{"id":3657,"date":"2017-03-19T19:15:12","date_gmt":"2017-03-19T17:15:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=3657"},"modified":"2017-03-19T19:15:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-19T17:15:12","slug":"exciting-week-for-the-voice-sa-fans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2017\/03\/19\/exciting-week-for-the-voice-sa-fans\/","title":{"rendered":"Exciting Week For The Voice SA Fans"},"content":{"rendered":"

Which coach assembled the best team on The Voice South Africa?<\/strong>
\nSeason 2\u2019s Blind Auditions end on a spectacular note<\/strong><\/p>\n

It has been an exciting week for The Voice SA fans. On Thursday night (16 March) M-Net\u2019s popular singing competition clinched the SAFTA for Best International Format. Then, during the last episode of Season 2\u2019s Blind Auditions (Sunday, 23 March), coaches Bobby van Jaarsveld, Karen Zoid, Lira and Kahn Morbee filled the remaining spots on their teams with more spectacular singers.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing into the next rounds, the most pertinent question is: which coach assembled the best team? \u201d says M-Net\u2019s Head of Publicity, Lani Lombard. \u201cThere is so much more at stake for the coaches this season. By M-Net changing the format and giving the public all the say during the live shows, the coaches run the risk of not having a team member in the final. They simply have to make the right decisions throughout the competition. First, during The Battles and thereafter during our new competition phase The Knockouts\u201d.<\/p>\n

In the Battle rounds, which will kick off on Sunday 2 April, as The Voice SA is taking a short break on Sunday 26 March due to M-Net\u2019s live broadcast of the Miss South Africa pageant, the four coaches will pair off their team members for grueling duets, after which they can only take one person to The Knockouts.<\/p>\n

At the start of the last of the seven Blind Audition episodes tonight, there were three spaces left in #TeamKaren, while Lira and Kahn could give two more singers the opportunity of a lifetime. A stressed Bobby only had one more spot.<\/p>\n

Soulful songstress Lira added two very different voices to her talented group of singers this evening: 27-year-old dance teacher Michelle Benham from Johannesburg and Sheldon De St Pern (41) from Durban.<\/p>\n

Michelle\u2019s rendition of Whitney Houston\u2019s \u201cI Wanna Dance With Somebody\u201d not only earned her a full house of chair turns from the coaches, but also had the four mentors out of their red chairs and dancing along to her song! Despite having coach Karen Zoid telling Michelle that she could take her to the Top 10, and heart throb Bobby even joining her on stage to for a slow dance in an attempt to woo her onto his team, Michelle chose herself a spot with #TeamLira. Sheldon, undoubtedly one of the tallest talent on the show to date, performed Creed\u2019s \u201cWith Arms Wide Open\u201d. It was good enough to get both Lira and Karen to turn for him, and despite admitting that he was a huge Karen Zoid fan, Sheldon made the surprising decision to pick Lira as his coach, bringing her to tears.<\/p>\n

Alongside Michelle and Sheldon, the rest of #TeamLira is made up of: Al Petersen (28) from Cape Town, Amanda Faku (23) from Port Elizabeth, Andrew Snyders (37) from Cape Town, Aston Wylie (24) from Gonubie, Bryce MacMillan (28) from Johannesburg, Bubbles Mnomiya (23) from Richard\u2019s Bay, Jacqueline Tolken (31) from Kempton Park, Luke Lovemore (23) from Cape Town, Spha Mdlalose (28) from Cape Town and Tender Mavundla (34) from Port Shepstone.<\/p>\n

PJ Pretorius (26) from Secunda was the first talent of the evening to be added to #TeamKaren. A full time worship leader from Secunda, PJ sang Coldplay\u2019s \u201cYellow\u201d and received three chair turns from the coaches but ultimately chose the Afrikaans rocker to be his mentor. Karen also landed 30-year-old Samantha Landers from Durban, who wowed with her stunning rendition of Judy Garland\u2019s \u201cSomewhere Over The Rainbow.\u201d Sam, who clearly doesn\u2019t shy away from a challenge, started her song completely a cappella without the support of The Voice SA band. The risk paid off for her, as Karen pressed her buzzer on the second note of the song! The smooth-toned voice belonging to Chico Muya (24) from Durban completed Karen\u2019s team. Chico\u2019s friends – and The Voice SA Season 1 alumni Chloe Clark and Gavin Welsh \u2013 encouraged Chico to enter, and they were on point. His version of Oasis\u2019s \u201cWonderwall\u201d was exactly what Karen wanted to round off her team tally.<\/p>\n

PJ, Samantha Landers and Chico joined the following talent in #TeamKaren: Armand Joubert (21) from eMalahleni, Celest Schoeman (28) from Strandfontein, Christie Woolmington (20) from Johannesburg, Emma Ellis (21) from Port Elizabeth, Lindo Sithole (22) from Pietermaritzburg, Marissa Petzer (22) from Stilfontein, Samantha Leonard (24) from Kimberly, Veronique Lalouette (35) from Johannesburg and brother-and-sister duo The Massers, made up of Lillian Masser (33) and John Masser (30).<\/p>\n

Season 1\u2019s winning coach Kahn Morbee, known for choosing eclectic and left-of-centre talent, completed his team with two more unique voices: full time musician Lee Taylor (31) and Dylan Pretorius (32), both from Pretoria. Lee performed Jessie J\u2019s \u201cDomino\u201d and reminded Kahn of Bonnie Tyler, while Dylan\u2019s growling-voiced cover of Elton John\u2019s \u201cRocket Man\u201d crept right into Kahn\u2019s heart and landed him the final position in his stable. Lee and Dylan now find themselves in the company of Christy-Lyn Marais (28) from Cape Town, Craig Lucas (24) from Cape Town, Fatman Brummer (40) from Bela-Bela, Freddie Lalendle (23) from Durban, Kirby Jo (23) from Cape Town, Mia Pretorius (20) from Potgietersrus, Monique Hellenberg (33) from Cape Town, Sonia Morsner (24) from Vereeniging, Zee Gqamana (23) from Port Elizabeth and the duo Symphony, made up of Charl Esterhuizen (20) and Christopher Mabasa (27) from eMalahleni.<\/p>\n

Bobby, who knew he had to pick an amazing vocalist as his last representative, followed his instincts and turned for Dawie de Jager (33) from Pretoria. Dawie started out his singing career as a member of successful Afrikaans band Klopjag and now he splits his time between composing musical scores for feature films, and cultivating orchids! Dawie\u2019s rendition of the U2 anthem \u201cOne\u201d had both Karen and Bobby delighted to see him, as they instantly recognised him from his \u201cKlopjag\u201d days, but it was Bobby \u2013 who admitted to stealing money from his mother as a youngster in order to buy a \u201cKlopjag\u201d album \u2013 that landed Dawie on his team. Dawie\u2019s new #TeamBobby family comprises Alex Cavan (23) from Port Elizabeth, Anchen Groenewald (19) from Rustenburg, Caroline-Grace Brussow (31) from Bloemfontein, Chad Jubber (18) from Durban, Jean Citto (23) from Cape Town, Jeanne-Mari Engelbrecht (29) from Strand, John James Janse van Rensburg (18) from Carltonville, Josh Ansley (31) from Johannesburg, Marco Basson (23) from Van der Bijl Park, Meggan Moore (25) from Langebaan and Rick Jansen (18) from Centurion.<\/p>\n

Each coach now has 12 talent in their team as the series moves into the Battle rounds of the competition.<\/p>\n

The Voice South Africa, sponsored by Dial Direct, is broadcast every Sunday night on M-Net channel 101 at 17:30 and every Monday night at 18:00 on M-Net City channel 115.<\/p>\n

Viewers can also visit www.mnet.tv\/thevoice<\/a> to watch exclusive interviews with the coaches and talent, and follow all the breaking news and conversations around the show on Twitter @VoiceSA \/ #TheVoiceSA or on the official \u201cVoice SA\u201d Facebook page. You can also download The Voice SA app today for exclusive show-related games and special features<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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