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Here's two images I can show you first from today's Idols recording which is on its second leg of its nationwide audition process for the 7th season which will be shown on M-Net from June.
The second stop this past weekend was in Polokwane (see my Saturday story RIGHT HERE) and today those contestants invited back after the initial registration and auditioning process in front of the producers got their chance in front of the Idols judges' panel today. Guest judge Yvonne Chaka Chaka is clearly having fun right here as she shares a laugh with the really, wonderful, really awesome new Idols judge Unathi Msengana who's really just a perfect addition to this reality show.
The ''thumb's up'' dude below is Jean-Pierre (''JP'') Zeelie (24) - the first of ten aspiring superstars to walk away with a coveted Golden Ticket that will see them compete with singers from all around the country in Sun City this April for the gruelling Theatre Round of Idols. Next on the nationwide audition process is Durban (Moses Mabhida stadium, Saturday, 5 March), Soweto (Dobsonville stadium, Saturday, 26 March) and Johannesburg (Montecasino, Saturday, 2 April).
