Idols South Africa IX is the ninth season of South African reality interactive talent show based on the British talent show Pop Idol.
After the auditions, call backs were held in Sun City for the golden ticket holders.
Regional auditions Auditions began in February 2013, and were held in the following cities:
Episode air dateAudition cityAudition dateAudition venueTickets to Sun City28 July 2013Cape Town, Western Cape2 February 2013Grandwest Arena19"News: 89 Golden Ticket Winners!" 10 April 2013.11 August 2013Soweto, Gauteng16 February 2013Soweto Theatre39 (with Johannesburg)"Press Release: 39 City of Gold Golden Tickets" , 12 August 2013.4 August 2013Durban, Kwazulu Natal2 March 2013The Playhouse Company (Durban)|The Playhouse Company21"Press Release: KZN ups the stakes with 21 Golden Ticket winners" , 5 August 2013.11 August 2013 Johannesburg, Gauteng23 March 2013Sandton Convention Centre39 (with Soweto) Total countrywide79
Top 16 Show
Top 8 Males"Press Release: Top 8 guys sing for SA’s vote" , 13 September 2013."Press Release: Here is your Top 16" , 9 September 2013.
15 September 2013 ContestantAgeHometownOccupationSongResult 1 Benjamin Tainton 19 Cape Town Apprentice Farrier "Wake Me Up" (Avicii) Advanced 2 Brenden Ledwaba 19 Mpumalanga Student "Stay" (Rihanna) Advanced 3 Innocent Mabushe 27 Limpopo Singer "Get Lucky" (Daft Punk) Advanced 4 Jono Johansen 16 Durban Student "Millionaire" (Kelis) Eliminated 5 Lee-Ron Malgas 18 Cape Town Student "Harriet Jones" (Eric Benét) Eliminated 6 Sonke Mazibuko 21 Soweto Singer "Diamonds" (Rihanna) Advanced 7 Philip Dube 20 Johannesburg Student "Believe in Me" (Bonnie Tyler) Eliminated 8 Musa Sukwene 26 Mpumalanga Musician "Don't Judge Me" (Chris Brown) Advanced
Top 8 Females
22 September 2013"Press Release: Girls raise the bar" , 23 September 2013."News: Reaction to the Top 8 girls" , 23 September 2013.
ContestantAgeHometownOccupationSongResult 1 Carle van Deventer 30 Johannesburg Singer "Brave" (Sara Bareilles) Eliminated 2 Tauna Collier 26 Cape Town Singer "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" (One Direction) Eliminated 3 Tumi Lesejane 21 Midrand Student "Beneath Your Beautiful" (Labrinth & Emeli Sandé) Advanced 4 Christina Williams 21 Port Elizabeth Singer "Clown" (Emeli Sandé) Advanced 5 Amy Jones 20 Cape Town Student "Brand New Me" (Alicia Keys) Eliminated 6 Bunny Majaja 26 Johannesburg Musician "Let Her Go" (Passenger) Advanced 7 Zoe Zana 19 Cape Town Student "Lose to Win" (Fantasia Barrino) Advanced 8 Crystalene Nair 24 Durban Teacher and Singer "Come & Get It" (Selena Gomez) Advanced
Top 10
The top ten performed on 29 September 2013."Press Release: Here is your Top 10!" 25 September 2013."Review: Episode 12" , 29 September 2013.
Order Contestant Song Result 1 Brenden Ledwaba "You Sexy Thing" (Hot Chocolate) Advanced 2 Crystalene Nair "Because You Loved Me" (Celine Dion) Advanced 3 Innocent Mabushe "The Lady in Red" (Chris de Burgh) Advanced 4Benjamin Tainton "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" (Bryan Adams) Advanced 5Zoe Zana Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley) Bottom Three 6Sonke Mazibuko "All Out of Love" (Air Supply) Advanced 7Tumi Lesejane "Take My Breath Away" (Berlin) Eliminated 8Bunny Majaja "You’re the First, the Last, My Everything" (Barry White) Advanced 9Musa Sukwene "Sexual Healing" (Marvin Gaye) Advanced 10Christina Williams "Walking on Sunshine" (Katrina and the Waves) Bottom Three
Top 9
The top nine performed on 6 October 2013. Order Contestant Song Result 1 Crystalene Nair "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" (Kelly Clarkson) Advanced 2 Musa Sukwene "Ndiyagodola" (Ringo Madlingozi) Advanced 3 Benjamin Tainton "The Scientist" (Coldplay) Advanced 4Brenden Ledwaba "Her Heart" (Anthony Hamilton) Advanced 5Sonke Mazibuko "Jikizinto" (Zonke) Advanced 6Christina Williams "Try" (Pink) Bottom Three 7Innocent Mabushe "Paradise" (Coldplay) Advanced 8Zoe Zana "Love the Way You Lie" (Rihanna) Bottom Three 9Bunny Majaja "Proud Mary" (Tina Turner) Advanced Top 8
The top eight performed on 13 October 2013. Order Contestant Song Result 1 Zoe Zana "Lady Marmalade" (Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil' Kim & Mýa) Advanced 2 Innocent Mabushe "Two Hearts" (Phil Collins) Eliminated 3 Sonke Mazibuko "Go the Distance" (Michael Bolton) Advanced 4Crystalene Nair "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (Whitney Houston) Advanced 5Brenden Ledwaba "This Woman's Work" (Kate Bush) Advanced 6Musa Sukwene "Win" (Brian McKnight) Advanced 7Bunny Majaja "Kiss from a Rose" (Seal) Bottom Three 8Christina Williams "Skyfall" (Adele) Bottom Three Top 7
The top seven performed on 20 October 2013. Order Contestant Song Result 1 Crystalene Nair "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin) Bottom Three 2 Musa Sukwene "Pass Me Over" (Anthony Hamilton) Advanced 3 Bunny Majaja "Let It Be" (The Beatles) Bottom Three 4Sonke Mazibuko "Many Rivers to Cross" (Jimmy Cliff) Advanced 5Brenden Ledwaba "You Raise Me Up" (Secret Garden) Advanced 6Christina Williams "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) Eliminated 7Zoe Zana "Can You Feel It" (The Jacksons) Advanced Top 6
The top six performed on 27 October 2013. Order Contestant Song Result 1 Sonke Mazibuko "Khona" (Uhuru ft. Mafikizolo) Advanced 2 Crystalene Nair "Right Now" (Rihanna) Eliminated 3 Brenden Ledwaba "Lengoma" (Zahara) Bottom Three 4Zoe Zana "Wild" (Jessie J) Advanced 5Bunny Majaja "Raise Your Glass" (Pink) Bottom Three 6Musa Sukwene "Via Orlando" (DJ Vetkuk vs Mahoota feat. Dr. Malinga) Advanced Top 5
The top five performed on 3 November 2013. Order Contestant First Song Second Song Result 1 Musa Sukwene "Bump n' Grind" (R. Kelly) "Can’t Stay" (Dave Hollister) Advanced 2 Bunny Majaja "Show Me Love" (Robin S.) "Ndiredi" (Simphiwe Dana) Eliminated 3 Brenden Ledwaba "Nice & Slow" (Usher) "Jailer" (Aṣa) Advanced 4Zoe Zana "Together Again" (Janet Jackson) "Survivor" (Destiny's Child) Bottom Two 5Sonke Mazibuko "Killing Me Softly" (The Fugees) "Haven't Met You Yet" (Michael Bublé) Advanced
Top 4
The top four performed on 10 November 2013. Order Contestant First Song Second Song Result 1 Zoe Zana "Rock with You" (Michael Jackson) "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus) Eliminated 2 Sonke Mazibuko "A Song for You" (Donny Hathaway) "Loved Me Back to Life" (Celine Dion) Advanced 3 Musa Sukwene "Redemption Song" (Bob Marley and the Wailers) "Thy Will Be Done" (India.Arie ft. Gramps Morgan) Advanced 4Brenden Ledwaba "Could You Be Loved" (Bob Marley and the Wailers) "All of Me" (John Legend) Bottom TwoN/A Zoe Zana"When I First Saw You" (Jamie Foxx & Beyoncé)N/A Sonke MazibukoN/A Musa Sukwene"Same Girl" (R. Kelly & Usher)N/A Brenden Ledwaba
Top 3
The top three performed on 17 November 2013. Order Contestant First Song Second Song Third Song Result 1 Sonke Mazibuko "Burn Out" (Sipho Mabuse) "Turn Me On" (David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj) "Rhythm of the Night" (DeBarge) Eliminated 2 Musa Sukwene "Inkomo" (The Soil) "Meropa" (BOP and the Mahotella Queens) "Love" (Musiq Soulchild) Advanced 3 Brenden Ledwaba "Do You..." (Miguel) "Beauty and a Beat" (Justin Bieber ft. Nicki Minaj) "Locked Out of Heaven" (Bruno Mars) Advanced Top 2
The top two performed on 24 November 2013. Order Contestant First Song Second Song Third Song Result 1 Brenden Ledwaba "Jailer" (Aṣa) "Stay" (Rihanna) "Fingerprints" (Brenden Ledwaba) Runner-Up 2 Musa Sukwene "Ndiyagodola" (Ringo Madlingozi) "Sexual Healing" (Marvin Gaye) "I Still Feel It" (Musa Sukwene) Winner
References
External links Idols website