{"id":3676,"date":"2026-10-17T12:22:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-17T12:22:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/?p=3676"},"modified":"2026-10-17T12:25:21","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T12:25:21","slug":"cross-river-has-failed-to-produce-another-star-after-iyanya-despite-abundance-of-talent-obi-collins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/2026\/10\/17\/cross-river-has-failed-to-produce-another-star-after-iyanya-despite-abundance-of-talent-obi-collins\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cCross River Has Failed to Produce Another Star After Iyanya Despite Abundance of Talent\u201d \u2013 Obi Collins"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1049\" height=\"1194\" src=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1003552781.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3677\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1003552781.jpg 1049w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1003552781-264x300.jpg 264w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1003552781-900x1024.jpg 900w, https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/1003552781-768x874.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1049px) 100vw, 1049px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Obi \u201cMr. Manger\u201d Collins has questioned Cross River State\u2019s inability to produce another major music star after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.x.com\/iyanya\">Iyanya<\/a>, despite the abundance of talent in Calabar and other parts of the state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins, in his remarks, noted that Iyanya\u2019s breakthrough came through the music reality show <em>Project Fame West Africa<\/em>, while also acknowledging the contributions of entertainment entrepreneur Ubi Franklin to the singer\u2019s career.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He expressed concern over what he described as the failure of Cross River State to replicate Iyanya\u2019s success by producing another widely recognised music star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>\u201cCross River State has failed to break out an artist after Iyanya. And Iyanya actually broke out from Project Fame and the good works of Ubi Franklin. What\u2019s really the issue? With all the talents in Calabar?\u201d<\/strong> Collins queried.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">His post in X have raised questions about the challenges facing emerging musicians in Cross River State and the factors limiting their ability to achieve national and international recognition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite Calabar\u2019s rich pool of creative talent, aspiring musicians often face questions about access to funding, professional music management, record labels, industry connections, and platforms that can help them reach a wider audience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins\u2019 remarks have reignited discussions about the need for stronger support systems, investment in talent development, and sustainable entertainment structures to help emerging artists from Cross River State compete on a national stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The central question remains: <strong>With so much talent in Calabar, what is preventing the emergence of another music superstar from Cross River State?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Obi \u201cMr. Manger\u201d Collins has questioned Cross River State\u2019s inability to produce another major music star after Iyanya, despite the abundance of talent in Calabar and other parts of the state. Collins, in his remarks, noted that Iyanya\u2019s breakthrough came through the music reality show Project Fame West Africa, while also acknowledging the contributions of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[11,8,31],"tags":[72,26,71,28,73],"class_list":["post-3676","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-business","category-entertainment","category-music","tag-artist","tag-entertainment","tag-iyanya","tag-music","tag-singer"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3676","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3676"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3676\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3679,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3676\/revisions\/3679"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3676"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3676"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nigerianreporters.com\/NG\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3676"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}