American singer, songwriter, actress and record producer Keri Hilson serves as judge/ mentor in the Airtel TRACE music talent show season 2.
The talent search show will host Keri Hilson who will be attending the grand finale event in Lagos this June.
In a recently released statement by the Chief Commercial Officer, Airtel Nigeria, Ahmad Mokhles he said
“Indeed, Airtel is passionate about creating platforms that delight, excite, entertain, engage and empower talented youth as well as telecoms consumers across the country. TRACE demonstrates our commitment to our vision of connecting talented Nigerian youths to their dreams. The sponsorship is yet another eloquent testimony of Airtel’s commitment to empowering young, talented Nigerians. As Nigeria’s smartphone network of choice, we are always excited to enter partnerships that connect the Nigerian youth to their dreams and we are very excited about the opportunities that TRACE presents “
Last season’s winner, Mayunga from Tanzania, who won a record deal as well as promotion for a total value exceeding $500,000 and a mentorship programme with Akon. His first track “Nice Couple” reached number 1 on all major radio and TV charts in his home country of Tanzania.
few months ago, he was in Los Angeles with Akon to record his second single “Please Don’t Go Away” and to shoot the music video.