Nosihe Zulu's Idols SA journey comes to an end

However, before the sweat had even dried on the contestants' foreheads after a sensational opening performance of Say My Name by Destiny's Child, host Proverb had the lights dimmed to announce the one who had received the least number of votes and was on their way out. 

Twenty-nine-year-old Nosihe Zulu became the latest casualty of a lack of votes, making her the contestant exiting the Idols stage. 

The singer, who first impressed at the Durban audition with her little brother taking over the judges' table, was this season's Afro princess and her dazzling smile and powerful voice saw her push this far. 

To bring the mood back up, the Mabala Noise crew including Du Bois, Gigi LaMayne, Nasty C and Ricky Rick took over the spotlight to do what they are best known for - lots of awesome local noise. 

But showstopper night belonged to Terra Cox who put on an entire production with an emergency room theme for his performance of Love on the Brain by Rihanna.

Somizi called him authentic. "You are definitely here to win it; you are not here for any games. Your head doesn't get any bigger, only your hair does!"