Dave van Vuuren
He first gained popularity through winning the seventh season of "Idols South Africa" after a close public vote in the finale held on 4 October 2011 , with Van Vuuren getting 50 . 49% of the votes , against 49 . 51% for the other finalist and eventual runner-up Mark Haze . 
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