Siyakha saga: Court rules in favour of #IdolsSA
Siyakha performing on the Idols SA stage. Siyakha performing on the Idols SA stage.
Idols and M-Net were entitled to exclude Siyakha Tshayela from the ‘Top 16’ round of Idols, according to the Gauteng High Court.
Tshayela approached the court with an urgent application on Saturday to allow her to take part in the round on Sunday, despite not complying with a rule of the competition that she was meant to sign an exclusive recording deal with a label identified by Idols.
Because her court application failed, she will not be allowed to continue as a contestant.
Tshayela signed the Idols deal in February despite having a contract with a recording company that runs until 2019.
She tried to cancel the contract but was unable to do so in time.
A judge ruled she had made a misrepresentation in the agreement she signed with Idols, and this entitled Idols to end her participation. - Mercury Correspondent