# Idols South Africa season 10

Idols South Africa X is the tenth season of the South African reality interactive talent show based on the British talent show Pop Idol.
The season's first show was aired on July 13, 2014.

## Auditions

Auditions began in February and ended in March. They took place in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and Pretoria.

### Audition dates and venues

* Carnival City in Johannesburg: Saturday 15 February 2014
* The Playhouse in Durban: Saturday 22 February 2014
* Grand West Casino and Entertainment World in Cape Town: Sunday 9 March
* State Theatre, Pretoria: Saturday 22 March 2014

## Performance themes

* Top 16: Current Hits Of 2014 (Elimination results: Chante Geary, Olivia Cloud, Mirandi Smith, Rowan DeVillers, Celine Homan)
* Top 11: Movie Magic (Elimination results:Ivan Roux and Vincent Verhoog)
* Top 9: How It Should Have Been Done (Elimination results:Roxy McVean)
* Top 8: Songs From 1994 (Elimination results:Tumi Morobane)
* Top 7: Stripped Down (Elimination results:Demi Lee Moore)
* Top 6: Showstopper Theme (Elimination results:Musa Mashiane)
* Top 5: Albums Of All Time + Most Downloaded Hits Of All Time (Elimination results:Kyle Deutschmann)
* Top 4: Old School Vs New School (Elimination results:London Louw)
* Top 3: Songs Chosen By The Producers +Songs From The Year You Were Born In + Songs You Wisheed To Perform On The Show (Elimination results:Lize Mynhardt)
* Top 2: Songs They Auditioned With + Judge's Favourite Performances + Their Own Singles (Final 2:Bongiwe Silinda and Vincent Bones)

## Top 16

First Group
| | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Sex | Occupation |
| 1 | Bongi Silinda | 23 | Nelspruit | Female | Singer |
| 2 | Celine Homan | 17 | Gordon's Bay | Female | Student |
| 3 | Chante Geary | 20 | eMalahleni | Female | Student |
| 4 | Ivan Roux | 24 | Centurion | Male | Hairdresser |
| 5 | London Louw | 24 | Mafikeng | Male | Dancer |
| 6 | Mirandi Smith | 26 | Rustenburg | Female | Singer |
| 7 | Vincent Bones | 29 | Pietermaritzburg | Male | Church worship leader |
| 8 | Vincent Verhoog | 25 | Durban | Male | Driver |
| Order | Contestant | Song | Original Artist | Result |
| 1 | Mirandi Smith | "Keep On" | BlackByrd | Eliminated |
| 2 | Vincent Verhoog | "Rude" | Magic! | Top 11 |
| 3 | Celine Homan | "XO" | Beyoncé | Eliminated |
| 4 | London Louw | "Rather Be" | Clean Bandit | Top 11 |
| 5 | Chante Geary | "Budapest" | George Ezra | Eliminated |
| 6 | Bongi Silinda | "A Night to Remember" | Mary J. Blige | Top 11 |
| 7 | Ivan Roux | "Hey Brother" | Avicii | Top 11 |
| 8 | Vincent Bones | "Am I Wrong" | Nico & Vinz | Top 11 |
Second Group
| | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Sex | Occupation |
| 1 | Demi Lee | 24 | Durbanville | Female | Singer |
| 2 | Kyle Deutschmann | 26 | Durban | Male | Singer |
| 3 | Lize Mynhardt | 21 | Stellenbosch | Female | Singer |
| 4 | Musa Mashiane | 27 | eMalahleni | Male | Singer |
| 5 | Tumi Morobane | 20 | Vosloorus | Female | Student |
| 6 | Olivia Cloud | 16 | Hyde Park | Female | Student |
| 7 | Rowan De Villiers | 23 | Durbanville | Male | Hockey coach |
| 8 | Roxy McVean | 19 | Cape Town | Female | Student |
| Order | Contestant | Song | Original Artist | Result |
| 1 | Olivia Cloud | "I Will Never Let You Down" | Rita Ora | Eliminated |
| 2 | Kyle Deutschmann | "Pretty Hurts" | Beyoncé | Top 11 |
| 3 | Demi Lee | "Latch" ft. Sam Smith | Disclosure | Wildcard |
| 4 | Rowan de Villiers | "A Sky Full of Stars" | Coldplay | Eliminated |
| 5 | Roxy McVean | "Waiting For Superman" | Daughtry | Wildcard |
| 6 | Tumi Morobane | "Birthday" | Katy Perry | Top 11 |
| 7 | Lize Mynhardt | "Losing Sleep" | John Newman | Top 11 |
| 8 | Musa Mashiane | "The Man" | Aloe Blacc | Top 11 |
^1 A voting error involving misinformation occurred during the Group 1's voting period with Ivan Roux and Vincent Verhoog's profiles aired with each other's voting numbers, that affected whether one of them had achieved the fourth spot to go to the Top 10. Therefore, in the best interest of the competition, the Producers put both of them into a Top 11, and only three of the remaining 6 contestants from Group 1 will advance to the Top 11 on the Public's vote.
^2 Prior to the Voting Error, the Top 10 would consist of 8 contestants selected from the two Groups by the Public, and 2 contestants selected by the Judges as their Wildcard picks. This mechanic stayed after the Voting Error was discovered in Group 1's voting period. Demi Lee and Roxy McVean were chosen by the Judges to advance to the Top 11.

## Top 11 – Movie Magic

21 September 2014
| Order | Contestant | Song | Featured Movie | Result |
| 1 | Bongi Silinda | "GoldenEye" | GoldenEye | Top 4 |
| 2 | London Louw | "Independent Women" | Charlie's Angels | Bottom three |
| 3 | Vincent Verhoog | "Fly Like an Eagle" – cover by Seal | Space Jam | Eliminated |
| 4 | Tumi Morobane | "There You'll Be" | Pearl Harbor | Safe |
| 5 | Ivan Roux | "Kiss" – cover by Nicole Kidman | Happy Feet | Eliminated |
| 6 | Kyle Deutschmann | "Radioactive" | The Host | Safe |
| 7 | Musa Mashiane | "I Got A Woman" | Ray | Top 4 |
| 8 | Lize Mynhardt | "Unchained Melody" | Ghost | Top 4 |
| 9 | Vincent Bones | "Purple Rain" | Purple Rain | Top 4 |
| 10 | Roxy McVean | "Shut Up and Drive" | The House Bunny | Bottom four |
| 11 | Demi Lee | "I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" | Armaggeddon | Safe |
* Guest Mentor: Gordon Chambers
* Group performance: "Lost Stars" by Adam Levine

## Top 9 – How It Should Have Been Done

28 September 2014
* Guest Mentor: AKA
* Guest Performances: "Run Jozi" ft. K.O. by AKA "Lonely" by Mark Haze

## Elimination chart

| Females | Males | Top 16 | Top 11 | Wild Card | Winner |
| Did Not Perform | Safe | Most votes | Safe First | Safe Last | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Stage: | Group 1 | Group 2 | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Week: | Week: | 9/7 | 9/14 | 9/21 | 9/28 | 10/5 | 10/12 | 10/19 | 10/26 | 11/2 | 11/9 | 11/16 | 11/23 |
| Place | Contestant | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result | Result |
| 1 | Vincent Bones | Top 11 | | 1st 29.52% | 1st 34.24% | 1st 30.44% | 1st 30.02% | 1st 28.02% | 1st 30.72% | 2nd 32.32% | 1st 39.37% | Winner 50.49% | Winner 50.49% |
| 2 | Bongi Silinda | Top 11 | | 2nd 13.81% | 2nd 12.08% | 2nd 14.33% | 2nd 15.38% | 2nd 21.11% | 2nd 26.72% | 1st 33.89% | 2nd 36.17% | Runner-up 49.51% | Runner-up 49.51% |
| 3 | Lize Mynhardt | | Top 11 | 4th 9.72% | 3rd 9.41% | 6th 9.13% | 3rd 13.90% | 3rd 15.36% | 3rd 15.84% | 3rd 18.72% | 3rd 24.46% | | |
| 4 | London Louw | Top 11 | | 9th 3.78% | 8th 6.32% | 7th 7.89% | 5th 10.05% | 4th 12.66% | 4th 13.40% | 4th 15.06% | | | |
| 5 | Kyle Deutschmann | | Top 11 | 5th 7.20% | 7th 7.97% | 4th 10.81% | 4th 11.91% | 5th 12.46% | 5th 13.31% | | | | |
| 6 | Musa Mashiane | | Top 11 | 3rd 12.74% | 4th 9.09% | 3rd 10.86% | 6th 9.43% | 6th 10.40% | | | | | |
| 7 | Demi Lee | | Wild Card | 6th 6.91% | 5th 8.87% | 5th 9.36% | 7th 9.31% | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tumi Morobane | | Top 11 | 7th 5.74% | 6th 8.54% | 8th 7.18% | | | | | | | |
| 9 | Roxy McVean | | Wild Card | 8th 4.18% | 9th 3.49% | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | Vincent Verhoog | Top 11 | | 10th 3.33% | | | | | | | | | |
| 11 | Ivan Roux | Top 11 | | 11th 3.06% | | | | | | | | | |
| 11–16 | Rowan de Villiers | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11–16 | Celine Homan | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11–16 | Chante Geary | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11–16 | Mirandi Smith | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 11–16 | Olivia Cloud | Elim | | | | | | | | | | | |