Idols is a television show on the African television network M-Net, based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in East Africa.
Show synopses
Season One
- Main article: Idols (East Africa Season 1)
Season One Contestants
The following is a list of Season One contestants, in order of elimination.
Christine Adda - Kenya
Faycal Birinkuzila - Uganda
Samantha Tirivacho - Zimbabwe
Cynthia Kuto - Kenya
Mkhululi Bhebhe - Zimbabwe
Ammara Brown - Zimbabwe
Adiona Maboreke - Zimbabwe
Trinah Chisanga - Zambia
Nicolette Kiiga - Uganda (runner-up)
Eric Moyo - Zimbabwe (winner)
The following is a Bottom 3 Table. The Contestants written in Pink are female and The Contestants written in Blue are male
| Singer | Semifinals Group 1 | Semifinals Group 2 | Semifinals Group 3 | Semifinals Group 4 | Wild Card | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Moyo | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 10 | Did not Perform | Did not Compete | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | WINNER |
| Nicolette Kiiga | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 10 | Did not Perform | Did not Compete | BTM2 | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM3 | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | SAFE | LOSE |
| Trinah Chisanga | Did not Perform | TOP 10 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Compete | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM2 | ELIM | |
| Adiona Maboreke | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Wildcard | Did not Perform | TOP 10 | SAFE | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | BTM2 | SAFE | ELIM | ||
| Ammara Brown | TOP 10 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Compete | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||
| Mkhululi Bhebhe | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Wildcard | TOP 10 | SAFE | SAFE | BTM3 | BTM2 | ELIM | ||||
| Cynthia Kuto | TOP 10 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Compete | SAFE | SAFE | SAFE | ELIM | |||||
| Samantha Tirivacho | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 10 | Did not Compete | SAFE | BTM3 | ELIM | ||||||
| Faycal Birinkuzila | Did not Perform | TOP 10 | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Compete | BTM3 | ELIM | |||||||
| Christine Adda | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | Did not Perform | TOP 10 | Did not Compete | ELIM |
NOTE: This Chart does not include semifinalists
Judges and hosts
Judges
- Thato Matlhabaphiri (2008)
- Angela Angwenyi (2008)
- Trevor Siyandi (2008)
- Kawesa Richard (2008)
Host
- Lebogang Mzwimbi (2008)