Eric Wins $48 Quadrillion in Idols Final
The gifted Zimbabwean singer, Eric Moyo, has won the first edition of Idols East and Southern Africa. At the grand finale held at the Bomas in Nairobi, Eric brought the house down over and over again with his effortlessy golden vocals.
His winnings include a recording contract with Sony BMG and US$80,000.00. And the Kenyans kept asking him how much that is in Zim dollars.
I worked it out: That’s approximately Z$48,000,000,000,000,000 (Z$48 quadrillion).
^ The two finalists: Nicolette of Uganda and Eric of Zimbabwe.
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| ^ The rest of the top ten were there. | ^ Eric from the previous edition of Idols with Omawumi performed. |
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| ^ Eric(the winner)’s parents celebrate. | ^ Star struck. Judge Angela from Kenya |
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| ^ The panel. Scar, Angela and TK | ^ At this moment the proudest mother in the world. Eric’s mother sheds tears of joy. |
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