It has been a really long ride in the Idols SA as the journey slowly comes to an end. What started with 15,000 contestants has been reduced to Two talented women, Karabo Mathe from Hebron and Berenike Trytsman (Berry) from Cape Town after the eviction of S’22Kile (S’thuthukile Langa) who unfortunately did not receive enough votes to stay in the competition on Sunday 14 November.

With the addition of Msaki, the Fetch Your Life hitmaker as the guest judge. The top two had performed twice for the show.

For their first performance of the evening, the Idols SA contestants performed an original song and Karabo was up first. She worked on her song, Hosanna with Kalawa Jazmee boss Oskido and musician Ntsika Ngxanga. 

The 22-year-old belted out her new gospel single which left the judges in awe of her performance. Randall Abrahams commended her for “knocking it out of the park”. 

Cape Town-based singer Berry stunned the audience and the judges with her single, Ungowami. Berry also delivered an afro-pop-inspired single and incorporated Zulu lyrics into the song. Msaki commended Berry for approaching her single with reverence and respect. 

For their second song of the evening, the top two contestants were tasked with singing their audition songs but with the support of the amazing Idols SA band. 

Karabo performed Cici’s heartfelt single Ngidinge. Randall praised Karabo’s performance for how far she has come in the competition. He mentioned that although it is great to win, it is special to be on the finale stage. 

Berry performed her audition song, Loren Allred’s Never Enough from the film, The Greatest Showman. Msaki loved Berry’s performance and commended her range. Unathi reminded both contestants that they should not let the world get in between their friendship.