Award-winning Ghanaian female vocalist, Abiana, has topped trends over a video that captured her going hard on a young singer who auditioned for this year’s music reality show, Mentor.
Abiana, a co-judge with Dancehall musician, Epizode, cut short the performance of a male singer who was exhibiting his talent in hopes of making it through the auditions stage.

“You are out, out, out, out,” the female judge chanted while slapping her hands.

#TV3Mentor: Abiana please we are sorry😲😲

The search for the next music icon is on 🎵🎵 pic.twitter.com/tymcyNnvLm

— #TV3@25 (@tv3_ghana) October 18, 2022

The singer whose performance had been cut short couldn’t believe his eyes when a voice called in the next person, forcing him to leave the room.

Some social media users, including music industry insiders, have called Abiana’s move “harsh.”

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They noted in their numerous posts and analyses that she could have at least given the singer the opportunity to perform a few lines from the song he had chosen – KiDi’s hit single Mon Bebe’ – instead of sending him away without due process.

Others cited Abiana’s recent interview with Nana Ama McBrown on United Showbiz, in which she confirmed that a comment made by Mark Okraku-Mantey, a former Mentor judge, weighed on her, though she used it to improve her craft.

Mark used to be known as the “meanest” judge on the reality show due to his candid criticisms.
“What Mark said weighed me down. I never went for an audition after the incident, for over two or three times. I had to go home, learn, and better myself for the next audition.
“Sometimes we should take critics in good faith. We should work on ourselves and come,” said Abiana as she shared her experience during her auditions for Mentor some years ago.

Abiana Music recalls her awful encounter with Mark Okraku Mantey during mentor audition pic.twitter.com/34d6bky4ic

— SIKAOFFICIAL🦍 (@SIKAOFFICIAL1) October 19, 2022

Check out some reactions below:

Give him time to finish , critic with some guidance and empathy. This isn't it Abiana. https://t.co/pgcpzLRpNW

— Naa (@OyooQuartey) October 19, 2022

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But wait oh, what’s has Abiana done wrong? Really what’s the issue here?

— Baba Sadiq Abdulai Abu (@sadiqabdulaiabu) October 19, 2022

The Abiana girl de3 she go get hit like 3033 there, underground artist mocking fellow underground.

— Mr.Nuamah (@MrNuamah) October 18, 2022

If eno bi the guy, like ano know say Ghana get some female musician called Abiana mmom.

— ꫀꪊᧁꫀꪀꫀ 🖤 (@Papaye_Asa) October 18, 2022