The Top 18 acts of
SA's Got Talent 4 were revealed last week and the first round of semi-finals began last night (Tuesday, 8 October). The first six acts performed and will know their results tonight.
The two acts who'll go through to the finale will be announced during the first results show this evening at 21h35.
The times and dates of the shows and finale are as follows:
Results show for semi-final 1: Wednesday, 9 October at 21h35
Live semi-final 2: Thursday, 10 October at 20h30
Results show for semi-final 2: Saturday, 12 October at 18h30
Live semi-final 3: Tuesday, 15 October at 20h30
Results show for semi-final 3: Wednesday, 16 October at 21h35
Live finale: Thursday, 17 October at 19h30 (Scandal! will move to 20h30 for the night)
Finale results show (announcement of the winner): Thursday, 17 October at 21h00
Here's a look at each of the acts in the running with the line-up of who'll be performing during semi-final 2 and 3:
Semi-final 1
Tuesday, 8 October 2013:
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Polarity
Trevor Schoonraad
Age: 35
From: Woodstock, Cape Town, Western Cape
Occupation: Dancer and Pilates instructor
About: Trevor was born and raised in Pretoria, but currently resides in Woodstock, Cape Town. While in school he struggled with being bullied because he was a ballet dancer.
Growing up in a conservative area it was difficult for people to understand why a boy wanted to be a dancer. Trevor didn’t let this get him down and he continued dancing.
He became a principle dancer for an international company and dances en pointe. While he was in London performing at a variety show, he saw a pole dance act and fell in love with this form of dance.
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Lyrical Swagg
Lebohang Tsoari and Moleboheng Khanye
Age: 23 and 20
From: Kagiso and Krugersdorp, Gauteng
Occupation: Sound Engineering Graduate and Accounting Student
About: Lyrical Swagg are two young ladies from Kagiso who describe themselves as “Girls of no worries”.
When they were given the challenge to create a theme track for their crew they realized that they were both skilled rappers. For the past two years they have been rapping together.
Their greatest challenge since becoming Lyrical Swag is the stereotype that girls can’t rap and feel that if they could change one thing about the world it would be that stereotype.
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Justin Leigh Band
Jamie-Leigh Shultz and Justin-Lee Shultz
Age: 10 and 6
From: Fairlands, Randburg
Occupation: Jamie-Leigh is a scholar and Justin-Lee is in pre-school.
About: Jamie-Leigh is a drummer and Justin-Lee is a keyboard player and they have played together as a band for 10 months.
Jamie-Leigh started playing drums at the age of 6-years-old and usually jammed with her dad.
When Justin-Lee started playing at the age of 5-years-old in April 2012, they started jamming together and then formed The Justin Leigh Band in August 2012.
The band entered SA’s Got Talent to get as much exposure as possible. They feel that South Africans have not seen such young musicians playing at the level that they are playing at.
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Divyog & Keeran
Divyog Panchoo & Keeran Eshwarlall
Age: 27 and 39
From: Riverhorse Valley, Durban
Occupation: Service Consultant, Building Inspector
About: Divyog started playing the tabla at the age of four, he studied under Guruji Abeydhanand Beejan for 15 years and also plays the Dholak and other Indian percussion instruments.
Keeran’s love for music happened “accidentally”, as he puts it. He was first introduced to the harmonium when he was 16 by his father who challenged him to play it and he never looked back.
Divyog and Keeran have been performing together for five years. |
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Ezio Miller
Age: 17
From: Cape Town, Western Cape
Occupation: Scholar
About: Ezio is a 17-year-old scholar who is currently busy with Matric. He grew up in a humble home with his grandparents who are now deceased and admits to having a childhood filled with smiles and laughter, yet emptiness.
He remembers how dancing was his sole refuge to escape from his thoughts.
He started dancing at the age of nine and was highly inspired by his mother. Ambitious and dedicated to his craft, he shares that he would like to one day become a teacher to motivate young people to achieve more in their lives.
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Glamipulator
Olwethu Dyantyi
Age: 20
From: Khayelitsha, Cape Town, Western Cape
Occupation: Intern at the College of Magic
About: Olwethu is a 20-year old Magician from Khayelitsha in Cape Town where he lives with his parents and four sisters.
In 2005 Olwethu enrolled at the College of Magic to begin his 6-year course. In 2009 he became the Junior Magician Champion and in 2010 he was selected to represent South Africa at the World Teen magic Seminar in Las Vegas.
In 2012 he went to Italy to perform for a reality TV show called La Grande Magia and also went to the Olympics of Magic World Championships in The UK and later that year he was also invited to Beijing to perform
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Semi-final 2
Thursday, 10 October 2013:
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Bambino Juggler
Siyabonga Swelindawo
Age: 25
From: Nyanga, Cape Town
Occupation: Circus performer
About: Siyabonga's act started when a visitor from Swaziland watched his act and suggested that he makes it a one man show.
He was a student at Zip Zap circus school where he also taught juggling. He’s a big dreamer because not only is he a performer, he is also studying electrical engineering. In his words: “It won’t hurt to have a back-up plan”. |
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U.C.K.
Anrique Farmer and Keenan Speelman
Age: 17 and 18
From: Ceres, Western Cape
Occupation: Scholars
About: Keenan and Anrique are the best of friends and they call themselves U.C.K, which stands for You See Kings. Their shared passion for robotic dance got them dancing together since 2010.
Keenan started dancing when he was a child. He loves to dance to Michael Jackson’s music. Then he danced for every local dance crew until he met Anrique and everything changed.
Anrique started out watching a lot of dance movies, trying to imitate what he saw. He taught himself new moves and tried to improve every day.
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Tronix
Hayley Bennett-Freidin, Justin Mancer, Dale Scrimgeour, David Malcolm, Stephenson de Beer, Duane Joaquim, Le Che' Hendry, Samantha Viana ,Nadia Jansen van Rensburg and Tamara Lee Thompson
Age: 22 - 31
From: Johannesburg
Act: Freelance dancers
About: Tronix is a unique act - what one would describe as vivid. But it’s the “glow in the dark costumes” that make this act a must-watch.
It gives you the illusion that you are in a sci- fi movie, not knowing what’s going to pop up. These illuminated costumes display a very popular ultra-high technology style created by means of ultra-bright LED lights.
The group specialize in a unique style of dancing using technology and have been doing this act for 2 years.
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Lil Diezo
Daneon Dean Kruger
Age: 15
From: Promosa Potchefstroom
Occupation: Scholar
About: Daneon, also known as Lil Diezo, is a young rapper who started pursuing his dream of rapping two years ago at the age of 13.
He writes his own music and has a producer who does his beats for him.
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Gerrard Quevauvilliers
Age: 12
From: Mayberry Park, Alberton, Johannesburg
Occupation: Mayberry Park, Alberton, Johannesburg
About: Gerrard is a budding 12-year-old scholar who has a big interest in what most children would frown or laugh at: Ventriloquism.
His act started when he watched ventriloquists and was fascinated by them. He’s been doing this for a year and his family supports this endeavour. Gerrard would like to one day become a vet because of his love for animals.
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Johnny Apple
Juan Appelgrein
Age: 16
From: King George Park, George, Western Cape
Occupation: Scholar
About: Juan Appelgrein, who goes by the stage name “Johnny Apple”, is originally from Vanderbijlpark in Gauteng but lives in George in the Western Cape.
Johnny’s dreams are very simple; all he wants to do is sing! He grew up in a musical family but it was his dance classes that got him into singing.
Thus far, the largest audience that he has performed for was over a thousand people at the Portuguese Festival in Cape Town.
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Semi-final 3
Tuesday, 15 October 2013:
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Yello
Lloyd Kandlin
Age: 38
From: Cape Town
Occupation: Actor, acrobat, designer, singer
About: Born in Zimbabwe, Lloyd moved to South Africa when he was six years old. He’s an actor, acrobat, designer and singer with a qualification in Drama and Musical Theatre.
He recalls being a highly creative and imaginative child. He started this particular act seven years ago when he joined a circus troupe in 1999 that started touring internationally.
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KDS
Keanan McClune, Paxton Simons, Summer Noble, Micaela Loots, Kyle Moerat and Herschelle Slee
Age: 16 - 18
From: Retreat, Steenberg, Constantia, Belhar, Athlone and Heideveld, Western Cape
Occupation: Scholars
About: This group of three couples have been together for nine years.
They have been dancing at Kim’s Dance Studio and have been part of the Federation of Dancesport South Africa (FEDANSA) and World Dancesport Federation (WDSF).
Their greatest ambition is to become world Latin dance champs. Their greatest accomplishment is that they all have are SA titles behind them.
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Palesa
Palesa Mohlamme
Age: 13
From: Meiringspark, Klerksdorp, North West
Occupation: Scholar
About: Palesa is a young Rhythmic Gymnast. She has been doing this art from the age of six.
She belongs to the Klerksdorp School of Gymnastics and looks up to Daria Dmitreva who won the 2012 Olympic Rhythmic Gymnastics.
Her greatest ambition is to win the Olympics and Commonwealth. She has won the SA championship three times in row. Her dream job is to become a Sports Coach.
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Cindy-Anne
Cindy-Anne Abrahams
Age: 22
From: Strandfontein Cape Town, Western Cape
Occupation: Freelance performer
About: Blessed with the ability to see beyond her circumstances, Cindy-Ann is the epitome of a survivor.
She experienced her first deal of heartbreak when her parents split nine months after her birth. Her mother, loving and nurturing, took in a mother and son who were desolate. Today they all live as one family.
After completing high school she went on to attend the University of Cape Town where she was chorus in several UCT Opera productions.
Sadly, life took a turn for her a year later when her mother was diagnosed with diabetes and was forced to retire early because her eyesight was deteriorating.
A few months later her mother was diagnosed with carpal tunnel and Cindy-Anne could not continue her studies due to financial limitations.
She’s tenacious and determined to come out on top. She has big dreams of one day living in Vienna, singing classics and performing with Monserrate Caballe. She loves to write songs.
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Ludopie
Luzuko Namba
Age: 18
From: Margate, KZN
Occupation: Pupil at Wesbury College of Science
About: Luzuko was born in a small Eastern Cape town called Mqanduli. Like most boys, Luzuko started dancing by imitating Micheal Jackson.
Through the years, he has moved on to pantsula, hip hop, krumping, popping and locking and eventually dubstep. |
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Nadia
Nadia Van Der Westhuizen
Age: 11
From: Brackenfell, Cape Town
Occupation: Scholar
About: Nadia lives with her grandparents and two younger siblings and began singing at the age of four when her grandfather Johan used to sing at church and she wanted to sing with him.After about a year they began performing together.
Nadia would like to become a professional singer like Selena Gomez. She also enjoys playing the guitar and doing gymnastics and is a good scholar - she won junior student of the year in 2012. |
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