{"id":15200,"date":"2012-10-03T17:27:55","date_gmt":"2012-10-03T15:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/10\/hes-our-idol\/"},"modified":"2012-10-03T17:27:55","modified_gmt":"2012-10-03T15:27:55","slug":"hes-our-idol","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/hes-our-idol\/","title":{"rendered":"He\u2019s our Idol"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        \t                                <!-- Main Editorial Image --><br \/>\n                    \t\t\t      \t\t\t                                      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/wp-content\/plugins\/rss-poster\/cache\/98b0a_1492684135.jpg\" alt=\"Copy of nm khaya reacts_CITY_E1 (28978276)\" class=\"pics\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"captions_credit_article\">Yip Photography<\/p>\n<p class=\"captions\">25-year-old Khaya Mthethwa from Durban made KZN very proud last when he became the eighth South African to win South African Idols! Almost 3 million South Africans voted in the past week in the hottest Idols contest in years.<\/p>\n<p class=\"captions\">\n<p class=\"related_articles\">Related Stories<\/p>\n<ul class=\"menu_tab_lists_related\">\n<li><a class=\"related_articles\" href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za:80\/mercury\/khaya-always-showed-star-quality-1.1395407\">Khaya always showed star quality<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--PSTYLE=WT Web Text--><\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Durban\u2019s new singing star Khaya Mthethwa battled to contain his emotions after being crowned the winner of reality show Idols, season eight, last night. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">He held his head in his hands, hugged runner-up Melissa Allison and jumped in excitement, to a roar of applause from thousands of fans in Joburg. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">In Durban there were cries of joy and tears of happiness at the Umlazi Oasis Fellowship Centre where Mthethwa\u2019s sister, Sithabile, his grandmother, Mita, and a horde of loyal fans \u2013 donning \u201cTeam Khaya\u201d T-shirts \u2013 had gathered in their numbers. An overwhelmed Sithabile could only say she was elated.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Mita was overcome with emotion and wept in the arms of church leader Nonhle Mbambo. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Jason Hartman of KZN was a joint winner in a previous competition. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Mthethwa, 25, of Durban North, edged out Port Elizabeth\u2019s Melissa Allison, 23. More than 3 million votes were recorded. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">At the Mosaiek Theatre in Fairlands his fans jumped from their seats, shouting, \u201cKhaya, Khaya,\u201d as he ran towards them. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cThank you, SA. I love you and goodnight,\u201d he shouted. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">The crowd was dominated by \u201cTeamKhaya\u201d fans who held up posters that read \u201cWe love you Khaya\u201d and \u201cKhaya is our idol\u201d. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">It was almost inevitable that Mthethwa would win after presenter Proverb had asked fans, earlier, who would win and a loud roar of cheers and screams of \u201cKhaya\u201d was the reply. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">When he eventually emerged on stage fans stood and sang along with him. Allison sent the crowd into a frenzy with her powerful voice when she sang. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Then the two friends performed a duet, shared a hug, had a final chat and held each other\u2019s hands before the big announcement. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Mthethwa receives R250 000 from Samsung, airtime, fast-food vouchers and a car plus R50 000 worth of products. <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">Afterwards Mthethwa congratulated Allison, saying they had become friends.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"arcticle_text\">\u201cI joined the competition because I love music. I am very happy that SA voted. You cannot fool SA, if you cannot sing,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Yip Photography 25-year-old Khaya Mthethwa from Durban made KZN very proud last when he became the eighth South African to win South African Idols! Almost 3 million South Africans voted in the past week in the hottest Idols contest in years. 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