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| SPEECHLESS: Khaya Mthethwa after being crowned the winner (source: citypress.co.za) |
AND THE WINNER IS…KHAYA!!
It has been weeks of competition and anticipation. Until
Khaya Mthethwa; was crowned as the first Black winner of South African Idols.
The 8th season of Idols SA has been my favourite season of the show,
to date! I always made sure I tuned into the show every Sunday at 17h30 and the
results show on Tuesdays at 18h30. Originally from Durban in Kwa-Zulu Natal,
Khaya Mthethwa became a fan favourite at a very early stage in the competition.
It was through his solo performance during Sun City week. Khaya sang a soulful
rendition of Nicki Minaj’s hip hop song; Super bass (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZar0k39eZ4). A day after that episode;
newspapers such as The Times featured an article on Khaya, already predicting
his win! This actually had me worried a bit, because I felt as though more
pressure was given to him to do well in the competition. However; Khaya proved
me wrong by always standing his ground because he performed at his best, every single
week!
COINCIDENCE OR NOT?
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| RACE TO THE FINAL: 2012 finalists, Khaya Mthethwa and Melissa Allison (source: gatewaynews.co.za) |
In a way; I actually think South African Idols had a lot of
pressure to make Khaya the winner this year. This is because; a lot of past
allegations have been made with regards to just how the show has been running
for 8 years and the country had not received a Black winner yet! Khaya was up against Melissa Allison
(Coloured) in the final show, upon the fact that the show had already crowned a
couple of Coloured winners. I seriously think Idols SA would be faced with a
lot of controversy right now if things hadn’t turned out the way they did. To
top it all off- Several South African celebrities campaigned for Khaya to win
the show; such as Minnie Dhlamini, Kabomo, Bonang, Somizi Mhlongo and RJ
Benjamin. Personally after listening to Khaya numerous amounts of times and
watching his new music video, Move. I strongly believe that he did deserve the
title. Both Melissa and Khaya were great, but at the end of the day: the best
man always walks away with the price!
he really held it down and he had a huge fan base, its a big step for him, halala makhaya shine the light, i hope his album is worth the wait and performs well
ReplyDeleteGift you have a good point!He had a really huge fan base; I guess all we can do now is wait and see what he has in store for us!
DeleteYes Windza; we will just have to wait and see. By the looks of things though, the single 'Move' looks very promising!
Delete@Gift he trully did hold it down as you mentioned Many people agree that he trully deserved the title
Deletehalala!!I am so proud of this young man! He really touched me every week with his beautiful voice...I cant wait to hear more of him in the upcoming years!
ReplyDeleteWindza he touched a lot of people's hearts during the shows, including mine!
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