Idols 2014 kicks off at Carnival
Thousands of Idols hopefuls from all over Gauteng converged on Carnival City over the weekend, to audition for South Africa's biggest reality television show.
The local auditions, which took place in the Big Top Arena on Saturday, were a historic event for the show, as it was the first time auditions have been held on the East Rand.
This is the show’s 10th season.
Hordes of aspiring singers braved the heat and stood in long queues that snaked around most of the casino’s premises, for their moment in the spotlight.
With television cameras aimed at them, the wannabe Idols sang and cheered, and the air was filled with excitement.
The show’s strictest judge, Randall Abrahams, couldn’t wait to kick off the new season.
“There is no doubt that the standard keeps improving in leaps and bounds every year,” he said.
“This year’s aspiring superstars had better bring their A-game.”
The results of this preliminary round are not known, but it can be assumed that many were unsuccessful in their pursuit of fame and fortune.
Only a few are expected to have received the coveted Golden Ticket — a pass into the next phase of the competition.
Auditions are still to take place in Durban, Cape Town and Pretoria, before the call-back for ticket holders will be held.
The series is a co-production between pay-television channels M-Net and Mzansi Magic, which will simulcast all the episodes.
The broadcast dates have not yet been announced.
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