Idols South Africa season 14

Idols South Africa
Season 14
Hosted byProVerb
WinnerYanga Sobetwa
Runner-upThato Makape
Release
Original networkMzansi Magic
Original releaseJuly 8 (2018-07-08) –
November 18, 2018 (2018-11-18)
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)

Act Order Song Result
Thando Mngomezulu 1 "Giving Myself" by Jennifer Hudson Wild Card
Bongiwe Mdaka 2 "Beneath Your Beautiful" by Emeli Sandé Eliminated
Wattahmelon 3 "Lose to Win" by Fantasia Eliminated
Nosipho Silinda 4 "Alive" by Sia Safe
Xae 5 "Broken Clocks" by SZA Safe
Yanga Sobetwa 6 "Don't You Remember" by Adele Safe
Ntokozo Makhathini 7 "Ndiza" by Zahara Safe
Dalene Swartz 8 "It's Not Right, But It's Okay by Whitney Houston Eliminated

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)

Act Order Song Result
Lincoln Lewis 1 "Pony" by Ginuwine Safe
Xae 2 "That's The Way Love Goes" by Janet Jackson Safe
Niyaaz Arendse 3 "Forever" by Damage Safe
Yanga Sobetwa 4 "Before You Walk Out My Life" by Monica Brown Safe
Thato Makape 5 "If I Ever Fall In Love" by Shai Safe
Thando Mngomezulu 6 "Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child Safe
Nosipho Silinda 7 "Open Arms" by Tina Turner Safe
Ntokozo Makhathini 8 "He Wasn't Man Enough" by Toni Braxton Eliminated
King B 9 "Remember The Time" by Michael Jackson Safe

Top 8 - Orchestral Delight (30 September)

Act Order Song Result
Niyaaz Arendse 1 "Take Me To Church" by Hozier Safe
Xae 2 "Cranes In The Sky" by Solange Knowles Safe
King B 3 "Loliwe" by Zahara Safe
Nosipho Silinda 4 "Hurt" by Christina Aguilera Safe
Lincoln Lewis 5 "Elastic Heart" by Sia Eliminated
Yanga Sobetwa 6 "Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart" by Alicia Keys Safe
Thato Makape 7 "Treat You Better" by Shawn Mendes Safe
Thando Mngomezulu 8 "As Long As You Love Me" by Justin Bieber Safe

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)

Act Order Celebration of SA Music Order Love Songs Result
Thato Makape 1 "Tell Me" by Stimela & Ray Phiri 7 "U Got It Bad" by Usher Safe
Nosipho Silinda 2 "Destiny" by Zahara 8 "Halo" by Beyonce Eliminated
Niyaaz Arendse 3 "Jika" by Mi Casa 9 "Crazy Love" by Brian McKnight Safe
Thando Mngomezulu 4 "Nizalwa Ngobani" by Thandiswa Mazwai 10 "I Believe In You & Me" by Whitney Houston Safe
King B 5 "Baby Please" by Kelly Khumalo 11 "Make You Feel My Love" by Adele Safe
Yanga Sobetwa 6 "Xa Bendino Mama" by Zahara 12 "If This Isn't Love" by Jennifer Hudson Safe

Top 5 (21 October)

Act Order Song Order Song Result
Thando Mngomezulu 1 "Spotlight" by Jennifer Hudson 6 "The Weakness In Me"" by Keisha White Safe
Niyaaz Arendse 2 "Too Good At Goodbyes" by Sam Smith 7 "Lost Without U" by Robin Thicke Eliminated
King B 3 "Irreplaceable" by Beyoncé 8 "Say Something" by Laura D Safe
Yanga Sobetwa 4 "What Is Love" by V. Bozeman 9 "I Will Always Love You" by Whitney Houston Safe
Thato Makape 5 "Imibuzo" by Nathi 10 "Inkomo" by The Soil Safe

Top 4 (28 October)

Act Order Song - Soweto Gospel Choir Order Song Result
Thato Makape 1 "Many Rivers to Cross" by Soweto Gospel Choir 6 "If" by Davido Safe
Thando Mngomezulu 2 "Ka Na Le Modisa" by Soweto Gospel Choir 7 "Thando" by Naima Kay Safe
Yanga Sobetwa 3 "Avulekile Amasango/One Love" by Soweto Gospel Choir 8 "Impilo" by Sjava Safe
King B 1 "Lion of Judah" by Soweto Gospel Choir 5 "Kahle" by Amanda Black Eliminated

Top 3: Semi-Final (4 November)

Act Order Duet Order Song Result
Yanga Sobetwa 1 "Beauty and the Beast" by Ariana Grande & John Legend (with Khaya Mthethwa) 4 "Mkulumsebenzi" by Khaya Mthethwa Safe
Thando Mngomezulu 2 "The Closer I Get To You" by Beyoncé & Luther Vandross (with Karabo Mogane) 5 "Never Say Never" by Justin Bieber Eliminated
Thato Makape 3 "Ngamthanda Umuntu" by Linda (with Amanda Black) 6 "Thandiwe" by Vusi Nova Safe
  • 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)

Act Order Idols Produced Single Order Favourite Previous Performance Order Best Performance Result
Yanga Sobetwa 1 "Scars (All Over Me)" by Yanga 3 "Heaven" by Emeli Sandé 5 "Try Sleeping with a Broken Heart" by Alicia Keys Winner
Thato Makape 2 "Blow by Blow" by Thato 4 "I'm Not the Only One" by Sam Smith 3 "If" by Davido Runner-up
  • 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