Idols South Africa VI is the sixth season of South African reality interactive talent show based on the British talent show Pop Idol. It premiered on 18 July 2010. For the first time Dave Thompson was not a member of the judging panel. The remaining three judges all returned and were supported by a guest judge in every casting city: Zolani (member of FreshlyGround) in Cape Town, Kahn Morebee (The Parlotones) in Johannesburg, Steve Hofmeyr in Durban, HHP in Port Elizabeth, and Loyiso in Bloemfontein.
The fourteen semifinalists where split in two groups of seven and performed live at Mosaïek Teatro on 22 and 27 August 2010 respectively. After the bottom two from each vote were eliminated, the remaining finalists were merged for the round of the top ten.
Top ten contestant Jamie-Lee Sexton had already been a finalist on Idols III under the name Jamie-Lee Blokdyk where she placed twelfth. She is therefore the first Idol contestant worldwide that made the finals on two different seasons. Accordingly, this was the second season (after season five) in which the top two contestants were never in the bottom, and (after the first season) the second in which both finalists were male.
Top 14
Group 1 Guest Judge: Ross Learmonth OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Result Peter Grobler "Love Is Gone" (David Guetta)Eliminated S'posh Petshwa "Doesn't Mean Anything" (Alicia Keys) Eliminated Sindi Nene "Hurt" (Christina Aguilera) Bottom 3 Jess Yallup "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2) Safe Pieter West "Never Gonna Be Alone" (Nickelback) Safe Boki Ntsime "Drift Away" (John Henry Kurtz) Safe Bongi Mthombeni "The Reason" (Hoobastank) Safe
Group 2 Guest Judge: Judith Sephuma OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Result Jamie-Lee Sexton"Mercy" (Duffy) Bottom 3 Zintle Mkwela "Chasing Pavements" (Adele) Eliminated Elvis Blue"Heaven" (Bryan Adams) Safe Gail Nkoane "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) Safe Lloyd Cele"The Time of My Life" (David Cook) Safe Adeline Mocke"When Love Takes Over" (Kelly Rowland & David Guetta) Safe Funeka Peppeta"A Moment Like This" (Kelly Clarkson) Eliminated
Finals
Finalists (ages stated at time of contest)
Contestant Age Hometown Voted Off Spectacular Theme Elvis Blue 30 George Winner Finals Lloyd Cele 28 Durban 2 Nov 2010 Finals Sindi Nene 22 Durban 26 Oct 2010 Semi-Final Boki Ntsime 21 Johannesburg 19 Oct 2010 Unplugged Adeline Mocke 22 Cape Town 12 Oct 2010Show Stopper Pieter West 25 Free State 12 Oct 2010 Jess Yallup 22 Durban 28 Sep 2010 Michael Jackson Jamie-Lee Sexton 22 Johannesburg 21 Sep 2010 Home Brew Bongi Mthombeni 23 Johannesburg 14 Sep 2010 Disco Gail Nkoane 25 Kimberley 7 Sep 2010 Pop / Rock
Top 10 – Rock / Pop
Guest Judge: Kahn Morbee
OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Result Elvis Blue "Play That Funky Music" (Wild Cherry) Safe Gail Nkoane "Please Don't Leave Me" (P!nk) Eliminated Pieter West "Won't Go Home Without You" (Maroon 5) Safe Adeline Mocke "Purple Rain" (Prince) Safe Jamie-Lee Sexton "Light My Fire" (The Doors) Bottom 3 Boki Ntsime "Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon) Safe Sindi Nene "I Kissed A Girl" (Katy Perry) Safe Bongi Mthombeni "It's My Life" (Bon Jovi) Safe Lloyd Cele "Beautiful Day" (U2) Safe Jess Yallup "Zombie" (The Cranberries) Bottom 3
Top 9 – Disco
Guest Judge: Tamara Dey
OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Result Bongi Mthombeni "Celebration" (Kool & the Gang) Eliminated Lloyd Cele "Twist and Shout" (Top Notes) Safe Pieter West "Knock On Wood" (Eddie Floyd) Bottom 3 Sindi Nene "Sweet Dreams" (Beyoncé) Safe Elvis Blue "If I Can't Have You" (Yvonne Elliman) Safe Adeline Mocke "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" (Pussycat Dolls) Safe Jess Yallup "I Don't Feel Like Dancin" (Scissor Sisters) Safe Boki Ntsime "Love Stoned" (Justin Timberlake) Safe Jamie-Lee Sexton "Murder on the Dancefloor" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor) Bottom 3
Top 8 – Home Brew
Guest Judge: Tumi Masemola
OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Result Pieter West "Today" (Jesse Clegg) Bottom 2 Jamie-Lee Sexton"Save Me" (Clout) Eliminated Elvis Blue "Destiny" (Malaika) Safe Adeline Mocke "Who Painted The Moon" (Nianell) Safe Boki Ntsime "Fairytale" (Liquideep) Safe Jess Yallup "What He Means" (Just Jinger) Safe Sindi Nene "Moments Away" (Mango Groove) Safe Lloyd Cele "Push Me To The Floor" (The Parlotones) Safe
Top 7 – Tribute To Michael Jackson
Guest Judge: Loyiso Bala
OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Result Adeline Mocke "Black or White" (Michael Jackson) Bottom 3 Jess Yallup "Earth Song" (Michael Jackson) Eliminated Lloyd Cele "Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson) Safe Pieter West "Give In to Me" (Michael Jackson) Bottom 3 Elvis Blue "Remember the Time" (Michael Jackson) Safe Boki Ntsime "They Don't Care About Us" (Michael Jackson) Safe Sindi Nene "Smooth Criminal" (Michael Jackson) Safe
Top 6.1 - DJ's Choice Guest Judge: Bongani Nchanga
OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Result Sindi Nene"I Learned from the Best" (Whitney Houston)Saved"I Drove All Night" (Cyndi Lauper)Elvis Blue"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)Safe"Hey Soul Sister" (Train)Lloyd Cele"Haven't Met You Yet" (Michael Bublé)Safe"You Are So Beautiful" (Joe Cocker)Adeline Mocke"Stereo Love" (Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina)Bottom 2"Need You Now" (Lady Antebellum)Boki Ntsime"The World's Greatest" (R. Kelly)Safe"Rosanna" (Toto)Pieter West"Rockstar" (Nickelback)Safe"You Shook Me All Night Long" (AC/DC)
Top 6.2 - Showstoppers Guest Judge: Kurt Darren
OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Result Lloyd Cele"Fireflies" (Owl City)Safe"OMG" (Usher)Sindi Nene"One Night Only" (Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé, Anika Noni Rose & Sharon Leal)Safe"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Beyoncé)Pieter West"Dancing in the Dark" (Bruce Springsteen)Eliminated"You Can Leave Your Hat On" (Joe Cocker)Elvis Blue"Bridge over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel)Safe"Gold Digger" (Kanye West & Jamie Foxx)Adeline Mocke"Dance with My Father" (Luther Vandross)Eliminated"Give It Up to Me" (Shakira & Lil Wayne)Boki Ntsime"When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge)Safe"My Love" (Justin Timberlake)
Top 4 - Unplugged Guest Judge: Louise Carver
OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)ResultElvis Blue"What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong)Safe"Piano Man" (Billy Joel)Boki Ntsime"Weeping" (Bright Blue) Eliminated"A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke)Sindi Nene"A Little Less Conversation" (Elvis Presley)Bottom 2"Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera)Lloyd Cele"Linkin Park Medley" (Linkin Park) Safe"I'm Yours" (Jason Mraz)
Top 3 - Choices Guest Judge: Hip Hop Pantsula
OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)ResultSindi Nene"Vuli Ndlela" (Brenda Fassie)Eliminated"Spotlight" (Jennifer Hudson)"You Raise Me Up" (Secret Garden)Lloyd Cele"Dynamite" (Taio Cruz)Safe"Just the Way You Are" (Bruno Mars)"When You're Gone" (Avril Lavigne)Elvis Blue"Broken Strings" (James Morrison)Safe"You Belong to Me" (Bob Dylan)"What About Now" (Daughtry)
Top 2 - Finale
OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)ResultLloyd Cele"Push Me To The Floor" (The Parlotones)Runner-up"Just the Way You Are" (Bruno Mars)"Thanks to You" (Lloyd Cele)Elvis Blue"Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan)Winner"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)"Things My Father Said" (Black Stone Cherry)
Elimination Chart + Legend Did Not Perform Female Male Top 14 Top 10 Winner SafeSafe FirstSafe LastEliminated Stage:SemiFinalsWeek: 8/22 8/29 9/6 9/13 9/20 9/27 10/3 10/10 10/17 10/24 10/31 Place ContestantResult1Elvis BlueWinner2Lloyd CeleRunner-Up3Sindi NeneBtm 3 SavedBtm 2Elim4Boki Ntsime Elim5-6Adeline Mocke Btm 2Btm 2ElimPieter WestBtm 2Btm 37Jess Yallup Btm 3Btm 2Elim8Jamie-Lee Sexton Btm 3Btm 2Btm 3Elim9Bongi Mthombeni Elim10Gail Nkoane ElimSemiFuneka Peppeta ElimZintle Mkwela Peter GroblerElimS'posh Petshwa
References
External links Idols website