The Idols Top 10 – South Africa
Idols SA, The Idols Top 10: The Top 15 opened the show with a vibrant performance of the old Journey hit, Don’t Stop Believing, as seen on the hit show Glee. But for five of them this would be their last performance on the Idols stage. In tonight’s announcement, the Idols who had received the most votes in last week’s viewers’s votes were put through to the Top 10 along with the votes cast by the expert panel of Idols judges, Gareth Cliff, Unathi Msengana and Randall Abrahams. Five were sent home, their dreams of stardom deferred for at least one more year.
The Idols Top 10 was announced in an emotional 90-minute live broadcast last night, featuring spectacular guest performances from The Arrows, The Soap Sisters, Jamalie, The Graeme Watkins Project and last season’s runner-up, L’loyd Cele.
The five contestants who had to leave the competition tonight were:
Mandla “Power” Simelane (26) from Soweto
Sibusisiwe “Miss J” Jali (20) from Durban
Kerry Sanssoucie (22) from Johannesburg
Kahludi Malele (29) from Louis Trichardt
Chloe Geldenhuys (16) from Cape Town
That means the Season 7 Top 10 are:
Dave Van Vuuren (20) from Johannesburg
Kelly Fortuin (21) from Cape Town
Nolly Meje (24) from Cape Town
Lefa Pike (29) from Kimberley
Mark Haze (29) from Cape Town
Phakamane “Phaksy” Mngomezu (20) from Empangeni
Crushanda Forbes (23) from Kimberley
Erin Fourie (27) from Pietermaritzburg
Dené Vorster (16) from Johannesburg
Freddie Van Dango (22) from Johannesburg
“It seems as if the judges and the viewers are in agreement,” Idols judge Randall Abrahams said about the Top 10 choice.
The Top 10 will perform for viewers’ votes in their first live spectacular at the home of Idols, the Mosaïek Teatro in Fairlands, Johannesburg, next Sunday, 7 August. Tickets are now available from Computicket.
Idols is broadcast on M-Net and Mzansi Magic every Sunday at 5.30pm and dedicated fans can catch 24/7 coverage on Channel 199.
Get all the lowdown on season 7 at the official Idols Facebook page at “Idols South Africa”, on Twitter @IdolsSA and on the official website.
Songs and albums from all the guest artists who performed on tonight’s show are available for download on Omusic.com, South Africa’s premiere online music store. Prices start at just R9.99.
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