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It's been a long road to the finals but at the end of the day, we had a decent Top 6. For my money, it's a pretty solid line-up: while I might have had other favorites along the way, last night we were treated to a diverse selection of performers who all capably delivered a grand finale on their big night. In a night of do-overs, The Justin Leigh band, Luzuko Namba, Lil Diezo, Nadia Van Der Westhuizen and Johnny Apple, revisited and retweaked their earlier performances for their final faceoff.

Six acts anxiously awaited the final minutes of Thursdays  South Africa's Got Talent finale on ETV live from the Alex Theatre in Braamfontein. Before the moment of truth finally arrived the audience and the general viewing public were treated with a live performance from electrifying kwaito star Dr. Malinga or Malingarised the audience with his lovable personality and goofy choreographed moves that both entertained and admittedly moved me to get up of my sofa and malinga dance. After all the sms's from the shows loyal fan base were tallied, Johnny Apple was crowned the 4th Seasons winner in a contest that has to date been the most competitive.



Congratulations to Johnny Apple . He was a crowd favourite from his very first performance and rightfully so, he oozed confidence and humility that earned him a special place in the hearts of thousands of young South Africans who were swooning in his awesomeness and mesmerised by his good looks. I think his performance in the finals weren't as good as his auditions but nevertheless he still managed to pull off a remarkable performance that earned the well deserved title of the best act on the 4th Season of Sa's got talent.





  Lil Diezo's performance was monumental in the finals, with shades of Tupac and Will Smith, this young rapper sang his heart out with perfectly timed metaphors and a flawless performance that would put many of our top local rap artists to shame, I'm sad that he didn't win, Over the course of Sa's got talents 4th season, Lil Diezo definitely grew in confidence he deserved to be in the final and I think he definitely deserved to win. Keep you head up homey, there's a bright future waiting for you.





 

 Justin lee and Jamie Leigh, the talented sibling duo from Fairlands, Randburg who together make up the Justin Leigh band powered through the #SAGT as if they were meant to be in the finals and the rest of the audition portion of the show was just a formality. Having entered SAGT as a band who've only played together for 10 months,I think they are destined to one day win SAGT if this season only served as a taste of things to come. I'm telling you now........Watch this space.



 
While I'm sad that South Africa's most coveted talent show is now behind us, I look forward to season 5 where a brand new set of acts who were inspired by this season prepare themselves to set a new precedent. Thank you Rapid Blue and @KeeLeenIrvine for such a superb world class production. 

The second semi-final of South Africa's got talent took place yesterday evening, I was lucky enough to be part of the audience courtesy of S.A. Reviewer who gave away 3 tickets in an online competition via twitter. Thanks @S.A_Reviewer_1

South Africa's finally getting it right. After a long season, and a variety of performances ranging from dancing to singing to memorising numbers to eating chilli's to unicycling with bag pipes the last two rounds of semi finalists had their work cut out for them in what I think is one of the most competitive South Africa's got talent seasons ever!!!

Several acts keeping within the circus /acrobatic theme have made there way onto SAGT but unlike the many contestant who have entered SA Got talent who are jugglers, very few have exhibited the type of skill as shown by Siyabonga 'The Bambino Juggler" Swelindawo , his skills as a juggler were unmatched last night when he performed his act to a packed audience to the tunes of Justin Timberlakes Suit and tie, his song choice couldn't have been more appropriate as he executed his moves with style and elegance, I loved his performance and his energy and would like to see him up his game to make it into the finals




U.C.K, the talented young dub steppers from Ceres with their Entourage of fans were a crowd favourite, I love Dubstep and these boys really represented when they went on stage last night. If you've somehow missed the boat on the trendy, underground genre of heavy-on-the-bass electronic music, let U.C.K usher in a dance style that of late has taken the world by storm, U.C.K effortlessly interlaced the characteristic wobble of dub stepping to the filthy beats and massive bass drops and with each mind melting, head bobbing tune these boys arrested the audience with their refreshingly different style of dance poised with energy and enthusiasm that was definitely felt by the audience. I think they have what it takes to get to the final.



Lil Diezo, the young rapper from Potchefstroom, his music comes from a place of strength and humility, this boy is potentially my winner. Having only started rapping 2 years ago when he was 13 years old to where he is now is truly a remarkable feat. His performance last night was far more polished than the first time we saw him, his clearly more comfortable and far more confident as it was evident from his creative lyrics that incorporated all the judges as well as singing in another vernacular that clearly impressed Kabelo, I really hope that Daneoen wins, he has a bright future ahead of him.






And Finally Johnny Apple, Lil Diezo's biggest threat to winning SAGT and possibly the next big thing to come out of South Africa, he has the stage presence, he has the look, had the judges and the entire audience eating out his hand and most importantly he has an impressive voice that earned him a standing ovation  after his impressive rendition of James browns classic "This is a mans world" Johnny is definitely and audience favourite and judging from the twitter response the audience reaction and what I heard from listening to him live, he looks well on his way to becoming the 2013 winner of South Africa's got talent.



Be sure to watch the results show for semi final 2 that takes place on Saturday evening at 6:30pm to see if the contestant you voted for made it to the finals.

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