Idols SA Winners From Season 1 to 17

Here are all the SA Idols winners from season 1 to 17.

List Of All Idols SA Winners:

• Season 1 (2002): Heinz Winckler
• Season 2 (2003): Anke Pietrangeli
• Season 3 (2005): Karin Kortje
• Season 4 (2007): Jody Williams
• Season 5 (2009): Sasha-Lee Davids and Jason Hartman
• Season 6 (2010): Elvis Blue
• Season 7 (2011): Dave van Vuuren
• Season 8 (2012): Khaya Mthethwa
• Season 9 (2013): Musa Sukwene
• Season 10 (2014): Vincent Bones
• Season 11 (2015): Karabo Mogane
• Season 12 (2016): Noma Khumalo
• Season 13 (2017): Paxton Fielies
• Season 14 (2018): Yanga Sobetwa
• Season 15 (2019): Luyolo Yiba
• Season 16 (2020): Zama Khumalo
• Season 17 (2021): Berry ‘Berenike Trytsman’

Season 1

24-year-old Heinz Winckler won Idols SA season 1 on Monday 17 June 2002 following a breath taking grand finale show that took place at Vodaworld.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Heinz Winckler
Runner-up : Brendon October
Third Place : Melanie Lowe

As the winner, Heinz Winckler received a prize package which included a flashy new Toyota MR-2 sports car, a recording contract with Sony BMG Records, a management deal with Marcus Brewster Celebrity, and R20,000 in cash from Steers.

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Season 2

20-year-old Anke Pietrangeli won Idols SA season 2 on Monday 20 October 2003 in a grand finale that took place at Gold Reef City Hippodrome Theatre.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Anke Pietrangeli
Runner-up : Poseletso Sejosingoe

Below are the prizes received by Idols SA season 2 winner, Anke Pietrangeli;

• A recording contract with BMG Africa
• The production skills of top international producer, Brian O’ Shea
• A&R responsibilities by Idols SA judge Dave Thompson
• A personal management contract with Fuller Artiste Management Enterprises, headed by Mike Fuller
• The freedom of Gold Reef City for a year
• A Renault Scenic RX4, worth R300,000

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Season 3

26-year-old Karin Kortje won Idols SA season 3 on Sunday 27 November 2005 with the grand finale taking place at Gold Reef City in Johannesburg.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Karin Kortje
Runner-up : Gift Gwe

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Season 4

17-year-old Jody Williams won Idols SA season 4 on Sunday 9 December 2007 at Ellis Park Stadium in Johannesburg.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Jody Williams
Runner-up : Andriëtte Norman

Below are the prizes received by Idols SA season 4 winner, Jody Williams:

• A recording contract with one of the world’s largest record companies, SonyBMG
• R100,000 in cash from M-Net
• A brand new customised Citroën “Idols Edition” C2 1.6VTS car
• A PSK-915 Docking Station
• A PSK-3807 Docking Station
• A SSDP9797 Dual Screen Portable DVD player
• A SSFF9200 Series MP4 Player
• A Navig8 GPS System from JNC
• An Xbox 360
• A R2,000 voucher from Look & Listen
• A laptop with connectivity and hampers from Cardies
• A Shure SLX2458 Uhf Wireless Handheld Microphone c/w SM58 Mic Capsule
• Free haircare and skincare products from Phree Edge and Tigi for a year
• A personal videotaped message from Céline Dion, congratulating Jody on her victory and announcing that she would be the opening act at all the shows of the Canadian diva’s South African tour in February next year.

Below are the prizes received by Idols SA season 4 Runner-up, Andriëtte Norman;:

• A brand new customised Citroën “Idols Edition” C2 1.6VTS car
• A PSK-915 Docking Station
• A PSK-3807 Docking Station
• A SSDP9797 Dual Screen Portable DVD player
• A SSFF9200 Series MP4 Player
• A Navig8 GPS System from JNC
• An Xbox 360
• A R2,000 voucher from Look & Listen
• A laptop with connectivity and hampers from Cardies

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Season 5

18-year-old Sasha-Lee Davids and 29-year-old Jason Hartman won Idols SA season 5 following a live grand finale that took place on Sunday 3 May 2009 at the Mosaïek Teatro auditorium in Fairland, Johannesburg, there was no runner-up this season (Click Here To Find Out Why)

SUMMARY:
Winners : Sasha-Lee Davids and Jason Hartman
Runner-up : N/A

Below are the prizes received by Idols SA season 5 winners, Sasha-Lee Davids and Jason Hartman;

• A recording deal with Sony BMG
• A brand new Citroen C1 car
• Yamaha music equipment worth R5,000
• A clothing voucher worth R10,000
• A laptop computer
• Cardies vouchers for R10,000
• A brand new cellphone
• Spa treatments for a year
• They both had to perform on US actor Wayne Brady’s show ‘Don’t Forget the Lyrics‘, which was soon to be filmed in South Africa

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Season 6

30-year-old Elvis Blue whose real name is Jan Hoogendyk and comes from George in the Western Cape, won Idols SA season 6 and was declared the winner on Tuesday 2 November 2010.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Elvis Blue
Runner-up : Lloyd Cele

Below are the prizes received by Idols SA season 6 winner, Elvis Blue;

• A recording contract from Universal Music
• A brand new Ford Figo car
• R500,000 in cash (Elvis shared his prize money and gave R250,000 to runner-up Lloyd Cele)
• A home theatre system
• A voucher for music equipment from Yamaha
• A voucher for clothing and so many other prizes.

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Season 7

21-year-old Dave van Vuuren from Cape Town won Idols SA season 7 on Tuesday 4 October 2011 following a grand finale that took place at Mosaïek Teatro in Fairlands, Johannesburg.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Dave van Vuuren
Runner-up : Mark Haze

Below are the prizes received by Idols SA season 7 winner, Dave van Vuuren;

• A recording contract with Universal Music South Africa
• His own customized Ford Fiesta 1.6 Sport car valued at R207,130 with 7 airbags (dual front, side, curtain and driver knee airbags), 16” alloy sport wheels, sport seats, ABS with EBD, power steering, Radio/CD/MP3 with 6 speakers, auxiliary connector and USB port, bluetooth and voice control, steering mounted audio controls, air conditioner, power windows all round, trip and fuel computer.
• R500,000 in cash from M-Net and KFC
• R50,000 worth of Yamaha musical equipment
• A R25,000 fashion voucher from Truworths, South Africa’s leading fashion retailer
• A Samsung D5100 blue ray home theater system valued at R3,000
• A Samsung LED D5500 SMART 3D TV valued at R9,300
• A MW0113M Samsung microwave valued at R1,100
• A Samsung WF1702WEC washing machine valued at R4,100
• A Samsung RS21HDTIS refrigerator valued at 12,000
• A precision crafted Shure ULX professional wireless microphone system valued at over R15,000

Runner-up Mark Haze didn’t leave empty-handed, he was given R100,000 in cash and with almost a million votes cast in his favour, clearly a whole lot of new fans.

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Season 8

25-year-old Khaya Mthethwa won Idols SA season 8 on Tuesday 2 October 2012 at the Grand Finale results show that was held at the Mosaïek Teatro in Fairland, Johannesburg.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Khaya Mthethwa
Runner-up : Melissa Allison

Khaya Mthethwa won a prize package worth almost a million Rand, consisting of;

• A recording contract with Universal Music South Africa
• A Ford Fiesta 1.6 Titanium car
• R250,000 in cash from KFC
• R250,000 in cash from Samsung, plus R50,000 worth of Samsung products including a LED TV, a printer, a laptop and a camera
• R48,000 airtime and 24 GIGS of data from Vodacom
• A R30,000 fashion voucher from Truworths
• A R50,000 voucher for musical equipment from Yamaha
• A Yamaha Waverunner VX700S jet-skit and trailer
• A precision-crafted Shure UHF-R Premium wireless microphone system and a PSM®900 personal monitor system

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Season 9

26-year-old Musa Sukwene won Idols SA season 9 on Tuesday 26 November 2013 with a margin of just 1,000 votes.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Musa Sukwene
Runner-up : Brenden Ledwaba

Below are the prizes received by Idols SA season 9 winner, Musa Sukwene;

• A recording contract from Universal Music South Africa
• A brand new Ford Fiesta 1.0 (1 litre) Ecoboost Titanium car Valued at R238,600 from FORD
• R350,000 cash from SAMSUNG, an All Share set worth over R50,000 as well as R350,000 cash from Idols SA
• A R60,000 voucher towards state of the art musical instruments from Yamaha
• A a Bi-Wizz Scooter valued at R20,000, from Yamaha
• A monitor system valued at over R57,000 from Shure
• Premiere Wireless Technology Shure UHF-R® Wireless Microphone Systems valued at over R40,000 from Shure
• R30,000 in fashion vouchers from Truworths

Runner-up Brenden Ledwaba took home R10,000 in fashion vouchers from Truworths and a R100,000 cheque from Idols SA for his contribution to making Season 9 such a hit season.

Sonke Mazibuko who finished in third position was rewarded with R10,000 in fashion vouchers from Truworths.

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Season 10

30-year-old Vincent Bones from Pietermaritzburg won Idols SA season 10 on Sunday 23 November 2014 at the grand finale that took place at Carnival City Casino and Entertainment World in Johannesburg.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Vincent Bones
Runner-up : Bongi Silinda

Below are prizes received by Idols SA season 10 winner, Vincent Bones;

• A recording contract with Universal Music Africa
• A R247,300 Ford Fiesta Titanium car with award-winning 1 litre Ecoboost Engine from Ford South Africa
• A R700,000 cash prize from headline sponsor Telkom, M-Net and Mzansi Magic
• A 24 month SmartHome Supreme internet connectivity package from Telkom including a 55 inch Samsung SmartTV, a wi-fi router, a 3G mi-fi router, a range extender, and 100 GB data, worth R50,000
• R80,000 worth of fashion from Truworths
• A Shure ULXD Digital Wireless system and personal monitoring system worth R118,000
• R60,000 worth of Yamaha musical equipment
• An installed DStv Explora decoder and three months DStv Premium subscription worth R4,219 from DStv

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Season 11

24-year-old Karabo Mogane won Idols SA season 11 on Sunday 22 November 2015 at Carnival City in Johannesburg.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Karabo Mogane
Runner-up : Mmatema Moremi

Below are the prizes received by Idols SA season 11 winner, Karabo Mogane;

• A recording contract with Universal Music South Africa
• R700,000 cash from M-Net, Mzansi Magic and Telkom SA
• A SmartBroadband Wireless 50GB 55 Inch Smart TV, a Huawei B5934G LTE router with a 24-month Repeater Deal 6 and 50GB + 50GB Night Surfer (100GB), as well as a PlayStation 4, worth a total of R41,000 all from Telkom SA
• A a R225,900 Ford Fiesta 1.0 Ecoboost Titanium car from Ford South Africa
• Fashion to the value of R100,000 from Truworths
• Microphone equipment from Shure to the value of R135,000, including a ULX-D dual wireless digital receiver, with 2 Shure Beta58 microphones, an in-ear earphone and monitor system, and a flight case to house the equipment
• R70,000 worth of musical equipment from Yamaha SA
• Idols SA Headline sponsor Telkom SA also flew Karabo Mogane to Los Angeles the following year (2016) to attend the finalé of American Idol
• Karabo also got to open for South African supergroup Mi Casa on the final concert of their “Dare To Love” tour at Carnival City on Friday 11 December 2015

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Season 12

22-year-old Noma Khumalo from Pietermaritzburg won Idols SA season 12 on Sunday 27 November 2016 at Carnival City in Johannesburg becoming the first female winner in a span of seven seasons.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Noma Khumalo
Runner-up : Thami Shobede

Noma Khumalo won a prize package worth R1.2 million and a recording contract with Gallo Record Company.

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Season 13

17-year-old Paxton Fielies from Bishops Lavis, Cape Town, won Idols SA season 13 on Sunday 19 November 2017 at the grand finale that took place at Carnival City in Johannesburg.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Paxton Fielies
Runner-up : Mthokozisi Ndaba

Below are the prizes received by Idols SA season 13 winner, Paxton Fielies;

• R1,000,000 in cash
• A Ford Focus 1.5 EcoBoost car
• R100,000 worth of fashion vouchers from Truworhts
• Shure equipment
• R78,000 worth of musical equipment from Yamaha
• A record deal from Gallo Music

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Season 14

17-year-old Yanga Sobetwa from Delft, Cape Town, won Idols SA season 14 on Sunday 18 November 2018 at the grand finale that took place at Carnival City in Johannesburg.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Yanga Sobetwa
Runner-up : Thato Makape

Below are the prizes Idols SA season 14 winner, Yanga Sobetwa received;

• R1,000,000 in cash
• A record deal from Gallo Music
• A Ford Fiesta Titanium 1.0 EcoBoost
• A Huawei MateBook, a router and 20GB data all from Telkom
• Musical equipment worth R80,000 from Yamaha
• R100,000 worth of fashion from Truworths

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Season 15

24-year-old Luyola Yiba from King William’s Town in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, won Idols SA season 15 on Sunday 17 November 2019 following the grand finale that took place at Carnival City.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Luyolo Yiba
Runner-up : Sneziey Msomi

Below are the prizes received by Idols SA season 15 winner, Luyolo Yiba;

• R350,000 in cash from Telkom
• A Huawei GT smart watch from Telkom
• A Huawei Mediapad, M5 Lite tablet computer from Telkom
• A Huawei Wi-fi router and 20GB pre-loaded Data from Telkom
• R350,000 in cash from Mzansi Magic
• A brand-new Ford Fiesta 1.0 Litre EcoBoost with Sync 3, a Keyless/push button start, an 8-inch colour touchscreen infotainment system, automatic cruise control and plenty more features from Ford South Africa
• R300,000 cash in a Money Account from Old Mutual
• A R100,000 fashion voucher from Truworths
• R80,000 worth of musical equipment from Yamaha
• A recording deal from Gallo Records

Below are the prizes received by season 15 runner-up, Sneziey Msomi;

• R50,000 in cash from Telkom
• A Huawei Mediapad T5 tablet computer from Telkom
• 5GB FreeMe data pre-loaded from Telkom
• R50,000 cash in a Money Account from Old Mutual
• R50,000 in fashion vouchers and clothing from Truworths
• R30,000 worth of musical equipment from Yamaha

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Season 16

18-year-old Zama Khumalo from Witbank, Emalahleni, won Idols SA Season 16 on Sunday 13 December 2020. [ Read Main Article Here ]

The teenager beat off competition from 21-year-old Mr Music who ended the season as the runner-up.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Zama Khumalo
Runner-up : Mr Music

Zama won over R1.5 million in prizes and a Record Deal with Kalawa Jazmee Records ( Read More About This Here ).

Below is a list of prizes received by Idols SA season 16 winner, Zama Khumalo;

• R1,000,000 in cash
• A recording deal with Kalawa Jazmee Records
• R150,000 worth of the latest Samsung products
• A brand new Toyota Starlet 1.4. XR Manual
• R100,000 worth of fashion from Truworths
• A Kymco XCiting S400i maxi scooter worth R120,000 from Yamaha
• R80,000 worth of musical instruments from Yamaha

Below is a list of season 16 runner-up, Mr music’s prizes:

• R50,000 in cash from Samsung
• Some of the latest Samsung products
• R50,000 in cash in an Old Mutual Money account
• R50,000 worth of fashion from Truworths

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Season 17

31-year-old Berenike ‘Berry’ Trytsman from Cape Town was crowned the winner of Idols SA Season 17 on Sunday 21 November 2021.

SUMMARY:
Winner : Berenike ‘Berry’ Trytsman
Runner-up : Karabo Mathe

Below is a list of prizes received by Idols SA season 17 winner, Berry;

• A record deal with Kalawa Jazmee Records
• A Renault Kiger car valued at over R269,000
• R100,000 in Truworths fashion vouchers
• A Bachelor of Business Administration bursary valued at over R260,000 from Regenesys Business School
• R85,000 worth of musical equipment from Yamaha
• A Samsung Galaxy Fold 3 on a Vodacom Red 100GB Plan

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