2018 NAMAs presenters
New and old faces have been selected to host the NAMAs as things were done a little outside of the norm.
An entertainment trio consisting of Tanya Doringo, Esperance Luvindao and Odile Gertze, have been selected to MC the 2018 NAMA event which will go live to over 40 million viewers across the world. Doringo is the RadicallyRadz.com lifestyle blogger and face of Tutaleni, while internationally published Poet Luvindao was the 2017 NAMAs Blue Room host and Odile Gertze, a former Miss Namibia, actor and presenter, will be this year's main stage presenters. The three ladies could not contain their excitement to be heading the country's high-status award show.
“The first time I was on the NAMAs stage I was a back-up dancer. It feels great to be in front, literally, and presenting the awards,” said Gertze.
Speaking at the host town announcement, NAMAs executive members Umbi Karuaihe-Upi and Tim Ekandjo said selecting the show hosts is an important decision for the NAMAs because they steer the ship on the night.
“Our tradition is to have auditions every year, but this year we are breaking that tradition by having hand-selected these three phenomenal women to do us proud on the NAMA stage this year. We are confident that they will shine and we thus wish them the very best,” said Ekandjo. He added there will be no international presenters this year.
The 2018 NAMAs nominees will be announced on 28 March 2018 live on NBC TV during the Whatagwan slot at 16:00. The executive committee also announced that ticket sales to the 2018 event have gone live at Webtickets. VIP tickets sell for N$600 while general tickets sell for N$250. The first 150 VIP tickets will, however, sell at a special discount of only N$450 while general tickets would sell for only N$150. Once the first 150 tickets are sold out, the prices will go back to normal.
The eighth Namibian Annual Music Awards will take place at the Swakopmund Dome on 28 April 2018.
June Shimuoshili
“The first time I was on the NAMAs stage I was a back-up dancer. It feels great to be in front, literally, and presenting the awards,” said Gertze.
Speaking at the host town announcement, NAMAs executive members Umbi Karuaihe-Upi and Tim Ekandjo said selecting the show hosts is an important decision for the NAMAs because they steer the ship on the night.
“Our tradition is to have auditions every year, but this year we are breaking that tradition by having hand-selected these three phenomenal women to do us proud on the NAMA stage this year. We are confident that they will shine and we thus wish them the very best,” said Ekandjo. He added there will be no international presenters this year.
The 2018 NAMAs nominees will be announced on 28 March 2018 live on NBC TV during the Whatagwan slot at 16:00. The executive committee also announced that ticket sales to the 2018 event have gone live at Webtickets. VIP tickets sell for N$600 while general tickets sell for N$250. The first 150 VIP tickets will, however, sell at a special discount of only N$450 while general tickets would sell for only N$150. Once the first 150 tickets are sold out, the prices will go back to normal.
The eighth Namibian Annual Music Awards will take place at the Swakopmund Dome on 28 April 2018.
June Shimuoshili
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