Seyi Shay Reacts After Nigerians Dragged Her For Being Mean To An Idol Contestant ( Video)

Popular Nigerian singer and one of the hosts of the Nigerian Idol show , Seyi Shay has reacted after Nigerians dragged her for criticising a 17 - year- old male contestant during the audition. The young chap appeared before the judges of the show including Seyi Shay . She was unimpressed by his performance and told him he will do well as a songwriter , not a singer because he’ s a ‘ terrible’ performer . ” Somebody lied to you . Somebody told you to come here and audition. You should go back and tell them that they aren ’ t your friend because that was not a good audition. You have a sweet talking voice and it comes out in your singing voice but your performance is terrible. You are never going to make money being a singer . I love you , you are so sweet but you are not a singer . You are not a singer . For songwriting , hit me up , we could talk but that singing, it is not going to work . Sorry Darling ” she said. Seyi Shay has been the number trending topic on Twitter as some Nigerians felt she was harsh on the contestant while others said she was objective . See Reactions Below; Responding to the criticism , Seyi via her Twitter handle , wrote; ” I ’ m feeling like #JudgeJudy right now. You either LOVE her OR you HATE her , and that’ s quite ALRIGHT ! Either way , Thanks for the #1 trend tweeps ”