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, a new judging panel was formed consisting of Afrikaans-speaking singers Mynie Grové, Taliep Petersen, who was murdered just a few weeks after the competition ended and media personality Deon Maas.
The show also switched channels to KykNET, an Afrikaans sisters station of M-Net and was hosted by Sean Else. The Afrikaans season was aired between the third and fourth English seasons of the show and it was won by Dewald Louw from Bloemfontein. 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.
Season Summary
| Host: | Sean Else |
| Judges: | Deon Maas, Mynie Grové and Taliep Petersen |
| Winner: | Dewald Louw |
| Runner-up: | Willem Botha |
| Original network: | KykNET |
| Start date: | Sunday 28 May 2006 |
| End date: | Monday 28 August 2006 |
Auditions
Auditions took place in Cape Town, Bloemfontein, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg and for the first time auditions also took place internationally in Windhoek, Namibia.
Top 32
Afrikaanse Idols Top 32 contestants were revealed on Sunday 18 June 2006.
(ages stated at time of contest)
| CONTESTANT | AGE | HOMETOWN |
| Jacobus Wyngaard | 19 | Grabouw |
| Danelle de Vries | 26 | Worcester |
| Jay Theron | 24 | Durbanville |
| Genene Winnaar | 25 | Belhar |
| Samantha Brill | 16 | Bryanston |
| Henrico Harnoster | 25 | Windhoek |
| Valeska Smith | 23 | Randburg |
| Emil Struwig | 17 | Tsumeb |
| Jay Cee Krause | 24 | Pretoria |
| Jaco Labuschagné | 26 | Secunda |
| Klarina Jansen | 27 | Centurion |
| Kevin Jacobs | 24 | Bishop Lavis |
| Nelda Jansen van Vuuren | 17 | Koffiefontein |
| Wendell Reed | 26 | Macassar |
| Peter Barnard | 20 | Stellenbosch |
| Tracey-Lee Oliver | 26 | Johannesburg |
| Willem Botha | 19 | Riversdale |
| Christiaan Kritzinger | 23 | Pretoria |
| Tanja Badenhorst | 23 | Hermanus |
| Bernice Breedt | 19 | Alberton |
| Nelda Jansen Rensburg | 21 | Witbank |
| Joslin Pieterse | 21 | Mossel Bay |
| Carlo de Goede | 22 | Parow |
| Kevin Douglas | 24 | Uitenhage |
| Rebert Roodbol | 25 | Pretoria |
| Tania Wiese | 24 | Windhoek |
| Thiro Moshosho | 19 | Otjiwanrongo |
| Dewald Louw | 19 | Bloemfontein |
| Eugene Julies | 19 | Eersterivier |
| Lizaan Vermeulen | 18 | Garsfontein |
| Crushanda Forbes | 18 | Kimberley |
| Alzonia Titus | 19 | Great Brak River |
The Top 32 contestants were then split into four groups of eight and each week two of the eight contestants in a group advanced through to the Top 10, as decided by public voting via SMS or on the Idols website.
Group 1
Group 1 contestants performed live on Sunday 25 June 2006, their voting results were revealed 24 hours later on Monday 26 June 2006 during a live results show.
| CONTESTANT | RESULT |
| Danelle De Vries | Advanced |
| Emil Struwig | Wildcard |
| Genene Winaar | Eliminated |
| Henrico Harnoster | Eliminated |
| Jacobus Wyngaard | Wildcard |
| Jay Theron | Advanced |
| Samantha Brill | Eliminated |
| Valeska Smith | Wildcard |
Group 2
Group 2 contestants performed live on Sunday 2 July 2006, their voting results were revealed 24 hours later on Monday 3 July 2006 during a live results show.
| CONTESTANT | RESULT |
| Jaco Labuschagné | Advanced |
| Jay Cee Krause | Eliminated |
| Kevin Jacobs | Eliminated |
| Klarina Jansen | Eliminated |
| Nelda Jansen van Vuuren | Eliminated |
| Peter Crafford | Eliminated |
| Tracey-Lee Oliver | Advanced |
| Wendell Reed | Eliminated |
Group 3
Group 3 contestants performed live on Sunday 9 July 2006, their voting results were revealed 24 hours later on Monday 10 July 2006 during a live results show.
| CONTESTANT | RESULT |
| Bernice Breedt | Eliminated |
| Carlo De Goede | Wildcard |
| Christiaan Kritzinger | Advanced |
| Joslin Pieterse | Wildcard |
| Kevin Douglas | Eliminated |
| Nelda Jansen van Rensburg | Wildcard |
| Tanja Badenhorst | Eliminated |
| Willem Botha | Advanced |
Group 4
Group 4 contestants performed live on Sunday 16 July 2006, their voting results were revealed 24 hours later on Monday 17 July 2006 during a live results show.
| CONTESTANT | RESULT |
| Alzonia Titus | Advanced |
| Crushanda Forbes | Wildcard |
| Dewald Louw | Advanced |
| Eugene Julies | Eliminated |
| Lizaan Vermeulen | Eliminated |
| Rebert Roodbol | Wildcard |
| Tania Wiese | Eliminated |
| Thiro Moshosho | Eliminated |
Wildcards
Two contestants advanced from each of the four groups above through public votes making it eight contestants. The judges were then supposed to make it 10 contestants by adding their own two wildcard picks, however the popularity of the show which saw it rise to the top of the ratings for the channel, KykNET, convinced the producers that the public needed to have a hand in selecting all the contestants. Therefore the producers of the show threw the judges’ wildcard into the theatre of dreams by announcing that the public was to have the right to vote in the final two contestants to the Top 10.
So what happened was that the judges selected 8 contestants as wildcards from the 24 contestants who had not made it through at the Top 32 stage, and on Sunday 23 July 2006, each of the 8 wildcard contestants performed two songs in an effort to get voted by the viewing public into the Top 10. After the live show, viewers had just 25 hours to cast their votes for their favourites. The two contestants who received the most votes were announced during the live results show on Monday 24 July 2006 but unexpectedly, the judges also voted for two contestants, making a total of four wildcard contestants which resulted into a Top 12 instead of a Top 10 as previously planned.
| CONTESTANT | RESULT |
| Carlo De Goede | Eliminated |
| Crushanda Forbes | Advanced (Judges wildcard) |
| Emil Struwig | Eliminated |
| Jacobus Wyngaard | Eliminated |
| Joslin Pieterse | Advanced (Public votes) |
| Nelda Jansen van Rensburg | Advanced (Public votes) |
| Rebert Roodbol | Eliminated |
| Valeska Smith | Advanced (Judges wildcard) |
Finalists
(ages stated at time of contest)
| CONTESTANT | AGE | HOMETOWN |
| Dewald Louw | 19 | Bloemfontein |
| Alzonia Titus | 19 | Great Brak River |
| Willem Botha | 19 | Riversdale |
| Jaco Labuschagné | 26 | Secunda |
| Nelda Jansen van Rensburg | 21 | Witbank |
| Joslin Pieterse | 21 | Mossel Bay |
| Valeska Smith | 23 | Randburg |
| Christiaan Kritzinger | 23 | Pretoria |
| Tracey-Lee Oliver | 26 | Johannesburg |
| Danelle de Vries | 26 | Worcester |
| Crushanda Forbes | 18 | Kimberley |
| Jay Theron | 24 | Durbanville |
Top 12
The Top 12 contestants performed live on Sunday 30 July 2006, after which the voting lines were opened to the viewers to cast votes for their favourite contestants. The voting results were then revealed the next day on Monday 31 July 2006 during a live results show.
Guest Judge: Jennifer Jones
Theme: “Favourite Songs”
| CONTESTANT | RESULT |
| Alzonia Titus | Advanced |
| Christiaan Kritzinger | Advanced |
| Crushanda Forbes | Eliminated |
| Danelle De Vries | Eliminated |
| Dewald Louw | Advanced |
| Jaco Labuschagné | Advanced |
| Jay Theron | Eliminated |
| Joslin Pieterse | Advanced |
| Nelda Jansen van Rensburg | Advanced |
| Tracey-Lee Oliver | Advanced |
| Valeska Smith | Advanced |
| Willem Botha | Advanced |
Top 9
The Top 9 performed live on Sunday 6 August 2006 and their voting results were revealed the next day on Monday 7 August 2006.
Guest Judge: Amanda Luyt
Theme: “Dans, Luister, Folk”
| CONTESTANT | RESULT |
| Alzonia Titus | Advanced |
| Christiaan Kritzinger | Eliminated |
| Dewald Louw | Advanced |
| Jaco Labuschagné | Advanced |
| Joslin Pieterse | Advanced |
| Nelda Jansen van Rensburg | Advanced |
| Tracey-Lee Oliver | Eliminated |
| Valeska Smith | Advanced |
| Willem Botha | Advanced |
Top 7
The Top 7 performed live on Sunday 13 August 2006 and their voting results were revealed on Monday 14 August 2006.
Guest Judge: Coenie de Villiers
Theme: “Alternative Afrikaans Hits”
| CONTESTANT | RESULT |
| Alzonia Titus | Advanced |
| Dewald Louw | Advanced |
| Jaco Labuschagné | Advanced |
| Joslin Pieterse | Eliminated |
| Nelda Jansen van Rensburg | Advanced |
| Valeska Smith | Eliminated |
| Willem Botha | Advanced |
Top 5
The Top 5 performed live on Sunday 20 August 2006 and their voting results were revealed on Monday 21 August 2006.
Guest Judge: Chris Chameleon
Theme: “Viewers’ Choice”
| CONTESTANT | RESULT |
| Alzonia Titus | Advanced |
| Dewald Louw | Advanced |
| Jaco Labuschagné | Eliminated |
| Nelda Jansen van Rensburg | Eliminated |
| Willem Botha | Advanced |
Top 3
The Top 3 performed live on Sunday 27 August 2006 and their voting results were revealed during the Grand Finale that took place on Monday 28 August 2006.
Guest Judge: Kurt Darren
Theme: “Grand Finale”
| CONTESTANT | RESULT |
| Alzonia Titus | Third Place |
| Dewald Louw | Winner |
| Willem Botha | Second Place |
Voting results
Main Article: Afrikaanse Idols Voting Results
