Idols South Africa | |
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Season 18 | |
Hosted by | ProVerb |
Judges | |
Winner | Thapelo Molomo |
Runner-up | Nozi Sibiya |
Release | |
Original network | Mzansi Magic |
Original release | 17 July – 13 November 2022 |
Season chronology |
The eighteenth season of South African Idols premiered on 17 July 2022 on the Mzansi Magic television network under the theme "Singing a Different Tune". [1] Over 9,000 contestants auditioned for the season. The season was won by Thapelo Molomo and the runner-up was Nozi Sibiya.
Shortly after online auditions for the season were opened, it was announced that Randall Abrahams and Unathi Nkayi would not return to the show as judges. [2] In February 2022, M-Net announced that Thembi Seete and JR replaced them, joining Somizi Mhlongo on the judges panel. [3]
This season, instead of the usual Top 16, a Top 12 was announced on 21 August 2022. [4] [5]
Contestant | Age | Hometown | Place finished | |
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Thapelo Molomo | 29 | Mokopane, Limpopo | Winner | |
Nozi Sibiya | 27 | Umlazi, KwaZulu-Natal | Runner-up | |
Mpilwenhle Mokopu | 24 | Katlehong, Gauteng | 3rd | |
Ty Loner | 21 | Eldorado Park, Gauteng | 4th | |
Zee Arnolds | 18 | Cape Town, Western Cape | 5th | |
Noxolo Mthethwa | 25 | Inanda, KwaZulu-Natal | 6th | |
Kabelo Makhetha | 25 | Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal | 7th | |
CeeJay Canvass | 24 | KwaDukuza, KwaZulu-Natal | 8th | |
Tesmin-Robyn Khanye | 23 | Katlehong, Gauteng | 9th | |
Lerato Matsabu | 27 | Vaal, Gauteng | 10th | |
Nandi Ndathane | 21 | Diepkloof, Gauteng | 11th | |
Hope Mkhway | 23 | Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal | 12th |
Act | Order | Song — Duets with Mzansi Stars | Order | Song — Greatest Hits of Today | Result |
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Zee | 1 | "Empini" with Kelly Khumalo | 7 | "Surprise" by Chlöe | Safe |
Thapelo | 2 | "Langa Linye" with Mduduzi Ncube | 8 | "Love Me More" by Sam Smith | Safe |
Hope | 3 | "Pretend" with Langa Mavuso | 9 | "Hrs and Hrs" by Muni Long | Eliminated |
Mpilwenhle | 4 | "Phatha Kahle" with Presss | 10 | "Positions" by Ariana Grande | Safe |
Kabelo | 5 | "Ngamkhetha" with Nomfundo Moh | 11 | "For Tonight" by Giveon | Safe |
Tesmin-Robyn | 6 | "Pillowtalk" with Boohle | 12 | "Pressure by Ari Lennox | Safe |
Act | Order | Song — Duets with Mzansi Stars | Order | Song — Greatest Hits of Today | Result |
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Noxolo | 1 | "Kuyenyukela" with Kelly Khumalo | 7 | "Jerome" by Lizzo | Safe |
Nandi | 2 | "Ngimnandi" with Boohle | 8 | "Enough" by Fantasia | Eliminated |
CeeJay | 3 | "Isgingci" with Mduduzi Ncube | 9 | "Love Nwantiti" by CKay | Safe |
Lerato | 4 | "Soft Life" with Nomfundo Moh | 10 | "Kiss Me More" by Doja Cat | Safe |
Ty Loner | 5 | "Cry No More" with Presss | 11 | "Last Last" by Burna Boy | Safe |
Nozi | 6 | "Mvula" with Langa Mavuso | 12 | "Break My Soul by Beyoncé | Safe |
Act | Order | Song [6] | Result |
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Mpilwenhle | 1 | "Kahle" by Amanda Black | Safe |
Thapelo | 2 | "All By Myself" by Celine Dion | Safe |
Tesmin-Robyn | 3 | "More Than You" by Moneoa | Safe |
Zee | 4 | "Jik’izinto" by Zonke | Safe |
Kabelo | 5 | "Her Heart" by Anthony Hamilton | Safe |
Lerato | 6 | "I Can’t Make You Love Me" by Tank | Eliminated |
Ty Loner | 7 | "Thando" by Lloyd Cele | Safe |
Noxolo | 8 | "Masterpiece (Mona Lisa)" by Jazmine Sullivan | Safe |
Nozi | 9 | "Giving Myself" by Jennifer Hudson | Safe |
CeeJay | 10 | "Tonight (Best You Ever Had)" by John Legend | Safe |
Act | Order | Song [7] | Result |
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Noxolo | 1 | "Shebeleza" by Joe Mafela | Safe |
Kabelo | 2 | "Ekuseni" by Ringo Madlingozi | Safe |
Mpilwenhle | 3 | "Nomalanga" by Caiphus Semenya | Safe |
CeeJay | 4 | "Send Me (South Africa)" by Hugh Masekela | Safe |
Tesmin-Robyn | 5 | "Siyaya Phambili" by Stimela | Eliminated |
Ty Loner | 6 | "Scatterlings of Africa" by Juluka | Safe |
Nozi | 7 | "Nizalwa Ngobani" by Thandiswa Mazwai | Safe |
Thapelo | 8 | "Papa" by Sankomota | Safe |
Zee | 9 | "Mama I’m Sorry" by Brenda Fassie | Safe |
Act | Order | Song [8] | Result |
---|---|---|---|
Nozi | 1 | "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" by Roberta Flack | Safe |
CeeJay | 2 | "Mas’thokoze" by Mafikizolo | Eliminated |
Zee | 3 | "(I Can’t Help) Falling in Love With You" by UB40 | Safe |
Kabelo | 4 | "Here and Now" by Luther Vandross | Safe |
Ty Loner | 5 | "Can You Stand The Rain" by New Edition | Safe |
Thapelo | 6 | "Let It Be" by The Beatles | Safe |
Mpilwenhle | 7 | "Hero" by Mariah Carey | Safe |
Noxolo | 8 | "Miss You Like Crazy" by Natalie Cole | Safe |
Act | Order | Song [9] | Result |
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Kabelo | 1 | "Yeah!" by Usher feat. Lil Jon & Ludacris | Eliminated |
Noxolo | 2 | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" by Whitney Houston | Safe |
Mpilwenhle | 3 | "Run the World (Girls)" by Beyoncé | Safe |
Thapelo | 4 | "Di Boya Limpopo" by Master KG feat. Zanda Zakhuza & Makhadzi | Safe |
Zee | 5 | "Grown Woman" by Beyoncé | Safe |
Ty Loner | 6 | "Locked Out of Heaven" by Bruno Mars | Safe |
Nozi | 7 | "Don't Stop the Music" by Rihanna | Safe |
Act | Order | Song — Lifesong [10] | Order | Song — Joyous Celebration [10] | Result |
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Zee | 1 | "Hurt" by Christina Aguilera | 7 | "Uzuliphathe Kahle" with Joyous Celebration | Safe |
Noxolo | 2 | "We Were Here" by Simmy | 8 | "My Help" with Joyous Celebration | Eliminated |
Ty Loner | 3 | "Rock with You" by Michael Jackson | 9 | "Who Am I?" with Joyous Celebration | Safe |
Nozi | 4 | "One Night Only" by Jennifer Holliday | 10 | "Wenzile" with Joyous Celebration | Safe |
Mpilwenhle | 5 | "Man in the Mirror" by Michael Jackson | 11 | "Ndenzel’ Uncedo" with Joyous Celebration | Safe |
Thapelo | 6 | "I Look to You" by "Whitney Houston" | 12 | "Hallelujah Nkateko" with Joyous Celebration | Safe |
Act | Order | Song — Babyface [11] | Order | Song — Local Chart Toppers [11] | Result |
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Zee | 1 | "Breathe Again" by Toni Braxton | 6 | "Abalele" by Kabza de Small & DJ Maphorisa feat. Ami Faku | Eliminated |
Ty Loner | 2 | "The Color of Love" by Boyz II Men | 7 | "Mgani" by A-Reece | Safe |
Thapelo | 3 | "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men | 8 | "Sponky Ponky" by Jabu Khanyile | Safe |
Nozi | 4 | "Never Gonna Let You Go" by Faith Evans | 9 | "Asibe Happy" by Kabza de Small & DJ Maphorisa feat. Ami Faku | Safe |
Mpilwenhle | 5 | "Another Sad Love Song" by Toni Braxton | 10 | "Dali Nguwe" by Master KG & Wanitwa Mos feat. Nkosazana Daughter | Safe |
Act | Order | Song — New School Mzansi Hits [12] | Order | Song — How It Should Have Been Done [12] | Result |
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Mpilwenhle | 1 | "Khusela" by Kabza de Small feat. Msaki | 5 | "Jealous" by Labrinth | Safe |
Ty Loner | 2 | "Selema (Po Po)" by Musa Keys & Loui | 6 | "You & I (Nobody in the World)" by John Legend | Eliminated |
Thapelo | 3 | "Seasons" by Lloyiso | 7 | "Ndikuthandile" by Vusi Nova | Safe |
Nozi | 4 | "Thando" by Mvzzle feat. Zammy | 8 | "Listen" by Beyoncé | Safe |
Act | Order | Song — My Audition Song [13] | Order | Song — Divas and Divos [13] | Order | Song — Judges' Choice [13] | Result |
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Nozi | 1 | "Best Part" by Daniel Caesar feat. H.E.R. | 4 | "Try a Little Tenderness" by Aretha Franklin | 7 | "Rise Up" by Andra Day | Safe |
Mpilwenhle | 2 | "Ke Mo Afrika" by Maleh | 5 | "Angel of Mine" by Monica | 8 | "A Long Walk" by Jill Scott | Eliminated |
Thapelo | 3 | "Esphambanweni" by Kelly Khumalo | 6 | "When a Man Loves a Woman" by Michael Bolton | 9 | "So Amazing" by Luther Vandross | Safe |
Act | Order | Song — Idols-produced Single [14] | Order | Song — Viewers' Choice [14] | Order | Song — Song of the Season [14] | Result |
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Thapelo | 1 | "Phanda" by Thapelo Molomo | 3 | "Thanayi" by Hugh Masekela | 5 | "Let It Be" by The Beatles | Winner |
Nozi | 2 | "Idliso" by Nozi Sibiya | 4 | "Moments Away" by Mango Groove | 6 | "Giving Myself" by Jennifer Hudson | Runner-up |
– | 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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Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||||
Thapelo Molomo | Safe | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner |
Nozi Sibiya | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up |
Mpilwenhle Mokopu | Safe | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd place | Eliminated |
Ty Loner | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 4th place | Eliminated | |
Zee Arnolds | Safe | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 5th place | Eliminated | ||
Noxolo Mthethwa | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 6th place | Eliminated | |||
Kabelo Makhetha | Safe | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | 7th place | Eliminated | ||||
CeeJay Canvass | — | Safe | Safe | Safe | 8th place | Eliminated | |||||
Tesmin-Robyn Khanye | Safe | — | Safe | 9th place | Eliminated | ||||||
Lerato Matsabu | — | Safe | 10th place | Eliminated | |||||||
Nandi Ndathane | — | 11th place | Eliminated | ||||||||
Hope Mkhway | 12th place | Eliminated |
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