WE NO LONGER SEE QUALITY MOVIES-- Lilian Bach

If we have to cast our mind back to the days, it was alleged that she was in romance with  Nollywood hunk, Pat Attah , Lilin Bach, actress and model, has been associated with some scandals. Otherwise, she is known as one of the good girls of Nollywood. Not many people see her as too fantastic on the screen. But then, she has played lead roles in many movies and she has a lot of fans and admirers.

Apart from the height, which the pretty actress had attained in the industry, it seemed as if the scripts had stopped coming her way. It has been long ago that she took part in award winning movies and of course, social events. But the actress seems to have resurfaced again and she is doing it in style. She was present at the premiere of a new movie recently in Lagos, looking quite stunning. We overheard her explaining to a fan why she has been off the social scene for a while.

“Movies have lost the values that they used to have. Stories are not written the way they used to be. You can pick up five hundred movies and only ten will make sense. So why be a part of that kind of thing?” She said.

But the inquisitive fan, who looked as if she was not satisfied with her answer, asked why she came for the event if she was not interested in the movies that were being churned out. Bach replied, “My colleagues are the one doing the movies and I support them because it is high time they got involved in producing movies. They know what is happening and can make a difference.”

Afrobeat maestro, Femi Kuti, has been nominated for the 52nd edition of the Grammy Awards under the 'Best Contemporary World Music Album' category for his 'Day by Day' album. Femi is currently signed to Mercer Street Records alongside his compatriot Asa. This is Femi's second Grammy nomination.

Kuti, 47 years of age is the first son of late Afrobeat creator, Fela Anikulapo-Kuti. He is in contention with Amadou & Mariam, Bella Fleck, Oumou Sangare and Omar Sosar for the World music category. Femi is one of the most remarkable performers from the African continent and has built a steady career since forming his positive force band over two decades ago.

His first Grammy nomination was in 2003 - for the critically-acclaimed album, Fight to Win. He lost the prize to Ruben blade from Mundo. Nominees for the 2010 Grammy were announced late last year, amidst performances on broadcast partners, CBS Network.

Singer Beyonce leads the pack with a whopping 10 nods while Taylor Swift, who has had an interesting and eventful year, follows with eight nominations. Kanye West got six (all for his works with other artistes) while rave act Lady Gaga earned five nods.

Sunny Ade and Femi kuti are the only indigenous Nigerians to have been nominated for the Grammy's. Nigerian-born artistes who have won the award in the past are Helen Folasade Adu (who first achieved the success in the 1980s as the frontwoman and lead vocalist of the popular Brit and Grammy Award winning English group) and Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel (who was born on February 19, 1963 in Paddington London). Both are British citizens.

Seal's "Kiss from a Rose" won a Grammy Award for Record of the year, Song of the Year in 1996, becoming his best performing single on the market.

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