American Idol had a brother-and-sister team in their opening rounds this year and Sanjaya Malakar went on to become the sensation of the season. Will the same be true of Springs siblings Zerolly and Joseph Mtakane?
Zerolly and Joseph impressed M-Net's Idols team at the
Standard Bank arena on Sunday not only with their voices, but also with their good humour.
These two have been competing in singing competitions for years and Joseph, 19, good-naturedly admits
to being a little afraid of his sister's vocal prowess.
Sixteen-year-old Zerolly agrees that she's probably the better singer of the two - "Have you heard him?" she jokes. But both siblings agree that Joseph is the one with the brains in the family!
Zerolly has always yearned for the spotlight and was just waiting to turn 16 so that she could enter Idols. She can't wait to meet Colin Moss! The fondly supportive Joseph says he got dragged into it, as always!
The brother and sister are exceptionally close and tend to do everything together, especially since their parents emigrated to England seven years ago, leaving the siblings in the care of their aunt.
This brother and sister duo will now sing for Idols judges Dave Thompson, Randall Abrahams, Mara Louw and Gareth Cliff on Tuesday and as a result, Joseph owes his sister R100 because he bet her that neither of them would make it past the first round!
When auditions wrap in Johannesburg on Tuesday, the Idols audition tour moves to Cape Town, where auditions start on Friday, 29 June, at the River Club in Observatory. The rest of the auditions nationwide
are:
- Margate: Main Beach, Thursday, 5 July.
- Knysna: Oakhill School, Tuesday, 10 July.
- Centurion: Supersport Park, Wednesday, 18 July.
For more details about the entry process, call the Idols helpline at 011 789 8558 or fax 011 789 8607.
Idols launches on M-Net on 19 August, every Sunday at 17:30 and every Monday 19:00!