The winner of Idols SA Season 10 is Vincent Bones. The 30 year-old worship leader from Pietermaritzburg heard last night at the spectacular live finale at the Carnival City Casino and Entertainment Centre on Gauteng’s East Rand that he received the most of the more than 4.5 million votes that were cast during the last week of this tough singing competition, thereby defeating fellow finalist, the charismatic Nelspruit singer Bongi Silinda (24). All previous voting Idols SA records were shattered this year. The total number of votes this year amounted to 24,364,245 – that is 236% more than the 7,253,971 received during season 9.
Apart from winning the coveted title, Vincent walks away with a prize package worth in excess of R1 Million, comprising:
- R700 000 cash prize from headline sponsor Telkom, M-Net and Mzansi Magic;
- 24 month SmartHome Supreme internet connectivity package from Telkom including a 55 inch Samsung SmartTV, a wi-fi router, a 3G mi-fi router, a range extender, and 100GB data, worth R50 000;
- a R247 300 Ford Fiesta Titanium with award-winning 1 litre Ecoboost Engine from Ford South Africa;
- R80 000 worth of fashion from Truworths;
- a Shure ULXD Digital Wireless system and personal monitoring system worth R118 000;
- R60 000 worth of Yamaha musical equipment
- An installed DStv Explora decoder and three months DStv Premium subscription worth R4219 from DStv
And of course a recording contract with Universal Music Africa that will launch his career as South Africa’s next superstar!
