Reputations are at stake and the potential for cringe looms large.
This Sunday (15 November) the Idols hopefuls need to ensure they do a better job than the Wooden Mic crazies when they tackle the show's seasonal "We do it better!" theme, described like so this year:
Mzansi's most Shazamed hits and how they should have been done.
Some of these songs have been taken from our pool of Wooden Mic singers, with the Idols showing us 'how it should have been done'.
With such claims, they better do it better or they'll need to suffer the bwahahas!
This is what the final five will sing if they make the grade:
Brandon
7 Years - Lukas Graham
Your Love - Azana
Mr Music
Ndiyagodola - Ringo
Emlanjeni - Sbahle
Ndoni
Ndicel'ikiss - Berita
Senzeni - DJ Manzo SA, Comado & Mthandazo Gatya
Ntokozo
Runnin - Naughty Boy ft. Beyoncé & Arrow Benjamin
Uyeke - Heavy-K ft. Natalia Mabaso
Zama
A Woman's Worth - Alicia Keys
Hamba Naye - Cici ft. Mafikizolo
ZanoThando
Lean On Me - Bill Withers
Bella Ciao - Tyler ICU & Nicole Elocin ft. Kabza De Small & DJ Maphorisa