BREAKING. Almost 2 000 contestants rock up for the final chance to audition in the 7th season of Idols in Johannesburg.

Cobus Bodenstein/M-Net

The nationwide audition process for the 7th season of Idols on M-Net is drawing to a close today with the Johannesburg auditions taking place right now at Montecasino - the proverbial ''last chance saloon''. The 7th season of Idols will start its broadcast in June on the pay broadcaster's M-Net (DStv 101) and Mzansi Magic (DStv 107) channels.

Today is the final day that hopeful singers could register to audition for this season and according to M-Net thousands of potential Idols contestants turned up to try out. Idols host ProVerb welcomed a crowd of almost 1 900 contestants in the piazza outside the Teatro.

ALSO READ: The 7th season of M-Net's Idols visits Soweto for the first time.

ALSO READ: M-Net's Idols in Durban for the 7th season where Jason Hartman makes a surprise appearance.

ALSO READ: Idols having an awesome time in Polokwane with Yvonne Chaka Chaka where 10 contestants make it through to the Theatre round.

ALSO READ: Idols powers into Polokwane.

ALSO READ: Heaps of hopefuls show up as Idols kicks off its 7th season nationwide audition phase in Cape Town.

ALSO READ: Wonderfully awesome! New Idols judge Unathi Msengana a great new addition to the M-Net reality show.