You have followed the journey of 18 singers each hoping to be crowned the next South African Idol. Now it’s time for you to be the judge.

Saturday, 21 July is D-day for the nine talented male contestants in Idols Season 8 and they need your votes to survive the tough competition. Vote for your favourite Contestant and help build the Top 10 you want to see.

M-Net's Head of Communications, Lani Lombard, encourages all Idols fans to make an effort to ensure that their favourite doesn't leave the competition.

"The stakes are extremely high now. Four of the guys and four of the girls will not be able to go into the Top 10. They rely on YOUR support to remain in the game,” she says.

Voting lines for the guys will open on Saturday, 21 July at 17:30. Send the code below to 37400, or vote online or MXit.

Voting Codes
01: Matt
02: Dumi
03: Obakeng
04: Jean
05: Simphiwe
06: Dominic
07: Monde
08: Khaya
09: Treasure

Voting online
Visit the official Idols SA website, click on the vote link and follow the instructions.

Voting via MXit
Download the Mxit app to your phone and then go to TradePost -> Entertainment -> M-Net (20 moola per vote, which equates to 20 cents).

On SMS 100 votes are allowed from a cellphone number per voting period (each SMS costs R1.50). All votes cast from a number over and above 100 will automatically be discarded. The same number of votes (100) and rules apply for Mxit.




Please Note: Voting lines for the guys closes on Sunday 22 July 17:29. Tune in on M-Net, M-Net HD and Mzansi Magic on Saturday evening at 17:30 to decide which of the nine remaining guys deserve to be in the coveted Idols Top 10.

Click here for more information on the voting process.

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