4 Famous People You Didn't Know Were on Maltina Dance All

Everybody has a story of a life that they've lived before we meet them. For some of our favorite celebrities, their life story involves the popular Nigerian family dance competition, Maltina Dance All. Today, we'll be counting down 4 celebrities of today who have a history with 'Maltina Dance All' because they once participated in it. Here they are.

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1. Real Warri Pikin

First and most known to have participated on the show is Nigerian comedian, Real Warri Pikin, whose time on the show saw her come out as the first runner up. Since her time on the show, Maltina has still been a friend to Real Warri Pikin, even being one of the sponsors for her comedy show. Real Warri Pikin said about "Maltina Dance All" and Maltina as a brand:

REAL WARRI PIKIN: In 2010, as a young dancer, Maltina powered my dreams through the "Maltina Dance All" project. Through the project, I won millions of Naira in cash and prizes. I went from being First runner up in Maltina Dance All, to winning other competitions and being a recognised dancer in Nigeria. 14 years later, this amazing brand is powering my dream as a standup comedian. Maltina una tooo much!!

2. Praise Nelson

Another Nigerian celebrity who many do not know participated in the "Maltina Dance All" competition is Big Brother Naija star and media personality, Praise Nelson.

Praise Nelson, along with his family, participated in the 2011 edition of the Maltina Dance All competition. In fact, after the competition, his love for dance did not stop there. He later went on to enroll in the Mobile Dance Academy too in Jos and was part of a dance group called the Pacific Stars dance group that reportedly wona K-Pop dance competition. Who knew Praise had such a passion and history with dance?

3. Newton Utere

Content creator and media personality Newton Utere is another personality who competed in the Maltina Dance All competition. Nelson, along with his family, competited in the 8th season of the show in 2014 and actually came out winning the competition. The Utere family is also made up of many talents including producing Leriq and popular dancers Rave & Ray.

4. Ayra Starr

The most surprising part of Ayra Starr's recently released documentary titled Dare to Dream is when her brother, Bush Boy, was speaking about how they discovered that Ayra was a star and he said:

BUSH BOY (AYRA STARR'S BROTHER): When we discovered that Ayra Starr had like a talent was when she won this competition, Maltina Dance All. It wasn't even singing, that was just dance. And she won it. That's when we knew that there was something there.

This particular revelation was so surprising, especially to me, because I didn't know Ayra Starr or any member of her family ever competed on any seasons of the show.

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