Durban - When Idols contestant Vincent Bones sings his heart out on Sunday night to secure a spot in the finals, his wife Jillian will be on the sidelines cheering him on as she has been since the beginning of the competition.
Speaking to the Sunday Tribune this week, Jillian Bones, 24, said she encouraged Vincent to enter the singing competition.
“He has such amazing talent, I know he can win this whole thing.”
The couple, who met at church, have been married for two years and have two boys, aged three years and eight months.
Jillian moved to Joburg with the boys at the beginning of the competition to be at every show to support her husband.
She is not nervous about him being eliminated on Sunday night.
“I know he is going to win this competition. He has amazing talent.
“It has been awesome to see how God has strengthened him from the first show. Every time I watch him perform, I am so proud of him.”
While they share a love of music (she sings in the worship team at their church), Jillian said she has no aspirations to be a star. “I’ll leave that to Vincent,” she laughed.
Vincent will be competing against Mbombela’s Bongi Silinda and Cape Town’s Lize Mynhardt for a spot in the final. Whatever the outcome he wants to pursue a career in music full-time.
“I will be performing three songs, one of which will be my first single. I am excited about it. I love it as it suits my voice and style perfectly. I can’t wait to perform it.
“However far I go in this competition I will follow my passion and get into the music industry because it is where my passion lies.”
He said the Idols journey had been a wonderful experience especially having the platform to share his story.
After his mother and uncle died, he left Eldorado Park on a train at 12 and ended up on the streets of Sunnyside.
A stint in Boys Town turned his life around, teaching him values and self-belief. He was working as music director of the Eagle Christian Centre in Pietermaritzburg where he lived with his family.
“I hope to touch other people through telling my story. I am not embarrassed about where I come from. It shows dreams do come true,” he said.