| Idols South Africa | |
|---|---|
| Season 9 | |
| Hosted by | ProVerb |
| Judges | Randall Abrahams Unathi Msengana Gareth Cliff |
| Winner | Musa Sukwene |
| Runner-up | Brenden Ledwaba |
| Release | |
| Original network | M-Net, M-Net HD & Mzansi Magic |
| Original release | 28 July – 24 November 2013 |
| Season chronology | |
Idols South Africa IX is the ninth season of South African reality interactive talent show based on the British talent show Pop Idol.
After the auditions, call backs were held in Sun City for the golden ticket holders.
Auditions began in February 2013, and were held in the following cities:
| Episode air date | Audition city | Audition date | Audition venue | Tickets to Sun City |
| 28 July 2013 | Cape Town, Western Cape | 2 February 2013 | Grandwest Arena | 19[1] |
| 11 August 2013 | Soweto, Gauteng | 16 February 2013 | Soweto Theatre | 39 (with Johannesburg)[2] |
| 4 August 2013 | Durban, Kwazulu Natal | 2 March 2013 | The Playhouse Company (Durban)|The Playhouse Company | 21[3] |
| 11 August 2013 | Johannesburg, Gauteng | 23 March 2013 | Sandton Convention Centre | 39 (with Soweto)[2] |
| Total countrywide | 79 |
15 September 2013
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benjamin Tainton | 19 | Cape Town | Apprentice Farrier | "Wake Me Up" (Avicii) | Advanced |
| 2 | Brenden Ledwaba | 19 | Mpumalanga | Student | "Stay" (Rihanna) | Advanced |
| 3 | Innocent Mabushe | 27 | Limpopo | Singer | "Get Lucky" (Daft Punk) | Advanced |
| 4 | Jono Johansen | 16 | Durban | Student | "Millionaire" (Kelis) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Lee-Ron Malgas | 18 | Cape Town | Student | "Harriet Jones" (Eric Benét) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Sonke Mazibuko | 21 | Soweto | Singer | "Diamonds" (Rihanna) | Advanced |
| 7 | Philip Dube | 20 | Johannesburg | Student | "Believe in Me" (Bonnie Tyler) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Musa Sukwene | 26 | Mpumalanga | Musician | "Don't Judge Me" (Chris Brown) | Advanced |
Top 8 Females
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Song | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carle van Deventer | 30 | Johannesburg | Singer | "Brave" (Sara Bareilles) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Tauna Collier | 26 | Cape Town | Singer | "One Way or Another (Teenage Kicks)" (One Direction) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Tumi Lesejane | 21 | Midrand | Student | "Beneath Your Beautiful" (Labrinth & Emeli Sandé) | Advanced |
| 4 | Christina Williams | 21 | Port Elizabeth | Singer | "Clown" (Emeli Sandé) | Advanced |
| 5 | Amy Jones | 20 | Cape Town | Student | "Brand New Me" (Alicia Keys) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Bunny Majaja | 26 | Johannesburg | Musician | "Let Her Go" (Passenger) | Advanced |
| 7 | Zoe Zana | 19 | Cape Town | Student | "Lose to Win" (Fantasia Barrino) | Advanced |
| 8 | Crystalene Nair | 24 | Durban | Teacher and Singer | "Come & Get It" (Selena Gomez) | Advanced |
The top ten performed on 29 September 2013.[8][9]
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brenden Ledwaba | "You Sexy Thing" (Hot Chocolate) | Advanced |
| 2 | Crystalene Nair | "Because You Loved Me" (Celine Dion) | Advanced |
| 3 | Innocent Mabushe | "The Lady in Red" (Chris de Burgh) | Advanced |
| 4 | Benjamin Tainton | "Everything I Do (I Do It For You)" (Bryan Adams) | Advanced |
| 5 | Zoe Zana | Never Gonna Give You Up (Rick Astley) | Bottom Three |
| 6 | Sonke Mazibuko | "All Out of Love" (Air Supply) | Advanced |
| 7 | Tumi Lesejane | "Take My Breath Away" (Berlin) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Bunny Majaja | "You’re the First, the Last, My Everything" (Barry White) | Advanced |
| 9 | Musa Sukwene | "Sexual Healing" (Marvin Gaye) | Advanced |
| 10 | Christina Williams | "Walking on Sunshine" (Katrina and the Waves) | Bottom Three |
The top nine performed on 6 October 2013.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystalene Nair | "Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" (Kelly Clarkson) | Advanced |
| 2 | Musa Sukwene | "Ndiyagodola" (Ringo Madlingozi) | Advanced |
| 3 | Benjamin Tainton | "The Scientist" (Coldplay) | Advanced |
| 4 | Brenden Ledwaba | "Her Heart" (Anthony Hamilton) | Advanced |
| 5 | Sonke Mazibuko | "Jikizinto" (Zonke) | Advanced |
| 6 | Christina Williams | "Try" (Pink) | Bottom Three |
| 7 | Innocent Mabushe | "Paradise" (Coldplay) | Advanced |
| 8 | Zoe Zana | "Love the Way You Lie" (Rihanna) | Bottom Three |
| 9 | Bunny Majaja | "Proud Mary" (Tina Turner) | Advanced |
The top eight performed on 13 October 2013.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoe Zana | "Lady Marmalade" (Christina Aguilera, Pink, Lil' Kim & Mýa) | Advanced |
| 2 | Innocent Mabushe | "Two Hearts" (Phil Collins) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Sonke Mazibuko | "Go the Distance" (Michael Bolton) | Advanced |
| 4 | Crystalene Nair | "Exhale (Shoop Shoop)" (Whitney Houston) | Advanced |
| 5 | Brenden Ledwaba | "This Woman's Work" (Kate Bush) | Advanced |
| 6 | Musa Sukwene | "Win" (Brian McKnight) | Advanced |
| 7 | Bunny Majaja | "Kiss from a Rose" (Seal) | Bottom Three |
| 8 | Christina Williams | "Skyfall" (Adele) | Bottom Three |
The top seven performed on 20 October 2013.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Crystalene Nair | "(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" (Aretha Franklin) | Bottom Three |
| 2 | Musa Sukwene | "Pass Me Over" (Anthony Hamilton) | Advanced |
| 3 | Bunny Majaja | "Let It Be" (The Beatles) | Bottom Three |
| 4 | Sonke Mazibuko | "Many Rivers to Cross" (Jimmy Cliff) | Advanced |
| 5 | Brenden Ledwaba | "You Raise Me Up" (Secret Garden) | Advanced |
| 6 | Christina Williams | "Fallin'" (Alicia Keys) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Zoe Zana | "Can You Feel It" (The Jacksons) | Advanced |
The top six performed on 27 October 2013.
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonke Mazibuko | "Khona" (Uhuru ft. Mafikizolo) | Advanced |
| 2 | Crystalene Nair | "Right Now" (Rihanna) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Brenden Ledwaba | "Lengoma" (Zahara) | Bottom Three |
| 4 | Zoe Zana | "Wild" (Jessie J) | Advanced |
| 5 | Bunny Majaja | "Raise Your Glass" (Pink) | Bottom Three |
| 6 | Musa Sukwene | "Via Orlando" (DJ Vetkuk vs Mahoota feat. Dr. Malinga) | Advanced |
The top five performed on 3rd November 2013.
| Order | Contestant | First Song | Second Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Musa Sukwene | "Bump n' Grind" (R. Kelly) | "Can’t Stay" (Dave Hollister) | Advanced |
| 2 | Bunny Majaja | "Show Me Love" (Robin S.) | "Ndiredi" (Simphiwe Dana) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Brenden Ledwaba | "Nice & Slow" (Usher) | "Jailer" (Aṣa) | Advanced |
| 4 | Zoe Zana | "Together Again" (Janet Jackson) | "Survivor" (Destiny's Child) | Bottom Two |
| 5 | Sonke Mazibuko | "Killing Me Softly" (The Fugees) | "Haven't Met You Yet" (Michael Bublé) | Advanced |
The top four performed on 10th November 2013.
| Order | Contestant | First Song | Second Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zoe Zana | "Rock with You" (Michael Jackson) | "Wrecking Ball" (Miley Cyrus) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Sonke Mazibuko | "A Song for You" (Donny Hathaway) | "Loved Me Back to Life" (Celine Dion) | Advanced |
| 3 | Musa Sukwene | "Redemption Song" (Bob Marley and the Wailers) | "Thy Will Be Done" (India.Arie ft. Gramps Morgan) | Advanced |
| 4 | Brenden Ledwaba | "Could You Be Loved" (Bob Marley and the Wailers) | "All of Me" (John Legend) | Bottom Two |
| N/A | Zoe Zana | "When I First Saw You" (Jamie Foxx & Beyoncé) | N/A | |
| Sonke Mazibuko | ||||
| N/A | Musa Sukwene | "Same Girl" (R. Kelly & Usher) | N/A | |
| Brenden Ledwaba | ||||
The top three performed on 17th November 2013.
| Order | Contestant | First Song | Second Song | Third Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonke Mazibuko | "Burn Out" (Sipho Mabuse) | "Turn Me On" (David Guetta ft. Nicki Minaj) | "Rhythm of the Night" (DeBarge) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Musa Sukwene | "Inkomo" (The Soil) | "Meropa" (BOP and the Mahotella Queens) | "Love" (Musiq Soulchild) | Advanced |
| 3 | Brenden Ledwaba | "Do You..." (Miguel) | "Beauty and a Beat" (Justin Bieber ft. Nicki Minaj) | "Locked Out of Heaven" (Bruno Mars) | Advanced |
The top two performed on 24th November 2013.
| Order | Contestant | First Song | Second Song | Third Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brenden Ledwaba | "Jailer" (Aṣa) | "Stay" (Rihanna) | "Fingerprints" (Brenden Ledwaba) | Runner-Up |
| 2 | Musa Sukwene | "Ndiyagodola" (Ringo Madlingozi) | "Sexual Healing" (Marvin Gaye) | "I Still Feel It" (Musa Sukwene) | Winner |