Idols South Africa (season 3)
Artist Song ( original artists ) Result
Ayanda Mpama Video ( India Arie ) Bottom three
Bonolo Molosiwa Amazing ( George Michael ) Bottom two
Deidré Visser Behind These Hazel Eyes ( Kelly Clarkson ) Safe
Gift Gwe Rhythm Divine ( Enrique Iglesias ) Safe
Jamie-Lee Blokdyk Dreams ( Fleetwood Mac ) Eliminated
Karin Kortje Do n't Know Why ( Norah Jones ) Safe
Kesha Charlton-Perkins Bad Day ( Daniel Powter ) Safe
Martelize van Niekerk The First Cut Is the Deepest ( Cat Stevens ) Safe
Nhlanhla Mwelse Used to Love U ( John Legend ) Safe
Nicky de Lange Try ( Nelly Furtado ) Safe
Pume Zondi If I Ai n't Got You ( Alicia Keys ) Safe
Veronique Lalouette All for You ( Janet Jackson ) Safe
Elimination Chart -- Live Show Details
Theme : Millennium Hits
Idols South Africa III was the third season of South African reality interactive talent show based on the British talent show Pop Idol. It was running from August to November 2005. All four judges returned for another season. After one season Letoya Makhen left the show making Colin Moss the only host similar to Ryan Seacrest on American Idol. For the first time the semifinal groups where divided into genders. As there were only six males who made it to the top 24, only one group was male though. This resulted in a top 12 with only two males for a second year in a row. There was no wildcard show held. Instead the judges each chose one contestant who was not voted in the top 12 directly in the group phase. Viewer outrage ensued following the elimination of Nhlanhla Mwelse after it was revealed that the 4 judges had a 49% leverage to the total weekly votes & that this happened since the start of the semi finals. Before the series started, it was portrayed that the viewers would account for 100% of the total vote this year compared to the judges' 40% in season 1 & 2. Karin Kortje, a young mother from Grabouw, Cape Town wowed the audience and judges with her big voice and won the final against Gift Gwe with 62.58% and was also leading throughout the competition by a landside.