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Idols 15: Top 10 showdown - what the judges said

Written by TVSA Team from the blog Mzansi Magic on 16 Sep 2019
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The battle to win Idols 15 started in earnest on Sunday night (15 September) when the Top 10 sang to secure their shot in the spotlight.

The theme for the night was inspirational, defined by the show as "those songs that make you want to stand up and take a stand."

Here's a rundown of the episode by the show...with vids of each performance:

The theme comes at a very delicate time in South Africa, following the recent xenophobic attacks in SA  and outpouring of anger against gender-based violence (#WeStandWithWomen).

It also comes at a fitting time for the Idols family, which is mourning the death of Season 12 runner-up Thami Shobede, who died last week.

His untimely death has robbed the country of a talent who still had so much to offer to the music industry. But, as host and executive producer Proverb said, we will all continue to be inspired by his music.

His death gave this week’s show a sense of mortality, with the judges’ overall message to the contestants being that they should make the most of their singing talent.

The contestants started the show by accompanying guest performer Dr Tumi, who sang his spiritually uplifting hit, Nothing Without You.

Dinky Kunene

Dinky sang Jordin Spark’s One Wing and was praised for a calculated performance that set a high standard for the evening. Somizi Mhlongo said she was proof that dynamite does come in “small dinkies”.



Viggy Qwabe

Viggy was praised for her performance of MissPru’s Phumelela, but Somizi advised her to add dimension and variety to her performance.



Luyolo Yiba

Luyolo’s rendition of Adele’s Fire to the Rain was well-received by the judges, despite the odd off-pitch moment. Randall Abrahams praised him for being able to make the song his own.



Nqobile Gumede

Come-back kid Nqobile drove Unathi uWeepy - Ed! - to tears as she encouraged her to remember she deserved to be on the stage and should embrace her talent. Her performance of Mary Mary’s Can’t Give Up Now was a reminder that she had not given up on her dream.



Sneziey Msomi

Sneziey once again impressed the judges with a Tshwane Gospel Choir song, Heal my Soul. Unathi said the performance was phenomenal and Randall praised her for her restraint. He went on to give her a subtle “Whoo Shem”. Somizi said it she had given an amazing performance and it was an amazing ministry.



Virginia Qwabe

Virginia's performance of Benjamin Dube’s Yebo Linamandla was called special by Randall, while Somizi called her the full package.



Nolo Seodisha

Nolo brought back some fun and dancing to a very emotionally charged evening as he sang Joyous Celebration’s Modimo Ke Lerato.

The judges were excited by his performance, with Somizi saying he brought the variety he was looking for, and Randall saying he was certain he would still be on the stage in two weeks’ time.



Innocentia Sibi

Innocentia received kudos from Unathi for attempting Beyoncé’s complex Ave Maria. Somizi loved the high notes, but Randall felt she needed to be more commanding.



Mangaliso Gumbi

Mangaliso lived up to her name with Benjamin Dube’s Ngangingazi. Unathi said she was a marvel (a loose translation of the name Mangaliso), while Somizi called her the underdog who could upset the competition.



Micayla Oelofse

The performance of the evening was the last performance of the evening. Micayla sang Andra Day’s Rise, which was dedicated to her mother who died recently.

Somizi said hers was the performance of the night, while Unathi uWeepy was moved to tears. She said Micayla’s parents would be proud of her performance.



 
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Do you agree with the judges' take? One must GO next week. Who?
 

Shows in this post: Idols

Channels in this post: Mzansi Magic



3 Comments

Timone
16 Sep 2019 16:24

My top 3:
Nolo, Mangaliso & Micayla
Bottom 3:
Luyolo, Innocentia & Nqobile. 

Its really too bad about Nqobile coz she can sing. The way she restrained herself last night in her performance, eish

qavile
16 Sep 2019 18:36

Well nolo did nothing special but the choir did everything for him and the song was just sing along. 2. Inno rushed ave Maria song and was off pitch but judges were tone deaf 3.with the twins i feel they just basic and the other one is very aggressive which is gud but bad ad same time. Overall very gud voices not great. 4. Ohk nqobile is my favourite but she has no range whatsoever just x factor . She is just Taylor Swift. So she needs to select song dut will showcase her talent. was the 1st time this season.

Goku
17 Sep 2019 07:44

Mmangaliso all the way!!!!


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