Prodigies (South African season 5)

The fifth season of the South African classical music talent show Prodigies aired on M-Net in February 2024 and took place at the Nelson Mandela Theatre.
==Semi-Final==
The semi-finalists' postcards and rehearsal footage were pre-recorded from January 19-21, 2024, with the semi-final being filmed on January 27 and airing on February 17.
Order	Category 	Contestant	Age	Composition/Song choice 	Result
1 	Musicians	Bern 	12 	"Hungarian Dance #5" 	Finalist
2 	Singers 	Alina 	10 	"Va, pensiero" 	Eliminated
3 	Dancers 	Abigail 	14 	"The Rains of Castamere" 	Eliminated
4 	Musicians	Eniola 	13 	"Ma poco più mosso" 	Eliminated
5 	Singers 	Kahina 	11 	"Nella Fantasia" 	Finalist
6 	Dancers 	Cornelia 	10 	"Swan Lake" 	Finalist
7 	Musicians	Molly 	15 	"Syrinx" 	Finalist
8 	Singers 	Sonia 	14 	"Your Love" 	Finalist
9 	Dancers 	Heinz 	14 	"Promentory" 	Finalist
10 	Musicians	Ryno 	8 	"Mit einigem Pomp" 	Eliminated
11 	Singers 	Zander 	15 	"Vedle qué pensativo" 	Finalist
12 	Dancers 	Theresia 	13 	"La gazza ladra Overture"	Finalist
13 	Musicians	Yaro 	15 	"Caprice #13" 	Finalist
14 	Singers 	Zeke 	15 	"¡Yo borrico!" 	Eliminated
15 	Dancers 	Yannik 	15 	"Asturias" 	Eliminated
==Live Final==
The finalists' postcards and rehearsal footage were pre-recorded from February 18-20, 2024, with the live final commencing on February 24.
The show began with all nine finalists performing "".
;First Round
Order	Category 	Contestant	Composition/Song choice 	Result
1 	Musicians	Bern 	"Legato e dulce" 	Eliminated
2 	Musicians	Molly 	"Sunrise and the Piper's Song" 	Super finalist
3 	Musicians	Yaro 	"Langsamer Marsch" 	Eliminated
4 	Singers 	Kahina 	"Hallelujah" 	Super finalist
5 	Singers 	Sonia 	"L'ho perduta, me meschina" 	Eliminated
6 	Singers 	Zander 	"On the Street Where You Live" 	Eliminated
7 	Dancers 	Cornelia 	"In the Hall of the Mountain King"	Eliminated
8 	Dancers 	Heinz 	"Pezzo capriccioso" 	Eliminated
9 	Dancers 	Theresia 	"The Resurrection" 	Super finalist
;Second Round
Category 	Contestant 	Super final performance 	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Molly</small>	"Syrinx" 	3 	16%
Singers 	Kahina 	"Nella Fantasia" 	1 	54%
Dancers 	Theresia 	"La gazza ladra Overture"	2 	30%
==Trivia==
* Bern and Yaro are brothers.
==Contestants' info==
;Musicians
* Bern Wever (born March 2, 2011; aged 12 at the time of the show) lives in Johannesburg and is Yaro's little brother.
* Eniola Gorter (born December 12, 2010; aged 13 at the time of the show) lives in Mafikeng.
* Molly Stoff (born November 23, 2008; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Durban.
* Ryno Bogers (born May 21, 2015; aged 8 at the time of the show) lives in Cape Town.
* Yaro Wever (born January 2, 2009; aged 15 at the time of the show) is Bern's big brother.
;Singers
* Alina Zampano (born September 1, 2013; aged 10 at the time of the show) lives in Pretoria.
* Kahina Funck (born July 1, 2012; aged 11 at the time of the show) lives in Witbank.
* Sonia Pater (born November 29, 2009; aged 14 at the time of the show) lives in Richards Bay.
* Zander Pitso (born December 2, 2008; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Paarl.
* Zeke Campbell (born December 15, 2008; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Germiston.
;Dancers
* Abigail Lapshickovi (born May 10, 2009; aged 14 at the time of the show) lives in Rustenburg.
* Cornelia Links (born October 1, 2013; aged 10 at the time of the show) lives in Bloemfontein.
* Heinz Teffo (born April 16, 2009; aged 14 at the time of the show) lives in Gqeberha.
* Theresia Egloff (born September 5, 2010; aged 13 at the time of the show) lives in Mabopane.
* Yannik Titus (born December 29, 2008; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Benoni.
==See also==
* Prodigies (South African season 1)
* Prodigies (South African season 2)
* Prodigies (South African season 3)
* Prodigies (South African season 4)
* Prodigies (South African season 6)
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