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The Idols Season 14 train is barreling full steam ahead, and contestants are in full fight mode as they battle for their place on board.<\/p>\n
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The numbers dwindled further tonight as Mzansi bade a sad farewell to Ntokozo, officially bringing the Top Eight into play. Those are the competitors who will dazzle the country and the studio audience with the eagerly-awaited Showstopper spectacle next Sunday.<\/p>\n
Before tonight\u2019s elimination, however, all nine enjoyed the stage together for their opening number. Performing\u00a0Symphony\u00a0by Clean Bandit, accompanied by solo instrumentalist Davina Mae Gordon and the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra, they set the tone for the evening\u2019s harmonious live show.<\/p>\n
Niyaaz took to the stage first after being announced safe, singing Hozier\u2019s\u00a0Take Me to Church. While Randall felt it was \u201csoupy\u201d, Unathi thought it was one of the best performances the young Capetonian has had so far.<\/p>\n
Xae followed up with Solange\u2019s\u00a0Cranes in the Sky, an act the judges couldn\u2019t fault. \u201cThat was a consummate performance,\u201d declared Unathi. The other judges, however, cautioned her against being too \u201carty\u201d with song choice and hoped for something more up-tempo next week.<\/p>\n
Next to make the Top Eight was crowd favourite, King B. The judges were all impressed that he chose a more restrained song in Zahara\u2019s\u00a0Loliwe. \u201cWe know you can belt it out; tonight you proved you can tone it down. People want different things and you are giving it to them,\u201d pronounced Randall.<\/p>\n
The previous weeks\u2019 performances might not have yielded positive results for Nosipho, but after\u00a0Hurt\u00a0by Christina Aguilera, the judges were singing her praises. \u201cThat\u2019s the Nosipho I\u2019ve been missing; she\u2019s back!\u201d asserted Unathi. Randall praised her focus and Somizi advised her to \u201cown your star quality\u201d.<\/p>\n
Next on the spotlight was Lincoln, putting on an orchestral version of Sia\u2019s\u00a0Electric Heart. Unathi called him a \u201cwonder to watch\u201d, Somizi wanted his entire outfit, and Randall admitted to being pleasantly surprised by the \u201creally good\u201d performance.<\/p>\n
Teen sensation Yanga brought the house down with her performance of\u00a0Try Sleeping With A Broken Heart\u00a0by Alicia Keys. Not only did Somizi wipe the floor for her with his jacket, he also laid it down for her to stand on. There really was little more to say after that except \u2026. Whooo Shem!<\/p>\n
With three people left in the holding room, Thato was happy to hear his name called and gave a heartfelt performance of\u00a0Treat You Better\u00a0by Shawn Mendez. Randall said he could see him in the Top Four. Somizi praised his \u201cperfection\u201d and Unathi said she \u201cloves how you seamlessly move from pop to soul and back again\u201d.<\/p>\n
Bringing up the rear of the Top Eight was Thando, who was left emotional by the stress of the result. Her fervent performance of Justin Bieber\u2019s\u00a0As Long As You Love Me\u00a0was a testament, and Unathi told her to \u201ctake it all in\u201d because Mzansi was showing her how much they do indeed love her.<\/p>\n
With the stress, anxiety and emotion of elimination, Idols SA proved it was still a music show of the highest calibre. Mzansi was even treated to an exceptional performance of Kwesta\u2019s\u00a0Spirit\u00a0accompanied by the Johannesburg Youth Orchestra. Definitely one for the Idols history books!<\/p>\n
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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> Youth Talent reigns as Idols collaborates with Joburg Youth Orchestra for an unforgettable night of music. The Idols Season 14 train is barreling full steam ahead, and contestants are in full fight mode as they battle for their place on board. The numbers dwindled further tonight as Mzansi bade a sad farewell to Ntokozo, officially… Continue reading Emotions Run High As Ntokozo Bows Out Of Idols In Shock Exit<\/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-7713","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\/7713","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=7713"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7713\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7713"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7713"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7713"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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