SA's Got Talent season 5 explained
In 2014 SA's Got Talent returned for another season. The season started on 7 September. Tatz remained the host. It has been announced that Shado is also staying, but Ian and Kabelo will leave. Lalla Hirayama and DJ Fresh are joined the judging panel this year.[1]
Auditions
Open Auditions
| City | Audition Dates | Venue |
|---|
| Durban | 24 May 2014 | Olive Convention Centre[2] |
| Cape Town | 31 May- 1 June 2014 | Belmont Square [3] |
| Johannesburg | 7–8 June 2014 | Focus Rooms[4] | |
Judges Auditions
Acts who were accepted in the open auditions, make it through to the judges audition, where it is televised with a live audience.For the judges auditions, there is 1 episode per city where hundreds of acts are put through to have a chance to get to the next round - the semi-finals, although only 18 acts will get through.
| Episode # | City | Audition Date | Venue |
|---|
| 1 | Cape Town | 26-7-2014 | Baxter Theatre |
| 2 | Cape Town | 27-7-2014 | Baxter Theatre |
| 3 | Johannesburg | 2-8-2014 | UJ Arts Theatre |
| 4 | Johannesburg | 3-8-2014 | UJ Arts Theatre | |
Semi finals
There are 3 episodes in the semi-finals part of this competition. Each episode consists of 6 acts. There are also 3 result episodes in which 2 acts from each episode are put through to the finals.
Semi finalist summary
| Key | | | Bold Won the competition | |
|---|
| Name | Category/Act |
|---|
| Airforce | Singers (a cappella) (group act) |
| Arise | Dancers (children group act) |
| Black Lace | Singers (a cappella) (group act) |
| Choppa Boys | Dancers (gumboot) (group act) |
| Franklin Fredericks | Other act category(balancing act) |
| Freeze Frame Crew | Dancers (group act) |
| Honey | Singers (group act) |
| Joe Fredreicks | Singer |
| Jude Harpstar | Other act category(harpist) |
| Lew Tasker | Other act category (contact juggler) |
| Matrix Aviators | Dancers (group act) |
| New Creation and The Band | Singer/ Band (group act) |
| Noelle Thea Jansen | Singer (opera) |
| Phelelani and Jacobus | Other act category (circus performers) |
| Tessa Hijner | Singer |
| Tholwana Mohale | Singer/ guitarist |
| The Young Weezy Boys | Dancers (group act) |
| Zaklya Brown | Singer | |
Semi-final 1
| Key | Buzzed | | | | Bold Won the competition | |
|---|
Result show guest: Johnny Apple
| Order | Name | Act | DJ Fresh | Shado Twala | Lalla Hirayama |
|---|
| 1 | | Phelelani and Jacobus | Other act category (circus performers) | | | |
| 2 | | Zaklya Brown | Singer | | | |
| 3 | | The Young Weezy Boys | Dancers (group act) | | | |
| 4 | | Airforce | Singers (a cappella) (group act) | | | |
| 5 | | Choppa Boys | Dancers (gumboot) (group act) | | | |
| 6 | | Joe Fredreicks | Singer | | | | |
Semi-final 2
| Key | Buzzed | | | | Bold Won the competition | |
|---|
Result show guest:
Cassper Nyovest| Order | Name | Act | DJ Fresh | Shado Twala | Lalla Hirayama |
|---|
| 1 | | Freeze Frame Crew | Dancers (group act) | | | |
| 2 | | Noelle Thea Jansen | Singer (opera) | | | |
| 3 | | Franklin Fredericks | Other act category(balancing act) | | | |
| 4 | | Lew Tasker | Other act category (contact juggler) | | | |
| 5 | | Tessa Hijner | Singer | | | |
| 6 | | New Creation and The Band | Singer/ Band (group act) | | | | |
Semi-final 3
| Key | Buzzed | | | | Bold Won the competition | |
|---|
Result show guest: Harrison Crump
| Order | Name | Act | DJ Fresh | Shado Twala | Lalla Hirayama |
|---|
| 1 | | Black Lace | Singers (a cappella) (group act) | | | |
| 2 | | Tholwana Mohale | Singer/ guitarist | | | |
| 3 | | Arise | Dancers (children group act) | | | |
| 4 | | Honey | Singers (group act) | | | |
| 5 | | Jude Harpstar | Other act category(harpist) | | | |
| 6 | | Matrix Aviators | Dancers (group act) | | | | |
Finals
6 acts are put through to the finals with 1 winner, ultimately, that wins the grand prize of R250 000.
Result show guest: AKA
| Order | Name | Act | DJ Fresh | Shado Twala | Lalla Hirayama |
|---|
| 1 | | New Creation and The Band | Singer/ Band (group act) | | | |
| 2 | | Honey | Singers (group act) | | | |
| 3 | | The Young Weezy Boys | Dancers (group act) | | | |
| 4 | | Tholwana Mohale | Singer/ guitarist | | | |
| 5 | | Joe Fredreicks | Singer | | | |
| 6 | | Freeze Frame Group | Dancers (group act) | | | | |
Episode summary
| Episode | Date |
|---|
| Johannesburg Auditions | 7 September 2014 |
| Durban Auditions | 14 September 2014 |
| Cape Town Auditions | 21 September 2014 |
| Cape Town Auditions 2 | 28 September 2014 |
| Johannesburg Audition 2 | October 5, 2014 |
| Cape Town Auditions 3/ Finalists announcement | October 5, 2014 |
| Semi final 1 | October 19, 2014 |
| Result 1 | October 20, 2014 |
| Semi final 2 | October 26, 2014 |
| Result 2 | October 27, 2014 |
| Semi final 3 | November 2, 2014 |
| Result 3 | November 3, 2014 |
| Final | November 9, 2014 |
| Final result | November 9, 2014 | |
References
- Website, 2014 http://www.channel24.co.za/TV/News/SAs-Got-Talent-on-etv-loses-judges-Ian-von-Memerty-and-Kabelo-Mabalane-20140603
- Website, 2014 http://www.etv.co.za/news/2014/05/12/sa-s-got-talent-audition-details
- Website, 2014 http://www.etv.co.za/news/2014/05/27/sas-got-talent-cape-town-auditions
- Website, 2014 http://www.etv.co.za/news/2014/06/02/sas-got-talent-johannesburg-auditions
