The Nigerian Idol Season 7 has been won by Progress Chukwuyem beating Zadok, a 27-year-old singer and songwriter in the competition that spanned many weeks.
The competition that witnessed highly impressive performances from all the contestants polled over 220 million votes from fans.
The new Nigerian Idol, Progress, from Delta State, realized he was taking music as a career after going to a musical competition at the age of 16.
Progress caught the attention of D’banj, Simi and Obi Asika – the three judges during the competition – with his vocal range and versatility.
Progress, who smiles home with N100, 000, 000 worth of prizes, including recording deal from a label, a brand-new Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV), cash prize and other exciting gifts, following his emergence as the winner of the competition cites Jonathan McReynolds as his source of inspiration.