Khaya “PK” Mthethwa won the coveted title of South Africa's Idol in style.

According to voting statistics released by M-Net and Mzansi Magic, Khaya won the title with a whopping 80% of the 3 million votes cast, against 23-year-old Mellisa Allison from Port Elizabeth who secured a meagre 20%.

M-Net's Corporate Communications Manager, Lani Lombard, says the overwhelming viewer interaction is a testament to the popularity of the brand and quality of this year's Top 10.

The statistics also indicates how the voting public rated Khaya as the show's number one performer for ten weeks in a row, which is a rare feat.

It is confirmed that Khaya has had no competition since the Top 18.

It was only in the Top 10 when he had a closest rival in Tshidi Tenyane receiving 25% of votes compared to Khaya's 33%.

After that, it was smooth sailing for the soul crooner consistently receiving the most votes at 40%. From the Top 9 the closest rivals were sitting on less that 16%.

Khaya showed his mettle when he held a grip on the competition from the Durban audition to Sun City's “Hell Week” stage. According to the voting statistics, they showed that Khaya was South Africa's favourite throughout these various stages of the competition.

"With all this support, Khaya is bound to become a star player on the South African music scene.

"We are also immensely proud of runner-up Melissa, who showed how important hard work and commitment is in the entertainment world,” said Lombard

For the first time in the history of the competition, voters had 100% voting power during the Top 18 phase. The previous seasons the voting public determined five of the Top 10 contestants, while the judges added the remaining five.

As opposed to the 8,053,612 votes received for Idols Season 6 and the 8,411,8869 for Idols Season 7, this year's total number of votes tallied a whopping 9,005,342.

For the final, Season 6 and Season 7 drew 2,399, 002 votes 1,905,532 votes respectively in comparison with this year's 2,987,087.

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Oct 10, 2012

ThirdEye

Let us hope he won't disappoint with his music.
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Oct 10, 2012

oneJay

IMNA NO HATER BUT HES A GOOD BACKUPER
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Oct 10, 2012

Palzzz

He definitely wont disappoint he's 2 good
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Oct 10, 2012

svavava

naaaaa, he's a good singer, but if he were to sing gospel or RnB , he would sell, pop , nope. m not hating jst stating
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Oct 10, 2012

iPhone4

Why does Mnet feel they need to show us the stats this year? They've never done it before and off the percentages that I saw yesterday some didn't even add up to 100...
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Oct 10, 2012

WordofGod

wow!! glory to God
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Oct 10, 2012

THEmadame2B-BBEE

mtf, did you guys listen to move, maswe fela
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Oct 10, 2012

wesbuw22

Larefora maan bona hana MNET dnt munipilate votes or do u want to follow in da footsteps of BRAVO!TV?

I dnt blv the 9m votes at all...kana this season attratcd 120 000 viewers bathong so le kereile yang 9m votes?
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Oct 10, 2012

shadowwalker

PK gud luck mfana wakithi, thatha KZN, thatha. was alwayz voting 4 u. Idols was neva my thing bengiqala this year kuyibukela. U did us proud. abantu bahlala bakhuluma but with yo background, nokuzithoba kwako uzoya kude. Let me see u mooooooove. singing 2 my self.
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Oct 10, 2012

Tlakenyobehle!

wesbuw22
Larefora maan bona hana MNET dnt munipilate votes or do u want to follow in da footsteps of BRAVO!TV?

I dnt blv the 9m votes at all...kana this season attratcd 120 000 viewers bathong so le kereile yang 9m votes?
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