Idols South Africa season 6

Idols South Africa VI is the sixth season of South African reality interactive talent show based on the British talent show Pop Idol. It premiered on 18 July 2010.^[1] For the first time Dave Thompson was not a member of the judging panel. The remaining three judges all returned and were supported by a guest judge in every casting city: Zolani (member of FreshlyGround) in Cape Town, Kahn Morebee (The Parlotones) in Johannesburg, Steve Hofmeyr in Durban, HHP in Port Elizabeth, and Loyiso in Bloemfontein.

Idols South Africa
Season 6
Hosted by	Liezel van der Westhuizen ProVerb
Judges	Mara Louw Gareth Cliff Randall Abrahams
Winner	Elvis Blue
Runner-up	Lloyd Cele
Release
Original network	M-Net
Original release	18 July (2010-07-18) – 2 November 2010 (2010-11-02)
Season chronology

The fourteen semifinalists where split in two groups of seven and performed live at Mosaïek Teatro on 22 and 27 August 2010 respectively. After the bottom two from each vote were eliminated, the remaining finalists were merged for the round of the top ten.

Top ten contestant Jamie-Lee Sexton had already been a finalist on Idols III under the name Jamie-Lee Blokdyk where she placed twelfth. She is therefore the first Idol contestant worldwide that made the finals on two different seasons. Accordingly, this was the second season (after season five) in which the top two contestants were never in the bottom, and (after the first season) the second in which both finalists were male.

Top 14

Group 1

Guest Judge: Ross Learmonth

Order	Contestant	Song (Original Artist)	Result
1	Peter Grobler	"Love Is Gone" (David Guetta)	Eliminated
2	S'posh Petshwa	"Doesn't Mean Anything" (Alicia Keys)	Eliminated
3	Sindi Nene	"Hurt" (Christina Aguilera)	Bottom 3
4	Jess Yallup	"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" (U2)	Safe
5	Pieter West	"Never Gonna Be Alone" (Nickelback)	Safe
6	Boki Ntsime	"Drift Away" (John Henry Kurtz)	Safe
7	Bongi Mthombeni	"The Reason" (Hoobastank)	Safe

Group 2

Guest Judge: Judith Sephuma

Order	Contestant	Song (Original Artist)	Result
1	Jamie-Lee Sexton	"Mercy" (Duffy)	Bottom 3
2	Zintle Mkwela	"Chasing Pavements" (Adele)	Eliminated
3	Elvis Blue	"Heaven" (Bryan Adams)	Safe
4	Gail Nkoane	"If I Ain't Got You" (Alicia Keys)	Safe
5	Lloyd Cele	"The Time of My Life" (David Cook)	Safe
6	Adeline Mocke	"When Love Takes Over" (Kelly Rowland & David Guetta)	Safe
7	Funeka Peppeta	"A Moment Like This" (Kelly Clarkson)	Eliminated

Finals

Finalists

(ages stated at time of contest)

Contestant	Age	Hometown	Voted Off	Spectacular Theme
Elvis Blue	30	George	Winner	Finals
Lloyd Cele	28	Durban	2 Nov 2010	Finals
Sindi Nene	22	Durban	26 Oct 2010	Semi-Final
Boki Ntsime	21	Johannesburg	19 Oct 2010	Unplugged
Adeline Mocke	22	Cape Town	12 Oct 2010	Show Stopper
Pieter West	25	Free State	12 Oct 2010
Jess Yallup	22	Durban	28 Sep 2010	Michael Jackson
Jamie-Lee Sexton	22	Johannesburg	21 Sep 2010	Home Brew
Bongi Mthombeni	23	Johannesburg	14 Sep 2010	Disco
Gail Nkoane	25	Kimberley	7 Sep 2010	Pop / Rock

Top 10 – Rock / Pop

Guest Judge: Kahn Morbee

Order	Contestant	Song (Original Artist)	Result
1	Elvis Blue	"Play That Funky Music" (Wild Cherry)	Safe
2	Gail Nkoane	"Please Don't Leave Me" (P!nk)	Eliminated
3	Pieter West	"Won't Go Home Without You" (Maroon 5)	Safe
4	Adeline Mocke	"Purple Rain" (Prince)	Safe
5	Jamie-Lee Sexton	"Light My Fire" (The Doors)	Bottom 3
6	Boki Ntsime	"Use Somebody" (Kings of Leon)	Safe
7	Sindi Nene	"I Kissed A Girl" (Katy Perry)	Safe
8	Bongi Mthombeni	"It's My Life" (Bon Jovi)	Safe
9	Lloyd Cele	"Beautiful Day" (U2)	Safe
10	Jess Yallup	"Zombie" (The Cranberries)	Bottom 3

Top 9 – Disco

Guest Judge: Tamara Dey

Order	Contestant	Song (Original Artist)	Result
1	Bongi Mthombeni	"Celebration" (Kool & the Gang)	Eliminated
2	Lloyd Cele	"Twist and Shout" (Top Notes)	Safe
3	Pieter West	"Knock On Wood" (Eddie Floyd)	Bottom 3
4	Sindi Nene	"Sweet Dreams" (Beyoncé)	Safe
5	Elvis Blue	"If I Can't Have You" (Yvonne Elliman)	Safe
6	Adeline Mocke	"Hush Hush; Hush Hush" (Pussycat Dolls)	Safe
7	Jess Yallup	"I Don't Feel Like Dancin'" (Scissor Sisters)	Safe
8	Boki Ntsime	"Love Stoned" (Justin Timberlake)	Safe
9	Jamie-Lee Sexton	"Murder on the Dancefloor" (Sophie Ellis-Bextor)	Bottom 3

Top 8 – Home Brew

Guest Judge: Tumi Masemola

Order	Contestant	Song (Original Artist)	Result
1	Pieter West	"Today" (Jesse Clegg)	Bottom 2
2	Jamie-Lee Sexton	"Save Me" (Clout)	Eliminated
3	Elvis Blue	"Destiny" (Malaika)	Safe
4	Adeline Mocke	"Who Painted The Moon" (Nianell)	Safe
5	Boki Ntsime	"Fairytale" (Liquideep)	Safe
6	Jess Yallup	"What He Means" (Just Jinger)	Safe
7	Sindi Nene	"Moments Away" (Mango Groove)	Safe
8	Lloyd Cele	"Push Me To The Floor" (The Parlotones)	Safe

Top 7 – Tribute To Michael Jackson

Guest Judge: Loyiso Bala

Order	Contestant	Song (Original Artist)	Result
1	Adeline Mocke	"Black or White" (Michael Jackson)	Bottom 3
2	Jess Yallup	"Earth Song" (Michael Jackson)	Eliminated
3	Lloyd Cele	"Billie Jean" (Michael Jackson)	Safe
4	Pieter West	"Give In to Me" (Michael Jackson)	Bottom 3
5	Elvis Blue	"Remember the Time" (Michael Jackson)	Safe
6	Boki Ntsime	"They Don't Care About Us" (Michael Jackson)	Safe
7	Sindi Nene	"Smooth Criminal" (Michael Jackson)	Safe

Top 6.1 - DJ's Choice

Guest Judge: Bongani Nchanga

Order	Contestant	Song (Original Artist)	Result
1	Sindi Nene	"I Learned from the Best" (Whitney Houston)	Saved
		"I Drove All Night" (Cyndi Lauper)
2	Elvis Blue	"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)	Safe
		"Hey Soul Sister" (Train)
3	Lloyd Cele	"Haven't Met You Yet" (Michael Bublé)	Safe
		"You Are So Beautiful" (Joe Cocker)
4	Adeline Mocke	"Stereo Love" (Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina)	Bottom 2
		"Need You Now" (Lady Antebellum)
5	Boki Ntsime	"The World's Greatest" (R. Kelly)	Safe
		"Rosanna" (Toto)
6	Pieter West	"Rockstar" (Nickelback)	Safe
		"You Shook Me All Night Long" (AC/DC)

Top 6.2 - Showstoppers

Guest Judge: Kurt Darren

Order	Contestant	Song (Original Artist)	Result
1	Lloyd Cele	"Fireflies" (Owl City)	Safe
		"OMG" (Usher)
2	Sindi Nene	"One Night Only" (Jennifer Hudson, Beyoncé, Anika Noni Rose & Sharon Leal)	Safe
		"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" (Beyoncé)
3	Pieter West	"Dancing in the Dark" (Bruce Springsteen)	Eliminated
		"You Can Leave Your Hat On" (Joe Cocker)
4	Elvis Blue	"Bridge over Troubled Water" (Simon & Garfunkel)	Safe
		"Gold Digger" (Kanye West & Jamie Foxx)
5	Adeline Mocke	"Dance with My Father" (Luther Vandross)	Eliminated
		"Give It Up to Me" (Shakira & Lil Wayne)
6	Boki Ntsime	"When a Man Loves a Woman" (Percy Sledge)	Safe
		"My Love" (Justin Timberlake)

Top 4 - Unplugged

Guest Judge: Louise Carver

Order	Contestant	Song (Original Artist)	Result
1	Elvis Blue	"What a Wonderful World" (Louis Armstrong)	Safe
		"Piano Man" (Billy Joel)
2	Boki Ntsime	"Weeping" (Bright Blue)	Eliminated
		"A Change Is Gonna Come" (Sam Cooke)
3	Sindi Nene	"A Little Less Conversation" (Elvis Presley)	Bottom 2
		"Beautiful" (Christina Aguilera)
4	Lloyd Cele	"Linkin Park Medley" (Linkin Park)	Safe
		"I'm Yours" (Jason Mraz)

Top 3 - Choices

Guest Judge: Hip Hop Pantsula

Order	Contestant	Song (Original Artist)	Result
1	Sindi Nene	"Vuli Ndlela" (Brenda Fassie)	Eliminated
		"Spotlight" (Jennifer Hudson)
		"You Raise Me Up" (Secret Garden)
2	Lloyd Cele	"Dynamite" (Taio Cruz)	Safe
		"Just the Way You Are" (Bruno Mars)
		"When You're Gone" (Avril Lavigne)
3	Elvis Blue	"Broken Strings" (James Morrison)	Safe
		"You Belong to Me" (Bob Dylan)
		"What About Now" (Daughtry)

Top 2 - Finale

Order	Contestant	Song (Original Artist)	Result
1	Lloyd Cele	"Push Me To The Floor" (The Parlotones)	Runner-up
		"Just the Way You Are" (Bruno Mars)
		"Thanks to You" (Lloyd Cele)
2	Elvis Blue	"Make You Feel My Love" (Bob Dylan)	Winner
		"Hallelujah" (Leonard Cohen)
		"Things My Father Said" (Black Stone Cherry)

Elimination Chart

Legend

Did Not Perform	Female	Male	Top 14	Top 10	Winner

Safe

Safe First

Safe Last

Eliminated

Judges' Save

Stage:		Semi		Finals
Week:		8/22	8/29	9/6	9/13	9/20	9/27	10/3	10/10	10/17	10/24	10/31
Place	Contestant	Result
1	Elvis Blue											Winner
2	Lloyd Cele											Runner-Up
3	Sindi Nene	Btm 3						Saved		Btm 2	Elim
4	Boki Ntsime									Elim
5-6	Adeline Mocke						Btm 2	Btm 2	Elim
	Pieter West				Btm 2		Btm 3
7	Jess Yallup			Btm 3		Btm 2	Elim
8	Jamie-Lee Sexton		Btm 3	Btm 2	Btm 3	Elim
9	Bongi Mthombeni				Elim
10	Gail Nkoane			Elim
Semi	Funeka Peppeta		Elim
	Zintle Mkwela
	Peter Grobler	Elim
	S'posh Petshwa