Idols South Africa | |
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Season 19 | |
Hosted by | ProVerb |
Judges | |
Winner | Thabo Ndlovu |
Runner-up | Princess MacDonald |
Release | |
Original network | Mzansi Magic Mzansi Wethu |
Original release | 8 July – 4 November 2023 |
Season chronology |
The nineteenth and final [1] season of South African Idols premiered on 8 July 2023 on the Mzansi Magic and Mzansi Wethu television networks, under the themes "iLast Number" and "The Farewell Season". [2] The season was won by Thabo Ndlovu, while Princess MacDonald was the runner-up.
On 5 February 2023, it was announced that auditions for the final season would commence on 12 February 2023. [3] The live shows began on 19 August 2023, with the ladies taking to stage first. [4]
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Place finished | |
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Thabo Ndlovu | 26 | Witbank, Mpumalanga | Winner | |
Princess MacDonald | 24 | Bushbuckridge, Mpumalanga | Runner-up | |
Faith Nakana | 26 | Lebowakgomo, Limpopo | 3rd | |
Nkosi Shange | 29 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | 4th | |
Niikiey Kubheka | 18 | Vosloorus, Gauteng | 5th | |
Envic Booysen | 25 | Cape Town, Western Cape | 6th | |
Thando Mdluli | 22 | Orange Farm, Gauteng | 7th | |
Sena Mkhwanazi | 28 | Durban, KwaZulu-Natal | 8th | |
Lungelo Motaung | 28 | Johannesburg, Gauteng | 9th | |
Lungile Mthethwa | 24 | Benoni, Gauteng | 10th | |
Sipho Manana | 19 | Johannesburg, Gauteng | 11th | |
Neve Arnolds | 22 | Stellenbosch, Western Cape | 12th |
Act | Order | Song — Duets With Former Idols [5] | Order | Song — Solo [5] | Result |
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Lungile | 1 | "Not Yet Uhuru" by Letta Mbulu (sung with Yanga) | 2 | "Intliziyo" by Lloyiso ft. Langa Mavuso | Safe |
Niikiey | 3 | "Make a Way" by Spirit of Praise ft. Mmatema (sung with Mmatema) | 4 | "Intliziyo" by Zonke | Safe |
Neve | 5 | "Over the Rainbow" by Judy Garland (sung with Paxton) | 6 | "Mirror" by Madison Ryann Ward | Eliminated |
Lungelo | 7 | "Safe" by Karabo ft. Tineke (sung with Karabo) | 8 | "Golden" by Jill Scott | Safe |
Sena | 9 | "Lonely Without You" by Lloyiso (sung with Lloyiso) | 10 | "Sana Lwami" by Woza Sabza ft. Jessica LM | Safe |
Princess | 11 | "Xolele" by Musa ft. Zama Khumalo (sung with Musa) | 12 | "Russian Roulette" by Rihanna | Safe |
Act | Order | Song — Duets With Former Idols [6] | Order | Song — Solo [6] | Result |
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Thando | 1 | "Khakhathi" by Karabo (sung with Karabo) | 2 | "Noma" by Kaylow | Safe |
Faith | 3 | "So Will I (100 Billion X)" by Hillsong United (sung with Yanga) | 4 | "Tjontjobina" by Bhudaza | Safe |
Nkosi | 5 | "Wozala" by Musa ft. Ntsika & Tshego AMG (sung with Musa) | 6 | "Nemimoya" by Nathi | Safe |
Envic | 7 | "Battleground" by Paxton (sung with Paxton) | 8 | "It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown | Safe |
Sipho | 9 | "Seasons" by Lloyiso (with Lloyiso) | 10 | "Don't Judge Me" by Chris Brown | Eliminated |
Thabo | 11 | "My Time Is Now!" by Mmatema (with Mmatema) | 12 | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" by Stevie Wonder | Safe |
Act | Order | Song [7] | Result |
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Nkosi | 1 | "Ubuhle Bakho" by Ami Faku | Safe |
Lungile | 2 | "Mina Nawe" by Soamattrix & Mashudu ft. Happy Jazzman & Emotionz DJ | Eliminated |
Faith | 3 | "Imvula" by Murumba Pitch & Omit ST ft. Russell Zuma & Sipho Magudulela | Safe |
Sena | 4 | "Ngibambe La" by Mthunzi | Safe |
Niikiey | 5 | "Umona" by Nomfundo Moh | Safe |
Envic | 6 | "ICU" by Coco Jones | Safe |
Princess | 7 | "Monalisa" by Lojay, Sarz & Chris Brown | Safe |
Thabo | 8 | "Molo" by Aubrey Qwana | Safe |
Lungelo | 9 | "Fatela" by Aymos & Ami Faku | Safe |
Thando | 10 | "Hamba Juba" by Lady Amar, JL SA, Cici & Murumba Pitch | Safe |
Act | Order | Song [8] | Result |
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Niikiey | 1 | "Mmatswale" by Malaika | Safe |
Lungelo | 2 | "At Last" by Etta James | Eliminated |
Faith | 3 | "Matswale" by Caiphus Semenya | Safe |
Nkosi | 4 | "Ekhwan Lami" by Phila Dlozi ft. Mthunzi | Safe |
Thando | 5 | "Is This Love" by Bob Marley and the Wailers | Safe |
Princess | 6 | "Phakade" by Lira | Safe |
Thabo | 7 | "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri | Safe |
Envic | 8 | "When I First Saw You (Duet)" by Jamie Foxx ft. Beyoncé | Safe |
Sena | 9 | "All I Do" by Stevie Wonder | Safe |
Act | Order | Song [9] | Result |
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Thando | 1 | "Love, Oh Love" by Lionel Richie | Safe |
Sena | 2 | "You Are" by Lionel Richie | Eliminated |
Envic | 3 | "I Call It Love" by Lionel Richie | Safe |
Niikiey | 4 | "Easy" by Commodores | Safe |
Thabo | 5 | "We Are the World" by USA for Africa | Safe |
Princess | 6 | "Just Go" by Lionel Richie ft. Akon | Safe |
Nkosi | 7 | "Ballerina Girl" by Lionel Richie | Safe |
Faith | 8 | "Penny Lover" by Lionel Richie | Safe |
Act | Order | Song [10] | Result |
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Nkosi | 1 | "Good Kisser" by Usher | Safe |
Niikiey | 2 | "The Way Ungakhona" by Bongo Maffin | Safe |
Faith | 3 | "Uptown Funk" by Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars | Safe |
Thando | 4 | "Caught Up" by Usher | Eliminated |
Princess | 5 | "Criminal" by DJ Mshega ft. Lady Zamar | Safe |
Envic | 6 | "Crazy in Love" by Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z | Safe |
Thabo | 7 | "The Way You Make Me Feel" by Michael Jackson | Safe |
Act | Order | Song — How to Do It [11] | Order | Song — Grammy-Nominated Song [11] | Result |
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Envic | 1 | "Nomvula" by Nathi | 7 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Michael Bolton | Eliminated |
Faith | 2 | "Best Part" by Daniel Caesar ft. H.E.R. | 8 | "Sexual Healing" by Marvin Gaye | Safe |
Niikiey | 3 | "Inkanyezi" by Mondli Ngcobo | 9 | "Knock You Down" by Keri Hilson ft. Kanye West & Ne-Yo | Safe |
Thabo | 4 | "I Want to Know What Love Is" by Foreigner | 10 | "In Love With Another Man" by Jazmine Sullivan | Safe |
Nkosi | 5 | "Kiss from a Rose" by Seal | 11 | "All of Me" by John Legend | Safe |
Princess | 6 | "Dangerously in Love 2" by Beyoncé | 12 | "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys | Safe |
Act | Order | Song — Duets With Gospel Stars [12] | Order | Song — Songs by African Stars [12] | Result |
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Thabo | 1 | "Wafika" with Dr Tumi | 6 | "Peru" by Fireboy DML & Ed Sheeran | Safe |
Princess | 2 | "Ungukuphila" with Xolly Mncwango | 7 | "For My Hand" by Burna Boy ft. Ed Sheeran | Safe |
Niikiey | 3 | "Ngena Noah" with Betusile Mcinga | 8 | "Maradona" by Niniola | Eliminated |
Faith | 4 | "Healing Power" with Xolly Mncwango | 9 | "In My Maserati" by Olakira | Safe |
Nkosi | 5 | "Nomathemba" with Betusile Mcinga | 10 | "People" by Libianca | Safe |
Act | Order | Song — PJ Morton's Playlist [13] | Order | Song — Perfect Date Love Songs [13] | Result |
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Princess | 1 | "On & On" by Erykah Badu | 5 | "Shayizandla" by Naima Kay | Safe |
Nkosi | 2 | "Ordinary People" by John Legend | 6 | "Sondela" by Ringo Madlingozi | Eliminated |
Faith | 3 | "Love" by Musiq Soulchild | 7 | "Bekezela" by Bekezela | Safe |
Thabo | 4 | "Kiss" by Prince | 8 | "Ndinike Indawo" by Jaziel Brothers | Safe |
Act | Order | Song — DJ Collaboration [14] | Order | Song — Song of the Season [14] | Order | Song — Hits From Their Idols [14] | Result |
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Thabo | 1 | "Inde" by Heavy-K ft. Bucie & Nokwazi | 4 | "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" by Stevie Wonder | 7 | "You Are" by Hle | Safe |
Faith | 2 | "Piano Ngijabulise" by Deep London ft. Nkosazana Daughter, Murumba Pitch & Jandak1 | 5 | "Tjontjobina" by Bhudaza | 8 | "Thrrr...Phaaa!" by Selaelo Selota | Eliminated |
Princess | 3 | "Hamba Wena" by Deep London ft. Boohle | 6 | "Russian Roulette" by Rihanna | 9 | "Listen" by Beyoncé | Safe |
Act | Order | Song — Idols-Produced Single [15] | Order | Song — Viewers' Choice [15] | Order | Song — Mzansi Classics [15] | Result |
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Princess | 1 | "You Know I Do" by Princess MacDonald | 3 | "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys | 5 | "Umqombothi" by Yvonne Chaka Chaka | Runner-up |
Thabo | 2 | "iSlungu" by Thabo Ndlovu | 4 | "A Thousand Years" by Christina Perri | 6 | "Lakutshon' Ilanga" by Miriam Makeba | Winner |
– | Winner |
– | Runner-up |
– | Eliminated |
– | Wild Card |
– | Withdrew |
Act | Top 12 | Top 10 | Top 9 | Top 8 | Top 7 | Top 6 | Top 5 | Top 4 | Top 3 | Top 2: Finale | |
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Ladies | Gents | ||||||||||
Thabo Ndlovu | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner |
Princess MacDonald | Safe | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up |
Faith Nakana | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd place | Eliminated |
Nkosi Shange | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 4th place | Eliminated | |
Niikiey Kubheka | Safe | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 5th place | Eliminated | ||
Envic Booysen | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 6th place | Eliminated | |||
Thando Mdluli | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 7th place | Eliminated | ||||
Sena Mkhwanazi | Safe | — | Safe | Safe | 8th place | Eliminated | |||||
Lungelo Motaung | Safe | — | Safe | 9th place | Eliminated | ||||||
Lungile Mthethwa | Safe | — | 10th place | Eliminated | |||||||
Sipho Manana | — | 11th place | Eliminated | ||||||||
Neve Arnolds | 12th place | Eliminated |
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