Esther, Bame Pull Out Of Pop Idols

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They must have sensed it in their blood that they would be the most probable evictees come Friday. But the singing couple decided not to pitch up for the Friday show and denied the television pop idols show viewers the opportunity to see them for the very last time as they exited the stage. Esther Mosika and Bame Kopong, known among the TV show viewers as Bame& Esther, started the show impressively only to wither with time as they failed to improve their vocal delivery.

They escaped miraculously the previous week after they were up for eviction. But you could still tell after their last performance that the couple would not survive the next elimination.  As expected, the couple received the least votes for the second week running. Their names were announced along side Michael and Kagiso, two of the shows' amazingly talented youngsters.

Esther and Bame's absence seemed to give the judges some headache as they fumbled for a while pondering what to do with the remaining duo.  They took long to decide who should go home that night.

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