On Sunday, September 4 the eight females who made it to the Idols South Africa’s Top 16 graced our screens as they opened Season 12’s live voting show at Pretoria’s State Theatre.
For the first live show they sang a rendition of Rihanna’s ‘Work’ featuring Drake for the opening sequence. The sexy yet classy delivery of the song had the audience captivated.
Durban’s Afrotainment, the guest performers for the evening brought their very own blaze to the stage.The show was themed ‘Hits of the Last Decade’ and Estcourt’s Luke (Nontobeko) Ntombela selected the infectious ‘Yoga’ by Janelle Monae featuring Jadena, to help her seduce South Africa to fall in love with her voice.
The 26-year-old’s fighter spirit was not enough to impress the judges. Randall called the song choice “ambitious” but that Luke fell short, adding that a song by Ariana Grande would’ve done her justice.
Gareth agreed with Somizi as they felt she was uncomfortable and restricted by the high heels she was wearing, while Unathi thought nerves got the better of her. Fortunately for Luke who has been singing for as long as she can remember, the judges no longer have a say. But you do.
To vote for Luke SMS the number 04 to 31400 at the cost of R1.50.
SMS Voting
To vote by SMS, you need to text the voting number of your favourite contestant or Idol to 37400. Each SMS vote costs R1.50. Free SMS or SMS bundles do not apply. Make sure that your Caller Line Identity (CLI) is switched on. You will be limited to 100 SMS votes per voting period.
WeChat Voting
To vote via WeChat, you will need to log on to the WeChat application on your mobile phone. Voting on WeChat is free, but do note that the data costs of your Internet Service Provider will apply. If you haven’t already, download WeChat to your smart phone and add ID IdolsSA as a contact. From ID IdolsSA, select VOTE.
If you have not already registered your number with Idols SA on WeChat, you will be asked to validate your phone number. (Please note that if you have already registered for Idols SA voting on WeChat, you will not need to do so again in order to vote.)
Type your phone number in the bottom keyboard with the international code, example +2711 222 3333 You will receive a unique one time pin code via SMS. Type this in the WeChat keyboard and you are ready to vote!
You have a limit of 100 votes on WeChat per voting period. Remember for the top 16 vote lines open at the beginning of each Sunday evening show at 5pm and close every Tuesday at 10pm, so make sure you’re ready.
Next week, the top eight male contestants who make up the Top 16 take their turn to impress South Africa for votes. On Sunday, September 18 it will be revealed if Estcourt’s Luke will be making it to the next stage of the competition.
