After weeks of surviving the judges’ scrutiny in Mzansi Magic’s Clash of the Choirs SA, the handpicked choirs of Zakes Bantwini, Khaya Mthethwa and Zwai Bala are now competing to grab the title as the best choir in the country. And it’s up to YOU, the voting public, to decide who will rise to the top. For the first time in the competition, the judges have relinquished all their power to fans of the show. The winner will be determined by the number of votes received by each choir.
“It’s now or never,” says M-Net’s Head of Communications, Lani Lombard. “Clash of the Choirs SA has been a firm favourite on Mzansi Magic’s line-up and the competition has been tough – not only among the choirs, but also among the different provinces. Congratulations to Zwai and his Mpumalanga choir, Khaya and KZN and Zakes and the singers from Gauteng. We can’t wait to see who have harmonised their way into the hearts of the voting public.”
The winner will be announced during the Clash of the Choirs finale, live from the Soweto Theatre on Sunday, 21 April. The show starts at 17:30 and the winning music team will walk off with R500 000 for the choir and R250 000 for the choir’s chosen charity. The total amount of R750 000 is sponsored by Metropolitan.
To vote for your favourite choir, sms TEAMZWAI or TEAMZAKES or TEAMKHAYA to 33405. Voting closes on Thursday, 18 April 2013 at midnight. SMSs cost R1.50, with VAS rates applying, and the results will be verified by the auditing company, Deloitte & Touche If you haven’t made a decision yet, this week’s episode, featuring the three choirs will be rebroadcast at 18:30 on Monday, 15 April on Mzansi Magic (Channel 161). But how did these three choirs make it all the way to the final?
Clash of the Choirs SA kicked off with auditions in seven provinces headed by seven celebrity choir masters. Thereafter the choirs from the different provinces proved their mettle with their own renditions of popular chart-topping songs from hip-hop to the kwaito genre. At the end of each episode the judges identified the two choirs that had to sing for their supper. The decisions were based on criteria that included the way the choir sounded in terms of blending, harmonising and pitching; their originality in the interpretation of the song; the television entertainment factor, which included choreography and presentation; and the choir master’s direction, based on the theme, song choice and decisions made.
So who will take the money – and the coveted title – home? Will it be Idols winner King Khaya and his team; the ingenious Zwai Bala with his ensemble from Mpumalanga; or the musically creative crew from Gauteng, under the leadership of Zakes Bantwini? YOU DECIDE!
