The male dominance in TV3′sMentor came
to an end in the wee hours of Monday, August 19, 2013 when Roselyn Akosua
Mantey, popularly called Akos, was adjudged winner of Season VII of the
station’s flagship reality show.
She beat competition from Gabriel Ansah,
populalrly known as Gabby, and Honny Kingsley Theophilus, also known as Honny,
to walk away with the sleek Hyndai Accent saloon car. She will also be GH¢7,000
richer and will receive souvenirs from sponsors.
Akos’ performance in the final, held
at the Accra International Conference Center (AICC), kept a large section of
the audience chorusing her name as winner of the contest, which began with 16
contestants. The night began with performances from Mentor IV winner
Michael Kesse Frimpong (Kesse) and Mentor II runner-up Joseph
Nii Otu Ankrah, known during his “Mentor days” as Joe but now with showbiz
monicker Nii.
After the introduction of the
various groups into which this season’s Mentor was
categorized, the judges were introduced. The resident judges, Mark Okraku
Mantey and Dominic Ansah Asare, were joined by Ivorian music legend Frederic
Desire Ehui, popularly called Freddy Meiway, to assess the individual
performances of the six finalists.
Before the finalists got on stage,
Superintendent of Police (SP) Kofi Sarpong got the atmosphere in the packed
auditorium to fever pitch with some of his notable tracks. Peace messages were
also received from young Rosemary Naa Chinery, Akosua Panyin of the Zongo for
Mahama Group and Nana Akomea, the Communications Director of the New Patriotic
Party (NPP).
Gabby was first to perform and
before he did, votes were canvassed for him by Stephen Kyei Antwi, a gospel
artiste. Contemporary high-life musician Dada KD did same for Benjamin Ashun
Cobbina, also known as Kwe-Si. Host of TV3’s Iqra did a
similar canvassing for Majeed Tahiru (Majeed) while hiplife artiste Nhyiraba
Kojo went in for Charity Decku (Charity). Honny got radio broadcaster Abeiku
Aggrey Santana fully behind him while TV3’s Music Music host
Root Eye rooted for Akos.
The finalists performed in that order. Their performances
on stage led to the eviction of Kwe-Si and Majeed and four had to battle for
the ultimate.
Two rounds of individual
performances – which were not assessed by the judges – left little to choose
from between Akos and the others. She had massive support from the audience to
the extent that Mark Okraku Mantey expressed fears over verbal attack from fans
of the Kumasi-based contestant, if he critiqued her performance to their
chagrin.
The Golden Squad member’s
performance with one of Ghana’s outstanding female music legends and dancing
sensation, evergreen Akosua Agyepong gave the thousands of fans in the main
auditorium of AICC their monies’ worth. Gabby’s performance of gospel musician
OJ’s Emere Bi Beba, Chairty’s of Wutah PV’s Love of My Life and
Honny’s performance with Kofi Bee complemented entertainment on the night
dubbed ‘The Peace Agenda’.
Kwaw Kesse and Freddy Meiway, the
Zoblazo man, also kept patrons on their feet throughout their performances.
But
the spotlight remained on the final four as votes, coupled with performances,
counted at the end of the day. Akos came first while Gabby and Honny came
second and third respectively. Charity took the fourth place. Gabby received a
cheque for GH¢6,000 plus souvenirs from sponsors while Honny and Charity go
home with GH¢5,000 and GH¢4,000 respectively and sponsors’ souvenirs. Akos
becomes the first female contestant to be adjudged winner since the reality
show began in 2006.
Credit: TV3 Ghana
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