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 TownDate: Tuesday, 6 April, 2010
Venue: Cape Town International Convention Centre
DurbanDate: Saturday, 17 April, 2010
Venue: Gateway shopping centre
JohannesburgDate: Saturday, 24 April, 2010
Venue: Sandton International Convention Centre
Port ElizabethDate: Sunday, 2 May, 2010
Venue: Boardwalk Shopping Centre
BloemfonteinDate: 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.