#TeamLiraโs Tender Mavundla (35) from Port Shepstone and #TeamBobbyโs Josh Ansley (31) from Johannesburg tonight joined #TeamKahnโs Fatman (40) and #TeamKarenโs Samantha Leonard (24) in the safe group that are already through to the next round of The Voice SA Season 2, after their coaches Bobby van Jaarsveld and Lira selected them out of the 8 extraordinary performances in tonightโs second Live Showstopper show at the Mosaรฏek Teatro in Fairland, Johannesburg.
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And after last weekโs performances, The Voice SA fans voted to keep #TeamKahnโs Craig Lucas (23) from Cape Town and #TeamKarenโs PJ Pretorius (26) from Secunda in the competition, which means that sadly the show had to say goodbye to #TeamKahnโs Freddy Lalendle (23) from Durban and Zee Gqamana (23) from Grahamstown, as well as #TeamKarenโs Lindo Sithole (23) from Pietermaritzburg and Amanda Faku (23) from Port Elizabeth.
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Now itโs up to the fans to vote which final two singers to keep in the show this week, using their unique voting numbers:
From #TeamLira:
Bubbles Mnomiya (23) from Durban 09
Luke Lovemore (23) from Cape Town 10
Marissa Petzer (22) from Stilfontein 11
And from: #TeamBobby:
Caroline Brussow (32) from Bloemfontein 13
John James Janse van Rensburg (19) from Carletonville 14
Marco Basson (23) from Vanderbijlpark 16
#TeamLira was up first tonight with Marissa Petzer (22) from Stilfontein rocking out the Aerosmith classic, โPinkโ. โTo think this girl didnโt make it through past the blind auditions last season!โ Karen marveled, and Kahn thought her rendition of the song was โsassyโ.
The effervescent Bubbles Mnomiya (23) from Durban went for the funk with Bruno Marsโ โThatโs What I Likeโ. โYouโre so versatile, you can do anything,โ Bobby noted, and Kahn said she was like the lyric from her song: โstrawberry and champagne on iceโ! โIโm so, so proud of you!โ Coach Lira beamed.
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Liraโs rocker, Capetonian Luke Lovemore (23), took the pace down a notch with the Lady Gaga ballad โMillion Reasonsโ. Karen said that Lukeโs is the kind of voice she likes, โand youโre such a heartthrob as well!โ she grinned as Lukeโs coach, Lira, dissolved into tears. โYou donโt know the amount of work that goes into this moment,โ she told the audience tearfully.
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Liraโs oldest talent in the competition, Tender Mavundla (35) from Port Shepstone, brought out the big guns for her performance of the Tina Turner classic, โProud Maryโ. โIt was like all the different genres of music wrapped into one two-minute song,โ Kahn raved. โYou have such a rebel heart, thatโs what I love about you,โ said an impressed Karen. โIt was beautiful to watch that,โ said a happy Lira.
#TeamBobbyโs turn on the stage was lead by Johannesburg musical theatre alum Josh Ansley (31), showing off his impressive range with the timeless anthem โEye of the Tigerโ. Kahn thinks Joshโs nostalgic quality is what makes people like him. โYou are ready to take it to the next level,โ Lira told him, and Karen thought his voice is world class. โNot many people can do that โ not in South Africa, not in the world, what you just did,โ she said. โYou are one of the best entertainers Iโve ever seen in my life,โ his Coach, Bobby van Jaarsveld, praised.
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Matriculant John James Janse van Rensburg (19) from Carletonville brought some soul to the party with his rendition of Shawn Mendesโ pop ballad โTreat You Betterโ. โSo, so proud of you,โ Karen raved. Lira called him the South African Justin Bieber but Kahn thought he was better: โYou actually sing on stage,โ he joked. Bobby told him itโs time to let go of his self-doubt now. โYouโre going to go far,โ he said.
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Next up for #TeamBobby was the blonde lawyer and rugby-wife from Bloemfontein, Caroline Brussow (32), tackling Siaโs โElastic Heartโ. โYou have powerful, roaring, strong vocal capability,โ said an impressed Lira. โYou have an elastic voice!โ Karen exclaimed, and noted that Caroline is also the nicest person in the show. โI donโt think youโre human,โ Kahn marveled.
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And finally Vanderbijlpark engineer Marco Basson (23) chose Ed Sheeranโs pop standard โCastle on the Hillโ for his first live performance. Kahn praised Marcoโs sincerity and Karen said she thought he was spectacular. โYouโre my favourite nerd!โ his Coach Bobby praised him.
With Tender and Josh now also safe from this weekโs vote, it is up to the fans to decide which final two singers to save with their votes. Only one member of each team can remain โ four singers must be sent home in next weekโs Showstopper episode.
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Voting for #TeamLira and #TeamBobbyโsโs singers opened directly after the show at 19:00 tonight and will close on Tuesday, 30 May at 22:00. Fans can vote for their favourite singers via WeChat (free) and SMS (standard rates apply). Terms and Conditions are available on www.mnet.tv/thevoice.
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