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
| Weekly results per idol | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Week | Semi Finals Group 1 | Semi Finals Group 2 | Semi Finals Group 3 | Semi Finals Group 4 | Wild Card | Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 | Week 6 | Quarter Final | Semi Final | Final | ||||
| Eric Moyo | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 10 | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | WINNER | ||||
| Nicolette Kiiga | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 10 | Did not perform | Did not compete | Bottom two | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom three | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Safe | LOSE | ||||
| Trinah Chisanga | Did not perform | TOP 10 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Eliminated | Eliminated (semi final) | ||||
| Adiona Maboreke | Did not perform | Did not perform | Wildcard | Did not perform | TOP 10 | Safe | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Bottom two | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (quarter final) | |||||
| Ammara Brown | TOP 10 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 6) | ||||||
| Mkhululi Bhebhe | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Wildcard | TOP 10 | Safe | Safe | Bottom three | Bottom two | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 5) | |||||||
| Cynthia Kuto | TOP 10 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Safe | Safe | Safe | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 4) | ||||||||
| Samantha Tirivacho | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 10 | Did not compete | Safe | Bottom three | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 3) | |||||||||
| Faycal Birinkuzila | Did not perform | TOP 10 | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not compete | Bottom three | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 2) | ||||||||||
| Christine Adda | Did not perform | Did not perform | Did not perform | TOP 10 | Did not compete | Eliminated | Eliminated (week 1) | |||||||||||
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)