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Get ready for several brand-new personal stories that will fill out the initial episodes of the 7th season of Idols on M-Net that will start in a few months' time - like Noluthano Meje who back to try again.
Scandal erupted in 2002 during the first Idols season on M-Net in which Noluthando Meje made it to the top 12 but was actually too young, She entered again for the second season and made it to the top 12 in 2003. On Saturday when Idols national audition process started and kicked off in Cape Town, a determined Noluthando Meje was there for a 3rd time to try again.
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Monday is call-back day and the (good and bad) contestants asked to return will be singing in front of the judges after they sang in front of the producers on Saturday. Danny K will be the first guest judge on this season of Idols together with Randall Abrahams, Gareth Cliff and the new Unathi Msengana who will be deciding who will get Golden Tickets for the theatre round taking place in April.
After Monday the national audition process for Idols will be moving on to Polokwane (Peter Mokaba Stadium, 26 February), Durban (Moses Mabhida Stadium, 5 March), Soweto (Dobsonville Stadium, 26 March) and Johannesburg (Montecasino, 2 April).