Idols (East African TV series)
Idols East Africa was a singing competition, serving as the second season of the pan-African franchise of the Idol series after Idols West Africa. It premiered on April 6, 2008 and ended on July 27, 2008.[1]
| Idols East Africa | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Simon Fuller |
| Starring | Lebogang Mzwimbi Thato Matlhabaphiri Angela Angwenyi Trevor Siyandi Kawesa Richard |
| Country of origin | East African (filmed in Kenya) |
| Original language | English |
| Release | |
| Original network | M-Net, DStv |
| Original release | April 6 – July 27, 2008 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
| Finalists (With dates of elimination) | |
|---|---|
 Eric Moyo | Winner |
 Nicolette Kiiga | July 27 |
 Trinah Chisanga | July 21 |
| Adiona Maboreke | July 14 |
| Ammara Brown | July 7 |
| Mkhululi Bhebhe | June 30 |
 Cynthia Kuto | June 23 |
| Samantha Tirivacho | June 16 |
| Faycal Birinkuzila | June 9 |
| Christine Adda | June 2 |
Participating countries are located on the eastern and southern parts of Africa such as Botswana, Kenya, Malawi, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Audition venues will be held in each of these countries. The competition is also open to citizens of Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Lesotho, Madagascar, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Réunion, Rwanda, Seychelles, Somalia, and Swaziland, but would have to meet the requirements before auditioning in one of the seven audition venues.[2]
Themes
June 2: African Americans
June 9: 50s, 60s and 70s
June 16: New Millennium
June 23: Birth Decade
June 30: African Home Grown
July 7: My Idols
July 14: Producer's Choice
July 21: Ultimate Wishlist
July 27: Grand Finale
Finals Elimination Chart
| Stage: | Semi Finals | Finals | ||||||||||||||||||
| Weeks: | 05/05 | 05/12 | 05/19 | 05/26 | 06/02 | 06/09 | 06/16 | 06/23 | 06/30 | 07/07 | 07/14 | 07/21 | 07/27 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Place | Constestant | Result | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Eric Moyo | 1 | Btm3 | Winner | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Nicolette Kiiga | 2 | Btm2 | Btm2 | Btm3 | Btm2 | Runner-up | |||||||||||||
| 3 | Trinah Chisanga | 1 | Btm3 | Btm2 | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| 4 | Adiona Maboreke | Elim | JURY | Btm2 | Btm2 | Elim | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Ammara Brown | 1 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Mkhululi Bhebhe | JURY | Btm3 | Btm2 | Elim | |||||||||||||||
| 7 | Cynthia Kuto | 2 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Samantha Tirivacho | 1 | Btm3 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Faycal Birinkuzila | 2 | Btm3 | Elim | ||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Christine Adda | 2 | Elim | |||||||||||||||||
- No real bottom three were announced on June 23. Mkhululi and Nicolette were just randomly placed alongside Cynthia in the "unsafe" group.
- No real bottom three were announced on July 24. Trinah and Eric were just randomly placed alongside in the "unsafe" candidates group.
| Female | Male | Safe | Safe first | Safe second | Wildcard | Eliminated |
Voting
Voting is done by ranking the contestants per country and finding the average rank. This is to prevent countries with larger voting power from giving the contestants from their country an unfair advantage.
References
- A New Season of Idols Archived 2007-12-10 at the Wayback Machine, MNetAfrica.com
- "Idols Africa: Zim gets chance to shine". The Financial Gazette (Zimbabwe). December 6, 2007. Retrieved 2007-12-08.