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Idols East Africa (2008)

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Country
Kenya

How it feels

Idols East Africa is a singing competition show where contestants from several East African countries compete to be the best singer. Viewers watch as performers audition and perform for a chance to win the title.

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What happens

Idols East Africa was the East African edition of the international Idols franchise. It was the second series of the pan-African version of the franchise, following Idols West Africa. The show premiered on 6 April 2008 and ended on 27 July 2008. Several countries from eastern Africa participated in the show. These countries includedBotswana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Audition venues were held in each of these countries. The competition was also open to citizens of Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Eswatini Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, and Somalia, but would have to meet the requirements before auditioning in one of the seven audition venues. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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