SA's Got Talent season 7

SA's Got Talent
Season 7
Hosted by	Mo Mahlangu
Judges	Jamie Bartlett Shado Twala DJ Fresh
Winner	Kryptonite Dance Academy
Release
Original network	E.tv
Original release	September 4 (2016-09-04) – November 6, 2016 (2016-11-06)
Season chronology
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In 2016 SA's Got Talent returned for another season. Mo Mahlangu was named the new host. DJ Fresh and Shado Twala returned to the judging panel and a new judge, Jamie Bartlett, was added to the judging panel.

Changes

• A new host was introduced. The new host was South African comedian, Mo Mahlangu. ^[1]
• A new judge was introduced. The new judge replacing Lalla Hirayama, was South African actor, Jamie Bartlett.
• A new producers of SABC 3's talk show, Trending SA, is 10-Speed TV Pictures.

Auditions

Open Auditions

City	Audition Dates	Venue
Cape Town	30 April, 1 May 2016	Baxter Theatre [2]
Johannesburg	7, 8 May 2016	UJ Arts Theatre [2]
Durban	14 May 2016	Olive Convention Centre [2]

Judges auditions

Acts who were accepted in the open auditions, make it through to the judges audition, where it is televised with a live audience. For the judges auditions, there are 5 episodes where hundreds of acts are put through to have a chance to get to the next round – the semifinals, although only 21 acts will get through.

Semi-finals

There are 3 episodes in the semifinal part of this competition. Each episode consists of 7 acts. There are also 3 result episodes in which 2 acts from each episode are put through to the finals.

Top 21 List Summary

Key	Bold Winner	Finalist	Eliminated	Golden Buzzer (Auditions)

Name		Category/Act
	Corli Du Toit	Yoyo Artist
	Nassi	Singer
	Kryptonite Dance Academy	Dancers (Group Act)
	Maja Snyman	Violinist
	Phoenix	Singer
	Toxic Turfz	Contortionist/dancer
	Derek Plaatjies	Singer/Guitarist
	Manila Von Teez	Drag Artiste
	Hlanganani Marimba Band	Traditional music group
	Eagan Feb	Dancer (Michael Jackson Impersonator)
	Gurulogic Band	Music group
	Chelsea	Dancer
	Presbyterian Brass Band	Brass band
	Chik Aljoy	Ventriloquist
	Jesse Govender	Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist
	Wilson	Aerobic gymnastics
	Two O'Bodix	Dancers (Group Act)
	The Professionals	Dancers (Group Act)
	Mawonga	Magician
	Basement 8	Music group
	Oleksii & Michele	Contemporary Dancers (Group Act)

Semi-final 1

Key	Buzzed	Advanced (Viewers choice)	Advanced (Won Judges choice)	Eliminated (Lost Judges choice)	Eliminated

Result show guest: Matthew Mole

Order	Name		Act	Shado Twala	DJ Fresh	Jamie Bartlett
1		Oleksii & Michele	Contemporary Dancers (Group Act)
2		Mawonga	Magician
3		Maja Snyman	Violinist
4		The Professionals	Dancers (Group Act)
5		Phoenix	Singer
6		Chelsea	Dancer
7		Hlanganani Marimba Band	Traditional music group

Semi-final 2

Key	Buzzed	Advanced (Viewers choice)	Advanced (Won Judges choice)	Eliminated (Lost Judges choice)	Eliminated

Result show guest: Fifi Cooper

Order	Name		Act	DJ Fresh	Shado Twala	Jamie Bartlett
1		Eagan Feb	Dancer (Michael Jackson Impersonator)
2		Derek Plaatjies	Singer/Guitarist
3		Basement 8	Music group
4		Two O'Bodix	Dancers (Group Act)
5		Chik Aljoy	Ventriloquist
6		Wilson	Aerobic gymnastics
7		Kryptonite Dance Academy	Dancers (Group Act)

Semi-final 3

Key	Buzzed	Advanced (Viewers choice)	Advanced (Won Judges choice)	Eliminated (Lost Judges choice)	Eliminated

Result show guest: Aewon Wolf and Moonchild

Order	Name		Act	DJ Fresh	Shado Twala	Jamie Bartlett
1		Manila Von Teez	Drag Artiste
2		Jesse Govender	Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist
3		Corli Du Toit	Yoyo Artist
4		Toxic Turfz	Contortionist/dancer
5		Gurulogic Band	Music group
6		Nassi	Singer
7		Presbyterian Brass Band	Brass band

Final

Key	Buzzed	Winner	Runner-up	Third Place	Eliminated

6 acts are put through to the finals with 1 winner, ultimately, that wins the grand prize of R500 000.

Result show guest: Kwesta

Order	Name		Act	DJ Fresh	Shado Twala	Jamie Bartlett
1		Jesse Govender	Singer/Multi-Instrumentalist
2		Manila Von Teez	Drag Artiste
3		Phoenix	Singer
4		Derek Plaatjies	Singer/Guitarist
5		The Professionals	Dancers (Group Act)
6		Kryptonite Dance Academy	Dancers (Group Act)

Episode summary

Episode	Date
Auditions	September 4, 2016
Auditions	September 11, 2016
Auditions	September 18, 2016
Auditions	September 25, 2016
Auditions	October 2, 2016
Auditions	October 9, 2016
Semi-final 1	October 16, 2016
Semi-final 1 Results	October 16, 2016
Semi-final 2	October 23, 2016
Semi-final 2 Results	October 23, 2016
Semi-final 3	October 30, 2016
Semi-final 3 Results	October 30, 2016
Final	November 6, 2016
Final Results	November 6, 2016

References

1. Tshepiso Makhele. "Toll A$$ Mo to present SA's Got Talent". The Citizen. Retrieved 2017-05-09.
2. e.tv (Johannesburg) (2016-04-08). "South Africa: Auditions for SA's Got Talent 2016". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2017-05-09.