Moses Ugheighele wins Airtel TRACE Competition

Accra , May 23, GNA - Mr Moses Ugheighele has been adjudged the winner of the just ended Airtel TRACE Music Star competition, and would be representing Ghana in the Pan African grand finale in Nigeria later this year.

The second season of Africa's most innovative and audition-free talent search, Airtel TRACE Music Star competition, came to an ecstatic end at the National Theatre, Accra, after two months of search which, got more than 200,000 entries.

A statement issued in Accra by Mr Richard Ahiagble, Head, Corporate Communications, and copied to the Ghana News Agency, said the event was graced by great performances from the biggest acts in the Ghanaian music industry including EL, Efya, Joey B and Mr. Eazi.

The five contestants; Ms Ama Yeboah, Mr Moses Ugheighele, Ms Fathia Gyimah, Mr Sedem Afaglo, and Mr Harry Gantuah thrilled the judges on that night.

Mr Ugheighele, expressed gratitude for the love and support over the few months, saying: 'I want to thank you all, my family and friends for the support and most importantly, Airtel and Trace for this opportunity you have offered me and all the finalists.

I want to promise you that I will do my best at the Pan-African competition in Nigeria to make Ghana proud'.

Airtel Trace Music Star, is a mobile phone based music competition which has simplified the otherwise tedious auditioning processes that typifies most music competitions.

All that the participants did was to simply call the short code 533, recorded a song and stood the chance of winning a life changing contract with a record label, a mentorship programme with American singer-songwriter Keri Hilson in Atlanta and worldwide media exposure through various TRACE's platforms.

GNA