Ankara Boi leaves Glo X Factor in tears

This week’s X Factor Result Show kicked off with the usual tense audience and nervous laughter. The audience knew that someone had to go home, but nobody wanted it to be any of their favourite contestants.

And when the anchor, Toolz revealed that Ankara Boi and Symphony were the two contestants voted by Africa to face the judges for survival with a last chance performance  Symphony, who were up for elimination for the second time, took to the microphone first as they performed “I don’t wanna close my eyes.” It was evident the ‘boy group’ still wanted to remain in the house as they gave their all to the performance.

For his survival performance, Ankara Boi, ditched his gangster coat and came on stage barefoot to render “Gotham City” by R. Kelly. He invested all his strength and energy into the performance and as his eyes misted over, it was apparent that he did not expect to be up for eviction. Midway into his performance, however, the very handsome contestant could not take it anymore as he broke down in tears.”I put in a lot of emotions,” he told Toolz as tears dropped down his cheeks.

When it was time for the judges’ verdict, Onyeka said, “Ankara Boi has been consistent. I’ll like to see him go to the next gala show.”

Reggie said, “My boys, “Symphony, Reggie continued, “have been through a lot and they’re still here. I’ll go with them.”

Finally, MI nailed the coffin.  “I’ve not been a huge fan of Symphony. I’m a bigger fan of Ankara Boi, but tonight, I think Symphony was eager to go to the next stage. Ankara Boi came in looking defeated already. I think Ankara Boi is more talented, but because of their courage, I’ll go with Symphony boys.” With that verdict, Ankara Boi’s fate was sealed.

He came back for his last performance in a stunning white tuxedo that had the females preening for him, with many standing up to applaud him. Other contestants came back on stage to join him as he poured his heart out. They turned to impromptu back-up singers to assist their colleague when his voice was too shaky to project out of the microphone.

Onyeka could not hide her emotions as she said to him, “It’s not over yet; you’ve made an impact. You have a great career ahead of you.”

To show that he haboured no ill- feelings against the judges, even the ones who voted him off, Ankara Boi exited the stage with the following words directed at the judges, “I love you all.”

Speaking after the show, he confessed, “I really wanted to win and I’m sad to be going home. But it was a wonderful opportunity, and I can assure you that you’ll be hearing a lot from me. I’m going to miss the contestants and the judges, most especially my mummy, Onyeka.”