Prodigies Pop (South African season 1)

The inaugural season of the South African music talent show Prodigies Pop aired on M-Net in January 2024 and takes place at the Nelson Mandela Theatre.
==Semi-Final==
The semi-finalists' postcards and rehearsal footage were pre-recorded from November 3-5, 2023, with the semi-final being filmed on November 11 and airing on January 6, 2024.
Order	Category 	Contestant 	Age	Song choice 	Result
1 	Musicians	Elphas (drums) 	15 	"The Story of Us" 	Finalist
2 	Singers 	Alexandra 	13 	"You've Got the Love" 	Eliminated
3 	Dancers 	Abena 	14 	"High Hopes" 	Finalist
4 	Musicians	Fiona (violin) 	10 	"Wherever You Will Go" 	Finalist
5 	Singers 	Ava 	8 	"The Story" 	Finalist
6 	Dancers 	Anne 	12 	"What's Your Fantasy" 	Finalist
7 	Musicians	Liam (electric guitar)	15 	"Nobody's Perfect" 	Finalist
8 	Singers 	Ayoka 	14 	"Growing Up Is Just a Trap"	Eliminated
9 	Dancers 	Fackson 	15 	"Ain't Nobody" 	Eliminated
10 	Musicians	Oliver (piano) 	11 	"Runaway" 	Eliminated
11 	Singers 	Jeremy 	15 	"Sanity" 	Finalist
12 	Dancers 	Keisha 	11 	"Counting Stars" 	Eliminated
13 	Musicians	Simon (saxophone) 	13 	"Happier" 	Eliminated
14 	Singers 	Miloud 	11 	"New York State of Mind" 	Finalist
15 	Dancers 	Petros 	13 	"Take Me Home Tonight" 	Finalist
==Live Final==
The finalists' postcards and rehearsal footage were pre-recorded from January 7-9, 2024, with the live final commencing on January 13.
The show began with all nine finalists performing "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)".
;First Round
Order	Category 	Contestant 	Composition/Song choice 	Result
1 	Musicians	Elphas (drums) 	"Since U Been Gone" 	Eliminated
2 	Musicians	Fiona (violin) 	"Apologize" 	Super finalist
3 	Musicians	Liam (electric guitar)	"Stacy's Mom" 	Eliminated
4 	Singers 	Ava 	"Firework" 	Eliminated
5 	Singers 	Jeremy 	"Castle on the Hill" 	Super finalist
6 	Singers 	Miloud 	"Eye to Eye" 	Eliminated
7 	Dancers 	Abena 	"Paint the Town Red" 	Eliminated
8 	Dancers 	Anne 	"Dance the Night" 	Super finalist
9 	Dancers 	Petros 	"More Today Than Yesterday"	Eliminated
;Second Round
Category 	Contestant 	Super final performance	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Fiona (violin)	"Wherever You Will Go" 	1 	47%
Singers 	Jeremy 	"Sanity" 	3 	18%
Dancers 	Anne 	"What's Your Fantasy" 	2 	35%
==Trivia==
* Abena and Anne are sisters.
* For Elphas' performances in the semi-final and season finale, one woman from the choir was given a microphone to sing "The Story of Us" and "Since U Been Gone", respectively. This also applied to the tour.
==Contestants' info==
;Musicians
* Elphas Aregawi (born October 2, 2008; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Johannesburg.
* Fiona Jegal (born September 8, 2013; aged 10 at the time of the show) has dual citizenship in South Africa and the United States. From October of one year to April of the following year, her South African home is Klerksdorp, and from May to September, her American home is New York City.
* Liam Brands (born October 3, 2008; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Cape Town.
* Oliver Árbenz (born February 17, 2012; aged 11 at the time of the show) lives in Pretoria.
* Simon Rytz (born April 5, 2010; aged 13 at the time of the show) lives in Germiston and doesn't remember when he started taking saxophone lessons.
;Singers
* Alexandra Siffert (born March 7, 2010; aged 13 at the time of the show) lives in Vryburg.
* Ava Rengel (born January 27, 2015; aged 8 at the time of the show) lives in Mbombela and has discovered her love for today's music when she was about 4 or 5. Her first stage performance commenced in May 2022 at a county fair on the outskirts of Mbombela, where she sang the Demi Lovato classic "Get Back", high note and all.
* Ayoka Maraire (born March 1, 2009; aged 14 at the time of the show) lives in Durban.
* Jeremy Francey (born September 17, 2008; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Sasolburg.
* Miloud Kerk (born July 4, 2012; aged 11 at the time of the show) lives in Richards Bay.
;Dancers
* Abena Brès (born March 28, 2009; aged 14 at the time of the show) lives in Pietermaritzburg and doesn't remember when she started dancing.
* Anne Brès (born September 15, 2011; aged 12 at the time of the show) is Abena's sister.
* Fackson Neish (born September 10, 2008; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Upington.
* Keisha Toledano (born April 3, 2012; aged 11 at the time of the show) lives in Ulundi.
* Petros Libowitz (born September 2, 2010; aged 13 at the time of the show) lives in Middelburg
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