The champagne bottles have been popped, and the Idols SA celebrations probably went through right into the early morning.
But it was all worth it.
Karabo is our new SA Idol and the rest of South Africa cannot stop ranting and raving about the outstanding finale we witnessed on Sunday night.
We also enjoyed the splendour that was the finale and we decided to share some of the highlights from the evening.
It wouldn’t be a complete list without mentioning Somizi’s show-stopping weave, that had most viewers either in shock or rolling on the floor with laughter.
For some reason, we think Somizi strategically planned to wear the weave specifically for the finale just to keep his name on people’s lips! Or is it just us? And look, it’s working because we’re even writing about it right now.
Twitterville wasn’t the least bit impressed with Somgaga’s new hairdo and the memes were relentless.
I see @chestermissing is featuring #Somizi on #IdolsSA pic.twitter.com/D8wHHwtlZp
— Sthembiso Sithole (@SITHOLEEXPRESS) November 22, 2015
.@somizi whenever you’re ready love, we can bury the weave apha #IdolsSA pic.twitter.com/uIhddv3LlQ
— Eusebius McKaiser (@Eusebius) November 22, 2015
Nailed it! #IdolsSAfinale #IdolsSA pic.twitter.com/8GdAseOFv4
— Sean Sheraton (@seansheraton) November 22, 2015
Hola #Somizi, the most awful hairstyle ever in planet. pic.twitter.com/RdXFOfQJQV
— Hamilton Chauke (@HamieChauke) November 23, 2015
But of course, Somizi was not fazed by the Twitter trolls and made sure that the weave worked for him during his show-stopping We Dance Again performance.
Speaking about performances, it was rather disheartening to see how Kwesta and Vincent Bones’ performance was sabotaged by the faulty microphone. Regardless of the technical glitch, Kwesta and Vincent, still gave off their best.
But the rapper’s fans were not impressed with how the production team handled their performance
Who switched off #kwesta ‘s mic ? Sabotage!!! #IdolsSAfinale #idolsSA2015 #idolsSA
— Meshack Baloyi (@ImMESHB) November 22, 2015
However, Idols SA owned up to their mistake and publicly apologised to Kwesta for the faulty mic.
@moonydamonsta Idols SA apologises for the mic used that affected Kwesta’s performance. Thanks for an inspired collaboration @KwestaDakar.
— Idols South Africa (@IdolsSA) November 22, 2015
Then it came to the duet performances between Mmatema and J’Something, and Karabo with Judith Sephuma.
It was amazing to see how J’Something and Judith complimented both finalists. Their star status did not overshadow the finalists and they all just gelled well as a duo.
We’d also like to send our appreciation to Judith, who looked all kinds of sexy on stage. Her confidence had our eyes constantly glued on our screens.
Then there was Mmatema’s reaction when Proverb announced the winner. We’re not sure if Proverb’s shouting scared her or if she thought she had heard her name being announced. Nonetheless, these two undoubtedly deserved to be in the top 2.
But Mmatema should know the difference between “Kaaa” & “Mmaa”. See how she thought she won? #idolssafinale pic.twitter.com/bYuRixlrrd
— IG: thulisa_kanzi (@ThulisaKanzi) November 22, 2015
