Idols South Africa (season 4)
# Idols South Africa (season 4)

Idols South Africa IV is the fourth season of South African reality television series Idols South Africa. Idols South Africa is a competitive talent show based on Pop Idol in the United Kingdom. Idols South Africa IV premiered in September 2007 after a one-year hiatus.

The judging panel remained the same for the third season in a row; Colin Moss returned for what was to be his final season. As in previous seasons, each performer's score is an aggregate of the audience's votes (51%) and the judges' votes (49%).

The winner was 17-year-old Jody Williams, who bested Andriëtte Norman on 9 December 2007, at Ellis Park Stadium in Williams' hometown of Johannesburg. Williams was the youngest winner of the show to date, and she was the third consecutive woman to be named "SA Idol". Her winning song was a cover of "Love Is All Around" by Swedish singer Agnes Carlsson. (Carlsson was previously named the winner of Sweden's Idol 2005.)

## Finals

### Finalists

Ages are as stated in the contest.

| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Outcome |
| - | - | - | - |
| Jody Williams | 17 | Cape Town | Won on 9 December 2007 |
| Andriëtte Norman | 20 | Brackenfell | Eliminated on 9 December 2007 |
| Munro du Toit | 26 | Cape Town | Eliminated on 3 December 2007 |
| Tender Mavundla | 25 | Port Shepstone | Eliminated on 26 November 2007 |
| Daniel Büys | 22 | Bryanston | Eliminated on 19 November 2007 |
| Björn Blignaut | 26 | Radiokop | Eliminated on 12 November 2007 |
| Carla Louw | 20 | Pretoria | Eliminated on 5 November 2007 |
| Joel Mabuso Mogale | 17 | Johannesburg | Eliminated on 29 October 2007 |
| Caroline Barole | 23 | Gauteng | Eliminated on 22 October 2007 |
| Dominic Momberg | 20 | KwaZulu-Natal | Eliminated on 15 October 2007 |

### Themes

* 15 October: Songs from the last Century
* 22 October: Crooners and Divas
* 29 October: Rock
* 5 November: Best of South Africa
* 12 November: New Millennium Magic
* 19 November: Seasons and Colours
* 26 November: My Idols
* 3 December: Judges Choice
* 10 December: Grand Finale

## Elimination chart

The first four weeks are the semi-finals, followed by nine weeks of finals.

| Place | Contestant | Result for the week | Result for the week | Result for the week | Result for the week | Result for the week | Result for the week | Result for the week | Result for the week | Result for the week | Result for the week | Result for the week | Result for the week | Result for the week |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Place | Contestant | 09/24 | 09/26 | 10/01 | 10/08 | 10/15 | 10/22 | 10/29 | 11/05 | 11/12 | 11/19 | 11/26 | 12/03 | 12/10 |
| 1 | Jody Williams | Did not perform | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Winner |
| 2 | Andriëtte Norman | Did not perform | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Safe | Runner-up |
| 3 | Munro du Toit | Safe | Did not perform | Safe | Bottom 4 | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Does not appear |
| 4 | Tender Mavundla | Did not perform | Safe | Bottom 4 | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 5 | Daniel Büys | Safe | Did not perform | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 3 | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 6 | Björn Blignaut | Safe | Did not perform | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 7 | Carla Louw | Did not perform | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 3 | Safe | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 8 | Yolanda Nabo | Did not perform | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom 2 | Bottom 2 | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 9 | Caroline Borole | Did not perform | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 10 | Dominic Momberg | Safe | Did not perform | Safe | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 11–12 | PJ Simeoni | Safe | Did not perform | Bottom 3 | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 11–12 | Sabelo Mthembu | Safe | Did not perform | Safe | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 12–14 | Nicky Burger | Did not perform | Safe | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 12–14 | Jarred De Kock | Safe | Did not perform | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 15–24 (semi) | Belinda Cherry | Did not perform | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 15–24 (semi) | Dominique Burger | Did not perform | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 15–24 (semi) | Duduzile Ndlovu | Did not perform | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 15–24 (semi) | Heidi Boyssen | Did not perform | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 15–24 (semi) | Jackoleen Aasvoel | Did not perform | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 15–24 (semi) | Lucky Linksteen | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 15–24 (semi) | Peter Llewellyn Moss | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 15–24 (semi) | Richard Hala | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 15–24 (semi) | Richard Mtsweni | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |
| 15–24 (semi) | Rob Warren | Eliminated | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear | Does not appear |

### Live show details

**Heat 1: Top 12 boys (16 September 2007)**

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| — | Richard Mtsweni | — | Withdrew |
| 1 | Dominic Momberg | "Footloose" (Kenny Loggins) | Safe |
| 2 | Peter Llewellyn Moss | "Remember When It Rained" (Josh Groban) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Sabelo Mthembu | "Kiss from a Rose" (Seal) | Safe |
| 4 | PJ Simeoni | "Beautiful Soul" (Jesse McCartney) | Safe |
| 5 | Jarred De Kock | "Sway" (Dean Martin) | Safe |
| 6 | Richard Hala | "Hotel California" (Eagles) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Rob Warren | "One" (U2) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Munro du Toit | "Sugar Man" (Just Jinger) | Safe |
| 9 | Daniel Büys | "Your Body Is a Wonderland" (John Mayer) | Safe |
| 10 | Björn Blignaut | "Wonderful World" (James Morrison) | Safe |
| 11 | Lucky Linksteen | "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" (Queen) | Eliminated |

**Heat 2: Top 12 girls (23 September 2007)**

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Heidi Boyssen | "I'm Holdin' On to Love (To Save My Life)" (Shania Twain) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Duduzile Ndlovu | "Waterloo" (ABBA) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Nicky Burger | "Candyman" (Christina Aguilera) | Safe |
| 4 | Yolanda Nabo | "Put Your Records On" (Corinne Bailey Rae) | Safe |
| 5 | Liza Bronner | "Total Eclipse of the Heart" (Bonnie Tyler) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Belinda Cherry | "Brass in Pocket" (The Pretenders) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Tender Mavundla | "Careless Whisper" (George Michael) | Safe |
| 8 | Jackoleen Aasvoel | "Can't Give Up Now" (Mary Mary) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Jody Williams | "The Greatest Reward" (Celine Dion) | Safe |
| 10 | Carla Louw | "L-O-V-E" (Nat King Cole) | Safe |
| 11 | Caroline Borole | "Listen" (Beyoncé) | Safe |
| 12 | Andriëtte Norman | "Love the One You're With" (Stephen Stills) | Safe |

**Heat 3: Top 14 (30 September 2007)**

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yolanda Nabo | "Walk Away" (Kelly Clarkson) | Safe |
| 2 | Dominic Momberg | "What's Left of Me" (Nick Lachey) | Safe |
| 3 | Tender Mavundla | "The Weakness in Me" (Keisha White) | Bottom four |
| 4 | Nicky Burger | "Unfaithful" (Rihanna) | Eliminated |
| 5 | PJ Simeoni | "Everything" (Michael Bublé) | Bottom three |
| 6 | Andriëtte Norman | "Songbird" (Eva Cassidy) | Safe |
| 7 | Jarred De Kock | "This Love" (Maroon 5) | Eliminated |
| 8 | Caroline Borole | "Feeling Good" (Nina Simone) | Safe |
| 9 | Daniel Büys | "Faith" (George Michael) | Safe |
| 10 | Sabelo Mthembu | "Superstition" (Stevie Wonder) | Safe |
| 11 | Jody Williams | "Run to You" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
| 12 | Munro du Toit | "Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak) | Safe |
| 13 | Carla Louw | "99 Red Balloons" (Nena) | Safe |
| 14 | Björn Blignaut | "It's My Life" (Bon Jovi) | Safe |

**Heat 4 – Top 12 (7 October 2007)**

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Carla Louw | "Don't Speak" (No Doubt) | Safe |
| 2 | Jody Williams | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" (Whitney Houston) | Safe |
| 3 | Björn Blignaut | "I Swear" (All-4-One) | Safe |
| 4 | Andriëtte Norman | "Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" (Bryan Adams) | Safe |
| 5 | Daniel Büys | "Fever" (Peggy Lee) | Safe |
| 6 | PJ Simeoni | "Fly Me to the Moon" (Frank Sinatra) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Yolanda Nabo | "Reach" (Gloria Estefan) | Safe |
| 8 | Sabelo Mthembu | "Yesterday" (The Beatles) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Dominic Momberg | "Walking Away" (Craig David) | Bottom three |
| 10 | Tender Mavundla | "Another Sad Love Song" (Toni Braxton) | Safe |
| 11 | Caroline Borole | "Show Me Heaven" (Maria McKee) | Safe |
| 12 | Munro du Toit | "Mustang Sally" (Wilson Pickett) | Bottom four |

**Live show 1: Songs from the Last Century (14 October 2007)**

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Munro du Toit | "Smooth" (Santana & Rob Thomas) | Safe |
| 2 | Yolanda Nabo | "This Kiss" (Faith Hill) | Bottom two |
| 3 | Daniel Büys | "Big Yellow Taxi" (Joni Mitchell) | Safe |
| 4 | Tender Mavundla | "Show Me Love" (Robin S.) | Safe |
| 5 | Dominic Momberg | "Summer of '69" (Bryan Adams) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Andriëtte Norman | "Declaration of Love" (Celine Dion) | Safe |
| 7 | Caroline Borole | "Gloria" (Laura Branigan) | Safe |
| 8 | Björn Blignaut | "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" (Marvin Gaye) | Safe |
| 9 | Carla Louw | "Walking on Sunshine" (Katrina and the Waves) | Bottom three |
| 10 | Jody Williams | "The Best" (Tina Turner) | Safe |

**Live show 2: Crooners and Divas (21 October 2007)**

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Yolanda Nabo | "Say My Name" (Destiny's Child) | Bottom two |
| 2 | Björn Blignaut | "Have I Told You Lately" (Van Morrison) | Safe |
| 3 | Andriëtte Norman | "Said I Loved You...But I Lied" (Michael Bolton) | Safe |
| 4 | Carla Louw | "Will You Love Me Tomorrow" (The Shirelles) | Safe |
| 5 | Daniel Büys | "Old Devil Moon" (Jamie Cullum) | Bottom three |
| 6 | Munro du Toit | "Sweet Caroline" (Neil Diamond) | Safe |
| 7 | Jody Williams | "Over and Over" (Puff Johnson) | Safe |
| 8 | Caroline Borole | "Anytime You Need a Friend" (Mariah Carey) | Eliminated |
| 9 | Tender Mavundla | "Shackles (Praise You)" (Mary Mary) | Safe |

**Live show 3: Rock (28 October 2007)**

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Björn Blignaut | "Eye of the Tiger" (Survivor) | Safe |
| 2 | Tender Mavundla | "Anytime" (Kelly Clarkson) | Safe |
| 3 | Yolanda Nabo | "Sk8er Boi" (Avril Lavigne) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Daniel Büys | "Somebody to Love" (Queen) | Safe |
| 5 | Jody Williams | "Behind These Hazel Eyes" (Kelly Clarkson) | Safe |
| 6 | Munro du Toit | "The One I Love" (R.E.M.) | Bottom three |
| 7 | Carla Louw | "Piece of My Heart" (Janis Joplin) | Bottom two |
| 8 | Andriëtte Norman | "I'm Outta Love" (Anastacia) | Safe |

**Live show 4: Best of South Africa (4 November 2007)**

| Order | Artist | Song (original artists) | Result |
| - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Carla Louw | "Special Star" (Mango Groove) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Jody Williams | "Secrets" (Jamali) | Safe |
| 3 | Tender Mavundla | "Vul'indlela" (Brenda Fassie) | Safe |
| 4 | Andriëtte Norman | "African Dream" (Vicky Sampson) | Safe |
| 5 | Björn Blignaut | "Sondela" (Ringo Madlingozi) | Bottom two |
| 6 | Daniel Büys | "What He Means" (Just Jinjer) | Bottom three |
| 7 | Munro du Toit | "Hello" (Prime Circle) | Safe |

**Live show 5: New Millennium Magic (11 November 2007)**

| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Jody Williams | "I Don't Need a Man" (The Pussycat Dolls) | "Heaven" (Bryan Adams) | Safe |
| 2 | Tender Mavundla | "Umbrella" (Rihanna) | "Irreplaceable" (Beyoncé) | Bottom two |
| 3 | Björn Blignaut | "Beautiful Girls" (Sean Kingston) | "If There's Any Justice" (Lemar) | Eliminated |
| 4 | Daniel Büys | "Waiting on the World to Change" (John Mayer) | "Makes Me Wonder" (Maroon 5) | Bottom three |
| 5 | Andriëtte Norman | "Other Side of the World" (KT Tunstall) | "Who Knew" (Pink) | Safe |
| 6 | Munro du Toit | "Chasing Cars" (Snow Patrol) | "How You Remind Me" (Nickelback) | Safe |

**Live show 6: Seasons and Colours (18 November 2007)**

| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Munro du Toit | "Paradise in Summertime" (Just Jinjer) | "Behind Blue Eyes" (Limp Bizkit) | Safe |
| 2 | Jody Williams | "Black or White" (Michael Jackson) | "The Colour of My Love" (Celine Dion) | Safe |
| 3 | Tender Mavundla | "True Colors" (Cyndi Lauper) | "GoldenEye" (Tina Turner) | Bottom two |
| 4 | Daniel Büys | "Brown Eyed Girl" (Van Morrison) | "Yellow" (Coldplay) | Eliminated |
| 5 | Andriëtte Norman | "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (Elton John) | "Black Velvet" (Alannah Myles) | Safe |

**Live show 7: My Idols (25 November 2007)**

| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tender Mavundla | "I'm Every Woman" (Chaka Khan) | "Stranger in My House" (Tamia) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Munro du Toit | "Have You Ever Seen the Rain?" (Creedence Clearwater Revival) | "Kryptonite" (3 Doors Down) | Safe |
| 3 | Jody Williams | "I Surrender" (Celine Dion) | "Hurt" (Christina Aguilera) | Safe |
| 4 | Andriëtte Norman | "Honesty" (Billy Joel) | "Left Outside Alone" (Anastacia) | Bottom 2 |

**Live show 8: Choices (2 December 2007)**

| Order | Artist | First song (original artists) | Second song | Third song | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Andriëtte Norman | "Over the Rainbow" (Eva Cassidy) | "Walking in Memphis" (Cher) | "Loving Arms" (Dixie Chicks) | Safe |
| 2 | Jody Williams | "On the Wings of Love" (Jeffrey Osborne) | "Ain't No Other Man" (Christina Aguilera) | "Dance with My Father" (Luther Vandross) | Safe |
| 3 | Munro du Toit | "Tears in Heaven" (Eric Clapton) | "Hey There Delilah" (Plain White T's) | "Born to Be Wild" (Steppenwolf) | Eliminated |

**Live final (9 December 2007)**

| Artist | First song | Second song | Third song | Result |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Andriëtte Norman | "Black Velvet" | "I'm Outta Love" | "Love Is All Around" | Runner-up |
| Jody Williams | "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)" | "Run to You" | "Love Is All Around" | Won |
