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'''Idols''' is a television show on the South African television networks M-Net and Kyknet, based on the popular British show ''Pop Idol''. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in South Africa. It was presented by Candy Litchfield, Matthew Stewardson and Sami Sabitiin in Season 1 and by Colin Moss and Letoya Makhene in Season 2, Colin Moss has gone solo for season 3.
In the show, people first audition but eventually the performers are narrowed down to 12 finalists, with each contestant performing live. There are four judges (Randall Abrahams, Dave Thompson, Marcus Brewster and Penny Lebyane in season one; Brewster and Lebyane did not return for the second season and were replaced by Mara Louw-Thomson and Gareth Cliff) who provide critiques of each contestant's performance. Viewers have several hours following the broadcast of the show to vote by phone, SMS or online for their favorite contestant. On the following night's episode, the contestant(s) with the fewest votes is sent home.
In the first season, Heinz Winckler won, with Brandon October coming in second and Melanie Lowe in third. Anke Pietrangeli won the second season contest, with Poseletso Sejosingoe placing second and Jacques Terre'Blanche placing third.
| Contents |
| Season 3 |
| Season 4 |
| Contestants |
| Judges |
| Host |
| Season 5 |
| See also |
| External links |
Season 3
The semi finals of Season 3 includes contestants singing two songs during the round instead of one, as seen in previous formats of Idols.
As of 19 November, Mara Louw-Thomson, one of the Idols judges, has decided not to continue her contract between herself and Mnet as a judge due to harsh criticism received on the official message board regarding racism and favouritism.
Viewer outrage ensued following the elimination of Nhlanhla Mwelse after it was revealed that the 4 judges had a 49% leverage to the total weekly votes & that this happened since the start of the semi finals. Before the series started, it was portrayed that the viewers would account for 100% of the total vote this year compared to the judges' 40% in season 1 & 2.
The Grand Final took place at Gold Reef City, Johannesburg on 27 November 2005 between Karin Kortje and Gift Gwe. Each contestant sang a favourite song chosen by them, a favourite song chosen by the judges, and a brand new single. After a record number of votes cast, Karin Kortje was crowned as the 2005 Idol with 62.58% of the votes.
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|colspan="3" align="center"|'Bottom Three'
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|September 26
|Hits 2000
|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|Jamie-Lee Blokdyk
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0"|Bonolo Molosiwa
|Ayanda Mpama
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|October 3
|Number 1 Hits
|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|Bonolo Molosiwa (2)
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0"|Ayanda Mpama (2)
|Pume Zondi
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|October 10
|Film Hits
|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|Pume Zondi (2)
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0"|Kesha Charlton-Perkins
|Nhlanhla Mwelse
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|October 17
|Viewer's Choice
|bgcolor="#C0C0C0"|Kesha Charlton-Perkins (2)
|bgcolor="#F0F0F0"|Martelize Van Niekerk
|Deidré Visser
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|October 31
|Video Hits
|bgcolor="C0C0C0"|Martelize Van Niekerk (2)
|bgcolor="C0C0C0"|Deidré Visser (2)
|bgcolor="F0F0F0"|Ayanda Mpama (3)
|-
|November 7
|Judges' Choice
|bgcolor="C0C0C0"|Ayanda Mpama (4)
|bgcolor="F0F0F0"|Nhlanhla Mwelse (2)
|V Lalouette
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|bgcolor=#808080 colspan="2" align="center"|'Bottom Two'
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|November 14
|My Idols
|bgcolor="C0C0C0"|Nhlanhla Mwelse (3)
|bgcolor="F0F0F0"|Gift Gwe
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|November 21
|Great Songs
|bgcolor="C0C0C0"|V Lalouette (2)
|bgcolor="C0C0C0"|Nicky de Lange
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|November 27
|Finale
|bgcolor="C0C0C0"|Gift Gwe (2)
|bgcolor="pink"|'Karin Kortje'
|-
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Season 4
Season 4 represented a unique change in Idols format on a global scale by replacing all previous judges and hosts, moving networks (M-Net to sister station KykNet) and therefore changing the ''lingua franca'' of the show from English to Afrikaans as KykNet is solely an Afrikaans network.
Auditions took place in Kaapstad, Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg & for the first time auditions took place internationally in Windhoek, Namibia.
Idols 4 premiered at 5:30pm South Africa time on May 28 2006.
Contestants
Despite universal critical acclaim, and being rescued twice by the judges following low audience votes, Valeska Smith was voted out on 14 August 2006.
Judges
★ Taliep Petersen
★ Deon Maas
★ Mynie Grové
Host
★ Sean Else
Season 5
On April 13 2007, M-Net announced the series would return to their network for a fourth season in English. The initial auditions were completed on August 6 with the judging and public vote stages due to start on 19 August.
See also
★ Season 3 voting results
★ Season 4 voting results
External links
★ Official website (season 1-3 & 5)
★ Official website (season 4)
★ TVSA's Idols Mini-Site
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