Tonto Dike's Song Arouses Criticisms

Nigerian actress Tonto Dikeh who recently released two new singles 'Itz Ova' and 'Get High' has aroused harsh criticisms from fans and Nollywood producer, Charles Novia.

The film director said "I have restrained myself for a couple of years from commenting on Tonto Dike's career after my last comments about her role in the soft porn movie she acted in two years back, were badly taken by her and she went on twitter to hurl infantile insults on my person with expletives and uncomplimentary remark.

Novia said "my reaction to such then was just a dignified silence. After all, I had already spoken on her stunted talent as an up and coming actress and further comments on her incensed tweets were unnecessary.

"All through the past few hours, the social media networks have been abuzz with the new singles of actress, Tonto Dike. She seems to have joined the actors of her ilk who have the moonlighting itch to delve into singing.

"While no one can stop such an ambition by those artistes, I do think those who surround such artistes are their worst enemies if they can't tell them the truth about leaving their sometimes doubtful day job. Well, I will!"

Novia said he listened to Miss Dike's two singles a few minutes ago, "and my initial speechlessness morphed to a nagging laughter and then subsided into a befuddled anguish. I'm a music label owner (November Records) and have produced and executive produced acts like Majek Fashek, Terry tha Rapman and Zubby Enebeli, among others.

"I know much about music and the slant of commercial music, but after listening to Miss Dike's songs, I'm inclined to align with the majorly negative comments about them on cyberspace. Ah-ah! Whoever produced her knew she has a bad voice for singing and masked our listening torture with the Autotune effect."

He observed that "even the Autotune rejected any attempt to make a bad voice worse and Miss Dike came out sounding like she was in mid-stream orgasm instead of singing! Her anguished tremolos would have been better reserved for a horror movie sound effect than an attempt at joining the revered profession of music.

"If Omotola got away with her last two terrible attempts at singing, it was because Omotola is a fantastic actress and her fans could forgive her musical failings after backtracking her body of work in Nollywood."

He said "with Tonto, I can't say much either for her acting depth. She's a one-dimensional actress in my opinion, who mistakes notoriety for fame. She needs more training in acting and this I say with all sense of professionalism as a movie director.

"She might achieve greater heights in acting if she trains more, but she has no heights to achieve in singing. Only a downward plunge, the stuff bad endings in movies are made of."

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D'banj bags another award

Koko master, D'banj was announced as the 'Best African Act' for the 2012 MTV Europe Music Awards, having received the highest votes from fans across sub-Saharan Africa.

Hosted by supermodel, TV host and entrepreneur, Heidi Klum, the 19th annual awards show was broadcast live from Frankfurt last Sunday.

The DB Records boss beat four other African nominees; Camp Mulla from Kenya, Sarkodie form Ghana and South Africa's Mi Casa as well as his Nigerian counterpart, Wizkid to come tops. Wizkid who was nominated last year lost to 25-year-old Moroccan, Abdelfattah Grini.

D'banj had previously won Best African Act at the 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards, Artist of the Year at both the 2008 and 2009 MTV Africa Music Awards, and Best International Act: Africa at the 2011 BET Awards.

He will now vie against India's Alobo Naga and the Band and Ahmed Soultan from the Middle East for the chance to represent the region in the Worldwide Act category, which celebrates all the music that MTV has to offer by showcasing artists from all parts of the world.

The representative for the Africa/India/Middle East region will be announced on Tuesday, October 30, along with the other regional winners from Europe, Latin America, North America and Asia Pacific. These five regional nominees will then battle for votes for the "Worldwide Act" distinction, and the winner will be named at the show in Frankfurt, on November 11, 2012.

Fans can vote for Europe Music Awards categories, including Best New, Best Live and more by visiting www.mtvbase.com. Voting for EMA categories is open until Friday 9 November 2012.

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