So last night was the selection of the top 10 for South Africa. The show, which is supposed to make instant Idols of ordinary people, failed to impress me this year until last night.
The 15 contestants opened with the show stopping classis Don’t stop believing- always a winner, and for the first time I realised that out of this group of individuals there might actually be some talent. Five of them were voted off by the end of the night.
The nice thing about this year’s Idols is the variety of people. There are ladies, gentlemen, short, tall, fat, skinny, all colours, all races, introverts and ofcourse the ‘show horses’ – the performers of note.
All the contestants have one thing in common though- the dream of becoming the new SA Idol. Having their lives instantly put in the limelight. But how well has it really worked out for the previous Idols? In my opinion, not that well. The instant fame proved to be enough to send some of these SA stars over the edge. Others did not make music for longer than year.
Sad, but true, but I think that these Idols enjoy most of their fame while being on the show. Let’s see if this proves true for SA’s number one singer this year...
I think it is a case of who makes the best of their 15 minutes of fame. Sadly, when the contractual 6 months end, Idols winners are basically on their own and have to craft their own market. This year's finalists are much more diverse than previous years. Talent abundance in SA!
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