The final intrigue

The top five: From the left Doreen, Steve, Jackson, Ruth and Joe. [Picture: courtesy

In the beginning there were 15 contestants from six countries. Now there are five finalists from three countries. One of them will walk home with Sh5M and a recording contract worth 10M. All these make for a potent mix, defying what seemed like a sluggish take-off, observes SHEILA KIMANI.

Ruth’s performance of Halleluiah was the first firing shot of the weekend, coming after Joe’s rendition of Bill Wither’s Ain’t No Sunshine, which received ecstatic cheers from the audience. It was hard to believe that these two were on probation.