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First aired 10/Mar/2002
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19 season(s)
388 episode(s)
Idols was a television show on the South African television network Mzansi Magic, and previously on M-Net, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show was a contest to determine the best young singer in South Africa.
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Seasons & Episodes
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Season 19 · Season 19
Season Overview
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Top 2: Idols-Produced Single, Viewers' Choice & Mzansi Classics
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Top 3: DJ Collaboration, Song of the Season & Hits From Their Idols
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Top 4: PJ Morton's Playlist & Perfect Date Love Songs
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Top 5: Duets With Gospel Stars & Songs by African Stars
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Top 6: How to Do It & Grammy-Nominated Songs
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Top 7: Showstopper
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Top 8: Lionel Richie Playbook
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Top 9: Ultimate South African Wedding Playlist
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Top 10: New Kids on the Block
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Top 12: Duets With Former Idols
Summary
Gents
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Top 12: Duets With Former Idols
Summary
Ladies
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Episode 6
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Episode 5
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Episode 4
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Episode 3
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Season 18 · Season 18
Season Overview
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Finale
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Top 2
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Top 3: My Audition Song, Divas and Divos & Judges' Choice
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Top 4: New School Mzansi Hits & How It Should Have Been Done
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Top 5: The Babyface Songbook & Local Chart Toppers
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Top 6: Lifesong & Joyous Celebration
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Top 7: Showstopper
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Top 8: Parents' High School Crush
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Top 9: History of Music in Mzansi
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Top 10: Spotify's Soulful Sundays
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Top 12: Duets with Mzansi Stars & Greatest Hits of Today
Summary
Group 2
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Top 12: Duets with Mzansi Stars & Greatest Hits of Today
Summary
Group 1
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Episode 6
Summary
This season, instead of the usual Top 16, a Top 12 was announced on 21 August 2022
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Episode 5
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Episode 4
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Episode 3
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Episode 2
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Season 17 · Season 17
Season Overview
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Finale
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Top 2
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Top 3: Gospel Duet
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Top 4: Judges' Picks & SAMA Winners
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Top 5: Mzansi Gay Choir
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Top 6: Oskido's Playlist & Max Martin's Songbook
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Top 7: Showstopper
Summary
On 10 October, it was announced that there would be no elimination that week, and would resume the following week.[14] All seven contestants went on to perform their prepared showstopper songs.
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Top 7: Mzansi Greats
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Top 8
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Top 10 (Top 9): Battle of the DJs
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Episode 10
Summary
Ithana Conjwa withdrew from the competition due to health reasons a day before performing in the non-elimination round broadcast on 12 September
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Top 16: The Biggest Hits of Today
Summary
Group B
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Top 16: The Biggest Hits of Today
Summary
Group A
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Episode 7
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Episode 6
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Episode 5
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Episode 4
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Episode 3
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Season 16 · Season 16
Season Overview
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Episode 20
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Top 2
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Top 3
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Top 4
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Top 5: Theatre Week
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Top 6
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Top 7: Showstoppers
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Top 8
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Top 9
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Top 10
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Episode 10
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Top 16 Girls
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Top 16 Boys
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Episode 7
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Episode 6
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Episode 5
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Episode 4
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Episode 3
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Season 15 · Season 15
Season Overview
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Finale
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Top 2
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Top 3
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Top 4
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Top 5
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Top 6: Showstopper
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Top 7
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Top 8
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Top 9
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Top 10: Inspirational Hits
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Episode 10
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Top 17
Summary
Group B Theme: Songs that Trended
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Top 17
Summary
Group A Theme: Songs that Trended
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Episode 7
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Episode 6
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Episode 5
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Episode 4
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Episode 3
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Season 14 · Season 14
Season Overview
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Episode 20
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Top 2: Final
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Top 3: Semi-Final
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Top 4
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Top 5
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Top 6: Celebration of South African Music
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Top 7: Showstopper
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Top 8 - Orchestral Delight
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Top 9: The 90s
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Top 10
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Top 16 Girls
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Top 16 Boys
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Episode 8
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Episode 7
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Episode 6
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Episode 5
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Episode 4
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Episode 3
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Episode 2
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Season 13 · Season 13
Season Overview
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Episode 20
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Episode 19
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Episode 18
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Episode 17
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Episode 16
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Episode 15
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Episode 14
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Episode 13
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Episode 12
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Episode 11
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Episode 10
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Episode 9
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Episode 8
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Episode 7
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Episode 6
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Episode 3
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Season 12 · Season 12
Season Overview
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Episode 20
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Episode 19
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Episode 18
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Episode 17
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Episode 16
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Episode 15
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Episode 14
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Episode 13
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Episode 12
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Episode 11
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Episode 10
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Episode 9
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Episode 8
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Episode 6
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Episode 3
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Episode 2
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Season 11 · Season 11
Season Overview
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Episode 20
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Episode 19
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Episode 18
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Episode 17
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Episode 16
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Episode 15
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Episode 14
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Episode 13
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Episode 12
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Episode 11
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Episode 10
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Episode 9
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Episode 8
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Episode 7
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Episode 6
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Episode 3
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Episode 2
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Season 10 · Season 10
Season Overview
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Results
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Top 2: Songs They Auditioned With + Judge's Favourite Performances + Their Own Singles
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Results
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Top 3: Songs Chosen By The Producers +Songs From The Year You Were Born In + Songs You Wisheed To Perform On The Show
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Results
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Top 4: Old School Vs New School
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Results
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Top 5: Albums Of All Time + Most Downloaded Hits Of All Time
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Results
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Top 6: Showstopper Theme
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Results
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Top 7: Stripped Down
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Results
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Top 8: Songs From 1994
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Results
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Top 9 – How It Should Have Been Done
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Results
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Top 11 – Movie Magic
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Results
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Top 16: Current Hits Of 2014
Summary
Group 2
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Top 16: Current Hits Of 2014
Summary
Group 1
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Episode 7
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Episode 6
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Episode 5
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Episode 4
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Episode 3
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Episode 2
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Episode 1
Season 9 · Season 9
Season Overview
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Results
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Top 2
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Results
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Top 3
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Results
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Top 4
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Results
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Top 5
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Results
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Top 6
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Results
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Top 7
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Results
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Top 8
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Results
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Top 9
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Results
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Top 10
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Results
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Top 16 Show
Summary
Top 8 Females
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Results
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Top 16 Show
Summary
Top 8 Males
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Episode 7
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07-17-2020
Summary
Lively sports commentary with columnist Dan Le Batard, his father Papi, and guest personalities.
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Episode 5
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Episode 4
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Johannesburg, Gauteng
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Durban, Kwazulu Natal
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Cape Town, Western Cape
Season 8 · Season 8
Season Overview
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Results
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Top 2 – Final (Favourite performance, Most Talkes Performance & Winner's single)
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Results
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Top 3 – Theatre week (Semi-final)
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Results
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Top 4 – Homebrew
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Results
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Top 5 – Greatest songs according to Rolling Stone Magazine
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Results
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Top 6 – Showstopper
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Results
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Top 7 – Soul
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Results
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Top 8 – Song from My Birth Year
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Results
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Top 9 – Grammy Award winner
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Results
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Top 10 – Old/New School
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Semi-final: Female
Summary
The Top 18 contestants were split into two groups male and female and performed a song of their own choice. The guys group show aired on 21 July 2012 and the girls group show air on 22 July 2012 and viewers had the week to vote for their Top 10.
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Semi-final: Male
Summary
The Top 18 contestants were split into two groups male and female and performed a song of their own choice. The guys group show aired on 21 July 2012 and the girls group show air on 22 July 2012 and viewers had the week to vote for their Top 10.
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Top 18 Show
Summary
The judges chose the top 18 on Sunday 15 July 2012.
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Episode 6
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Episode 5
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Episode 4
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Cape Town, Western Cape
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Durban, Kwazulu Natal
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Johannesburg, Gauteng
Season 7 · Season 7
Season Overview
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Results
Summary
The results show was aired live on Tuesday 4 October 2011.
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Top 2 – Finale
Summary
The Top 2 Contestants performed three songs. Both Dave and Mark were allowed to choose their favourite performance from any stage of the Idols competition. The Top 2 were accompanied by one of SA's biggest bands, The Parlotones. And both of them performed their single. The Top 2 performance was recorded live on Friday 30 September 2011 at the Mosaïek Teatro in Fairlands, Johannesburg and aired on Sunday 2 October 2011.
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Results
Summary
The results show was aired live on Tuesday 27 September 2011.
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Top 3 – Top Threes Terrific Trio
Summary
Every Contastant performed three songs. One of each contestant's songs has been chosen for them based on the year in which they were born. Sterling EQ accompanied the Idols in two of their three songs. The Top 3 performance was recorded live on Friday 23 September 2011 at the Mosaïek Teatro in Fairlands, Johannesburg and aired on Sunday 25 September 2011.
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Results
Summary
The results show will be aired live on Tuesday 20 September 2011.
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Top 4 – Grammy-Nominated songs
Summary
Every Contastant will perform two songs. And there will be two duets The Top 4 performance will be recorded live on Friday 16 September 2011 at the Mosaïek Teatro in Fairlands, Johannesburg and aired on Sunday 18 September 2011.
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Results
Summary
The results show will be aired live on Tuesday 13 September 2011.
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Top 5 – Rock
Summary
Every Contastant will perform two songs. The Top 5 performance will be recorded live on Friday 9 September 2011 at the Mosaïek Teatro in Fairlands, Johannesburg and aired on Sunday 11 September 2011.
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Results
Summary
The results show will be aired live on Tuesday 6 September 2011.
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Top 6 – Showstopper!
Summary
The Top 6 will take to the stage after Erin and Dene was voted off the previous week in a double elimination. The Top 6 performance will be recorded live on Friday 2 September 2011 at the Mosaïek Teatro in Fairlands, Johannesburg and aired on Sunday 4 September 2011.
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Results
Summary
The results show was aired live on Tuesday 23 August 2011. Two Contestants were eliminated, due to the judges using there one safe vote the week before.
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Top 8 – Mzansi Youth Choir
Summary
The Top 8 took to the stage again after Kelly was saved by the judges. The Top 8 got a little help from the Mzansi Youth Choir, who provided the backing vocals for the Idols. James Blunt also performed during the show. The Top 8 performance was recorded live on Friday 19 August 2011 at the Mosaïek Teatro in Fairlands, Johannesburg and aired on Sunday 21 August 2011.
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Results
Summary
The results show was aired live on Tuesday 23 August 2011.
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Top 8 – R’n’B in All Its Diversity
Summary
The Top 8 were mentored in the finer points of R’n’B by South African legend Loyiso Bala, who performed with them as a special guest artist. The Top 8 performance was recorded live on Friday 19 August 2011 at the Mosaïek Teatro in Fairlands, Johannesburg and aired on Sunday 21 August 2011.
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Results
Summary
The results show was aired live on Tuesday 16 August 2011. Guest Judge Cofield Mundi performed during the results show and sang a song she specially composed for Idols.
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Top 9 – Homegrew
Summary
The Top 9 performance was recorded live on Friday 12 August 2011 at the Mosaïek Teatro in Fairlands, Johannesburg and aired on Sunday 14 August 2011.
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Results
Summary
The results show was aired live on Tuesday 9 August 2011. With guest acts from Idols season 6's third place Sindi Nene and The Black Hotels.
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Top 10 – Radio Chart Toppers
Summary
The Top 10 performance was recorded live on Friday 5 August 2011 at the Mosaïek Teatro in Fairlands, Johannesburg and aired on Sunday 7 August 2011.
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Revealed
Summary
Top 10 are chosen.
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Top 15
Summary
The Top 15 contestants performed a song of their own choice. Viewers had the week to vote for their Top 10.
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Top 16 Results
Summary
The results revealed Kerry was chosen to take up the last place in the Top 15.
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Top 16
Summary
After the Parlotones performance the judges let 14 contestants know that they were through to the Top 15. With the last two contestants Josslynn Hlenti from Durban and Kerry Sanssoucie from Johannesburg left the judges let the public vote for who they wanted to see in the Top 15. The following week the results were revealed and Kerry was chosen to take up the last place in the Top 15.
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Johannesburg, Gauteng
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Soweto, Gauteng
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Durban, Kwazulu Natal
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Polokwane, Limpopo
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Cape Town, Western Cape
Season 6 · Season 6
Season Overview
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Top 2 - Finale
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Top 3 Elimination
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Top 3 - Choices
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Top 4 Elimination
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Top 4 - Unplugged
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Top 6.2 Elimination
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Top 6.2 - Showstoppers
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Top 6.1 Elimination
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Top 6.1 - DJ's Choice
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Top 7 Elimination
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Top 7 – Tribute To Michael Jackson
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Top 8 Elimination
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Top 8 – Home Brew
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Top 9 Elimination
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Top 9 – Disco
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Top 10 Elimination
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Top 10 – Rock / Pop
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Top 14 - Group 2
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Top 14 - Group 1
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Auditions 4
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Auditions 3
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Auditions 2
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Auditions 1
Season 5 · Season 5
Season Overview
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Live Final
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Live Show 8: Semi-final
Summary
Theme: Choices
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Live Show 7
Summary
Theme: Unplugged
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Live Show 6
Summary
Theme: DJ's Choice
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Live Show 5
Summary
Theme: Rock Classics
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Live Show 4
Summary
Theme: Best of South Africa
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Live Show 3
Summary
Theme: New Millennium
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Live Show 2
Summary
Theme: Divas and Crooners
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Live Show 1
Summary
Theme: Greatest Hits
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Heat 2 – Top 12
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Heat 1 – Top 14
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Auditions 3
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Auditions 2
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Auditions 1
Season 4 · Season 4
Season Overview
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Live show 9: Final
Summary
Finale
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Live show 8: Semi Final
Summary
Judges Choices.
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Live show 7
Summary
My Idols
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Live show 6
Summary
Seasons and Colours
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Live show 5
Summary
New Millennium Magic
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Live show 4
Summary
Best of South Africa
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Live show 3
Summary
Rock
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Live show 2
Summary
Crooners and Divas
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Live show 1
Summary
Songs from the Last Century
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Heat 4
Summary
Top 12
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Heat 3
Summary
Top 14
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Heat 2
Summary
Top 12 girls
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Heat 1
Summary
Top 12 boys
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Auditions 4
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Auditions 3
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Auditions 2
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Auditions 1
Season 3 · Season 3
Season Overview
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Live Show 10: Final
Summary
Finale
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Live Show 9: Semi-Final
Summary
Theme: Great Singers, Great Songs
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Live Show 8
Summary
Theme: My Idols
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Live Show 7
Summary
Theme: Judges' Choice
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Live Show 6
Summary
Theme: Music Video Hits
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Live Show 5
Summary
Theme: How It Should Have Been Done
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Live Show 4
Summary
Theme: Viewers' Choice
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Live Show 3
Summary
Theme: Music from the Movies
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Live Show 2
Summary
Theme: #1 Hits from the '90s
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Live Show 1
Summary
Theme: Millennium Hits
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Heat 4
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Heat 3
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Heat 2
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Heat 1
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Auditions 4
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Auditions 3
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Auditions 2
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Auditions 1
Season 2 · Season 2
Season Overview
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Live Show 9: Final
Summary
Live Show: Final
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Live Show 8: Semi-final
Summary
Theme: Viewers' Choice
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Live Show 7
Summary
Theme: Lennon & McCartney
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Live Show 6
Summary
Theme: My Idol
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Live Show 5
Summary
Theme: Y2K
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Live Show 4
Summary
Theme: Big Band
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Live Show 3
Summary
Theme: Movie Magic
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Live Show 2
Summary
Theme: Proudly South African
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Live Show 1
Summary
Theme: Award Winning Songs
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Wildcard Round
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Heat 4
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Heat 3
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Heat 2
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Heat 1
Season 1 · Season 1
Season Overview
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Live Show 5: Final
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Live Show 4: Semi-final
Summary
Theme: Judges' Choice
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Live Show 3
Summary
Theme: Proudly South African
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Live Show 2
Summary
Theme: My Own Idol
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Live Show 1
Summary
Theme: Movie Magic
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Heat 10
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Heat 9
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Heat 8
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Heat 7
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Heat 6
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Heat 5
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Heat 4
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Heat 3
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Heat 2
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Heat 1
Cast
Main cast members.
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Dave Thompson
Judge
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Marcus Brewster
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Penny Lebyane
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Randall Abrahams
Judge
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Candy Litchfield
Presenter
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Sami Sabitiin
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Mathew Stewardson
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Mara Louw
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Gareth Cliff
Judge
Colin Moss
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Letoya Makhene-Pulumo
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Liezel van der Westhuizen
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ProVerb
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Unathi Msengana
Judge
Somizi Mhlongo
Judge
Thembi Seete
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JR Bogopa
Judge
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