MTN Project Fame: All Stars Concert

This season MTN Project Fame has decided to bring together all its superstars and take them on a two city tour of Calabar and Lagos. Project Fame’s season 1 winner Iyanya was discovered in Calabar. MTN plans to paint Calabar Y'ello with a rich collection of Project Fame All Stars from season 1 to 5.

The MTN Project fame concerts promise a parade of both Nigerian and West African Award-winning PF Stars including Ayo, Monica, iMyke, Chidinma, and Iyanya, Kesse and Nii from Ghana, Nicholas and Musulyn from Liberia, and Anis from S/Leone. They will be supported by Fineboy Eyo, Tolu, Ochuko, Yetunde, Adetoun, Ella and Marvellous,  and lots of others plus special guest appearances from Wizkid and Davido.

The concerts are free with registration by texting, name, location and age to 5005 from an MTN line.
 The Calabar concert will hold at the Cultural Centre on Mary Slessor Ave on Friday June 21st from 7pm and in Lagos  on Friday June 28th  at the Lagos Oriental Hotel, lekki, lekki Toll plaza. 

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