| The Voice South Africa | |
|---|---|
| Created by | John de Mol Jr. |
| Presented by | Anele Mdoda Lungile Radu Stacy Norman |
| Judges | Kahn Morbee Lira Bobby van Jaarsveld Karen Zoid Riky Rick Riana Nel Francois Van Coke |
| Country of origin | South Africa |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| Original release | |
| Network | M-Net |
| Release | 31 January 2016 (2016-01-31) – 7 July 2019 (2019-07-07) |
| Related | |
| The Voice (franchise) | |
The Voice South Africa is a South African reality singing competition and local version ofThe Voice first broadcast asThe Voice of Holland. Itsfirst season started on 31 January 2016 and proved to be a hit onM-Net. The second season started on 5 February 2017 on the same channel. The third season premiered on 3 February 2019.
The original coaching panel of the show consists ofKahn Morbee,Lira,Bobby van Jaarsveld, andKaren Zoid. Lungile Radu and Stacy Norman were the original hosts. Season 3 saw a change in the coaching panel, replacing previous coaches and hosts. Lira is the only remaining coach being joined by Afrikaans singerRiana Nel, rapperRiky Rick and rockerFrancois Van Coke. Anele Mdoda is the current host.
Shortly after the announcement of the production ofThe Voice South Africa, the panellists were revealed withKahn Morbee,Lira,Bobby van Jaarsveld, andKaren Zoid as coaches; and Lungile Radu and Stacy Norman as hosts.[1] The coaching panel and hosts remain unchanged for season 2, which aired in 2017.
On 29 August 2018, M-Net renewedThe Voice South Africa for a third season.[2] On 2 November 2018, Anele Mdoda confirmed to become the new host for season 3.[3] Four days later, it was announced thatRiky Rick would become a new coach for the third season,[4] followed byRiana Nel on 7 November[5] andFrancois Van Coke on 9 November.[6] On 8 November 2018 Lira confirmed to be returning to the show for her third season as coach.[7]
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| Coach | Seasons | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Lira | ||||||
| Kahn Morbee | ||||||
| Bobby van Jaarsveld | ||||||
| Karen Zoid | ||||||
| Francois Van Coke | ||||||
| Riana Nel | ||||||
| Riky Rick† | ||||||
| Host | Seasons | |||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | ||||
| Lungile Radu | ||||||
| Stacy Norman | ||||||
| Anele Mdoda | ||||||
| Elana Afrika | ||||||
| Season | Team Kahn | Team Lira | Team Bobby | Team Karen |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1[8] | Vicky Sampson | Nianell | Toya Delazy | Zolani Mahola |
| 2[9] | Elvis Blue | Riana Nel | Jimmy Nevis | Emo Adams |
| Season | Team Riky† | Team Lira | Team Francois | Team Riana |
| 3[10] | Khaya Mthethwa | Ross Learmonth | Majozi | Jo Black |
Colour Key
| Season | First aired | Last aired | Winner | Runner-up | Third place | Fourth place | Fifth place | Winning coach | Hosts | Coaches (chairs' order) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 1 | Jan 31, 2016 | May 22, 2016 | Richard Stirton | Gavin Edwards | Jeremy Olivier | Almur Marais | No fifth finalist | Kahn Morbee | Lungile Radu,Stacy Norman | Kahn | Lira | Bobby | Karen |
| 2 | Feb 5, 2017 | July 9, 2017 | Craig Lucas | Josh Ansley | Samantha Leonard | Caroline Brussow | Luke Lovemore | Karen | Lira | Bobby | |||
| 3 | Feb 3, 2019 | July 7, 2019 | Tasché Burger | Sone Joubert | Siki Jo-An Qwazi | The PJ Twins | Eon Cloude Le Roux | FrancoisVan Coke | Anele Mdoda,Elana Afrika | Riky | Riana | Francois | |
Winner
Runner-up
Third place
Fourth place
| Season | Kahn Morbee | Lira | Bobby van Jaarsveld | Karen Zoid |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richard Stirton Francis Bowers Clemour Ngobeni Prime Zulu | Jeremy Olivier Zoë Modiga Robin Peters Jono Johansen | Gavin Edwards Vernon Barnard Austin Lurring Xanilee Hammond | Almur Marais Thembeka Mnguni Jono Grayson Thapelo Lekoane |
| 2 | Craig Lucas Fatman Freddy Lalendle Zikhona "Zee" Gqamana | Karen Zoid | Lira | Bobby van Jaarsveld |
| Samantha Leonard PJ Pretorius Amanda Faku Lindo Sithole | Luke Lovemore Tender Mavundla Bubbles Mnomiya Marissa Petzer | Josh Ansley Caroline-Grace Brüssow Marco Basson John-James Janse | ||
| 3 | Riky Rick† | Riana Nel | The PJ Twins Yahto Kraft Sbu Dludlu Krista Jones | Francois Van Coke |
| Eon Le Roux Amy Tjasink Ross Charles Aura | Sone Joubert Siki Jo-An Qwazi Lelo Ramasimong Elisha James Francois Viljoen | Tasché Burger Anslin Gysman Chezelle Shahadat Daniel Jay |
The first season ofThe Voice South Africa began airing on 31 January 2016 onM-Net. The season was hosted by Lungile Radu with Stacy Norman as the V-Reporter, and are joined by coachesKahn Morbee,Lira,Bobby van Jaarsveld, andKaren Zoid. Richard Stirton won the first season on 22 May 2016.[11]
The second season ofThe Voice South Africa began airing on 5 February 2017 onM-Net. The coaches and hosts remained the same as last season. Eight live shows were conducted this season, with five contestants advanced to the Grand Finale. For the sake of fairness and transparency, M-Net nullified the votes after the Semifinal. As M-Net could not determine with certainty whether misconduct took place regarding paid-for marketing in the previous two weeks, two contestants eliminated in week 4 and 5 were brought back to the show, bringing a total of 7 finalists. Craig Lucas won the season beating fan favorite Josh Ansley.[12][13]
The third season ofThe Voice South Africa began airing on 3 February 2019 onM-Net, with returning coach Lira and new coachesRiky Rick†,Riana Nel,Francois Van Coke as well as new host Anele Mdoda. Five artists advanced to the Grand Finale, with fan favorite Tasché Burger from team Francois crowned the winner. Sone Joubert and Siki Jo-An Qwazi, both from team Riana, finished in second and third place, respectively, while The PJ Twins and Eon Claude le Roux rounded up the top 5.[14]