The Parlotones' Khan To Judge Jozi

Written by TVSA Team from the blog News on 17 Mar 2010
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Khan Morbee performing at MTV Base's recent 5th birthday party

Now that Dave "one expression" Thompson (these days known as "Aussie Dave") is no longer on Idols, a new judge has to be scouted to fill his spot for the upcoming sixth season.

The countrywide auditions begin on Tuesday, 6 April in Cape Town and end in Bloemfontein on Saturday, 8 May (see full audition line-up below). Each city will have different guest judges joining usual suspects Mara Louw, Gareth Cliff and Randall Abrahams as they tour: similarly to what American Idol 9 did before Ellen DeGeneres arrived on the scene.

First to be announced on the playlist: The Parltones' lead singer Khan Morbee, also known as Mascara Boy to us. He'll be judging the auditions in Jozi at the Sandton Convention Centre on Saturday, 24 April.

None of the other touring judges have been announced yet and no-one has been confirmed as the permanent Dave-replacement. These countrywide auditions could be an audition for a judge too. Who would be the ultimate?

Our most pressing requirements: they must be able to sing and not only think so themselves i.e. they must have sold albums to people they don't know.

No more producers or DJ's.

And definitely not Danny K, brrrr.

If you'd like to audition, these are the dates and venues:

Cape Town
Date: Tuesday, 6 April, 2010
Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre

Durban
Date: Saturday, 17 April, 2010
Venue: Gateway shopping centre

Johannesburg
Date: Saturday, 24 April, 2010
Venue: Sandton International Convention Centre

Port Elizabeth
Date: Sunday, 2 May, 2010
Venue: Boardwalk Shopping Centre

Bloemfontein
Date: Saturday, 8 May, 2010
Venue: Windmill Entertainment Centre

You need to be between the ages of 16 and 30, and can once more audition with an instrument.

PS: The 'tones will also be appearing on HHP's new show The Respect Show With HHP - premieres on SABC1 tonight (17 March) at 18h30.

13 Comments

TVSA Team
17 Mar 2010 10:02

More news just heard: Freshlygrounds' Zolani Mahola will be the judge at the Cape Town auditions.

GML
17 Mar 2010 10:45

I dnt know qhy they just dont change judges.
Zolani cannot sing to save her life.

Couldnt they have chosen one of the Bala brothers( they hve good musical background)
Or maybe Lira or someone who can actually sing....

Green.arrow
17 Mar 2010 11:06

great great great suggestions GML.

Im not sure about Zolani,i know in the proffesional singing sense she is terrible but what she does works for Freshly ground as does what Macy Grey 's terrible screaming...

Afterthought: Zwai would be relly good at this judging business, but he is all over the place....

myname
17 Mar 2010 11:12

Oh i LOVE The Parlotones....esp this guy Khan. Their music is superfabulous.....

Pooky
17 Mar 2010 11:13

i was also thinking Zwai Bala but ke knowing how he likes to be all over the place like you said Green, im sure he'll want to end each show with a tune

Green.arrow
17 Mar 2010 11:21

LOL Pooky.......end each show with a tune...i also see him corrrecting the performers notes and tunes as he critiques them....

PS: i wish they can change the Idols format to the X factor kind...or is it coming anyways.

myname
17 Mar 2010 11:22

im sure he'll want to end each show with a tune

LOL

GML
17 Mar 2010 11:24

Mara Louw should def be replaced with someone whose music we know.
If they are looking for someone the "same age" as Mara then I'm sure that Special STAR singer would do the trick. Plus she can sing.

I'm trying to think of old singers that can actually sing here

myname
17 Mar 2010 11:31

I'm trying to think of old singers that can actually sing here

I nominate uAunty/Gogo Abigail Khubeka. At least she can sing & dance.

myname
17 Mar 2010 11:34

Or Yvonne Chaka Chaka

Pooky
17 Mar 2010 11:37

ooooh GML u talking bout Claire Johnson...yeah she'd do the trick

I'm trying to think of old singers that can actually sing here
Dr Rebecca

tomjones
17 Mar 2010 13:23

I heard HHP might be one of the judges....

edgards
18 Mar 2010 11:59

The countrywide auditions begin on Tuesday, 6 April in Cape Town ......Pleas stop calling them national auditions when we oly have five cities as if the country has only joburg,cape ,Durbs,PE and Bloem....just sick and tired of other provinces being discriminated against[with Malema 's voice]

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