This archive report was first published on 6 July 2021.
On July 4, 2021, South Africa's Hush SA took home the Sh10 million grand prize at the Old Mutual Amazing Voices competition, securing five golden voice wins for best performance throughout the second season.
The all-male Gospel group of six members, formed as a brotherhood of childhood friends spanning over a ten-year period, consists of Tsholofelo Ntuli, Phumlani Tshabalala, Sinethemba Magubane, Zamokuhle Nkosi, Thamsanqa Mthabela, and Nicholas Malimba.
With over 546 initial online video entries from Nigeria, Ghana, Kenya, Zimbabwe, and South Africa, the competition attracted a diverse pool of talented artists.
Kenya was represented by two groups: Vipaji, who got eliminated at the preliminary stage, and Malkeeya band, who unfortunately got eliminated last month after two performances.
According to UAP Old Mutual's Carol Kipsanai, the competition enabled them to connect with Africans through the universal language of music and demonstrate that with the right financial partner, anyone can do great things and become their exceptional best.
Season two of the Old Mutual Amazing Voices singing competition kicked off on April 11, 2021, and ended on June 4, 2021, with a bench of judges including Sauti Sol's Voice Couch Philip 'Filah' Tuju, Zimbabwe's Ammara Brown, Ghana's Trigmatic, South Africa's Vusi Nova, and Nigeria's Evelle.
