Coca-Cola Rated Next: 4 make it to Day 2

Apr 18, 2015

IT'S the end of day one of the Coca-Cola Rated Next auditions here in Lira. Only 4 have made it to day two. However, it was the last performance of the day by a one Abdullah that left the crew in bouts of laughter

By Caroline Ariba in Lira

 

IT'S the end of day one of the Coca-Cola Rated Next auditions here in Lira. Only 4 have made it to day two. However, it was the last performance of the day by a one Abdullah that left the crew in bouts of laughter. His performance of Nigeria's P-Square song 'Personally' was nothing short of comedy.

 

In a bid to replicate the moves in the video, he flipped his arms like a bird, did even tried to pull a Michael Jackson move? It was an automatic no, but his comedy had the judges so excited, which then equally excited him that he decided he had a bonus performance.

 

"I just wanna drink coca. Coca-Cola make me feel better. I don't wanna drink beer. Ooh ooh Coca-Cola…" he sang and danced.

 

In the end, XFM's Siima Sabitti, a judge in the competition surrendered her bottle of Coke, while Judges Ken Daniels Kayongo aka Ken Daniels and Esther Nabaasa laughingly urged him never to give up on his dreams.

 

But before Abdullah was a one Joel's performance of Jason Derulo's 'Marry me' that was also rejected. In an equally dramatic performance, Moses Ocan, studying to be a music teacher insisted he was going to do the song 'Knock you down' by Kanye West and Kerry Hilson.

 

 "I am going to do the part of Kanye West," he said, leaving the judges speechless and curious. They were soon laughing and Judge Esther Nabaasa advised him to go and teach music since singing just wasn't cutting it. He however said that it was hiccup and that he could do West Life's 'All my life'. To say that the judges laughed would be an understatement! He looked like he was commanding a large choir, in an equally vast chapel.

 

The fondest memory of the day, however, was an audition from Jane Akello, a 38 year old counsellor with physical impairment. She sung of peace, urging people of northern Uganda and Uganda as a whole to be peaceful. All three judges thought she had a nice message, very nice message but did not fit what they were looking for vocally. 

 

That said, it might not have been as intense as Arua but Lira had its share of stage names, like a one Bryan Opio who insisted his stage name was Jam Rockers.

 

"It is just my best friend who gave me that name," he said while swinging around like he had a tune only he could hear brewing in his head. When he sung however, it was a huge no from all judges, without hesitation!

 

If that wasn't comic enough, a one Andrew who called himself a ragga-muffin and loved Young Mulo.  When asked how he had known he could sing, he responded; "It came into my head that I can sing!" He did a song that seemed to have the judges lost, and worsened it by a tune that sounded like one from Jamaican singing duo Chaka Demus and Pliers.

 

The auditions left the judges worried that many were misleading themselves. In fact, Ken Daniels said; "I think next time, do not believe what is in your head but rather what people tell you," Ken advised another contestant who insisted she knew she could sing.

 

In a nutshell, the second bit of the day one auditions had only one audition getting a nod; 27year old Regina Nalweyiso. She appeared for the audition in a rather unflattering dress and a 'beaten' pair of shoes, looking rather meek. When she sung however, it was another story. She did Rema Namakula's 'Lowoza Nkunze' and though the judges did not think it was the best, they agreed that she deserved a pass to day 2.

 

Tomorrow, we shall tell who makes it from Lira to Kampala for the National level, where shs50million, a recording deal and an iPod have been staked. Note; you can catch Coca-Cola rated next; sing it, from Sunday 26th April at 7:00pm, on Vision group televisions, Urban and Bukedde.

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