Arts Initiates did a live coverage of the final concert of Idols East and Southern Africa.

Check out how your favourite contestants performed and the rest of the show.

VENUE: The Bomas in Nairobi, Kenya

TOP PRIZE: *US$80 000 cash *US$25 000 in guaranteed album sales from Celtel *A recording contract with Sony BMG.

PERFORMANCES

The top eight give an energetic rendition of Pink’s “Get This Party Started”.

NICOLETTE

Song 1: Songbird (her favourite for the season)

Judges’ Comments

TK: Soothing performance.

Angela: You should have listened to your mum when she said you had a unique voice.

Scar: You deserve to be here. Let no one take anything away from you.

ERIC

Song 1: When A Man Loves A Woman By Michael Bolton (his favourite for the season)

Judges’ Comments

TK: Eric, You are the last man standing (on the show). keep it up.

Angela: You almost made me cry.

Scar: Thanks for doing that song. I have just won a bet. He has just cried first.

NICOLETTE

Song 2: My Immortal (the judges' choice)

Judges’ Comments

TK: Check this out! Your performance was really uplifting.

Angela: You are a star.

Scar: Very nice.

ERIC

Song 2: Sondela By Ringo Madlingozi (the judges' choice)

Judges’ Comments

TK: The next time that you perform and I am not working backstage, I will definitely take a front row seat.

Angela: Great song

Scar: Your best song for the season

NICOLETTE

Song 3: Goodbye Baby (the Idols song)

Judges’ Comments

TK: You sound so appropriate, so original.

Angela: You sound great.

Scar: It's official: I am your fan and I am gonna bye your music.

ERIC

Song 3: This Is Everything To Me (the Idols song)

Judges’ Comments

TK: You can go worldwide with that song.

Angela: That song is international standard, for sure.

Scar: That's a big tune. And the interesting thing is that you do it so effortlessly. You could as be doing something else while you sing that song. Great.

The beat goes on...

Zambia's Trinah Chisanga teams up with the Zimbabwean trio of Ammara Brown, Adiona Maboreke and Mkhululi Bhebhe for a special version of "Somebody to Love" by George Michael & Queen.

West African Idols winner Eric Arubayi and runner-up, Omawumi Megbele perform an Alicia Keys inspired song.

Omawumi returns for a solo performance “Into The Music” to massive applause.

Eric and Nicolette perform Whitney Houston's "You Light Up My Life"

Eric Moyo is announced the winner!