'Stars of the future' for the past few weeks has become more interesting. Having
passed through three eviction stages with three out of the competition,
the contestants are now faced with the challenge of improving on their
performances to stay for the finals.

Just an hour before the third eviction segment at the National Theatre last Tuesday, The Saturday Statesman interacted with the contestants about the challenges they were facing in the competition and what the one who emerged winner would be doing.

21-year old Anita, who at first thought that the competition had been more up-graded, said, "My family has been very supportive to me because they pushed me into the competition when I thought it was higher than me.

"The challenges are there but they are not so much pressing on me. At first I was shy but now I have overcome it. I intend establishing a music school to teach people who want to get into music, if I emerge the winner”.

Senior High School graduate, Adina, 19 years who worked in a phone shop at the Accra Mall before joining the competition, said, “My only problem is that sometimes I become confused as to which song to choose and also I easily lose my voice when I talk too much. If I win this competition, I will come out with an album and also help the needy”.

Adwoa, 20 years, and a third year student of Legon who had been up for eviction once, described the eviction as conveying a terrible feeling. “The challenges are that everyone has his or her own unique voice and so it is very difficult to determine who will go or stay. For the project, I haven't thought of any but I can help in any way like helping the needy in hospitals or wherever”.

Deborah, the only contestant from Kumasi, 20 years of age, who just completed SHS, said, “In this competition, if you are easily manipulated you can be changing your songs and at the end you will fail to perform well. Some of my colleagues can sometimes get me annoyed but all the same, we cope with one another. If I am crowned the winner, I will be an advocate for peace”.

Stephanie had this to say, “It is an experience I will never forget. The only problem I have is eviction, though I’ve had the highest vote before. The eviction part is very scaring, and not a nice feeling at all. I also intend to set up a foundation to support the music industry”.

Ike, a-21 year Accra-Poly student who is into journalism, said, “I think this year’s competition is tighter than last year’s. It is very challenging because what someone can do another person can do better so we are just learning from one another. If I win I will embark on a music project which will change the face of the industry because majority of our songs are studio beats, so it is high time we changed to life band”.

26 year-old System Administration Developer, Daniel doesn’t see it as a challenge but a matter of preparing oneself. “Though there are different characters, we learn from one another and it builds us up. I want to be a big advocate for music if I win.”

A student of IPMC David, 24 years, said, “The judges’ comments have also been good to me”

Joe just completed Legon. He also had this to say, “If I emerge the winner, I will come out with an inspirational song to motivate the youth”.

Sheila, who told this paper that she would help the homeless after releasing an album, unfortunately got evicted that night.