Great Idea! Salawa Abeni’s, daughter, set to launch a Yoruba reality show, ‘Opolo Orin’

Okikiola Abeni

Okikiola Abeni, 30, daughter of the ace singer, Queen Salawa Abeni recently announced that she will be launching her Yoruba reality show ‘Opolo Orin,’ soon.

When asked why, she said some talented artistes are deprived from gaining entrance to most reality shows simply because they sing fuji. ”I saw an audition from Project Fame Ibadan, and an old man didn’t make the cut because he sang in Yoruba language, and honestly he was very talented, and that gave me this idea, so I started working on it’’, she said.
Now, the chubby lady is in search of the next fuji star. The reality show, we gather is on the bid to be the very first ever indigenous Yoruba reality based singing competition.
According to her, the reality show will feature Dele Abiodun, KWAM 1, 9ice, Laolu Akins, King Sunny Ade, Sir Shina Peters as judges and guest judges. No broadcast date has been announced yet but the show would kick off before the end of the year.
‘’Opolo Orin’’ will showcase talent in alternative Nigerian music genres like Waka, Fuji, Juju and Apala.
Okikiola, often called Candy Fabulous by her close friends, runs Candiva Signature, an entertainment company.