Nigerian Idol contestant, Progress, has emerged winner of the Nigerian Idol Season 7.

This was announced at the Grand Finale on Sunday, 22nd May 2022, as it was televised Live through Africa, on Africa Magic stations.

Progress showed excitement as he was announced winner

IK Osakioduwa, the show host, declared Progress as the winner after he battled with Zadok, for the grand prize worth N100m.

D’banj, Progress, Simi, Zadok, and Obi Asika

After weeks of watching the top 12 contestants singing their hearts out on the live shows to earn fan votes, Progress and Zadok emerged as the final two.

For the finale, D’banj and Simi, who are also judges for the show, performed on stage and thrilled the audience.

D’banj had a performance with the two finalists, while the season 6 winner, Kingdom Kroseide, performed with the other 10 finalists.

The winner of the competition, Progress, goes home with a cash prize of N30m, a brand new SUV, a Big-branded refrigerator, and a year’s supply of Bigi drinks.

He will also get to record an Extended Play album produced by a leading music producer in Nigeria and a music video, a weekend getaway from TravelBeta, and a DStv Explora, fully installed with a 12 months premium subscription.

Story: Ralia Adama

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