Twenty eight year-old, Albert N Hau, a graduate of Clark Theological College, was adjudged as the winner of the Naga Orpheus of 2014 at the grand finale held at the Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima on December 2.
Albert garnered 196002 votes and Limayanger, a 16-year-old singing talent from Mokokchung district, was the runner-up secured 160891 votes. The winners walked away with a cash prize of Rs. 6 lakhs while the runners up received Rs. 1 lakh.
Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Resources and Sports, NRE and Music Task Force, Khriehu Liezietsu gave away the prizes to the winners. Dimapur-based entrepreneurship Soyachunks managed the entire reality show for the year’s edition under the aegis of Mokokchung Art and Culture Council.
It was the first time in the history of the Naga Orpheus (previously ‘The Naga idol’) that the event’s finale was conducted out of Mokokchung. The show was part of the Hornbill Music festival under the aegis of Music Task Force, Nagaland.
Albert from the very start impressed the judges. The judges also pronounced him the best performer of the first round.
Earlier, the previous Naga Orpheus Hunt winners - Moanungsang, Topeni, Toshinaro, Renbeni, Kokliba and Wabang presented a nostalgic performance, followed by the eight finalists with INCIPIT as the house band.
~Nagaland Post
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