In 2014 SA's Got Talent returned for another season. The season started on 7 September. Tatz remained the host. It has been announced that Shado is also staying, but Ian and Kabelo will leave. Lalla Hirayama and DJ Fresh are joined the judging panel this year.Website, 2014 http://www.channel24.co.za/TV/News/SAs-Got-Talent-on-etv-loses-judges-Ian-von-Memerty-and-Kabelo-Mabalane-20140603
Auditions Open Auditions City Audition Dates Venue Durban 24 May 2014 Olive Convention CentreWebsite, 2014 http://www.etv.co.za/news/2014/05/12/sa-s-got-talent-audition-details Cape Town 31 May- 1 June 2014 Belmont Square Website, 2014 http://www.etv.co.za/news/2014/05/27/sas-got-talent-cape-town-auditions Johannesburg 7–8 June 2014 Focus RoomsWebsite, 2014 http://www.etv.co.za/news/2014/06/02/sas-got-talent-johannesburg-auditions
Judges Auditions Acts who were accepted in the open auditions, make it through to the judges audition, where it is televised with a live audience. For the judges auditions, there is 1 episode per city where hundreds of acts are put through to have a chance to get to the next round - the semi-finals, although only 18 acts will get through.
Episode # City Audition Date Venue 1 Cape Town 26-7-2014 Baxter Theatre 2 Cape Town 27-7-2014 Baxter Theatre 3 Johannesburg 2-8-2014 UJ Arts Theatre 4 Johannesburg 3-8-2014 UJ Arts Theatre
Semi-finals There are 3 episodes in the semi-finals part of this competition. Each episode consists of 6 acts. There are also 3 result episodes in which 2 acts from each episode are put through to the finals.
Top 18 List Summary KeyBold Winner
Name Category/Act Air Force Singers (a cappella) (group act) Arise Dancers (children group act) Black Lace Singers (a cappella) (group act) Choppa Boys Dancers (gumboot) (group act) Franklin Fredericks Other act category(balancing act) Freeze Frame Dancers (group act) Honey Singers (group act) Joe Fredericks Singer Jude Harpstar Other act category(harpist) Lew Tasker Other act category (contact juggler) Matrix Avators Dancers (group act) New Creation and The Band Singer/ Band (group act) Noelle Singer (opera) Phelelani and Jacobus Other act category (circus performers) Tessa Hijner Singer Tholwana Mohale Singer/ guitarist The Young Weezy Boys Dancers (group act) Zakiyah Brown Singer
Semi-final 1 Key Buzzed Result show guest: Johnny Apple Order Name Act DJ Fresh Shado Twala Lalla Hirayama 1 Phelelani and Jacobus Other act category (circus performers) 2 Zakiyah Brown Singer 3 The Young Weezy Boys Dancers (group act) 4 Air Force Singers (a cappella) (group act) 5 Choppa Boys Dancers (gumboot) (group act) 6 Joe Fredericks Singer
Semi-final 2 Key Buzzed Result show guest: Cassper Nyovest Order Name Act DJ Fresh Shado Twala Lalla Hirayama 1 Freeze Frame Dancers (group act) 2 Noelle Singer (opera) 3 Franklin Fredericks Other act category(balancing act) 4 Lew Tasker Other act category (contact juggler) 5 Tessa Hijner Singer 6 New Creation and The Band Singer/ Band (group act)
Semi-final 3 Key Buzzed Result show guest: Harrison Crump Order Name Act DJ Fresh Shado Twala Lalla Hirayama 1 Black Lace Singers (a cappella) (group act) 2 Tholwana Mohale Singer/ guitarist 3 Arise Dancers (children group act) 4 Honey Singers (group act) 5 Jude Harpstar Other act category(harpist) 6 Matrix Avators Dancers (group act)
Final Key Buzzed
6 acts are put through to the finals with 1 winner, ultimately, that wins the grand prize of R250 000.
Result show guest: AKA
Order Name Act DJ Fresh Shado Twala Lalla Hirayama 1 New Creation and The Band Singer/ Band (group act) 2 Honey Singers (group act) 3 The Young Weezy Boys Dancers (group act) 4 Tholwana Mohale Singer/ guitarist 5 Joe Fredericks Singer 6 Freeze Frame Dancers (group act)
Episode summary
Episode Date Auditions 7 September 2014 Auditions 14 September 2014 Auditions 21 September 2014 Auditions 28 September 2014 Auditions October 5, 2014 Auditions October 12, 2014 Semi-final 1 October 19, 2014 Semi-final 1 Results October 20, 2014 Semi-final 2 October 26, 2014 Semi-final 2 Results October 27, 2014 Semi final-3 November 2, 2014 Semi-final 3 Results November 3, 2014 Final November 9, 2014 Final Results November 9, 2014
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