FIRST LOOK: The new stage set of The Voice South Africa on M-Net from Sunday as second season moves to Mosaiek Teatro for its first live showstopper.

Here's your first look at the brand new stage set of The Voice South Africa that viewers will see from this Sunday on M-Net (DStv 101) at 17:30 as the second season of the singing reality competition show moves to a bigger venue for the first live showstopper episode.

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From this Sunday The Voice South Africa, produced by African Media & Production Network (AMPN) will be broadcast live from the state-of-the-art Mosaiek Teatro in Fairland, Johannesburg, where the remaining talent will have to sing live for South Africa's votes.

In the first live showstopper performance, the 4-person teams of coaches Karen Zoid and Kahn Morbee will compete against each other, with only two of them who will remain in the competition after their performances on Sunday.

The new bigger The Voice SA set comes complete with a dazzling light array, multi-platforms, ramps, steps and walkways and a mezzanine level at the back where the singers will also be performing from.

"We promised that this year's live shows will be bigger and better - and Sunday's show is bound to knock your socks off," says Lani Lombard, M-Net's head of publicity.

"The set is absolutely spectacular, the audience will be more than triple the size, the phenomenal talent is ready to give it their all, and some of South Africa's most popular music acts will join them each week."

The electronic band Goodluck, which has been the opening act for Pharrel Williams' South African tour as well as singer-songwriter Connell Cruise will set the scene for the first spectacular live show.

Kahn's team have an assorted line-up of songs that they'll be performing on Sunday.

Alternative, raspy-voiced Freddy Lalendle (23) from Durban will stray from his usual rocker roots by performing the emotional Labrinth ballad “Jealous”.

After larger-than-life comedian Fatman (40) from Bela Bela wowed the coaches in his Knock-Out performance with an Afrikaans classic, he will be sticking to this winning recipe in the first live show by performing the Kurt Darren hit “Kaptein”.

Soulful Information Systems graduate Zee Gqamana (23) from Grahamstown will be performing Allesia Cara’s equally poignant “Scars to Your Beautiful”, while Capetonian Economics graduate-turned singer Craig Lucas (23) will show off his giant pop vocals with the Killers anthem “Human”.

Karen’s top four talent will also be whipping out some chart-topping favourites in their attempt to woo the South African public. 

Lindo Sithole (23) from Pietermaritzburg will showcase some of his signature dance moves when he performs Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic”, while Samantha Leonard (24) from Kimberly will showcase her impressive vocal range with the Enrique Iglesias hit “Hero”.

Worship leader PJ Pretorius (26) from Secunda will mix things up with a dose of Shania Twain’s “You’re Still The One” and Amanda Faku (23) from Port Elizabeth will step out of her more traditional R&B comfort zone with Kings of Leon’s rocking sing-a-long hit “Use Somebody”.

Each coach will only have one opportunity to save one member of their team this season, and they have to exercise their save in the first round. Thereafter, the public will decide which team members from both teams they choose to save with their votes.

Voting for Kahn and Karen’s talent will open directly after the end of Sunday's episode at 19:00, and will close on Tuesday, 23 May at 22:00. Tickets for The Voice SA live shows are available from Computicket.

Episodes of The Voice South Africa is rebroadcast on M-Net City (DStv 115) on Mondays at 18:00.

All 4 coaches of The Voice South Africa on M-Net back for the bigger, even better and extended second season.

All four coaches of The Voice South Africa on M-Net are back for the second season with Bobby van Jaarsveld, Lira, Karen Zoid and Kahn Morbee who are all once again swiveling in their red chairs to find South Africa’s undiscovered singing talent.

The blind auditions for the second season kicked off on Tuesday evening at Sasani Studios where the show is filmed, with all four coaches back in their red seats and listening to and picking talent for their teams.

The second season of The Voice South Africa will start on M-Net (DStv 101) on 29 January 2017 with several surprises for viewers.

Viewers can get ready for bigger and better in the second local season of the TALPA format show.

That goes for the various The Voice SA sets used during the blind auditions, battle rounds and weekly live shows and finale, but also the actual show itself: the episode order has been increased.

In the second season viewers will have more time to actually follow and enjoy the show and to hear the singers compete with a season that will span a longer time frame.

It will include more performances and several other surprises that M-Net says will increase the fun viewers will have watching the upcoming season.

The Voice South Africa roared back on Tuesday night’s first blind audition evening in Johannesburg with several singers who got standing ovations from the often surprised studio audience and the coaches fighting each other to try and secure them for their teams with simply-can’t-help-himself chair hopper Bobby van Jaarsveld back in top form.

Recordings for the blind auditions continue this week with Lungile Radu back as the presenter and Stacey Norman interviewing the contestants backstage.

FIRST LOOK! Singing in the rain: Idols audition in Johannesburg pulls over 2 100 contestants.

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Earlier today I told you RIGHT HERE that Idols lured more than 2 000 on it's Johannesburg audition day and now I can reveal first that despite rain showers, more than 2 100 contestants have pitched up for their chance to be singing in the rain.

The national audition process for Idols (read about Cape Town HERE, read about Durban HERE) is energizing South African TV viewers like never before. The national turn-out is a massive  achievement for a reality show already in it's sixth season and which was slightly dented after last year's voting scandal. South Africans are turning up and waiting it out en masse for their chance to sing for the judges. Just like Cape Town and Durban, Johannesburg pulled more than 2 100 contestants compared to less than 1 500 in the previous fifth season of Idols. This means that Idols is set for a season of record entries, with Port Elizabeth (2 May) and Bloemfontein (8 May) that will still get their audition days.

A former Idols top contestant made a surprise appearance and the drizzle didn't dampen the contestants who waited eagerly, yet patiently in line for their turn.

For more rainy PHOTOS of The Johannesburg Idols audition day, click on READ MORE below.