Prodigies (South African season 1)

The inaugural season of the South African classical music talent show Prodigies aired on M-Net from February to March 2020 and took place at the Nelson Mandela Theatre. The auditorium was empty during the season finale, but viewers at home were still allowed to vote for the overall winner.
==Semi-Final==
The semi-finalists' postcards and rehearsal footage were pre-recorded from January 17-19, 2020, with the semi-final being filmed on January 25 and airing on February 29.
Order	Category 	Contestant 	Age	Composition/Song choice 	Result
1 	Musicians	Anna (accordion) 	15 	"Slow Motion" 	Finalist
2 	Singers 	Daniel 	15 	"The Cold Song" 	Finalist
3 	Dancers 	Amy 	14 	"Adagio in G minor" 	Eliminated
4 	Musicians	Luna (violin) 	10 	"Promentory" 	Eliminated
5 	Singers 	Katie 	13 	"Where Do I Begin?" 	Eliminated
6 	Dancers 	Céline 	12 	"My Way" 	Finalist
7 	Musicians	Nicolas (piano) 	13 	"La Campanella" 	Finalist
8 	Singers 	Latisha 	12 	"Parla più piano" 	Finalist
9 	Dancers 	Gaia 	11 	"The Blue Danube" 	Finalist
10 	Musicians	Oscar (trumpet) 	11 	"Pomp and Circumstance" 	Eliminated
11 	Singers 	Lucas 	15 	"Non piangere, Liù" 	Eliminated
12 	Dancers 	Matt 	15 	"Allegro con brio" 	Finalist
13 	Musicians	Philip (clarinet)	15 	"Danse Klezmer" 	Finalist
14 	Singers 	Stella 	14 	"Can't Help Falling in Love"	Finalist
15 	Dancers 	Melissa 	12 	"Swan Lake" 	Eliminated
==Live Final==
The finalists' postcards and rehearsal footage were pre-recorded from March 1-3, 2020, with the live final commencing on March 7. Fans who purchased tickets to the live final were not admitted into the auditorium following the COVID-19 outbreak in South Africa, but viewers at home were still able to vote.
The show began with all nine finalists performing "Imagine".
;First Round
Order	Category 	Contestant 	Composition/Song choice 	Result
1 	Musicians	Anna (accordion) 	"Hungarian Dance #5" 	Eliminated
2 	Musicians	Nicolas (piano) 	"Piano Sonata #14" 	Eliminated
3 	Musicians	Philip (clarinet)	"Clarinet Concerto" 	Super finalist
4 	Singers 	Daniel 	"Panis Angelicus" 	Eliminated
5 	Singers 	Latisha 	"O mio babbino caro" 	Eliminated
6 	Singers 	Stella 	"Time to Say Goodbye" 	Super finalist
7 	Dancers 	Céline 	"Waltz #2" 	Super finalist
8 	Dancers 	Gaia 	"The River Cam" 	Eliminated
9 	Dancers 	Matt 	"The Barber of Seville Overture"	Eliminated
;Second Round
Category 	Contestant	Super final performance 	Place	Public votes(Percentage)
Musicians	Philip 	"Danse Klezmer" 	3 	26%
Singers 	Stella 	"Can't Help Falling in Love"	1 	42%
Dancers 	Céline 	"My Way" 	2 	32%
==Trivia==
* On the morning after the series premiere commenced, Melissa revealed that she wanted to be eliminated, saying it was too stressful.
==Contestants' info==
;Musicians
* Anna Lane (born December 12, 2004; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Pofadder.
* Luna Buchowski (born March 31, 2009; aged 10 at the time of the show) lives in Cullinan.
* Nicolas Callum (born December 2, 2006; aged 13 at the time of the show) lives in Germiston.
* Oscar Peutan (born April 4, 2008; aged 11 at the time of the show) lives in Alberton.
* Philip Bauder (born November 20, 2004; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Kimberley.
;Singers
* Daniel Springborn (born November 5, 2004; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Johannesburg.
* Katie Backer (born September 17, 2006; aged 13 at the time of the show) lives in Brakpan.
* Latisha Mxenge (born December 10, 2007; aged 12 at the time of the show) lives in Dubran and primarily sings pop and jazz songs, with the classical repertoire being "occasional".
* Lucas Santoro (born December 29, 2004; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Cape Town.
* Stella Margossian (born April 30, 2005; aged 14 at the time of the show) lives in Centurion and possesses a multi-genre repertoire. Her original songs are written with the Logic Pro software and she taught herself classical singing when she was about 8 or 9 after learning she was too young to enter a music conservatory dedicated to many genres.
;Dancers
* Amy Sudermann (born May 15, 2005; aged 14 at the time of the show) lives in East London.
* Céline Bischoff (born October 14, 2007; aged 12 at the time of the show) lives in Rustenburg.
* Gaia Buys (born September 7, 2008; aged 11 at the time of the show) lives in Northam.
* Matt Vallo (born November 1, 2004; aged 15 at the time of the show) lives in Pretoria.
* Melissa Mézec (born September 16, 2007; aged 12 at the time of the show) lives in Mbombela.
==See also==
* Prodigies (South African season 2)
* Prodigies (South African season 3)
* Prodigies (South African season 4)
* Prodigies (South African season 5)
* Prodigies (South African season 6)
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