We’ve seen the good, the bad and the terrible in Jozi, Cape Town and Durban… or have we?

In Sunday night’s episode we got to see the best of the rest, the hidden gems if you like, from the Idols countrywide audition phase. Check out the official Idols website to see all these and more!

The late Michael Jackson was a popular choice this year. Check out Lungile’s melody:



We spoke about the gems earlier. Well the judges seemed to have come across real "Treasure" with this audition:

Seven auditions in eight seasons?! Say what? Why Ryan why? Well the hopeful explains, “It has been a dream of mine ever since I was a little boy”. This year he says he has toned it down - and it seems to have worked for him!

The biggest star in SA at the moment has to be Zahara. Her backup singer Obakeng has been working with her for quite some time but he thought it was time to see if he could make it as an Idol.

Randall obviously said no, but that didn’t stop Unathi and Gareth from giving him the green light. Watch his audition below:

Jim Carey’s daughter auditioned for the American version of the hit show earlier this year. If you look quickly you’d think the Cable Guy star had followed in his daughter’s footsteps by auditioning in Cape Town. Check this out:



Farm girl Nosipho is used to hard work. She’s up at 05:00 every morning feeding pigs, chickens and cows on the farm. The question is, can she sing on the stage? Have a look:

Adele is arguably one of the biggest stars in the game. She cleaned up at this year’s Grammy Awards. When Sunet said she would be tackling an Adele track, Gareth remarked “Oh Adele”. Unfortunately she wasn’t the only hopeful who thought they were the next Adele:



Maryke Buffel says she was born to entertain and if her audition is anything to go by, she’s right:



So 89 go through to Sun City in the hopes of becoming the next South African Idol. This is where the drama begins. Catch it all next Sunday from 17:30 on Mzansi Magic, M-Net and M-Net HD.