Idols South Africa season 6
Idols South Africa VI is the sixth season of South African reality interactive talent show based on the British talent show Pop Idol. It premiered on 18 July 2010.
For the first time Dave Thompson was not a member of the judging panel. The remaining three judges all returned and were supported by a guest judge in every casting city: Zolani in Cape Town, Kahn Morebee in Johannesburg, Steve Hofmeyr in Durban, HHP in Port Elizabeth, and Loyiso in Bloemfontein.
The fourteen semifinalists where split in two groups of seven and performed live at Mosaïek Teatro on 22 and 27 August 2010 respectively. After the bottom two from each vote were eliminated, the remaining finalists were merged for the round of the top ten.
Top ten contestant Jamie-Lee Sexton had already been a finalist on Idols III under the name Jamie-Lee Blokdyk where she placed twelfth. She is therefore the first Idol contestant worldwide that made the finals on two different seasons. Accordingly, this was the second season in which the top two contestants were never in the bottom, and the second in which both finalists were male.
Top 14
Group 1
Guest Judge: Ross Learmonth| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Peter Grobler | "Love Is Gone" | Eliminated |
| 2 | S'posh Petshwa | "Doesn't Mean Anything" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Sindi Nene | "Hurt" | Bottom 3 |
| 4 | Jess Yallup | "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" | Safe |
| 5 | Pieter West | "Never Gonna Be Alone" | Safe |
| 6 | Boki Ntsime | "Drift Away" | Safe |
| 7 | Bongi Mthombeni | "The Reason" | Safe |
Group 2
Guest Judge: Judith Sephuma| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Jamie-Lee Sexton | "Mercy" | Bottom 3 |
| 2 | Zintle Mkwela | "Chasing Pavements" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Elvis Blue | "Heaven" | Safe |
| 4 | Gail Nkoane | "If I Ain't Got You" | Safe |
| 5 | Lloyd Cele | "The Time of My Life" | Safe |
| 6 | Adeline Mocke | "When Love Takes Over" | Safe |
| 7 | Funeka Peppeta | "A Moment Like This" | Eliminated |
Finals
Finalists
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Voted Off | Spectacular Theme |
| Elvis Blue | 30 | George | Winner | Finals |
| Lloyd Cele | 28 | Durban | 2 Nov 2010 | Finals |
| Sindi Nene | 22 | Durban | 26 Oct 2010 | Semi-Final |
| Boki Ntsime | 21 | Johannesburg | 19 Oct 2010 | Unplugged |
| Adeline Mocke | 22 | Cape Town | 12 Oct 2010 | Show Stopper |
| Pieter West | 25 | Free State | 12 Oct 2010 | Show Stopper |
| Jess Yallup | 22 | Durban | 28 Sep 2010 | Michael Jackson |
| Jamie-Lee Sexton | 22 | Johannesburg | 21 Sep 2010 | Home Brew |
| Bongi Mthombeni | 23 | Johannesburg | 14 Sep 2010 | Disco |
| Gail Nkoane | 25 | Kimberley | 7 Sep 2010 | Pop / Rock |
Top 10 – Rock / Pop
Guest Judge: Kahn Morbee| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Elvis Blue | "Play That Funky Music" | Safe |
| 2 | Gail Nkoane | "Please Don't Leave Me" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Pieter West | "Won't Go Home Without You" | Safe |
| 4 | Adeline Mocke | "Purple Rain" | Safe |
| 5 | Jamie-Lee Sexton | "Light My Fire" | Bottom 3 |
| 6 | Boki Ntsime | "Use Somebody" | Safe |
| 7 | Sindi Nene | "I Kissed A Girl" | Safe |
| 8 | Bongi Mthombeni | "It's My Life" | Safe |
| 9 | Lloyd Cele | "Beautiful Day" | Safe |
| 10 | Jess Yallup | "Zombie" | Bottom 3 |
Top 9 – Disco
Guest Judge: Tamara Dey| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Bongi Mthombeni | "Celebration" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Lloyd Cele | "Twist and Shout" | Safe |
| 3 | Pieter West | "Knock On Wood" | Bottom 3 |
| 4 | Sindi Nene | "Sweet Dreams" | Safe |
| 5 | Elvis Blue | "If I Can't Have You" | Safe |
| 6 | Adeline Mocke | "Hush Hush; Hush Hush" | Safe |
| 7 | Jess Yallup | "I Don't Feel Like Dancin" | Safe |
| 8 | Boki Ntsime | "Love Stoned" | Safe |
| 9 | Jamie-Lee Sexton | "Murder on the Dancefloor" | Bottom 3 |
Top 8 – Home Brew
Guest Judge: Tumi Masemola| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Pieter West | "Today" | Bottom 2 |
| 2 | Jamie-Lee Sexton | "Save Me" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Elvis Blue | "Destiny" | Safe |
| 4 | Adeline Mocke | "Who Painted The Moon" | Safe |
| 5 | Boki Ntsime | "Fairytale" | Safe |
| 6 | Jess Yallup | "What He Means" | Safe |
| 7 | Sindi Nene | "Moments Away" | Safe |
| 8 | Lloyd Cele | "Push Me To The Floor" | Safe |
Top 7 – Tribute To Michael Jackson
Guest Judge: Loyiso Bala| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Adeline Mocke | "Black or White" | Bottom 3 |
| 2 | Jess Yallup | "Earth Song" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Lloyd Cele | "Billie Jean" | Safe |
| 4 | Pieter West | "Give In to Me" | Bottom 3 |
| 5 | Elvis Blue | "Remember the Time" | Safe |
| 6 | Boki Ntsime | "They Don't Care About Us" | Safe |
| 7 | Sindi Nene | "Smooth Criminal" | Safe |
Top 6.1 - DJ's Choice
Guest Judge: Bongani Nchanga| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Sindi Nene | "I Learned from the Best" | Saved |
| 1 | Sindi Nene | "I Drove All Night" | Saved |
| 2 | Elvis Blue | "Hallelujah" | Safe |
| 2 | Elvis Blue | "Hey Soul Sister" | Safe |
| 3 | Lloyd Cele | "Haven't Met You Yet" | Safe |
| 3 | Lloyd Cele | "You Are So Beautiful" | Safe |
| 4 | Adeline Mocke | "Stereo Love" | Bottom 2 |
| 4 | Adeline Mocke | "Need You Now" | Bottom 2 |
| 5 | Boki Ntsime | "The World's Greatest" | Safe |
| 5 | Boki Ntsime | "Rosanna" | Safe |
| 6 | Pieter West | "Rockstar" | Safe |
| 6 | Pieter West | "You Shook Me All Night Long" | Safe |
Top 6.2 - Showstoppers
Guest Judge: Kurt Darren| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Lloyd Cele | "Fireflies" | Safe |
| 1 | Lloyd Cele | "OMG" | Safe |
| 2 | Sindi Nene | "One Night Only" | Safe |
| 2 | Sindi Nene | "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" | Safe |
| 3 | Pieter West | "Dancing in the Dark" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Pieter West | "You Can Leave Your Hat On" | Eliminated |
| 4 | Elvis Blue | "Bridge over Troubled Water" | Safe |
| 4 | Elvis Blue | "Gold Digger" | Safe |
| 5 | Adeline Mocke | "Dance with My Father" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Adeline Mocke | "Give It Up to Me" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Boki Ntsime | "When a Man Loves a Woman" | Safe |
| 6 | Boki Ntsime | "My Love" | Safe |
Top 4 - Unplugged
Guest Judge: Louise Carver| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Elvis Blue | "What a Wonderful World" | Safe |
| 1 | Elvis Blue | "Piano Man" | Safe |
| 2 | Boki Ntsime | "Weeping" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Boki Ntsime | "A Change Is Gonna Come" | Eliminated |
| 3 | Sindi Nene | "A Little Less Conversation" | Bottom 2 |
| 3 | Sindi Nene | "Beautiful" | Bottom 2 |
| 4 | Lloyd Cele | "Linkin Park Medley" | Safe |
| 4 | Lloyd Cele | "I'm Yours" | Safe |
Top 3 - Choices
Guest Judge: Hip Hop Pantsula| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Sindi Nene | "Vuli Ndlela" | Eliminated |
| 1 | Sindi Nene | "Spotlight" | Eliminated |
| 1 | Sindi Nene | "You Raise Me Up" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Lloyd Cele | "Dynamite" | Safe |
| 2 | Lloyd Cele | "Just the Way You Are" | Safe |
| 2 | Lloyd Cele | "When You're Gone" | Safe |
| 3 | Elvis Blue | "Broken Strings" | Safe |
| 3 | Elvis Blue | "You Belong to Me" | Safe |
| 3 | Elvis Blue | "What About Now" | Safe |
Top 2 - Finale
| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Lloyd Cele | "Push Me To The Floor" | Runner-up |
| 1 | Lloyd Cele | "Just the Way You Are" | Runner-up |
| 1 | Lloyd Cele | "Thanks to You" | Runner-up |
| 2 | Elvis Blue | "Make You Feel My Love" | Winner |
| 2 | Elvis Blue | "Hallelujah" | Winner |
| 2 | Elvis Blue | "Things My Father Said" | Winner |
Elimination Chart
| Safe | Safe First | Safe Last | Eliminated |