With all the hype surrounding the popular singing contest SA Idols on Mnet, another popular contest
SA's GOT TALENT was launched by another local channel eTV last week. With an episode filled with singers, dance crews, and Marimba bands it was very entertaining. As the saying goes: "Variety is the spice of life". This contest is different to Idols as the contestants don't have to be under 30 years old, and it's for those who can only dance, or play a musical instrument. I noticed that even Durban's Michael Jackson impersonator,Vincent Jackson, who tried out for SA Idols, had a go auditioning for this contest but unfortunately failed to impress these judges too! The judges themselves seemed to be a fairer bunch than the Idols threesome. Randall Abrahams has opted out of being a judge this season as he has his hands full with being recently appointed MD for Universal Records and continuing as an Idols judge. You may remember that season 2 of "SA's Got Talent" used to be shown on SABC 2 and since it's move to eTV it still seems a popular platform for showcasing local talent. In the first episode, two acts stand out for me. At the beginning of the episode, 3 black guys in colorful outfits and clown make-up (calling themselves Domkop & Clowns) appeared on stage with several marionettes and a guitar, and gave a very entertaining display of local song and dance. I might add they also gave a bit of a display of being contortionists too. But the icing on the cake were the PJ Twins who sang their hearts out to the audience. What voices! Truly magnificent! I have a strange feeling that they will definitely be the ones to beat and with their operatic voices they could just walk away with the prize. As judge Ian Von Memerty said: " That was FANTASTIC!" Can't wait for Episode 2 this Thursday evening at 8:30pm.
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