Eric Moyo
{{Short description|Zimbabwean singer (1981–2023)}}
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Eric Moyo (23 May 1981– 20 December 2023) was a Zimbabwean singer and the first winner of Idols East Africa a version of the Idol series.{{citation|url=http://wanjiku-unlimited.blogspot.com/2008/07/eric-moyo-of-zimbabwe-wins-idols-east.html |title=Wanjiku Unlimited: Eric Moyo Of Zimbabwe Wins Idols East Africa 2008 |publisher=Wanjiku-unlimited.blogspot.com |date=28 July 2008 |accessdate=9 August 2012}} As part of the recording contract, Moyo was assured of US$25,000 in guaranteed album sales from the telecompany Celtel.{{Cite web|url=https://www.the-star.co.ke/news/2023-12-21-musician-eric-moyo-passes-away-after-on-stage-collapse/|title=Musician Eric Moyo passes away after on-stage collapse|author=The Star|accessdate=21 December 2023}}
Moyo used the prize money to purchase an apartment and went on a vacation.{{Cite news|url=https://www.southerneye.co.zw/2014/09/04/show-cash-eric-moyo/|title=Show me the cash: Eric Moyo|work=Southerneye magazine|access-date=15 January 2018}} Eric Moyo is survived by his father, mother, brother and 2 sisters.
Death
On 20 December 2023, Moyo was reported to have succumbed to a brain bleed after collapsing on stage during a performance with Joyous Celebration in South Africa. He was 41.{{Cite news|url=https://www.chronicle.co.zw/gospel-musician-eric-moyo-dies/|title=Gospel Musician Eric Moyo Dies|work=The Chronicle|access-date=20 December 2023}}
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Category:Idols (TV series) winners