Afrikaanse Idols
Afrikaanse Idols was a special season of South African reality interactive show Idols South Africa based on the British talent show Pop Idol. In difference to the rest of the series this season was held entirely in Afrikaans as the host, judges and contestants did not speak English on the show and every song was performed in Afrikaans.
Although the set and stage design remained the same, the entire judging panel was formed new consisting of Afrikaans-speaking singers Mynie Grové, Taliep Petersen, who was murdered just a few weeks after the competition ended[1] and media personality Deon Maas. The show also switched channels to KykNET, an Afrikaans sisters station of MNet and was hosted by boyband member Sean Else (Eden).
The Afrikaans season was aired between the third and fourth English seasons of the show. Dewald Louw from Bloemfontein won the show. Before that he was also a contestant on the second English season of the show where he made the top 24. He also auditioned for season three but failed to progress from the first round.[2] Next to a recording contract with Sony BMG, winner Dewald Louw also won a Peugeot 206, R50,000 from the ATKV, a Shure microphone, R3200 worth of prizes from Look &Listen, a laptop computer and a gift pack from Truworths valued at R10,000.
| Afrikaanse Idols | |
|---|---|
| Hosted by | Sean Else |
| Judges | Taliep Petersen Deon Maas Mynie Grové |
| Winner | Dewald Louw |
| Runner-up | Willem Botha |
| Release | |
| Original network | KykNET |
| Original release | 28 May – 28 August 2006 |
Auditions took place in Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg and for the first time auditions took place internationally in Windhoek, Namibia.
During the Live Galas one guest judge was introduced to the audience each week. They were Jennifer Jones (30 July), Amanda Luyt (6 August), Coenie de Villiers (13 August), Chris Chameleon (20 August) and Kurt Darren (27 August).
Finals
Finalists
(ages stated at time of contest)
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Voted Off |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dewald Louw | 19 | Bloemfontein | Winner |
| Alzonia Titus | 19 | Great Brak River | |
| Willem Botha | 19 | Riversdale | 28 Aug 2007 |
| Jaco Labuschagne | 26 | Secunda | 21 Aug 2006 |
| Nelda Jansen van Rensburg | 21 | Witbank | |
| Joslin Pieterse | 21 | Mossel Bay | 14 Aug 2006 |
| Valeska Smith | 23 | Randburg | |
| Christiaan Kritzinger | 23 | Pretoria | 07 Aug 2006 |
| Tracey-Lee Oliver | 26 | Johannesburg | |
| Danelle de Vries | 26 | Worcester | 31 Jul 2006 |
| Crushanda Forbes | 18 | Kimberley | |
| Jay Theron | 24 | Durbanville |
Themes
- 31 July: Favourite Songs
- 7 August: Dans, Luister, Folk
- 14 August: Alternative Afrikaans Hits
- 21 August: Viewers Choice
- 10 December: Grand Finale
Elimination Chart
| Did Not Perform | Female | Male | Top 32 | Wild Card | Top 12 | Winner |
| Safe | Safe First | Safe Last | Eliminated |
| Stage: | Semi | Wild Card |
Finals | ||||||||
| Week: | 06/25 | 07/02 | 07/09 | 07/16 | 07/23 | 07/31 | 08/07 | 08/14 | 08/21 | 08/28 | |
| Place | Contestant | Result | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dewald Louw | 1st | Winner | ||||||||
| 2 | Willem Botha | 1st | Runner-Up | ||||||||
| 3 | Alzonia Titus | 2nd | Btm 3 | Btm 3 | Runner-Up | ||||||
| 4-5 | Jaco Labuschagné | 1st | Elim | ||||||||
| Nelda Jansen van Rensburg | Elim | 1st | Btm 4 | ||||||||
| 6-7 | Joslin Pieterse | Elim | 2nd | Elim | |||||||
| Valeska Smith | Elim | Saved | Btm 3 | ||||||||
| 8-9 | Christiaan Kritzinger | 2nd | Elim | ||||||||
| Tracey Lee Oliver | 2nd | ||||||||||
| 10-13 | Danielle De Vries | 1st | Elim | ||||||||
| Crushanda Forbes | Elim | Saved | |||||||||
| Jay Theron | 2nd | ||||||||||
| Wild Card |
Emil Struwig | Elim | Elim | ||||||||
| Rebert Roodbol | Elim | ||||||||||
| Carlo de Goede | Elim | ||||||||||
| Jacobus Wyngaard | Elim | ||||||||||
| Semi- Final 4 |
Eugene Julies | Elim | |||||||||
| Lizaan Vermeulen | |||||||||||
| Tania Wiese | |||||||||||
| Thiro Moshosho | |||||||||||
| Semi- Final 3 |
Bernice Breedt | Elim | |||||||||
| Kevin Douglas | |||||||||||
| Tanja Badenhorst | |||||||||||
| Semi- Final 2 |
Jay Cee Krause | Elim | |||||||||
| Kevin Jacobs | |||||||||||
| Klarina Jansen | |||||||||||
| Nelda Janse Van Vuuren | |||||||||||
| Peter Crafford | |||||||||||
| Wendell Reed | |||||||||||
| Semi- Final 1 |
Genene Winaar | Elim | |||||||||
| Henrico Harnoster | |||||||||||
| Samantha Brill | |||||||||||