Prodigies (South African season 4)

The third season of the South African classical music talent show Prodigies aired on M-Net in February 2023 and took place at the Nelson Mandela Theatre.
==Semi-Final==
The semi-finalists' postcards and rehearsal footage were pre-recorded from January 13-15, 2023, with the semi-final being filmed on January 21 and airing on February 11.
Order	Category 	Contestant 	Age	Composition/Song choice 	Result
1 	Musicians	Curtis (piano) 	14 	"Piano Sonata #14" 	Eliminated
2 	Singers 	Adam 	15 	"O du mein holder Abendstern" 	Eliminated
3 	Dancers 	Júlia 	14 	"Duchessa tu m'appelli" 	Finalist
4 	Musicians	Funmi (violin) 	9 	"My Man's Gone Now" 	Eliminated
5 	Singers 	John 	15 	"Possente spirto" 	Finalist
6 	Dancers 	Kyle 	14 	"Elevator and Headache" 	Eliminated
7 	Musicians	Justin (trombone)	15 	"Sonata in D minor" 	Finalist
8 	Singers 	Katrina 	14 	"Signore, ascolta!" 	Finalist
9 	Dancers 	Liam 	15 	"Gilderoy Lockhart" 	Finalist
10 	Musicians	Lina (saxophone) 	15 	"Sakura-Variationen" 	Finalist
11 	Singers 	Marina 	10 	"Music of the Night" 	Eliminated
12 	Dancers 	Lucretia 	14 	"Farewell to Cheyenne" 	Finalist
13 	Musicians	Naomi (cello) 	12 	"Nomos Alpha" 	Finalist
14 	Singers 	Sierra 	11 	"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"	Finalist
15 	Dancers 	Melanie 	12 	"Ding-Dong, the Witch Is Dead" 	Eliminated
==Live Final==
The finalists' postcards and rehearsal footage were pre-recorded from February 12-14, 2023, with the live final commencing on February 18.
;First Round
Order	Category 	Contestant 	Composition/Song choice 	Result
1 	Musicians	Justin (trombone)	"Two Aequali" 	Super finalist
2 	Musicians	Lina (saxophone) 	"Tableaux de Provence" 	Eliminated
3 	Musicians	Naomi (cello) 	"Petals" 	Eliminated
4 	Singers 	John 	"È la solita storia del pastore"	Eliminated
5 	Singers 	Katrina 	"Frühlingsstimmen" 	Eliminated
6 	Singers 	Sierra 	"Look to Your Path" 	Super finalist
7 	Dancers 	Júlia 	"Duchessa tu m'appelli" 	Eliminated
8 	Dancers 	Liam 	"Raptor Repartee" 	Eliminated
9 	Dancers 	Lucretia 	"You'll Be in My Heart" 	Super finalist
;Second Round
Category 	Contestant	Super final performance 	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Justin 	"Sonata in D minor" 	1 	40%
Singers 	Sierra 	"L'amour est un oiseau rebelle"	3 	26%
Dancers 	Lucretia 	"Farewell to Cheyenne" 	2 	34%
==Contestants' info==
;Musicians
* Curtis Novo (born September 4, 2008; aged 14 at the time of the show) lives in Johannesburg.
* Funmi Lobbo (born September 28, 2013; aged 9 at the time of the show) lives in Makhanda.
* Justin Soghoian (born November 29, 2007; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Durban.
* Lina Feijóo (born December 3, 2007; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Secunda.
* Naomi Barillkovi (born September 16, 2010; aged 12 at the time of the show) lives in Pretoria.
;Singers
* Adam VanderBill (born October 12, 2007; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Gqeberha.
* John Memmich (born December 21, 2007; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Polokwane.
* Katrina Baldé (born September 27, 2008; aged 14 at the time of the show) lives in Rustenburg.
* Marina Borst (born September 15, 2012; aged 10 at the time of the show) lives in Newtown.
* Sierra Balk (born November 11, 2011; aged 11 at the time of the show) lives in Richards Bay. In addition to the classical spectrum, Sierra sings many genres in the mezzo-soprano repertoire. Her original songs are self written and she speaks four languages: English, French, Italian, and a little Afrikaans.
;Dancers
* Júlia Companeez (born October 11, 2008; aged 14 at the time of the show) lives in East London.
* Kyle Agron-Stiffel (born April 25, 2008; aged 14 at the time of the show) lives in Germiston.
* Liam Ferringer (born November 24, 2007; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Sasolburg.
* Lucretia Trethowan (born May 11, 2008; aged 14 at the time of the show) lives in Kuruman.
* Melanie Hodlefski (born September 1, 2010; aged 12 at the time of the show) lives in Upington.
==See also==
* Prodigies (South African season 1)
* Prodigies (South African season 2)
* Prodigies (South African season 3)
* Prodigies (South African season 5)
* Prodigies (South African season 6)
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