive right” as stated in the terms and conditions of the event.
Per the terms and conditions governing the show, it is stated that, the show will comprise 20 contestants, 10 from the regional radio selection channel and 10 from the demo drops via MTN service centers.
It further states that, the 20 selected contestants will be housed in the MTN HitMaker house for musical tutorials, where they will be appearing on television for weekly performances leading to evictions.
However, it turned out to be something different. They combined the regional representatives and those collected at the national level for auditioning and in their own act, had selected 12 contestants instead of the initial 20 to be housed; which goes contrary against the terms and conditions.
In respond to that, Mr. Richard Acheampong, a member of the organizers said there was nothing like automatic contestants or “exclusive right”
“There was nothing like that and whether you were a regional representative or not, you needed to be auditioned” -said Mr. Acheampong a member of the organizers.
Soorebia therefore questioned the reason for the regional radio selections if they had to be auditioned again after series of auditioning at the regional level.
“To me it wasn’t fair and next time people will not take the organizers serious at the regional levels through the radio selection process” –said Soorebia
MTN HITMAKER
TERMS AND CONDITIONS
1. Qualification and Eligibility
2. General entry requirement
3. Automatic Contests
3.1- Without prejudice to any other section herein, ten (10) contestants shall be selected as automatic contestants in the show.
3.2- The organizers shall designate ten, radio stations, one from each region as host of the automatic entry competition to select a regional representative on the show.
3.3 Applicants seeking automatic entry shall compete by calling into the designated radio stations, at a designated time and shall be required to, among other things, sing on live radio
3.4- The host radio station shall in its own discretion decide the winner of the regional competition and the decision shall be final.
3.5- Any additional requirements for automatic entry may be advised by organizers or the designated radio station.
3.6- Successful automatic contestants are not required to drop off registration forms in the manner specified in section two. Registration requirements for automatic contestants shall be communicated to them.
4. Selection
5. The Show
5.1 The show shall comprise twenty 20 contestants, 10 from the automatic entry and 10 selected by the Panel of judges from the list of shortlisted applicant.
5.2 The 20 contestants shall be housed in the MTN Hitmaker House (the house), subject to a separate agreement, for the period of the show.
5.3 The show shall consist of several sessions of performance s which shall be broadcast weekly on television. Contestants shall compete against each other to become finalists.
5.4 The panel of judges shall evaluate and score the performance of each contestant and shall provide the said contestant with feedback of their performance.
5.5 At the end of each session one or more contestants may be evicted from the show and shall not participate in the next round of the show.
5.6 Progression to the next round of the show shall be determined by the decision of the Panel of judges and by public voting via SMS.
5.7 The judges’ scores shall account for 30 percent and the public vote 70 percent of each of the total score of each contestant.
5.8 in the event that there is a tie between contestants, the Panel of judges shall determine the final outcome.
5.9 Contestants shall continue to be evicted until there are four 4 finalists remaining.
5.10 The four finalists shall compete for the ultimate price
5.11 The show shall last for a period that shall be determine by the organizers and shall be communicated to the contestants.
5.12 Contestant shall perform their songs, and execute their acts, devoid of obscenity or otherwise offensive materials. Contestants may be sanctioned by the organizers, as the organizers see fit, if this provision is contravened.
6. The ultimate price
7. Liability
By: Worshipper/A1radioonline.com/Ghana
