Within the space of a week, 28-year-old singer/songwriter Terra Cox went from the high of the Big Apple to the low of being ejected from Idols last night.
Here's a recap of events by the show:
Tebogo and Thami opened Sunday's show with a duet of Don’t Let the Sun Go Down by George Michael feat Elton John. Noma and Terra Cox followed with Hurt You by Babyface and Toni Braxton, shortly before the voting results were announced.
Terra Cox was an early fan favourite this season however his recent song choices and performances left the judges underwhelmed. Viewers expressed the same sentiment by voting him out.
After his exit, the Top 3 performed two songs each in their fight to make the final finish line.
Tebogo performed first with Ngoma by Zahara, followed by Michael Jackson’s You Are Not Alone on piano. The judges were bowled over. “Your range is extraordinary,” declared Gareth.
Somizi proclaimed: “You have done your best and your best is good enough.” Unathi followed with “You are making all the right decisions at the right time.” And Randall announced that “tonight you have made the right choices.”
Thami followed with an emotive To Make You Feel My Love by Adele and channelled his inner Motown funk with Let’s Get It on by Marvin Gaye.
Somizi told him he deserves to be on stage as part of the Top 3, while an impressed Gareth showered him with compliments and called him “an old soul”. Randall also added his accolades: “This is testimony to how hard you’ve worked and how much you want to be here.”
The last woman standing,
Noma started with Kelly Price’s As We Lay by Kelly Price and closed the show with Beyoncé’s Daddy Lessons. While Randall and Gareth were underwhelmed by the first song, Unathi showered her with compliments. “You killed it! I’m proud of you, you are deserving to be here. Randall and Gareth did not like the first song.”
With the race to the finale as tight as a drum, Randall reiterated that this is anyone’s game.