The finale of 2013’s most talked about music project Hennessy Artistry held at the weekend and in line with the hype which had surrounded the project including massive media promotions, club tours and headline act D’Banj’s trip to France, the event was a blast and is sure to go down in memory as one of Nigeria’s greatest music celebrations of the last few years.

The excitement for the event which held at the Federal Palace Hotel began to swell from the star-studded red carpet with guests like Chris Ubosi, Olisa Adibua, Tonto Dike, Praiz, Temi Dolface, Toolz, Toke Makinwa, Tunde Ednut, Dotun Cool FM, Fade, Omowunmi Akinnifesi, Beverly Osu, Karen Igho, Gbemi Olateru-Olagbegi, Noble Igwe and Tajudeen Adepetu among others, reaching a crescendo when top acts who were not part of the 2013 train such as Tuface, Wande Coal, Naeto C, Burna Boy and May D stormed the stage alongside members of the train, Chidinma, Phyno SDC and Vector and exploding when headliner D’Banj and his team including Kay Switch and JSol took over to drive guests wild as he took them down memory lane with monster tracks like Tongolo, Why me, Suddenly, Oyato amongst others and bringing BBA representative, Beverly Osu on stage to perform a hilarious rendition of the hit song off the DKM album, Finally.

Super star DJs, Humility, Xclusive and Neptune later took over the show with a one-of-a-kind DJ Session where all three of them blended their skills together to activate the after-party.

“I’m grateful to everyone who came out to support this campaign… Hennessy Artistry is all about music and putting up and coming acts into the spotlight and this year, not only have we been able to achieve that, we have also been able to connect with music lovers around Nigeria. This finale is our own special way of saying thank you to everyone who has helped in making this year’s campaign a successful one.” Brand manager, Hennessy Cognac, LereAwokoya said during the show.

“We promised to give you the best this year and we kept our word… The reception is just amazing. Thank you to everyone who came out to support the project.” D’banj said before kicking off his performance.

“The Hennessy Artistry project has been a long and successful experience for me… at the beginning of the campaign, I promised that this year will be different from past Artistry projects and from all indications, from the supporting acts to the club tours and Cognac trip… this year’s project has definitely made a difference and I’m glad I was a part of this campaign.” Dbanj said after his performance.

 “This is one of the best shows this year… the lineup is exceptional and I am so happy to be a part of it! The Hennessy Artistry 2013 team definitely came through with their promise of making this year different… Big ups!”  Wande Coal said.

Tonto Dike who was also present at the show said, “Big ups to the entire Hennessy Artistry team for putting this show together… great job!”
“I’m so happy with the way the DJ Battle turned out… doing a mash up with DJ Humility and DJ Neptune is a life time experience and I look forward to doing more with other disc jockeys.” DJ Xclusive said after the DJ battle.

Ada Ogunkeye	Chidinma

Chin Okeke	Chris Ubosi

Dayo Ephraim and Beverly OSu	Dbanj

DJ Spinall	DJ Xclusive

Dotun

Gbemi Olateru Olagbegi	Hennessy Brand manager, Lere Awokoiya and Jimmy

Latasha Ngwube and Wunika Mukan	Ogbu Uche

Olisa	Omowunmi AKinifesi

Opeh	Osi Suave

Praiz	Samantha Walsh

SDC and Temi Dollface	Seyi Shay

Toke Makinwa	Toolz

Tunde Ednut	Yets Asika

Kay switch, D&#39Banj, Naeto C	Nicole Chikwe & Asa Asika

If You&#39re Still Sitting Down…	Olamide and Noble

Omowunmi Akinnifesi Enjoys The Show	Beverly and D&#39Banj Perfor &#39Finally&#39

Koch Salutes The Concert	Noble Igwe Is Happy

Papa Omisore Is Thrilled	Tonto Dike

Burna Boy	Chidinma on stage

D&#39Banj and JSol	Deevee, Beverly, D&#39Banj, kay Switch & Special Ed

DJ Exclusive	DJ Neptune

Naeto C	Phyno on Stage

Seyi Shay on stage	The crowd scream for more!

Tuface Idibia	Vector on stage

Wande Coal

Share via LinkedIn, Twitter, Google+ & Facebook. Leave your views in comments box below.