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On Sunday, the second season of MTN Hitmaker hits the screens of four major televisions across the country as the 12 outdoored finalists move into the house to commence serious business. It is planned by the producers �Farmhouse Productions� that the 13-week television series show will air on Metro TV, GTV, Skyy TV and Multi TV on Sundays at 8:30pm. Chief Executive Officer of Farmhouse Productions, Ivan Quarshigah said the first three episodes will be showing scenes from the auditions held at the National Film and Television Institute (NAFTI followed by two weeks of performances that will be shown without eviction. �We want them to get acquainted with the producers and learn how to work with them before we start the eviction process. So the eviction will start from episode six,� Mr. Quarshigah said. An official of MTN Ghana Mr. Guido Sopiimeh, who unveiled the contestants said while in the house the contestants �will be assigned to professional music production houses in Ghana who will support them in making their songs better.� The producers of the show will also rely on season judges Ofie Cudjoe, Zapp Mallet and Bessa Simon to help groom the contestants into world class artistes. �The judges will also support by grooming the contestants to becoming the great performers that the MTN Hitmaker show wants them to be,� Mr. Sopiimeh added. The twelve contestants are Abigail Antwi, Albert Buabeng, Stephen Kim (Kofi Korea), Olevya Aba, Fiifi Sey Armah, Priziners (George Kwasi Sarpong aka Abraham and Christopher Boakye Yiadom aka Kojo Boakye), Jamilatu Mohammed, Miguel Oduro Daniels (Qwabyna), Nana Adobea, Hussein Musah, Koo Ntakara and Gilbert Bossu (Cano-Z). The judges were all happy for the choice they had made and were confident that the twelve finalists would not disappoint them when the reality show begins to air on television and viewers see the potential of the contestants. The public can participate in the show by voting to keep their favourite contestants in the competition towards the weekly evictions. The MTN Hitmaker season two has a prize package of a recording and artiste management deal worth GH�100, 000.00 for the winner and GH�50, 000.00 for the first runner-up. The third and fourth-placed winners as well as all finalists will also receive some handsome prizes. The show will also reward the sound engineer with the Best Beat and weekly prizes for Best Performer, Best Appearance, Highest �Texters� and more. Introduced last year, the show aims at identifying, grooming and supporting young aspiring artistes to record their own music and turning them into stars.