SA's Got Talent season 8 explained

Module1:	Judges: Jamie Bartlett Shado Twala DJ Fresh Host: Mo Mahlangu Winner: AnecNote
Network:	E.tv

Auditions

Pre-Auditions

City	Audition Dates	Venue
Johannesburg	6, 7 May 2017	The Pyramid Conference & Venue Centre
Cape Town	13, 14 May 2017
Durban	20 May 2017	Moses Mabhida Stadium

Theatre Auditions

Acts who were accepted in the pre-auditions, make it through to the theatre audition, where it is televised with a live audience.For the theatre auditions, there are 6 episodes where hundreds of acts are put through to have a chance to get to the next round - the semi-finals, although only 21 acts will get through.

Top 21 Acts

After the theatre auditions, the judges decide which 21 acts will go through to the live shows. There are 3 semi-finals and 1 final each with its own results show. Only 2 acts from each semi-final will advance to the final.

Top 21 List Summary

Key	Golden buzzer (Auditions)

Contestant	Location	Age	Act
Ama-Zebra	Inanda, Kwa-Zulu Natal	17 - 29	Traditional Zulu Performance Group
Gabriella 'Skydancer' Sissons	Noordhoek, Cape Town	38	Aerial silk
Tribal Echo	Kleinmond,Western Cape	38 - 43	Afrikaans Fusion Band
The Flame Boyz	Humansdorp, Eastern Cape	17 - 21	Hip Hop dance crew
Marianthe	Northway, Durban	16	Singer
Sibusiso Gwala	Umlazi, Durban	32	Trumpet Impersonator
Jonty Stander	Randburg, Johannesburg	21	Lyrical Street Dancer
Captain P	Turffontein, Johannesburg	25	Unicyclist and juggler
Just 6	Edenvale, Johannesburg	21 - 29	Acapella group
Seth	Crawford, Cape Town	20	Beat boxer
Art Of Dance	Ennerdale, Johannesburg	9 - 23	Lyrical dance crew
Actionarte	Observatory, Cape Town	26	Hair Suspension
Ethan & Ciara	Bonteheuwel, Cape Town	10	Latin dancers
S'hlangene Dancers	Sebokeng, Vereeniging	16 - 24	Theatrical dance crew
Fazlyn	Southgate, Durban	13	Pop singer
Anasia	Durban Central, Durban	42	Comedic parody
AnecNote	Bergvliet, Cape Town	25 - 31	Acapella group
Nan Hau Dancers	Bronkhorspruit, Johannesburg	20 - 23	Chinese dancers
Siphokazi	Daveyton, Johannesburg	23	Opera singer
Sipho Six	Boipatong, Gauteng	25	Freestyle Footballer
Miss V	Brits, North West	33	Singer

Semi-finals

Semi-final 1 (22 October)

Key	Buzzed	Golden buzzer (Auditions)

Results Show 1 Guest: Bhizer&Busiswa

Order	Contestant	Act	Age	DJ Fresh	Shado Twala	Jamie Bartlett
1	Ethan and Ciara	Latin Dancers	10
2	Gabriela “Sky Dancer” Sissons	Aerial Silk Artist	38
3	Tribal Echo	Afrikaans Band	33 – 43
4	Ama-Zebra	Traditional Zulu Performance Group	15 – 29
5	Siphokazi	Opera Singer	23
6	Sibusiso Gwala	Trumpet Impersonator	32
7	Jonty Stander	Lyrical Street Dancer	21

Semi-final 2 (29 October)

Key	Buzzed	Golden buzzer (Auditions)

Order	Contestant	Act	Age	DJ Fresh	Shado Twala	Jamie Bartlett
1	Captain P	Unicycling juggler	25
2	Just 6	Acapella group	21 – 29
3	Seth	Beat Boxer	20
4	Nan Hua	Chinese Performance Art Group	18 – 24
5	Fazlyn	Singer	12
6	The Flame Boyz	Hip Hop Dance Group	17 – 21
7	Action Arte	Hair Suspension	26

Semi-final 3 (5 November)

Key	Buzzed	Golden buzzer (Auditions)

Results Show 3 Guest: Just Robyn

Order	Contestant	Act	Age	DJ Fresh	Shado Twala	Jamie Bartlett
1	S’hlangene Dance Crew	Theatrical Performance	16 – 25
2	Marianthe	Singer	16
3	Art Of Dance	Lyrical Dancers	9 – 23
4	Miss V	Singer	33
5	Sipho Six	Freestyle Footballer	25
6	Anasia	Parody Comedienne	42
7	AnecNote	Acapella Group	25 – 31

Finals

Finale (12 November)

Key	Buzzed	Golden buzzer (Auditions)

Final Results Show Guest: Sketchy Bongo

Order	Contestant	Act	Age	DJ Fresh	Shado Twala	Jamie Bartlett
1	Ama-Zebra	Traditional Zulu Performance Group	15 – 29
2	Siphokazi	Opera Singer	23
3	Art Of Dance	Lyrical Dancing Group	9 – 23
4	Just 6	Acapella Group	21 – 29
5	Nan Hua	Chinese Performance Art Group	18 – 24
6	AnecNote	Acapella Group	25 – 31