Idols SA Season 14 received 142 million votes against 98 million recorded for Season 13

'Idols South Africa' ('Idols SA') Season 14 has reportedly broken its own voting record after receiving around 142 million votes in comparison to 98 million votes received in 2017. Launched in 2002, this highly acclaimed television show has constantly nourished its growth in ratings and social media engagement through various strategies. This development and several rise in the figure is a sign of 'Idols SA's' influence on the dedicated viewers in South Africa, which is believed not to be easily challenged by the rival players in future.

In our previous news, we reported the winning of 17-year old singer Yanga Sobetwa in 'Idols SA' Season 14 beating Thato Makape (23). After winning, the Cape Town-based singer turned into an instant millionaire by winning an overall price of R1.5m. The package contains varied gifts such as a Hauwei MateBook, a route and data from Telkom, a musical equipment including a record deal from Gallo Record Company costing R80,000, a Ford Fiesta Titanium 1lite EcoBoost, R1m in cash and R100 000 worth of fashion from Truworths.

She becomes the second victorious teenager from Cape Town to win the title in the past two years. Paxton Fielies (mononymously known as Paxton) became the winner of Season 13 last year and she has released her first studio album 'This is Me' on June 1, 2018.

While commenting on this popular television show, Reneilwe Sema, M-Net director of local entertainment channels said that "this is the biggest talent platform in the country and keeps producing amazing talent," as reported by Music Africa.

"Let's just throw it out there, let's just try break 100 million," Sema added.