Why Nigerian Idol Was A Tasking Competition – Victory Gbakara Tells Netng

Anjolaoluwa AbiosunJuly 18, 20232 minute read

Victory Gbakara, Nigerian Idol Season Eight winner, revealed that beyond the glamorous stage and exciting performances, Nigerian Idol was a very mentally and physically tasking competition.

The fast-rising star, who revealed this in an interview with Netng on Monday, July 17, 2023, disclosed that although it was a challenge, it was a bid for the competition to prepare contestants for the outside world.

“It was tasking mentally, as well as physically. Nigerian Idol, as much as they made us very comfortable, I won’t forget that it’s a battle, in here and out there, and so they try as much as possible to prepare us mentally and physically and keep us asking. You have to have a very strong motivation, discipline, and mindset to go through something as rigorous as Nigerian Idol, and I’m just grateful,” he told Netng.

Precious Mac, the first runner-up of the season agreed with his point and added that despite the challenges, the competition was an enjoyable process for them. “We both enjoyed every bit of it because we learnt a whole lot,” she added.

Speaking on their plans, Victory Gbakara disclosed that although he would be venturing more into the gospel side of the music industry, he intends to explore universal messages like love when creating music.

“I feel like I want to get to do everything as much as I can, but definitely you are going to be getting a lot of gospel,” he said.

With two EPs to her name and multiple singles, Precious Mac is not holding back and stopping anytime soon as she revealed that she currently has some songs in the works that she would be releasing very soon.

Victory Gbakara had been crowned the winner of Nigerian Idol Season Eight on Sunday, July 16, 2023, he got to not only take home a cash prize of 35 million naira, but he gets a brand new SUV and a weekend getaway to Cape Town, South Africa, along other gifts from Bigi and DStv.

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