Idols South Africa (season 9)
Idols South Africa IX is the ninth season of South African reality interactive talent show based on the British talent show Pop Idol.
After the auditions, call backs were held in Sun City for the golden ticket holders.
Regional auditions
Auditions began in February 2013, and were held in the following cities:| Episode air date | Audition city | Audition date | Audition venue | Tickets to Sun City |
| 28 July 2013 | Cape Town, Western Cape | 2 February 2013 | Grandwest Arena | 19 |
| 11 August 2013 | Soweto, Gauteng | 16 February 2013 | Soweto Theatre | 39 |
| 4 August 2013 | Durban, Kwazulu Natal | 2 March 2013 | The Playhouse Company | 21 |
| 11 August 2013 | Johannesburg, Gauteng | 23 March 2013 | Sandton Convention Centre | 39 |
| Total countrywide | 79 |
Top 16 Show
Top 8 Males15 September 2013
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Song | Result | |
| 1 | Benjamin Tainton | 19 | Cape Town | Apprentice Farrier | "Wake Me Up" | Advanced |
| 2 | Brenden Ledwaba | 19 | Mpumalanga | Student | "Stay" | Advanced |
| 3 | Innocent Mabushe | 27 | Limpopo | Singer | "Get Lucky" | Advanced |
| 4 | Jono Johansen | 16 | Durban | Student | "Millionaire" | Eliminated |
| 5 | Lee-Ron Malgas | 18 | Cape Town | Student | "Harriet Jones" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Sonke Mazibuko | 21 | Soweto | Singer | "Diamonds" | Advanced |
| 7 | Philip Dube | 20 | Johannesburg | Student | "Believe In Me" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Musa Sukwene | 26 | Mpumalanga | Musician | "Don't Judge Me" | Advanced |
Top 8 Females
22 September 2013
| Contestant | Age | Hometown | Occupation | Song | Result | |
| 1 | Carle van Deventer | 30 | Johannesburg | Singer | "Brave" | Eliminated |
| 2 | Tauna Collier | 26 | Cape Town | Singer | "One Way or Another " | Eliminated |
| 3 | Tumi Lesejane | 21 | Midrand | Student | "Beneath Your Beautiful" | Advanced |
| 4 | Christina Williams | 21 | Port Elizabeth | Singer | "Clown" | Advanced |
| 5 | Amy Jones | 20 | Cape Town | Student | "Brand New Me" | Eliminated |
| 6 | Bunny Majaja | 26 | Johannesburg | Musician | "Let Her Go" | Advanced |
| 7 | Zoe Zana | 19 | Cape Town | Student | "Lose To Win" | Advanced |
| 8 | Crystalene Nair | 24 | Durban | Teacher and Singer | "Come & Get It" | Advanced |
Top Ten
The top ten performed on 29 September 2013.| Order | Contestant | Song | Result |
| 1 | Brenden Ledwaba | "You Sexy Thing" | Advanced |
| 2 | Crystalene Nair | "Because You Loved Me" | Advanced |
| 3 | Innocent Mabushe | "Lady In Red" | Advanced |
| 4 | Benjamin Tainton | "Everything I Do " | Advanced |
| 5 | Zoe Zana | Never Gonna Give You Up | Bottom Three |
| 6 | Sonke Mazibuko | All Out Of Love | Advanced |
| 7 | Tumi Lesejane | "Take My Breath Away" | Eliminated |
| 8 | Bunny Majaja | "You’re the First, the Last, My Everything" | Advanced |
| 9 | Musa Sukwene | "Sexual Healing" | Advanced |
| 10 | Christina Williams | "Walking on Sunshine" | Bottom Three |