SA's Got Talent (season 5)

In 2014 SA's Got Talent returned for another season. The season started on 7 September. Tatz remained the host. It has been announced that Shado is also staying, but Ian and Kabelo will leave. Lalla Hirayama and DJ Fresh are joined the judging panel this year.[1]

SA's Got Talent
Season 5
Hosted byTats Nkonzo
JudgesShado Twala
DJ Fresh
Lalla Hirayama
WinnerTholwana Mohale
Release
Original networkE.tv
Original releaseSeptember 7 (2014-09-07) 
November 9, 2014 (2014-11-09)
Season chronology

Auditions

Open Auditions

CityAudition DatesVenue
Durban24 May 2014Olive Convention Centre[2]
Cape Town31 May- 1 June 2014Belmont Square [3]
Johannesburg7–8 June 2014Focus Rooms[4]

Judges Auditions

Acts who were accepted in the open auditions, make it through to the judges audition, where it is televised with a live audience. For the judges auditions, there is 1 episode per city where hundreds of acts are put through to have a chance to get to the next round - the semi finals, although only 18 acts will get through.

Episode #CityAudition DateVenue
1Cape Town26-7-2014Baxter Theatre
2Cape Town27-7-2014Baxter Theatre
3Johannesburg2-8-2014UJ Arts Theatre
4Johannesburg3-8-2014UJ Arts Theatre

Semi finals

There are 3 episodes in the semi finals part of this competition. Each episode consists of 6 acts. There are also 3 result episodes in which 2 acts from each episode are put through to the finals.

Semi finalist summary

Key
  Eliminated
  Advanced to the finals
Bold Won the competition
NameCategory/Act
AirforceSingers (a cappella) (group act)
AriseDancers (children group act)
Black LaceSingers (a cappella) (group act)
Choppa BoysDancers (gumboot) (group act)
Franklin FredericksOther act category(balancing act)
Freeze Frame CrewDancers (group act)
HoneySingers (group act)
Joe FredreicksSinger
Jude HarpstarOther act category(harpist)
Lew TaskerOther act category (contact juggler)
Matrix AviatorsDancers (group act)
New Creation and The BandSinger/ Band (group act)
Noelle Thea JansenSinger (opera)
Phelelani and JacobusOther act category (circus performers)
Tessa HijnerSinger
Tholwana MohaleSinger/ guitarist
The Young Weezy BoysDancers (group act)
Zaklya BrownSinger

Semi Final 1

Key

Buzzed
  Advanced to the finals (Viewers choice)
  Advanced to the finals (Judges choice)
  Eliminated
Bold Won the competition

Result show guest: Johnny Apple

OrderNameActShado TwalaDJ FreshLalla Hirayama
1Phelelani and Jacobus Other act category (circus performers)
2Zaklya Brown Singer
3The Young Weezy Boys Dancers (group act)
4Airforce Singers (a cappella) (group act)
5Choppa Boys Dancers (gumboot) (group act)
6Joe Fredreicks Singer

Semi Final 2

Key

Buzzed
  Advanced to the finals (Viewers choice)
  Advanced to the finals (Judges choice)
  Eliminated
Bold Won the competition

Result show guest: Cassper Nyovest

OrderNameActShado TwalaDJ FreshLalla Hirayama
1Freeze Frame Crew Dancers (group act)
2Noelle Thea Jansen Singer (opera)
3Franklin Fredericks Other act category(balancing act)
4Lew Tasker Other act category (contact juggler)
5Tessa Hijner Singer
6New Creation and The Band Singer/ Band (group act)

Semi Final 3

Key

Buzzed
  Advanced to the finals (Viewers choice)
  Advanced to the finals (Judges choice)
  Eliminated
Bold Won the competition

Result show guest: Harrison Crump

OrderNameActShado TwalaDJ FreshLalla Hirayama
1Black Lace Singers (a cappella) (group act)
2Tholwana Mohale Singer/ guitarist
3Arise Dancers (children group act)
4Honey Singers (group act)
5Jude Harpstar Other act category(harpist)
6Matrix Aviators Dancers (group act)

Finals

Key Buzzed
  Won the competition
  Finished in top 3
  Eliminated

6 acts are put through to the finals with 1 winner, ultimately, that wins the grand prize of R250 000.

Result show guest: AKA

OrderNameActShado TwalaDJ FreshLalla Hirayama
1New Creation and The Band Singer/ Band (group act)
2Honey Singers (group act)
3The Young Weezy Boys Dancers (group act)
4Tholwana Mohale Singer/ guitarist
5Joe Fredreicks Singer
6Freeze Frame Group Dancers (group act)

Episode summary

EpisodeDate
Johannesburg Auditions7 September 2014
Durban Auditions14 September 2014
Cape Town Auditions21 September 2014
Cape Town Auditions 228 September 2014
Johannesburg Audition 2October 5, 2014
Cape Town Auditions 3/ Finalists announcementOctober 5, 2014
Semi final 1October 19, 2014
Result 1October 20, 2014
Semi final 2October 26, 2014
Result 2October 27, 2014
Semi final 3November 2, 2014
Result 3November 3, 2014
FinalNovember 9, 2014
Final resultNovember 9, 2014

References

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