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Season of television series

Idols South Africa

Season 15
Hosted by| ProVerb
Judges|

* Somizi Mhlongo
* Randall Abrahams
* Unathi Nkayi

Winner| Luyolo Yiba
Runner-up| Sneziey Msomi
Release
Original network| Mzansi Magic
Original release| 7 July (2019-07-07) –
17 November 2019 (2019-11-17)
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The fifteenth season of South African Idols premiered on 7 July 2019, 17:30 SAST and concluded on 17 November 2019 on the Mzansi Magic TV. The season was won by Luyolo Yiba and the runner-up was Sneziey Msomi.

ProVerb remained as the show's host and an executive producer, while Somizi Mhlongo, Unathi Nkayi and Randall Abrahams also remained as the main judges, with guest judges at each of the four audition cities. The next season was showcasing on 2 August 2020.

## Preliminary auditions

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City  | Venue  | Guest Judge  | Date

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Pretoria | State Theatre  | Rebecca Malope | 26 January 2019
Durban | North Beach Amphitheatre  | Vusi Nova  | 9 February 2019
Cape Town | Century City Conference Centre  | Dj Fresh | 2 March 2019
Johannesburg | Ellis Park Arena  | Lady Zamar | 16 February 2019
Pop-up Auditions[1] City  | Venue  | Date

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Bloemfontein | PACOFS - Performing Arts Centre of the Free State  | 2 February 2019
Polokwane | Meropa Casino & Entertainment World  | 23 February 2019
Port Elizabeth | Dolphins Leap Conference & Events Centre  | 23 February 2019

A total of 86 golden tickets were issued at all four stops including pop-up stops this season.[2] Season 15 came with many surprises defying the history of the show, rules changed a bit during theatre week, back up singers were provided, with no backing required from the contestants, each contestant had to out-perform the other, and for the first time, 17 contestants were selected for the next round instead of the traditional 16 to accommodate twins Viggy and Virginia Qwabe.

## Finalists

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Contestant  | Age  | Hometown  | Place finished

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| Luyolo Yiba  | 25  | Qonce | Winner
| Sneziey Msomi  | 25  | Umlazi | Runner-up
| Micayla Oelofse  | 18  | Port Elizabeth | 3rd
| Nolo Seodisha  | 26  | Soshanguve | 4th
| Viggy Qwabe  | 22  | Stanger | Withdrew
| Virginia Qwabe  | 22  | 6th
| Mmangaliso Gumbi  | 24  | Ladysmith, KwaZulu-Natal | 7th
| Nqobile Gumede  | 21  | KwaMashu | 8th
| Dinky Swartz  | 22  | Ennerdale, Gauteng | 9th
| Innocentia Sibi  | 30  | Khuma, Stilfontein | 10th
| Craig Jordan  | 21  | Elsie's River | 11th/13th
| Treasure Mngadi  | 23  | KwaMashu
| Zia Fielies  | 19  | Mannenberg, Cape Town
| Andy Keys  | 20  | Embalenhle, Secunda | 14th/17th
| Louise Nicholls  | 29  | Strandfontein, Matzikama
| Sizwe Hlatshwayo  | 27  | Emalahleni
| Xola Toto  | 21  | Cape Town

## Weekly Song Choice and Result

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### Top 17

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The judges' job was now over and it was now up to the public to vote for their favourite contestant to advance to the next level of the competition, two methods were introduced to the public, every contestant was allocated a unique voting number. Contestants could be voted either by SMS, the voting number remained the same as other seasons 37400, or voting could be done for free on www.idolssa.tv.

#### Group A Theme: Songs that Trended (25 August)

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Act  | Order  | Song  | Result

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Sizwe Hlatshwayo  | 1  | "Tigi" by Sands  | Eliminated
Dinky Swartz  | 2  | "Get You" by Daniel Caesar | Safe
Mmangaliso Gumbi  | 3  | "Egoli" by Mlindo the Vocalist | Safe
Louise Nicholls  | 4  | "Without Me" by Halsey | Eliminated
Andy Keys  | 5  | "Girls Like You" by Maroon 5 | Eliminated
Virginia Qwabe  | 6  | "Themba" by Kelly Khumalo | Safe
Viggy Qwabe  | 7  | "Mgodi" by Zahara | Safe
Nolo Seodisha  | 8  | "Talk" by Khalid | Safe
Xola Toto  | 9  | "Come With Me" by Black Coffee | Eliminated

#### Group B Theme: Songs that Trended (1 September)

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Act  | Order  | Song  | Result

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Sneziey Msomi  | 1  | "Ewe Getsemane" by Sbu Noah  | Safe
Nqobile Gumede  | 2  | "Love Theory" by Kirk Franklin | Safe
Luyolo Yiba  | 3  | "Say You Won't Let Go" by James Arthur | Safe
Zia Fielies  | 4  | "Better" by Khalid | Eliminated
Treasure Mngadi  | 5  | "The Middle" by Zedd feat. Maren Morris & Grey | Eliminated
Craig Jordan  | 6  | "Dancing with a Stranger" by Sam Smith feat. Normani | Eliminated
Micayla Oelofse  | 7  | "New Rules" by Dua Lipa | Safe
Innocentia Sibi  | 8  | "Scars to Your Beautiful" by Alessia Cara | Wild Card

### Top 10: Inspirational Hits (15 September)

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Act  | Order  | Song  | Result

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Dinky Swartz  | 1  | "One Wing" by Jordin Sparks | Safe
Viggy Qwabe  | 2  | "Phumelela" by Miss Pru feat. Amanda Black | Safe
Luyolo Yiba  | 3  | "Set Fire to the Rain" by Adele | Safe
Nqobile Gumede  | 4  | "Can't Give Up Now" by Mary Mary | Safe
Sneziey Msomi  | 5  | "Heal My Soul" by Tshwane Gospel Choir  | Safe
Virginia Qwabe  | 6  | "Yebo Linamandla" by Benjamin Dube  | Safe
Nolo Seodisha  | 7  | "Modimo Ke Lerato" by Joyous Celebration  | Safe
Innocentia Sibi  | 8  | "Ave Marie" by Beyoncé | Eliminated
Mmangaliso Gumbi  | 9  | "Ngangingazi " by Benjamin Dube  | Safe
Micayla Oelofse  | 10  | "Rise Up" by Andra Day | Safe

### Top 9 (22 September)

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Act  | Order  | Song  | Result

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Virginia Qwabe  | 1  | "Umsindo" by Durban  | Safe
Sneziey Msomi  | 2  | "Pakisha" by Dladla Mshunqisi  | Safe
Dinky Swartz  | 3  | "No Rush (Remix)" by DJ Tira feat. Prince Bulo  | Eliminated
Micayla Oelofse  | 4  | "Best Part" by Daniel Caesar feat. H.E.R. | Safe
Nqobile Gumede  | 5  | "Malokazi" by Mduduzi  | Safe
Nolo Seodisha  | 6  | "Jika" by AKA | Safe
Mmangaliso Gumbi  | 7  | "A Couple of Forevers" by Chrisette Michele | Safe
Viggy Qwabe  | 8  | "Amaxoki" by Distruction Boyz | Safe
Luyolo Yiba  | 9  | "Abangani" by Sjava | Safe

### Top 8 (29 September)

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Act  | Order  | Song  | Result

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Sneziey Msomi  | 1  | "Burnout" by Sipho Hostix  | Safe
Viggy Qwabe  | 2  | "Chandelier" by Sia | Safe
Luyolo Yiba  | 3  | "Green Light" by John Legend | Safe
Nqobile Gumede  | 4  | "I'm Every Woman" by Chaka Khan | Safe
Nolo Seodisha  | 5  | "Mkhaya Lo" by Jabu Khanyile | Safe
Virginia Qwabe  | 6  | "Titanium" by David Guetta feat. Sia | Safe
Micayla Oelofse  | 7  | "Angifuni" by Paxton | Safe
Mmangaliso Gumbi  | 8  | "Lady Marmalade" by Labelle | Safe

### Top 7 (6 October)

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Act  | Order  | Song  | Result

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Nolo Seodisha  | 1  | "Close the Door" by Teddy Pendergrass | Safe
Virginia Qwabe  | 2  | "Yim Okhthandayo" by Linda Gcwensa  | Safe
Mmangaliso Gumbi  | 3  | "Be Without You" by Mary J. Blige | Eliminated
Luyolo Yiba  | 4  | "I Love You" by Thami Shobede  | Safe
Micayla Oelofse  | 5  | "Run to You" by Whitney Houston | Safe
Viggy Qwabe  | 6  | "Sthandwa Sami" by Thee Legacy | Safe
Sneziey Msomi  | 7  | "Have You Ever?" by Brandy | Safe

### Top 6: Showstopper (13 October)

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Act  | Order  | Song  | Result

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Luyolo Yiba  | 1  | "Dance Till You Drop" by NaaqMusiq  | Safe
Virginia Qwabe  | 2  | "Khona" by Mafikizolo feat. Uhuru | Eliminated
Viggy Qwabe  | 3  | "Hamba" by Zanda Zakuza | Safe
Sneziey Msomi  | 4  | "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner | Safe
Nolo Seodisha  | 5  | "Speed of Sound" by DaCapo  | Safe
Micayla Oelofse  | 6  | "Worth It" by Fifth Harmony feat. Kid Ink | Safe

### Top 5 (20 October)

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Act  | Order  | Song  | Order  | Song  | Result

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Micayla Oelofse  | 1  | "Lights" by Ellie Goulding | 6  | "Until the End of Time" by Justin Timberlake feat. Beyoncé | Safe
Nolo Seodisha  | 2  | "Buza" by Letta Mbulu | 7  | "What Goes Around... Comes Around" by Justin Timberlake | Safe
Sneziey Msomi  | 3  | "Black Sheep" by Gin Wigmore | 8  | "Drunk in Love" by Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z | Safe
Luyolo Yiba  | 4  | "Learn to Love Again" by Lawson | 9  | "Cry Me a River" by Justin Timberlake | Safe
Viggy Qwabe  | 5  | "Sinazo" by Amanda Black | 10  | "Apologize" by OneRepublic | Withdrew

### Top 4 (27 October)

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Act  | Order  | Song  | Order  | Song  | Result

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Nolo Seodisha  | 1  | "Let's Groove" by Earth, Wind & Fire | 5  | "The Lazy Song" by Bruno Mars | Eliminated
Micayla Oelofse  | 2  | "It Must Have Been Love" by Roxette | 6  | "Dangerous Woman" by Ariana Grande | Safe
Luyolo Yiba  | 3  | "Nightshift" by The Commodores | 7  | "OMG" by Usher feat. will.i.am | Safe
Sneziey Msomi  | 4  | "Umuntu Ngabantu" by Brenda Fassie | 8  | "Superman" by Black Coffee | Safe

### Top 3 (3 November)

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Act  | Order  | Song  | Order  | Song  | Result

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Luyolo Yiba  | 1  | "Photograph" by Ed Sheeran | 4  | "Ikanyesi" by Mondli Nqcobo  | Safe
Sneziey Msomi  | 2  | "Save Me" by Thembisile  | 5  | "Bhutiza" by Mobi Dixon feat. Nichume  | Safe
Micayla Oelofse  | 3  | "Fallin'" by Alicia Keys | 6  | "Suited" by Shekhinah | Eliminated

### Top 2 (10 November)

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Act  | Order  | Idols Produced Single  | Order  | Song  | Order  | Song  | Result

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Sneziey Msomi  | 1  | "Kungumusa" by Sneziey Msomi  | 3  | "Through the Fire" by Chaka Khan | 5  | "Pakisha" by Dladla Mshunqisi feat. Distruction Boyz & DJ Tira | Runner-up
Luyolo Yiba  | 2  | "Sunshine Through The Rain" by Luyolo Yiba  | 4  | "Zanele" by Brian Temba | 6  | "Abangani" by Sjava | Winner

* Before her elimination Micayla performed her single Tragic.

## Elimination Chart

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Colour key
– | Winner

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– | Runner-up
– | Wild Card
– | Eliminated
– | Withdrew
Weekly results per act  Act  | Top 17 | Top 10 | Top 9 | Top 8 | Top 7 | Top 6 | Top 5 | Top 4 | Top 3 | Top 2

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Group A | Group B
Luyolo Yiba  | —  | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner
Sneziey Msomi  | —  | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Runner-up
Micayla Oelofse  | —  | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 3rd place | Eliminated
Nolo Seodisha  | Safe | —  | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 4th place | Eliminated
Viggy Qwabe  | Safe | —  | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Withdrew | Eliminated
Virginia Qwabe  | Safe | —  | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | 6th place | Eliminated
Mmangaliso Gumbi  | Safe | —  | Safe | Safe | Safe | 7th place | Eliminated
Nqobile Gumede  | —  | Safe | Safe | Safe | 8th place | Eliminated
Dinky Swartz  | Safe | —  | Safe | 9th place | Eliminated
Innocentia Sibi  | —  | Wild Card | 10th place | Eliminated
Craig Jordan  | —  | 11th-17th place | Eliminated
Treasure Mngadi  | —
Zia Fielies  | —
Andy Keys  | 11th-17th place | Eliminated
Louise Nicholls
Sizwe Hlatshwayo
Xola Toto

## References

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1. ^ "Idols 15 adds three pop-up audition venues: dates and deets". TVSA.
2. ^ "Jozi bags 14 golden tickets in the final round of auditions". Channel 24.

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Idols South Africa

Seasons|

| English|

* 1
* 2
* 3
* 4
* 5
* 6
* 7
* 8
* 9
* 10
* 11
* 12
* 13
* 14
* 15
* 16
* 17
* 18
* 19

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Afrikaans|

* 1

Winners|

* Heinz Winckler
* Anke Pietrangeli
* Karin Kortje
* Dewald Louw
* Jody Williams
* Sasha-Lee Davids / Jason Hartman (co-winners)
* Elvis Blue
* Dave van Vuuren
* Khaya Mthethwa
* Musa Sukwene
* Vincent Bones
* Karabo Mogane
* Noma Khumalo
* Paxton Fielies
* Yanga Sobetwa
* Luyolo Yiba
* Zama Khumalo
* Berry Trytsman
* Thapelo Molomo
* Thabo Ndlovu

Winner's singles|

* "Once in a Lifetime"
* "Silver Lining"
* "I'm So Ready"
* "In Jou Oë"
* "Love Is All Around"
* "True Believer"/"Break the Silence"
* "Things My Father Said"
* "Hall of Mirrors"
* "Move"
* "I Still Feel It"
* "Let Me Love You"
* "Ding Dong"
* "Want It to Feel Like It Did With You"
* "Demonstrate"
* "Scars (All Over Me)"
* "Sunshine Through the Rain"
* "Ndizobizwa"
* "Ungowami"
* "Phanda"
* "iSlungu"

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