Idols (East African TV series)

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Idols
Also known asIdols East Africa
Created by Simon Fuller
StarringLebogang Mzwimbi
Thato Matlhabaphiri
Angela Angwenyi
Trevor Siyandi
Kawesa Richard
Country of originEast African (filmed in Kenya)
Original languageEnglish
Original release
Network M-Net, DStv
ReleaseApril 6 (2008-04-06) 
July 27, 2008 (2008-07-27)
Finalists
(With dates of elimination)
Eric Moyo Winner
Nicolette KiigeJuly 27
Trinah ChisangaJuly 21
Adiona MaborekeJuly 14
Ammara BrownJuly 7
Mkhululi BhebheJune 30
Cynthia KutoJune 23
Samantha TirivachoJune 16
Faycal BirinkuzilaJune 9
Christine AddaJune 2

Idols East Africa was a singing competition, serving as the second season of the pan-African franchise of the Idol series after Idols West Africa. It premiered on April 6, 2008, and ended on July 27, 2008. [1]

Contents

Participating countries are located on the eastern and southern parts of Africa such as Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Audition venues will be held in each of these countries. The competition is also open to citizens of Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, and Swaziland, but would have to meet the requirements before auditioning in one of the seven audition venues. [2]

Themes

June 2: African Americans
June 9: 50s, 60s and 70s
June 16: New Millennium
June 23: Birth Decade
June 30: African Home Grown
July 7: My Idols
July 14: Producer's Choice
July 21: Ultimate Wishlist
July 27: Grand Finale

Finals Elimination Chart

Stage:Semi FinalsFinals
Weeks:05/0505/1205/1905/2606/0206/0906/1606/2306/3007/0707/1407/2107/27
PlaceContestantResult
1 Eric Moyo 1Btm3Winner
2Nicolette Kiige2Btm2Btm2Btm3Btm2Runner-up
3Trinah Chisanga1Btm3Btm2Elim
4Adiona MaborekeElimJURYBtm2Btm2Elim
5Ammara Brown1Elim
6Mkhululi BhebheJURYBtm3Btm2Elim
7Cynthia Kuto2Elim
8Samantha Tirivacho1Btm3Elim
9Faycal Birinkuzila2Btm3Elim
10Christine Adda2Elim
Legend
FemaleMaleSafeSafe firstSafe secondWildcardEliminated

Voting

Voting is done by ranking the contestants per country and finding the average rank. This is to prevent countries with larger voting power from giving the contestants from their country an unfair advantage.

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References

  1. A New Season of Idols Archived 2007-12-10 at the Wayback Machine , MNetAfrica.com
  2. "Idols Africa: Zim gets chance to shine". The Financial Gazette (Zimbabwe). December 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-08.