Idols 15: Top 7 Song Choices and Theme

Written by TVSA Team from the blog Mzansi Magic on 02 Oct 2019
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And the theme for this Sunday's Top 7 show is: Love is in the air.

This is what the saved seven will sing if they make it to the stage:

Luyolo	I Love You	Thami
Micayla	Run To You	Whitney Houston
Mmangaliso	Be Without You	Mary J. Blige
Nolo	Close The Door	Teddy Pendergrass
Nqobile	XO	Beyoncé
Sneziey	Have You Ever	Brandy
Viggy	Sthandwa Sami	Thee Legacy
Virginia	Yim Okthandayo	Linda Gcwensa feat. Zanda Zakuza

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8 Comments

qavile
02 Oct 2019 13:25

Gr8 songs

Tashi
02 Oct 2019 14:03

Oos, I thought I posted! ... Micayla's Whitney Houston - I have no clue why anyone would choose a Whitney for a competition 'cos you can only come off sounding second best.

Timone
02 Oct 2019 14:41

What I've come to realise after a few seasons of watching Idols is that song choice is as critical as the actual talent in this competition. Contestants need to be smart about song choice. With that said, I'm scared for Micayla, Nolo and Sneziey, not because these are bad songs but because it is 2019 and there is a certain age group the follows Idols and more especially the age group that votes. Also songs that are not very well known, like the twins' song choices, tend to have an effect of causing a disconnect with viewers/voters. People look forward to the Idol's delivery and interpretaion of the song and at times also want to sing along, now how does a viewer do all this when they don't know the song being sung? I look forward to Mmangaliso and Nqobile's performances.

Timone
02 Oct 2019 14:45

@ Tashi its very risky indeed but there are people who have killed Whitney songs before, so it can be done. But ja, very risky.

Goku
02 Oct 2019 15:22

That XO song by beyonce is so stale I really hope Nqobile is leaving this Sunday I can't even begin to imagine her singing that song

deziclesthagawd
03 Oct 2019 14:55

Great song choices for most of them. Micayla choosing a Whitney song will go one of two ways: She nails it and has the performance of the night or the song swallows her whole. She's brave.

Tashi
08 Oct 2019 10:56

She did well with it I thought. Not swallowed whole but in charge of it and seemed to stay in tune when the big moments came.

My only concern was in the quieter moments, she was a bit too nasal but she definitely had the vocal range.

Tashi
08 Oct 2019 11:13

Tashi edited on
10/8/2019 11:13 AM

PS: When it comes to assessing whether they're staying in tune or not I go with the cringe factor, if I don't cringe they're in tune, if I do, they're not.