Alex makes it Bay hat-trick
All three local ‘Voices’ through to show’s knockout round
AS the battle rounds on popular reality TV show The Voice SA came to an end on Sunday night, Port Elizabeth’s Alex Cavan became the third Bay contestant to make it into the next round of the singing competition.
All three Bay singers – Cavan, Emma Ellis and Amanda Faku – are now through to the knockout round on April 30.
Cavan, 23, went up against Cape Town singer Jean Citto, performing Magic by Rude, a song chosen by coach and Afrikaans musician Bobby van Jaarsveld.
Cavan said although the song was not what he would have chosen, he tried to give it his own feel.
“I’m just glad I had the right energy for the tune,” he said.
“I felt my performance was exactly what I was going for.
“I wanted to have fun, and I did. I let loose and was just myself.”
Even though he was the winner of the battle round, Cavan received some fierce criticism from coaches Lira and Karen Zoid for turning his back on the audience.
But coach Kahn Morbee said Cavan would still have been his winner. “That’s someone I would want to watch perform,” he said.
Going into the knockout rounds, Cavan said the feedback received from the judges was “definitely something I will take into consideration”.
“The coaches are so wise when it comes to showbiz and performing for a crowd. I was nervous when Karen and Lira had their bit to say but felt that Kahn saved me a little and Bobby knew exactly what Kahn was implying.
“Kahn actually hit it right on the head – the fact that I sang towards the audience behind me wasn’t deliberate, I was just caught in the moment of the performance,” he said.
He said his experience on The Voice SA so far had been amazing.
“Meeting the coaches and cocoaches is something that will be in my memory forever.
“Bobby is so down to earth and here to give the best advice.
“I can’t wait for the rest of the journey,” Cavan said.
The knockout round is a new addition to season two of The Voice SA, but viewers who have watched the American version of the show will be familiar with this tense round of the competition.
This will ultimately determine which four singers from each team will be singing for the public’s vote in the live shows.
The Voice SA is on Channel 101 on Sundays at 5.30pm and Mondays at 6pm on Channel 115.