For multi-talented media personality and entertainment production company owner Anele Mdoda, it took weeks of electrifying energy and precision preparation ahead of the launch of The Masked Singer South Africa.
"Nothing but perfection" was the anthem for Rose and Oaks Media, the black female-owned production company, headed up by Mdoda – the key force responsible for bringing this world-renowned show to local audiences.
The South African version of The Masked Singer, which launched on Saturday, 3 May on SABC 1 and on S3, brought much-needed and necessary cheer to South Africa on the eve of a bitterly frosty winter.
The Masked Singer South Africa follows the same winning formula as its international counterparts.
Celebrities don elaborate masks and costumes to conceal their identities while singing some of the world's most popular songs.
A panel of celebrity detectives, along with the studio audience, must guess who is behind the mask.
Each week, the least popular contestant is eliminated, leading to moments of surprise and delight as masks fall in the great reveal.
As viewers clearly saw from the launch, the hallmark of the show is quality.
Considerable investment has been made to ensure world-leading set design, classy and unique costumes and highest-level production value.
Prior to the premier of the first episode, Mdoda said: "From start to finish, audiences will be captivated by the breathtakingly spectacular and splendour of costumes and masks as well as by the mystery of this ultimate celebrity guessing game.
"It is a dazzling detective show which will have audiences on the edge of their seats."
