Season of television series
Idols South Africa |
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Season 14 |
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Hosted by | ProVerb |
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Winner | Yanga Sobetwa |
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Runner-up | Thato Makape |
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Release |
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Original network | Mzansi Magic |
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Original release | July 8 (2018-07-08) – November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18) |
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Season chronology |
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The fourteenth season of South African Idols premiered on July 8, 2018, on the Mzansi Magic television network. ProVerb continued his role as the show's host and an executive producer while Somizi Mhlongo, Unathi Nkayi and Randall Abrahams also remained as the main judges, with guest judges at each audition city.
Auditions
Auditions began in January and ended in March.
Audition dates and venues City | Venue | Guest Judge | Date |
Durban | North Beach Amphitheatre | | 20 January 2018 |
Cape Town | Century City Conference Centre | DJ Cleo | 27 January 2018 |
Pretoria | The State Theatre | | 10 February 2018 |
Johannesburg | Carnival City | | 24 February 2018 |
Pop-up audition dates and venues City | Venue | Date |
Bloemfontein | Mimosa Mall | 3 February 2018 |
Port Elizabeth | Boardwalk Casino & Hotel | 17 February 2018 |
Polokwane | Savannah Mall | 3 March 2018 |
Finalists
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Place finished |
| Yanga Sobetwa | 16 | Delft, Cape Town | Winner |
| Thato Makape | 23 | Postmasburg, Northern Cape | Runner-up |
| Thando Mngomezulu | 19 | Alberton, Gauteng | 3rd |
| Basimane Melato (King B) | 20 | Kagiso | 4th |
| Niyaaz Arendse | 22 | Cape Town | 5th |
| Nosipho Silinda | 17 | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal | 6th |
| Zamagambu Memela (Xae) | 19 | Pinetown, Durban | 7th |
| Lincoln Lewis | 22 | Ravensmead, Cape Flats | 8th |
| Ntokozo Makhathini | 18 | Witbank, Emalahleni | 9th |
| Mthokozisi Ngcobo | 20 | Umlazi, Durban | 10th |
| Bongiwe Mdaka | 23 | Melelani, Mpumalanga | 11th/13th |
| Dalene Swartz | 21 | Eldorado Park, Johannesburg |
| Lethabo Ramatsui (Wattahmelon) | 18 | Atteridgeville, Pretoria |
| Mnqobi Dlamini | 21 | Piet Retief | 14th/16th |
| Sandile Skosana | 26 | Tsakane, Ekurhuleni |
| Victor Matalane | 25 | Riba Cross, Limpopo |
Weekly Song Choice and Result
Top 16
Boys (2 September)
Act | Order | Song | Result |
Victor Matalane | 1 | "Nguwe" by Vusi Nova | Eliminated |
Mthokozisi Ngcobo | 2 | "So Amazing" by Luther Vandross | Safe |
Mnqobi Dlamini | 3 | "Hold On, We're Going Home" by Drake | Eliminated |
Sandile Skosana | 4 | "Nomvula" by Nathi | Eliminated |
Lincoln Lewis | 5 | "Writing's On The Wall" by Sam Smith | Safe |
Thato Makape | 6 | "With You" by Chris Brown | Safe |
King B | 7 | "Stay With Me" by Sam Smith | Safe |
Niyaaz Arendse | 8 | "Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake | Wild Card |
Girls (9 September)
Top 10 (16 September)
Act | Order | Song | Result |
Nosipho Silinda | 1 | "Collide" by Lady Zamar | Safe |
Mthokozisi Ngcobo | 2 | "Ascension (Don't Ever Wonder)" by Maxwell | Eliminated |
Lincoln Lewis | 3 | "Sondela" by Ringo Madlingozi | Safe |
Xae | 4 | "Please Mr" by Shekhinah | Safe |
Niyaaz Arendse | 5 | "Perfect" by Ed Sheeran | Safe |
Ntokozo Makhathini | 6 | "Fill Me Up" by Tasha Cobbs | Safe |
Thato Makape | 7 | "I Got You" by Encore | Safe |
Thando Mngomezulu | 8 | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" by Aretha Franklin | Safe |
King B | 9 | "Love On The Brain" by Rihanna | Safe |
Yanga Sobetwa | 10 | "Amazulu" by Amanda Black | Safe |
Top 9: The 90s (23 September)
Top 8 - Orchestral Delight (30 September)
Top 7: Showstopper (7 October)
Act | Order | Song | Result |
Thato Makape | 1 | "Mamelani" by Naakmusiq | Safe |
Nosipho Silinda | 2 | "Into You" by Ariana Grande | Safe |
Niyaaz Arendse | 3 | "Turn Up The Music" by Chris Brown | Safe |
Yanga Sobetwa | 4 | "Not Yet Uhuru" by Letta Mbulu | Safe |
Xae | 5 | "One Thing" by Amerie | Eliminated |
King B | 6 | "Inde" by Heavy K & Busiswa | Safe |
Thando Mngomezulu | 7 | "Single Ladies" by Beyoncé | Safe |
Top 6: Celebration of South African Music (14 October)
Top 5 (21 October)
Top 4 (28 October)
Top 3: Semi-Final (4 November)
- Before the Top 3 were announced, King B also got to duet with Mmatema Moremi they performed Smother by Craig Lucas & Paxton
Top 2: Final (11 November)
- Before her elimination Thando performed her debut single "Wasting Time".
Elimination Chart
- Colour key
– | Winner |
– | Runner-up |
– | Wild Card |
– | Eliminated |
Weekly results per act Act | Top 16 | Top 10 | Top 9 | Top 8 | Top 7 | Top 6 | Top 5 | Top 4 | Top 3 | Top 2 |
Boys | Girls |
Yanga Sobetwa | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner |
Thato Makape | Safe | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up |
Thando Mngomezulu | — | Wild Card | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd place | Eliminated |
King B | Safe | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 4th place | Eliminated |
Niyaaz Arendse | Wild Card | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 5th place | Eliminated |
Nosipho Silinda | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 6th place | Eliminated |
Xae | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 7th place | Eliminated |
Lincoln Lewis | Safe | — | Safe | Safe | 8th place | Eliminated |
Ntokozo Makhathini | — | Safe | Safe | 9th place | Eliminated |
Mthokozisi Ngcobo | Safe | — | 10th place | Eliminated |
Bongiwe Mdaka | — | 11th-16th place | Eliminated |
Dalene Swartz | — |
Wattahmelon | — |
Mnqobi Dlamini | 11th-16th place | Eliminated |
Sandile Skosana |
Victor Matalane |
References
Idols South Africa Website TVSA Idols Page Idols South Africa Fan Website
Seasons | |
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Winners | |
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Winner's singles | - "Once in a Lifetime"
- "Silver Lining"
- "I'm So Ready"
- "In Jou Oë"
- "Love Is All Around"
- "True Believer"/"Break the Silence"
- "Things My Father Said"
- "Hall of Mirrors"
- "Move"
- "I Still Feel It"
- "Let Me Love You"
- "Ding Dong"
- "Want It to Feel Like It Did With You"
- "Demonstrate"
- "Scars (All Over Me)"
- "Sunshine Through the Rain"
- "Ndizobizwa"
- "Ungowami"
- "Phanda"
- "iSlungu"
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