Nigeria, May 17 -- Two Nigerian Idol hopefuls, Faith Mac and Dotun have been eliminated from the Top 11 stage of the competition after scoring the least votes in the first round of public voting.

During the live show on Sunday, the show's host, IK Osakioduwa, revealed the names of the contestants who made it through to the top nine stages of the competition.

To arrive at the top nine, each lucky contestant was given an opportunity to prove their mettle with their song selection.

This week's performances had the surviving contestants perform covers of songs composed by their music idols.

The judges, Seyi Shay, DJ Sose, and Obi Asika, on the other hand, watched in the capacity of audience members as the power to save and eliminate conte...