Nineteen year-old singer, Miss Esther Benyeogo, has emerged winner of the God’s Children Great Talent (GCGT) Season 7, carting away N250 million management deal, N10 million cash and a brand new car.
The GCGT Grand Finale held on Saturday at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotel and
Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos.It is Africa’s Leading Youth Talent Competition featuring skills such as singing, dancing, musical instruments, spoken words, drama, writing and drawing.
Benyeogo said that she was elated to have won the prize having competed against other contestants who also performed remarkably well at the competition.
“I am so happy and give thanks to the almighty God for making it possible for me to win this great prize at the competition,” she said.
The singer, who is an undergraduate of the University of Benin said that she discovered her love for singing at the age of 13 and had never stopped singing since then.
Pastor Idowu Iluyomade, Head Pastor, City of David said that the aim of the competition was to recognise and celebrate talents in God’s children.
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“The competition serves as an avenue to expose and develop gifted children as well as provide a platform for them to shine forth the light of God,” he said.
According to Iluyomade, one of the names of Satan is the `Prince of the power of the air “and our mandate as Christians is to establish the kingdom of God.
““So, we are taking the air waves back from Satan knowing that it is a veritable tool that God is going to use to establish his kingdom here on earth.
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“We are preparing children with great hindsight, great insight and awesome foresight to set on a mission to affect the space of the air waves positively for God,” he said.
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