Seyi Shay Under Attack For Her Harsh Verdict On Singer At Nigerian Idol

Nigerian Twitter users has slammed popular Nigerian artiste, Seyi Shay over her harsh verdict on a young singer at this year’s audition of the television reality show, Nigerian Idol.

Seyi Shay, whose real name is Deborah Oluwaseyi Joshua, was a judge on the reality television show on Sunday, 28th March.

Seyi Shay had told the singer, “Somebody lied to you and told you to come and audition, and that person, you should go back and tell them they’re not your friends because that was not good audition.

“Oh, you have a good talking voice, and it comes out in your singing voice, but your performance, terrible. You’re never going to make money being a singer.”

The singer, who said he was nervous, walked out devastated after the verdict.

Reacting to this, a Twitter user @endi4tim tweeted, “Such comments in some cases can lead to suicide. She shattered his hope. Seyi Shay should be removed as a judge from #NigeriaIdol.”

“Seyi Shay’s choice of words are actually worse than that boy’s performance,” another tweep, @Elvis_Vitalis1 stated.

@realpault also wrote, “How I wish that the young man will become successful and the video of Seyi Shay spewing nonsense on him will resurface. It will happen.”

“It speaks of who Seyi Shay is, in no manner should she alter words of that magnitude to the boy. Some individuals don’t know communication skills and this is on whoever brought her on board,” tweeted @jaiyeoflagos.

On the other hand, some users believed the judge passed the right comment.

@iam_m_mujeeb stated, “Seyi Shay might sound harsh but she said the truth and if he(singer) wants to sing he has a lot to learn.”

“Seyi Shay did no wrong. She was straight and real. She did great by acknowledging his passion for music, but suggested areas he can thrive besides singing. Good judgment,”@Anyisabali wrote.