Arese is The Voice Nigeria winner

After weeks of battling for the top price, The Voice Nigeria music talent show officially came to an end on Sunday with Team Waje’s Arese emerging the first ever winner.

The finale began on a high note with the audience being treated to individual and group performances, as the coaches graced the stage with their charges. The ensemble performances of the evening opened with Timi Dakolo, Cornel and Dewe performing Timi’s song, Heaven Please.

Chike, from TeamPatoranking, followed with a memorable rendition of Bob Marley’s No Woman No Cry while hunky Nonso Bassey also stirred the audience’s emotions with a bass laden performance of Impossible.

Petite but powerful voiced Viveeyan from Team2baba was next for the evening, and she got a standing ovation from the audience with an amazing performance of Miley Cyrus’Wrecking Ball.


Competition’s favourite, Brenda followed with an energetic rendition of Rumour Has It andSomeone Like You. Waje, ably assisted by Arese and Patrick, performed the hit single,Ominiknowest as TeamWaje thrilled the audience with an amazing display of stage mastery.

Arese took to the stage and elicited screams as she literally kicked off her shoes performingFreedom. Following Arese’s performance was the nerve wracking unveiling of the top four finalists. Making the cut from Team 2baba was Brenda, while Arese made it through from TeamWaje. Chike made it from TeamPatoranking and Cornel made it through for TeamTimi as the nail biting evening progressed.

The evening climaxed as the host, IK announced Arese as the winner, with ladies’ man Chike coming second.

For winning the competition, Arese walks away with a recording contract with Universal, an SUV from Africa Magic worth 7 million naira and a 4-day all-expense paid trip for two to Abu Dhabi courtesy Etihad Airways.

The Voice Nigeria was sponsored by Airtel in conjunction with Coca Cola.