Idols South Africa X is the tenth season of the South African reality interactive talent show based on the British talent show Pop Idol.
The season's first show was aired on July 13, 2014.
Auditions
Auditions began in February and ended in March. They took place in Johannesburg, Durban, Cape Town and Pretoria.
Audition dates and venues
- Carnival City in Johannesburg: Saturday 15 February 2014
- The Playhouse in Durban: Saturday 22 February 2014
- Grand West Casino and Entertainment World in Cape Town: Sunday 9 March
- State Theatre, Pretoria: Saturday 22 March 2014
Performance themes
- Top 16: Current Hits Of 2014 (Elimination results: Chante Geary, Olivia Cloud, Mirandi Smith, Rowan DeVillers, Celine Homan)
- Top 11: Movie Magic (Elimination results:Ivan Roux and Vincent Verhoog)
- Top 9: How It Should Have Been Done (Elimination results:Roxy McVean)
- Top 8: Songs From 1994 (Elimination results:Tumi Morobane)
- Top 7: Stripped Down (Elimination results:Demi Lee Moore)
- Top 6: Showstopper Theme (Elimination results:Musa Mashiane)
- Top 5: Albums Of All Time + Most Downloaded Hits Of All Time (Elimination results:Kyle Deutschmann)
- Top 4: Old School Vs New School (Elimination results:London Louw)
- Top 3: Songs Chosen By The Producers +Songs From The Year You Were Born In + Songs You Wisheed To Perform On The Show (Elimination results:Lize Mynhardt)
- Top 2: Songs They Auditioned With + Judge's Favourite Performances + Their Own Singles (Final 2:Bongiwe Silinda and Vincent Bones)
Top 16
First Group
Second Group
Top 11 – Movie Magic
21 September 2014
- Guest Mentor: Gordon Chambers
- Group performance: "Lost Stars" by Adam Levine
Top 9 – How It Should Have Been Done
28 September 2014
- Guest Mentor: AKA
- Guest Performances:
"Run Jozi" ft. K.O. by AKA
"Lonely" by Mark Haze
Elimination chart
References
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