#IdolsSA: First Top 17 group set the bar high
Group one of the Top 17 really needed to bring their A-game to ensure their spot in the Top 10.
Last evening’s theme on Idols SA was Trending where contestants sing songs that have set social media on fire over the past few years.
The first group started the show on a high note with AKA’s smash hit, Fela in Versace.
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From Mpumalanga-born, Sizwe Hlatshwayo to Capetonian, Xola Toto, the contestants wowed the judges who were not short on compliments. There were even two standing ovations from Somizi – one for KwaZulu-Natal’s Mmangaliso Gumbi and the other for twin Virginia Qwabe.
Virginia’s rendition of Kelly Khumalo’s Themba prompted Somizi to call her the perfect star. Unathi said she was an authentically South African performer who was not afraid to be authentic, while Randall commented she showed just what the guys were up against.
Other performances that got the crowds wild with cheering were Virginia’s twin, Viggy, whose performance of Zahara’s ‘Mgodi’ moved Unathi to tears. Nolo Seodisha, who sang ‘Talk’ by Khalid also got kudos from the Judges. While Randall said Nolo was probably the best of the male contestants, he wondered whether he really wanted to win enough.
IN CASE YOU MISSED THE PERFORMANCES:
Voting has started and the five contestants with the most votes automatically go through to the Top 10. Next week, four more contestants with the most votes will also secure their place in the Top 10, with one spot being reserved for a wildcard entry namely, a contestant from either week who got the next highest number of votes.
