Idols South Africa II was the second season of South African reality interactive talent show based on the British talent show Pop Idol. It was aired from June 2003, exactly one year after the first season ended, to October of the same year. With Colin Moss and Letoya Makhene new hosts were introduced and half of the judging panel was replaced as Mara Louw and Gareth Cliff replaced Penny Lebyane and Marcus Brewster.
The number of finalists was increased to 12 but only two male contestants made it through the semifinal group of the top 32: Jacques Terre'Blanche and Wafeeq Saffodien who both eventually managed to reach the top 5. Originally chosen as a wildcard winner, Francisca Blasisch suddenly quit and was replaced by Khwezi Kekana in the top 12 where she was voted off in the first liveshow.
Several contestants would return for subsequent seasons. Semifinalist Bianca Bronn returned the following season, although once more failed to advance into the Top 12. Noluthando "Nolly" Meje, who tied for 11th place, would later return for season seven, reaching tenth place. Meanwhile, one of the other semifinalists, Dewald Louw, would go on to become the sole winner of Afrikaanse Idols.
Due to technical issues, the voting was voided in the week of 28 September where the contestants where singing songs by John Lennon and Paul McCartney. Thus, nobody was sent home that week, and the votes were carried over into the following week, in which two contestants were eliminated instead.
On 20 October 2003 Anke Pietrangeli, who was nicknamed The Kimberley Diamond by her supporters, won over fellow-finalist Poseletso Sejosingoe in the Gold Reef City Hippodrome Theatre.
Finals
Finalists (ages stated at time of contest)
Contestant Age Hometown Voted Off Spectacular Theme Anke Pietrangeli 19 Kimberley WinnerGrand Finale Poseletso Sejosingoe 18 Lotus River 19 October 2003 Jacques Terre'Blanche 20 Tamboerskloof, Cape Town 13 October 2003 Viewer's Choice Nazneen Leeman 17 Belgravia, Cape Town6 October 2003My Idols Wafeeq Saffodien 17 Mountview, Lansdowne Kgomotso Tsatsi 16 Observatory Ext. 22 September 2003 Y2K Karen Ferreira 18 Centurion, Pretoria 15 September 2003 Big Band Night Zama Sithole 19 Vosloosrus 8 September 2003 Movie Magic Petro De Villiers 20 Centurion, Pretoria1 September 2003Proudly South African Thelma Jansen 19 George Khwezi Kekana 19 Diepkloof24 August 2003Award Winning Songs Noluthando Meje 16 Tamboerskloof, Cape Town
Elimination chart + Legend Did Not Perform Female Male Top 24 Wild Card Top 12 Winner SafeBottom 3Bottom 2Eliminated Stage: Semi Finals Finals Weeks:07/2007/2708/0308/1008/1708/2409/0109/0809/1509/2209/2910/0610/1310/20PlaceContestantResult1Anke Pietrangeli 1 Winner2Poseletso Sejosingoe 2 Btm3 Runner-up3Jacques Terre'Blanche 1 Btm2 Btm3 Elim4–5Nazneen Leeman 1 ElimWafeeq Saffodien 2 Btm3 Btm36Kgomotso Tsatsi Elim JURY Btm2 Btm2 Elim7Karen Ferreira 2 Btm3 Btm3 Elim8Zama Sithole Elim 1 Elim9–10Petro De Villiers 1ElimThelma Jansen 211–12Khwezi Kekana Elim Elim ElimNoluthando Meje Elim JURY 13Francisca Blasich Elim 2 Quit Because Francisca quit after she made the finals, Khwezi replaced her On 29 September there have been issues with counting the lines so the vote was voided that week
Live show details Heat 1 (20 July 2003)
Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Thelma Jansen"Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera)Advanced2Granville Williams"Shallow Waters" (Just Jinjer)Wildcard3Anastacia Fortuin"I'm Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman" (Britney Spears)Eliminated4Edith Thwala"A Thousand Miles" (Vanessa Carlton)Eliminated5Musa Ndlovu"Over the Rainbow" (Judy Garland)Eliminated6Petro De Villiers"Thank U" (Alanis Morissette)Advanced7Mlami Ngiza"Honesty" (Billy Joel)Eliminated8Noluthando Meje"Just a Little" (Liberty X)Wildcard Notes Petro De Villiers and Thelma Jansen advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated. Granville Williams and Noluthando Meje returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 2 (27 July 2003)
Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Cizario Roberts"Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)Eliminated2Francisca Blasich"Smile" (Charlie Chaplin)Wildcard3Dewald Louw"Paint My Love" (Michael Learns to Rock)Eliminated4Bonolo Thekiso"Pretty Baby" (Vanessa Carlton)Wildcard5Clayton Felix"If You Come Back" (Blue)Eliminated6Jacques Terre'Blanche"If You're Not the One" (Daniel Bedingfield)Advanced7Khwezi Kekana"Be with You" (Atomic Kitten)Wildcard8Karen Ferreira"Searchin' My Soul" (Vonda Shepard)Advanced Notes Jacques Terre'Blanche and Karen Ferreira advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated. Francisca Blasich, Bonolo Thekiso, and Khwezi Kekana returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 3 (3 August 2003)
Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Monde Msuthwana"Unchained Melody" (The Righteous Brothers)Eliminated2Bianca Bronn"Out of Reach" (Gabrielle)Eliminated3Lesedi Job"Georgia on My Mind" (Ray Charles)Eliminated4Nazneen Leeman"Sunny Came Home" (Shawn Colvin)Advanced5Lwazi Mkhize"How Am I Supposed to Live Without You" (Michael Bolton)Wildcard6Zama Sithole"You Can't Hurry Love" (The Supremes)Wildcard7Andy Milner"I Say a Little Prayer" (Aretha Franklin)Wildcard8Poseletso Sejosingoe"I Drove All Night" (Cyndi Lauper)Advanced Notes Nazneen Leeman and Poseletso Sejosingoe advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated. Lwazi Mkhize, Zama Sithole, and Andy Milner returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
Heat 4 (10 August 2003)
Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Anke Pietrangeli"Unforgettable" (Nat King Cole)Advanced2Wafeeq Saffodien"If You Leave Me Now" (Chicago)Advanced3Sibongile Simelane"Every Single Thing" (Melanie Lowe)Eliminated4Kgomotso Tsatsi"My Guy" (Mary Wells)Wildcard5Palesa Moeketsi"Always Be My Baby" (Mariah Carey)Eliminated6Clive Gumede"On the Wings of Love" (Jeffrey Osborne)Eliminated7Michelle Williamson"Torn" (Natalie Imbruglia)Eliminated8Irene Van Der Merwe"You're Still the One" (Shania Twain)Eliminated Notes Anke Pietrangeli and Wafeeq Saffodien advanced to the top 12 of the competition. The other 6 contestants were eliminated. Kgomotso Tsatsi returned for a second chance at the top 12 in the Wildcard Round.
Wildcard round (17 August 2003)
Order Artist Song (original artists) Result1Kgomotso Tsatsi"Uninvited" (Alanis Morissette)Advanced2Noluthando Meje"Chuck E.'s In Love" (Rickie Lee Jones)Advanced3Bonolo Thekiso"Life" (Des'ree)Eliminated4Granville Williams"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" (Jimmy Ruffin)Eliminated5Andy Milner"The NeverEnding Story" (Limahl)Eliminated6Lwazi Mkhize"To Be with You" (Mr. Big)Eliminated7Khwezi Kekana"I Don't Want to Wait" (Paula Cole)Eliminated8Francisca Blasich"I Have Nothing" (Whitney Houston)Advanced9Zama Sithole"Lady Marmalade" (Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil' Kim, & Mýa)Advanced Notes The judges selected Kgomotso Tsatsi and Noluthando Meje to move on into the Top 12 of the competition, before the hosts revealed the Top 3 vote getters. Zama Sithole and Francisca Blasich received most votes, and completed the top 12.
Live Show 1 (24 August 2003) Theme: Award Winning Songs OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Jacques Terre'Blanche"I Write the Songs" (Barry Manilow)Safe2Petro De Villiers"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" (Roberta Flack)Safe3Noluthando Meje"Never Knew Love Like This Before" (Stephanie Mills)Eliminated4Thelma Jansen"Without You" (Mariah Carey)Safe5Poseletso Sejosingoe"Bridge Over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel)Safe6Karen Ferreira"Bette Davis Eyes" (Kim Carnes)Bottom three7Nazneen Leeman"If You Don't Know Me by Now" (Simply Red)Safe8Wafeeq Saffodien"I'll Make Love to You" (Boyz II Men)Safe9Zama Sithole"Change the World" (Eric Clapton)Safe10Anke Pietrangeli"Don't Know Why" (Norah Jones)Safe11Kgomotso Tsatsi"Have I Told You Lately" (Rod Stewart)Safe12Khwezi Kekana"Don't Leave Me This Way" (Thelma Houston)Eliminated
Live Show 2 (31 August 2003) Theme: Proudly South African OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Wafeeq Saffodien"Secret Places" (Mean Mr. Mustard)Safe2Karen Ferreira"Life" (Semisane)Bottom three3Nazneen Leeman"The Spaniard" (Lesley Rae Dowling)Safe4Thelma Jansen"Rain" (SpoonFeedas)Eliminated5Zama Sithole"Please Stay" (Jonathan Butler)Safe6Jacques Terre'Blanche"Weeping" (Bright Blue)Safe7Kgomotso Tsatsi"A Cry, a Smile, a Dance" (Judith Sephuma)Safe8Petro De Villiers"Like You Madly" (Just Jinger)Eliminated9Anke Pietrangeli"Moments Away" (Mango Groove)Safe10Poseletso Sejosingoe"Meadowlands" (Miriam Makeba)Safe
Live Show 3 (7 September 2003) Theme: Movie Magic OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Poseletso Sejosingoe"Flashdance... What a Feeling" (Irene Cara)Safe2Jacques Terre'Blanche"Love Is in the Air" (John Paul Young)Safe3Nazneen Leeman"Love Is All Around" (Wet Wet Wet)Safe4Karen Ferreira"Hopelessly Devoted to You" (Olivia Newton-John)Safe5Zama Sithole"Last Dance" (Donna Summer)Eliminated6Anke Pietrangeli"Independent Love Song" (Scarlet)Safe7Wafeeq Saffodien"Mustang Sally" (Wilson Pickett)Bottom three8Kgomotso Tsatsi"Respect" (Aretha Franklin)Bottom three
Live Show 4 (14 September 2003) Theme: Big Band OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Anke Pietrangeli"It Had to Be You" (Harry Connick, Jr.)Safe2Wafeeq Saffodien"My Way" (Frank Sinatra)Bottom three3Karen Ferreira"Straighten Up and Fly Right" (Nat King Cole)Eliminated4Kgomotso Tsatsi"Fly Me to the Moon" (Frank Sinatra)Bottom two5Nazneen Leeman"Witchcraft" (Frank Sinatra)Safe6Poseletso Sejosingoe"They Can't Take That Away from Me" (Frank Sinatra)Safe7Jacques Terre'Blanche"Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" (Frank Sinatra)Safe
Live Show 5 (21 September 2003) Theme: Y2K OrderArtistSong (original artists)Result1Kgomotso Tsatsi"Show Me the Meaning of Being Lonely" (Backstreet Boys)Eliminated2Anke Pietrangeli"Here I Am" (Bryan Adams)Safe3Wafeeq Saffodien"Uptown Girl" (Westlife)Safe4Poseletso Sejosingoe"The Way You Love Me" (Faith Hill)Bottom three5Jacques Terre'Blanche"Universally Speaking" (Red Hot Chili Peppers)Bottom two6Nazneen Leeman"Forever and for Always" (Shania Twain)Safe
Live Show 6 (28 September 2003) Theme: My Idol OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songResult1Wafeeq Saffodien"Let Me Entertain You" (Robbie Williams)"Angels"Safe2Anke Pietrangeli"Cry" (Faith Hill)"There You'll Be"Safe3Jacques Terre'Blanche"Crying" (Roy Orbison)"Oh, Pretty Woman"Safe4Nazneen Leeman"The Shoop Shoop Song (It's in His Kiss)" (Cher)"Strong Enough"Safe5Poseletso Sejosingoe"You Light Up My Life" (Whitney Houston)"I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)"Safe
Live Show 7 (5 October 2003) Theme: Lennon & McCartney OrderArtistFirst songSecond songResult1Poseletso Sejosingoe"Ob-La-Di, Ob-La-Da""Let It Be"Safe2Nazneen Leeman"Imagine""With a Little Help from My Friends"Eliminated3Jacques Terre'Blanche"Norwegian Wood (This Bird Has Flown)""Woman"Bottom three4Wafeeq Saffodien"In My Life""A Hard Day's Night"Eliminated5Anke Pietrangeli"Yesterday""From Me to You"Safe
Live Show 8: Semi-final (12 October 2003) Theme: Viewers' Choice OrderArtistFirst song (original artists)Second songThird songResult1Anke Pietrangeli"Like a Prayer" (Madonna)"True Colors" (Cyndi Lauper)"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith)Safe2Jacques Terre'Blanche"More Than Words" (Extreme)"Arthur's Theme (Best That You Can Do)" (Christopher Cross)"Amazed" (Lonestar)Eliminated3Poseletso Sejosingoe"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (Elton John)"Save the Best for Last" (Vanessa Williams)"Thank You" (Dido)Safe
Live final (19 October 2003) ArtistFirst songSecond songThird songResultPoseletso Sejosingoe"Bridge Over Troubled Water""You Light Up My Life""Silver Lining"Runner-upAnke Pietrangeli"Independent Love Song""Unforgettable""Silver Lining"Winner
References
External links Idols II website