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Idols SA contestant Mthokozisi on Sunday stole the show with his show-stopping performance of AKA’s hit Caiphus Song.


Mthokozisi, who has been one of the season’s strongest contestants, once again showed why he still belongs in the game.

His performance was strong and he made the song his own – even adding some vernacular rap to the song.

The cherry on top of his performance occurred when his “bride”, Thembisa Mdoda, walked on to the stage.

Viewers said goodbye to Tee this week, who was eliminated as many had predicted after her not-so- amazing performance last week.

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It was raining Golden Tickets tonight, as Joburg’s aspiring superstars came out to shut down the Auditions on a high note. Viewers got to see just what Jozi is made of with close to 2000 people turning up and 23 Golden tickets being dished out.

Tonight’s Guest Judge was the award-winning vocal powerhouse, Kelly Khumalo, whose first turn at the judges’ table was “a dream come true”.
“I’m honoured and humbled [to be part of Idols]. There’s no platform as big as this. Idols is the best thing that’s ever happened to the South African music industry,” said an overwhelmed Kelly.

In keeping with most of the auditions so far, Joburg was a fierce, female fiesta as the high notes were hit, low notes registered and melodies melted the hearts of our Judges. There were also quite a few "Triple Threats" who used dance and theatrics to score a unanimous yes.

Unathi’s cry-o-metre registered high when Phumla, whose parents are both deaf gave a touching vocal performance. She echoed the sentiments of many watching when she pointed out how tragic it was that they'd never heard her “beautiful voice”. Rayvon did the impossible, capturing the attention of the notoriously difficult Randall, who uncharacteristically surrendered his Golden Disc to her, thanks to her “sparkling personality”.

Joining the above two was police officer, Shadrack who sang so well he inspired Somizi to perform a hilarious, impromptu musical with him before being placed "under arrest". Tonight, the Idols Telkom Pop-Up Audition bus travelled to Bloemfontein, where more Golden Tickets were dished out by Proverb.

With the Audition phase now over, Idols moves to the notorious Theatre Week, dubbed “Hell Week” by past contestants and Judges alike. It’s time to dig deep to find South Africa’s next singing sensation and if Somizi has anything to do with it, that person will come from Joburg. “My bones tell me so,” he says. Who are we to argue?

Idols SA airs on Mzansi Magic (DStv Channel 161) every Sunday at 17:30
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Idols SA Season 13 is kicking things up a notch after whirlwind stops in Durban, Pretoria, Johannesburg, Cape Town and additionally Port Elizabeth, Polokwane and Bloemfontein. These rounds saw our Judges unearth the most memorable of gems with Auditions that have been as talk-worthy as they come.

Our tuneless hopefuls for this season are now going head-to-head for the Wooden Mic crown and you get the chance to make it happen!
Starting NOW, you will get the chance to select the funniest of the season.

Here’s how it works
• Go to the Wooden Mic section on the official Idols SA Season 13 site at www.idolssa.tv/woodenmic
• You’ll find all candidates arranged according to the region from which they auditioned; Gauteng, Durban etc.
• Watch all the Wooden Mic finalists and select your favourite on our website or our mobi site
*Please note, you only get 20 selections per platform.

Wooden Mic selection will run for the duration of Idols SA Season 13 and the Top 10 will be chosen according to your favourites. Remember, you can watch more Wooden Mic auditions on Idols Extra (DStv Channel 198).
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It’s an undeniable fact that Durban and Idols SA go together like hand in glove. Not only is the turn out always one of the highest for regional auditions, but the province has produced quite a number of Idols SA winner – four at the last count. It remains to be seen if the next star was among the 1500 people who queued outside the Playhouse in tonight’s episode.

The presence of radio motormouth and charismatic TV personality, Phat Joe, certainly blessed one 16-year-old whose chances of making it to Theatre Week went from zero to “hell yeah!”, thanks to Joe’s Golden Disc. The guest judge nearly lost a talent he believes in when the other three judges gave resolute nos. Fortunately, Joe remembered just in time that he has the power to veto all other votes with his Golden Disc. It turned out to be a good day for the lucky contestant.

“I’m looking for someone with presence and that x-factor,” he said. “I’m not here to find a session musician. I’m looking for the full package. We’ll discover the next Idol right here, the same way I discovered you,” was Joe’s assertion on set.

But if the next Idol was among the throngs in Durban, weeding him or her out was no easy feat. Judges Unathi, Randall, Somizi and Phat Joe had their work cut out for them as they were subjected to one bad audition after another. It was only after a 19-year-old blew them away, getting a full house of four yeses, that the talent floodgates finally opened.

Tonight’s highlights included a contestant bringing their own microphone and boom box for an “authentic” sound, an optometrist who performed an exam on Somizi during the audition, a one-word original composition dedicated to a world icon, and Randall pronouncing: “Let’s just put this kid through” after he was dazzled by talent.

This week also saw the Idols Telkom Pop-Up Audition bus travel to The Boardwalk in Port Elizabeth, where four aspiring singers were hand-delivered Golden Tickets by Proverb, after the judges had evaluated their auditions via Telkom FreeMe.

Will Durban score a coup by producing another Idols SA winner? Or maybe someone from the Friendly City, Port Elizabeth, will take it. Only time will tell.

Idols SA Season 13 is on Mzansi Magic, DStv Channel 161 on Sundays at 17h30.
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Idols SA Randall, Unathi, Somizi and Donald at the panel in Cape Town
They came out to line the corridors of the Grand West Entertainment Centre in Cape Town; anonymous faces in a crowd with stars in their eyes and hope in their hearts. For the lucky few, they would leave clutching the symbol that marks a journey that could change their lives forever: the Idols SA Golden Ticket.

Launching season 13 of the most anticipated reality music show in Mzansi, tonight’s episode was as fascinating as a box of chocolates – you never knew what you were going to get. There was drama, intrigue, suspense, comedy, and a whole of SA’s favourite falsetto. R&B star and guest judge Donald, declared being a judge on the show as “one of the best experiences of my life”.

Season 13 got off to an eventful start when a somewhat tone-deaf contestant serenaded one of the judges with a love ditty that cracked Randall Abrahams’ funny bone – a monumental feat for a judge known to hardly ever show teeth, let alone chuckle. But the Queen of Silent Tears, fellow judge Unathi Msengana, need not worry about being dethroned by Randall. As things stand, it looks like a box of tissues will get its own special place at the judges’ table.

In-between the auditory assault, the impromptu theatrics and the conflict, some true gems showed up to bowl the judges over.

The colourful Somizi Mhlongo was dazzled by a contestant he praised for being a “vocally honest” singer, while Donald could barely hide his delight at another contestant. “Your voice is intricate and particular. You have amazing potential and impeccable control,” he gushed.

Donald’s passion for talent was on such a high, he even gave another “potential” his Golden Disc, making the other judges’ votes null and void.

The introduction of the Golden Disc is a lifesaver for contestants during the audition phase. Each judge has one disc in each province that he or she can use to push through a contestant to Theatre Week, overriding the other judges’ votes.

However, receiving the judges’ validation is only one step in the Idols SA journey. This new generation of hopefuls, some of whom were barely out of nappies and short pants when the show first aired in 2002, have a long way to go and will have to prove their mantle every single step. Let the games begin!

Idols SA season 13 is on Mzansi Magic, DStv Channel 161 on Sundays at 17h30.
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Sunday tabloid Sunday Sun reported that recently crowned Idols SA winner Noma Khumalo’s album title track, Joy, is allegedly the work of another artist, who is not being credited.

The album was released on Monday.

Sunday Sun reports that Leconelle Music wrote to Gallo Records to protest that the song belongs to their artist, Disebo Mhlangu.

They claim she wrote the song in 2012, but that someone named Pablo “went behind her back to Samro and registered the song as his own”.

Mhlangu said that when she heard the song on iTunes she was “shocked”, as it allegedly featured her lyrics and melody, but Noma was credited.

She was quoted as saying: “I wouldn’t mind if an Idols winner does a cover version of my song, as long as I’m credited and paid royalties for it.”

Noma and Gallo could apparently not be reached for comment on the matter.
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Former Idols SA judge and Cliff Central founder Gareth Cliff has slammed a “sensational” and “misleading” headline that said he had admitted to giving his former colleague Mara Louw a “spiked” drink.

Cliff trended on Twitter on the weekend after the Sunday Times reported Cliff admitted in his book that he gave Louw the drink that led to her much-publicised behaviour on the show. As a result, her contract was never renewed.

Watch the video posted on YouTube by redcementroom below:


Cliff said the reporting was “fallacious” and that the matter was “in the hands of my legal team”, further urging fans to read the “actual” story of what exactly happened in his new book.

“I’m used to newspapers getting it wrong, twisting a line out of context, concocting a provocative headline to sell enough of their papers to stave off the inevitable decline of profitable print media. But this was outrageous.

“That headline made it sound like I was admitting to a crime. The article itself was full of factual inaccuracies that the Sunday Times have since admitted to,” he said.

“Misinterpreted? Either I said it or I didn’t. I didn’t, so there’s no interpretation necessary. What the Sunday Times unleashed was a tirade of hysterical accusations and insults on social media that had me branded everything from a Bill Cosby-type date-rapist to a white man who cost a black woman her job.

“It was all based on absolute nonsense, so all of it was totally unjustified. I don’t mind taking responsibility for things that I HAVE done or things that I HAVE said, but this was made up. I’ve never spiked anyone’s drink, let alone a colleague twice my age.”

“Our lawyers have asked for an unreserved apology and the Sunday Times are dragging their feet.”

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The IdolsSA Judge Unathi has gone through a hell with social media trolls but she has always stood strong amidst all this.

She has had her ups and downs in the entertainment industry. The media personality, who got her break in the industry as a presenter on Castle Loud many years ago, is still going strong.

The Metro FM DJ has spoke out about the hate she used to receive. Unathi said she has learnt to forgive those who used to troll her.

"They would tell me nine nine on Twitter that 'Unathi you look like a stuffed vetkoek' they would laugh to my friends not seeing my friends pain and say 'Your friends arms look like dumplings still boiling in the pot'! They will psyche you out and TRY to convince you it's IMPOSSIBLE! Forgive them!"



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The Idols SA judge jokes that the toughest years of his life would even have made him sleep with a woman, he was that desperate.

There is never a dull moment with Somizi “SomGAGA” Mhlongo, even when he is sharing an encouraging message with fans. He always finds a humorous way to say it. In a recent interview with Mac G on 947, Somizi shared something he’s often spoke about before, namely how broke he used to be.

He said it happened between 2006 and 2009, mainly because he was careless with money, further saying that those were the toughest years of his life. “I’m grateful that I never took drugs, or any substances. Because when you’re broke and you take drugs, you become broker. You know, you become brokest [sic].”

The choreographer says he believes everyone should go through those three years. If it hasn’t happened yet, “it’s coming”.

Mac G shared his own experience, however, saying it was not for three years. He said he got fired from his previous job, and got depressed. To deal with his depression, Mac G says he drank alcohol and “banged a lot of girls”.

Somizi expressed disappointment at the news that Mac G had “banged a lot of girls”. He says he should have taken his chance with him as he always had a crush on him. Even though Mac G told Somizi he was only into girls, the Idols SA judge said vulnerability would have made him do anything.

“When you’re vulnerable, anything goes, ah! Me … during those three years I would have tapped a girl.”

The conversation came after Somizi told Mac G his success story, telling him that though he was not the richest, he could be counted among “the top”.

“I’ve been in a position where there were people that were more famous and richer than me and I know for a fact now for the past year I’m the biggest personality. I might not be the richest but I’m ranked there. I’m safe.”

 Also Read: Kenny Kunene selling Helen Zille painting- "I'm looking for a charming offer"

He further says he’s glad the success came now that he’s more matured and grounded.

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On Thursday, MNET announced that Siyakha Tshayela had been withdrawn from Idols after a dispute between herself and an independent recording company.

Siyakha then went to Gauteng High Court to make an appeal in order to be allowed to participate in the “Top 16” round despite not complying with one of the significant rules of the competition: that she be able to sign an exclusive recording deal with a label identified by Idols.

However, the court ruling wasn't in her favour as it found out that Idols and M-Net were entitled to exclude her from the “Top 16” round of Idols.

“Because her court application failed‚ she will not be able to continue as a contestant‚” Idols and M-Net said in a statement on Sunday.

“As mentioned in an earlier statement‚ the rules of the competition specifically state that contestants must be able to sign an exclusive contract with a record label identified by Idols. This is to ensure that opportunities are given to talent who do not have existing recording contracts.

“Ms Tshayela signed the Idols agreement on 28 February 2016. However‚ it subsequently came to the attention of the producers that she had entered into a contract with another recording company which was in place until 2019. Ms. Tshayela said she had tried to cancel the contract‚ but the third party disputed this‚” the statement read.

Idols said it had given Tshayela an opportunity to resolve the issue‚ but that she had been unable to do so by September 15 and‚ as Idols was entering the Top 10 stage‚ it was not possible to keep her in the competition.

“When she was informed of this‚ she brought an urgent application in the High Court seeking an order that she be reinstated. The application was heard at 20h00 on 17 September and judgment was handed down in favour of the production company of Idols and M-Net later in the evening.

“Judge Ismail ruled that Ms Tshayela had made a misrepresentation in the agreement she signed with Idols‚ and this entitled Idols to end her participation‚” Idols and M-Net said.

They added: “It is clear that Ms Tshayela is a talented young individual. She was given several months to resolve this issue‚ but was unable to do so. We wish her well in her future endeavours.”

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In a press release sent by M-Net on Thursday night it said that contestant on the show are required to sign an exclusive recording deal with the Idols-appointed label when they enter the show.

“On the 1st of August‚ Ms Tshayela informed us that she had entered into discussions with an independent recording company before entering Idols‚ but she maintained there was no contract in place. The recording company insists there is‚”reads the statement.

It's understood the discussions between all parties were held but there was no resolution. M-Net then made the decision to have Siyakha removed from the show.

“Due to conditions stipulated by the Idols format rights holder‚ we are unable to continue with a contestant that is currently involved in a legal dispute of this nature. Ms Tshayela is therefore not able to continue as a contestant‚” M-Net said.

Siyakha has proven to be one of the most popular contestants on the show with her name often topping the Twitter trends list.
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A new music video by 2015 Idols winner Karabo Mogane has spawned harsh criticism on social media, with some users claiming that he did not deserve to win the singing competition last year.

Karabo's video for Ngifuna Lo, in which he appears shirtless, was shown on the first Idols SA season 12 live voting show on Sunday evening.

While he might have stolen the hearts of many South Africans when he took the Idols crown in November 2015 after securing the lion’s share of the 74 million votes cast over the season, it appears that his latest music video has left fans underwhelmed and expressing their voter's remorse.




Apart from the overall video and song garnering negative criticism, some Twitter users took shots saying that he is "too skinny" and "flat chested" to be appearing without a shirt in the music video. Many others took aim at his close-up facial expressions, with Fikile Mbalula turning one of them into a side-splitting meme.
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The first round of the Top 16  was a bit underwhelming but Noma and Siyakha made up for it.

The competitiveness on Idols SA is getting more interesting and as the faith of each contestant lies in the voting hands of the public, we cannot wait to see what this weeks episode will unfold.

On Sunday night we saw the eight ladies of the Top 16 group put in that extra effort with their collaborative performance of Rihanna's  hit single - Work. 

Valentine sustained the energy as the first performer with her rendition of Beyonce's Halo.  Gareth Cliff and Somizi gave her nothing but praise for her song choice and performance but the praises soon dwindled as more ladies came on stage.

Lucia, Sgherdeed, Luke and Nosihe unfortunately, did not give off their best performances however, it was Noma and Siyakha who later on saved the night.

A reserved Noma Khumalo blew us out of our seats when she sang Rihanna's Stay. Judging by her performance, we have no doubt that Noma will be staying for the next round of the competition.

Noma nearly brought Unathi to tears but this time around Unathi managed to hold those tears back as she gave her the most flattering comment thus far.

"The universe was in alignment and God was showing off.." Said Unathi to Noma after that riveting performance and we couldn't agree more.

Just when we thought we had seen the best, Siyakha shut it down with Zinhle Ngidi and Trademark's Valelisa. A song that has supposedly been on the top of the charts but strange enough none of us have heard it before. 

Even people on Twitter expressed their little to no knowledge of the song but Siyakha did justice to her performance so we're not complaining.

One of the judges had expressed that Siyakha should've smiled a bit whilst performing the house song, clearly they haven't seen Babes Wodumo's facial expression when dancing and singing at the same time.

And Proverb was correct when he said that you must look like you're nauseous when dancing, funny but true.

We may stand corrected come next week, but judging by both of these ladies performances, Noma and Siyakha won't be going home this week.

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Sunday night’s episode of Idols SA proved to be a serious wake-up call for most of the contestants, especially those who struggled to collaborate with other singers in the group performances.


Before the singers even stepped on stage, the judges had made it clear that they had no intent of entertaining underwhelming performers at this stage of the competition, and they were not kidding.

Before they could even unpack, the judges already sent an entire bunch of singers home without even giving them the chance to perform. Heartbreak was an understatement as a number of contestants left with their heads low and dreams shattered.Whilst the ones who remained stepped up to the challenge and managed to not fall under the pressure of collaborating with each other.

The first group which consisted of the likes of Thamsanqa, Amanda and Sbu did justice to Usher’s 90’s hit single “You make me wanna.”



Somizi was especially impressed with Amanda’s performance.

“You performed well as if it were your last chance.” He told the singer who was clearly shocked at his compliment.

However, what shocked us were not the great performances but the disaster that unravelled as more groups performed.

The most horrendous of all performances was that of Thato, Celine and Tebogo. The young trio saw themselves crumble under pressure as they failed to deliver The Fugee’s rendition of “Killing me softly" a song which the trio was not too familiar with.

We saw 16-year-old Celine crack under the pressure as she struggled with the lyrics. Celine was so nervous we could barely hear her sing.

The performance was so underwhelming that Somizi wasted no time in telling the three to take their bags and leave.

“In the history of Idols…I don’t recognize this performance.” Said Somizi.

It was rather unfortunate to see Tebogo (the egg man) leave he was one of our favourite and most promising contestants of the bunch.

The disastrous performances kept rolling in as singers wallowed in their sorrows whilst the judges sent them packing.

Read: #IdolsSA: Cape Town dishes out disappointing auditions


However, it was the last group consisting of Thami, Siyakha and Keagan that restored our faith in the singer’s abilities.

This particular trio didn’t hold back on their goal to stay for the next round of the competition, each singer shined but not to such an extent that they outshined each other.

Unathi was charmed by Keagan’s falsetto, Siyakha’s confidence and Thami’s ability to support both of the other singers with his strong voice.

Although the group performances were ruthless, it revealed how determined these contestants are at making it to the next round. For their sake, we hope the next episode of the show won't be as ruthless as this past Sundays show.


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Radio and TV personality Unathi Msengana is the latest celebrity who has been targeted by an online weight-loss scam.

Taking to social media Unathi revealed that she recently stumbled upon a weight-loss website claiming credit for her remarkable weight loss journey.

"Forgive them!!! Yesterday on Women's Day I woke up to a website and supplement line claiming my journey on my weight loss," Unathi said.

The radio personality added that even though the discovery angered her, she has decided to take the high road and forgive.

"I was mad for a young minute...Then realised argh they had to. Forgive those who claim your success in any way my queen."

Within minutes after Unathi shared the message on social media her stream was filled with hundreds of comments from fans who had also seen the weight-loss scam, and assured her that they did not believe it.

Unathi, who has lost over 28kgs, embarked on her fitness journey about four years ago and has often opened up about the social media hate, which motivated to push harder to shed those unwanted kilos.




Read: #IdolsSA: Cape Town dishes out disappointing auditions


The radio personality's social media accounts are filled with fitness and healthy eating tips, which has now become a part of her everyday lifestyle.
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Johannesburg set the bar high in the previous week, but it seems like Cape Town couldn’t match-up to Jozi’s calibre of talent.

We were never ready for the disappointment that was dished out during the Cape Town auditions.

The judges and viewers were subjected to a string of unwarranted singers who were probably misled by a cruel family member who perhaps encouraged these wooden-mic contenders to pursue a career in singing.

Now there were a number of candidates who were absolutely terrible during Sunday night’s auditions but our ultimate favourites were the likes of Viwe and the “What is love girl” (Apologies, we forgot her name)

A part from his dreadful audition, it’s Viwe’s sincerity that made us love his wooden-mic performance. He may have been terribly out of tune and sang the wrong words but it’s how apologetic he was about his mistake that made us forgive Viwe.



Shame the man even cried whilst exiting the audition room and like a true wooden-mic contender Viwe also exited with a fart, yes ladies and gentlemen Viwe farted whilst leaving the room empty handed.

Then it was this lady...




On behalf of all South Africans, we’d like to apologize to this lady for the number of times that Somizi made you repeat that unattainable note. You continuously sang ‘what is love’ and unfortunately Somizi showed you no love at all.

Before we write off Cape Town as a complete disappointment it was the sweet sounds of, Micaela, Tebogo, Bronwin and a few other singers that made Sunday night’s episode of Idols a joy to watch.

When you’re performing and Unathi shows this expression, just know you’re on the right track.




We’d also like to take our hat off to Tebogo for believing so strongly in his dreams and not letting even his family deter him those dreams. Tebogo has made this his third attempt at winning Idols, let’s hope the man at least makes it to the Top 5 stage of the competition.

In all honesty, Tebogo actually doesn’t need an Idols title…Robbie Malinga please do best?

We'd also like to send a special request to Aphiwe's High School principal, may you please hand this boy a months detention for raising our hopes so high only to be subjected to his ear-deafening audition.

Aphiwe was the 16-year-old boy who sang an Adele song at the end of the show.

The teenager came to the auditions with an attractive sense of confidence that got us excited, but our excitement was short-lived the moment he opened his mouth.

Aphiwe sounded like a cat that was being skinned alive. Please handle him accordingly principle.

Last but definitely not least a moment of silence for Unathi's amazing body in this jumpsuit.



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The next stop on the Idols SA season 12 audition round was the capital city, Pretoria.
In all honesty we were never ready for what PTA had in store for us: there was cake, explicit lyrics, Wooden Mic gold, original ''hits" and the return of bad Randall.
By the end of a long day, the judges issued 21 Golden Tickets.

Here is how it went down:

First contestant in the audition room was Ongezwa Matshoba,  she said it was her first time ever performing in front of people. We must say she was really good; in fact, the first four contestants were good and walked away with golden tickets.
       

Then things started getting awkward. We met Eugene from Bloemfontein, his performance was touching. Anyway, Eugene attended a music school for a year and a half and he actually paid for it. The judges thought he was bad, but he wasn’t having any of it; Eugene says he will try again later this year on The Voice. Good luck Eugene, we hope you make it.

Thokozile Ndimande, who loves cooking, baking and singing, brought cake for the judges. Somizi, being the good cook he is, could not stop looking at the cake; in fact, he judged it more than her voice. “Slow down on the cream honey, it’s too much,” he said before he buried his face in it. At least she got the golden ticket, and ProVerb ate it.

And we met the performances of the night; Amos, Petrick Mashumu and Ayanda Ntame. These are people who make Idols SA what it is – the real performers who will stop at nothing to get their wooden mic.

Things started off on a bad note for Amos when he could not hear the buzzer instructing him to enter the audition venue – it had to go off a number of times before he realised the judges were ready for him. Somizi saw an opportunity to be a pastor or prophet for the night and grabbed it, shem. We must say he performed better than all the other ones we have seen on TV. From calling the devil a liar to asking Amos to touch the TV screen – he did it all. Here we were thinking Somizi was a child of the light.

Soon we will be addressing Petrick as a hit maker, Bless My Sweating was indeed a hit, and the message was very good. We hope one of our talented DJs does a remix with this one because it promises to be a summer jam.

If we could all be as determined and hard-working as Ayanda, we would be far in life. Ayanda auditioned for a wooden mic in season 10 of the show and sang the hit song Orlando. Idols was kind enough to remind us, and, we must say, he did put up a performance and definitely deserved that wooden mic, though he said he never got it, as it got lost in the mail. So, he came back to defend his title and sang “wash me nene”.

Not even Keletso, who apparently sang massage music from the Far East and sounded like a whale, could match Ayanda’s talent. We’re not sure who is better though; Mbishop or Ayanda? You be the judge.

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In just under two minutes on a chilly July evening, an unassuming, worldly man (with a clear taste for the exotic) from sleepy Umzimkhulu, turned Mzansi on its head. Armed with an ethereal, classical song - and a voice that would put Maria Callas to shame, Mbishoph Shezi marched into our Idols XII Audition Room and gave our judges and South Africa, a show worth remembering. As soon as dearest Mbishoph opened his mouth, it was clear to all and sundry that we were all about to get lost in translation – and we needed GPS. Fast!









Because it’s sooo not our style to take defeat lying down (and it’s not in our ‘gender’), we said a prayer and threw ourselves into ‘Project Decipher Mbishoph’s Lyrics’. Forgive us if we miss the mark, but you will agree that these lyrics are decidedly larger than life (and all of us, honestly). Headphones on? Good. Let’s go!
Artist: Mbishoph

Song: Is it Italian? Nobody knows, but its provocative

Verse 1

Lyrics: There you hon- hoh our Lord in nothing but ferris yeah I see (X2)

Translation: Yeah, I told ya’ll Jon Snow would rise again that other time but honey, you didn’t want to see (X2)

Lyrics: Bee-shin black and bishin boo, Bee-shin black and bishin boo

Translation: Melania Trump wrote this song boo, Melania Trump wrote this song boo

Lyrics: Thus seeks to steal a lie for true

Translation: I really want a pie. For real

Lyrics: La-lee cobra sticky you shirt vaht do you thinks, thinks? What do you thinks?

Translation: When you stick a cobra on your shirt, what do you think will happen? What do you think?

Lyrics: Tell me mister, tell me tem of our low being

Translation: All my life, I had to fight

Lyrics: Yeah a new country, yeah I see how to drine our valley use

Translation: What’s normal to the spider is chaos to the fly

Lyrics: How to DRY, DRY…our fur…yeah, youth

Translation: Work work work work work work. He say me haffi work work work work work work

Lyrics: Shek no teh oh shek no teh da flying for my Nataniel

Translation: Toto, I’ve a feeling we’re not in Kansas anymore

Lyrics: Oh with no more oh with no more, nakwan sked in the roots I call Okrah

Translation: Hibiri, in the meantime. Also, I love Oprah

Source: IdolsSA.tv
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Arguably the most anticipated singing reality TV show of the year, the granddaddy of all talent shows. Idols SA,  kicked off in Durban where more than 2000 hopefuls lined the streets around the Playhouse for a chance to perform for judges Randall Abrahams, Unathi Msengana, Somizi Mhlongo and Gareth Cliff.

In true Idols SA tradition, things got off to an exciting start with melodrama, catty contestants, funny guys, absolutely ludicrous Wooden Mic contenders, and of course, the magical voices.

There was Luke Ntombela, from Estcourt East. With her angelic smile and never-say-die attitude, the 26 year-old singer returned to Idols SA for a personal record 5th audition. Buoyed by the fact that she had been part of Robbie Malinga’s team in Clash of the Choirs, another winning Mzansi Magic show, her confidence was at its peak when she stepped in front of the judges.

Her determination paid off as she came out of the audition room clutching a Golden Ticket after getting a yes from all four judges. Now the waitress is ready to serve South Africa her velvety voice.


Read: #IdolsSA: Nervous contestant faints in the Audition Room


Another contestant who made an impression, except for her “mature” dress sense, was the soft-spoken Nosihe Zulu, 28, from Pietermaritzburg, whose 10 year-old brother Joshua picked the audition song. His prediction that his sister would bowl the judges over with Adele’s When We Were Young turned out to be as spot-on as the forecasts by Paul The Octopus during the 2010 Soccer World Cup.

She got three nods from the judges, but Randall couldn’t be swayed from his opinion that she was not strong enough. Still, Nosihe got her ticket.

But it’s the contestants who performed original compositions who left Randall, Unathi, Somizi and Gareth with their jaws on the floor – and not in a good way. Notably, Phumzile Shusha.

Her version of a Zulu love song lamenting a lost love had the judges in no doubt why the estranged lover had run away in the first place. But that didn’t stop Somizi from staging an impromptu dance-off with her, ending the performance limp in the arms of the singer.

And who will forget the “repeat offender” who came to demand what he said was rightfully his – the Wooden Mic that never made it to his mantelpiece after it was “faxed” through!
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