Franz Dickson, also known as Franz Dickson Aki, is a seasoned singer, songwriter, voiceover artiste and writer in the Lagos circuit of the Nigerian music and entertainment industry. Franz garnered wide experience as back up vocalist for notable Nigerian artistes, and his voice soon adorned TV and radio commercials for top brands, both as a singer and voice over artiste since the early 2000s. A graduate of Mass Communication, with a flair for the spoken English, Franz resides in Lagos Nigeria, from where he sings and writes on a wide spectrum of subjects. "The Contestant" is Franz' first full length fiction novel. He has also written many short stories. Bellissima Publishing, LLC welcomes Franz Dickson into its family of international writers. Learn some of the history of Africa through the pages of this book, and see how all of us are more alike than we are different. And let this book remind you, we all need to follow our dreams if we expect our dreams to come true; and remember that no dream is too big for us to dream. And Yes! We can make our dreams come true!