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The upcoming 7th season of Idols starting on M-Net (DStv 101) and Mzansi Magic (DStv 107) on Sunday 5 June at 17:30 just concluded its theatre round at Sun City.
After the grueling theatre week of Idols, the judges have picked their final contestants for the public's votes that will start from July. Inside sources tell TV with Thinus that viewers can look forward to a very diverse group of talented performers.
Since viewers have not yet seen what contestants from the various nationwide auditions made it through to the theatre round of Idols (irrespective of whether they've passed this round or have now fallen out) TV with Thinus can show you these photos of the theatre round provided by M-Net - but altered and with the contestants' faces blocked out by me. In this way nothing is given away about what happens during the first nationwide audition episodes. From these images of the theatre round of Idols its very clear that surprises are in store.
There were 96 contestants for the theatre round of Idols this week (98 contestants got golden tickets for the theatre round, but 2 dropped out because of clashing committments). Bubbly but stressed contestants learned lyrics, rehearsed with professional vocal coaches, sang - and then cried as more of them were summarily sent home at the end of each day.
Next will be the live performances that will start to kick in from the end of July with the group of contestants who've survived this week's theatre round.
