{"id":7443,"date":"2018-09-03T16:45:59","date_gmt":"2018-09-03T14:45:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=7443"},"modified":"2018-09-03T16:47:59","modified_gmt":"2018-09-03T14:47:59","slug":"idols-sa-did-the-girls-of-the-top-16-rule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/09\/03\/idols-sa-did-the-girls-of-the-top-16-rule\/","title":{"rendered":"Idols SA : Did The Girls Of The Top 16 Rule"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Tonight\u2019s Top 16 live performance invoked Woman Power as the girls took to the Idols stage to fight for their place. The eight young powerhouses kicked off the show with a homage to queen Bey with Run the World and Formation, giving a spirited performance that drew excited applause and enthusiastic feedback from the judges.<\/p>\n

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Tonight\u2019s theme was Bestselling Female Artists of the 21st Century, and to help the stage newbies were award-winning Shekhinah harmonising her hit Different featuring Mariechan.<\/p>\n

First to take make a solo appearance was diminutive Christmas baby, Thando, singing American Idol alumna Jennifer Hudson\u2019s Giving Myself. While Randall felt she didn\u2019t get to belt it out because it was too big a song, Unathi called the performance \u201cexceptional\u201d and Somizi said she had \u201ckilled\u201d it.<\/p>\n

Aspirant music writer, Bongiwe, followed with the impassioned Beneath Your Beautiful by Labrinth feat. Emeli Sand\u00e9. The rendition had Unathi declaring: \u201cYou\u2019re in it to win it! The competition has just begun!\u201d<\/p>\n

Attridgeville\u2019s blonde ambition, Wattahmelon, may have struggled with the first verse of Fantasia\u2019s Lose to Win according to Somizi and Unathi, but she hit all the right notes with Randall, who declared she was \u201cfantastic from start to finish!\u201d<\/p>\n

Recent birthday girl, Nosipho, saw Unathi and Somizi give her performance of Sia\u2019s Alive an enthusiastic thumbs up, while Randall was also impressed with her delivery of an 80s big sound ode.<\/p>\n

The judges may have been giving mixed reviews, but all three agreed that the girls were still running ahead of the boys halfway through the show.<\/p>\n

Xae, who is a self-confessed car karaoke lover, hit the trifactor of adulation when she left Randall speechless, Somizi shouting \u201cgenius\u201d and Unathi calling it \u201cbrilliant!\u201d for her rendition of SZA\u2019s Broken Clocks.<\/p>\n

Season 14\u2019s youngest contestant, Yanga, slowed it down with Adele\u2019s monster hit, Don\u2019t You Remember. Again, it was two to one as Randall felt it dragged while Somizi and Unathi loved it, with Somizi awarding it a \u201cwhoo shem\u201d.<\/p>\n

Ntokozo brought it home and kept it local with Ndiza by Zahara. She undoubtedly received the best ovation of the evening. \u201cBest performance of the night!\u201d said Somizi. \u201cI\u2019d much rather listen to you off-key than six other contestants on key,\u201d Randall announced. \u201cYour imperfections were perfect,\u201d was Unathi\u2019s declaration.<\/p>\n

Closing off the show was Delene with Whitney Houston\u2019s It\u2019s Not Right But It\u2019s Okay. It didn\u2019t turn out to the big bang closing that was expected, with Randall and Somizi feeling it failed to launch while Unathi believed she would be memorable.<\/p>\n

The judges have handed out a mixed bag of sweets and lemons, but it\u2019s ultimately up to the voting public to push through their favourite to the Top 10. Let\u2019s see what the results bring next week.<\/p>\n

Idols SA season 14 is on Mzansi Magic, DStv Channel 161 on Sundays at 17h00. For more information visit our website: www.idolssa.tv<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also join the Idols SA conversation via social media on\u2026 Facebook: Idols South Africa (www.facebook.com\/IdolsSA<\/a>) , Twitter: @IdolsSA #IdolsSA Instagram: @IdolsSA<\/p>\n

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