At a press conference on Wednesday, August 21, Nigerian skit creator, media personality, and fashion influencer Bukunmi Adeaga-Ilori, better known by her stage name Kiekie, announced the debut of her own talent show, “Kiekie Unscripted Experience.”
The program hopes to provide outstanding talent in Nigeria and beyond a stage. Kiekie explained the meaning of the event in an interview with Legit.ng, relating a heartwarming story of her father’s reaction when he saw her play the drums when she was ten years old.
Three years have passed since the “Kiekie Unscripted Experience” was first conceived.
In her description of the creative process, Kiekie said that she worked closely with her writing and creative teams for a long time before coming up with the ultimate concept for the show.
The program, which will consist of twelve distinct parts, will highlight and honor talent in a range of industries.
In her words…
“I had to create a brand new show. I have a full creative team, I have a writer’s team as well. We came together, we had three different brainstorming sessions and I wasn’t feeling it. And then, just like I said, my husband said, I know you won’t feel it, and you will write the whole show.
“I started around 11, I finished around six in the morning. I went to bed, and I called him, and I said, my show is already, and then I sent him the entire synopsis of all 12 segments of the show.
“And so I would say that the journey took about three years of thinking and brainstorming to myself while I’m at work as I’m driving as I’m playing with my daughter, it is in my head.”
Kiekie says she decided to start this event because she wants to help up-and-coming artists who might not have had the chance to shine on a bigger platform.
Kiekie, who has more than 10 million social media followers and a remarkable monthly reach of 150 million impressions, intends to use her platform to give participants a lot of options.
She sees the concert as an opportunity to give financial support and brand exposure in addition to honoring talent.
“When you are a person of talent, your talent is supposed to make way for you. Your talent is of the library. So I don’t want people to die in this life and your talent will not come forth. But I understand that taking the journey personally can take a long time. Hence why I want to create. I already have a very big platform across social media. I have about 10 million followers on social media
“My impression across all my platform, every month is over 150 million. If you understand what that means, what am I doing with this impression? How about we create a platform where people of talent can come and be seen every year if I can because we have 10 different segments where 10 people can be celebrated. If I can create 10 of my own every year. By the time I do it for 10 years, that would be. And the dream is that this year we’ve only created 10 winners next year, we can create 20 winners.”
Three primary sections will comprise the talent show format: Game Challenges, Audience Interaction, and Talent Showcase.
The Game Challenges will put players’ physical and mental dexterity to the test through a variety of intense challenges, while the Talent Showcase will feature comedy, dancing, music, Impress The Audience, Blast it Up, and The Big Stage.
Watchers will have the opportunity to interact directly and cheer on their preferred competitors during the “Talk To Me” Audience Interaction segment.
On August 20, online registration for “Kiekie Unscripted Experience” opened, and it will be open until September 2.
On September 3, there will be in-person auditions in Lagos for individuals who were unable to register online. The show’s first episode is scheduled to air on October 1 and run for 12 weeks.
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