8-YEAR-OLD AMARACHI UYANNE WINS FIRST EDITION OF NIGERIA'S GOT TALENT

Amarachi Uyanne has won the first-ever Nigeria’s Got Talent. The 8-year-old dancer from Benin City, Edo State, beat nine other contestants and was crowned winner in front of a studio audience yesterday, Saturday, December 8, 2012 at the grand finale held at Bamako Studios, Ikeja, Lagos. She walks away with a cash prize of N10m, amongst other prizes.

Amarachi who turned eight in July is the youngest contestant on the competition. Judges Kate Henshaw, Dan Foster, Yibo Koko all seemed pleased with the result. Congrats!