SA's Got Talent season 5

SA's Got Talent
Season 5
Hosted byTats Nkonzo
JudgesLalla Hirayama
Shado Twala
DJ Fresh
WinnerTholwana Mohale
Release
Original networkE.tv
Original releaseSeptember 7 (2014-09-07) –
November 9, 2014 (2014-11-09)
Season chronology

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

CityAudition DatesVenue
Durban24 May 2014Olive Convention Centre[2]
Cape Town31 May- 1 June 2014Belmont Square [3]
Johannesburg7–8 June 2014Focus 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 #CityAudition DateVenue
1Cape Town26-7-2014Baxter Theatre
2Cape Town27-7-2014Baxter Theatre
3Johannesburg2-8-2014UJ Arts Theatre
4Johannesburg3-8-2014UJ 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.

Top 18 List Summary

Key Bold Winner
  Finalist
  Eliminated
NameCategory/Act
Air ForceSingers (a cappella) (group act)
AriseDancers (children group act)
Black LaceSingers (a cappella) (group act)
Choppa BoysDancers (gumboot) (group act)
Franklin FredericksOther act category(balancing act)
Freeze FrameDancers (group act)
HoneySingers (group act)
Joe FredericksSinger
Jude HarpstarOther act category(harpist)
Lew TaskerOther act category (contact juggler)
Matrix AvatorsDancers (group act)
New Creation and The BandSinger/ Band (group act)
NoelleSinger (opera)
Phelelani and JacobusOther act category (circus performers)
Tessa HijnerSinger
Tholwana MohaleSinger/ guitarist
The Young Weezy BoysDancers (group act)
Zakiyah BrownSinger

Semi-final 1

Key

Buzzed
  Advanced (Viewers choice)
  Advanced (Won Judges choice)
  Eliminated (Lost Judges choice)
  Eliminated

Result show guest: Johnny Apple

OrderNameActDJ FreshShado TwalaLalla Hirayama
1Phelelani and Jacobus Other act category (circus performers)
2Zakiyah Brown Singer
3The Young Weezy Boys Dancers (group act)
4Air Force Singers (a cappella) (group act)
5Choppa Boys Dancers (gumboot) (group act)
6Joe Fredericks Singer

Semi-final 2

Key

Buzzed
  Advanced (Viewers choice)
  Advanced (Won Judges choice)
  Eliminated (Lost Judges choice)
  Eliminated

Result show guest: Cassper Nyovest

OrderNameActDJ FreshShado TwalaLalla Hirayama
1Freeze Frame Dancers (group act)
2Noelle Singer (opera)
3Franklin Fredericks Other act category(balancing act)
4Lew Tasker Other act category (contact juggler)
5Tessa Hijner Singer
6New Creation and The Band Singer/ Band (group act)

Semi-final 3

Key

Buzzed
  Advanced (Viewers choice)
  Advanced (Won Judges choice)
  Eliminated (Lost Judges choice)
  Eliminated

Result show guest: Harrison Crump

OrderNameActDJ FreshShado TwalaLalla Hirayama
1Black Lace Singers (a cappella) (group act)
2Tholwana Mohale Singer/ guitarist
3Arise Dancers (children group act)
4Honey Singers (group act)
5Jude Harpstar Other act category(harpist)
6Matrix Avators Dancers (group act)

Final

Key Buzzed
  Winner
  Runner-up
  Third Place
  Eliminated

6 acts are put through to the finals with 1 winner, ultimately, that wins the grand prize of R250 000.

Result show guest: AKA

OrderNameActDJ FreshShado TwalaLalla Hirayama
1New Creation and The Band Singer/ Band (group act)
2Honey Singers (group act)
3The Young Weezy Boys Dancers (group act)
4Tholwana Mohale Singer/ guitarist
5Joe Fredericks Singer
6Freeze Frame Dancers (group act)

Episode summary

EpisodeDate
Auditions7 September 2014
Auditions14 September 2014
Auditions21 September 2014
Auditions28 September 2014
AuditionsOctober 5, 2014
AuditionsOctober 12, 2014
Semi-final 1October 19, 2014
Semi-final 1 ResultsOctober 20, 2014
Semi-final 2October 26, 2014
Semi-final 2 ResultsOctober 27, 2014
Semi final-3November 2, 2014
Semi-final 3 ResultsNovember 3, 2014
FinalNovember 9, 2014
Final ResultsNovember 9, 2014

References