...and the new star, winner, celebrity is ...Ruth. Lets wait for so much treat and entertainment from her songs and powerful voice. Adios tpf5...cant wait for tpf6. Lets meet there.

Its going down now. Lets enjoy the grande finale meanwhile hands up if you loved our Kenyan MJ, Sammy Gitau perform and dance his rendition of the king of pop song.

Who saw it coming for Joe? We didn't, we might be in for a big surprise. You want to see your favorite win? Up your voting, its just hours to season finale and may the best win. Vote, vote, vote.

It is less than 3 days to the grande finale, who will you give the money? Remember the decision is yours every vote makes a difference. Ruth, Jackson, Doreen ,Joe or Steve?

The Penultimate Show

This is the show that precedes the last show of this year's TPF 5!!!

The competition is coming tho assign end fellows and what a close game it is! The performances proud the night were truly superb but of course there has to be one that comes up below or under par, sadly.

The contestants put up s show to remember. Personally, I think Jackson's performance was the highlight of TPF 5. performing 'si je savais' by Madilu System, Jackson put on a spectacular rendition that would have thrown the other contestants out of rhythm.

If you watched the show live, am pretty sure you have also have Ruth and Jackson as three two most possible winners of this 5th season of TPF. Ruth's performance was nothing short of breathtakingly fantastic.And out was a perfect way to end the night. She, over the weeks in the academy, has shown that she it's very able and that confidence is her middle name.

Steve and Eunice had quite a night to remember too and the judges recognized that.

Joe however was not as lucky ad Tyne others. Lucky for him though, your votes can give him a breath of life.

Read:
https://tuskerlager.com/tusker-insider/108-the-fantastic-5-a-week-closer-to-5-million
It's down to the wire now. We have 5 contestants! Who is going to tale it all??

To read more and catch up with other stories, follow 'tuskerlager' on Twitter @tuskerlager or go to tuskerlager.com

Peace!

Videos for the 7th Nomination Show

Here are the videos for the 7th nomination show:

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Video 4

I hope you enjoy these videos thought they are a little out of date!

July 21st Eviction Night

Now these were pretty much the best performances by the contestants who were facing elimination and a quite disappointing journey home. But whoever had to go home should be proud of what they have achieved so far.

Among those performing were Ruth, Steve, Sharon and Joe. For any other person watching from home, the choice between who to save and who to banish would be a hard one to make. Ruth had to be safe, whether by the fans votes or by judges hammer - her performance was outstanding! The poll that I conducted on this Blog showed the same result with 57% of the people voting to save Ruth.

Joe and Steve had amazing performances too, not to say that Sharon's wasn't. As you may have seen, Sharon has been evicted and her exit performance moved the crowed and tears were shed!

Unfortunately though, for most of us in the diaspora, missing the live show means waiting for days or even weeks to finally watch the videos!

Vin Sanity's Blog - Comrade Power

This is a Blog by Vin Sanity - an avid blogger from Kenya. In his Blog, Africa's Hangout, he talks about the Comrade Power phenomenon and how it may impact the outcome of the 5th season of Tusker Project Fame.

Read his Blog here

Share your thoughts on the comments bar!

Finally, the videos of the 5th eviction night.

So here are the videos for the 4th Eviction night:

I know it's been a while but here is some action:
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Nancy's Eviction
It was a sad moment to watch her go, but we should all wish the best for her.

Enjoy!

Performances of July 15th

In case you did not know, the performances today were a real test to see who was meant for music, it put the competitor's composition skills to test, after all this is what a musician does. So the contestants composed their own original music and took them to stage and in front of the judges.

In my opinion, they all did a great job, but for the judges and I hope you guys agree, Jackson and Doreen seemed to have done better than the rest. That being said, you can almost guess who are in probation: Ruth, Steve, Joe and Sharon. 

Can you believe it, for the first time ever, Ruth is in probation!!! Quick, to your phones and let's save her.

Unfortunately, for my readers, finding the highlight videos is almost an impossible task... and all I can do is wait until TuskerLager.com posts some. For now though, lets tweet, google+, facebook and do everything you can to ask #tuskerlager and #tpf5 to post videos faster!

July 14th Eviction Night!

So those who were in probation: Nancy, Steve, Sharon and Joe performed and one had to be evicted. Even though the poll on this blog showed a lot of promise in Nancy, she has been evicted! Unfortunately, I haven't got my hands on the videos yet but they should be up soon.

Tuskerlager tweeted Nancy's last words as she left TPF and this is what she had to say:

'It's not the end of the road, it's the beginning of the highway' those are Nancy's last words as she leaves Tusker Project Fame ‪#TPF5‬

Best wishes Nancy!

Don't miss tomorrow's show because it will have the contestants performing own composed songs!!

Until then, keep your head up.

Peace!

Did you notice it? Ruth breaks the record!

Ruth has never been to probation, and that right there is a record! No other contestant has been able to survive all the way to the own composed weekend without once being on probation! Congratulations Ruth.

Here's an article by Kevin Oyugi of Ghafla.co.ke.
Ruth Breaks Record

I honestly believe that Ruth stands a really big chance to win it all! Do you agree?

The Jackson Kalimba Controversy!

I do not understand why this issue is dragging on this far since Jackson is in the academy at the moment and he's doing fantastic. However, I thought I would keep my readers posted so you can get the full article here done by the Daily Post online edition.

Peace!

Videos for the Fifth Nomination night performance - July 8th

Here are some videos from the 5th Nomination night performances on the 8th of July. Some parts are missing but that is all I could get my hands on. Please enjoy and leave some comments please, you do not need to sign up in order to leave a comment, you can now do it anonymously!

That being said, have fun reliving the moments:

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Remember to vote for your contestants and vote for them here too [look to the right of the screen and you'll find the poll].

4th Eviction night performances - Samantha leaves

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The contestants just looked awesome! Talk about transformation. Samantha did look fantastic and if you haven't seen the videos or missed the whole show, you are in for some comedy! Samantha looked so terrified of the G4S dudes. Plus, take a look at what happened at Samba.

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Eviction loomed for all the contestants and it came down to the wire for Nancy and Samantha and Sadly Samantha had to leave the Academy....  A little sad and disappointing but I think the Faculty made a great choice with Nancy.

This is your blog guys so air you comments and reactions!

There's a poll, let's see what you think about the decision to evict Samantha.

Ruth Matete - Can She Win TPF5?

The Daily Nation interviewed Ruth Matete and I must admit she has a nice story about how it all started.

You can read the interview from the Daily Nation online edition here. Do you think she has a chance to win the whole thing? I think she does - she's got such a unique and powerful voice and above all she is very confident and solid on stage.

Her awesomeness doesn't just end here, another article form Uganda Picks also shows that Ruth is poised to win this year - everyone knows she's got something unique.
Read the article

Share your thoughts and predictions for the TPF competitions in the comment box below and meanwhile take the vote!

Do you think she can win?

Performances on July 8th.

I hope you did not have to wait too long but here are some videos from the performances of the 8th of July:

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Tonight TPF had some amazing performances and good shockers.... For the first time ever, Doreen is not on probation!! Is it because she was good in her performance? Certainly this time one could hear her words. But she may have been safe because some performers were just not up to task.

Jackson was a real shocker and he had an amazing performance that ensured that those who came after him had a hard time living up to his first grade performance! He did a reggae song with a twist of country music in it, now how good is that.

Now the other thing is that  Nancy is on probation the second time over, and Joe is on probation, surely I did not expect that. Ruth did an awesome song and an electrifying performance - fantastic.

Probates:
Nancy
Joe
Sharon
Steve

I think that this time around, the judges had an easy time determining who goes on probation... but now who do we save?

Vote result update:
The first vote I put up was asking who among the two South Sudan contestants would go the furthest and Nancy won with a huge margin - clearly.

I am putting up a vote to decide who to save from probation among the above 4 probates - get voting!!

Next show, you can catch all the action  here.

4th Nomination Night Performances - on July 1st

So here are the videos for the latest performances. probation victims and so on. Please leave comments and reactions

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video 4: Who's safe and who's not?!!

Enjoy...,

Peace

3rd Nomination Night Performances

With this year's theme, I would say these performances lived up to expectation especially considering the fact that this was pretty much the third time the contestants performed on stage coupling choreography and singing. As Jackson said, the challenge was keeping the singing and the dancing in a perfect balance!

The theme of this TPF 5 is "Showtime"! Great theme I would say, because it means that we as the audience are in for a energetic and entertaining treat. 

If you did not watch them perform, here are the links:

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Nancy came out strong and I have to admit that I love her choice of songs, she did an awesome job with that song. Now before I spoil the excitement, go ahead and watch the performances and leave your comments below.

You can catch live TV here

Just in case you were wondering, these are the songs that were performed by the contestants. They had great song choices, most of them classical, and for most of them that worked out well because it did not get them into probation. These were live at the Tusker Dome in Nairobi.

Nancy - Yeke Yeke by Mory Kante.
Nancy is just electrifying, so much confidence and self belief you can see it on her forehead!! She's something.

Joe - Fresh by Cool and the Gang.
Some how Joe always chooses these kind of songs , I think it is because he has the looks for the songs and that makes his performances seem so natural.

Ruth Matete - Anytime You Need a Friend by Mariah Carey.
She did a great job with the song and the crowd was bringing down the roof, they must really like her!


Sharon - Ndihamba Nawe by Mafikizolo.
She made it as natural as she could and it was a great performance

Jackson - Moyibi by Pepe Kale.
As Sheila said, it is hard to believe that he was struggling with dancing and singing at the same time.


Eunice - Love Me by Tiwa Savage.
Juliana wasn't impressed by this performance especially with the vocals. She has had better performances previously and things are not looking as good for her. Get texting if you want to save her!

Steve - Sina Makosa by Les Wanyika.
His performance was just fine, nothing really captivating.


Allan - E no Easy - P square featuring J. Martins.
Personally, I don't think the performance was as electrifying... That song has so much more potential and with a theme like Showtime, this song would give you some highlight reel... He had to do much better than that I believe. As Juliana said, he needs to add some twist to his performances. Gerrard nailed it with his comment that this song is a powerhouse, with African rhythm.


Samantha - Nadina by Mbilia Bel.
Now for those who did not understand what Juliana was talking about a twist to songs, this is an epitome of it. Take the song and sing it like it was your own. She owned it!

Doreen - I'll be Your Babe Tonight by Whitney Houston.
And she does it again, she chooses a song by Whitney Houston, I think she does so because she believes that she has the voice to match Whitney's. Somehow she's always having some trouble with the judges and from Ian's comments, I think she's just not audible enough. She however did a great job.


Apart from the contestants' performances, there was Jackie Chandiru from Uganda performing Gold Digger, awesome performance and also a good word of advice to the contestants. Thanks Jackie.