Idols South Africa VIII is the eighth season of South African reality interactive talent show based on the British talent show Pop Idol.
After the auditions, call backs will be held in Sun City for the golden ticket holders.
Regional auditions Auditions began February 2012, and were held in the following cities:
Episode Air DateAudition CityAudition DateAudition VenueTickets to Sun City3 June 2012Johannesburg, Gauteng4 February 2012Sandton Convention Centre393 June 2012Soweto, Gauteng25 February 2012Walter Sisulu Hall10 June 2012Durban, Kwazulu Natal11 February 2012uShaka Marine World21 17 June 2012Cape Town, Western Cape18 February 2012Grandwest Arena29 Total countrywide 89
Johannesburg and Soweto auditions were aired together on the same episode, 39 golden tickets were given between the two episodes.
Top 18 Show
The judges chose the top 18 on Sunday 15 July 2012.
ContestantAgeHometownOccupation 1 Candida Mosoma 29 Pretoria Performer 2 Chloe Kiley 24 Cape Town Performer 3 Dominic Neill 20 Johannesburg Entertainer 4 Dumi Masilela 24 Johannesburg Soccer Player and Singer 5 Jean Huisman 20 Port Elizabeth Student 6 Khaya Mthethwa 25 Durban Singer 7 Maryke Buffel 22 Paarl Singer 8 Matthew Sampson 21 Cape Town Musician 9 Melissa Alison 23 Port Elizabeth Musician 10 Monde Msutwana 30 Witbank Marketing Assistant and Radio Presenter 11 Nosipho Mngomezulu 22 Brakpan Farmer 12 Obakeng Ramaboa 26 Munsieville Singer 13 Shekhinah Donnell 17 Durban Student 14 Makoma Mahowa 23 Ermelo Performer 15 Simphiwe Gwegwe 23 Port Nolloth Performer 16 Thabisa Mhlakulwana (Rich) 28 Port Elizabeth Singer 17 Treasure Mushwana 21 Roodepoort Musician 18 Tshidi Tenyane 28 Thokoza Jewelry Designer and Musician
Semi-final: Male
The Top 18 contestants were split into two groups male and female and performed a song of their own choice. The guys group show aired on 21 July 2012 and the girls group show air on 22 July 2012 and viewers had the week to vote for their Top 10.
GuysAgeHometownSong (Original Artist)Percentage of calls 1 Matthew Sampson 21 Cape Town "Save Tonight" (Eagle-Eye Cherry) 3,24% (9/9) 2 Dumi Masilela 24 Johannesburg "Sexy Love" (Ne-Yo) 4,91% (6/9) 3 Obakeng Ramaboa 26 Munsieville "If There's Any Justice" (Lemar) 6,29% (4/9) 4 Jean Huisman 20 Port Elizabeth "Love the One You're With" (Stephen Stills) 4,88% (7/9) 5 Simphiwe Gwegwe 23 Port Nolloth "Angel" (Sarah McLachlan) 14,40% (2/9) 6 Dominic Neill 20 Johannesburg "Don't Stop the Music" (Jamie Cullum) 5,02% (5/9) 7 Monde Msutwana 30 Witbank "When a Woman Loves" (R. Kelly) 8,47% (3/9) 8 Khaya Mthethwa 24 Johannesburg "If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys) 49,36% (1/9) 9 Treasure Mushwana 21 Roodepoort "Cooler Than Me" (Mike Posner) 3,41% (8/9)
Semi-final: Female GirlsAgeHometownSong (Original Artist)Percentage of calls 1 Siphesihle Ndaba 23 Ermelo "Firework" (Katy Perry) 6,63% (8/9) 2 Tshidi Tenyane 28 Thokoza "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (Jennifer Hudson) 14,69% (2/9) 3 Maryke Buffel 22 Paarl "Rock Steady" (Aretha Franklin) 7,99% (6/9) 4 Chloe Kiley 24 Cape Town "Somebody That I Used to Know" (Gotye) 11,23% (4/9) 5 Shekhinah Donnell 17 Durban "Thinking of You" (Katy Perry) 25,78% (1/9) 6 Nosipho Mngomezulu 22 Brakpan "Respect" (Aretha Franklin) 10,36% (5/9) 7 Thabisa Mhlakulwana(Rich) 28 Port Elizabeth "Loliwe" (Zahara) 6,85% (7/9) 8 Melissa Alison 23 Port Elizabeth "Domino" (Jessie J) 11,75% (3/9) 9 Candida Mosoma 29 Pretoria "The Edge of Glory" (Lady Gaga) 4,70% (9/9)
Finals
Finalists (ages stated at time of contest)
Contestant Age Hometown Voted Off Spectacular Theme Khaya Mthethwa 25 Durban WinnerFinal Melissa Alison 23 Port Elizabeth Runner-Up Monde Msutwana 30 Witbank 25 Sep 2012 Semi-Final Tshidi Tenyane 28 Thokoza 18 Sep 2012 Homebrew Simphiwe Gwegwe 23 Port Nolloth 11 Sep 2012 Greatest song according to Rolling Stone Magazine Shekhinah Donnell 17 Durban 4 Sep 2012 Showstopper Dominic Neill 20 Johannesburg 28 Aug 2012 Soul Chloe Kiley 24 Cape Town 21 Aug 2012 Song from My Birth Year Nosipho Mngomezulu 22 Brakpan 14 Aug 2012 Grammy Award Winner Obakeng Ramaboa 26 Munsieville 7 Aug 2012 Old school/ New School
Top 10 – Old/New School OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Percentage of calls 1 Nosipho Mngomezulu "Lady Marmalade" (Patti LaBelle) 3,86% (7/10) 2 Obakeng Ramaboa "Kiss" (Prince) 3,00% (10/10) 3 Monde Msutwana "Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe" (Barry White) 3,89% (6/10) 4 Chloe Kiley "Missing You" (John Waite) 5,80% (5/10) 5 Simphiwe Gwegwe "Kiss and Say Goodbye" (Denim) 9,01% (4/10) 6 Dominic Neill "I Need A Dollar" (Aloe Blacc) 3,40% (8/10) 7 Melissa Allison "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder) 3,29% (9/10) 8 Khaya Mthethwa "I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing" (Aerosmith) 33,09% (1/10) 9 Shekhinah Donnell "Simply the Best" (Tina Turner) 9,64% (3/10) 10 Tshidi Tenyane "How Will I Know" (Whitney Houston) 25,01% (2/10)
Top 9 – Grammy Award winner Guest Performance: John Legend OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Percentage of calls 1 Khaya Mthethwa "Without You" (David Guetta feat Usher) 29,73% (1/9) 2 Monde Msutwana "Crawling Back to You" (Daughtry) 6,95% (6/9) 3 Melissa Allison "Gabriel" (Joe Goddard) 8,80% (5/9) 4 Shekhinah Donnell "Marry the Night" (Lady Gaga) 12,56% (3/9) 5 Simphiwe Gwegwe "Beautiful Monster" (Ne-Yo) 11,46% (4/9) 6 Tshidi Tenyane "My Immortal" (Evanescence) 16,06% (2/9) 7 Nosipho Mngomezulu "Grenade" (Bruno Mars) 3,77% (9/9) 8 Dominic Neill "Dynamite" (Taio Cruz) 5,63% (7/9) 9 Chloe Kiley "Misery Business" (Paramore) 5,03% (8/9)
Top 8 – Song from My Birth Year OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Percentage of calls 1 Tshidi Tenyane (1984) "It's Raining Men" (The Weather Girls) 11,98% (3/8) 2 Dominic Neill (1992) "To Be with You" (Mr. Big) 5,67% (7/8) 3 Simphiwe Gwegwe (1989) "Man in the Mirror" (Michael Jackson) 11,15% (4/8) 4 Chloe Kiley (1988) "Never Tear Us Apart" (INXS) 5,66% (8/8) 5 Monde Msutwana (1982) "Rosanna" (Toto) 9,84% (6/8) 6 Khaya Mthethwa (1988) "September" (Earth, Wind and Fire) 31,91% (1/8) 7 Melissa Allison (1989) "Eternal Flame" (The Bangles) 10,13% (5/8) 8 Shekhinah Donnell (1995) "Waterfalls" (TLC) 13,65% (2/8)
Top 7 – Soul OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Percentage of calls 1 Simphiwe Gwegwe "Sign of a Victory" (R. Kelly) 11,51% (5/7) 2 Tshidi Tenyane "As" (Mary J. Blige) 11,91% (4/7) 3 Monde Msutwana "Purple Rain" (Prince) 12,28% (3/7) 4 Dominic Neill "Paradise" (Coldplay) 6,57% (7/7) 5 Shekhinah Donnell "I Try" (Macy Grey) 14,94% (2/7) 6 Khaya Mthethwa "The World's Greatest" (R. Kelly) 33,12% (1/7) 7 Melissa Allison "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (Aretha Franklin & Eurythmics) 9,67% (6/7)
Top 6 – Showstopper OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Percentage of calls 1 Shekhinah Donnell "Till the World Ends" (Britney Spears) 10,98% (6/6) 2 Melissa Allison "Where Have You Been" (Rihanna) 13,75% (3/6) 3 Monde Msutwana "Scream" (Usher) 12,07% (5/6) 4 Simphiwe Gwegwe "Turn Up the Music" (Chris Brown) 14,48% (2/6) 5 Khaya Mthethwa "Knock You Down" (Keri Hilson, Ne-Yo & Kanye West) 36,58% (1/6) 6 Tshidi Tenyane "Crazy in Love" (Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z) 12,15% (4/6)
Top 5 – Greatest songs according to Rolling Stone Magazine OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Percentage of calls1Monde Msutwana "One" (U2)14,41% (4/5) "Cry Me a River" (Justin Timberlake)2Simphiwe Gwegwe "No Woman, No Cry" (Bob Marley)13,66% (5/5) "I Can't Make You Love Me" (Bonnie Raitt)3Tshidi Tenyane "Imagine" (John Lennon)16,57% (2/5) "River Deep - Mountain High" (Ike & Tina Turner)4Khaya Mthethwa "Let's Get It On" (Marvin Gaye)40,41% (1/5) "Try a Little Tenderness" (Otis Redding)5Melissa Allison "Ain't No Sunshine" (Bill Withers)14,95% (3/5) "Proud Mary" (Tina Turner)
Top 4 – Homebrew OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Percentage of calls1Melissa Allison "Lovesick" (The Arrows)19,57% (2/4) "Ndihamba Nawe" (Mafikizolo)2Monde Msutwana "Dominoes" (Brian Temba)19,20% (3/4) "Indigo Girl" (Watershed)3Tshidi Tenyane "Ndawo Yami" (Zamajobe)16,20% (4/4) "Doo Bee Doo" (Freshlyground)4Khaya Mthethwa "Lengoma" (Zahara)45,03% (1/4) "Blue Eyes" (Springbok Nude Girls)N/A Monde Msutwana"Think Like a Man" (Jennifer Hudson & Ne-Yo feat. Rick Ross)N/A Tshidi TenyaneN/A Melissa Allison "Need You Now" (Lady Antebellum)N/A Khaya Mthethwa
Top 3 – Theatre week (Semi-final) OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)Percentage of calls1Monde Msutwana "By Your Side" (Sade)20,71% (3/3) "Pumped Up Kicks" (Foster the People) "Night Shift" (Commodores)2Melissa Allison "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys)22,09% (2/3) "Chasing Pavements" (Adele) "Unfaithful" (Rihanna)3Khaya Mthethwa "Down to Earth" (Justin Bieber)57,21% (1/3) "She Will Be Loved" (Maroon 5) "Super Bass" (Nicki Minaj)
Top 2 – Final (Favourite performance, Most Talkes Performance & Winner's single) Guest Judge:Ciara OrderContestantSong (Original Artist)ResultN/A Melissa Allison "No Air" (Chris Brown ft. Jordin Sparks)N/A Khaya Mthethwa1Khaya Mthethwa "Try a Little Tenderness" (Otis Redding) 80,20% (1/2) "The World's Greatest" (R. Kelly) "Move" (Khaya Mthethwa) 2Melissa Allison "Gabriel" (Joe Goddard)19,80% (2/2) "Sisters Are Doin' It for Themselves" (Aretha Franklin & Eurythmics) "I Could Spend a Lifetime" (Melissa Allison)
Elimination chart Females Males Top 18 Top 10 Winner
Safe Most votes Safe First Safe Last Eliminated Judges' Save
Stage:Semi-FinalFinalsWeek:7/298/58/128/198/269/29/99/169/239/30PlaceContestantResult 1 Khaya MthethwaTop 10 1st33,09% 1st29,73% 1st31,91% 1st33,12% 1st36,58% 1st40,41% 1st45,03% 1st57,21% Winner80,20% 2 Melissa AlisonTop 109th3,29% 5th8,80%5th10,13% 6th9,67% 3rd13,75% 3rd14,95% 2nd19,57% 2nd22,09% Runner-Up19,80% 3 Monde MsutwanaTop 10 6th3,89% 6th6,95%6th9,84%3rd12,28% 5th12,06% 4th14,41% 3rd19,20% 3rd20,71% 4 Tshidi TenyaneTop 102nd25,01% 2nd16,06% 3rd11,98% 4th11,91% 4th12,15% 2nd16,57% 4th16,20% 5 Simphiwe GwegweTop 104th9,01% 4th11,46% 4th11,15% 5th11,51% 2nd14,48% 5th13,66% 6 Shekhinah DonnellTop 103rd9,64% 3rd12,56% 2nd13,65% 2nd14,94% 6th10,98% 7 Dominic NeillTop 108th3,40% 7th5,63%7th5,67% 7th6,57% 8 Chloe KileyTop 10 5th5,80% 8th5,03% 8th5,66% 9 Top 10 7th3,86% 9th3,77%10 Obakeng RamaboaTop 10 10th3,00% 11–18 Candy Mosoma Elim Dumi Masilela Jean Huisman Maryke Buffel Matthew Sampson Siphesihle Ndaba Thabisa Mhlakulwana(Rich) Treasure Mushwana
References
External links Idols website