Wakhumbachi Kalua was on January 26 crowned winner of the E-Wallet Talent Show, Malawi’s own version of the Pop Music Idols. The Blantyre-based teen won the grand prize of K0.5 million and a recording deal against Tawonga Kanthungo and Guise Pemba by a margin of 0.3 percent. She got 42.5 percent of the votes while […]
L Devraj, one of Malawi’s leading designer clothing shops based in the commercial city of Blantyre, has promised to continue supporting projects that have a positive impact on Malawian youths. The pledge was made by the shop’s director Sanjay Savjani on Wednesday as he handed over shopping vouchers worth K75,000 to three journalists who were […]
Malawi talent show E-Wallet winner, Wakhumbachi Kaluwa’s mum has told the sensational 17-year-old singer to rise above the death threats she has received. The mother, Isabella Kaluwa, said Wakhumbachi has been bombarded with death threats on her mobile phone. She said callers using numbers; 0993224913 and 0996747985 have been phoning and sending hate messages to […]
Organisers of the E-Wallet Talent Show, Malawi’s version of the Pop Music Idols, have promised that the competition, which bounced back in 2012 after a seven-year-break, will be coming again this year. This was said by E-Wallet founder and chairperson, Felix Njawala, on Saturday night during the grand finale at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre […]
A 17-year-old Wakhumbachi ‘Chichi’ Kaluwa is the winner for the E-Wallet Talent Show, Malawi’s own version of the Pop Music Idols. The Blantyre-based up-and-coming singer was announced winner during the grand finale held at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre Saturday night. She beat other top three finalists Guise Pemba and Tawonga Kanthungo. Wakhumbachi walked away […]
The journey that started with 26 contestants, all aiming for the golden bag that holds the ultimate prize which is K0.5 million, ends on Saturday night with three finalists. The competition is E-Wallet Talent Show, the setting is Sunbird Mount Soche hotel and the city is Blantyre, with Wakhumbachi Kalua, Guise Pemba and Tawonga Kanthungo […]
The finals of Malawi’s version of the Pop Music Idols, E-Wallet Talent Show, will be taking place on the night of January 26 and not January 31 as earlier communicated, Nyasa Times understands. Confirming the development, E-Wallet producers have also disclosed that the grand finale has been shifted to Blantyre from Lilongwe. Initially, the ultimate […]
The last three contestants in the E-Wallet Talent Show, Malawi’s own version of the Pop Music Idols, will be going into the studios to record songs which they will perform at the grand finale of the competition to be held in Lilongwe on 31st January. This was disclosed by the organisers of the competition in […]
The grand finale of the E-Wallet Talent Search show will not be taking place on New Year’s Eve and has been shifted to a later date, Nyasa Times has learnt. According to confirmed reports, the 2012 E-Wallet winner will be announced at the end of January, 2013 and not 31st December, as initially announced. Currently, […]
After a reportedly thrilling performance during the previous eviction show in the ongoing E-wallet Talent Show, Mzuzu based Goma Nyondo and the Elements dance Crew did not show up for the performance without convincing reasons. According to E-wallet Project Coordinator, Anthony Kafuwa, all transport arrangements were made for Nyondo only to get a call that […]
Malawi’s music export to South Africa, R&B singer Amos Mazinyane, aka Aemo E’face, will not be performing at the finale of the E-Wallet talent show as recently reported in the local media. A month ago, there was an article carried in one of the local dailies that the ‘Midnight train to Jozi’ would be coming […]
With last but one show to go to the end of the E-Wallet Talent Show, organisers of the competition have brought a twist to Malawi’s own version of the Pop Music Idols. In the next show, scheduled to take place on Monday, 24 December, at Mount Soche Hotel in Blantyre, contestants will perform two songs […]
Contestant EW 11 in the E-Wallet Talent Show, Goma Nyondo, on Saturday stole the show from his contenders when he mesmerised the audience with his performance in Lilongwe as he sang his rendition of Oliver Mtukudzi’s ‘Ndakuvhara’. Fondly known by his first name, the Mzuzu-based contestant was a darling to the patrons and anyone following […]
The country’s solo digital satellite television (DStv) provider, MultiChoice Malawi says that the winner of this year’s E-Wallet Talent Show has a chance to have his or her music on Channel O, Africa’s leading music videos channel. The company’s sales and marketing regional manager for the south, Chimwemwe Nyirenda, hinted this in an interview with […]
The Lilongwe based music duo of Symon and Kendall on Saturday failed to turn up for a performance at E-wallet Talent Eviction show at Mount Soche Hotel, Blantyre due to fuel scarcity. Symon and Kendal who launched their fifth album, Nkhwiko in Lilongwe on Sunday, were billed as headliners to the eviction show that saw […]
Performances at the E-Wallet eviction show at Capital Hotel in Lilongwe had to be stopped for about 15 minutes, following the collapse of one the participants, 13-year-old Tawonga Kanthungo (EW 6) On Saturday. She dropped the microphone and fell down just after she finished her performance at around 10:50pm – she did Adele’s ‘Rolling in […]
Following the overwhelming turnout of fans to the first eviction show of the E-wallet Talent show on Friday night, the organizers of the show said that they will look into the possibility of shifting to another venue. Swift Media and Marketing Chairman, Felix Njawala said he felt bad that some fans were denied entry because […]
The 2012 E-Wallet Talent Show winner will be offered a contract to record an album that will be managed by an undisclosed local artists’ management company, apart from the K0.5 million grand prize, organisers have said. This was revealed on the sidelines of the official launch of the country’s rebranded musical talent search show which […]