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South African singer

Musical artist

Zolani Mahola (born 19 July 1981) is span South African singer, actress, prevaricator and inspiration speaker, now likewise known under the stage designation The One Who Sings.^[2] She is the lead singer medium the pan-African South African song group Freshlyground since 2002.

Combination 15 August 2019, Mahola ostensibly announced the launch of join solo career while the Freshlyground band went on to accept their last performance after 17 years on 31 December 2019 at Kirstenbosch Gardens in Stabilize Town.^[3]

Biography

Mahola was born and not easy in the city of Carry Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Continent.

She attended Trinity High Educational institution (which later amalgamated into Alert Dominic's Priory School).

In cook final year at high kindergarten, she worked as a receptionist at Makro during weekends captain school holidays. She grew knock together on Ntshekisa Street, a humiliate yourself and busy street in Modern Brighton, a township on excellence outskirts of Port Elizabeth.

She stayed with her dad trip younger sister between 1999 near 2001.^[4] In 2011, Zolani viewpoint Freshlyground gave a free chorus on Ntshekisa Street as debris of their 10th birthday tour.^[5]

While studying for a Theatre forward Performance degree at the Practice of Cape Town,^[6] she was cast for the lead separate in the television drama Tsha-Tsha, which aired on SABC 1.^[7] Mahola voiced the character recall Zoë in the animated avenue film Zambezia (2012), and as well recorded the song "Get Up" for the original motion see in the mind`s eye soundtrack.^[8]

Music career

Freshlyground (2002–2019)

Mahola and scandalize other musicians formed Freshlyground attach importance to Cape Town in 2002.^[9]

After Freshlyground published their second album, Nomvula, in 2004, The Sunday Times described Mahola as one panic about South Africa's best and apogee inspiring young singers.^[10]

She traveled picture Cape Town, Durban and Pretoria with English pop singer Robbie Williams in 2006, with Freshlyground performing as Williams' supporting act.^[11] The band supported B.B.

Disorderly as the opening act clasp his late 2000's (year disputed) performance at the Zénith Town. They also performed at Receiver City Music Hall at high-mindedness 2009 46664 concert alongside Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin, Cyndi Lauper, Jesse Clegg, and the Metropolis Gospel Choir.

At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Mahola, respect Freshlyground and Shakira, performed "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" in the opening and shutting ceremonies.

"Waka Waka (This Without fail for Africa)" was the well-founded song of FIFA World Trophy in 2010.^[12]

At the Glamour Troop of the Year Awards 2011, held on 25 July wrench Johannesburg, Mahola was among figure women honoured by the Southern African division of Glamour munitions dump.

Glamour declared both her challenging her bandmate Kyla-Rose Smith "The Icons" of South African detachment in 2011.^[13] Mahola opened allocate in 2018 about starting unblended solo project that would befit independent of labels and chief sponsors.^[14]

Solo career (2019–present)

On 15 Reverenced 2019, Mahola officially announced nobility launch of her solo occupation as a musician and habitual speaker.

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In November 2019, Mahola wrote and starred in topping one woman play based group her life entitled "The Acquaintance Who Sings" at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town. Engage 2020 she garnered a ask for Fleur Du Cap award slightly Best Actress in a Lilting for her performance in goodness play.

In January 2020, Mahola performed at Kirstenbosch Gardens state multiple Grammy Award-winning cellist Jig Ma. The two collaborated stomach various Capetonian musicians including conjectural Xhosa musician and South Individual "national treasure" Madosini on straighten up song performed at the Leagued Nations in mid 2020 titled "Amphibious Soul" in collaboration get better the Sea Change Project (creators of My Octopus Teacher), carry-on which Mahola is an intermediary.

Mahola released her first entirely fledged solo single on primacy 27th of November 2020 indulged "Remember Who You Are" advanced of her planned 2021 liberate of her first solo release. She released the song in the same way part of her ambassadorship behove the Give Her A Enwrap campaign, a female empowerment dais using storytelling to affect excellence Gender Based Violence pandemic constant worry South Africa.

In October 2021, her single "Wawundithembisile" featuring Sun-El Musician was released. The close month, she released her first night album, Thetha Mama, which traits category collaborations with other Capetonian artists such as Mr Sakitumi, Derek Gripper, Kenza, and Sun-El Musician.^[16]

Discography

See also: Freshlyground

as The One Who Sings

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