Idols South Africa V was the fifth season of South African reality interactive talent show based on the British talent show Pop Idol. It premiered on Sunday, 1 February 2009, with a summer vibe and new rules, after a short hiatus. Instead of the search happening in autumn–winter as with previous seasons, the auditions began in mid-December and run through the holiday season.
Colin Moss was unable to be the host of Season 5 due to movie commitments and the role open for auditions. Among those who auditioned were Top Billing presenter Janez Vermeiren, SABC 3 continuity presenter and radio DJ Liezl van der Westhuizen, television presenter and DJ Pabi Moloi – most recently seen in SABC 1s The Amazing Date —and Sami Sabiti, co-host of Idols 1. M-Net made an official announcement that Liezl van der Westhuizen will be the new host. She was presented to viewers in the first episode of Season 5 when Colin was run over by a car in a scene and she took the reins from him as the new host.
Final voting disaster At the finale, Sasha-Lee Davids was announced the winner, with 52.77% of the votes. Four days later, Idols SA announced that there had been problems with the voteline, and some of the votes that were sent before the cut-off time had not been counted. The investigation hit the front page of The Times on 8 May 2009 and later in the day it was announced on the Idols website that the recount had shown that Jason Hartman had received 200000 more votes than Davids (out of 2.3 million total votes in the finale's recount). After discussions between M-Net and FremantleMedia (the format owners), Hartman and Davids were declared joint winners. They both received identical full prizes. This was the first time a winner's prize was shared on an Idols show globally. Neither Hartman nor Davids ever appeared in the bottom 3 or 2 prior to the final.
Finals Finalists (ages stated at time of contest)
Contestant Age Hometown Voted Off Jason Hartman 29 Durban joint Winner Sasha-Lee Davids 18 Cape Town joint Winner Graeme Watkins 26 Cape Town 27 Apr 2009 Lendel Moonsamy 23 Durban 20 Apr 2009 Sithembiso Nkosi 19 Johannesburg 13 Apr 2009 Cameron Bruce 17 Johannesburg 6 Apr 2009 Pixie Bennett 24 Durban 30 Mar 2009 Lize Heerman 21 Durban 23 Mar 2009 Daniel Barron 17 Johannesburg 16 Mar 2009 Ntsepa Pitjeng 26 Johannesburg 9 Mar 2009
Elimination chart + Legend Did Not Perform Female Male Top 14 Top 10 Winner SafeSafe FirstSafe LastEliminated
Stage:SemiFinalsWeek: 02/23 03/02 03/09 03/16 03/23 03/30 04/06 04/13 04/20 04/27 05/03 Place ContestantResult1-2Jason Hartman WinnersSasha-Lee Davids 3Graeme WatkinsBtm 5Btm 3Btm 2Elim4Lendel MoonsamyBtm 2Btm 2Btm 2Elim5SiThembiso NkosiBtm 3Elim6Cameron BruceBtm 2Btm 3Elim7Pixie BennettBtm 5Btm 4Btm 2Elim8Lize HeermanBtm 3Btm 2Elim9Daniel BaronBtm 3Elim10Ntsepa PitjengElim11-12Mathew MoolmanElimSuzzi SwanepoelBtm 412-14Thubalethu MyekiElimJuanita Alves
Live Show Details Heat 1 – Top 14 (22 February 2009) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Thembi Nkosi"Hot Stuff" (Donna Summer)Safe2Cameron Bruce"Knock on Wood" (Eddie Floyd)Safe3Juanita Alves"Rehab" (Amy Winehouse)Eliminated4Thubalethu Myeki"You'll Be in My Heart" (Phil Collins)Eliminated5Mathew Moolman"Wonderful Tonight" (Eric Clapton)Safe6Pixie Bennet"Valerie" (Amy Winehouse)Bottom five7Daniel Baron"Won't Go Home Without You" (Maroon 5)Bottom three8Sasha-Lee Davids"Too Little Too Late" (JoJo)Safe9Lizé Heerman"Fever" (Peggy Lee)Safe10Jason Hartman"Undiscovered" (James Morrison)Safe11Ntsepa Pitjeng"I Don't Want to Wait" (Paula Cole)Safe12Lendel Moonsamy"Wait for You" (Elliott Yamin)Safe13Graeme Watkins"Beat It" (Michael Jackson)Safe14Suzzi Swanepoel"Strong Enough" (Cher)Bottom four
Heat 2 – Top 12 (1 March 2009) Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Lendel Moonsamy"Over You" (Daughtry)Safe2Mathew Moolman"A Foggy Day" (Fred Astaire)Eliminated3Lizé Heerman"Relax, Take It Easy" (Mika)Bottom three4Cameron Bruce"Goodbye Philadelphia" (Peter Cincotti)Safe5Suzzi Swanepoel"I Try" (Macy Gray)Eliminated6Jason Hartman"When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge)Safe7Thembi Nkosi"Immortality" (Celine Dion)Safe8Pixie Bennet"Black and Gold" (Sam Sparro)Bottom four9Graeme Watkins"Stop and Stare" (OneRepublic)Bottom five10Daniel Baron"Feel" (Robbie Williams)Safe11Ntsepa Pitjeng"If I Were a Boy" (Beyoncé)Safe12Sasha-Lee Davids"Bring Me to Life" (Evanescence)Safe
Live Show 1 (8 March 2009) Theme: Greatest Hits Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Ntsepa Pitjeng"Dancing in the Street" (Martha and the Vandellas)Eliminated2Lendel Moonsamy"Lady Soul" (The Temptations)Safe3Sasha-Lee Davids"I Will Love Again" (Lara Fabian)Safe4Thembi Nkosi"Always Be My Baby" (Mariah Carey)Bottom three5Cameron Bruce"Old Time Rock and Roll" (Bob Seger)Safe6Daniel Baron"Your Song" (Elton John)Safe7Lizé Heerman"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)Safe8Pixie Bennet"Against All Odds (Take a Look at Me Now)" (Phil Collins)Bottom two9Jason Hartman"With a Little Help from My Friends" (The Beatles)Safe10Graeme Watkins"Unchain My Heart" (Joe Cocker)Safe
Live Show 2 (15 March 2009) Theme: Divas and Crooners Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Cameron Bruce"Everything" (Michael Bublé)Safe2Jason Hartman"Can't Buy Me Love" (The Beatles)Safe3Thembi Nkosi"Dangerously in Love" (Beyoncé)Safe4Graeme Watkins"My Way" (Frank Sinatra)Safe5Sasha-Lee Davids"All by Myself" (Celine Dion)Safe6Lendel Moonsamy"Moondance" (Van Morrison)Safe7Pixie Bennet"Little Bird" (Annie Lennox)Safe8Daniel Baron"Save the Last Dance for Me" (The Drifters)Eliminated9Lizé Heerman"Big Girls Don't Cry" (Fergie)Bottom two
Live Show 3 (22 March 2009) Theme: New Millennium Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Jason Hartman"Love's Divine" (Seal)Safe2Sasha-Lee Davids"Run" (Leona Lewis)Safe3Lizé Heerman"Crazy" (Gnarls Barkley)Eliminated4Cameron Bruce"Breakeven" (The Script)Bottom two5Graeme Watkins"Clocks" (Coldplay)Bottom three6Thembi Nkosi"Right Here (Departed)" (Brandy)Safe7Lendel Moonsamy"Closer" (Ne-Yo)Safe8Pixie Bennet"I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia)Safe
Live Show 4 (29 March 2009) Theme: Best of South Africa Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Sasha-Lee Davids"Destiny" (Malaika)Safe2Pixie Bennet"Quick Quick" (MarcAlex)Eliminated3Lendel Moonsamy"Weeping" (Bright Blue)Bottom two4Thembi Nkosi"Ndihamba Nawe" (Mafikizolo)Safe5Jason Hartman"Great Heart" (Johnny Clegg)Safe6Graeme Watkins"Another Universe" (Arno Carstens)Safe7Cameron Bruce"Treasure" (Tree63)Bottom three
Live Show 5 (5 April 2009) Theme: Rock Classics Order Artist First song (original artists) Second song Result1Thembi Nkosi"Going Under" (Evanescence)"When You're Gone" (Avril Lavigne)Safe2Cameron Bruce"Love the One You're With" (Stephen Stills)"Free Fallin'" (Tom Petty)Eliminated3Lendel Moonsamy"Feel Like Makin' Love" (Bad Company)"Here Without You" (3 Doors Down)Bottom two4Sasha-Lee Davids"Mamma Mia" (ABBA)"Because of You" (Kelly Clarkson)Safe5Graeme Watkins"Always" (Bon Jovi)"Sweet Child o' Mine" (Guns N' Roses)Safe6Jason Hartman"Lightning Crashes" (Live)"Hanging by a Moment" (Lifehouse)Safe
Live Show 6 (12 April 2009) Theme: DJ's Choice Order Artist First song (original artists) Second song Result1Sasha-Lee Davids"Bleeding Love" (Leona Lewis)"Angels" (Robbie Williams)Safe2Jason Hartman"The Living Years" (Mike + The Mechanics)"Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours" (Stevie Wonder)Safe3Graeme Watkins"The Man Who Can't Be Moved" (The Script)"Loslappie" (Kurt Darren)Safe4Lendel Moonsamy"Sunday Morning" (Maroon 5)"7 Days" (Craig David)Bottom two5Thembi Nkosi"Weekend Special" (Brenda Fassie)"No One" (Alicia Keys)Eliminated
Live Show 7 (19 April 2009) Theme: Unplugged Order Artist First song (original artists) Second song Result1Jason Hartman"One" (U2)"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" (Bryan Adams)Safe2Sasha-Lee Davids"8th World Wonder" (Kimberley Locke)"Apologize" (OneRepublic)Safe3Graeme Watkins"Sex on Fire" (Kings of Leon)"What's Up" (4 Non Blondes)Bottom two4Lendel Moonsamy"Redemption Song" (Bob Marley)"Save Tonight" (Eagle-Eye Cherry)Eliminated
Live Show 8: Semi-final (26 April 2009) Theme: Choices Order Artist First song (original artists) Second song Third song Result1Sasha-Lee Davids"Listen" (Beyoncé)"I Believe" (Yolanda Adams)"Spotlight" (Jennifer Hudson)Safe2Jason Hartman"Hey Jude" (The Beatles)"Kiss from a Rose" (Seal)"Summer Love" (Justin Timberlake)Safe3Graeme Watkins"Every Car You Chase" (Party Ben)"She Always Gets What She Wants" (Prime Circle)"Song 2" (Blur)Eliminated
Live final (3 May 2009) Artist First song Second song Third song ResultJason Hartman"Great Heart""With a Little Help from My Friends""Break the Silence"Runner-upSasha-Lee Davids"Bleeding Love""Mamma Mia""True Believer"Winner
References
External links Idols website