Double Duo win ‘Amazing Child’
After 10 weeks of exciting performances, Double Duo, a group of two boys, Joseph Adjei Okoe and Andy Tetteh both aged 12 from the Lester International School was crowned winners at the finals of the fourth TV Africa’s Amazing Child reality show held at the National Theatre last Sunday.
The second position went to 12-year-old Larteley Larkai of Peaceland Academy while J.A Dancers, a group of three made up of two girls and a boy grabbed the third position.
There were prizes sponsored by Food Lovers, producers of Special Fragarnce Rice for outstanding performances on the night. The Most Ghanaian and African –Oriented Participant award went to Abena Osei Korankye,12, of Shine Educational Centre.
The winners, Double Duo, picked the Most Creative Contestant award, Akosua Ameyaw from Japs Preparatory and JSS won the Most Improved Participant and the Most Disciplined Contestant award went to Larteley Larkai. All 10 finalists received prizes for participating in the show.
Apart from the contestants who wowed the audience with their talent displays, there were guest performances by Kobbi Rana, Grace Ashy, Gifty Osei and Akosua Adjapong who brought extra sparkle to the show on the night.
This fourth edition started with 19 selected children in October last year but the number was cut down to 10 following weeks of eviction.
The Minister for Gender, Children and Social Protection, Nana Oye Lithur and Dzifa Gomashie- Ahiaglo, Deputy Minister for Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts were among the dignitaries who graced the occasion.
The Amazing Child reality show which started in 2010 is aimed at shaping the talents of young people towards the projection of African values. It was also initiated to bring out the “Africanness” and “Ghanaianness” in the children by teaching them various African cultures and for them to appreciate their cultural heritage.
This year’s theme, Let’s Celebrate Our Own was in commemoration of TV Africa’s 10th anniversary celebration.
“It became necessary for TV Africa to roll out Amazing Child following the realisation that most young people had misdirected their creativity towards copying foreign values and culture and neglecting our indigenous art forms,” said a TV Africa official.
