SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE
SIGN IN SEARCH MENU
SOUTH AFRICA'S TV WEBSITE


Idols 11
 

Idols 11: Pretoria pockets 19 Golden Tickets

Written by TVSA Team from the blog Idols 11 on 09 Feb 2015
Favourite this post



 
Press Release

The Capital City earned 19 Golden Tickets at the first auditions for Idols 11 at the State Theatre in Pretoria on Wednesday last week (4 February). “We’re easing into it,” Idols judge Randall Abrahams commented in his laconic way. “We saw some very promising singers here today. Let’s see if Cape Town can better Pretoria’s performance.”
 
One of the talented performers who won a Golden Ticket was Pretoria’s own John Niel (24), who makes a good living busking on the streets of Pretoria. “I write my own songs - I already have more than a hundred songs in my repertoire,” a delighted John said, clutching his Golden Ticket. “I would love to record my own songs one day, rather than sell them to other singers.”
 
Shenay O’Brien from Johannesburg made Idols history when she became the first cross-dressing act to win a Golden Ticket. Shenay is the alter-ego of 24-year-old Thiart van der Linde, an actor who studied Drama at the Tshwane University of Technology. “Shenay is an actress, she’s a performer - she is legal in the industry,” Thiart explains.
 
The day also marked flamboyant choreographer Somizi Mhlongo’s first day on duty as an Idols judge. “I was very nervous for the first hour or so,” Somizi admits. “Nervous but excited. But it’s fun.”
 
Somizi has bonded seamlessly with the existing team of Randall Abrahams, Unathi Msengana and Gareth Cliff. “We’re having a great time!” Gareth laughed. “Somizi is making me laugh a lot.”
 
The next audition session for Idols SA Season 11 auditions are at Grand West in Cape Town on the 7th February, followed by KZN auditions at The Playhouse on the 21st February. The final auditions will take place at Carnival City East of Johannesburg on the 1st March.
 
Contestants should be South African citizens between the ages of 16 and 30 to enter Idols SA 11, and South Africa’s aspiring superstars are urged to remember their ID documents at the auditions. Underage contestants have to be accompanied by their parents.

Shows in this post: Idols

Channels in this post: M-Net



Comments


Only TVSA members can reply to this thread. Click here to login or register.






LATEST ARTICLES

New on TV today: Friday 29 March 2024

There's music and lights in SuperCulture on Channel O and the film Wallflower airs on Fuse TV.


Game of Lies Teasers - April 2024

Series finale! The rescue attempt gets underway before a final reckoning.


Gqeberha: The Empire 2 Teasers - April 2024

The Mxenge Hotel turns into a whodunnit. A gunshot. Murder. In which room and by who?


The Wife 3 Teasers - April 2024

Naledi’s sex tape sees the spotlight again and catches her in the headlights.


Skerpioen Teasers - April 2024

A torched boat, poison in wine and youthful memories die when Ferda tries to kill Ahmet.


Imlie Teasers - April 2024

Imlie takes Ashu to the hospital when he falls ill, but kidnappers attempt to abduct him.


My Desire Teasers - April 2024

Kaashvi clears her name and reports Pradyumna's bribery attempt to the police.


New on TV today: Thursday 28 March 2024

Season 2 of Dam premieres on M-Net and Grey's Anatomy 20 drops on Disney+.


Hlomla Dandala confirmed to debut as Caesar on Smoke & Mirrors Season 2

The past collides with soon in the latest on Hlomla's whereabouts.


Smoke & Mirrors Teasers - April 2024

Season 1 finale and crossover alert! Caesar takes Thandiswa to the House of Zwide for her wedding dress.

LATEST SITE ACTIVITY


More activity at TVSA Central



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS



LATEST SOAPIE TEASERS





×
×

You browser doesn't have Flash, Silverlight, Gears, BrowserPlus or HTML5 support.