Cobus Bodenstein
Durban Idols SA 2012 winner Khaya Mthethwa has become an instant star.
Durban singing star and Idols winner Khaya Mthethwa spent yesterday giving interviews and was expected to perform on Robert Marawa’s Thursday Night Live show on SuperSport tonight.
Mthethwa was crowned the winner of the show’s eighth season this week, earning a lucrative deal with Universal Music.
The 25-year-old, who is from Durban North but grew up in Umlazi, has released his first single, Move, and it has been an instant hit, with radio stations across the country playing it all week.
Mthethwa told The Mercury in an earlier interview that if he won he would be itching to get into the studio to begin recording his debut album, which could be released this year.
He has also released a music video which aired on DStv’s Channel O, but it was the channel’s allegedly giving him the incorrect surname that upset thousands of the singer’s fans on social networking sites yesterday.
One fan, @Wanele_N, tweeted: “Channel 0 stays losing: Khaya mthethwa = Khaya mthembu”.
The church Mthethwa attends, Umlazi Oasis Fellowship Centre, has been planning a large celebration for him this Sunday instead of holding a normal service, but the celebration has been put on hold.
This was because Mthethwa would be with M-Net until Tuesday, a church spokesman, Zama Shongwe, said.
Mthethwa edged out songbird Melissa Allison, 23, from Port Elizabeth to win Idols.
He was congratulated by the provincial ANC, which described him as a “golden boy”.
“He has made us proud… and will motivate young artists to pursue their music dreams,” said spokesman Senzo Mkhize.
