AVANCE MEDIA NOMINEES: ENTERTAINMENT
The Entertainment Category focuses on championing a diverse group of individuals who are involved in entertainment including Music, comedy and film. The nominees are people who are influential in their industry and command a high level of accolades. These personalities do not only excel in their fields, but strive to make a positive impact in their fields. The nominees for this category include Locko, Salatiel, Tenor, Stephanie Tum, Reniss, and Minette.
Salatiel
Salatiel
Salatiel is known predominantly as the CEO of Alpha Better Records. His gift and tenacity for music make him of the pioneers of the Cameroon Entertainment industry today. He is responsible for the prominence of acts such as Mr. Leo, Blaise B, Askia, who are currently signed to Alpha Better Records. He is also responsible for the production of hit records such as ‘Calee’ by Daphne, ‘Higher Higher’ by Alpha Better Records, ‘E go beta’ by Mr. Leo, and many more masterpieces. He is also a musician with a couple of singles under his belt including ‘Weekend’ and ‘Toi et Moi’. He has leadership attributes, talented gifts, a good business acumen, and a love for his country.
Stephanie Tum
Stephanie Tum is an Actress, Philanthropist , CEO of EMBI COMPANY LTD a Corperate and Movie Production company and also the Founder of EMBI Charity Foundation.
Stephanie Tum has also worked with the international Oil and Gas company Weatherford International for 7 years as the Health Safety and Environmental Administrator (HSE Admin) .
Stephanie Tum started acting professionally in 2005. She has acted in over 6 movies.Being an Actress has enabled her to impact lives through the characters she portrays in her movies and also using her platform through her Charity Foundation to educate and create awareness on critical issues in the society like Menstruation and Menstrual Hygiene Awareness and Mental Health Awareness.
Stephanie Tum
Through her Mental Health Awareness Social Media Campaigns, Stephanie Tum was able to impact thousands of lives on Social media and the public response was amazing, this gave her a spot and nomination as Best Social Media Campaign at the BDMA 2018. And also brought her closer to some amazing people who were suffering in silence and were seeking help and more knowledge on the different types of mental illnesses ,while helping those who were ignorant to learn more about the different types of mental illnesses and break the taboo/stigma around Mental Health.
Stephanie Tum's Girls and Hygiene Campaign to promote Menstruation and Mentrual Hygiene Awareness both on social media reached thousands of people on social media and on ground has impacted more than 4000 thousand underprivileged young girls and kept them in school and about 300 hundred internally displaced women during the heat of the Anglophone crises and she was able to reach her target of distributing 5000 thousand packs of free sanitary pads in 2018, and as the campaign is growing she will be impacting more lives through her upcoming outreach programs in 2019.
This by far is her most cherished passion . When she is not working growing her company or acting . She focuses all her time and energy on the EMBI Charity Foundation.
Reniss
Reniss
Reniss is one of the powerhouses we have in Cameroon. Who can forget her hit song ‘Sauce’ that took French Africa by the storm? She is currently signed to New Bell Music under the patronage of Jovi, and has been consistently releasing hit songs. She is most notable for her songs that stay true to the culture.
Locko
Locko
Locko is a Cameroonian singing sensation who recently signed with Universal Music Africa. He is also a brand ambassador for Hennessy. Prior to his historic signing with Universal Music Africa, Locko was signed to Big Dreams Entertainment, a label that was largely responsible for propelling to national and international fame. Born in 1992, Charles Arthur Locko started singing and led the LBA school' choir. His interest in music propelled him to start doing covers of popular songs. He dropped his first video clip in November 2014, and signed to Big Dreams Entertainment in the year 2015. Locko has a couple of awards and nominations under his belt, as well as memorable performances.
Minette Lonsie
Minette
Minette is a creative entrepreneur from Cameroon. She is the founder of Africa Lyrics, a web platform that provides African music lyrics and translations. She is also the founder of Showbook.cm, a booking and event management platform that lists cultural events and music releases in the country.
Tenor
Tenor
Tenor is a Cameroonian rapper whose rise to fame is very impressive. He is currently signed to Universal Music Africa. His popularity in French Africa is uncanny and very impressive, given his youth in the entertainment game. He is known for his unique voice, fast rapping style and his jewelry.