Zama Khumalo cried tears of joy as Proverb announced that she had sang her way to becoming the winner of the competition.

JOHANNESBURG – Whether it was Mariah Carey’s Without You or maybe it was hitting those high Jennifer Hudson notes while singing A Change is Gonna Come – Zama Khumalo won over South Africans to win Idols SA season 16!Khumalo cried tears of joy as Proverb announced that she had sang her way to becoming the winner of the competition.

After weeks of performing on stage and 180 million votes cast this season, the 19-year-old was crowned the best singer.

She thanked South Africans for voting her.she walks away with R1 million, a recording deal from Kalawa Jazmee, R150,000 worth of the latest Samsung products, the new Toyota Starlet 1.4, R100,000 worth of fashion from Truworths, a Kymco Xciting 400 scooter worth R120,000 and R80,000 worth of musical instruments from Yamaha.People have reacted with happiness and excitement on social media:I am so proud of you and speechless at the same time that I want to say a lot but cannot utter a word. Just Congratulations @IdolsSA_Zama, you deserve the best! #idolssa #IdolsZama pic.twitter.com/RfqAKZNMgKBrandon Dhludhlu (@BrandonDhludhlu) December 13, 2020Congratulations Honey @IdolsSA #idolssa #idolssa2020 #idolszama pic.twitter.com/TTOVejoTlVJulia (@Julia_Bosman) December 13, 2020When we talk about alignment, thank you Zama for blessing us .Nomkhitha (@NontyatyamboE) December 13, 2020Congratulations Zama .. you deserve it #idolszama pic.twitter.com/HHIxxW6BimThlologelo (@Thlolo15March) December 13, 2020We made it #idolszama #idolssa2020 pic.twitter.com/oWtcRHqL4eReneilwe Phateng-Morobe (@Iam_Reneilwe) December 13, 2020