# The Voice South Africa

The Voice South Africa is a South African reality singing competition and local version of The Voice first broadcast as The Voice of Holland. Its first season started on 31 January 2016 and proved to be a hit on M-Net. The second season started on 5 February 2017 on the same channel. The third season premiered on 3 February 2019.
The original coaching panel of the show consists of Kahn Morbee, Lira, Bobby van Jaarsveld, and Karen Zoid. Lungile Radu and Stacy Norman were the original hosts. Season 3 saw a change in the coaching panel, replacing previous coaches and hosts. Lira is the only remaining coach being joined by Afrikaans singer Riana Nel, rapper Riky Rick and rocker Francois Van Coke. Anele Mdoda is the current host.

## Coaches and hosts

Shortly after the announcement of the production of The Voice South Africa, the panellists were revealed with Kahn Morbee, Lira, Bobby van Jaarsveld, and Karen Zoid as coaches; and Lungile Radu and Stacy Norman as hosts. The coaching panel and hosts remain unchanged for season 2, which aired in 2017.
On 29 August 2018, M-Net renewed The Voice South Africa for a third season. On 2 November 2018, Anele Mdoda confirmed to become the new host for season 3. Four days later, it was announced that Riky Rick would become a new coach for the third season, followed by Riana Nel on 7 November and Francois Van Coke on 9 November. On 8 November 2018 Lira confirmed to be returning to the show for her third season as coach.
* Coaches gallery
* Kahn Morbee (2016-2017)
* Lira (2016–2019)
* Bobby van Jaarsveld (2016-2017)
* Karen Zoid (2016-2017)
* Riky Rick$^†$ (2019)
* Riana Nel (2019)
* Francois Van Coke (2019)

### Timeline of coaches and hosts

| Coach | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons |
| Coach | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lira | | | |
| Kahn Morbee | | | |
| Bobby van Jaarsveld | | | |
| Karen Zoid | | | |
| Francois Van Coke | | | |
| Riana Nel | | | |
| Riky Rick$^†$ | | | |
| Host | Seasons | Seasons | Seasons |
| Host | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Lungile Radu | | | |
| Stacy Norman | | | |
| Anele Mdoda | | | |
| Elana Afrika | | | |

### Coaches' advisors

| Season | Team Kahn | Team Lira | Team Bobby | Team Karen |
| 1 | Vicky Sampson | Nianell | Toya Delazy | Zolani Mahola |
| 2 | Elvis Blue | Riana Nel | Jimmy Nevis | Emo Adams |
| Season | Team Riky$^†$ | Team Lira | Team Francois | Team Riana |
| 3 | Khaya Mthethwa | Ross Learmonth | Majozi | Jo Black |

## Series overview

Colour Key
| Season | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Winning coach | Hosts | Coaches (chairs' order) | Coaches (chairs' order) | Coaches (chairs' order) | Coaches (chairs' order) |
| Season | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Winning coach | Hosts | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 1 | Jan 31, 2016 | May 22, 2016 | Richard Stirton | Gavin Edwards | Jeremy Olivier | Almur Marais | No fifth finalist | Kahn Morbee | Lungile Radu, Stacy Norman | Kahn | Lira | Bobby | Karen |
| 2 | Feb 5, 2017 | July 9, 2017 | Craig Lucas | Josh Ansley | Samantha Leonard | Caroline Brussow | Luke Lovemore | Kahn Morbee | Lungile Radu, Stacy Norman | Kahn | Karen | Lira | Bobby |
| 3 | Feb 3, 2019 | July 7, 2019 | Tasché Burger | Sone Joubert | Siki Jo-An Qwazi | The PJ Twins | Eon Cloude Le Roux | Francois Van Coke | Anele Mdoda, Elana Afrika | Riky | Riana | Lira | Francois |

### Coaches' teams

Winner  Runner-up  Third place  Fourth place
* Winners are in bold, finalists are italicized, and eliminated contestants in small font
| Season | Kahn Morbee | Lira | Bobby van Jaarsveld | Karen Zoid |
| 1 | Richard Stirton Francis Bowers Clemour Ngobeni Prime Zulu | Jeremy Olivier Zoë Modiga Robin Peters Jono Johansen | Gavin Edwards Vernon Barnard Austin Lurring Xanilee Hammond | Almur Marais Thembeka Mnguni Jono Grayson Thapelo Lekoane |
| 2 | Craig Lucas Fatman Freddy Lalendle Zikhona "Zee" Gqamana | Karen Zoid | Lira | Bobby van Jaarsveld |
| 2 | Craig Lucas Fatman Freddy Lalendle Zikhona "Zee" Gqamana | Samantha Leonard PJ Pretorius Amanda Faku Lindo Sithole | Luke Lovemore Tender Mavundla Bubbles Mnomiya Marissa Petzer | Josh Ansley Caroline-Grace Brüssow Marco Basson John-James Janse |
| 3 | Riky Rick$^†$ | Riana Nel | The PJ Twins Yahto Kraft Sbu Dludlu Krista Jones | Francois Van Coke |
| 3 | Eon Le Roux Amy Tjasink Ross Charles Aura | Sone Joubert Siki Jo-An Qwazi Lelo Ramasimong Elisha James Francois Viljoen | The PJ Twins Yahto Kraft Sbu Dludlu Krista Jones | Tasché Burger Anslin Gysman Chezelle Shahadat Daniel Jay |

## Season synopses
### Season 1 (2016)

The first season of The Voice South Africa began airing on 31 January 2016 on M-Net. The season was hosted by Lungile Radu with Stacy Norman as the V-Reporter, and are joined by coaches Kahn Morbee, Lira, Bobby van Jaarsveld, and Karen Zoid. Richard Stirton won the first season on 22 May 2016.

### Season 2 (2017)

The second season of The Voice South Africa began airing on 5 February 2017 on M-Net. The coaches and hosts remained the same as last season. Eight live shows were conducted this season, with five contestants advanced to the Grand Finale. For the sake of fairness and transparency, M-Net nullified the votes after the Semifinal. As M-Net could not determine with certainty whether misconduct took place regarding paid-for marketing in the previous two weeks, two contestants eliminated in week 4 and 5 were brought back to the show, bringing a total of 7 finalists. Craig Lucas won the season beating fan favorite Josh Ansley.

### Season 3 (2019)

The third season of The Voice South Africa began airing on 3 February 2019 on M-Net, with returning coach Lira and new coaches Riky Rick†, Riana Nel, Francois Van Coke as well as new host Anele Mdoda. Five artists advanced to the Grand Finale, with fan favorite Tasché Burger from team Francois crowned the winner. Sone Joubert and Siki Jo-An Qwazi, both from team Riana, finished in second and third place, respectively, while The PJ Twins and Eon Claude le Roux rounded up the top 5.