Idols South Africa season 14

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
Polowane	Savannah Mall	3 March 2018

Weekly Song Choice and Result

Top 16

Boys

	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Song Choice
1	Victor	25	Riba Cross, Limpopo	"Nguwe" by Vusi Nova	Eliminated
2	Mthokozisi	20	Umlazi, Durban	"So Amazing" by Luther Vandross	Safe
3	Mnqobi	21	Piet Retief	"Hold On, We're Going Home" by Drake	Eliminated
4	Sandile	26	Tsakane, Ekurhuleni	"Nomvula" by Nathi	Eliminated
5	Lincoln	22	Ravensmead, Cape Flats	"Writing's On The Wall" by Sam Smith	Safe
6	Thato	23	Postmasburg, Northern Cape	"With You" by Chris Brown	Safe
7	King B	20	Kagiso	"Stay With Me" by Sam Smith	Safe
8	Niyaaz	22	Cape Town	"Mirrors" by Justin Timberlake	Public Wild Card

Girls

	Contestant	Age	Hometown	Song Choice
	Bongiwe	23	Melelani, Mpumalanga	"Beneath Your Beautiful" by Emeli Sande	Eliminated
	Dalene	21	Eldorado Park, Johannesburg	It's Not Right, But It's Okay by Whitney Houston	Eliminated
	Nosipho	17	Ladysmith, Kwa-Zulu Natal	Alive by Sia	Safe
	Ntokozo	18	Witbank	Ndiza by Zahara	Safe
	Thando	19		Giving Myself by Jennifer Hudson	Public Wild Card
	Wattahmelon	18	Atteridgeville, Pretoria	Lose To Win by Fantasia	Eliminated
	Xae	19	Pinetown, Durban	Broken Clocks by SZA	Safe
	Yanga	16	Cape Town	Don't You Remember by Adele	Safe

Top 9

Contestant	Song Choice
King B	"Remember The Time" by Michael Jackson	Safe
Lincoln	"Pony" by Ginuwine	Safe
Mthokozisi	"How You Gonna Act Like That" by Tyrese	Eliminated
Niyaaz	"Forever" by Damage	Safe
Thato	"If I Ever Fall In Love" by Shai	Safe
Nosipho	"Open Arms" by Mariah Carey	Safe
Ntokozo	"He Wasn't Man Enough" by Toni Braxton	Safe
Thando	"Bills, Bills, Bills" by Destiny's Child	Safe
Xae	"That's The Way Love Goes" by Janet Jackson	Safe
Yanga	"Before You Walk Out My Life" by Monica	Safe

Top 8: Orchestral Delight

Contestant	Song Choice
King B	"Loliwe" by Zahara	Safe
Lincoln	"Elastic Heart" by Sia	Safe
Niyaaz	"Take Me To Church" by Hozier	Safe
Nosipho	"Hurt" by Christina Aguilera	Safe
Ntokozo	"Dark Horse" by Katy Perry	Eliminated
Thando	"As Long As You Love Me" by Justin Bieber	Safe
Thato	"Treat You Better" by Shawn Mendes	Safe
Xae	"Cranes In The Sky" by Solange	Safe
Yanga	"Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart" by Alicia Keys	Safe

Top 7

Contestant	Song Choice
King B	"Inde" by Heavy K ft Busiswa	Safe
Lincoln	"Cake By The Ocean" by DNCE	Eliminated
Niyaaz	"Turn Up The Music" by Chris Brown	Safe
Thato	"Mamelani" by Naakmusiq	Safe
Nosipho	"Into You" by Ariana Grande	Safe
Thando	"Single Ladies" by Beyonce	Safe
Xae	"1 Thing" by Amerie	Safe
Yanga	"Not Yet Uhuru" by Letta Mbulu	Safe

Top 6: Celebration of SA Music

Contestant	Song Choice - Love Songs	Song Choice - Celebration of SA Music
King B	"Make You Feel My Love" by Adele	"Baby Please" by Kelly Khumalo
Niyaaz	"Crazy Love" by Brian McKnight	"Jika" by Mi Casa
Thato	"U Got It Bad" by Usher	"Tell Me" by Stimela & Ray Phiri
Nosipho	"Halo" by Beyonce	"Destiny" by Zahara
Thando	"Natural Women" by Aretha Franklin	"Nizalwa Ngobani" by Thandiswa Mazwai
Xae	"Forever More" by Puff Johnson	"Phases" by Nasty C
Yanga	"If This Isn't Love" by Jennifer Hudson	"Xa Bendino Mama" by Zahara

Elimination Chart

Stage:		Top 16		Top 10	Top 9	Top 8	Top 7	Top 6	Top 5	Top 4	Top 3	Finals
		Boys	Girls
Week:		02/09	09/09	16/09	23/09	30/09	7/10	14/10	21/10
Place	Contestant	Result
	King B	Safe		Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe
	Yanga		Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe
	Niyaaz	Public Wild Card		Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe
	Thato	Safe		Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe
	Thando		Pubic Wild Card	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe
6	Nosipho		Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Eliminated
7	Xae		Safe	Safe	Safe	Safe	Eliminated
8	Lincoln	Safe		Safe	Safe	Eliminated
9	Notokozo		Safe	Safe	Eliminated
10	Mthokozisi	Safe		Eliminated
16	Victor	Eliminated
	Mnqobi
	Sandile
	Wattahmelon
	Dalene
	Bongiwe

References

Idols South Africa Website

TVSA Idols Page