{"id":7651,"date":"2018-09-24T14:41:06","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T12:41:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=7651"},"modified":"2018-09-24T14:41:06","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T12:41:06","slug":"mzansi-picks-the-king-over-crooner-as-mthokozisi-bows-out-of-idols-season-14","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/09\/24\/mzansi-picks-the-king-over-crooner-as-mthokozisi-bows-out-of-idols-season-14\/","title":{"rendered":"Mzansi Picks The King Over crooner As Mthokozisi Bows out Of Idols Season 14"},"content":{"rendered":"

When things came down to the wire tonight, it was between traditional crooner Mthokozisi and the unique flavour of King B. Mzansi made their voices heard and chose to bid farewell to the KZN singer who had serenaded them with some of SA\u2019s best Afropop ballads.<\/p>\n

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Mthokozisi and King B<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before the announcement, the entire Top 10 got to enjoy the stage together for the last time with a fabulous rendition of Mafikizolo\u2019s Ndihamba Nawe.<\/p>\n

You could cut the tension with a knife in the backstage waiting room where the contestants were nervously awaiting their fate. This year, the format was slightly altered with the Top Nine slowly being called to the stage to perform their Throwback Sunday song. The last one left standing meant they had received the least number of votes out of the over 7 million votes cast for the Top Nine.<\/p>\n

It might have seemed like a slow and agonising wait for the contestants, but host Proverb made a fairly quick job of announcing the safe singers, in no particular order.<\/p>\n

First to breathe easy was Lincoln, who started off the solo performances with what Unathi called a \u201cvery sexy\u201d rendition of Ginuwine\u2019s racy 1996 hit, Pony. Randall, however, felt he needed to be \u201ca little more serious and a little less cabaret\u201d.<\/p>\n

Xae also received a solid number of votes, which saw her perform a slowed-down version of Janet Jackson\u2019s That\u2019s The Way Love Goes. Unathi thought it was a \u201cgreat\u201d interpretation of the 1993 chart-topper. Somizi exclaimed: \u201cYou are R&B! I can\u2019t fault you!\u201d<\/p>\n

Next to be safe was Niyaaz, who serenaded the live audience and viewers at home with Forever, the 1997 smooth jam from British boy band Damage. Randall called it the \u201cperfect\u201d song for him, and Somizi concurred.<\/p>\n

Yanga still gets to be the baby of the group, as she made it to the Top Nine. Her song choice, Before You Walk Out My Life from Monica\u2019s 1995 debut, had the judges unanimously agreeing it was perfect for her. While Randall felt she was \u201cgreat\u201d and the \u201cfull package\u201d, Somizi advised her to be \u201cyounger and more colourful\u201d going forward since her vocal ability cannot be faulted.<\/p>\n

A nervous Thato leapt out of his chair in excitement when Proverb called out his name. He managed to restrain his voice for a slow acoustic start to Shai\u2019s 1992 If I Ever Fall In Love. The judges gave him a thumbs up, with Randall saying he reminded him of a younger Usher while Unathi called him \u201cthe full package\u201d.<\/p>\n

Thando chose Bills Bills Bills by Destiny\u2019s Child, the 1999 club banger that saw Somizi give her a 10\/10 and a \u201cwhoo shem!\u201d Randall let the compliments roll, saying her performance, attitude, voice and everything were simply \u201cfantastic\u201d. Unathi said she loved that Thando was coming out of her shell. \u201cYou are not only becoming an incredible singer, but an incredible performer too.\u201d<\/p>\n

A princess-like Nosipho took to the stage to sing Mariah Carey\u2019s Open Arms, which serenaded the world back in 1996. The judges were not convinced. Randall called it pitchy throughout, Unathi advised her to remember why she was in the competition, and Somizi told her to trust herself.<\/p>\n

Ntokozo was the second last to make it on to the stage. Her performance of Toni Braxton\u2019s He Wasn\u2019t Man Enough from 1996 received the least enthusiasm from the judges. They pointed out a pattern that might see the youngster not make further into the competition. \u201cI\u2019m very worried about you,\u201d said Unathi.<\/p>\n

King B brought up the rear after it came down to him and Mthokozisi. He closed off the show with a performance of Michael Jackson\u2019s ground-breaking 1992 hit, Remember The Time, that received a standing ovation from the crowd and Somizi. The judge even went up on stage to gift him a crown \u2013 which was quite fitting for a King.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s now up to the voting public to keep their favourites in the competition as they vote for the Top 8 next week!<\/p>\n

Idols\u00a0SA season 14 is on Mzansi Magic, DStv Channel 161 on Sundays at 17h00. For more information visit our website:\u00a0www.idolssa.tv<\/a><\/p>\n

You can also join the\u00a0Idols\u00a0SA conversation via social media on\u2026 Facebook:\u00a0IdolsSouth Africa (www.facebook.com\/IdolsSA<\/a>) , Twitter: @IdolsSA #IdolsSA Instagram: @IdolsSA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

When things came down to the wire tonight, it was between traditional crooner Mthokozisi and the unique flavour of King B. Mzansi made their voices heard and chose to bid farewell to the KZN singer who had serenaded them with some of SA\u2019s best Afropop ballads. Before the announcement, the entire Top 10 got to… Continue reading Mzansi Picks The King Over crooner As Mthokozisi Bows out Of Idols Season 14<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[83],"class_list":["post-7651","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-television","tag-idols-sa","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7651","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7651"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7651\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7651"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7651"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7651"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}