Thapelo Molomo shares his hopes and dreams for his Idols SA journey.

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BRONWYN MCKAY, LOCAL NEWS EDITOR

After closing the show with a roof-raising performance of songs which inspired him and making it to the top 6 of Idols SA season 18, Thapelo Molomo says he is both happy and excited to have made it this far. 
 

"I'm really happy, I don't want to lie," he says in an interview with News24. "It's really exciting to get this far, especially when you never thought you would." 
 

Molomo was announced as one of the top 6 finalists of season 18 alongside Mpilo, Noxolo, Nozi, Ty Loner and Zee at the Heartfelt Arena in Pretoria.
 

When he is not singing, Molomo doubles up as a police officer who is a psychologist in the SAPS Employee Health and Wellness department in Brits. He says he joined the police service to assist other police officers in dealing with the traumas they experience when they attend incidents. 
 

Click 'read more' so get to know SA's singing policeman better.

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