by Isi Esene

Dare was LIVE at the Nigerian Idol competition this weekend as a guest judge and performer. And the studio audience went wild as the ‘Love like a Movie’ star gave an electrifying performance of some of his hit songs at the past week’s performance show.

Hot off his concert hosted by US reality television star Kim Kardashian, he lit the stage and the show up, performing three of his biggest hits: ‘Asiko’ followed by ‘Sisi Eko (the remix)’ and finally rounded it off with a dazzling performance of his popular single ‘Style Na Style’. He was also a tough judge on the show, and was unafraid to tell the contestants their good, bad and ugly.

When asked by the Nigerian Idol host IllRymz what he expected from the contestants, he said he was looking forward to seeing them perform. Whose performance did Darey call “soulful” and whom did he tell he expected to see “more musicianship at this stage”? Catch the back episodes on www.youtube.com/NigerianIdol.

To get access to back story videos and a look behind the scenes, visit www.nigerianidol.com.  You can also watch who makes it to the next stage on Saturday on NTA at 3:00pm, Sound City and ONTV at 7:00pm, Silverbird at 7:30pm, Superscreen at 6:30pm, TVC at 9:30pm, Real Star TV on Startimes  at 9pm, channels 209 on Sky and 828 on Virgin (Africa Channel UK) at 9pm. Then, catch all-new performances on Sunday on NTA at 3:30pm, Sound City and ONTV at 7:00pm, Silverbird at 8:00 pm, TVC at 8:30 pm, Superscreen at 9:30pm, Real Star TV on Startimes at 9pm, channels 209 on Sky and 828 on Virgin (Africa Channel UK) at 9pm.

You can stay updated on information related to your favorite idol by liking the Nigerian Idol Facebook page at www.facebook.com/NigIdol, and following Nigeria Idol on Twitter at www.twitter.com/NigerianIdol. You also stand a chance of winning some fabulous prizes, including an opportunity to attend the live recording of the show.

Nigerian Idol is the biggest music show across Africa and it is brought to you by Etisalat, in association with Pepsi and supported by Beat FM.