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A CHANCE TO BE ON THE MTN BUSHFIRE 2017 STAGE

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MBABANE - Think you have what it takes to be on the MTN Bushfire 2017 Festival stage? Then MTN has just thrown a lifeline for all those aspiring artists.


 For the first time this year the MTN Bushfire Festival is introducing the MTN Bushfire Firefly Competition.  The objective of this campaign is to encourage all local musicians both established and unknown to submit their recorded music to be considered for a live performance, at this year’s festival. The aim is mainly at the youth who are still undiscovered and only authentic music will be considered, no mimicking of other artists songs. This was revealed by MTN’s Sam Shongwe. Artists are urged to submit their music digitally by sending their music links via the MTN Bushfire Firefly page on Facebook or email to firefly@bush-fire.com.

“There are many unknown artists in Swaziland who require platforms to showcase their talents and we are calling out to them to participate in this campaign. MTN BUSHFIRE supports the development of artists across the world hence we invite Swazi artists to take advantage of this opportunity to launch and further develop their artistic musical talent,” said Shongwe.  He added that they have officially launched the MTN BUSHFIRE Firefly Campaign on their online platforms and encourage the youth of Swaziland to send in their music links to be considered for participation.

Applications are now open and artists can follow the aforementioned entry procedure. Application deadline is April 19.  The campaign started running yesterday and will culminate in a finale to be staged on May 5 where the Top 3 performers will be chosen to perform at MTN BUSHFIRE 2017 and also receive social media training on how to build their brands across the digital space.  The voting period will commence on April 21 to 28 and the Top 10 will be announced on May 1 in preparation for the finale. Performance fees will be given to the Top 10 artists who will perform at the finale. 

All Top 20 artists will have the opportunity to have their music listened to by the followers of the MTN BUSFIRE Firefly and all finalists will engage with successful artists on how to build their music careers. The artists are encouraged to follow the initiative on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, follow @MTNBushfireFirefly.

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