Jason Hartman
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Jason Hartman |
| Born | 21 November 1979 |
| Origin | Midlands, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa |
| Genres | Pop, Pop-Rock, Rock |
| Occupation(s) | Singer-songwriter |
| Instruments | Vocal, Guitar |
| Years active | 1996 – present |
| Labels | Sony BMG |
| Website | http://www.jasonhartman.co.za/ |
Jason Hartman is a singer-songwriter and the 2009 co-winner of season 5 of the Idols (South Africa). After a malfunction occurred with the text lines in the finals, it was decided that even though Jason was the official winner of Idols, the title would be shared between him and the runner up Sasha Lee Davids.
Jason started his career back in 1996 whilst, still at school, playing in a young three-piece rock band called Triad before moving on to Samson Show Band, made up of him, his brother and father. Playing in the Samson Band enabled Jason to tour all over Southern Africa including Zimbabwe and Botswana.
In July 2003, Jason and his brother (Scott Hartman), Father (Sam Hartman) and band-mate Donovan Thatcher formed the band Men of Trees. Men of Trees proudly played music from all genres. Their repertoire included Counting Crows, Sting, Bob Marley and much more.
Jason auditioned for Idols season 5 in Johannesburg even though he is originally from the KZN midlands. All Judges seemed impressed with him but all thought his age would be a disadvantage as the contest caters for young contestants and all judges thought he would battle to get noticed with the young crowd. However he was put through to the theater week where he progressed into the Top 14. From the Top 10 onwards he was a contender that had not landed up in the bottom three once. A favourite to win. Unfortunately there was a mix up with late votes arriving after the cutoff time on the night of the finale. The sms's had been sent before the cutoff time but were received only after the deadline. M-Net made the public aware of the matter within a day and assured everyone that a recount of the votes would be done as soon as possible. The re-count showed that Jason actually won, with 1.3 million votes, or 54% of the total. Sasha-Lee came second, with 1.1 million votes, or 46%. M-Net decided that "200,000 votes are not significant enough, and the results so close, the only fair thing to do under the circumstances is to declare a tie", thus giving Jason and Sasha-Lee Davids the same prizes. This was a first, world wide, in the Idols competition and created extensive media coverage at the time.
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