Dave van Vuuren

Dave van Vuuren (born in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1990) is the winner of the seventh season in of South African Idols after a very close public vote in the finale held October 4, 2011, with Van Vuuren getting 50.49% of the votes,^[1] against 49.51% for the other finalist and eventual runner-up Mark Haze.He was the first winner to have landed in the bottom 3.

Idol

He performed the following songs during the season:

• Top 15 (Theme: General): "With or Without You" from U2 (safe)
• Top 10 (Theme: Radio Chart Toppers): "Sex on Fire" from Kings of Leon (safe)
• Top 9 (Theme: Homegrew): "Blue Eyes" from Springbok Nude Girls (safe)
• Top 8 (Theme: R'n'B in all its diversity): "Sexual Healing" from Marvin Gaye (safe)
• Top 8 (Theme: Mzansi Youth Choir): "Bridge Over Troubled Water" from Simon & Garfunkel (safe)
• Top 6 (Theme: Showstopper!): "Hound Dog" from Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thornton (Bottom three, saved to next round)
• Top 5 (Theme: Rock): "Iris" from Goo Goo Dolls (safe)
• Top 4 (Theme: Grammy-Nominated songs):
  • (1) - "Streets of Philadelphia" from Bruce Springsteen)
  • (2) - "Beautiful Day" from U2
  • (3) (duo) - "Don't Give Up" by John Legend & P!nk - as a duo with Freddie Van'Dango
  • Result: Bottom two - saved as Freddie Van'Dango was eliminated)
• Top 3 (Theme: Top Threes Terrific Trio):
  • (1) - "Mr. Jones" from Counting Crows
  • (2) - "Vincent" from Don McLean
  • (3) (song from year of birth) - "Enjoy The Silence" from Depeche Mode (1990)
  • Result: Safe - To Final 2
• Top 2 – Finale
  • (1) - "Sex On Fire" from Kings of Leon
  • (2) Theme: Parlotones song - "Should We Fight Back" from The Parlotones
  • (3) Theme: Winning song - "Hall Of Mirrors"
  • Result: Winner with 50.49% of the public vote

In addition to a record contract, he won R500,000, a new car and R25,000 worth of shopping vouchers.^[2]

After Idol

He released his debut single "Hall of Mirrors"

Discography

Singles

• 2011: "Hall of Mirrors"

References

External links

• Facebook