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RISING STAR TALENT SEARCH 35 aspiring Gospel musicians survive eliminatio­ns

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MANZINI – A total of 35 aspiring Gospel musicians managed to impress the judges during the Mother of all Gospel Shows eliminatio­ns, which were hosted at the Liberty Centre in Manzini on Friday.

7he Mother oI $OO *ospeO 6hows is an initiatiYe that JaYe birth to the µ5isinJ 6tar 7aOent 6earch which is a competitio­n aimed at XnearthinJ taOent OocaOO\ b\ JiYinJ XpcominJ *ospeO mXsicians a chance to sinJ and record their mXsic.

/ast \ear¶s competitio­n was a hXJe sXccess and was abOe to catch the attention oI the $rts and &XO tXre &oXnciO which heOped in the recordinJ oI the mXsicians. 2n )rida\ contestant­s battOed it oXt throXJh OiYe perIormanc­es which aOso manaJed to attract a massiYe aXdience.

Contestant­s

6ome oI the contestant­s that made it throXJh incOXde &oOane 6ihOonJon\ane Momo 'Oamini $nita 'Oamini )Xndiswa 1xXmaOo 6now\ )aNXd]e and 1oNXphiOa 'Oamini to name a Iew. 7he eOimi nations beJan MXst aIter pm which was Oate as the\ had been pOanned to beJin at pm.

$spirinJ *ospeO mXsician 1os ipho Motsa was the first contestant to Jrace the staJe and she manaJed to impress the MXdJes aOthoXJh there was a soXnd IaXOt that dis tXrbed her perIormanc­e.

6he coXOdn¶t Oet the distXrbanc­e affect her confidence as she came bacN on the staJe aIter the soXnd had been fixed.

6he was IoOOowed b\ 1eOiswa 9iOaNati who aOso pXt on a show and manaJed to haYe the aXdience dance to her perIormanc­e.

2ther contestant­s IoOOowed sXit with Yibrant perIormanc­es that captXred the MXdJes¶ attention.

Competitio­n

9otinJ is cXrrentO\ in the worNs and this was reYeaOed b\ the brains behind the competitio­n 1dXdX]o Matse. ³9otinJ has started. 1ow the power is with the peopOe. 7he\ wiOO decide with their Yotes.

)rom Xs we now beOieYe aOO the peopOe who made it throXJh deserYe to be recorded ´ Matse said. 2ne can Yote throXJh the 6hort Mes saJe 6erYice 6M6 b\ sendinJ the YotinJ code oI the artist \oX want to Yote Ior to each 6M6 costs ( . .

 ?? ?? A section of the audience that attended the live performanc­es in a jovial mood.
A section of the audience that attended the live performanc­es in a jovial mood.
 ?? ?? Momo Dlamini impressed the judges and made it through the eliminatio­ns.
Momo Dlamini impressed the judges and made it through the eliminatio­ns.
 ?? ?? Welile Ngwenya from the Lubombo Region also made it through.
Welile Ngwenya from the Lubombo Region also made it through.
 ?? ?? MC Temvelo was the one directing the eliminatio­n proceeding­s.
MC Temvelo was the one directing the eliminatio­n proceeding­s.
 ?? ?? S p h i w o D l a m i n i f r o m t h e Shiselweni Region also graced the stage on the day.
S p h i w o D l a m i n i f r o m t h e Shiselweni Region also graced the stage on the day.
 ?? (Pics: Mxolisi Dlamini). ?? JUDGES: (L - R) Sipho Makhabane, Mnqobi Maseko, Mzayoni and Banele Dlamini.
(Pics: Mxolisi Dlamini). JUDGES: (L - R) Sipho Makhabane, Mnqobi Maseko, Mzayoni and Banele Dlamini.
 ?? ?? Wethu Dlamini from the Manzini Region also impressed the judges.
Wethu Dlamini from the Manzini Region also impressed the judges.
 ?? ?? Nokulunga Maphanga in swing on stage. full
Nokulunga Maphanga in swing on stage. full
 ?? ?? Phumlile Casseria from the Shiselweni Region gave her all on stage.
Phumlile Casseria from the Shiselweni Region gave her all on stage.

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